March/April 2017

Interactive Annual | 23

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Advertising

North

A love of exploration forms this Portland, Oregon–based ad agency's one-of-a-kind creative process.

Illustration

Marcos Chin

Based in New York City, this artist approaches his symbolic illustrations with an intense dedication to detail.

Design

Matchbox Studio

Strong creative teams make strong design work, as this Dallas-based design studio shows.

Photography

Amanda Ringstad

This Seattle-based photographer captures playful abstractions of forms in her visually refreshing work.

Typography

Five Hand Letterers

A classic art form is alive and well in the inventive work of these five hand letterers.

Exhibit

Umbra Shift catalog

This catalog from the Vancouver-based studio Post Projects features contemporary takes on product design.

Mathias Dahlgren Edition packaging

Stockholm-based Essen International breathes a fresh note of Scandinavian minimalism into kitchenware packaging.

Nike installation

Wieden+Kennedy London creates a large in-store installation to honor British distance runner Mo Farah.

Scopitone Festival identity

SMPTE color bars enliven this festival identity by Barcelona-based design studio Hey.

Norton by Symantec film

Norton by Symantec partnered with Grey San Francisco to help raise voices against cyberbullying.

Museum of Science and Industry simulation

Leviathan and Luci Creative’s simulation brings a German WWII submarine to life.

Tide spot

Saatchi & Saatchi New York and Anonymous Content show a situation where Tide is the only detergent brand to trust.

Lake Louie Brewing posters

Shine United uses honest headlines to celebrate a hard-working Wisconsin brewery.

Sentralen identity

Metric Design looks at a historic building’s past to create a timeless identity for its future.

GOLDTOE print ads

Bright Red\TBWA showcases a brand of socks fit for the dreamers of the world.

Fresh

Photography

Will Strawser

This New York City–based photographer captures human truths within his impressionistic work.

Illustration

Kate O’Hara

This Reno, Nevada–based illustrator takes dark, disturbing themes and makes them beautiful.

Design

Brief

A Vancouver, British Columbia–based firm, Brief enriches its work with worldly influences and solid colors.

Columns

Emerging Media

Augmented Reality in the Cultural Sector

Yolanda Zappaterra uncovers how augmented reality revolutionizes installation design.

Advertising

Poets of Emptiness

Ernie Schenck argues that while advertising may not save the world, it should help.

Typography

Designs of Distinction

Allan Haley details four typefaces that don't sacrifice character for versatility.

Design Culture

The Interview Tool

Wendy Richmond details a method to overcome your inability to describe your work.

Creativity

Backward and Forward

1980s and 1990s nostalgia prevails in an uncertain political climate, Caitlin Dover reports.

Business

Going far, going together

Amy Ng showcases three illustration collectives that found strength in numbers.

Favorites / Interactive

Five Interactive Designers Share Their Treasured Finds

Kelsie Van Deman, Irene Au, Husani Oakley, Tobias Van Schneider and Rebecca Ussai share their favorite interactive design resources.

Book Reviews

Data-Driven Graphic Design

Andrew Richardson shows readers how data, code and algorithms harness the power of the computer to generate innovative visual expressions.

Think Wrong

John Bielenberg, Mike Burn, Greg Galle and Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson compiled techniques, tools and drills to get impactful designs out into the world.

Sustainable Graphic Design

This textbook by Peter Claver Fine presents complex problems and offers methods to solve them using sustainable graphic design.

Communication Arts

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