At a ceremony held in Liverpool last night, six new — and very different — buildings were announced as RIBA North West Regional Award winners… The prize, which aims to award architectural excellence...
Ahead of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) North West Awards, we quizzed Regional Director Andrew Ruffler on the quality of north-west architecture, what healthy cities should look like and the future of UK design… The...
What do Barcelona and Manchester have in common? Excellent graphic design, discovers Maja Lorkowska… What do Barcelona and Manchester have in common? There is of course, the Manchester Bar somewhere in the maze of...
As they unveil a new typography at Tate Liverpool, artist/designer team Luca Frei and Will Holder discuss drawing tools and school-age penmanship with Mike O’Shaughnessy… Luca Frei and Will Holder may work quite differently, but...
Ahead of their re-launch this weekend, we take a sneaky peek behind the doors of the new Everyman… I remember the old Everyman theatre very well. I’ve been an audience member for years;...
We discuss Jimmy Stewart, doodling for fun and getting lucky (!) with emerging graphic illustrator David Baddeley… You may recognise the work of graphic illustrator David Baddeley from Motel, a small grunge/Americana-themed bar on Fleet...
As a new exhibition celebrates his legacy, we look at the life and work of Britain’s most influential graphic designer… We take it for granted now that any art school worth its mettle...
Maja Lorkowska joins a bunch of expert graphic and web designers, developers and illustrators for a look into the creative process… Leaf’s hip re-branded Water Street venue, Oh Me Oh My, was a...
Honest business advice and creative encouragement, finished off with a great dose of humour; Maja Lorkowska does Designival… This year’s design symposium, Designival, satisfied designers, artists, illustrators and non-creatives alike, despite its ‘Mini’ size. Organised as...