Remembering Jon Daniel: 1966-2017
We look back on the life and work of the Design Week columnist, independent creative director and social activist “who helped put black participation on the political map”.
"I graduated to no jobs so I decided to freelance. I have been freelancing ever since"
Using screen-printing as his medium and T-shirts as his canvas, US graphic designer and artist Donald G Wooten II has built a solid rep and fan base with his distinctive
Samuel Mensah: "Black designers are never placed at the forefront"
In his latest Four Corners column Jon Daniel catches up with Samuel Mensah, who after cutting his teeth in both branding and advertising has set up the organisation Youth Worldwide, which aims
"TV news designers have to work with the most difficult clients – journalists!"
In his latest Four Corners column, Jon Daniel speaks to multidisciplinary designer and former ITV News design director Kojo Boateng.
Greg Bunbury: "One project demonstrated how graphic design could be a tool for social change"
Graphic designer, digital designer and illustrator Greg Bunbury has worked his way across the industry over the years after cutting his teeth at Interbrand. His proudest moment was when he realised that
From architect to magazine designer to educator to curator – Atim Annette Oton
In his latest Four Corners column, Jon Daniel talks to multidisciplinery designer Atim Annette Oton.
Richard Mark Rawlins: "I want to redesign Trinidad and Tobago’s road sign system"
Today I am proud to celebrate the 4th anniversary of Four Corners with my 44th column. This month I’m taking you to the idyllic paradise of Trinidad to introduce you to
Creative convictions – teaching design to prisoners
Jon Daniel goes to HMP Coldingley – site of the innovative Barbed project to teach prisoners about design – and conducts one of most unusual design presentations of his career.
A tribute to Ray Barrett – "a don before Don Draper was even born"
In his latest Four Corners column, Jon Daniel remembers award-winning art director Ray Barrett, who created a hugely impactful anti-ALS campaign – at the same time as fighting a battle with the disease
Jason Kelly: "Businesses owned by black people are not very visible in UK society"
In his latest Four Corners column, which profiles designers from the African Diaspora, Jon Daniel talks to designer and art director Jason Kelly, whose career took hold as hip-hop culture gathered
"Share what you know" – typographer and teacher Andrea Pippins
In his latest Four Corners column, Jon Daniel talks to African-American designer, illustrator and teacher Andrea Pippins about her broad range of design influences, which include Brazil, 80s-90s hip hop styling
Melanie Archer: “Work needs to be done convincing people of the value of design”
This month we take a trip back to Trinidad to interview our first female designer from the region. Like many of her contemporaries, her work is multi-disciplinary, encompassing graphic design,
The Black Panthers’ Emory Douglas on the power of graphic design
In his latest Four Corners column, Jon Daniel catches up with civil rights pioneer and Black Panther art director Emory Douglas.
Carolyne Hill: “The biggest challenge for me was just getting that first job”
I first encountered the work of Carolyne Hill, this month’s profiled designer, at the Black Cultural Archives, the UK’s first and foremost Black heritage institution, which was recently rebranded and
Mark Culmer: “One of the hardest things was getting my work seen”
Boyee! Writing this piece has made me feel old. According to legend, hip-hop, born in the Bronx at a party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue on 11 August 1973, is fast
Lowell Thompson: “I got into the ad game the old- fashioned way: luck”
Advertising or ‘Adland’, used to be a home to a plethora of interesting and dynamic characters. I’m not talking about the smooth, elegant types that grace our TV screens in shows