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The article profiles Berlin-based designer and animator Julia Schimautz, founder of DTAN, as part of It’s Nice That’s 'The Weekend With' series. Schimautz shares her cultural recommendations across art, food, film, and music, while highlighting her love for analogue design and Risograph animation. The feature also includes her own short animation, 'Follow me around on my ideal weekend.'
The article profiles 'Love is Resistance', a publication curated by Aya Mousawi and designed by Tawfiq Dawi of Hey Porter!, featuring 77 posters from global creatives in solidarity with Palestine. Published by Saqi Books, the tear-out book serves as both an archive and a tool for activism, with proceeds supporting the Ajyal Foundation. The design integrates Arabic and English typography, vibrant orange tones, and a flexible editorial layout symbolizing resistance and movement.
London-based artist Orfeo Tagiuri created two animated music videos for Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe’s collaborative albums, titled 'Procession' and 'Suddenly'. The works explore themes of interconnectivity and transformation, drawing inspiration from the Eames’ 'Powers of Ten' and William Blake’s prints. Created entirely in Procreate Dreams, the animations merge natural and human imagery in a fluid, improvisational style.
Pentagram partner Samar Maakaroun created the identity for Together for Palestine, a charity initiative led by Brian Eno and others to raise humanitarian funds for Palestine. The design uses the visual language of petitions and the symbolism of the key to evoke home, hope, and collective action. Combining Nickel Gothic Variable and a custom typeface called Ceasefire, the restrained identity rejects design flourishes in favor of reflection and urgency.
Creative Boom interviews Czech artist Jiří Příhoda at Prague’s Signal Festival, exploring his immersive installations that blend architecture, light, and technology. The conversation spans his early illegal forest sculptures, collaborations with Brian Eno, and recent experiments with AI-generated imagery. Příhoda reflects on his artistic philosophy, the challenges of large-scale site-specific work, and his fascination with perspective and space.