March/April 2021

Interactive Annual | 439

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Design

Caserne

In Montréal, a design studio turns strong concepts into fruitful collaborations.

Photography

Jonpaul Douglass

This Los Angeles photographer makes room for the unexpected in the ordinary.

Advertising

We Are Pi

The Amsterdam-based ad agency brings big ideas to life by refining the creative details.

Illustration

Diana Ejaita

An artist, textile designer and fast-rising illustrator in Berlin packs complex themes into minimalistic silhouettes.

Typography

Five Type Designers, Many Specimens

Five type designers share how they uniquely approach their craft.

Exhibit

IKEA print ads

These provocative print ads for IKEA remind us of the importance of a great night’s sleep in a larger-than-life way.

American Booksellers Association installations

DCX Growth Accelerator crafted installations with Amazon cardboard boxes to remind people that indie bookstores are being boxed out whenever they buy books on Amazon.

Fedrigoni short film

“Paper Box” plunges viewers into the colors, textures and sounds that make up Fedrigoni’s newest paper collection.

Future Utopia 12 Questions album cover

Fraser T. Smith’s new music project Future Utopia’s first album compiles charming musical responses to twelve challenging questions.

Poetry Unbound animation

Pádraig Ó Tuama’s “How to Belong Be Alone” animation kicks off Poetry Unbound’s collection of beautiful films that bring new depth to poetry.

Lake View Cemetery spots

Lake View Cemetery’s cheeky spots propose that this Cleveland cemetery is an ideal destination for a very extended stay.

Wilder Fields identity

The identity for Wilder Fields highlights this Chicago-based vertical farming startup’s passion to bring new flavors of greens to the market.

TED Countdown video

“TED Countdown – Johan Rockström” brings new awareness to our global climate in an informative, impactful way.

Meatable campaign

The retrofuturist campaign for Meatable communicates the positive impact this sustainable cruelty-free meat startup has on the planet.

Vocation Brewery Hop Showcase packaging

Robot Food’s packaging for Vocation Brewery’s Hop Showcase series pairs exotic fruit and wildlife images together to celebrate the flavor profiles of each beer.

Fresh

Photography

Adeolu Osibodu

This Lagos-based photographer brings out the human element of photography in his work.

Illustration

Eleni Debo

This conceptual illustrator creates thought-provoking visuals by employing contrasting shapes and textures in her work.

Design

PORTO ROCHA

The cofounders of this Brooklyn-based firm apply their global perspectives to design in their quest to create distinctive work.

Columns

Design Culture

What Will You Bring to the Future?

Looking through old family photos, Wendy Richmond muses on what gets passed down through generations.

Advertising

Who Dares Enter The Cave Of Ideas?

Creatives who have the courage to enter the cave of ideas might just find greatness, Ernie Schenck writes.

Environment

Circular Packaging

Plastic food and beverage packaging is polluting the planet. Jasmin Malik Chua unpacks possible solutions.

Creativity

Branding the United States

Elena Goukassian traces how US postage stamp design has evolved with the country.

Business

Launching in a Pandemic

Chris Daniels interviews creative leaders who launched new agencies during the pandemic.

Favorites / Interactive

Five Interactive Designers Share Their Treasured Finds

Andréa Crofts, Michael Kern, Nahel Moussi, Anirudh Shrinivas and Rachel Smith share the projects and resources that keep them inspired.

Book Reviews

Web and Digital for Graphic Designers

By Neil Leonard, Frédérique Santune and Andrew Way, this reference for digital design provides the framework for designers to establish their own ethics.

Typography for Screen

In Wang Shaoqiang’s collection of texts on digital typography, QR codes on each project allow readers to see it as it was designed on their devices.

How Design Makes the World

Scott Berkun’s book examines the thinking behind the design of objects and interfaces in our everyday surroundings.

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