Tools & Inspiration

Hermès Cut on Tinos: A Reflection on Craft, Time and the Natural World A journey to Tinos for the Hermès Cut timepiece connects the rhythms of the island with reflections on craft, history an... Graphic Design Jun 17, 2024 A-195

Scott DuBar’s 2,500 Illustrations Bring Brain Quest’s 30th Anniversary to Life Scott DuBar created more than 2,500 illustrations for Brain Quest’s 30th anniversary, spanning workbooks, card decks and... Graphic Design May 22, 2024 A-94

Apollo PRO Electric Scooter Pairs Modular Seating With 360-Degree Lighting Designed by Iago Valiño and Eloi Pecquet, Apollo PRO combines configurable seating and cargo options with app controls,... UX & UI Design Apr 17, 2024 A-4

David Semple’s Illustrations for Children’s Books, an Airline Magazine and a Learning App York illustrator David Semple brings playful character work to Usborne phonics, an Emirates magazine spread and Oxford U... Web Design Mar 21, 2024 A-96

Christian Dellavedova on Conceptual Illustration, Editorial Work and Making by Hand Milan-based illustrator Christian Dellavedova pairs close reading with visual wit, while returning to sculpture and hand... Graphic Design Feb 16, 2024 A-98

TOZZ Joyce ’90 Brings Pop-Up Headlights and a Built-In Boombox to E-Bike Design Designed by Emre Kuvvetli and Burak Kazar, Joyce ’90 pairs 1990s dirt-bike cues with e-bike equipment and an integrated... UX & UI Design Feb 15, 2024 A-5

Lambretta Elettra’s Electric Scooter Design Pairs Sculptural Form With Urban Performance Shown at EICMA 2023, Lambretta’s Elettra combines lifted rear bodywork, a bright LED strip and a 15 hp motor with two ch... UX & UI Design Dec 20, 2023 A-6

Gogoro CrossOver Smartscooter Uses 26 Mounting Points to Adapt Its Cargo Setup Gogoro’s CrossOver pairs an all-terrain frame with four cargo areas and a removable rear seat, letting riders reconfigur... UX & UI Design Dec 18, 2023 A-7

Lynne St. Clare Foster’s Gender Project Uses Portraiture to Open a Spectrum of Possibilities Lynne St. Clare Foster’s portrait project asks viewers to reconsider gender through visual storytelling, acceptance and... Graphic Design Oct 12, 2023 A-101

Honda Motocompacto Folds Scooter Design Into a Portable Case Honda’s Motocompacto pairs a fold-flat form with practical rider features, a 15 mph top speed and a 12-mile range. Graphic Design Sep 21, 2023 A-8

Pro.ZUI Scooter Concept Pairs a 75-Mile Range Claim With Everyday Utility Serbian industrial designer Ognjen Docic’s Pro.ZUI concept combines a claimed 75-mile range with a body panel imagined f... UX & UI Design Sep 04, 2023 A-9

LAVOIE Series 1 E-Scooter Pairs a Folding Frame with Car-Inspired Engineering The 16.5 kg Series 1 combines a one-touch folding system, a 31-mile stated range and a companion app in a compact e-scoo... UX & UI Design Aug 01, 2023 A-10

Morgan Gaynin’s New Illustration Website Brings Portfolios and Picture Books Into Focus Morgan Gaynin’s new site organizes illustration across editorial, advertising, packaging and publishing, with artist por... Web Design Feb 24, 2023 A-107

Jason Raish’s “Croquet & Ink” Reframes 1950s Imagery Through Illustration Jason Raish’s award-winning series pairs 1950s visual references with people of color, challenging the era’s narrow repr... Web Design Feb 23, 2023 A-108

Nathan Smith’s Directory of Illustration No. 39 Cover Turns Industrial History Into a Sustainable Future Nathan Smith’s DI39 cover follows Sebastian, a horse, steam engine and wind turbine hybrid, through a visual story about... UX & UI Design Feb 16, 2023 A-109

Christine Anderson’s Pencil-First Illustration Workflow Brings Nature to the Page Scottsdale illustrator Christine Anderson combines hand-drawn pencil detail with digital flexibility, drawing inspiratio... Graphic Design Sep 27, 2022 A-110

James Yang’s Photoshop Course Focuses on Expressive Editorial Illustration James Yang’s Domestika course presents a concise approach to editorial illustration, with Photoshop as the medium and co... Graphic Design Jul 01, 2022 A-111

Sue Todd’s “City in a Forest” Brings Linocut Illustration to Toronto’s Streets Sue Todd combines carved linocut imagery and digital colour for a four-panel Toronto artwork, repeated across a 188-foot... Web Design Jun 24, 2022 A-112

Fatinha Ramos Illustrates Asian-Inspired Folktales in The Boy Who Liked to Draw Cats Fatinha Ramos brings ancient Asian-inspired stories to life with bold shapes, expressive compositions and a personal vis... Web Design May 05, 2022 A-113

Fatinha Ramos on Building the Directory of Illustration No. 38 Cover Fatinha Ramos explains the symbolism, colour choices and layered painting process behind the “Lead With Love” cover for... Graphic Design Mar 08, 2022 A-114