DEAD FINGERS TRACE—an unnerving monograph of anxiety-infused drawings and collages by an artist who goes by the name MEPAINTSME—has just been released by the Detroit indie Rotland Press. The anonymous “MEPAINTSME” handle is also the… Read More »The Daily Heller: Art That Fits the Anxiety of the Moment
Wide Angle: Distorted © Molly Strohl Tired of safe, generic work? Stills’ 2026 trends empower creative professionals to embrace personality, texture and risk in visual communications. Amid a world drowning in sameness, the work that… Read More »Stills 2026 Trends Report points to the rise of human-centred design
Weber Wong When a sportswear giant lists a creative AI tool in job requirements, it’s worth understanding what caught their attention. When Nike recently posted a job listing for a generative AI design expert, it… Read More »Nike is exploring FLORA for its creative work – should you be, too?
Founded by Julen Saenz, whose CV spans Apple, Google Creative Lab and Collins, HIRUKI is a new collective studio built on the belief that brands should be felt as art. Over the past decade, the… Read More »HIRUKI: a design house betting on emotion in an era of systems and scale
What happens when a progress bar grows up? Koto’s latest work for GoFundMe transforms an everyday UI element into a flexible brand system that scales generosity. Global creative studio Koto has partnered with GoFundMe on… Read More »Koto evolves GoFundMe’s brand as platform expands beyond individual giving
There is a particular quiet confidence that runs through much of Canadian design. It tends to favour continuity over spectacle, clarity over flourish, and systems that can carry meaning forward rather than declare it all… Read More »Bruce Mau Design Reimagines the McMichael for a Changing Canada