March/April 2019

Interactive Annual | 25

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Features

Multi-Topic

Communication Arts at 60

Our editor reveals how a family business became the leading journal of visual communications.

Interactive

25 Years of Interactivity

A brief visual history of innovation in interactive media, from early websites to virtual reality.

Multi-Topic

Pioneers

Thirty-one designers, advertising creatives, illustrators and photographers who have left behind unforgettable work.

Multi-Topic

Timeline

A 60-year overview of visual communications and its relationship to society, culture and technology.

Exhibit

Québec City Tourism identity

The striking identity for Québec City Tourism reflects the city’s iconic landmarks and topography.

ActionAid animation

ActionAid UK’s animation uses colorful imagery to communicate the importance of worldwide female empowerment.

Sport England spot

“Fit Got Real” redefines what it means to get active, democratizing exercise for all women.

Over And Above Africa short film

“A Guardian” raises awareness for the problem of poaching and the technology that can be used to fight it.

Squarespace murals

Designer Craig Ward’s hand-painted mural designs for Squarespace brings sharp-edged pixels to life.

Scholastic environmental graphics

Scholastic’s most iconic characters are reimagined for the publisher’s corporate headquarters.

RXBAR OOH ads

Straightforward and bold, the OOH ads for RXBAR take the BS out of the world of food.

Dr. Scholl’s spot

“Her Feet” explores the beauty of life’s greatest movements—all through the point of view of our feet.

Mageze packaging

The packaging for this magnesium-based product range uses a bright splash of orange amidst white to evoke health and vitality.

Gastropolis identity

Simple shapes and content are utilized to create a unified identity for a diversified modern gourmet food market.

Fresh

Design

Monochrome

The five-person team at this Paris, France–based design firm creates VR experiences that merge art and technology.

Illustration

Weitong Mai

Fascinated by the beauty of lines, this London, United Kingdom–based illustrator coaxes them into smooth layouts.

Photography

Cole Wilson

Cinematic in nature, this Brooklyn-based photographer’s work plays with the possibilities of light.

Columns

Advertising

60 Years of Blockbusters, Culture Shapers and The Advertising That Changed Everything

Ernie Schenck asks six advertising creatives to pick the game changers that have upended the industry.

Voices

Looking Back and Looking Forward

Ellen Shapiro looks at how designers have adapted—and are still adapting—to the times.

Education

Opening Doors. Providing Opportunity. Making Impact.

Across the country, organizations supported by the Coyne Family Foundation are making an impact, as Sam McMillan uncovers.

Design Culture

Culture is Sticky

Looking through her past columns for CA, Wendy Richmond reflects on the enduring relationship between creativity and culture.

Favorites / Interactive

Five Interactive Designers Share Their Treasured Finds

Candy Chiu, John Maeda, Jenny Johannesson, Bryan Braun and Tiffany Taylor share the tools that keep them going.

Book Reviews

Critical Theory and Interaction Design

Classic texts by thinkers from Althusser to Žižek show the relevance of critical theory to interaction design.

Browsers, Devices, and Fonts

How the typographic choices designers make in layout and prototyping programs behave once they are turned into live code.

Conversational Design

What makes an interaction truly conversational and how to get more comfortable using language in design.

Communication Arts

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