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The history of Snake: How the Nokia game defined a new era for the mobile industry

After launching in 1997 on the Nokia 6110, Snake quickly became a phenomenon. The game’s developer Taneli Armanto discusses its origin and digital legacy. There are a couple of moments from my ...
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Uncommon’s mouldy identity for Offf Barcelona is grown from biological traces of creatives

Working with a wildly unpredictable process under time restraints, creative studio Uncommon has taken inspiration from ‘culture’ itself. What’s more cultural than mould? Offf Barcelona has recently ...
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Eleanor Yang merges the synthetic and organic to make typography you can touch

In a highly computerised world, Eleanor Yang remains positive about technology and builds spaces for spectators to control typography with with their bodies. In designer Eleanor Yang’s newest project, ...
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LABASAD opens applications for its next cohort of online master’s students

Barcelona School of Arts & Design, (LABASAD) is an institution that predicts the future of creative education. As applications for its next intake open up, the school once again evolves to meet the ...
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One person’s rubbish is another’s treasure: This folded photo series transforms trash into objects worthy of still life

Delivered in a less-than-conventional format, this publication is sent by post in a large letter that unfolds into intimate ...
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The Weekend With Jean Pierre Consuegra

Nosey in on an ideal weekend with the New York-based designer: Spotify playlists, stand out eats and shopping lists included!
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Pablo Rochat on turning suburban Atlanta into a medieval fantasy for Phoebe Bridgers’ new music video

Directors Pablo Rochat and Lance Oppenheim swap the Renaissance faire for a gas station, casting real-life jousters and a nostalgic hit of Old School RuneScape into a video that treats make-believe as ...
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In the burgeoning Nigerian animation industry, these creatives are turning myth, memory and mischief into moving image

From NTA jingles and stop-motion soap adverts to Disney’s Lagos-set Iwájú and a new wave of Spirit Fiction, Somto Ajuluchukwu, Erem Emeka Nehemiah and more are building worlds rooted in folklore, ...
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Emilie Hahn’s claymations are a fly on the wall to funny situations – like the Zumba class at your local gym

The artist’s handmade films are the product of people watching and finding a whole lot of comedic relief in the “not very glamorous” side of life.
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“Ask yourself where you can add value”

Selling your work and, indeed, yourself is a tough job at the best of times. Building (or rebuilding) your portfolio is a particularly tricky part of this, and it’s made all the more challenging when ...
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Design studio Supersystème builds visual worlds by treating typography as image

Masters in the art of lettering and layout, the Montreal-based design studio creates identities, publications and posters where words become an essential part of the message.
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Anatomy’s new campaign for the Horniman museum is built on a bespoke typeface foraged from the museum’s collections and gardens

The agencies new visual system was built to reflect the excitement of the eclectic discoveries that emerge from a visit to the historical London location.