Visual Trends 2018: This year’s must-know colour, design, branding & photography trends
Expect to see solitude, fantasy, a new masculinity – and a heads up – shades of purple are in. Move over millennial pink.
Features
-
-
See inside the motion design studio behind Blade Runner 2049, Ghost In The Shell and Prometheus' graphics
Territory Studio designs graphics and UIs for Hollywood's biggest sci-fi films. Here its key creatives give us an exclusive an insight into its working processes and the secrets behind its stunning work on Blade Runner 2049 and more.
-
The most bizarre projects from 2017
Take a look at the giant Kanye West head which made an appearance at Bestival, or Luca Paulli’s series of humorous GIFs exploring what you could do with extendable arms.
-
Our best in-depth features from 2017
Improving diversity, designing for social change or creating a typeface for visually impaired people – we've delved into the important matters of 2017.
-
Best Graphic Design & Branding Projects of 2017
Take a look at everything from this year's best album art to how graphic design saves lives.
-
Best Photoshop Tutorials 2017
We take a look at how to use new tools introduced with Photoshop CC 2018, as well as other helpful photography, art and design step-by-step tutorials for Photoshop.
-
Award-winning infographic designer Nadieh Bremer on how to create powerful data visualisations
Top-prize winner at this year's Information is Beautiful Awards, Nadieh explains why people are drawn to infographics – if they are done really well – and discusses how to create better data visualisations.
-
14 brilliant Christmas gifts for designers and artists: books, small gifts & tech
We’ve found the best bespoke crafts, helpful tech and latest books on illustration, design & inspiration.
-
This network helps creative pros mentor students from under-represented backgrounds
The Creative Mentor Network pairs creative professionals with school students from across London so they can build connections and understanding of the industry.
-
6 skills every designer needs to get a new job
Looking for a design job? This is what you’ll need to make it through that interview.
-
New cover art by Quentin Blake, Chris Riddell, Jean Jullien, Dr Who & more for first-edition classic books
See 33 beautiful new covers for classic first edition novels created by the likes of Lauren Child, Neil Gaiman, David Dowton, Gerald Scarfe, Maggi Hambling, Audrey Niffeneggar and more to be auctioned off for the House of Illustration.
-
How to find a font: Discover the name of a typeface with these apps
Find the name of a typeface that catches your eye when you're out and about, so you can use it in your next commercial or personal project.
-
Martina Flor on how she creates beautiful, polished hand lettering
Learn how to get started, how to sketch letterforms, where to source inspiration and why sharing your projects is most important.
-
Coca-Cola's 2020 Olympics public design competition – free work or a golden opportunity?
As Coca-Cola calls on the public for designs inspired by the 2020 Summer Olympics, vice president of global design at Coke James Sommerville tells us why students should enter, and what the future of Coca-Cola will look like.
-
Timothy Goodman on white privilege in graphic design – and how we can increase diversity
New York-based graphic designer Timothy Goodman tells us his and Amelie Lamont’s online directory of “creatives of colour”, Instatherapy and approaching design as a practise not a discipline.
-
Here's why print isn't dead
Possible global design director Tony Aguero on why it's still worthwhile for his digital design agency to print magazines.
-
Watch Spoon’s frontman get Photoshopped in slightly creepy music video
Spoon releases ridiculous Photoshop tutorial to target 80 percent of its fan base: graphic designers
-
Smörgåsbord designs a topographic concept for fresh Wales Rugby Union kit
Smörgåsbord’s concept design for the new official Wales rugby shirt is inspired by the country’s landscape and its history of rugby.
-
The best design, art & animation conferences, exhibitions and festivals 2017/18
Here are the best design conferences, art shows and activities for the year in the UK and beyond. You'll find inspiration, creativity and the chance to further your career – plus some that are just great fun.
-
London’s studio crisis – is a new design district the answer?
We talk to the head of design for a massive new design district for London, offering workshops, studios and offices for 1,800 artists.