Artist of the Month: Malik Thomas
The devil is in the detail: our new Artist of the Month is as skilled at intricate architectural drawing as he is at sensitively rendered portraits. Laura Robertson catches up with the young designer at...
Reintroducing Darkness And Mystery Into Lighting Design: Chris Lowe
Lighting designer Chris Lowe tells Elisa Artesero what it’s like creating the UK’s Milan Expo pavilion, his love of Tungsten lamps and Guerrilla Lighting, and why we’re more creative in the dark… 2015 is the International Year...
Tech Vs Tradition: Design Manchester & The Science of Imagination
Alex Croll is introduced to the designers, publishers and illustrators forging ahead with the latest technology to push their sector firmly into the future. But what does this mean for the traditional, physical...
The Humble Magnificence Of adidas SPEZIAL
Designer and adidas fan Mike Holmes visits the brand’s touring exhibition, and marvels at the humble magnificence of functional footwear that was elevated to greatness by working class lads; long before the fashion...
Congratulations Everyman! Theatre Wins RIBA Stirling Prize 2014
Liverpool’s new Everyman Theatre, designed by architects Haworth Tompkins, wins Britain’s most prestigious architecture award… It’s official: the best building of the year, according to the Royal Institute of British Architects, is the Everyman Theatre in...
The Big Interview: Jonathan Barnbrook
Designer, Typographer, Provocateur? Alex Croll nervously meets the real Jonathan Barnbrook… Entrusted with the task of interviewing Jonathan Barnbrook at this year’s Designival, I was understandably a little bit nervous. Barnbrook is somewhat of a...
How To Define Success? Designival 2014 — Reviewed
What do top designers include in their recipe for success? Architect Matthew Ashton goes to this year’s Designival to find out… How to define success… Integrity? Turnover? Satisfaction with your surroundings, process, or clients? This question...
World Cup Clichés: Graphic Design’s Approach To Football
Should we be showing graphic designers the yellow card for producing the same kind of World Cup artwork? Ian Mitchell explores the visual clichés and asks: are designers manipulating them or being driven by...
Irresistible Illustration: Stanley Chow’s Takeaway
Emma Sumner quizzes the MacDonalds illustrator about celebrity portraits, big screen avatars and his current retrospective ‘takeaway’ exhibition… An illustrator and artist with clients all over the world, you might be surprised to...