Joey Donatelli slides their glasses off and proudly holds them in front of the camera, as though bestowing an all-powerful gift. Donatelli is wearing a stone-washed Space Jam T-Shirt (the original 1996 version) and three… Read More »How Heart-Shaped Frames Became a Symbol of Reclaimed Femininity and a Non-binary Fashion Staple
It was Brian Eno who invented the term ‘scenius,’ which counters the myth of the lone genius and credits the collective effort. There might be one name on the front of the record sleeve, though… Read More »The Collaborative Spirit Behind Brian Eno’s Record Sleeve Designs
Artwork. Advertisement. Encapsulation. Billboard. Brand. A book cover is many things — and the best ones tend to be all things. In other words, no small feat for the designers tasked with creating covers that… Read More »Five Beautiful Book Covers and the Stories Behind Them
Name: Felfel Designer: Abdo Mohamed Foundry: Boharat Release Date: Initially 2021, but the font is still in progress Back Story: Independent type foundry Boharat Cairo was founded last year with the aim of introducing “new flavors to… Read More »A Font Inspired by Egyptian Streets That Addresses a Problem for Arabic Designers
Women on Train, 1981. All photographs © Martha Cooper, from Spray Nation: 1980s NYC Graffiti Photographs by Martha Cooper, Edited by Roger Gastman © Prestel Verlag, Munich · London · New York, 2022 Photographer Martha… Read More »New book Spray Nation shares unseen photos of New York’s pioneering graffiti artists
© Wenjia Wang Inspired by lockdown, Wenjia Wang’s evocative illustrations explore the connection between mind and body in a fresh and unusual way. We like to talk about mind and body as separate things because… Read More »Wenjia Wang’s unusual illustrations give personality to our internal organs