Illustrated book benches promote literacy in London
A series of 50 benches shaped like open books and painted to represent major works of literature are appearing all over London in the National Literacy Trust’s Books About Town project
A series of 50 benches shaped like open books and painted to represent major works of literature are appearing all over London in the National Literacy Trust’s Books About Town project
Is the Cannes Lions Design category a credible showcase of the best design work of the year? And why were so many design consultancy creative directors unhappy with this year’s selection?
As part of our Talent Spotters series of degree show reviews, Bobby Burrage of design consultancy The Click picks out his favourite projects from Norwich University of the Arts’ graphic design, graphic communication and design for publishing shows…
A flurry of recent ads from the US have seen major brands co-opting feminist messages in their advertising, suggesting that the wave of ‘new feminism’ that has been growing in recent years has gone mainstream.
Photographers including Don McCullin, Julia Fullerton Batten and Martin Parr have donated images to a charity auction being held in London this week to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.
Previous winners had seemingly established the Design Museum’s Design of the Year prize as a scheme to honour projects for social good. But this year’s winner is a major departure from that theme
Suddenly, Yves Klein’s favourite colour is everywhere in graphic design. But why did International Klein Blue get so popular?
What exactlydoes the job of a trend forecaster involve, and how do they go about predicting the next big thing?
Why a Californian inland sea and the surrounding, decidely eccentric community have exerted such a pull on photographers
Illustrator Katie Edwards wins the inaugural Bridgeman Studio Award, a new scheme to uncover emerging imagemaking talent supported by Creative Review
T-shirt designs from an exhibition celebrating the Tour de France yellow jersey, where designers created versions of the prized Maillot Jaune.
Enough Postmodernism already: Gavin Lucas picks out the styles that illustrators have recently been drawn to, from jazzy abstraction to digital tools