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The Public Domain Image Archive: A treasure trove of free-to-use historical imagery

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The team behind The Public Domain Review unveils a new visual resource, offering a curated selection of 10,000+ historical images, all free to use and explore. The Public Domain Review (PDR) has long been celebrated for unearthing hidden gems from history, offering an eclectic mix of fascinating stories and stunning visuals.

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New current affairs publication The Signal incorporates Russian samizdat principles into its identity

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Reworking a sensitive political topic into an engaging, accessible and design-led publication was one of the challenges that design studio Sister Mary encountered during the project. Sister Mary has designed a limited-edition printed publication for an emerging current affairs brand, The Signal.

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How&How reinvents Chester Zoo as a 'force for nature' with radical rebrand

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Zoos increasingly see themselves as champions of the natural world, helping protect endangered species and educate the public about environmental destruction. It references the zoo's history of supporting critically endangered Eastern Black Rhinos, which dates back to 1999, and helped to breed a rare calf.

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Why accessibility shouldn't compromise on aesthetic

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Most recently, the service has begun providing extensive support for its new range of electric vehicles (EVs), including standard home charge point installations and help to access the public charging infrastructure. Not only this, but Manchipp says, "it's far easier to apply across all media".

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New current affairs publication The Signal incorporates Russian samizdat influence

Creative Boom

Taking inspiration from an underground, often undesigned, style and elevating it into a premium publication was one of the design studio Sister Mary's challenges with the project. Sister Mary has designed a limited-edition printed publication for an emerging current affairs brand, The Signal.

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What is art? What makes it good? And other things Signal festival makes you think about

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Photography by Tomáš Slavík This year's edition of Prague-based digital arts festival Signal uncovered some big ideas – not least, that a public artwork's success comes down to one of its most fundamental elements – its relationship to place. Eternal Recurence by Filip Hodas. Photography by Tomáš Slavík Dimensional Sampling by Cao Yuxi.

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Concrete Hong Kong: learn about architecture through foldout models

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A new book celebrates the architecture of Hong Kong public housing in the 1950s-1980s. During the 1950s-1980s, when the colony was under British rule, public housing embraced the modernist architectural approach, and Hong Kong initiated mass housing projects that dramatically redefined urban living. Weird, isn't it?