It’s time to overhaul homogeneous company culture in the creative industry – and here’s how

Almaz Ohene is a member of People of Colour Creative, a network with a mission to accelerate equality and positively change the experiences of people of colour within the creative industry. Here she outlines the ways in which creative companies can encourage diversity and create better work as a result.

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Can the Weird Web make a comeback in 2020?

In the 2000s, Flash allowed people to cultivate their own unique creations on the internet, but this freedom almost disappeared with the rise of social media. Here, Neal Agarwal makes a case for Weird Web 2.0.

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Comic artists depict their hopes and predictions for the 2020 US elections

Much like the newspaper comic artists of previous generations, yet with a more fantastical slant, Lilkool, Celia Jacobs and Patrick Kyle tell tales of the future presidential fight in four-panel form – with a relatable dose of optimism and cynicism.

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Graphic design trends to look for (and some to avoid), courtesy of Trend List

Michal Sloboda, one of the founders of the graphic design trend-spotting website, talks us through five crazes he’s seen plenty of and assesses what the future might hold for them.

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The past, present and future of the emoji, according to Google’s Jennifer Daniel

As the creative director of the tech company’s emoji programme, Jennifer spends her days debating which emotions, concepts and relationships warrant being “emojified”. Here, she talks us through how these symbols work and what the future holds for this most visual form of communication.

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