Major cities are facing major crises. The United Nations estimates that by 2050, almost one billion people with disabilities will live in cities, representing 15% of total city dwellers.
Each week is not planned nor defined. I observe and then design…
A visual blog by Lucy Holmes
A current preoccupation is colour (or color in US English). I don’t know the percentage, but I have worked with many graphic designers who are colour blind. It has made for some lively discussions and decision making over the years.
Opened in May 2019, the Barbican’s major new exhibition has been designed by Architects Tonkin Liu. AI: More than Human is an unprecedented survey of creative and scientific developments in Artificial Intelligence, exploring the evolution of the relationship between humans and technology.
Each week is not planned nor defined. I observe and then design…
A visual blog by Lucy Holmes
This collection of things I’ve seen are all about texture and shapes. I’m currently working on a project that challenges how we "see" things. As a collection, there is a richness in color, but more importantly they are visual references for my work.
Ian Whybrow and Heath Pedrola are partners of newly formed Whybrow Pedrola (London). They are from different sides of the planet; South East England for Ian and North East Australia for Heath.They met at a Society of Experiential Graphic Design event in San Francisco.
Matt Pyke, founder and creative director of Universal Everything (London), calls his studio a “digital art and design collective." And now, after 15 years of revolutionary work in the digital realm, the studio has its first book: "What is Universal Everything?" (Unit Editions, 2019).
“[Universal Everything] creates gorgeous visual spectacles on screen that, while they will never be attained in physical reality, reinterpret the nuances of natural human motion and seem to have a soul, a heartbeat, and the breath of life.” –Vice
Building on the campaign by Grace Warnock, StudioLR as funded by Life Changes Trust (Edinburgh, Scotland) has designed a new "Any Disability" symbol to encourage awareness of people with invisible disabilities. Last week, Martin Whitfield, MP for East Lothian, led a Commons debate on invisible disabilities. Receiving full cross-party support, the new Any Disability symbol represents the full range of people who need to use accessible toilets and other facilities.
As part of our series looking at jobs in design studios, we speak to Pelin Morris, wayfinding graphic designer at Endpoint, about her fascination with human behaviour, why she observes people in shopping centres, and the importance of legibility.
