The Outline: Guinness, New Balance, and KFC – 14/09/2026
Welcome to your weekly digest of noteworthy stories, announcements, and creative happenings from across the design industry. This week, Guinness hides its harp in plain sight, New Balance…
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Welcome to your weekly digest of noteworthy stories, announcements, and creative happenings from across the design industry. This week, Guinness hides its harp in plain sight, New Balance…
Andrea Piparo shares his painting process and the ideas behind creating fantasy cover art.
VML's Co-CCO discusses pet peeves, the dangers of chasing relevance and the one thing all creatives should do outside of work.
And it's not supposed to be ironic.
This light and airy design rises to the occasion.
Wojtek Fus explains how he paints a dramatic large-scale scene without detracting from his focus.
Desigual's wild campaign has so many layers.
The few chairs that are good for your body as well as your wallet.
Nolan Joseph explains how DDDistortion uses modern tools to recreate a readable retro aesthetic.
Heather Castles applies acrylic paints on vintage art surfaces, mimicking the original artist's style.