Viðar Logi on making Björk’s earthy album artwork

Viðar Logi on making Björk’s earthy album artwork

When Björk unveiled the artwork for her stompy single Atopos – the first track from her new album, Fossora – the credits contained the usual roles expected in a shoot: creative direction, styling, production. But next to M/M Paris’ credit for the typography was the unexpected, yet intrinsic, job of creating the spores. Fossora is […]



Good Reads: MacGuffin journal explores the lives of “issues”

Good Reads: MacGuffin journal explores the lives of “issues”

Based out of the Netherlands, MacGuffin magazine was born as a platform for fans of inspiring, personal, unexpected, familiar or utterly disregarded ‘things’. The independent publication’s founders and editors, Kirsten Algera and Ernst van de Hoeven, both work in the design world, and at the time of starting the magazine felt that the industry was […]



How Offering Video Transcripts Boosts Your Web optimization

How Offering Video Transcripts Boosts Your Web optimization

Chances are, you already know the SEO basics. Researching keywords, optimizing your website, measuring the results, and tweaking your strategy are the fundamentals everyone should take to heart if they want to increase their leads and enhance their conversion rates. However, we aren’t discussing any of that today. Instead, I’ll explain how to use video […]



10 Important Errors Writers Make in Writing Contests

10 Important Errors Writers Make in Writing Contests

You work hard to write your best story—and if you’re honest, you’re pretty sure it’s amazing. You share it with other writers to get their feedback, and they agree. You work up your courage and hit the “Submit” button, sending it off to a mysterious panel of writing contest judges. And then . . . […]



New branding for The Different Artwork Truthful attracts on its subversive strategy

New branding for The Different Artwork Truthful attracts on its subversive strategy

The Other Art Fair (TOAF) is, as the name would suggest, not your typical art fair. Founded by a group of “creative thinkers, game changers and pleasure seekers”, it looks to subvert art world conventions by making art accessible, inclusive, and affordable. Each year, it takes place in various cities around the world, including London, […]



R/GA manufacturers MOCA, a brand new dwelling for Chinese language Australian tales

R/GA manufacturers MOCA, a brand new dwelling for Chinese language Australian tales

In Australia in 2020, one in five Chinese Australians reported being victims of anti-Asian abuse (Lowy Institute). Following a long history of biased media coverage, negative immigration policies and, more recently, blame for Covid being directed at China, this community was under unprecedented pressure. The Museum of Chinese in Australia (MOCA) hopes to combat this […]



Programmatic Promoting for Rookies

Programmatic Promoting for Rookies

I’m going to go ahead and say it: programmatic advertising is the future. Although it’s a relatively new concept compared with other forms of marketing, spending on programmatic advertising is growing yearly. Omnichannel marketing, audio and in-game advertising, voice-activated advertising, and 5G are just some of the factors fueling its growth, and they’re going to […]



Publicity: Myriam Boulos

Publicity: Myriam Boulos

The Lebanon-based photographer offers an intimate portrait of recent events in Beirut, taking in protests, trauma, as well as sexual fantasies “The real work,” Rebecca Solnit writes, “is not to convert those who hate us, but to change the world, so the haters don’t hold disproportionate power.” In her book, Whose story is it anyway?, […]



The Olympic model will get a refresh

The Olympic model will get a refresh

Every four years, the world watches on as the next host country of the Olympic Games is announced. The anticipation surrounding that announcement is closely followed by the reveal of the design identity for each Games – an occasion that gets designers talking as much as the general public. The design heritage for the Olympic […]



The right way to promote your company

The right way to promote your company

The ad agency Creature London was recently acquired by Dutch group Candid. Here, CEO Dan Cullen-Shute gives a frank, funny and insightful account of what the team at the agency learned during the process When you’re in the process of ­selling an agency, there are loads of people you can ask for advice, but most […]