Words of the Umbrella Movement
In a city where the majority of writing is finger scribbled on the screen of a smartphone, Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement has developed into an unexpected platform for handwriting and handmade typography
In a city where the majority of writing is finger scribbled on the screen of a smartphone, Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement has developed into an unexpected platform for handwriting and handmade typography
The Times has bought an entire ad break on Channel 4 during Homeland this weekend to screen a short from its Unquiet Films series, documenting the kidnapping and return of foreign correspondent Anthony Loyd and photographer Jack Hill in Syria in May this year.
Richard Heap is a British graphic designer who now lives and works in Guatemala City in Central America. He recently started taking pictures of type he comes across in the capital’s Zone 1 district – and in tracing the images in Illustrator back at his studio, he has begun to document the city’s urban lettering
Unit9 has teamed up with a student director and producer to launch a live action zombie game sponsored by G-Shock. The game was launched under Unit9 presents, a scheme helping new creatives make interactive content combining film and gameplay…
While children’s favourites Alfie, Mog and Paddingon each have Christmas books out this month, we thought we’d put together a special round-up of some of the most interesting illustrated titles we’ve seen in recent weeks. There’s something for everyone this season: a dog on stilts, a bear who wants to read, new-look Richard Scarry and two books about snow
In a rather sweet ‘internet of things’ experiment from Uniform, three different data-powered devices react to imminent weather conditions
After a successful debut in June this year, Sheffield Design Week is back with the Design Week-ender: a mini festival of events taking place in the city this weekend. The three-day line-up includes talks, screenings, a design-themed pub quiz and a new installation from The Designers Republic…
Over the last two years, Vintage Classics has republished 14 of Virginia Woolf’s works in an ongoing series which includes her novels, essays and diaries. For the series’ cover designer James Jones it’s been an opportunity to use images from a range of photographers and create a set unified by the strength of its imagery
The new identity for the World Trade Center is the latest in a series of recent World Trade Centre marks that look forward as well as back
Illustrator and designer Noma Bar will give the next Typo Circle talk, on November 27
The Gothic still retains a powerful influence on visual culture, as an eerie show at the British Library reveals. Rick Poynor ventures inside
No longer catering exclusively to the young, male, or Christian, the YMCA unsurprisingly faced problems in communicating what it stood for. ArthurSteenHorneAdamson has developed a new brand identity which aims to better reflect the breadth of the charity’s work in England. We spoke to ASHA’s Marksteen Adamson about the project…