Since 1999 home of design culture, leading independent publication for design, architecture, art, photography and graphics. Desire to inspire - desiretoinspire.net. We Heart; Lifestyle & Design Magazine. Fubiz™ - CR Blog. It's almost a year since Bangladesh's Rana Plaza clothing factory collapsed, killing more than 1,000 people. To mark the event, the Guardian has released a powerful interactive exploring life in Dhaka's factories and the journeys our clothes make from factories to shop floors. Aesop has created a playful pastel identity system for new Camden street food outlet, Toastits. Penguin Books has launched a partnership with WeTransfer where selected book covers for new titles will be showcased via the full screen backgrounds to the file transfer website...
The Bank of England Museum's latest exhibition offers a look at some fascinating items from its archives, including bank note test prints and sketches by designer Harry Ecclestone. Wally Olins, co-founder of Wolff Olins and chairman of Saffron Brand Consultants, has died aged 83. CR editor Patrick Burgoyne pays tribute A self-initiated project from creative agency DBLG creates a charming stop motion animation using 50 3D printed model bears. Since 1999 home of design culture, leading independent publication for design, architecture, art, photography and graphics. Cool Hunting.