Project 2 | Dialogue: The 2Craigs
Project 2’s "The 2Craigs" series continues a year‑long visual call‑and‑response between photographer Craig Cutler and illustrator Craig Frazier, where each new image reacts instinctively to the previous one. The collaboration strips creative dialogue to its simplest form—no briefs, just immediate reaction. Recent releases include the second installment of the series, a weekly "Two Craigs" prompt, and commentary from Italy’s Sangria Creative Studio on illustration’s role as an antidote to AI‑generated art. The initiative highlights the power of human‑driven visual storytelling in a tech‑saturated market.
Robot Food Serves Up Some Much-Needed “Japan-Ease” For Mizkan’s European Debut
Robot Food has crafted a new visual identity for Mizkan as it enters the European market, centering on the "Japan-ease" concept that makes Japanese cooking feel approachable. The design fuses traditional Japanese motifs with vibrant food photography, bilingual labeling, and...
Dr. Dori’s Cut: 100 Words. No Filler.
Dori Tunstall released the second edition of her “100 Words, No Filler” dispatch, spotlighting Tavares Strachan’s “Oblivion Disinfecting Bleach” work at LACMA. The piece merges pop‑art aesthetics with a stark critique of the whitewashing of U.S. history, symbolizing the erasure...
Designing Honesty: Bodyform and the Power of Informational Creativity
Bodyform’s "Never Just a Period" campaign, created with AMV BBDO, replaces euphemistic menstrual advertising with candid, research‑backed storytelling. The series of vignettes tackles topics from postpartum bleeding to tampon use, answering questions many people never learned in school. Over half...
The Daily Heller: Indulging in Maira Kalman’s Capacity for Producing Calm
Print Magazine’s Daily Heller highlights Maira Kalman’s soothing artistic voice, featuring a portrait of Paper co‑founder Kim Hastreiter and a new video promoting Kalman’s 2018 illustrated book *Cake*. The video, directed by Alex Kalman, underscores her talent for delivering calm...
ECAL—A Typographic Atlas: Mapping the Territory of Contemporary Type
ECAL’s "A Typographic Atlas" exhibition showcases 300 student‑designed typefaces, organized as an alphabetical‑numeric map that turns the gallery into a navigable terrain. Curated by the Master Type Design and Bachelor Graphic Design programs, the show blends experimental, functional, and multiscript...
Why Black Math’s Rebrand Signals a Return to Art as Infrastructure
Black Math, a Boston‑origin design studio, unveiled a bold rebrand that declares an “art first” philosophy, positioning art as the structural core of its work. The new visual system favors expressive typography and motion, rejecting neutral, template‑driven aesthetics. By framing...