Steve Frykholm, Herman Miller and the Picnic Posters

In 1970, the Herman Miller Furniture Company hired a Cranbrook School of Art graduate named Steve Frykholm as its first in-house graphic designer – one of his first jobs was to create a poster for the firm’s annual summer picnic. In a new film, Frykholm tells the story of how his series of screenprints developed over 20 years

The School of Art

Teal Triggs, Associate Dean at the Royal College of Art, has teamed up with illustrator Daniel Frost to create a charming new children’s book which offers an illustrated introduction to art and design.

The Cultivist: a luxury art membership scheme

Design agency Construct has created an elegant welcome pack for The Cultivist, a new luxury art membership scheme offering access to galleries, art fairs and exclusive events.

With this suit…

Graphic designer Nick Reeve lined his wedding suit with the text of all the messages he and his future wife had sent each other via the dating site where they met

ManvsMachine’s new idents for ITV2

ManvsMachine has created a series of idents for ITV2, which offer an unusual take on everyday objects. Idents are randomly generated using an algorithm, and were created as part of a brand refresh which sees the channel shift its focus to creating content for 16-34-year-olds.

Gradwatch: Maciek Martyniuk

Otherwise known as Yo Magick, Maciek Martyniuk received a First in Visual Communication in Design from IADT in Dún Laoghaire. We were particularly drawn to his series of Nice Posters in which he experiments with abstract, expressive type which is often animated, and his Stroll app

OFFSET festival is heading to London

Dublin creative conference OFFSET has announced it will be holding a two-day event in London in November, with talks from children’s author and illustrator Tomi Ungerer, KesselsKramer co-founder Erik Kessels, McBess, Johnny Kelly, Morag Myerscough and more…

Unashamedly cute ad from Amazon Prime

It’s difficult for massive corporations to appear human. But this is where advertising can come in, as this ridiculously sweet ad for Amazon Prime shows.