Digital 55

dupont & ossington, the grid-glass studio dream. we cut scenes, wrote treatments, had so many indie shoots and spent a pandemic birthday here. the building’s gone now, but like a lot of creation spaces, it’s stamped on our hearts forever. sharing a little studio series from the archives.

dupont & ossington, the grid-glass studio dream. we cut scenes, wrote treatments, and spent a pandemic birthday here. the building’s gone now, but like a lot of creation spaces, it’s stamped on our hearts forever. sharing a little studio series from the archives.

Oh, to spend an afternoon here! 😍 We remember when flipping through a magazine felt… normal. Now it feels almost revolutionary. New York’s Library180 houses over 3,000 rare and out-of-print publications. More than an archive, it redefines how we engage with images in an age of infinite scrolling.

Click the link for more: https://www.vogue.com/article/inside-library180-new-yorks-radical-archive-of-print-culture

What makes a good movie poster? Or a bad one? Much like the films they advertise, posters carry a different impact depending on who they’re designed for. Here’s a deep dive into creating and preserving original film posters in the age of streaming.

https://letterboxd.com/journal/one-sheet-wonders-poster-art/

Is colour theory a story told mostly by men? Not if Mary Gartside has a say. This early-1800s watercolourist built wildly inventive colour systems that feel radical even now. 🎨💪

Click for more: https://www.openculture.com/2022/04/the-woman-who-theorized-color-an-introduction-to-mary-gartsides-new-theory-of-colours-1808.html

Looking at digital through a more handmade and human lens? We love to see it 😍 Creative work is experiencing a significant shift towards the Textural & Analog Revival, a trend that favours the imperfect, the tangible, and the human.

https://weandthecolor.com/textural-analog-revival-why-the-future-of-digital-media-is-handmade/205096

We’ve all seen how book covers are “updated” once the movie comes out 🙄 - but this is a completely unique perspective. We love this convergence of different pop culture design moments, and the attention to detail is 👌

Click the link for the article: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/aug/26/cover-version-films-reimagined-as-vintage-paperbacks-in-pictures

“Our behaviour in public spaces is regulated by active and passive choices made during the design process.”

Here’s a look at hostile design and how it makes public spaces more miserable for everyone.

https://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/hostile-architecture-in-montreals-public-spaces

So honoured to announce that Lauralee Sheehan is a Judge for this year’s RGD Canada Student Awards! 🙌 The Student Awards recognize design excellence from students across Canada in all areas of communication design.

Learn more about this program at rgd.ca/studentawards

BIG LOVE to Toronto Guardian for the Creator Feature 🙌 Subculture storytelling, music roots, and building our own IP with https://www.coolhunterfilms.com/ & Filter. Read it here ➡️ https://torontoguardian.com/2025/08/toronto-content-creator-lauralee/