Inspiration Designing Stories: behind the scenes of Readymag’s editorial series In November 2018 Readymag issued the 12th installment of Stories — our in-house series of multimedia editorials exploring the creative legacy of prominent 20-century designers. In this piece we explain how this series came to be.
Career How to kickstart a design studio in a vibrant Asian hub with Readymag Readymag is used literally all over the world. This time we spoke to Alice Mourou, co-founder of Hong Kong-based Oddity studio, which creates design identities for chic Hong Kong startups and fashion boutiques as well as pan-Asian financial institutions.
Inspiration Emotions before rationality: why designers reinvented the look of World Chess The 2018 World Chess Championship begins in London on November 9. Moscow-based design consultancy Shuka created a thoughtful visual identity for the event. Shuka’s creative directors Ivan Velichko and Ivan Vasin explained how the business goals of the project impacted its look.
Inspiration Russian spleen goes digital How to create a digital editorial with an interactive map, meaningful animations, and wild fonts without coding? We discussed the topic with Readymag ambassador Pavel Kedich, who recently created Russian Spleen.
Inspiration How sideline turned into ultimate design project: the story of Dynamic/MTL Dynamic/MTL — one of Montreal’s top design conferences — is run by two people: art director Max Kaplun and content strategist and learning specialist André Valle. Begun as an in-house DIY initiative, it grew into a regular gathering uniting Montreal’s tech and creative communities.
Inspiration Radical Russians take Readymag to rock Venice Biennale The 16th Venice Biennale of Architecture began with two Russian pavilions working simultaneously. Next to the official “Station Russia” opened a curious newcomer: Virtual Russian Pavilion. It’s been launched by a defiant collective calling itself 🦁🦄 (Lion and Unicorn).
Inspiration 8 Presentations #MadewithReadymag Presentation is everything: sometimes a website can be part lookbook, part storefront, and part art gallery, and that’s not an easy task for a designer. We chose 8 decent usecases on the topic. Check them out to find your inspiration.
Inspiration 10 Questions with Anton Repponen Anton Repponen is an interaction designer whose architectural, humanistic approach has earned him an estimable CV and clients such as Google, Sony, Nintendo and Balenciaga. He currently lives in New York and has set up his own studio with fellow designer Irene Pereyra.
Design Tips 11 Questions with Claudio Guglieri Claudio Guglieri is a design director at Microsoft Groove and Movies & TVdepartment and former Creative Director at Elephant, an agency serving exclusively Apple.
Inspiration A lesson in travel storytelling: 6 examples from around the world + bonus design tips In today’s digital world storytelling and technology become inseparably linked, making the narrative more engaging and offering a diversity of interactivity.
