San Francisco-based agency Moniker has rebranded cryptocurrency platform Coinbase, aiming to reach a wider audience outside the “crypto crowd”. Moniker was initially brought in to create a new logo, but it was soon apparent that there was “a larger need and opportunity for the visual identity system”, says Moniker creative director and founder Brent Couchman. The rebrand was initiated at...
What does net zero mean for the creative industry?
Coffee & TV’s first sustainability manager, Holly Arnold, discusses the challenges of decarbonising the business and the confusion around what net zero actually requires...
Vivek Vadoliya’s book Mallakhamb is a study of movement and light
Teenagers can be uncomfortable in front of the camera at the best of times, yet Vivek Vadoliya found a troupe of Mumbai’s young mallakhamb practitioners brimming with nothing but pride and confidence. Mallakhamb is an ancient practice originating in the Indian subcontinent that sees people perform remarkable aerial movements, usually atop a pole or suspended by rope. The London-based imagemaker…...
How design firms are finding new ways of operating
From B Corp to Employee Ownership Trust, a raft of design studios and creative companies are exploring new ways to run a business, with better outcomes for both employees and clients...
The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity launches with a “curious e” identity
The new Eames Institute of Curiosity – which is supported by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia – aims to share the work of what could be considered design’s best-loved power couple. Through exhibitions and other programming, as well as a new magazine called Kazam!, it hopes to “equip everyone with the lessons of Ray and Charles Eames, so that anyone can...
Masculinity in crisis: why brands must do more to challenge stereotypes
A new report from brand experience agency Amplify reveals that young men feel portrayals of masculinity in the media are increasingly out of step with real life. Here, Amplify’s Yasmin Arrigo examines its findings...
Step inside a cosmic kaleidoscope for Warpaint’s Stevie video
Chris Holmes, the founder of the newly launched collective, blended CGI and visuals of real-world objects to create the mind-bending music video. “Thinking of visuals for Stevie we weren’t seeing a story or performance, but a kind of Tunnel of Love image kept coming to my head, more like waves of serotonin, what love feels like,” says the band’s Emily...
Step inside a cosmic kaleidoscope for Warpaint’s Stevie video
Chris Holmes, the founder of the newly launched collective, blended CGI and visuals of real-world objects to create the mind-bending music video. “Thinking of visuals for Stevie we weren’t seeing a story or performance, but a kind of Tunnel of Love image kept coming to my head, more like waves of serotonin, what love feels like,” says the band’s Emily...
Step inside a cosmic kaleidoscope for Warpaint’s Stevie video
Chris Holmes, the founder of the newly launched collective, blended CGI and visuals of real-world objects to create the mind-bending music video. “Thinking of visuals for Stevie we weren’t seeing a story or performance, but a kind of Tunnel of Love image kept coming to my head, more like waves of serotonin, what love feels like,” says the band’s Emily...
Joe Guest on how to make it as an editor
The renowned advertising editor talks us through the changing nature of the job, plus shares some of his favourite moments, including cutting a Nike spot on a bin outside a Peckham chicken shop...
Queer wellness brand For Them launches new identity inspired by nature
For Them, a queer wellness brand currently selling a range of chest binders, has launched a new typography-led visual identity inspired by nature. Created by art director and designer Alex Pankiv Greene alongside For Them creative director Kate Vozella, the new branding looks to represent the expansiveness of the community that forms its audience. “When For Them launched last year...
Why pet food is having a design moment
In the past decade the pet food market has transformed: traditional kibble is out in the cold and a new breed of innovative, design-friendly brands represent our evolving relationship with our furry friends...

