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In Albania, MVRDV Redefines a Relic of Communism

Azure Magazine

Enter Dutch architecture firm MVRDV , which was tapped by the government and the Albanian-American Development Foundation (AADF) in 2017 to transform it into a nurturing cultural hub for young people. Even as the structure deteriorated, Tirana’s youth used the structure as a gathering place, climbing the sloping beams and sliding back down.

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Study Design Abroad: Oyinkan Karunwi, Lagos to Shillington New York

Shillington

After learning about Shillington from a family friend, she knew this would be the perfect opportunity to upskill and become a better designer. Since graduating, Oyinkan is back in Nigeria and founded the Aseda Design Agency specializing in brand strategy. What has been your experience running your studio?

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Why I decided to become an individual contributor after 4 years of people management

UX Collective

I’d been working as a user experience designer by day while teaching UX a few times per week in the evenings at BrainStation for a couple of semesters and had discovered a passion for helping others grow and develop their skills. At that time, however, my day job was at an amazing but small digital agency.

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A creative’s guide on starting a company

UX Collective

I was an inexperienced creative director at R/GA , one of the most respected digital agencies. I was tempted to stay but I did leave R/GA and joined AKQA , an agency that was not well known at the time. During an interview with a CEO/founder of a very respected creative agency network, I got curious about how he started his own.

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These Movie Posters Are the Best, and Here’s Why

Envato Tuts+

In the 1980s, these ensemble movie posters were often illustrated versions of photos, but the ensemble style is something that remains a common formula for blockbuster poster designs today. This simple design strategy maximizes the epic feel of a movie, and it looks particularly effective on large-scale billboards and full-width websites.