Internet subcultures, design movements and social shifts. 5 stories
After years of beige minimalism, bright colour, play and tactile interface details are back. Why it is happening, what makes it work, and where joy needs discipline.
CultureYoung people are turning to printed zines, risograph posters and tactile type. A trend report on why paper feels different, and a simple guide to making your first zine.
CultureWhy vivid colour, bouncy motion and friendly shapes feel good on screen, drawing on general design principles, and where the same tricks turn tiring or exclusionary.
CultureAn illustrative feature on fictional communities that live without algorithmic feeds, relying on noticeboards, printed weeklies and hand-delivered news, and what the rest of us can borrow.
CultureAn illustrative profile of the independent type-foundry movement through fictional composites: revived grotesques, open licences, variable fonts and the planned audio episode.
