Rats Pop-Up Shop, Berlin

A wild sampling of American culture lands in the German capital

by Jen Miller Last summer, art director Gabriel Kuo was at a party in Berlin when he noticed a German guy wearing a Patrick Ewing Knicks Jersey. Encountering this celebration of American cultureand one so seemingly out of contextwas inspiring. He linked up with his friend Keren Richter, an illustrator and designer (and friend of CH), and they decided to test out German interest in …

Reasons To Be Creative

The ultimately engaging conference for innovative minds, and we're giving away tickets

Before London begins to gear up for its 11th annual Design Festival this September, an array of visionaries are headed to the beach for the award-winning Reasons To Be Creative (RTBC) conference. Helmed by Flash developer John Davey, the yearly three-day event sees 35 entertaining and passionate speakers offer valuable insights into their respective crafts. Together some of the world’s most talented graphic designers, coders, …

Interview: Ford Atlas Designers Gordon Platto and Aileen Barraza

The ideations behind the next generation of pick-up trucks

We’ve admired the 2013 Ford Atlas Concept truck since its debut at Detroit’s 2013 North American International Auto Show earlier this year. The Atlas makes a big statement about design, capability, fuel efficiency and technology that’s certain to influence the next generation or two of Ford trucks. On a recent trip to the Motor City we met with chief designer for Ford pickups, Gordon Platto, …