While exotic beach holidays are unlikely to be on the horizon for a while yet, a lot of us are planning “staycations”, or at least a little bit of time off for the forthcoming months when we all keep our fingers permanently crossed that the rain holds off. So without…
No, it isn’t just you: getting back to “normal” life isn’t the purely joyful, seamless transition we might have hoped for. Yes, it’s great that pubs are back; that we can go to the cinema again; that 24-hour Asda isn’t the only nightlife destination in East London. But for many…
While there’s been a few long overdue celebrations of women type designers, we’ve not yet come across a comprehensive look at a different issue around gender and type: the relationship between gender stereotypes and letterforms themselves: the relationship between gender stereotypes and letterforms themselves. As the author of a new…
London-based multidisciplinary studio Here Design has managed to sum up the simple pleasures of warm days, cool breezes and gentle sugar rushes in its designs for Gelupo Gelato, a new ice-cream recipe book by chef and restaurateur Jacob Kenedy. Here Design has been collaborating with Kenedy—chef/patron of Bocca di Lupo,…
If there’s anyone who can be billed as having shaped the album cover design of the 2010s (the tens?), it’s Leif Podhajsky. The Australian designer and artist most famously created work for Tame Impala; as well as working with the likes of Foals, The Horrors, Mount Kimbie, Bonobo, Kelis, London…
For our 69th issue of Posterzine – the only poster in the world that is registered with the British Library as a magazine – we introduce the innovative and playful work of Anna Lomax. Anna’s work is full of surprises, whether its a white sculpture erupting with rainbow confetti or a series of unusually flexible columns.…
Back in 2017, artist Dominic Myatt published (no kissing), a book of around 30 drawings that illustrate “men seeking men” (m4m) ads on London’s Craigslist listings. Faithfully copying the typos, miss-spellings and posts that range from the vaguely NSFW to the truly WTF (like the man looking for a farmer…
Social enterprise All SHE Makes was launched with the aim of redressing the underrepresentation of women artists around the world. The platform, designed by Wei-Haas Creative, was created by Svitlana Martynjuk, a Michigan-based artist who was born and raised in Rivne, Ukraine . She says she created All SHE Makes…
When Blockforest, the artistic persona of printmaker Mike Black, was asked if his work Call of the Batsquatch could be used on the cover of mythologist and modern-day bard, Dr Martin Shaw’s upcoming book Smoke Hole, he was beyond thrilled. As an artist who draws great inspiration from myth, legend, and…
Recently launched on our brand new crowdfunding platform for independent publications, In Pereptuum, is Plastikcomb Magazine (PCM) 2.0. The publication is a biannual alternative art magazine that explores experimental editorial design based on featured artist’s work. PCM’s founder is self-taught artist and graphic designer, Aaron Beebe, who decided to…
In today’s parlance, some of the work of Robert Crumb could be deemed “problematic”: the famed cartoonist has little time for arbitrary distinctions like “good”/”bad” taste, or more 21st century notions around sexism and social conventions more widely. It’s perhaps exactly that which has made him one of the most…
Little Optimist is a “pocket full of joy” from Dublin-based illustrator Ashwin Chacko. In our current climate, feelings of cabin fever, isolation from our support systems, and a sense of entrapment are prevalent. How do we stay optimistic, when we are faced with such opposition? Ashwin’s answer to this question…
Issue 67 of our monthly poster-come-magazine features the work of London-born artist Shantell Martin. With her dreamy lines meandering in a stream of consciousness, Shantell describes drawing as a meditation. However, unlike traditional meditation, she invites viewers to join her and play a role in its meaning. Currently based in New York, projects of…
From a Riso-printed publication looking at folklore, to a fresh new take on a comic, this month we’re excited to present a selection of awesome zines designed and created by some of the talented members of our community. Jungyeon Roh: The Fairy and the Fried Shrimp The Fairy and Fried…
During early lockdown, which is now pretty much exactly an entire year ago, many of us turned to a few things to get through the boring times: snacking, ultimately fleeting forays into things like “sourdough starters”. We turned to Zoom (if we had the bandwidth that day) for a facsimile…
Aiming to shine a light on issues around belonging, identity and inequality in the publishing industry, the The Tilt is a new illustrated Riso-printed publication “designed to question traditional forms.” Comprising a collection of new writing that centres around these issues, the all-female publishing, editorial and design team for The…
Leading people in gently isn’t graphic artist Michael DeForge’s style: his new book, Heaven No Hell, opens with a person massaging, and ticking a corpse. Observed by a crowd delineated only as silhouetted figures, the narrative is just as shadowy as their forms: it seems the protagonist is roleplaying as…
Ane Thon is a Graphic Designer and Artist living and working in Oslo. She owns a private letterpress studio where she explores the wondrous possibilities of experimental printing with moveable type. Ane has a particular interest in women in print, private presses, conceptual letterpress, and hybrid practices. On Being Ill…
Concrete Nature is a creative studio based in Glasgow and run by Clementine Carriere. The studio collaborates with individuals, galleries, institutions, and organisations to bring projects to life across print, digital, and space. Taking a “holistic” approach to what they do, and a desire to “positively impact the planet”, Clementine…
Issue 66 of Posterzine showcases the work of Detroit’s own KaCeyKal!. KaCeyKal! creates art that is refreshing and clean with a balanced colour palette, celebrating female forms that are rarely given the spotlight. His naked figures, with their bounteous curves, resonate with women around the world. KaCeyKal! has also created…