Fuelling Vancouver’s reputation as a ‘small but feisty mecca for art book publishing’ and an up-and-coming rival of creative centres like New York and Los Angeles, the Vancouver Art/Book Fair is set to return for its fourth year. Returning to the Vancouver Art Gallery from the 16th to the 18th…
‘Buried behind neglected sunken gardens, lies the Decrepit Abbey. The abode of the very last disciple of an equally decrepit denomination, whoeth thirst for antediluvian knowledge lies unabated.’ Follow the tale of a lonely and bedraggled Monk as he attempts to reinstate his forgotten faith through diabolical rituals. This 48…
Eye-popping posters, the zingiest of zines and penis doodles aplenty. That was Saturday’s Kiosk Independent Publisher’s Fair, an event that saw the Peckham Pelican taken over by a showcase of up-and-coming editors including People of Print. Kiosk’s founder, Nick Greenbank, is clear about its purpose. ‘Our main goal is to…
The Peckham Pelican and Kiosk are coming together once again to host their third Independent Publishers Fair this Saturday October 3rd as part of the Art Licks Weekend. It has been a year since Kiosk first launched the fair which celebrates independent publishing, giving emerging artists, illustrators, designers and small…
Hailing from New Jersey, Adam Jason Cohen is a photographer that currently lives and works in Chicago. Showcasing his work both online and in print, Adam produces his own small-run limited edition books showcasing his documentary style approach to photography. With raw imagery drawing focus towards social landscapes and human…
Today see’s the opening of the tenth annual NY Art Book Fair presented by Printed Matter and is running until 20th September 2015. Located at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Queens, this premier event is free to visit and browse the collections of stimulating and intoxicating artists’ books, catalogs, monographs,…
Steeped in history and character, London’s East End is a place where a new, old trend is on the rise. Published on the success of Hoxton Mini Press’s ongoing series of art publications, ‘Makers of East London’ is a brand-new hardback that celebrates the rebirth of craft-based work and the…
Pattern is as old as time. The birth of pattern can probably be traced back throughout the earliest remnants of Earth’s history. It appears in ways we may not perceive, can be found everywhere in nature, and is the basis for many non-figural characteristics of decorative culture around the world.…
British writer and commentator, Tom Chatfield has authored a fine book for Penguin Random House titled ‘Live This Book’, and with the typographic know-how of designer Chris Bentham, living the book is exactly what they make you do. From the very start you are asked to make notes and fill…
If you have a copy of our Print Isn’t Dead Element 003 magazine, then you will already be aware of Imperial Pictures Publishing after reading the interview with Art Director Amy Hood featuring their cinematic styled publication ‘Bang!’. Since then they have released a new publication Photo Book titled ‘Opening…
Katie Treggiden launched her award-winning design blog, Confessions of a Design Geek in 2010 to discover, champion and inspire new designers. It has been listed as a top worldwide design blog by Cision, Dwell US, Elle Décor Italia and The Sunday Times. In 2014, she launched Fiera, the independent magazine…
New York-based photographer Jonathan Leder recently exhibited his solo show titled ’92 Photographs’ at Superchief Gallery in Los Angeles, which has also been catalogued in the form of a beautiful 100 page, square format, perfect-bound four colour and duotone publication — limited to just 1000. Noted as ‘The ultimate book…
Redwan is a designer who places the emphasis on refining an approach to tackle a range of areas and fields. Originally specialising in design for publishing during his BA at Norwich University of the Arts, he went onto the intern for Studio Fernando Gutierrez before returning to Norwich to complete…
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…
Take a design competition and let it run continually for 92 years, what have you got? You’ve got an extremely well established competition, that’s what. The 50 Books | 50 Covers competition was originally know as ‘Fifty Books’ when it established by the American Institute of Graphic Arts back in…
‘Hyper Geography’ is the latest publication by Joe Hamilton, an Australian-born artist who often uses new technology and found material to create intricate and compelling compositions online, offline, and in-between. For this printed version of Hyper Geography, Hamilton takes a kaleidoscopic look at computer-generated imagery as well as internet memes…
We are proud to present our first-ever hardback on highly influential print design produced using the combination of printmaking techniques, styles, and materials. This new glorious tome, entitled ‘People of Print’, serves as a powerful compendium of cutting-edge work created in the age where endless streams of mediocrity contribute to…
Now being five years since Fatherless Collective first started as a collaborative venture between the five member artists: Jarrod Hennis, Javier Jimenez, Greg Lang, Dave Menard and Ben Rider. Today Fatherless have made their way into a well-established reputation and we are very lucky to have collaborated with this group…
The Paper Book is a beautiful compendium containing the whole collection of creative papers developed and manufactured by Arjowiggins. It’s a single, comprehensive volume, containing every kind of paper for every communication requirement. Studio North has kept the design of the book as simple and minimalistic as possible by labeling…
Sydney based graphic design studio Design by Toko have been approached by photographer Juliet Taylor to design her self published book. Enjoying complete creative freedom they decided to spice up the publication design by hand pouring the book sleeves out of resin. The two tone colour scheme is based on…