Brutalist Australia: The Architecture and Graphic Design of the 1960s–70s
How Australian brutalist architecture and its associated graphic design shaped civic visual identity in the 1960s and 70s.
Mambo, Reg Mombassa, and the 1980s–90s Australian Pop Visual Language
How Mambo and Reg Mombassa created Australia’s first globally recognisable pop visual identity — and what the design industry learned from it.
Australian Typography: From Letterpress Heritage to Type Design Today
A guide to Australian typography — from colonial letterpress and mid-century signwriting to the contemporary type foundries shaping Australian visual identity.
The Sydney vs Melbourne Design Schools: A Cultural Comparison
How do Sydney and Melbourne’s design cultures differ? An editorial comparison of visual sensibility, studio culture, education, and graphic design identity.
Australian Design Criticism: Why We Don’t Have Enough of It
Why does Australia produce so little serious design criticism? An editorial argument for what the field loses when celebration replaces analysis.
What Makes Australian Design Distinctive? Landscape, Light, and the Antipodean Eye
What makes Australian design recognisably Australian? An editorial argument about landscape, light, isolation, and the Antipodean eye.
A History of Australian Graphic Design: From Bauhaus Émigrés to Digital Practice
A history of Australian graphic design, from the Bauhaus émigrés of the 1930s through Mambo and the brutalist civic identities to contemporary digital practice.
Oatside Humiliated Nearly 200 Senior Vietnamese Marketers. Their Apology Humiliated the Brand.
On April 5, 2026 — less than 24 hours after the Vietnamese internet erupted over a fake CMO job listing that duped nearly 200 senior marketing professionals — Oatside Vietnam published an official response on Facebook. The statement, titled “Phản Hồi Chính Thức Từ Oatside Việt Nam,” drew 2,500 reactions, 235 comments, and 131 shares […]
What Is Design Psychology? How Visual Systems Shape Human Behaviour
Design psychology is the study of how visual systems, spatial environments, and designed experiences shape human perception, emotion, cognition, and behaviour. It sits at the intersection of cognitive science, behavioural psychology, neuroscience, and creative practice — translating research about how the human mind processes visual information into principles that designers can apply to create more […]
What Is Design Theology? The Intersection of Faith, Philosophy, and Creative Practice
Design theology is the study of how faith, philosophical inquiry, and creative practice intersect — how the act of designing engages with questions of meaning, purpose, beauty, and human flourishing that have traditionally belonged to theological and philosophical disciplines. It asks whether design is merely functional problem-solving, or whether it participates in something deeper: an […]