London-based publisher Read-Only Memory reveals what design can do using different printing techniques to document great moments in video game history. Founded by independent graphic designer and design associate at Studio Koto, Darren Wall, in 2012, Read-Only Memory has released a wide range of high-quality prints, publications, and writings that…
Everybody loves stickers. These adhesive-backed bits of paper are great but we find it quite hard to express in words why we love them. What we love about ‘Grey Jam Press’ is the fact that they are professional screen printers of custom eggshell stickers, vinyl stickers, paper prints and much…
Brooklyn-based artist and musician James Hoff has been exploring malware as a compositional strategy for both his painting and music. What really fascinates us is how he arranges things in a frame. James Hoff opts for a dye-sublimation printing process which is a method that allows the reproduction of full-colour…
One of the best pieces of news we’ve heard recently is that magCulture will be opening a physical magazine shop down in central London. We are all magaholics here at People of Print and we just could not hide our excitement when we heard about the arrival of London’s freshest…
There seems to be an infinite number of projects Tim Colmant has been working on at the moment but we are particularly drawn in by his pattern designs created using squiggly lines and pastel colours. It’s very surprising to see how Belgian graphic designer and illustrator Tim Colmant uses only…
The first major UK show of work created by one of the world’s greatest draughtsmen and printmakers, Maurits Cornelis Escher, is now taking place at Dulwich Picture Gallery. Bringing together prints by the world-renowned artist of the 20th Century, the exhibition display includes woodcuts, lithographs, drawings, watercolours and mezzotints as…
Faig Ahmed portrays the philosophical relationship between craft and technology through glitched-out rugs from traditional Azerbaijani textiles and embroideries. Although this article is not about print, still I think it is very fascinating to see how technology has had a significant impact on craft nowadays. What interests Faig Ahmed is…
It will be a huge oversight if I don’t feature Nejc Prah’s portfolio now. I first came across his work when I visited the Tokyo TDC exhibition in summer and once again I stumbled upon his work which has been featured in the fourth issue of Tunica Magazine. You are…
The one and only two-month long annual typography festival, Typomad, has returned to Madrid with the theme ‘Testimonies: What’s Behind Typeface Design’. Four venues, two days of conferences, three exhibitions, four workshops, three type safaris, Typomad is now back to celebrate contemporary type design and support the design scene as…
The title is what caught my attention when I first stumbled upon ‘Eating With The Eyes’. Published with life-affirming quality, Eating With The Eyes is a new publication by Unit Editions that raises its own questions about seeing things in new ways. The book consists of a photographic recording of…
The fourth issue of Tunica Magazine takes you on a visual journey through features covering illustration, photography, articles, fictions, interviews and beyond. For each issue, Tunica Magazine invites a rotating cast of independent writers and creatives to participate, making it a great platform for talents who work across a variety…
It’s been three years since we last featured ‘Drawswords’ but it seems like their brilliant use of colour and smart ideas are still very much alive and kicking when it comes to graphic design and art direction. Amsterdam-based design studio ‘Drawswords’ was set up in 2008 with a strong focus…
With full agreement from the Department of Transport, graphic designer Wallace Henning has launched a new month-long Kickstarter campaign to raise money to publish a high spec reproduction of the iconic British Rail Corporate Identity Manual that will “celebrate British Rail’s identity in its entirety – not only its distinctive…
Sure if you talk to your parents, you’ll find out that cycling was actually in crisis some 30 years ago. We cannot quite explain the renewed interest in this two-wheeled transport but we guess that’s another reason why you should pick up a copy of The Ride Journal. Cycling is…
50 creatives. 50 one-off posters. London-based design and strategy agency SocioDesign in partnership with Ripe Digital and Analog Republic have announced its latest project ‘Nifty-Fifty’ – an ambitious charity campaign set up with an aim to help people with life limiting illnesses. SocioDesign invited 50 top internationally-renowned creatives and studios…
London design agency Fivefootsix asked both young talents and established artists and designers including Anthony Burrill and Malika Favre to come up with some special designs for paddles as part of its annual charity event. Before we kick off The Christmas Print Fayre on 1st December 2015, the gallery space…
We’ve long been fans of Heresy and thought we should explore some of Dominic Owen’s personal work and delve into his collection. London-based freelance illustrator and one-half of Heresy Dominic Owen can fill to the brim with an interesting mix of shapes and compelling sets of colours. We love how…
Ilka is a recently-launched Glasgow-based studio specialising in lovingly handcrafted and limited-edition large-scale screen prints. Started out as a hobby, we are very excited to see a diverse assortment of prints characterised by neon colour palettes and fluid figures. We also love how they play around to tell their story…
Next week, the gallery space at Hoxton Arches will be dedicated to a series of A1 screen-printed artworks that document Accept & Proceed’s ten-year study of light and dark. Accept & Proceed is an award-winning design studio specialising in print, screen and spaces. For the past decade, they have been…
‘Make Enemies & Gain Fans’ is a handbook representing the action-packed journey of Snask’s first five years in the business penned within 72 hours. We simply had no idea how they managed to get a book deal within 24 hours after the initial idea. The only thing we know is…