While Christmas is apparently the most wonderful time of the year, it can also be one of the most confusing: that’s usually largely down to all-hours boozing becoming the norm, and the festive tradition of rendering ourselves catatonic for roughly ten days due having filled ourselves entirely with things that…
Why does feminism matter? Are feminists man-haters? While feminism isn’t a new thing—the official “first wave” was now more than a century ago—questions like this are still being asked, and need to be addressed. Today, feminism is a multifarious thing that often takes many different meanings: one feminist might be…
For the first time in its history, this year’s D&AD Annual has gone digital—and perhaps even more significantly than that, it’s available to everyone—not just a select (relatively small) few who can either afford it, produce work that’s gone into it, or write about it. The 2020 D&AD president Kate…
Kama Sutra A-Z was initially developed by illustrator Malika Favre in 2013 as an art project and exhibition. Seven years later she decided to gather this body of work and create a limited edition book co-published with Counter-Print. In the 56-page, hardback publication, the 26 letters of the alphabet are…
Kateryna Bielobrova is a Ukrainian artist, illustrator, and designer. Her practice focuses on the exploration of the contemporary world and human nature, and she believes that psychological and philosophical research is important in order to create a more conscious and completed project. This research has led Kat to create No-End;…
Prelo Prints is a project born from a love for letterpress and all forms of early print. Predominantly focusing on 15th-century printing techniques and materials, using their wooden one-pull press (an interpretation of what a late 15th-century printing press might have looked and worked) they print reproductions of incunables, broadsides,…
First published in 1964 by Progresso Grafico, and distributed by G.B. Paravia, Alfa-Beta chronicles the history of writing and type. The book was conceived by Aldo Novarese, a highly influential type designer, as an overview of his in-depth historical study of letterforms and type design. Aldo’s legacy lives on in…
This month POP are proud to showcase a selection of publications created by members of our community. From fictional story books, to letterpress look books, and humorous zines, our members have shown great talent across an array of printed formats, helping to promote and preserve indie publishing. Soul Traits Studio:…
Trio is a Risograph printed book, consisting of 10 pages of the same three Riso colours; fluorescent pink, medium blue, and yellow, in various colour combinations. The publication was designed, printed, and hand-bound by Amsterdam-based graphic designer, Lol Gallimore, in a very limited edition of 5. Lol’s works typically explores vibrant…
You haven’t left the house in 63 days. The money you’d normally spend on posh coffees and 14% beers that taste of grapefruit has been spent on a slick new desk instead. Now you need some proper nice books to live on it. Luckily the world of independent publishing is…
Hand Dryers, based on Samuel Ryde’s Instagram account, is the world’s most complete collection of hand dryers. Who knew that something so normal, so instantly forgettable, so remarkably unremarkable could be a thing of such beauty and intrigue? The book documents a stalwart of industrial design, an item so every…
Lockdown has changed modern urban life forever and forced us to re-evaluate the way we use our towns and cities. While the human tragedy of coronavirus must never be understated, those of us with an interest in urban environments will be understandably interested in how our cities respond to prolonged…
Published by Occasional Papers, The Natural Enemies of Books: A Messy History of Women in Printing and Typography is edited by feminist graphic design collective MMS (Maryam Fanni, Matilda Flodmark and Sara Kaaman). As a response to the groundbreaking 1937 publication Bookmaking on the Distaff Side, which brought together contributions…
After several years of collaboration, graphic design studio, The Bon Ton, was set up 3 years ago by Amélie Bonhomme and Amy Preston. They recently had the opportunity to work for Tate Modern on the exhibition catalogue for Andy Warhol. Graduating from Central Saint Martins and Brighton University, the pair first…
An exciting collaboration between Color Library and Risolve Studio has produced an amazing and first of its kind book: The Color Library: Risographic Printing Guide. The publication showcases a wide range of Riso ink colour profiles created by Color Library, and Risograph printed by Risolve Studio. The 136 page book features 20…
Written and designed by Céline Hurka and Nóra Békés and with a foreword by Frank E. Blokland, Reviving Type is a book that deals with archives, their use in contemporary type design, and the type revival design process. The publication aims to combine historical, theoretical and archive research with type…
Born out of a deep love for nature, Counter-Print‘s latest project is Touch Wood. Imagined and curated by Thomas Danthony and Clare Mabin, Touch Wood showcases a community of artists, designers and illustrators who have been asked to express what nature means to them by contributing an original piece of art created…
While researching at university (Burg Giebichenstein) for his masters degree, designer Markus Lange came across the fantastic typographic poster artwork of graphic artist Karl-Heinz Drescher who had studied at the same school from 1955-1960. Over a year long research project Markus got in touch with Drescher’s family and conducted various…
The latest publication from Counter-Print is Process — Visual Journeys in Graphic Design; a unique book highlighting the rarely shown process and sketches behind the making of marks and logotypes. The book is based on the work by the award-winning, Stockholm based design studio BankerWessel. Twelve projects are presented with nearly 1500 individual sketches…
After a thrilling Kickstarter Campaign (they hit their £4500 target in under 72 hours) the FEMME TYPE book is now successfully published and launched at Signature Brew Bar & Taproom and Village Bookshop in Leeds in early July. Printed by Pressision Ltd, published by People of Print (In Perpetuum), the book…