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Design

Funny business

Graphic designers are known for being bold but where is their wit? We meet some comic types.

  • Issue #150
  • 12 min read
Person wearing black hoodie holding red tote bag with white "Art" lettering in front of colorful flower garden
Design

Next big thing

A shift is happening in graphic design. No longer do big companies command the best work; discerning clients are turning to small, nimble firms. We meet three creative up-and-comers.

  • The Forecast #12
  • 9 min read
Next big thing
Design

For the record

Designer Peter Saville has defined the visual identities of some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions. Now he is venturing into the all-new territory of textiles.

  • Issue #148
  • 5 min read
Portrait of designer Peter Saville behind sheer curtains wearing a light blue shirt
Design

Making a mark

Five designers and creative directors tell us what makes an effective logo and flag up their all-time favourites.

  • Issue #147
  • 1 min read
Making a mark
Design

Stick ’em up!

When done well, posters can persuade us to buy a pen, observe social norms or fly to a faraway land. They look great too. Put them on your walls.

  • Issue #143
  • 6 min read
Tom Eckersley 1960 poster for Society of Industrial Artists exhibition featuring green eyes and blue arrow
Design

In the frame

Swiss poster design might have a storied past but it's also the ideal media for today, with its simple, stirring calls to action.

  • Issue #139
  • 12 min read
Museum für Gestaltung building exterior with poster displays showing exhibition advertisements
Design

Urban developers

A crop of talented graphic-design firms are winning commissions across Melbourne’s property and hospitality industries, providing clients with elegant branding and the city with a strong visual identity.

  • The Entrepreneurs #2
  • 6 min read
Urban developers
Design

Put it down on paper

Digital developments have transformed graphic design but Tokyo’s ‘Idea’ magazine remains a global champion of print.

  • Issue #129
  • 5 min read
A smiling young woman with a short fringe wearing a navy turtleneck and dungarees against a white background.
Design

She’s just our type

The experimental book designer who isn’t afraid to push boundaries – and crack some spines along the way.

  • Issue #128
  • 4 min read
She’s just our type

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