Most people know a wee bit about Hunter S Thompson—even if it’s just through the lens of Johnny Depp’s portrayal of him in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (or, better, Bill Murray’s in the 1980 movie, Where the Buffalo Roam.) Lots of people know that his ashes were fired…
Vans, a global icon of creative expression, has recently launched a new campaign; These Projects Are Ads for Creativity. The new artist-first brand campaign showcases creativity in its purest form. Instead of following a conventional ad campaign approach, Vans committed their resources to support the physical act of creativity itself,…
Prints n Tha is a brand new artist run, not for profit online gallery championing emerging artists and illustrators based in Liverpool and the North West UK, set up by graphic artist JoMo in 2020. The gallery was set up with the intention to create a space for JoMo and her…
Issue 65 of our monthly poster-come-magazine publication features the work of the Godfather of 90s skate culture, Ed Templeton. Ed has achieved legendary status as not only a professional skateboarder, but also as an artist and street photographer. Inside, we catch up with the man of many talents about the links between…
Somerset-based, independent printers, WithPrint, recently teamed up with UK / Canadian design studio Believe in® to create a new super-sustainable 2021 desktop calendar. “A calendar for everyday use” that balances “sophisticated design with an exploration of materials and print processes”, according to Alan Smith, Director of WithPrint, the beautiful desk…
For over 20 years, Pantone’s Colour of the Year has influenced a wide range of industries, from fashion, to interior design, as well as product packaging and graphic design. Every year, Pantone’s colour experts comb the world looking for new colour influences. For 2021, Pantone Color Institute have selected two…
Tom Boulton‘s aim is simple; to get as many people as possible, hands on and printing. It is for this reason he has designed and made a new printing press, the F-Press, which has been launched on Crowdfunder. Covid changed everything for a lot of people in the creative industry,…
Cluster, the creative platform tailored to the needs of artists and young collectors, is launching a tailored Residency programme to support an illustrator with space, mentoring, and an exhibition. The residency will aim to serve the unique needs of the artist, based on their career path to date and ambitions…
Music can do a lot of things. According to Madonna, it makes the people come together; for Missy Elliot it makes you lose control; for Julie Andrews, it’s the very thing that makes the hills alive. ABBA? They’re just bloody grateful for it. And as Hot Chip’ synth botherer Joe…
It’s pretty safe to say that graphic design today wouldn’t be graphic design today without one neat, seemingly simple invention: The Swiss Grid. The term encompasses both the grid itself, and a broader aesthetic also known as the International Typographic Style. Whether or not you love it, loathe it, or…
Fedrigoni 365 is an annual book that asks 365 UK-based designers, illustrators and photographers to contribute a piece of work. For their most ambitious edition yet, they have gone digital, as an ode to community and togetherness. 2021’s coveted calendar project is unlike any previous, as digital printing has allowed…
For our 64th issue of Posterzine we showcase the work of illustrator Jim Stoten. Dive into his psychedelic dreamworlds full of toys, knickknacks and top hats, with this exclusive interview and limited edition poster. Inside, we chat with Jim about creating his unique visual language, sketching on the go, and…
Over at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) in San Francisco—and online, wherever you are in the world with an internet connection—a new exhibition asks how the visual arts can help marginalised groups “survive and thrive.” The show, titled After Life (We Survive), is billed as “a multimedia…
This year’s not been short of news, but one of the saddest and most brutally shocking things to hit the headlines over the summer was the massive explosion that hit Beirut on 4 August. The disaster in the Lebanese capital is said to have caused at least 204 deaths, 6,500…
Oslo-based design studio Neue have designed Norway’s new passports featuring illustrations of the country’s stunning landscapes that change from day to night under UV light. Released earlier this week after winning the contract back in 2014, the finalised versions of the passports not only are harder to forge but also…
Grafik.Editions is a fundraising project geared towards bringing Grafik back as a printed publication. After extensive research with their audience, Grafik are aiming to publish a 256pg bi-annual magazine, alongside relaunching the Grafik website with a full redesign and editorial content. Grafik is a creative platform that features the world’s…
Building on the momentum from their first collaboration with LQQK Studio in 2018, Vault by Vans is once again teaming up with the Brooklyn-based screen printing and design collective that has deep roots in art, fashion, skate and music. Founded by NYC creative Alex Dondero, along with Paul Bryant, Max…
Following their debut collaboration in September, Vans and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) have teamed up again to launch a second instalment of footwear and apparel. The latest drop takes inspiration from the works of artists Edvard Munch, Jackson Pollock, Lybov Popova and Faith Ringgold. A diverse selection of…
House of Vans London and The Auction Collective are combining fine art and skate culture by holding a virtual 360° exhibition in House of Vans London’s gallery space, as well as a live fundraising auction for homelessness charity, Centrepoint. Objects of Art | The Skateboards comprises of 19 customised skateboards…
Taking place on the 18th and 19th November 2020, the eighth London edition of magCulture Live sees the event shift online. The two-day event special sees magazine goodness from some of the best magazine makers working today. The event has been split into two Zoom sessions, each with its own…