Connecting Dots is a monthly column by writer Amy Cowen, inspired by her popular Substack, Illustrated Life. Each month, she’ll introduce a new creative postcard prompt. So grab your supplies and update your mailing list!… Read More »Connecting Dots: Remember the Comics
In this week’s episode, host Nicola Hamilton catches up with typeface designer Eleni Beveratou. While working toward her MA in Typeface Design from the University of Reading, she developed an interest in the science of… Read More »Eleni Beveratou on the Intricacies of Type
A month ago, I had the pleasure of venturing to Austin, TX to attend my first ever SXSW. I knew the city’s breakfast tacos would be stellar, but otherwise I hadn’t much of a clue… Read More »AI’s Impact on Creative Industries, Fighting Fascism with Art, and More From SXSW 2025
Signature Edition Zenbook Series laptops from ASUS The Taiwanese tech brand is redefining the physical design of laptops with stunning designs inspired by Earth’s natural landscapes and made from an innovative new material. If you’re… Read More »ASUS unveils the most beautiful laptops I’ve ever seen at Milan Design Week 2025
The other day I made a Facebook post with the headline “Posters Matter.” Of course, that’s a riff on the title of Debbie Millman’s podcast Design Matters—the point, obviously, being that the three posters I… Read More »The Daily Heller: A Meta Review of Meta’s ‘Community Standards’
Inspired by comic books, horror and Victorian etching, Ben Duchene’s intensively hand-rendered imagery reveals his passion for myth, magic and macabre visual storytelling. Just a few short years ago, the creative world was abuzz with… Read More »Honest, raw, dark as you like – meet new UK illustrator Ben Duchesne