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Smoke signals from Brazil
Staff and students are fighting for the survival of Rio de Janeiro’s historic school of design. ESDI’s Zoy Anastassakis and Marcos Martins explain why
Systematic play
Using intuition, research and process, the work of Armin Lindauer and Betina Müller revitalises connections between art, design and science
Town shaped the Sixties
At a time of social and economic change, Tom Wolsey’s Town magazine, with its audacious use of type, photography and illustration, was in the vanguard of the upheaval. By Anne Braybon
Originality and inspiration
It may be unrealistic to expect that every new typeface will be unique and original, but giving up this ambition leads to stagnation
Ethics in the age of data capitalism
Has user-centred design dragged us to the brink of catastrophe? And if so, do we need a First Things First for the digital world?
Fraser Muggeridge: The improviser
‘The role of printed matter has shifted from what it communicates literally to what it communicates subconsciously.’
Milton Glaser: Design eminence
‘Buttons, flyers, posters, postcards, T-shirts and books. How primitive are the means we have to dissent. And yet I believe these modest tools can help change history.’
Elaine Ramos: The book designer
‘We overdose on communication, but “beautiful” design circulates only between the culturally literate.’
Liza Enebeis: Curious creative director
‘Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the world feels more united. This may be a trigger in the future for how we can be more unified and achieve results as a world collective.’
The pandemic that launched a thousand visualisations
Covid-19 has generated a growth in information design and an opportunity to compare different ways of visualising the impact of this deadly virus. By Paul Kahn