Take It Easy Lab is an independent film lab in Leeds offering developing, scanning, and printing services for amateurs, pros, and everyone in between. The lab provide mail-order developing and scanning services for colour and black and white film, as well as E6 (slide film) and ECN-2 (motion picture film).…
Switzerland is a great place for those who love nature, trekking in the mountains, and chocolate. But if you ask a designer what is the country known for, they will of course mention its rich graphic design heritage! Swiss graphic designer Anastasia Temirkhan has been following the work of fellow…
Initially founded back in 2018, and having undergone many iterations and transformations over the years, Sue Lewry is relaunching her Colossal Project with an event at Grow Studios on September 5th. The launch will see the introduction of a new satellite unit and a brand new website. Below, we chat…
Alan Qualtrough is the face behind Kiss & Bite Letterpress, a Plymouth-based print studio and workshop. Alan’s career in printmaking emerged later in life, after his retirement. He became interested in printmaking when he served an apprenticeship in a letterpress shop in the 1960s, but his involvement was more commercial…
Office Offset is a research project by Jan Blessing, consisting of a continuously growing archive, a website, and an experimental print workshop. After training as an offset printer, Jan graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig with a Master’s diploma with honours in Graphic Design and Book Art. In…
In the modern world where digital art is at the forefront, Plymouth-based printmaker Sue Lewry stands out from the crowd; celebrating traditional craftsmanship and artistic collaboration. Her creative journey so far has taken her from working as seasoned graphic designer to a passionate printmaker; a journey that has taught her…
Take nine printmakers; young, experienced, and coming from various areas and with different stories. Lock them in the historic print shop in wonderful Venice for 25 hours. Combine it with midnight toasts and legends of the lagoon and you get the 25 Hour Print Challenge, launched by Limerick Printmakers in…
Networking is a pivotal part of a successful career in the creative industry, as research has highlighted that a majority of professionals gain employment from individuals within their social circle. This may seem challenging, particularly for introverted people, however, attending an event with people who share your passions will enable…
On April 4, 5, and 6 OFFF Barcelona returns, the industry-leading festival which presents at the apex of the latest trends in the field of creativity, art, and digital design. OFFF is the largest showcase and meeting point for contemporary visual creativity, where the very best talent present their…
Wen Ching Yiu (Krystine) participated in the deTour 2023 Hong Kong event where she held a printmaking workshop from 2–3 December. deTour is an annual design festival in Hong Kong that promotes different ways of crafting design futures, examining the interplay of design, craft, and technology. “New Know How” was…
In the life of a designer, education is essential, and in the attempts of constant self-improvement, it is important to meet the very “own” teacher — the one who will help to reveal and strengthen one’s abilities. For graphic designer, Mikhail Lychjovskiy, the famous poster artist Peter Bankov became such…
Charta Picta is a project created by collaborating artists Silvana Gaspari and Roberta Feoli De Lucia based at a historic paper mill in Vas, Italy. The collaboration was initiated after a pleasure visit to the mill quickly turned into a confrontation with the history, tradition, and research that Ivan Dal…
Printmaker and researcher Robyn Maclennan is teaching a brand new course at Leicester Print Workshop this Autumn! Inspired by her research into EcoGothic landscapes, participants will have the opportunity to work experimentally with the landscape whilst learning multiple different Intaglio techniques. This course will cover the use of traditional hard…
Learn the process of mono-screen printing with Underway Studio and create your own three colour print! Caitlin and Melissa from the collective are now hosting regular beginners workshops at their Brixton studio that are perfect for individuals, couples, groups of friends, or team building activities and birthdays. In the 2.5…
Under the motto “Connect, Create, Collaborate”, the established creative festival in Berlin and Vienna will bring a total of over 60 speakers to the stage. Inspiration and Connecting as the main goal For 9 years now the established Forward Festival has been a significant yearly event for the creative industry…
Typographic Printing Program in Switzerland is an intense type-focused poster design class in the studio of the Swiss poster designer Dafi Kühne. Over the course of 12 days, participants have the opportunity to work on a total of 250–400 analogue sketches (per participant), and through this iterative process develop a…
p98a is an experimental letterpress workshop in Berlin dedicated to letters, printing, and paper. They are a group of multi-disciplined designers, exploring how letterpress can be redefined in the 21st century through research, printing, collecting, publishing, and making things. The team work with hot-metal and wood-type, several proof presses, a…
Founded by Nadezhda Georgieva, a Graphic Design graduate, illustrator, and freelance artist, Sito Studio is the first atelier for hand screen printing in Bulgaria, also offering education in the sphere of serigraphy. Back in 2013, Nadezhda fell in love with the manual screen printing technique, and a year later founded…
Networking is a pivotal part of a successful career in the creative industry, as research has highlighted that a majority of professionals gain employment from individuals within their social circle. This may seem challenging, particularly for introverted people, however, attending an event with people who share your passions will enable…
Dense Magazine is absolutely delighted to introduce the very first Jersey Art Book Fair to Jersey City this January 28th-29th, 2023. Where the original offset press was conceived, the two-day event commemorates the immense form of bookmaking for all art, design and print narrative enthusiasts. Dense has worked alongside Monira…