Jack McKeon’s portfolio is impressive in its breadth of media (packaging design, branding, illustration, animation) as well as its range of themes. At times, it’s commercially astute and slickly professional, at others, it’s using animation to explore ideas around community and societal division, or examining Irish cultural idiosyncrasies and the country’s deepening housing crisis. His […]

Wait a second. Did you just hear that? Pick meeeee . . . There it is. You heard it, too. Don’t try to tell me you didn’t. That was the sound of a semicolon in the throes of a self-esteem battle.  Poor semicolon, the most misunderstood punctuation mark. If you’re not sure how to use […]

Você prefere ter um site bonito ou um site que seus clientes adoram? De um ponto de vista de negócios, você não deveria escolher nenhum dos dois. Sua resposta deve ser 100% “eu quero um site de alta conversão”. Porque, se as pessoas compram, é porque elas gostaram e você vai poder escalar seu negócio […]

We speak to the brands and creatives who are helping carve out a refreshingly accessible visual language for one of the world’s fastest growing sports From a back garden knock-about game to America’s fasting growing sport, the rise of pickleball has been inescapable over the last few years. A mash-up of tennis, badminton and ping […]

Fuelled by its passionate community, TikTok’s raw, lo-fi aesthetic levels the playing field for brands of all sizes – and it takes creativity, not budget, to cut through effectively. “You won’t have success on TikTok if you don’t use it,” says Alex Whitlock, global social media director at Burberry, which has a 1.5 million-strong following […]

“I personally think every artist has to just explore this technology, because it’s a paradigm shift,” says Matthew Stone of the proliferation of AI in an artistic context. Technology has long been woven into his practice, employed to create patchworked forms in his fantasy scenes, including the symbolism-rich artwork for FKA twigs’ sophomore album Magdalene. […]

What does it take to write a book? What obstacles will you face along the way? And if you’re already writing a book, are the challenges you’re facing normal? Writing a book can be a fulfilling and personally rewarding process, but I think it’s also important to be honest about the challenges you will face. […]

The long-tail impact of working remotely has helped leaders create deeper connections on their own teams but far less connection across the organization. And the consequences are beginning to show. According to research by Michael Arena an expert in organizational network analysis, pre-pandemic leaders represented nearly 50% of an organization’s bridging connections. However, since the […]

Graphic designer Cory Schmitz is a distinctive voice in the games industry, turning his love of corporate logos into work for indie studios, major titles and tech companies. He discusses the ever-more sophisticated brand worlds of games and their makers Cory Schmitz is a big fan of corporate logos. On the bookcase behind him in […]

Jeremiah Babatunde graduated from the digital photography course at Ravensbourne University in London, where he learned the ins and outs of producing digital imagery and working in a studio. “When the pandemic came through it was hard at first because I was used to face-to-face learning,” he recalls. Logging into Zoom every day didn’t quite […]