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April 22, 2021 4:07 pm A group of 140 designers from around the world has developed a font “made entirely out of periods” to protest period poverty in North America. Periods for Periods is an initiative campaigning for free menstrual products in schools. According to the group, one in five teens can’t afford period products and a further one in seven have missed school due to a lack of period supplies. Product shortages as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have only served to make th...

Change The Lens identity UTA Brand Studio’s identity for Change the Lens helps this initiative uphold its pledge to ensure more representation for Black filmmakers within the film industry. Responses by Change the Lens and UTA Brand Studio Background:Change The Lens is a global initiative, and a pledge, created to ensure the representation of Black filmmakers within the commercial and music video film industry is reflective of the greater population. The pledge calls on companies to staff ...

Change The Lens and UTA Brand Studio unveils a powerful new identity system The CTL identity is bold, inclusive and universal – a reminder to the world of the reasons for posting a black square on social media last year. Words Share Think back to a time in June last year. It may feel like a lifetime ago, but it was a time of great change. Not only were we hit by various iterations of lockdowns, we also saw a rise in solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement, following the death of George...

PRINT Awards Editor’s Choice Winner: “No Justice, No Peace.” On March 13, 2020, plainclothes officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department burst into the home of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor and fired their weapons, killing Taylor. The tragic incident and others gave rise to protests around the country and globe against racism and police violence—and deeply wounded the city of Louisville, Kentucky, with citizens and community leaders alike demanding justice. As local and national ...

January 28, 2021 2:45 pm “Everyone found out about Vocal Type at the same time,” Tré Seals says, recalling the race protests from summer 2020. “Part of me felt like it wouldn’t be successful if it wasn’t for George Floyd.” Vocal Type is the type foundry that Seals runs from Washington, D.C., US – it’s his second venture, following Seals design studio which he closed down last year because of his typography’s sudden popularity. The foundry creates typefaces inspired by prote...

Her name is Fateeha. She’s a 17-year-old rapper who hails from the Philippines and she’s already making heads turn. The young artist sat down with NBCLX host Jobeth Devera to share her road into the entertainment industry and offered advice to aspiring artists looking to find their own authentic voice. "I think what people my age get wrong is that you think you have to look like this is or sound like that and sometimes the rappers my age dont sound authentic," Fateeha said. "Theyre always ...

Her name is Fateeha. She’s a 17-year-old rapper who hails from the Philippines and she’s already making heads turn. The young artist sat down with NBCLX host Jobeth Devera to share her road into the entertainment industry and offered advice to aspiring artists looking to find their own authentic voice. "I think what people my age get wrong is that you think you have to look like this is or sound like that and sometimes the rappers my age dont sound authentic," Fateeha said. "Theyre always ...