Designer, researcher and transmedia artist Feixue Mei brings together exhibitions, public conversations, workshops, artist books and an online forum across James Madison University and Boundless Bound Publishing this autumn, exploring what happens to cultural heritage, publishing and identity when they cross generations, places and communities. 传 (chuán) means to transmit,…
Say the word “foil” and most people picture the same thing: gold, silver, holographic, something that catches the light and demands attention through sheer shine. Foilco, one of our long-standing People of Print partners, wants to change that picture. With their Pigment Foil range, colour does the talking instead, and…
Graphic designer, illustrator and lino print artist Alice Pugini is relocating her Block & Branch studio from Amsterdam to Rome, marking ten years in professional design with a move back to the city that has always shaped her work. Alice Pugini has spent ten years in Amsterdam. Bikes and canals,…
London-based illustrator Mrudula Kuvalekar begins a daily poetry comic series after six months of making nothing for herself, creating one page each day in response to whatever the day brought, building an unplanned and honest record of time passing. After an unusually busy year, Mrudula Kuvalekar realised she had not…
James Cropper Creates is more than a new identity; it’s a platform for artists, makers, and designers working with paper. We caught up with EXP for a quick-fire interview… One typeface that never lets you down? CG: TG: I hate to get stuck with one typeface, but EXP uses Studio…
James Cropper has been making paper in the Lake District since 1845. When the mill decided to build a creative community platform connecting artists, makers and designers with the world of paper, they turned to EXP, the Manchester-based creative agency they have trusted for over a decade. The result is…
London-based Chinese illustrator Scarlett Yang creates a series of five works drawing on 17th-century Dutch sumptuous still-life painting to explore how abuse can be disguised as intimacy, transforming cut fruit, flowers, sweets, seafood and animal remains into a ritualised banquet where women are symbolically consumed. Pronkstilleven, the lavish Dutch still-life…
The Online Gallery of selected posters from the V edition is online Every letter carries a message. Every message has the potential to create change. Born from the belief that typography can be more than a tool for communication, Fight for Kindness 2026 celebrates the transformative power of letters to…
Originally trained as an architect, London-based printmaker Chiara Mensa carves a series of five multiblock linocuts exploring the small physical gestures that define companionship between humans and rescue animals, printed in a limited edition of 30 on Somerset satin 250gsm. Trust between a person and a rescue animal is not…
Established in 1987 and now part of Japanese hot stamping manufacturer Washin, Foilco is one of the most technically rigorous and creatively engaged foil suppliers in the world, offering over 1,400 products, complimentary testing services, and a genuine commitment to the print and design community. There are foil suppliers, and…
Hong Kong-based visual artist and graphic designer Wen Ching Yiu, Krystine, presents A Chamber of Wonders at Yrellag Gallery, a solo exhibition using mono screen printing, collage, typography and collaborative game design to reconstruct memory, belonging and the imaginary world through the lens of toys. A cabinet of curiosities was…
Utrecht graphic designer and screen printer Boris Rijksen creates a custom limited edition print for the Utrecht Public Library’s new year celebrations, gifted to partners and stakeholders in an edition of 200 and made in two versions mirrored to produce four distinct gifts. When the Utrecht Public Library wanted to…
From premium lay-flat albums and fine art portfolios to fast, app-driven keepsakes, these are the ten photo book companies worth knowing if you live in the UK. Whether you’re a working photographer looking for gallery-grade output, a designer assembling a portfolio, or someone who simply wants family memories off a…
There is a moment every artist knows… The work is finished, photographed against a white wall or laid flat on a studio floor, uploaded to a shop or a portfolio, and then silence. The piece is good, you know it is good. And yet it sits there. The frustration is…
Texas-based founder and editor Chris Brown has spent decades building Refueled into an independent magazine, creative agency and think tank, drawing from the cultural energy of the 1960s to create a publication built on community, heritage, authenticity and a lifelong belief in the power of the printed page. Chris Brown…
Designer and typographer Kritika Dhariwal draws her fellow commuters on New York City’s A train as letterforms, building a typographic portrait series that uses shape, proportion, weight and gesture to capture the personalities and stories of everyday subway life. Kritika Dhariwal had a vision on the A train: what if…
New York-based director, designer and illustrator Daniel Savage publishes Something Savage with Vetro Editions, a book of pen-plotted geometric animations built from bleeding marker lines and layered colour, with each page paired with augmented reality content. Daniel Savage’s background is in percussion and graphic design, and that combination shows. The…
Posterheroes 15 asks what’s still human about us in the age of AI. The catch: it won’t accept posters made by AI. Entries close 31 July. There’s a rule buried in the Posterheroes 15 terms worth knowing before you start. Fully AI-generated posters are not accepted. A contest about artificial…
Minneapolis-based interdisciplinary artist Essence Enwere designs a variable typeface rooted in the textures of Mississippi’s Black Delta, combining it with an artist book, archival research, original writing and a physical installation to explore African American ecomusicology and the use of type as cultural preservation. Essence Enwere began with a question…
Bespoke furniture studio Cappa e Spada combines ink transfer printing, layered paint and period distressing techniques to hand-build functional art pieces, with the Queen of Bohemia coffee table taking three to four weeks to bring to life from a 1613 oil painting portrait. Tony is peeling paper from a wooden…