Certain European countries have, over time, become synonymous with a particular style or quality of graphic design: Switzerland is perhaps the most obvious example, while Dutch graphic design has come to connote exemplary 20th century corporate identity work. In comparison, we know relatively little about 20th century Belgian graphic design — despite a rich, bold history in pushing boundaries across...
The lesser-told histories of Belgian graphic design
Certain European countries have, over time, become synonymous with a particular style or quality of graphic design: Switzerland is perhaps the most obvious example, while Dutch graphic design has come to connote exemplary 20th century corporate identity work. In comparison, we know relatively little about 20th century Belgian graphic design — despite a rich, bold history in pushing boundaries… Source...
Live, love but don’t laugh: making the case for inspirational quotes
They’ve been memeified, mocked and parodied, but inspirational quotes are taking on a new lease of life in the hands of illustrators and designers The post Live, love but don’t laugh: making the case for inspirational quotes appeared first on Creative Review....
Live, love but don’t laugh: making the case for inspirational quotes
They’ve been memeified, mocked and parodied, but inspirational quotes are taking on a new lease of life in the hands of illustrators and designers...
Reimagining the cover art for club classic Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love)
Every once in a while, a record comes along which is destined to be the song that eternally gets people onto the dancefloor. Featuring the unmistakable vocals of Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Italian DJ/producer Spiller’s noughties classic Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) is undoubtedly one of those tracks. Originally released in 2000, the single was acquired by Defected Records last year, and...
A new Fondation Cartier exhibition traces Graciela Iturbide’s 50-year career
Autorretrato, Desierto de Sonora, México, 1979. All images courtesy Fondation Cartier Graciela Iturbide has been taking pictures since the early 70s, having originally enrolled as a film student before she discovered photography. Over the course of the decade, she photographed many Indigenous Mexican communities, in some cases living amongst them for extended periods of time, or returning to build strong...
A new Fondation Cartier exhibition traces Graciela Iturbide’s 50-year career
Autorretrato, Desierto de Sonora, México, 1979. All images courtesy Fondation Cartier Graciela Iturbide has been taking pictures since the early 70s, having originally enrolled as a film student before she discovered photography. Over the course of the decade, she photographed many Indigenous Mexican communities, in some cases living amongst them for extended periods of time, or returning to build strong...
A new Fondation Cartier exhibition traces Graciela Iturbide’s 50-year career
Graciela Iturbide has been taking pictures since the early 70s, having originally enrolled as a film student before she discovered photography. Over the course of the decade, she photographed many Indigenous Mexican communities, in some cases living amongst them for extended periods of time, or returning to build strong relationships. As her career progressed, Iturbide began to move away from…...
A new Fondation Cartier exhibition traces Graciela Iturbide’s 50-year career
Autorretrato, Desierto de Sonora, México, 1979. All images courtesy Fondation Cartier Graciela Iturbide has been taking pictures since the early 70s, having originally enrolled as a film student before she discovered photography. Over the course of the decade, she photographed many Indigenous Mexican communities, in some cases living amongst them for extended periods of time, or returning to build strong...
A new Fondation Cartier exhibition traces Graciela Iturbide’s 50-year career
Autorretrato, Desierto de Sonora, México, 1979. All images courtesy Fondation Cartier Graciela Iturbide has been taking pictures since the early 70s, having originally enrolled as a film student before she discovered photography. Over the course of the decade, she photographed many Indigenous Mexican communities, in some cases living amongst them for extended periods of time, or returning to build strong...
How Simon Beckerman is building a food market in the pocket
The Depop founder’s new app, Delli, is a digital marketplace of local food goodies – and Beckerman hopes it could revolutionise the market for entrepreneurs...
Craig Easton’s award-winning Bank Top series made into photo book
Documentary photographer Craig Easton photographed his series Bank Top in 2019 and 2020, the body of work named for the small pocket of Blackburn, England in which it was made. The aim was to tell an “alternative history” to the narratives seen in the media, such as the dismal label of Britain’s most segregated town. Praised for its “moral weight”...