SEE YOU NEXT YEAR

By Matt McCormick.

JACOB ROSENBERG

Installation photos from Right Before My Eye, a powerful visual journey through the skateboarding and hip-hop scenes from 1988 to 1998 by Jacob Rosenberg. 

More information here, via HVW8 Gallery.

FACILITY STUDIO

A selection of interesting framing styles by London-based Facility Studio.

CORBIN SHAW

'Chloe' (2024) by Corbin Shaw: cross stitch thread, crushed velvet mount, and steel frame.

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Listmania 2024

The year that was, summarised in silly and occasionally insightful short-form lists. (The FADER)

The Aggressive Beauty of DMV Crank, 2024’s Most Exciting Rap Subgenre

Marked by a mix of wild samples and delirious tempos, the scene is giving rise to striving young stars including Skino, Nino Paid, and Jaeychino. (Hearing Things)

Found Sounds

Crate-digging into the canon of music history, some of the year's most exciting songwriters and musicians tell us about the music they fell for in 2024. (The Line of Best Fit)

The 8 Worst Music Trends of 2024 (Stereogum)

Julia Fox, Stow Kelly, Cash Cobain and More Share Their 2024 Camera Roll Highlights

The year in photos, as seen through the eyes of Adam Rouhana, Lengua, Molly Manning Walker, Evilgiane, Faye Webster, and more of our favourite artists. (i-D)

The SSENSE 2024 Year in Review

A selection of stories that captured an absurd and often very trippy year. (SSENSE)

2024 Was a Ravenous Year for Restaurant Merch (Vogue)

Eating Above a Pub

Charlie Teasdale on London's best place to eat and drink… the pub. (Drake’s)

“What if I Tried This?” Designer Shinsuke Nakada on Archives, Ephemera and Creating Items That Seem Unlikely

Writer W. David Marx visited designer Shinsuke Nakada at his Tokyo studio, to explore his work on a unique capsule collaboration between Carhartt WIP and INVINCIBLE®. (Carhartt WIP)

“We Can Bury Anyone”: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine

Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of It Ends With Us. (NYT)

The Typography Maestro Getting Calls From Greta Gerwig and Robert Eggers

Teddy Blanks, the designer behind the memorable movie titles for films like Nosferatu and Barbie, has quietly become Hollywood’s go-to guy. (NYT)

To Design for Musicians, Caleb Vanden Boom Excavates “Little Gems of Imagery” From Their Songs

Having created work for the likes of Clairo and Vampire Weekend, the designer shares why the work is never just about the musician, but the fanbase too. (It's Nice That)

Honk if You Understand This Obscure Bumper Sticker 

Gone are the days of “Coexist” or “This car climbed Mt. Washington”. Bumper stickers have lately gotten a lot weirder, and much more niche. (NYT)

On the Couch With Freud (Bella, That Is)

The fashion designer - and great-granddaughter of Sigmund - analyses Kate Moss, Zadie Smith, and Kristin Scott Thomas on her new podcast. 

(Air Mail)

TYLER, THE CREATOR - THAT GUY

THE CURE FOR CHRISTMAS

FAIRYTALE OF LAST CHRISTMAS

Christmas card, 2024 by Aiden Miller.

VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA

New York City, 1976-1978. 

“Early one morning, near my home and on my way to someplace else, I crossed paths with a Santa Claus. I wanted to know who this guy was. Where did he come from? Why was he in my neighbourhood?

Then I discovered the “Volunteers of America”. It was the organisation behind the homeless men on Fifth Avenue who dressed as Santa Claus to collect money for the shelter in my neighbourhood. Most people on the sidewalks just walked past them, some made contributions, but others had their children balance on Santa's knees, never of course imagining where these men had come from.”

- Susan Meiselas

VOWELS

The vowels Research Library in New York houses a curated selection of archival materials, including thousands of books, magazines, and other printed ephemera the design team has sourced for inspiration and reference.

More information here.