It’s hard to think of a filmmaker alive today as universally admired as Hayao Miyazaki. For more than four decades, the legendary Japanese animator has been enchanting audiences all over the world with his visually dazzling, morally complex flights of fancy. Now, the Studio Ghibli co-founder’s life’s work has been distilled into a gorgeous coffee table book, aptly titled The...
A journey into the creative world of David Bowie
The new David Bowie Centre at V&A East Storehouse in London contains over 90,000 objects from the late musician’s archive, and opens with displays from guest curators Nile Rodgers and The Last Dinner Party...
Massi’s sandwich shop branding is inspired by retro deli signage
Saint-Urbain has collaborated with Italian eatery Massi’s on a new identity inspired by family, tradition and vintage aesthetics. Located in Astoria, Queens, the new sandwich shop is named after the founder’s son, and it’s this intimate quality that informed much of the brief given to the studio’s design team. Hoping to capture the visual language of Italian delis from the...
Brompton unfolds bold new identity for its 50th anniversary
Folding bicycle pioneers Brompton are marking their 50th anniversary with a global brand refresh centred around the concept of Life Unfolded. Developed by London-based agency Studio Blackburn, the new expression aims to capture Brompton’s distinctive spirit while providing a toolkit to support its growth at home and abroad. The milestone arrives at a challenging time for Brompton. In January… Source...
Inside the mind of Nadav Kander
As Nadav Kander’s new exhibition opens in London, the renowned photographer talks to Gem Fletcher about his process, collaborations and the meaning of art...
Otl Aicher and the art of keeping an archive alive
For Benji Wiedemann, being entrusted with his design hero’s legacy isn’t just a dream come true, it’s a chance to share it with the world...
Where’s the real value in leadership training?
Beyond skills, the benefits of leadership courses include deep personal development and a framework of senior contacts to lean on well into the future...
Meanwhile turned to knitting to promote The Thursday Murder Club
Last month, the screen adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling novel The Thursday Murder Club arrived on Netflix. To promote the film’s release – which features a star-studded cast including Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley – Manchester-based creative agency Meanwhile was commissioned to develop an unconventional new campaign. Looking to bring together the cosy crime thriller… Source...
The Monthly Interview: Jo Arden
AMV BBDO’s recently appointed chief strategy officer shares her “winding path” into the industry and explains why a strong relationship between creative and strategy is the key to successful work...
Sweden’s sporting icons get typographic postage stamp tribute
For 100 years, Sweden’s highest-achieving athletes have been honoured with a special award known as the Bragdguldet, which is judged annually by the Swedish morning paper Svenska Dagbladet. Now, five of those athletes – tennis legend Björn Borg, alpine skier Ingemar Stenmark, skier Anja Pärson, swimmer Sarah Sjöström and pole vaulter Armand Duplantis – have been further immortalised in the...
Swipe right on Body Copy, Mitchell Moreno’s queer masquerade
What happens when you turn dating app clichés into art? For Mitchell Moreno, the answer is Body Copy, a DIY photo-text series that transforms the language of desire into a hilarious and deeply revealing performance of queer masculinities. The project started with words – lots of them. Over the course of four years, Moreno collected a thousand lines of text...
Shira Inbar on designing David Byrne’s kaleidoscopic new album
The New York-based graphic designer reveals how the look of Who Is the Sky? was shaped by eccentric suits and image cloning...

