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  • Yulia Brodskaya caligraphy

    Interview

    Yulia Brodskaya

    The Victorian handicraft of quilling is being used to great effect in the modern day. Papercraft illustrator Yulia Brodskaya explains the skills involved to Garrick Webster
  • Lotta Nieminen: Finnish lines

    Interview

    Lotta Nieminen: Finnish lines

    After spells at Pentagram and RoAndCo, Lotta Nieminen is going it alone

    Lotta Nieminen is one of the world’s top young creative talents. After spells at Pentagram and RoAndCo, she’s now going it alone in the world of freelance
  • Michael C Place design studio

    Interview

    Michael C Place

    The designer who graduated from The Designers Republic school of hard knocks to draw up his own hugely successful studio discusses useless diplomas and the glory of print with Mark Penfold.
  • Ian Anderson

    Interview

    Ian Anderson

    "tDR's default starting position was that the clients are always wrong. I apologise. It was the fucking account executives all along!" The Designers Republic founder talks punk ideologies with Nick Carson..
  • Vaughan Oliver

    Interview

    Vaughan Oliver

    "There's usually a sense of mystery or ambiguity in my work, which I think leaves a piece open so that the viewer can bring their own interpretation." The legendary designer talks challenging icons and the power of collaboration with Garrick Webster.
  • M/M (Paris): The world in their hands

    Interview

    M/M (Paris): The world in their hands

    The co-founders of the iconic studio reflect on their work and intellectual process

    On the release of their long-awaited monograph, the two co-founders of iconic studio M/M (Paris) reflect on their body of work and intellectual process
  • Kate Moross, Graphic designer Interview

    Interview

    Kate Moross

    The UK creative on the never-say-die approach that’s won her global acclaim

    Rob Carney chats to the highly ambitious UK creative about why failure is great and how 2011 brought her the biggest commission of her life.
  • Craig Ward

    Interview

    Craig Ward

    Legibility is overrated, declares London based designer and illustrator Craig Ward. Judging by the clutch of awards for his work, Julia Sagar thinks he's onto something.
  • Stefan Sagmeister

    Interview

    Stefan Sagmeister

    " I'm looking for an emotional response that comes less from idea-based work and more from formal, visceral and style-based designs." Garrick Webster speaks to the influential Stefan Sagmeister.
  • Kelli Anderson: New York state of mind

    Interview

    Kelli Anderson: New York state of mind

    From paper record players to interactive cookbooks, Kelli Anderson delights in the element of surprise

    From paper record players to interactive cookbooks, New York creative Kelli Anderson delights in the element of surprise
  • Owen Gildersleeve: Paper cuts

    Interview

    Owen Gildersleeve: Paper cuts

    Papercraft creations harking back to an age of hand-crafted labours of love

    In a world dominated largely by digital design, Owen Gildersleeve’s joyous papercraft creations hark back to an age of hand-crafted labours of love
  • Gary Taxali designer, illustrator

    Interview

    Gary Taxali

    "You don't one day decide to have ethics in your business; you always have them." Garrick Webster visits Gary Taxali in Toronto to discuss design principles and the magic of a little whimsy.
  • Mario Hugo designer

    Interview

    Mario Hugo

    "I'm not terribly interested in the idea of style. What I'd like to have is some kind of tonality." Design's young star, Mario Hugo, talks to Garrick Webster about the new design counter culture and the beauty of tactile things.
  • Perfectly Formed

    Interview

    Form: Perfectly formed

    Paula Benson and Paul West talk to Computer Arts

    With a great track record in music, events branding and designing high quality books, Form is celebrating 21 years as one of London's most vibrant studios
  • 24 hours with Jonathan Barnbrook

    Interview

    24 hours with Jonathan Barnbrook

    We dive into the mind of the VirusFonts and Barnbrook studio founder

    Garrick Webster dives into the mind of the VirusFonts and Barnbrook studio founder, for a day considering politics, psychology and the odd bit of design inspiration too
  • Donna Wilson

    Interview

    Donna Wilson

    Success through quirky handmade goods

    This independent designer has made a highly successful business from her quirky handmade goods. Charlotte Rivers discovers how she did it
  • Sawdust

    Interview

    Sawdust

    Leading the way with experimental typography and clean, clear communication

    Since its inception in 2006, this young London studio has been leading the way with experimental typography and clean, clear communication
  • Lee Crutchley: A life illustrated

    Interview

    Lee Crutchley: A life illustrated

    Ready to move onwards and upwards from his Quoteskine project

    A penchant for collecting and illustrating quotes has served Lee Crutchley and his Quoteskine book project well. But now he says he’s ready to move onwards and upwards
  • Pentagram special design

    Interview

    Pentagram

    In a special Design Icons feature, we focus not on an individual but on one of the best-loved and most respected design studios in the world. Garrick Webster heads out to West London to meet the partners who have helped make Pentagram great.
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