Photo: Adrian Wilson Where have all the soldiers gone?Long time passingWhere have all the soldiers gone?Long time agoWhere have all the soldiers gone?Gone to graveyards, every oneOh, when will they ever learn?Oh, when will they… Read More »The Daily Heller: When Will They Ever Learn?
Image licensed via Adobe Stock You start shell-shocked, but it might actually lead to something better. Here’s how creatives are turning redundancy into the best thing that ever happened to them. It’s an ordinary Tuesday.… Read More »Surviving redundancy: tips on how to cope, and why it can be a blessing in disguise
Pen Densham with the R. Wyman office installation “Fluent Chords” The writer and producer of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is currently forging a fresh career in photography. Pen Densham shares his life lessons on… Read More »Oscar-nominee Pen Densham on why holding back is the worst mistake a creative can make
For World Down Syndrome Day 2026, CoorDown’s ‘Just Evolve’ campaign asks us all to leave harmful language behind. For me, it’s deeply personal – and long overdue. My first words were my aunty’s name. She… Read More »Why the R-word needs to stay in the past, and why this campaign matters more than you know
When a portable toilet startup asks for a full brand identity, most agencies might flush the brief straight in the bin. Lark Design sat down and got to work. There’s a particular kind of brief… Read More »When the brief is to make a portaloo look cool, you’d better not bottle it
Emmi Salonen is a Finnish graphic designer and art director whose work spans editorial design, visual identity, publishing, and exhibition graphics. She often works with cultural and institutional clients, bringing a thoughtful, systems-driven approach to typography… Read More »DesignThinkers: Emmi Salonen