A giant hand and four other finds
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Image: © Simon O'Rourke
Giant Hand of Vyrnwy
The tallest tree in Wales was damaged and needed to be felled. As a fitting tribute, artist Simon O’Rourke transformed it into a giant hand reaching for the sky.
Time travel
Getty has launched an immersive web experience that lets visitors explore and interact with the ceremonial capital of the ancient Persian Empire, Persepolis.
Feel-good film
If you’ve finished Stranger Things and need some new Netflix escapism, follow the journey of Max and Nono as they bike from Berlin to Beijing raising money to build a school in Guatemala.
Short stories
Looking for a holiday read around the pool? Dip in an out of this collection of nine short stories from the author of The Catcher in the Rye. Each one is a masterpiece in brevity.
Pride at 50
The Royal Mint released a rainbow 50 pence piece designed by Dominique Holmes to mark the 50th anniversary of Pride UK.
Studio news
An approachable new brand
Anna Traylor does too much good stuff for one job title to do her justice. She’s a strategiser, project planner, networker, and service designer, as well as a food industry expert. But when Anna contacted us about designing her brand identity, she wasn’t sure how to articulate what she does — or what that would mean for her brand. So, we wound back to the beginning to get to the bottom of what made her brilliant.