Jack Taylor is an illustrator and printmaker based in South London. Jack has a distinctive style of minimal mark making. He often works in monochrome and primary coloured pallets, producing bold and structured imagery. I’m a big fan of Jack’s carefully considered silhouettes, and how he incorporates subtle textures to…
Ivan, a young, Parisian silkscreen artist who creates Carnet D’ivoire Magazine by hand, got in touch to show us this beautiful short video clip. We’re very happy that he did so because it’s totally amazing. We love getting an insight into how things are made to understand and appreciate the…
We spoke to Marianne Smink who is the brains behind Smink Things. She learned the craft of print design during her time at fashion school in the Netherlands and has worked for several years in high street fashion before starting to look for ways of working that valued the uniqueness…
Leeds Print Festival has entered its fourth year featuring an exciting programme of workshops, print exhibitions, a talk series, and a print fair. This annual event has also brought together a host of high-profile printmakers, design champions, and internationally-renowned lecturers to discuss and debate the traditional and contemporary printmaking processes.…
Legendary London-based graphic design studio MuirMcNeil have recently released four new geometric type systems along with an accompanying collection of limited-edition, silk-screened typographic posters. The series is consisted of four typefaces, all exploring the visual aspects of type and the relationship between the verbal and visual communication. MuirMcNeil :: Geometric…
Build, a London-based design consultancy, is adept at creating layouts to make you look twice. Their online website, (by)Build Shop, is a seamless showcase of exclusive print products from the Build archive produced to a strict edition, individually signed and numbered by the artist. Their prints are typically screen-printed or…
Featured previously (here) North London’s pioneering exhibition ‘In Our Manor’ returns today for a second installment at the Hasler Gallery.Stepping it up a notch the show will consist of 3 rooms that include the group exhibition / hand-painted immersive space, an ultra violet neon bar, light progression show and live…
Independent art platform We Occupy have just released a collection of new limited edition prints produced using screen-print and Giclée – a printing process that combines pigment based inks with high quality archival paper. Over the course of 12 years, We Occupy aka WIWP have been working closely with artists,…
Baptiste Virot is a French illustrator with a trademark surreal aesthetic and a passion for traditional print processes. His portfolio includes hand-screened prints, risographed zines and peculiar comics. Virot’s style is typified by flat, lurid colours, dotted textures and unseemly characters. His whimsical style of image making hints at storytelling,…
Elsa Poux graduated from the National School of Decorative Arts in Paris and has since submerged herself in pattern design, transforming the finest of fabrics into collisions of colour, shape and narratives. Elsa is the founder and creator of Paris based fashion company Mapoésie, which originates from a willingness to…
Value Increase by Visual Design (VIVID) is a project which aims to create a cross-border Visual Design network of knowledge centres, universities, institutions, companies and governments, by jointly developing and introducing innovative solutions/methods in the field of Visual Design research, education, entrepreneurship, commercialisation and showcasing. VIVID have taken their results…
Goodchild is a graphic artist currently based in London. Drawing on paper and paint where he can, Goodchild’s recent work draws focus to deliberately abstracted narrative, describing stories and events without words or people and by using shapes and symbols to communicate his concepts. If your as excited about his…
Simon Landrein is a London based artist who works in the realms of illustration, comics and film. With a contemporary take on comic strips often consisting of 3 block colours, Simon’s portfolio is an absolute must see bursting with bold graphic imagery and narrative that highlights flashes of pattern amongst…
The other week I had the pleasure of meeting Finnish textile designer Jonna Saarinen and seeing her vibrant printed wares in the flesh. I was hugely impressed by the layers of overlapping screenprinted shapes in an uplifting range of colourful, punchy hues. Inspired by Nordic nature and personal memories, Jonna…
London based illustrator and screen printer Sam Baldwin graduated from Saint Martins in 2012, and has since specialised in hand drawn pen and ink drawings which combine curious fantasy characters with humorous narratives, turning reality on its head.
American artist Jeffrey Dell is a talented screen printer and also a professor at the Texas State University. Teaching coinciding with creation, Jeffrey has produced a respectable body of work over the years in addition to hosting lectures and exhibiting in a number of locations. His prints focus on themes…
ONLY have launched their Holiday ’14 Lookbook which was shot by Ashton Alexander. The collection includes a variety of hats, beanies, tees, fleece, and bags. The full range is available at their flagship store at 176 Stanton, NYC and via their website along with select retailers around the world. Produced…
The Jaunt is a unique art project that combines the two best things in life: Art & Travel. The Jaunt sends artists all over the world to step outside their comfort zone and experience new surroundings. Each trip organised by The Jaunt sends an artist to a new destination to…
Nounua is the ongoing project of Barcelona based visual artist Gráinne Nagle. With knowledge of both fine art and graphic design disciplines, the aim of this series is to blur the boundaries between the two. Shape, line and form all feature strongly throughout each collection of screen prints, with striking…
Done is an up and coming screen print studio / fashion brand inspired by youth culture and based in Lewisham. I was lucky enough to catch up with the brand and find out more about how it all started and their debut first collection in collaboration with People of Print…