Abbey Bamford

2 days ago | creativeboom.com | Abbey Bamford

In a time when much of the creative industry is quietly retreating from the promises made in 2020, a group of Montreal-based designers is offering a bold, human-centred alternative. 'In Perspectives' is a new initiative from design studio Six Cinquième in collaboration with Never Was Average that's not just a response to the shifting cultural winds around DEI—it's a reframing of how inclusion can live in the day-to-day work of design.

2 days ago | creativeboom.com | Abbey Bamford

If you live in London, chances are you've danced around a toppled Lime bike or grumbled as one blocked your route altogether. For creatives Agatha O'Neill and Sarah Lisgo, the city's growing clutter of poorly parked e-bikes became more than a passing nuisance. It became the inspiration for Don't Be a Lemon with Your Lime, a guerrilla sticker campaign that's part protest, part PSA, and entirely powered by a love of design with purpose.

2 days ago | creativeboom.com | Abbey Bamford

Fifteen years ago, Fiasco set out with no clients, no agency experience, and no clear roadmap. Instead, they had instinct, optimism, and a core set of values. Over the past decade and a half, that foundation has evolved into a fiercely thoughtful and emotionally driven creative studio that's now marking its anniversary with a striking new brand identity. More than a fresh coat of paint, the rebrand is a full-circle moment for the agency.

3 days ago | creativeboom.com | Abbey Bamford

What does health smell like? What does health sound like? What happens when we stop chasing answers and start asking better questions? These are just a few of the prompts springing up across London this month as Wellcome Collection launches a fresh destination campaign that puts curiosity front and centre. Designed by Nice and Serious, the new campaign repositions the museum and library not only as a free cultural gem but also as a space to reflect, reframe, and rethink what it means to be human.

1 week ago | creativeboom.com | Abbey Bamford

Some buildings become part of the skyline, while others become part of a city's identity in a complicated, contested, and quietly iconic way. Plymouth's Civic Centre, a towering post-war structure designed in the spirit of optimism and municipal ambition, falls squarely in the latter camp. Now, a new book titled Civic captures this architectural outlier at a pivotal turning point.