In today’s world of information and visual overload, we sometimes need a bit of distraction, a good laugh, or a minute of immersion without having to commit to a lengthy read. One-page comics are perfect for this purpose, blending humour, drama, and creativity to work their magic on a single page.
What would our clothing look like if the Roman Empire hadn’t fallen and would keep on defining our culture? Lilla André’s fictional design sought to answer this question, envisioning a utopia that incorporates toga as casual everyday wear.
There’s no such thing as too much exposure for design works and student collaborations, especially in the small, financially not very padded cultural scene offering precious few entry opportunities for emerging designers. The sooner a young artist gets university-wide and general publicity and can be put into contact with players of the cultural circuit, the better they can stand on their two feet after the academic safety net has been pulled from other them.
Over the past two decades, Elina Brotherus has become one of the most famous Scandinavian artists. Her rich body of work is recognizable not only by her regularly reappearing, familiar figure, but also the characteristic aesthetic language used and the questionsposed. On the occasion of her visit and artist talk at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, we had the opportunity to ask her about her artistic approach in more depth.
It would be best if there was no need for social design, because that would mean the pressing issues of our age, such as climate change, wars, and social inequalities had all been resolved, says MOME’s scientific associate and head of the Social Design Hub of the Innovation Center Bori Fehér.