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Poster Cult: the latest works of Swiss printmaker Dafi Kühne

Creative Boom

Tunnel IV, 2024 © Dafi Kühne Tipoteca 1–25, 2020 © Dafi Kühne After completing a bachelor's degree in Visual Communication at Zurich University of the Arts in 2009, Kühne opened his own poster design and letterpress printing studio, "Babyinktwice", in the Swiss Alps.

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Why a new book celebrating design legend Margaret Calvert deserves your support

Creative Boom

When we formed Unit Editions in 2009, Tony Brook and I were keen to have a Margaret Calvert monograph on our list," recalls Adrian. "We It's worth noting, too, that the book will take us up to the present era. The time is right Firstly, how did the book come about? Adrian reveals that it's been quite a while in gestation.

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'I destroy the work after an exhibition': Inside the weird worlds of artist JeeYoung Lee

Creative Boom

Inspired by her heritage, this piece meditates on JeeYoung's past and the present, relationships, literature and nature. In the 2009 version of Maiden Voyage, the papers were cut by hand to make the ginkgo leaves, and the boat sculpture was made of cardboard paper. The production for the piece took about a month.

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Scaling new heights: how STUFISH brought Take That back to arenas in style

Creative Boom

A string of number-one albums have continued right up to the present day, and the now three-piece (Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen) are currently touring to promote This Life, which claimed the biggest first-week sales for a British Act in 2023, exceeding sales for albums by Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran and The Rolling Stones.

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2020 Logo Design Trends & Inspiration

Just Creative

On Just Creative: 2019 , 2018 , 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009. Master Adobe Illustrator, learn grid structures, how to vectorize a logo, how to present design work, create a styleguide, build a creative brief, get valuable feedback, animate logos and so much more. What are the Logo Trends of 2020?

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Gretel's Dylan Mulvaney on city life, serendipity, and why graphic designers never get famous

Creative Boom

There were four full-time people when I started in 2009. Across the studio, we focus on collaborative work early in the week and heads down, individual work later in the week, with most of our client presentations scheduled for Fridays. For each project, we typically presented strategy and a single initial design direction together.

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Somerset House art show revisits the last 50 years through the prism of horror

Creative Boom

Harminder Judge, Self Portrait (after Kali & Gene), 2009. The exhibition's third and final act, Witch, focuses on the period stretching from 2008's financial crash until the present day. Jamie Reid, Monster On a Nice Roof, 1972. © Jamie Reid. Courtesy of John Marchant Gallery. © Harminder Judge. David Shrigley, I'm Dead, 2007.

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