From fashion-editorial red packets to scratch-off fortunes and spring-loaded packaging, the Kuala Lumpur studio reimagines familiar rituals as immersive design experiences. Fictionist Studio’s founder, Joanne Chew, grew up in Kuala Lumpur, studied in New York… Read More »Fictionist Studio transforms the Lunar New Year into miniature worlds
The self-taught French animator makes wicked, grainy, gloriously imperfect films – and there’s encouraging demand for his work. We caught up with him about taming the wrong tools, ’90s hip-hop and why the grain is… Read More »Why Simon Vergély gets suspicious when things look too perfect
The sun is shining, the type industry is buzzing, and the latest fonts are by no means playing it safe. We check out the most interesting releases of July 2026. In mainstream journalism, July and… Read More »The best new typefaces for July 2026
Image licensed via Adobe Stock Execution at the click of a button might not be the career crisis you think it is. You just need to shift to the skills that are in demand more… Read More »If AI production is making production cheaper, how can you sell design thinking instead?
Erwin in the studio on Swammerdamstraat © Piek Erwin Olaf: The Biography by Mischa Cohen, published by Hannibal Books, traces the Dutch image-maker’s career from Amsterdam’s nightlife scene to international acclaim, activism and creating work… Read More »‘He was still thinking in pictures until the end’: exploring the life and legacy of photographer Erwin Olaf
Ellen Lutwak is native Angeleno who writes and walks a lot. Since her notable tenure at Mattel as a packaging copywriter and product namer, she has worked as a community liaison for Dr. Jane Goodall’s Roots… Read More »What Matter to Ellen Lutwak