The results of last week’s local elections in the UK painted a complex picture of the state of politics in Britain, revealing significant shifts and surprises but little sense of a clearcut direction of travel. This was not the case in the London borough of Lewisham, however, which was soundly secured by Labour, with the party winning every seat and...
Cephas Williams launches campaign to take Black creatives to Cannes Lions
The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, which brings together advertising agencies, clients and tech companies to celebrate advertising and marketing creativity via awards, talks and networking, returns in-person this year for the first time since 2019, and as a result, despite the ongoing impact of the pandemic, it is likely to be a busy year at the event. While it...
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The untold graphic design history of rave era membership cards
The ‘second summer of love’ — that late 1980s/early 1990s rave apotheosis characterised by scorching heatwaves, outraged politicians, sweaty bucket hats and the sound of acid house — is often eulogised as a sort of brief utopia, where football nuts swapped hooliganism for hugs and disenfranchised youth suddenly had something to believe in. This idea of short-lived halcyon days free...
The untold graphic design history of rave era membership cards
The ‘second summer of love’ — that late 1980s/early 1990s rave apotheosis characterised by scorching heatwaves, outraged politicians, sweaty bucket hats and the sound of acid house — is often eulogised as a sort of brief utopia, where football nuts swapped hooliganism for hugs and disenfranchised youth suddenly had something to believe in. This idea of short-lived halcyon days free...
The untold graphic design history of rave era membership cards
The ‘second summer of love’ — that late 1980s/early 1990s rave apotheosis characterised by scorching heatwaves, outraged politicians, sweaty bucket hats and the sound of acid house — is often eulogised as a sort of brief utopia, where football nuts swapped hooliganism for hugs and disenfranchised youth suddenly had something to believe in. This idea of short-lived halcyon days free...
The untold graphic design history of rave era membership cards
The ‘second summer of love’ — that late 1980s/early 1990s rave apotheosis characterised by scorching heatwaves, outraged politicians, sweaty bucket hats and the sound of acid house — is often eulogised as a sort of brief utopia, where football nuts swapped hooliganism for hugs and disenfranchised youth suddenly had something to believe in. This idea of short-lived halcyon days free...
The untold graphic design history of rave era membership cards
The ‘second summer of love’ — that late 1980s/early 1990s rave apotheosis characterised by scorching heatwaves, outraged politicians, sweaty bucket hats and the sound of acid house — is often eulogised as a sort of brief utopia, where football nuts swapped hooliganism for hugs and disenfranchised youth suddenly had something to believe in. This idea of short-lived halcyon days free...
The tension between art and commerce in Nigel Shafran’s work
After bringing a down-to-earth ethos to fashion imagery in the 80s and 90s, the photographer withdrew from the arena in which he had made his name. Now, a new book sees Shafran reflect on the relationship between his commercial and personal work...
Artist Shiraz Bayjoo illustrates new edition of Treasure Island
Written in the 1880s, and first serialised in the children’s magazine Young Folks, Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island is known primarily for its vivid descriptions of pirates, tropical islands and treasure maps, where ‘x’ marks the spot. The story of Long John Silver, Jim Hawkins, Ben Gunn et al is set in the mid-18th century, during the colonial era, and...
Kendrick Lamar marks his return with a deepfake-themed music video
It’s been five long years since Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer-winning album, Damn, was released. Since then, the rapper has curated and helmed the Black Panther film soundtrack, headlined Coachella and won a bunch of Grammy Awards. He has also, much to the disappointment of diehard K Dot fans, remained elusive on the prospect of another record. A semi-announcement for Lamar’s fifth...
Kendrick Lamar marks his return with a deepfake-themed music video
It’s been five long years since Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer-winning album, Damn, was released. Since then, the rapper has curated and helmed the Black Panther film soundtrack, headlined Coachella and won a bunch of Grammy Awards. He has also, much to the disappointment of diehard K Dot fans, remained elusive on the prospect of another record. A semi-announcement for Lamar’s fifth...

