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A home for inspiring ideas and fresh conversations about the power of design. Keep scrolling to see our latest stories exploring themes like climate action, social justice and health & wellbeing.
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‘An artwork can become a political tool’
Sarah Boris on trusting your gut & designing for the modern protest
Eat, sleep, rave, rewild
New campaign sets out to make London a little greener and wilder
‘Graphic design can change how one sees the world’
Eddie Opara to speak at WDCD Live Amsterdam 2022
Motherhood, gender equity and board games
In Brazil, two designers are making playful moments more inclusive
Boost your creativity and deepen your activism
The changemaker’s guide to WDCD Live Amsterdam 2022
Posters Can Help
In times of crisis, what is a designer’s work really good for?
Why Transcend?
On the moral and spiritual implications of design in the 21st century
Planting trees and crossing continents with Pangea Afrikan
The impact of typography on culture and the environment
Meet Marylou Faure’s cheeky figurines
A new set of characters to celebrate the female form
Take Back Your Power With Pussypedia
Author Zoe Mendelson & visual artist María Conejo to speak at WDCDMX GNP 2021
Plastic In the Air
New interactive website visualises the microplastics in the air we breathe
Protest Posters for the Global Climate Strike
This week's visual relief features artists Anisa Makhoul, Karabo Poppy & more
21 creatives offer up 21 words of inspiration
This week's visual relief is a series of punchy, typographic pick-me-ups
Powerful prints for Beirut
This week's visual relief celebrates the best of the Beirut Editions art sale
Marina Willer makes doodles out of migraines
This week's visual relief is bright, bold and functions as creative therapy
Visual Relief by Edel Rodriguez
This week's visual relief is the bold & bracing work of graphic artist Edel Rodriguez
Visual Relief By Happy Data
This week's visual relief highlights the small but mighty numbers
Quarantine Sounds by Erik Kessels, Anthony Burrill & more
Creatives release albums of cityscapes, birdsong and airplane noise
Say it with posters
Designers flood city streets with campaigns of support
Michael Johnson on coping in downturn
“All of a sudden, we're dealing with a new and thorny problem – irrelevance.”
Neighbours helping neighbours
From the community: a message from Brooklyn, New York
Watch the virus spread
Infographics on the pandemic