Third place goes to Ruairi Fallon McGuigan who just completed his BA Illustration course with a first-class honours degree at Camberwell College of Art. We were awed by Ruairi’s woodcut prints that display such a professional quality. Along with great passion for crafts and illustration, Ruairi successfully demonstrates his exceptional…
The search for the best emerging print designers has come to an exciting close and today it’s our sincere pleasure to announce the Top 10. Considered as one of our most inspiring annual gatherings of young creatives, the competition is now in its second year and we are very lucky…
The annual Graduate Print Awards celebrate and honour excellence in print design. With a record-breaking number of entries this year, we received hundreds of wonderful projects from recent graduates from many different countries across the globe. We hope and aim to recognise the up-and-coming talents that have put time and…
Now in our second year, we had tougher decisions than ever before. Huge thanks to all the print enthusiasts who submitted their amazing work to the Graduate Print Awards 2015. We have seen all print techniques imaginable, old and new, and various different styles that were adopted to ensure the…
Moscow based designer / photographer Gosha Rubchinskiy is certainly turning heads right now as he channels streetwear with a strictly Russian flavour. With his current AW15 offering showcasing graphic imagery, pattered and typographic prints, garments form an exciting urban youthful aesthetic. I can’t wait to see what he drops next.…
Louisa Gagliardi is a Zurich-based illustrator / designer and I don’t even know how to start complimenting her INCREDIBLE portfolio. It’s Nice That were pretty on point in describing her work looking ‘like a Picasso painting updated for the digital age’ with Louisa’s imagery following surreal and conceptual themes as…
We get a lot of people asking us to share their Kickstarter projects and we are more than happy to promote a project if it’s worth while. Here is a list of six print-orientated projects that you should get behind. Take some time and watch the videos and pledge some…
We always have our eye on reflective focused sportswear brand ICNY, and as always we were super excited to see their latest offering. Compromised of fresh and functional warm weather essentials for the current season, the brand’s new capsule collection reworks patterned graphics from their spring collection rendered in bright…
To celebrate the summer’s long-awaited arrival, I have teamed up with filmmaker and animator Tommy Levi Morenos to create a list of films that will challenge and inform your understanding of creativity. Together we have cherry picked ten great films that explore the subjects of hands-on crafts and human imagination,…
We’ve always had a lot of time for Japanese brand Visvim for both their intricate and beautifully considered prints to the construction of their garments, and their new project ‘handwork’ has blown us away. Straying away from the mass production mainstream, the brand indicate what true innovators they are, crafting…
Last week we saw the Vending Machine Gallery launch in the Fox Pub (372 Kingsland Road, London E8 4DA) and it went off with a bang! With a fantastic concept offering the public the chance to buy affordable giclee prints from up and coming Artists from a vending machine, the…
Still currently studying, Tomas Laar is a graphic designer based in Rotterdam and without a doubt one to watch and expect big things from. With an amazing talent for type and shape based imagery, Tomas’ website is an absolute pleasure to browse through demonstrating an eagerness to experiment with a…
Pick Me Up has a fantastic line-up of artists, illustrators, and designers from all over the UK. Graphic arts festival Pick Me Up opened last week at London’s Somerset House, along with a series of talks, workshops and film screenings happening over the course of 12 days. Our Picks from…
Amsterdam based brand Daily Paper are back with the 2nd drop of their SS15 collection. For their amazing look book the brand have traveled back the city that sourced their inspiration, that city being Morocco. Stylish prints provide reference to their refined motivation of pre-Arab inhabitants of North Africa throughout.…
J SONA is a 23 year old designer and photographer hailing from Hull inspired by travel cultures and urban environments. Recently dropping an amazing new photo zine showcasing images from his travels to Morocco, Spain, London and Amsterdam over 2014 J SONA is fresh new talent well worth keeping an…
Alexander Medel Calderón is a Santiago based illustrator / designer and definitely a new favourite find. Creating playful bold imagery rendered with bold outlines, Alexander’s work gives a contemporary graphic twist to wordart like type through primary colours.
If you are looking for some fun but have no idea where to start, you have come to the right place. Today, we would like to introduce you to the top creative hubs where you can participate in workshops and/or short courses and get hands-on experience of printmaking. Now, fancy…
Janne Kokkonen is an illustrator hailing from Northern Finland and currently based in Barcelona. Building imagery from bold shapes and block colour, Janne’s incredibly striking portfolio demonstrates his mean eye for composition leading him to work with clients including ZEIT magazine, Aura Division and METAL magazine. Janne Kokkonen was last…
PUTPUT is an interdisciplinary Swiss / Danish artist duo established in 2011 and currently based in Copenhagen. Operating in the intersection where photography, styling, art and design meet, PUTPUT’s contemporary approach to imagery acts as both a response to their immediate surroundings and sculptural printed illustrations for commissions. PUTPUT was…
If you are looking for something outside the mainstream, you have come to the right place. Today, we ask you to join our journey into the world of typography. Here we take a fresh look at fonts and typefaces and what’s new and exciting in experimental typography. 15 Type Foundries…