“I like to believe that with my work I honour my culture, my roots, and my ancestors,” explains Venezuelan photographer Silvana Trevale. Even though her blend of fashion and documentary work shares the same ethos, her portfolio is surprisingly diverse. She has made on-the-fly photographs in natural and built environments; poised, carefully orchestrated shoots with […]

There’s a running joke, among the staff at suicide prevention charity CALM, that one of the most successful models in the world is the man who sits on the end of the bed, with his head in his hands. “That’s what the mental health sector does,” says CALM CEO Simon Gunning. “You get a picture […]

Do you want to write but just need a great story idea? Or perhaps you have too many ideas and can’t choose the best one? Well, good news. We’ve got you covered. Below are one hundred short story ideas for all your favorite genres. You can use them as a book idea, as writing prompts for writing contests, for stories […]

It seems there are two main reasons people create abortion campaign graphics: the most obvious is supporting a cause they believe in by utilising the skills they have, but the secondary motivation is necessity — all too often, the designs leave a lot to be desired. Caoimhe Doyle started working with Irish all-volunteer, non-hierarchical organisation […]

It’s not so long ago that fatphobia, misogyny and objectification were explicit fixtures of popular culture. A time of overbearing paparazzi, toxic language and grainy shots of perfectly normal cellulite blown up on magazine covers, many have reflected on the media and entertainment landscape in the early 21st century, prompted in part by recent documentaries […]

Illustrations: Al Murphy What sound does a dog make? If, like me, English is your first language, then your answer is probably ‘woof-woof’. But if you’re Albanian, you’d say ‘ham-ham’; or Balinese, ‘kongkong’; or Greek, ‘ghav-ghav’; or Thai, ‘hong-hong’; or Welsh, ‘wff-wff’. There are almost as many different ways for describing the bark of a […]

Many compromises have been necessary for the shift to hybrid working. Without the same face-to-face energy, some agencies struggled to ­maintain their spontaneity and drive – at least at first. But remote processes also bring a wealth of opportunities, such as better access to a roster of top global talent. For others, remote working sharpened […]

Games publisher Capcom has been roasted for its minimal new Street Fighter 6 logo. Perhaps instead it needs to embrace the kind of bold, maximalist design people crave? Earlier this week, games publisher Capcom unveiled the teaser for the sixth incarnation of its long-running Street Fighter series, surprising fans at the same time with a […]

For the best part of the last decade, London-based producer and DJ Max Cooper has been merging music, science and visual art in his highly collaborative practice. The rate and volume of his output in that time has exceeded many of his contemporaries – and his description of his forthcoming sixth studio album, Unspoken Words, […]

Ultimately, heroes confront death. They rise against the most powerful villains and the worst sources of evil imaginable. Pin And on their journeys, they often suffer the consequences of tangling with these bad guys. But not all heroic journeys require villains on the scale of Sauron and Voldemort and Emperor Palpatine. Some villains are local […]