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Dyslexia can be a daily inconvenience for the dyslexic. But it can also be a gift. This is what a new Designjunction exhibition opening in September is trying to prove by exploring the work of dyslexic designers, and presenting dyslexia as an...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It's common sense that when it comes to fonts in the worlds of design and advertising, the more easily readable the better right? Graphic designer Daniel Britton has bucked convention (and some might argue his marbles) with a new font that he's...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Growing research has established an unbreakable link between neurodiversity and one's propension to creative thinking. The creative industry itself has among the highest rates of neurodiversity representation in the whole business world, from...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson has supported the launch of a new charity, Made by Dyslexia, at the world’s first “dyslexic sperm bank.” Made by Dyslexia is a global charity led by successful and famous dyslexics, and its purpose is to help...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Some of the most famous and successful entrepreneurs of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have been individuals who consider themselves within one or more neuro identity groups. With this in mind, the team at Business Name Generator have...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The topic of accessibility has been gaining increasing prominence in the design industry over the last few years, particularly in the wake of the pandemic. However, while the sector appears to be reevaluating the real-world consequences of its...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
If you’re reading this, you are more than likely familiar with Microsoft Word: the world’s most famous word processor that turned 40 years old last month. You may be surprised, however, to learn that this helpful tool has had an impact on the way...
Posted by: Novagram
Autistic people face significant challenges daily; in many cases, their challenges are not visible to those around them. Even the people that make up the support network of somebody with Autism cannot truly experience how it feels to be...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
For most people, fonts are not something to spend a lot of time considering. Yes, most of us have a perfectly rational hatred for comic sans but aside from that, a font is surely little more than an afterthought for a designer, right? Not at...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
With a background in art, design and advertising, James Callahan is one of the Owners and Directors of FutureDeluxe; an experimental creative agency driven by visual research, art & technology. Futuredeluxe are based in London and Los Angeles....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Chrissy Levett trained as an illustrator and print maker before studying design + communications at the Royal College of Art, in London. She is an accomplished creative director and founder of Creative Conscience, a global organisation that...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
When it comes to accessibility, one sector of society that appears to have been largely neglected is dyslexic readers. As a lifelong keen reader (and professional writer for almost two decades) the concept of struggling so fundamentally with the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Work environments, like many other spaces, tend to be designed for neurotypical people. This leaves neurodivergent individuals - those with natural variations in the brain - in a compromising position. One of the most significant hurdles that the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Sir Jonathan Paul Ive is one of those figures who will always be remembered for leaving an everlasting mark in the history of design, technology and creativity. Save for the late Steve Jobs, there is no one who had more relevance in the history of...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
It's impossible to not have at least some notions about diversity and inclusion, in the industry of today. Though we are a long way behind where we should be, the industry is moving active steps forward to help inclusion and this can be applied to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
CES 2018 For even more on CES 2018, check our #techtuesday piece from last week. CES visitors blown away by Byton Concept Byton debuted its first concept car at CES this year. The all-electric, self-driving SUV is described by the Chinese startup...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Mediacom North MediaCom North, already one of the biggest billing agency outside London, is setting its sights even higher by creating a new board of directors for the group which now includes the recently acquired Code Computerlove (Code). Paul...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Not to long ago certain exhibition on Dyslexic Design caught our eye so when we got the chance to meet the exhibition’s founder, Jim Rokos, we were excited to learn more. The exhibition’s purpose is to remove the stigma of dyslexia, and...
Posted by: Alexandra Schott
The annual London Design Festival has become one of the most expansive and impressive celebrations of design in the world, with hundreds of things to do and see. The festival kicked off in earnest over the weekend, and it's certainly hit the ground...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Ondrej Bachor/Jan Horčik - Karolina Jurikova Ondrej Bachor’s fresh visual identity for fashion designer Karolina Jurikova is a collaboration with fellow designer Jan Horčik. The project started as an academy project at UMPRUM in Prague and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
