The kernels of Lossapardo’s hybrid creative practice were there from a young age. The Paris-based artist was always drawing as a child and he began playing piano early on in his life, too, while cartoons, anime and comics were also a steady presence growing up. Having failed his entrance exams for art school in Paris, he decided to teach himself...
The strange role of disgust in health advertising
Traditionally, adverts have used disgust to disturb consumers and in turn warn them about health dangers, but it turns out there is a thin line between aversion and attraction...
The Economist focuses on integrity in new identity
From its beginnings in 1843, when the Economist newspaper was founded by a Scottish hat manufacturer to further the cause of free trade, the Economist Group has evolved over the decades into a global media company. The publication’s simple but effective red and white graphic has become a regular feature of its branding and advertising, used to champion both the...
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...
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 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 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 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 across...
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...
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....
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...