Last week, I hit SEND on Permission, my fourth book, which is coming out in early 2025. When I started writing it — my notes and essays for it date back to 2016, written while… Read More »Poor Man’s Feast: Risk and Truth-Telling
The Hong Kong Ballet is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a groundbreaking campaign in collaboration with Design Army and Dean Alexander Productions. The production brings the ethereal beauty of ballet to the masses, transforming it… Read More »Design Army’s Out of This World Campaign for the Hong Kong Ballet
If you do not know The Penrose Annual—especially its amazing years between 1964-1973 when it was edited by the esteemed art critic and design historian Herbert Spencer—you should become aware of its editorial riches. Pronto!… Read More »The Daily Heller: Seeking Life Support for Herbert Spencer’s Penrose Annual
Award-winning children’s book illustrator Ian Morris reveals how he broke into the industry, why he prefers older artists, and what he keeps in mind when drawing for young audiences. Ian Morris’s career as an illustrator… Read More »Ian Morris on what it takes to be a successful children’s book illustrator
Image licensed via Adobe Stock As National Freelance Day approaches, we share the community’s best advice for making it as an independent creative. Embarking on a freelance career is a weird mix of freedom and… Read More »Freelancers’ best kept secrets: top tips for thriving on your own
London-based artist Claudia Chanhoi explores the sexual objectification of women with well-observed humour in pieces that cleverly circumvent online censorship. We caught up with her to learn more. What do you see when you look… Read More »Claudia Chanhoi’s humorous artwork cleverly challenges censorship and hyper-sexualisation