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Explore our pick of pavilions at Expo 2020 Dubai

Design Week

After a year-long delay, Expo Dubai 2020 finally opened last week – marking one of the biggest international gatherings since the outbreak of Covid. New York-based studio Thinc is behind the exhibition design, which teaches visitors about humanity’s impact on the world. The Netherlands.

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The 2021 Design Week graduate show guide

Design Week

Winchester School of Art – digital showcase and physical exhibition. The Summer Degree Show will feature work from six undergraduate programmes, including graphic arts and textile design. University of West England – digital showcase and physical exhibition. It will launch 26 July. North West England.

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Creative conferences and events to get excited about in 2023

Creative Boom

February Back in the Big Easy – New Orleans, USA (2-4 Feb) 2020's Creative Leaders Retreat was one of the last ad industry events before the world shut down. AIGA Design Conference – New York, USA (12-14 Oct) The American Institute of Graphic Arts hosts its annual event in the Big Apple.

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“There’s a massive potential for design”: an Australian design guide

Design Week

Nani’s exhibition identity for Always Wadjemup The studio was prompted partly by necessity. “There were no Indigenous professional graphic designers in Perth,” Wilson says, and this had led to a few problems. .” Together, they work on branding and strategy for projects often relating to Indigenous issues.

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The Vibrant World of Japanese Graphic Design

Inkbot Design

Well-known examples include: Peko-chan for Fujiya sweets Colonel Sanders for KFC Hello Kitty by Sanrio In 2020, the market size for character merchandising in Japan was approximately 1.7 Contemporary Trends Creative Japanese graphic arts stay culturally vibrant today through modern mediums, techniques, and global inspiration.

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“Books remain stubbornly, thrillingly relevant”: the enduring value of book design

Design Week

The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) has been judging books by their covers for over 100 years. ” Describing book covers as a combination of “consumer packaging” and “intellectual concision of a good poster”, Beirut clearly sees value of good book design in 2020. Michael Carabetta, juror).

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Editor’s Choice: 6 Must-Reads From Eye on Design in 2021

Eye on Design

Exhibition view of Graphic Arts USA, 1963. Strategically deployed art exhibitions in the USSR. Jarrett Fuller. Courtesy Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv. The CIA Has Always Understood the Power of Design , by Theo Inglis . Expect secretly funded publications as weapons in the Cultural Cold War. Wild MoMA ties.