A new entry has arrived for the canon of ‘branded magazines which are actually good’, in the form of beautifully designed food title, Serviette. Billed as ‘Monocle meets Pipette meets Lucky Peach’, Serviette Magazine is the brainchild of Max Meighen, a Toronto-based brewer, former chef and founder of Avling Kitchen and Brewery.  Helming the design […]

I’ve changed the first page of my novel a lot. I can’t even tell you how many times. It happened because as I was writing, I followed a lot of writing blogs, attended a lot of author talks, and browsed a lot of guides that had a lot to say about how to write the […]

The multiverse offers huge opportunities for brands and designers, says Wolff Olins’ Wayne Deakin. Here are some principles to follow In today’s multichannel, multi-device world, the stuff of science fiction is fast-becoming fact. The boundary between real and virtual worlds is a blur. Parallel universes exist, along with multiple versions of our own identities. And […]

If you dread deadlines for writers, you’re not alone. And the more you publish, the greater the possibility that you acquire more deadlines than not. Pin Despite any fear of deadlines, you don’t have to crack under their pressure. Even with all the planning, writing a first draft in six weeks is not easy. Life gets […]

By necessity, organizations and employees transformed in ways they never imagined possible as the world endured COVID-19. Compelled to adapt to circumstances beyond their control, leaders and employees took action together, sometimes completing in just a few weeks major changes that had been pondered for years. They experienced what is possible with alignment around a […]

Diane; All images from Hello My Name Is by Nadia Lee Cohen Known her surreal photographs imbued with nods to cinema and Americana, the award-winning imagemaker Nadia Lee Cohen has made costume and performance a key tenet of her practice, placing her among a cross-section of artists who create characters in their work, including Cindy […]

There’s a few things that take us ‘geriatric millennials’ back to a very specific time and place — that ‘Accrington Stanley’ milk ad; The Big Breakfast theme tune; the smell of Findus crispy pancakes; and Bang on the Door. While you might not have heard of the brand name, you’ll almost certainly be familiar with […]

Ahead of a hotly tipped awards season for The Power of the Dog, we speak to Wegner about bringing the film’s aesthetic to life, plus how awards can help promote diversity in a male-dominated industry Looking at Ari Wegner’s expansive body of work, it’s clear that she doesn’t feel beholden to one genre of storytelling. […]

How to Activate Employees to Take Information Security into Their Own Hands If there was ever a time to reinforce the importance of cyber safety, it’s now. Experts believe countries and businesses who stand in the way of Putin’s military attacks could be at risk for cyber attacks, particularly those responsible for infrastructure and financial […]

When she was about six years old, Brianna Miller got suspended from school for a day after “sending a drawing of a butt to a class bully” via the school mailbox. “I blame the visceral close up shots from Ren and Stimpy which still have a permanent effect on me,” says the Salem, Oregon-born illustrator. […]