AOP Awards 2017: CR’s pick of the winning work

Last evening, winners of the 34th annual Association of Photographers Awards were announced.  Awards were given out at the The Old Truman Brewery in London’s Brick Lane, to winners of 9 categories exclusive to professional photographers and 2 open categories. Two winners are selected in each category, one single image winner and another photo series winner. Here are […]

Poster Girls

Celebrating the ‘Poster Girls’

‘Poster Girls’, a new exhibition at the London Transport Museum, looks back at the contribution that female artists have made to TfL over the past century, and examines some of the hidden stories behind their work.A new exhibition at the London Transport Museum looks back at the contribution that female artists have made to TfL over the past century, and examines some of the hidden stories behind their work.

Designer vs Developer #12: How the Web Competes with Native

This is the last episode from Google Design Advocate Mustafa Kurtuldu’s YouTube and podcast series aimed at improving understanding between designers and developers. In this episode he speaks to Matt Gaunt, a Developer Programs Engineer on the Google Developers Relations Team, about progressive web apps and the challenges web developers face when compared to their native counterparts.

Why the Science Museum has a new identity

The Science Museum in London unveiled a new logo last week – just one element of a wider identity system created for the six institutions that make up the Science Museum Group. We spoke to Sean Perkins, partner at North Design, about the thinking behind the new system and the controversy it provoked on Twitter

Exposure: Charlotte James

Art Director Gem Fletcher examines the world of photography, with a focus on new talent, photo books and exhibitions from around the globe. In the latest instalment she looks at stylist and creative director Charlotte James.

 

Making The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design

In The Moderns, a vibrant era in American graphic design history is catalogued for the first time through the work of over 60 designers, both well-known and relatively obscure. Theo Inglis talks to authors Steven Heller and Greg D’Onofrio about the project and the variety of work – and practitioners – in the book, united by a shared sensibility