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From fashion-editorial red packets to scratch-off fortunes and spring-loaded packaging, the Kuala Lumpur studio reimagines familiar rituals as immersive design experiences. Fictionist Studio's fou...

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The self-taught French animator makes wicked, grainy, gloriously imperfect films – and there's encouraging demand for his work. We caught up with him about taming the wrong tools, '90s hip-hop and...

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Execution at the click of a button might not be the career crisis you think it is. You just need to shift to the skills that are in demand more than ever. Welcome to another edition of Dear Boom,...

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