In conjunction with Poster House’s current exhibition The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy, I presented a talk spotlighting the visual ubiquity of Benito Mussolini. Based on my book Iron Fists: Branding… Read More »The Daily Heller: Mussolini’s Failed Purple Prose
In this conversation, host Gage Mitchell and Jonas Böck discuss the innovative kitchenware product SAVWA, designed to promote water conservation by capturing and reusing gray water in households. Böck shares his personal journey of awareness… Read More »Conscious Use of Water With Savwa’ Jonas Böck
At the end of October, mixed media artist Derrick Adams published his first monograph featuring collected works from his 25-year-long career. His eponymous book surveys his entire career thus far, highlighting the vibrant energy of… Read More »Derrick Adams Marks Prolific Career with First Ever Monograph
Today, the UN Climate Conference kicks off in the Amazon rainforest—the first such event held at the epicentre of global environmental concern. In anticipation, UK-based 99designs by Vista has launched a visual campaign that transforms… Read More »The Daily Heller: Pull the Covers Over Your Head, It’s Time for Bed
Biophi’s new identity asks a radical question: can design be the connective tissue between science and survival? The new visual system challenges the long-held notion that a brand’s purpose is to persuade rather than to… Read More »Biophi’s New Identity by BMD Puts Design to Work for Climate Resilience
As a book jacket and cover designer, Roy Kuhlman was an original. He designed almost exclusively for the edgy indie Grove Press, defining its list of literary, critical, philosophical and politically radical nonfiction titles. (That… Read More »The Daily Heller: Roy Kuhlman’s Narrative Abstraction