Meen is a Collaborative Typeface That Embodies the Middle Ground

Meen is a Collaborative Typeface That Embodies the Middle Ground

AI. There isn’t a corner of the design world not talking about artificial intelligence–what it means for humans in the creative process, how it will change intellectual property protections/concerns, and whether it reflects–not corrects our oh-so-human biases. The conversations are happening in the philosophical realm, industry-wide, and at the production level at design studios such as Athens-based brand.new.

Beautiful Glitches: Jacob Hashimoto’s New “Kite” Works

Beautiful Glitches: Jacob Hashimoto’s New “Kite” Works

It’s an interesting moment for artist Jacob Hashimoto. For nearly three decades, his kite-constructed works have captivated viewers with a fusion of meticulous hand-craftsmanship and the optical effect of digital pixels. His wall works often consist of six suspended layers of circular paper and bamboo “kites” that obscure as much as they reveal, shifting with every footstep. His newest exhibition

The Daily Heller: The Empathetic Sketchbook

The Daily Heller: The Empathetic Sketchbook

Sketcher Press is the love child of Gabriel “Gabi” Campanario and all the illustrators who are given the chance to compile their work under his self-funded imprint. “I love the power of drawing as a storytelling medium,” says Campanario, who launched Sketcher Press in 2022, but whose interest in publishing has overlapped with a decades-long career as a journalist and newspaper artist.

the old kennels

the old kennels

Looking down over the Chiltern valleys these converted old kennels provided us with a unique opportunity to develop a garden that looked both in and out.

Not only was the natural landscape breathtaking, but standing like henges in the surrounding fields are a succession of elaborate brick gate posts, headstones to a long-lost manor of the Craven family, which once dominated the landscape, now consumed like Shelley’s Ozymandius, these remnants the only sign.

A Modern Minimalist Cabin in the Woods! Let Us In House Tour

A Modern Minimalist Cabin in the Woods! Let Us In House Tour

Set amongst the dense rainforest of Bowen Island, the Forest House is perched upon a bedrock outcrop that makes up much of the island. Designed by Simon Montgomery of SM Studio, the house is for a young family of three seeking a lifestyle change who relocated from Vancouver to Bowen Island, which is just an hours commute away. Forest House aims to provide a true sense of place, connecting them to nature, but also providing a refuge from it in the wetter, winter months.