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Books

When Art + Math = Book Design (and a Really Ambitious Instagram Project)

The infinite freedom of the blank page has always been a bit of a cage for designer Jenny Volvovski. Growing…

Illustration

Toys, Japanese Compositions + Beguiling Textures: The Intricate Worlds of Toma Vagner

There’s something instantly beguiling about Toma Vagner’s work: her illustrations deal in strange, exotic yet nostalgic color palettes, delicious textures,…

Type Tuesday

A Surfer-Inspired Variable Font That Fluctuates from Playful to Corporate

Name: Grand Gothik Designer: Panos Vassiliou Foundry: Parachute Release Date: October 2018 Back Story: Grand Gothik got its start in 2017 as a…

Digital

The Web Designer Exposing the Humanity and Humor of the Internet

“Once in a while, I’ll see an element on a website and I can tell a human made that decision”…

Design + Education

Education That’s Just for the ”So-called Talented Young People” is “Sort of a Bullshit Construct”

As course leader of BA Illustration at London’s Camberwell College of Arts, Darryl Clifton couldn’t be better placed to consider the…

Digital

Low-tech Magazine’s Solar-Powered Website is Rewriting the Rules of Web Design

Let’s start with the truth: Eye on Design is not a sustainable website. By nearly every standard, the site you’re…

Design Diary

No. 219: Slick Satirical Designs for Budapest Gallery Week, Design in Dubai, Sartorial Biscuits + More

Happy Friday! November is here, and we are certainly feeling a chill in the air. So warm your cockles with…

Branding

Is This the Future of Conference Branding?

This year’s Future Architect symposium at Russia’s Strelka Institute boasted a more experimental and interactive identity than most. Visitors wielding…

Design History 101

Seldom Seen Work by the Best Soviet Design Studio You’ve Never Heard of is Finally Revealed

When we think about “Soviet design” in the West, it’s usually the crimson, sharp-angled Constructivist works that spring to mind—the…

Design + Music

Music Label Focus: Mute, the Seminal Outfit from an Art Student That’s Fueled by J.G Ballard

The word “Ballardian” is defined by the Collins Dictionary as “resembling or suggestive of the conditions described in Ballard’s novels…

Type Tuesday

From a Milanese Queen to a Digital Typeface, Bona Nova Reigns Supreme

Name: Bona Nova Typeface Designers: Andrzej Heidrich and Mateusz Machalski Design Process Collaborators: Leszek Bielski, Anna Wieluńska, Michał Jarociński, Rafał Łaszek…

Design History 101

How California Became a Haven for Postmodern Design

There’s always been a certain mythology associated with California—that moving there somehow inherently holds the promise for limitless potential. Within…

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