Opinion

Our opinion pieces offer up advice, views and insights into the many topics and issues facing the creative industry today. We regularly invite guest writers to offer their perspectives on important topics, too.

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Heralding the ancient and otherworldly charm of Future Medieval graphics

15 August 2024

The View From Lagos: The queer Nigerian artists risking everything to amplify LGBTQ+ voices

14 May 2024

Elizabeth Goodspeed on the best bits of the New York Art Book Fair

7 May 2024

POV: Designers need to think more like ecologists

1 May 2024

The View From Mumbai: Indian packaging design fusing heritage and contemporary culture

30 April 2024

Why creative labour isn’t always seen as “real work” – and what that means for artists and designers

29 April 2024

POV: Humility is seemingly in short supply in the design industry. What’s really behind this?

18 April 2024

From ice-cream shops to motels, why are design agencies launching bricks-and-mortar businesses?

7 February 2024

POV: Unpaid pitching is a symptom of a broken system

5 February 2024

Elizabeth Goodspeed on Juergen Teller and how we understand “flawed” images

12 January 2024

AKQA predicts how tech could influence design this year, across gaming, travel and more

8 January 2024

Elizabeth Goodspeed on coquettism and “girl design”

20 December 2023

Opinion

Heralding the ancient and otherworldly charm of Future Medieval graphics

The View From Lagos: The queer Nigerian artists risking everything to amplify LGBTQ+ voices

Elizabeth Goodspeed on the best bits of the New York Art Book Fair

POV: Designers need to think more like ecologists

The View From Mumbai: Indian packaging design fusing heritage and contemporary culture

Why creative labour isn’t always seen as “real work” – and what that means for artists and designers

POV: Humility is seemingly in short supply in the design industry. What’s really behind this?

The View From Tokyo: embracing imperfection and humour with heta-uma

Elizabeth Goodspeed on how signs remind us of design beyond the screen

POV: Timesheets are hated by creatives – so why have we enforced them?

POV: Using the human body to create type taps into our deepest desires

Elizabeth Goodspeed on the delicate art of nostalgia in branding

POV: Is it the designer’s responsibility if an app is addictive?

Elizabeth Goodspeed on the importance of taste – and how to acquire it

POV: AI-generated album covers prioritise virality over creativity

From ice-cream shops to motels, why are design agencies launching bricks-and-mortar businesses?

POV: Unpaid pitching is a symptom of a broken system

Elizabeth Goodspeed on Juergen Teller and how we understand “flawed” images

AKQA predicts how tech could influence design this year, across gaming, travel and more

Elizabeth Goodspeed on coquettism and “girl design”

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