Steven Heller interviews thonik co-founders Nikki Gonnissen and Thomas Widdershoven about the Amsterdam studio's three decades of collaborative identity and communication design. The founders describe a process built around client workshops, interdisciplinary team input, and the interplay of strategy, motion, and print across cultural, civic, and major organizational identities.
New York-based studio Electric Red created an interactive, user-generated flag titled CTATYC for the 2021 Venice Biennale. The project explores collective representation and digital collaboration, allowing users to influence the flag’s evolving design through an online platform. The final flag was printed and displayed in the Russian pavilion, reflecting the Biennale’s theme of shared living and co-creation.
