Reflections On 2020
Brindha Kumar & Ross Aitken reflect on how they’ve managed a year of lockdowns, restrictions and change.
Brindha Kumar & Ross Aitken reflect on how they’ve managed a year of lockdowns, restrictions and change.
It’s fair to say that 2020 didn’t turn out how anybody expected it. As December draws in we look back on the designs that emerged in an unprecedented year that saw a global pandemic, as well as political reckonings around the world too.
To mark the WAVLNGTH collection, we spoke to Aneesha and Lovedeep, who also worked on the project, about the WAVLNGTH mission, the Indian music scene, and collaborating with like-minded people.
To close off our series we speak to Dean George, whose output spans creative direction, film direction and photography, with a client list that includes Nike, Adidas, Stone Island, Matches Fashion and Puma.
Overlooked narratives and the mundane are key themes running through Olivia’s work, and this aesthetic extends to her wider approach too. She’s determined to make the arts heritage institutions and arts education more accessible and representative of their local communities. Here she shares her insights on everything from starting out as a creative, to building confidence, to the value of peer feedback.
"On days where my animations are being screened, people tend to address me as animation director. Other days, I am an illustrator, and even rarer days some call me a musician.” Here he shares his insights on everything from finding your audience, to managing burnout, to having a backup plan.
Bold and inventive, Roshan Ramesh's work is heavily inspired by Hindu iconography, vintage gothic and tribal visual styles and queer narratives. Here they share their insights on everything from valuing your work, to bouncing back from rejection, to staying sane on social media.
A few months ago we made a commitment to accountability in the short and long term, and to building a new, better working culture for all our staff and community from the ground up. To help hold us to account, we launched our dynamic Diversity & Inclusion roadmap, laying out tangible goals and how we plan to meet them.
Launched last week, Re-Press is all about revisiting some Everpress highlights of the past year. A collection of nearly 50 designs, we’ve loved being able to go back and revisit some of our favourite campaigns of 2020 so far.
Acclaimed Notting Hill Carnival costume designer Clary Salandy shares her insights into the history of carnival, the role of costumes, and the importance of the online celebration.
Mikey Dread, one half of legendary sound system Channel One, shares his insights into what it takes to run a sound system, the silver linings of 2020’s online celebration and what Notting Hill Carnival means to him.
Ahead of Notting Hill Carnival’s first ever online celebration, we caught up with Riaz Phillips to chat the role of food in communities, what Carnival means to him, and keeping the Carnival spirit alive.
Photographer Ian Watts has been documenting Notting Hill Carnival since the '70s. We caught up with him for his insights into his own beginnings with Notting Hill Carnival, the difficulties of carnival’s media portrayal, and what the celebration means to him.
Design studio Humana's 'Future Print Club' project aims to focus the power of collaboration on building a better future. We caught up with him to chat design ethos, collaboration, and why T-shirts were the best medium for their message.
Art director and graphic designer Matouš Marťák's Allergic Club T-shirt aimed to turn his coeliac diagnosis into something positive. We caught up with him to chat inspiration, defying expectations and how selling T-shirts helped pay his rent.
A T-shirt charity fundraiser tends to serve two important purposes. Not only do they help raise vital funds, but they’ll spread a message too, bringing word of the cause to a new audience. Here we list 11 of our favourite charity T-shirt designs. Highlighting some of the best charity T-shirt designs made and sold on Everpress so far.
From today until 2025; our five year plan to become a fully sustainable and ethical clothing platform.
Why collaboration works with Holly St Clair, Martina Martian, María Medem, Poppy Crew, Miles Tewson and Kris Andrew Small.
Sophie Benson, Dana Thomas, Patsy Perry and Flora Davidson reflect on the fashion industry.
Brooklyn native Myles Thompson gives us a step-by-step insight into how his 2020 Hindsight T-shirt for Earth Day came to life.
Kim Van Vuuren, Sarah Firth, Lucas Hesse, Will Pacheco and Ignorance1 reflect on why merch is a lifeline.
Gramrcy, Andy Garvey, Colin Volvert AKA Rey Colino and Sam Ford reflect on why merch is a lifeline.