Art of the Mimeograph is a crowdfunding project by People of Print member Tomoko Kanzaki. The mimeograph is a duplicator machine that works by producing copies from a stencil. Today, the mimeograph has been superseded by the photocopier, and its artistic accomplishment is often forgotten. Tomoko’s publication aims to bring the…
Another book launch is in order! FEMME TYPE and People of Print have kindly been invited by Village Bookshop & Gallery Leeds to host a book launch and mini-exhibition beginning the evening of the 4th of July and running through until the 21st of July. Leeds is the book’s print…
Come celebrate the launch of FEMME TYPE, a book celebrating women in the type industry published by People of Print (in perpetuum), printed by Pressision Ltd. Located at Signature Brew Bar and Taproom in Haggerston, London, join us for a drink , browse our shop and pick up some exclusive…
Featuring stark, punchy graphics and fearless typography, the collaborative work of graphic designers Carole Gautier and Eugénie Favre (also known as My Name is Wendy) have built an impressive roster of clients and projects over the years since it’s conception. My Name is Wendy was born in 2006 uniting the…
Barcelona-based design studio TwoPoints have yet again pulled another epic project out the bag. On the Road to Variable — The Flexible Future of Typography is a 264pg book filled with 122 inspiring works centred around the theme of variable typography. Printed with a split cover each printed in a…
Run by Hugo Rocci, Terry Bleu is an independent screen printing and publishing house based in Amsterdam which specialises in graphic novels and art books. Dedicated to showcasing world-artists through unique publications, “Terry Bleu” functions as the alter ego of Hugo and his collaborators: “He wants to share his vision of colour,…
Our latest official members are Print Stuff; an independent print and publishing fair held in York. Print Stuff is a celebration of the authentic, the handmade, the unique, the emerging and established talent and all that is great about print, small press and self-publishing culture. Crossing between illustration, textiles, graphic…
Presenting Historical Homos, the world’s first no-fucks-given guide to history’s greatest homos: ladies, gentlemen, and every kween in between. Conceptualised by brother and sister duo Lucy and Sebastian Hendra, HH’s mission is to make the legacy of history’s greatest LGBTQ+ figures more visible than ever before. Lucy is a satirical…
Print is not dead. Print objects may not compete with its digital counterpart in speed, but at the same time, that´s its advantage. A well-crafted print product will give its customer a different experience and the joy of a physical object. This is the philosophy of new People of Print…
Graphic Designer Tony Clarkson tells us about his journey that led him to create his hardback book that promotes his new studio venture: Severn. “I’d been pretty restless at the old studio for quite a while but told myself that it would be ok, that things would change and things…
Breakdown Press started with Joe, Simon, Tom and Josh, friends long dissatisfied with the state of the UK’s comics publishing industry. In 2012, they decided to go DIY by publishing Windowpane – the first book by Joe Kessler, who is also the Art Director of Breakdown Press. From there, Breakdown…
We’re always on the hunt for fresh projects to stick our noses in. Most recently we came across the work of Dominik Schwarz and Dr. Björn Vedder, who’s publishing house entitled Black Matter Editions caught the eye of our People of Print team. We interviewed these guys to find out…
Recent Graphic Design graduate from Moholy-Nagy University, Lilla Vincze kindly let us have a sneak peak at her MA degree final project publication. Based on the contemporary Hungarian literary novel, From North a Hill, from South a Lake, from West Roads, from East a River by László Krasznahorkai, the book…
We present Catherine Hazotte, a German journalist, copywriter and concepter who’s currently taking her doctoral degree in digital advertising at the University of Vienna. Working across the globe, Hazotte writes about the Austrian Creative Industries, Design and Music specialised in particular for digital concepts in advertising. The cherry on top?…
Japanese and the symbolic, pictorial character systems of China and similar countries are truly fascinating. Compared to our literal Latin alphabet, their languages are firstly an enormous bank of characters, and secondly stuffed with the cultural heritage of each country. When it comes to design, these character systems go hand…
Check out Kyung Me’s new book Bad Korean. It was created in collaboration with Spaceface Books and Nejc Prah, who is the cover designer. The series is available in a click through format online. Kyung graduated in 2017 at Yale School of Art, MFA Painting and has won the New Artist Society…
If you are looking for inspiring design and creative books, here’s an updated list of our favorite ones. In this article, you’ll be able to find a range of exciting publications with techniques ranging from paper folding to embossing or just motivational books for when you fail in different situations.…
If you are looking for authentic bookshops and somewhere to get inspiring publications, you’ve come to the right place. We would like to introduce you to some of our favorite shops in East London where you can spend a Sunday afternoon browsing through traditional books and unique artists’ independent publications.…
Collaboration is key is a well known phrase in the design industry, huge successes can be drawn from a well put together collaboration and this holds no bounds to Watson Soule, a collaboration between established painter Janna Watson and designer Nico Soule. Watson Soule was last modified: June 18th, 2017…
Characterised by a masculine black and white aesthetic with clean minimal designs is Shisen, an independent project of visual experimentation and artistic expression run by Paul Poirrier & Tony Morice in Paris, France.