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Warhol, Land Art and a giant mirrored building set in the striking desert landscape of ancient Saudi Arabia

Creative Boom

With a population of 35 million, and more than 75% aged under thirty-five, the Kingdom is embarking on transformational development to embolden, employ and entertain its populous and attract growing national, regional and international tourism. AlUla Arts Festival is currently on show, under the central theme of 'Living in Colour'.

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Inside Spain’s interdisciplinary and evolving design scene

Design Week

In the past four years, Ávila says that design has become much more integral to public campaigns run by the city, for example. ” During these years, Ávila says that it was difficult to see good design behind any significant public campaigns. In 2017, 30 million people visited the city.

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Design inspiration: the best projects from February

Design Week

Exhibition: The Swedish Design Museum To Go, by Visit Sweden. According to Visit Sweden – the country’s official travel and tourism website – blending in with locals is one of the most rewarding experiences for seasoned travellers.

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The Vibrant World of Japanese Graphic Design

Inkbot Design

Prefectures, cities, towns, and train stations adopt cute mascot characters or “yuru kyara” to promote tourism and local goods. By the late 1700s, publication printing was established. Local Mascot Characters There are over 1,400 “gotĹŤchi kyara” mascots for geographic places across Japan.

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Milton Glaser: Designing a Cultural Revolution

Inkbot Design

Born on June 26, 1929, in the vibrant heart of New York City, Glaser exhibited an innate talent for art from a young age. Created in 1977, the New York State Department of Commerce commissioned this brilliantly simple design to boost tourism. Glaser designed the iconic “I ❤ NY” logo that boosted tourism and optimism.

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?A tool for national production, not a cultural pastime?: a Finland design guide

Design Week

The gig was a tie-in with the city’s status as Capital of Smart Tourism, and showed how the country is innovating at a time of crisis – this time through technology design (created by Finnish VR studio Zoan). She cites tableware, public services, as well as interior products like faucets and door handles.

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15 Must-Sees at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023

Azure Magazine

As much a rallying cry as a thesis, this dual theme informs both the central exhibition as well as the national pavilions on the biennale grounds as well as the collateral events and the multiple talks series and installations taking place over the course of the biennale’s six-month run throughout the city.