What's new in Visual Communication?

The branding for the State of the Times event, created by CC Studio in London, aims to celebrate the breadth of content and media that the newspaper produces.

This product and campaign was created entirely in-house, proving why small budgets and limited tools can spark inventiveness.

In a collaboration between ManvsMachine and BBC Creative, the iconic channel has received a community-focused refresh with a series of familiar and calming British idents.

The female-led design studio talks us through their long-lasting love of all things graphic and how more tactile mediums are currently inspiring their work.

Teaming up with Erkin Karamemet of Dinamo, the studio recalls the bare-bones aesthetics of the early internet for its new identity.

The identity reflects both the variety of interpretations of the classic and the need for clear communication following a year of the gallery closing its doors.

Gone are the days of the sleek thin sans; activewear brand Sweaty Betty debuts an identity system from Fluoro that stresses new brand message, “don’t sweat it”.

As Instagram’s first refresh in over five years introduces an illuminated gradient and logo-inspired brand typeface, we speak to the design team about how the biggest challenges came typographically.

Taking months of work to get exactly the right “turn”, the rotating logo is accompanied by a Judy Jetson-era identity from Johnson Banks.

The roster includes an interactive map for Bauhaus Foundation, a publication inspired by old underground magazines, and a heck-load of experimental type.

Influenced by 19th-century typography and newspaper headlines, the design refresh emphasises quality content.