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The yellow, blue, red color scheme was definitely meant to match handpainted signage, where simple, straight-out-of-the-can colors reign.
Matthew Hinders-Anderson is a brilliant graphic and type designer who has graciously licensed his typefaces to movement organizations.
I believe Zohran and his campaign really loved the visuals, and we all enjoyed seeing it evolve with the campaign.
The article covers how designer and illustrator Arsh Raziuddin collaborated with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York City Hall’s in-house design team to create a World Cup campaign rooted in New York’s local visual culture. Drawing from city signage, borough flags, and sports memorabilia, the campaign celebrates the city’s identity through vibrant, infrastructure-inspired colors and community-focused design. The project reflects Mamdani’s vision of civic engagement through design.
Creative Boom reports on the return of Birmingham Design Festival 2026, themed 'Change'. Co-founders Luke Tonge and Dan Alcorn discuss the festival’s evolution, its inclusive approach with thousands of free tickets, and its diverse lineup of over 60 speakers across graphic, digital, and analogue strands. The event highlights Birmingham’s creative community and its commitment to accessibility and collaboration.
Steven Heller’s Daily Heller column spotlights the design of Zohran Mamdami’s New York City mayoral campaign identity, created by Forge’s Aneesh Bhoopathy and team. The project used bold, handpainted-inspired typography and a yellow-blue-red palette to evoke New York’s visual vernacular. Type designer Matthew Hinders-Anderson contributed custom fonts that evolved the campaign’s identity through the primary and inauguration phases.