“I personally think every artist has to just explore this technology, because it’s a paradigm shift,” says Matthew Stone of the proliferation of AI in an artistic context. Technology has long been woven into his practice, employed to create patchworked forms in his fantasy scenes, including the symbolism-rich artwork for FKA twigs’ sophomore album Magdalene. In his latest body of...
How brands can be authentic on TikTok
Fuelled by its passionate community, TikTok’s raw, lo-fi aesthetic levels the playing field for brands of all sizes – and it takes creativity, not budget, to cut through effectively. “You won’t have success on TikTok if you don’t use it,” says Alex Whitlock, global social media director at Burberry, which has a 1.5 million-strong following on the platform. “That’s rule...
AI (and creatives) made Jardim Sonoro’s 2022 posters
Lisb-ON Jardim Sonoro launched in 2014 in Portugal’s capital as a three-day celebration of some of the world’s best electronic music. Taking place towards the end of the summer, the festival has traditionally been held in the city’s historic Eduardo VII Park. 2022 marks a turning point for the event, with the organisers announcing both a name change (it is...
If brands want to appeal to Gen Z, why do so few agencies talk to them?
Tag Agency takes the logical, and community-driven, step of connecting brands with young people and giving them a much-needed platform to get their voices heard...
Morag Myerscough’s artwork in the sky spreads eco-friendly message
Designer and artist Morag Myerscough has been enlisted to design the flags that line Oxford Street in London, using the commission as an opportunity to spread an environmental message in her signature radiant aesthetic. The installation consists of 105 individual four-metre flags, which have been created using recycled marine plastics. Stretching from Tottenham Court Road on the east side of…...
Superorganism’s Solar System video is a surreal romp through space
Marrying dolphins, animated cats, crude animation styles, and a ton of nods to that distinctive Net Art, early web style that’s so in vogue right now, the new music video for Domino Records artist Superorganism is a joyfully surreal little slice of strangeness. The video was created by Berlin-based animator and director Aeva (real name Dan Jacobs), who connected with...
To Have & To Hold collects the best paper bag designs of the last century
Around a decade ago, as designer Tim Sumner was finishing his studies at the University of Central Lancashire, his tutor Andy Bainbridge introduced him to the UCLan Ephemeral Archive – which rescues and preserves usually fleeting objects such as posters, leaflets and packaging. Within were many wonderful relics from years gone by, but one type of relic in particular caught...
Exposure: Diego Moreno
Photographer Diego Moreno subverts traditional family albums to explore his painful upbringing, in turn creating a set of striking and unsettling images...
Lego celebrates 90th birthday with wide-ranging global campaign
Lego is holding its first World Play Day today, in honour of its 90th birthday. It will mark the occasion via an eclectic series of global events – including a Lego maze in York, shown above, a new play space in Harlem, New York, as well as in-store events across the world. There is also a website featuring ideas of...
Behind the scenes at Queer Britain
We speak to the co-founder of the UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum about the challenges of bringing it to life, and how brands can support queer communities without rainbow washing...
KFC’s new ad: no dialogue, just chicken
Entitled Can’t Resist, the ad follows several characters as they undergo the excruciating inner struggle of resisting their KFC. From a stand-off over the last wing in a bucket to the frustration of waiting for friends to turn up, the film adopts a playful approach that gets its point across in the total absence of any dialogue. According to Coleman,...
Modern Designers’ new test card-inspired BBC Philharmonic campaign
Manchester-based agency Modern Designers has created the new season campaign for the BBC Philharmonic. Modern Designers has worked with the broadcasting symphony orchestra, which is based at Media City in Salford, since rebranding it in 2016. The studio has produced the campaign designs for every season since. For this new project, which Modern Designers started working on at the beginning...