Design

Art

Multidisciplinary artist GMUNK on how he made it to the top

In partnership with Adobe — In The OFFF Dispatch we’ve partnered with Adobe to report back from OFFF Barcelona, one of the world’s largest showcases of creativity, art and digital design. In this instalment, the enigmatic designer dives into his creative output.

Written by: Chloé Meley

Culture

Meet the family diversifying the world of greeting cards

In partnership with 99designs by Vistaprint — By Design is an editorial series, created in collaboration with 99designs by Vistaprint, that celebrates small businesses across the UK and spotlights the power of a strong visual identity. In our new film, we meet Avila.Diana, a family business diversifying greeting cards with their unique designs.

Written by: Huck

Skate

How Whitley Bay Skate Club built a scene from scratch

In partnership with 99designs by Vistaprint — By Design is a new editorial series, created in collaboration with 99designs by Vistaprint, that celebrates small businesses across the UK and spotlights the power of a strong visual identity. In the first instalment, we explore how a retro skate shop in the North-East became the launchpad for a thriving creative community.

Written by: Niall Flynn

Art

A visual tribute to ’80s Chicago, where house music began

DIY designs — A new book celebrates the power of the DIY party flyer – homemade designs which helped transform the city’s dance scene.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Art

Rip it up: the anarchic designs of punk and post punk

From 1976 to 1986 — A generation of graphic artists fused the political and surreal, concocting a visual language as explosive and influential as the punk movement itself.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Art

A visual history of Chinese propaganda

From the 1920s to today — Striking posters – taken from the 1920s to the present day – chart the country’s emergence as an economic powerhouse.

Written by: Cassidy George

Books

The countercultural power of American pulp fiction

Mid-century rebellion — Popular mid-century paperbacks would often tackle radical issues shunned by the high-brow mainstream, disguising them in accessible language and compelling plots.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Photography

A town for tomorrow: Thamesmead’s utopian history

Modernist memories — Despite providing the dystopian backdrop for A Clockwork Orange, Thamesmead was originally envisioned as a bold new future for London housing. Now, a new book is celebrating its futuristic beginnings – and looking ahead to what comes next.

Written by: Niall Flynn

Art

Tracing British football’s vibrant aesthetic history

The beautiful game — Inspired by his father’s extensive archive of Aston Villa programmes, designer Matthew Caldwell decided to begin his own collection of classic matchday memorabilia, building an all-encompassing visual history of British football in the process.

Written by: Niall Flynn

Culture

These designers quit their jobs to craft the perfect chair

Huck x Carlsberg — Is it possible to make furniture that feels 'pure'? At their Copenhagen studio, Jasper Overgaard and Christian Dyrman take us through their quest to find out.

Written by: Michael Fordham

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