Comic illustrator Will Morris and graphic designer David Mackenzie were commissioned to design the giant comic strip. Called Adventures in Design, it tells the story of the contribution of design to everyday life, featuring such Scottish designs as the Falkirk Wheel and Harris Tweed.

Dundee is the home of DC Thomson, whose publications include The Beano and The Dandy, begetter of Dennis the Menace, Desperate Dan, Minnie the Minx and the Bash Street Kids.

The move follows last year’s alternative Vogue covers decorating the perimeter of one of BAM’s Glasgow sites.