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Metal jewelry brings heft and shape to spring.

Kirra Jamison takes scraps and accidents of screenprinting as a template for large-scale paintings.

The software giant releases the tools to make tablet-based design a tactile experience.

Lo-fi vacation photos with heavenly colors 

You won’t find this key figure in the Stones Throw inner circle on Google Image, but you know his sleeve designs for the one-of-a-kind Los Angeles label. Jeff Jank gives Nothing Major a rare glimpse behind the scenes in underground hip-hop. But, with Jank, many of the mysteries remain intact.

For decades, this Latvian expat print mag has turned simplicity to its advantage.

The historic Parisian bathhouse serves as a temporary canvas for work from street art heavies.

The workwear company highlights a dark image from the 2011 London riots in its SS 2013 collection.

Amanda Ghassaei cuts Joy Division on acrylic and Velvet Underground on maple with a laser.

Now all you need is a swimsuit and a spot in the sand

The New York band borrowed imagery from a 2003 installation for its latest album design.

The Barcelona designers work with packing material and bacteria to make lettering that really moves

An alarm that wakes you up on your terms.

Former Black Flag members and friends reconvene at Redondo Beach Moose Lodge on the site of the band's legendary first gig.

Jewelry that jumps the fringe bandwagon but won't leave you hanging

Legends of the Euro disco face off in a photo spread shot by Hedi Slimane.