British-American designer Yinka Ilori has created a facade installation and pop-up shop at the flagship of American department store Bloomingdale’s in New York City, informed by multiple meanings of flowers.
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Italian studio NM3 and architect Silvia Guerrini have created a pared-back store interior for fashion brand Miss Sixty in Milan, which juxtaposes gleaming steel and bright yellow hues with nude
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As you might gather from the publisher’s description below, Open Wide is an … unsettling (!) book. I’ve always been fascinated by how cover designers can lean into the darker
I’ve been following Cj Hendry’s work since 2013, when she was drawing in black and white pen with painstaking precision. Back then, her focus was on surface and detail. Over
Continue readingJeni’s Ice Cream X Cj Hendry Explore the Art of Absence
Bamp-badamp-ba-danna-damp, ba-danna-damp! MTV’s sonic signature by Jonathan Elias To borrow from Longhi on Caravaggio, there was life before MTV and life after and the two were not the same. Indeed,
Sustainability brands have long been defined by soft color palettes, delicate leaf motifs, and messaging that nudges consumers toward “doing less harm.” It’s a visual and verbal language that feels
This industry perspective is by Talia Patapoutian, research lead at Red Antler. Indulge me for a moment: imagine you’re standing inside the walls of Game of Thrones‘ Winterfell, with centuries
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In the vast and often noisy world of music tech, Muse Group has quietly been building something remarkable. With over 400 million users across beloved tools like Ultimate Guitar, MuseScore,
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What happens when AI is guided by curiosity instead of efficiency, and creativity instead of code? These creatives are showing that when AI is treated as a catalyst — not
Continue readingIn Defense of the Middle: Creatives Are Finding a Third Way with AI
No matter how serious the intent of any design project, a designer must inevitably begin with the freedom of unfettered exploration; let’s call that play. Play is a key element
Continue readingThe Daily Heller: Plying Paul Rand’s Playtime