Month: August 2025

As you might gather from the publisher’s description below, Open Wide is an … unsettling (!) book. I’ve always been fascinated by how cover designers can lean into the darker sides of a narrative without spilling into full-on genre territory—and Eli Mock absolutely nails the vibe on Jessica Gross’ Open Wide. Below, he tells us […]

I’ve been following Cj Hendry’s work since 2013, when she was drawing in black and white pen with painstaking precision. Back then, her focus was on surface and detail. Over the years, I’ve watched Hendry push her practice outward, moving from colored pencils into immersive experiences that swallow you whole, each new project less about […]

Bamp-badamp-ba-danna-damp, ba-danna-damp! MTV’s sonic signature by Jonathan Elias To borrow from Longhi on Caravaggio, there was life before MTV and life after and the two were not the same. Indeed, if I simply mention some song titles or lyrics, you will no doubt conjure up the images from the then-new art form: video. Here goes: […]

Sustainability brands have long been defined by soft color palettes, delicate leaf motifs, and messaging that nudges consumers toward “doing less harm.” It’s a visual and verbal language that feels familiar and comforting — maybe even expected. So when VSA Partners proposed a fresh take in their hypothetical rebranding of Seventh Generation, asking “What if […]

This industry perspective is by Talia Patapoutian, research lead at Red Antler. Indulge me for a moment: imagine you’re standing inside the walls of Game of Thrones‘ Winterfell, with centuries of heroes, traitors, myths, and magic swirling around you. Or perhaps you’re strolling through Tolkien’s beloved Shire, wandering idyllic green fields and ducking into hobbit-holes. […]

In the vast and often noisy world of music tech, Muse Group has quietly been building something remarkable. With over 400 million users across beloved tools like Ultimate Guitar, MuseScore, Audacity, and MuseClass, they’ve become a global leader — without a brand most people could name. That changed with the help of COLLINS, the design […]