Feature: Visual culture
Small is beautiful
Estonian design education enjoys a culture of innovation and experimentation thanks to the country’s tiny population, says Kristjan Mändmaa, Dean of Design at the Estonian Academy of Arts
Systematic play
Using intuition, research and process, the work of Armin Lindauer and Betina Müller revitalises connections between art, design and science
Reputations: Atlas, Astrid Stavro and Pablo Martín
‘You have to be the orchestra conductor, taking control of all these elements and making them magically come together’
Masks and mayhem
João Farkas uncovers a little known side of Brazilian tradition in his vivid photographs of carnival costumes in the city of Maragojipe
We Made This: Technical challenge
Sarah Snaith talks to Briar Levit, director of a new film on the history of graphic design
The anti-Rockwell
Blechman pioneered a less-is-more aesthetic. His scratchy shorthand expresses ideas with a punchy surprise
Living and decaying in the plastic age
At every stage in the lifecycle of a package, design can add complications for recycling. Finding solutions requires industry-wide collaboration
Crayon game
The unexpected craze for adult colouring books has created a bonanza for publishers. Can they keep it going?
A breath of fresh air
In postwar Milan, Swiss designer Lora Lamm brought flair and humour to her work for clients in industry and retail, capturing the optimistic spirit of the times
Olivier Kugler: bearing witness
This contemporary illustrator uses his ears and eyes – plus a camera, digital voice recorder, sketchbook, pencil, scanner and laptop – to document stories of exile, displacement and the complex reality of refugees’ lives