July/August 2020

Photography Annual | 61

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Interactive

This Los Angeles–based motion design studio takes its work for big brands as seriously as it does creative freedom and fun.

Illustration

Ping Zhu

A Brooklyn illustrator captures the full palette of life and expresses it in warm, fluid brushstrokes.

Design

Team Thursday

With an exploratory, hands-on approach, this design duo in the Netherlands turns the grid into a frame for striking letterforms.

Advertising

3 Advertising

Clients in Albuquerque and beyond trust this small, hardworking, design-centric ad agency that punches above its weight.

Exhibit

Royal Astronomical Society identity

For its 200th anniversary, the new identity for the Royal Astronomical Society embraces the classic spinning spoke design in a modern way.

Negroni Abrogatto 18 packaging

Sophisticated and classic, the packaging for this cocktail brand achieves harmony through a minimalist design.

EcoGround identity

The identity for this investment funds company takes root in sustainable agriculture and hopes to improve the lives of farmers in small communities.

Bank of Montreal short film

“Jane’s Story” challenges the unconscious bias that society has towards women being unable to handle money.

Rapscallion Soda packaging

The packaging for Rapscallion Soda showcases founder Gregor Leckie’s meticulous approach and cheeky charm.

Corretja ads

Zoo Studio’s ads for Corretja inspire consumers to imagine their own construction and decoration solutions.

Plan: C Simple Ale campaign

Otherside Brewing Co.’s responding ale to the current medical crisis communicates the simple honesty and empathy that is needed in times of uncertainty.

Webster Eleven identity

Colorful photography and sleek designs emphasize movement in the identity for this Oakland-based mixed-use development.

We Are the Countervirus digital OOH

Madwell and DPAA’s campaign harnesses the power of digital OOH to share important information about slowing the spread of COVID-19.

Wyoming Office of Tourism spot

“WY Responsibly” encourages people to use the silence and empty spaces to re-evaluate how they will approach life when it gets back to normal.

Fresh

Design

Jack Smyth

This London-based book cover designer pushes boundaries with vibrant, punk-inspired graphics.

Illustration

Celia Jacobs

Working with acrylic paints, this Los Angeles–based illustrator approaches the subjects in her work with empathy.

Photography

Natalia GW

This Bogotá-based photographer expresses her artistic vision by finding the beauty in the ordinary.

Columns

Advertising

How Strong Is Your Creative Immune System?

Especially now, be sure to boost your creative immune system, Ernie Schenck writes.

Design Culture

Dear Future You

With much of the world still on pause, Wendy Richmond imagines a new normal.

Business

Photography in the Age of Instagram

Ten years after Instagram’s launch, Monica Kass Rogers brings the platform’s impact on commercial photography into focus.

Emerging Media

Building Brands with Augmented Reality

Augmented reality ads are evolving. Chris Daniels reports on new opportunities the tech provides for brands.

Creativity

TV Commercials in the Time of COVID

At the start of COVID-era marketing, Ellen Shapiro asks agencies and production companies how they’re responding.

Favorites / Photography

Five Photographers Share Their Treasured Finds

Deanna Fitzmaurice, Maya Fuhr, Julia Gartland, Bernhard Lang and Mathieu Lévesque share what keeps them inspired.

Book Reviews

Dorothea Lange

Edited by Sarah Hermanson Meister, this book recombines the iconic photographs of Lange with the political texts that accompanied them.

The New Black Vanguard

Antwaun Sargent’s collection of portfolios and essays highlights a new wave of Black photographers.

Anne Brigman

Kathleen Pyne’s book provides readers with a window into the world of this Hawai‘ian-born, West Coast–based photographer.

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