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experimental design
A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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Publication
2013
Exhibition of super rare Aspen magazine: the 3D multimedia bonanza in a box
Project
2018
Graphic designer Sepus Noordmans experiments within flexible formats and parameters
Identity
2024
Studio Aéro Club is building meaningful identity systems out of its strong, colourful universe
Project
2011
Studio Marije Vogelzang
Project
2019
Gossamer volume three takes a darker turn, exploring the theme of “night”
Project
2013
Textile printing like you've never seen before from Seetal Solanki
Publication
2012
Millennium Magazines: Cabinet Magazine
Publication
2012
DIS Magazine: (.Y.) Breast Dressed
Project
2025
Metals is the design and direction studio shaking up music industry visuals
Poster
2023
With posters made from stone, Codea is a studio challenging convention
Project
2007
Early Griffin Press
Project
2018
Timo Durst's designs latch onto interesting topics to exploit unique and unexpected contexts
Publication
2016
A self-combusting book and more from graphic designer Patrick Oltean
Project
2021
“Design doesn’t have to be just one thing”: Teddy Guerrero on seeking surprises throughout his process
Project
2015
Fantastic experimental design from Hort protégé Ruben Fischer
Project
2014
Product Design: Bompas and Parr make jewellery out of "the shiniest substance known to man"
Project
2011
DJ/rupture: Mudd Up!
Publication
2019
XYZ Lab designs a removable and “grotesque” fifth issue for Rouge Fashion Book
Project
2020
Julien Gobled on his updated design practice, now spanning experimental and technical digital artworks
Project
2020
“We like to experiment, so many clients may find our work bizarre”: White Russian Studio on its unique practice
Project
2013
Product Design: Jesse Howard makes a functioning kettle from random objects
Project
2009
Dominic Wilcox
Publication
2022
Music and typography combine in the addictively colourful designs of Raissa Pardini
Poster
2010
NeuropolXexp
Project
2010
Tom Jenks & ZimZalla
Project
2012
Studio Large push the boundaries with their experimental design
Publication
2020
Forget about success or failure, learning is the key for graphic designer Sunny Li
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Irma Boom
Publication
2019
Catalog Press is questioning what a book can be (and maybe it's made of cheese)
Project
2010
Neville Brody: The Anti-Design Festival
Project
2020
Finn Reduhn approaches his experimental design practice with simplicity, strength, and a handcrafted nature
Project
2018
Graphic designer Frédérique Gagnon relies on chance, exploiting dysfunction within her process
Publication
2018
"I love to manipulate books": Graphic designer Laura Jouan's experimental projects
Project
2015
Production Type takes a look at miniatures in its Gemeli Micro specimen
Project
2011
Ditto Press
Identity
2024
Moving Brands’ identity for Eppo sets data science apart with evolving graphic systems and shifting forms
Publication
2017
Sam Boxer on his downright disgusting design of Gut Magazine’s third issue
Project
2012
The Curious Vase makes you break it to discover what lies beneath
Publication
2024
Eleni Papazoglou’s experimental publication sits somewhere between a museum archive and an Argos catalogue
Publication
2021
“The power of language really catches me”: Eager Zhang on what draws her to experimental typography
Project
2017
Lisk Feng adopts a more conceptual and experimental approach for her latest works
Typeface
2017
Daniel Reed launches DR Foundry, an online platform for his experimental typefaces
Object
2021
Slipstream-specimen
Garment
1989
Maison Margiela Tabi Boot
Project
2019
Hans Findling on his experimental and multidisciplinary approach to design
Project
2025
“I let my creativity freely wander”: Sandrine Cheong’s multimedia design practice is playful and inquisitive
Project
2007
Intergraphics
Publication
2013
Graphic Design: Two Points produce a light-reactive cover for Novum magazine
Project
2012
Rooftop golf and flammable stationery from The Graduates 2012's Josh King
Project
2017
David Wise uses physical methods to alter the relationship between images and text
Project
2022
Mònica Losada is breathing fresh air into graphic design fundamentals
Project
2020
“Every time we’re doing something for the first time”: Meet experimental design studio Odd Matter
Publication
2017
Books From The Future's experimentally collaborative and investigative publishing
Project
2012
Peter Serafinowicz's new vid for Hot Chip with Reggie Watts and a yin-yang collision
Project
2021
Rhythmic and fluid, Zuzanna Rogatty’s design practice is likened to a dance
Project
2014
Product Design: ECAL students create bizarre smart home objects in Milan
Brand
2022
Next-level Mock-ups
Project
2012
Manuel Raeder blurs the boundaries of design like a conceptual artist
Project
2015
Manita Songserm disregards the rules to create unruly and intriguing work
Project
2022
“Their work was a feeling, not an instruction”: A visual history of tomato, the era-defining collective of the 1990s
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UN/UN Studio
Project
2019
Graphic designer Jacob Pardoe on collaborating with a neural network and the surprises it produces
Project
2016
Henri Barande’s Saatchi Gallery exhibition monograph has 4,000 different covers
Project
2022
Outside the box: the mind-boggling video game packaging of designer Hock Wah Yeo
Project
2017
Benoit Canaud’s sophisticated, experimental and conceptual graphic design
Publication
2020
A portal into fun, silliness and childlike imagination: Sofa magazine’s fourth issue collaborates with Gucci
Project
2017
The prolific output of graphic design student Ben Hutchings
Publication
1992
Ray Gun (magazine)
Project
2018
"Hard, refreshing and awkward": The Rodina design studio on their bizarre creations
Project
2015
Clément Le Tulle-Neyret's considered approach to Strange Designs
Project
2018
Paloma Proudfoot's debut UK exhibition - The Detachable Head Serves as a Cup - is as intriguing as its title
Project
2023
Traduttore, traditore is an experimental studio with a love of cheap and childish graphics
Project
2024
Studio Ivy/Aidan lets the interplay of materials and mechanics lead its practice
Project
2016
Hannah Nightingale's work aims to "question definitions of graphic design"
Project
2020
Björn Giesecke allows printing processes and techniques to guide his design decisions
Typeface
2016
Feelers out - the bizarre digital typefaces of Ari Weinkle
Project
2011
Eyeworks Festival
Publication
2025
Plain Text is the experimental typography publication for seasoned designers and curious beginners
Project
2007
Please Let Me Design