Shanghai-based SGTH Designs is a new breed of design consultancy focusing on identity and brand design for services whose value is measured by the positive contributing change they create, support or defend. SGTH strongly believe in the power of design to “not just make things look pretty,” but to practice a more sustainable approach to communication design. We sat...
Adam Schokora and Sean Leow, NeochaEDGE co-founders NeochaEDGE is both a Shanghai-based creative agency and a bilingual web-magazine dedicated to celebrating Chinese creativity. As an agency, NeochaEDGE represents a wide range of upcoming Chinese creative talent (from various disciplines) under the EDGE Creative Collective. This is cleverly complimented by an web-magazine, which showcases the inspiring content from these young designers,...
London based designer Thomas Thwaites found out how to build a toaster… the hard way, by attempting to build one from scratch: mining ore for steel and deriving plastic from oil. A parable of our interconnected society, for designers and consumers alike. Another inspiring, informative and humorous talk from TED.
Published late in 2010, This is Service Design Thinking by Marc Stickdorn and Jakob Schneider is the very first comprehensive textbook on the emerging field of service design and innovation. As service design and design thinking continue to evolve as buzzwords for management and business consulting This is Service Design Thinking unveils the practical meaning behind these terms in...
Curated by Graham Bignell of New North Press and graphic designer Richard Ardagh, Reverting to Type was an exhibition that showcased the work of twenty contemporary letterpress practitioners from around the world. Open throughout December and January at London’s Standpoint Gallery, the exhibition illustrated how a centuries-old craft is being reinvented for modern day usage. This film was produced...
On 2nd – 3rd March 2011, Intersections returns for a two-day conference at the Eden Project in south west England. Exploring the emerging trends driving business change, and revealing new opportunities for design practice, Intersections 2011 brings together leading industry figures to discuss the issues that will shape the future of business and the economy. Speakers include: John Thackara,...
Rachel Lattimore is a London based illustrator. Since graduating with a first class honours degree in Illustration from the University of Brighton, Rachel has been freelancing from her East London studio for a range of clients including Honda, Sony, NYLON Magazine and The Big Chill festival. Rachel uses a variety of mediums to illustrate her ideas but women, psychedelia,...
Educated in San Francisco at the Academy of Art, artist, illustrator and designer Shaw Nielsen currently lives in Denver, Colorado. With a unique (and snazzy) style, and an international client list, his illustration work has been featured in Communication Arts, 3×3 magazine, honored by the Alliance of Illustrators, and the Art Directors Club. We caught up with Shaw recently...
Portuguese born graphic designer Renato Pequito began his career with a degree in engineering. Quickly realising his passions laid elsewhere, Renato began a design course. In 2005 he moved to the Welsh capital of Cardiff and in 2008 graduated with a First Class Honours in Design for Media from the University of Glamorgan. After four months of perseverance Renato...
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