Aqui Thami is a Janajati artist from the Himalayas, currently living and working in Bombay. She uses social exchanges and develops safe spaces to position art as a medium of healing in community, self-funding her work and realising it through collaboration. Aqui has a masters in Dalit and Tribal Studies…
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.…
Christopher Goggs, who goes by the handle ChrisPrintedThis, is a graphic designer and printmaker currently based in South Yorkshire. He works on a variety of projects, from digitally printed zines, photography, and pamphlets, to lino, Risograph, and silkscreen prints. He studied Graphic Design at Sheffield Hallam University, and is currently…
Don’t let the cute lady with a big, manic pixie dream girl fringe; the pink playful cover typography; and the sweet teddy bear-like dog fool you: there’s very little that’s cutesty about Nathan Cowdry’s Crash Site. Published by the esteemed comics house Fantagraphics— which has put out the likes of…
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…
Our latest issue of Posterzine – the A4 zine that folds out into an A1 poster- showcases the work of Harriet Richardson. Contrasting typical calls for change from the creative industry, Harriet chooses wit over worthiness, serving her message with a wink. With a strong belief that you can be…
Rotterdam-based creative Michael van Kekem’s practice covers a diverse range of fields including Illustration, graphic design, and printmaking. One of his latest projects is a Risograph printed zine that is inspired by some of the poetic texts he has written over the past year and a half. “I decided to…
Lisa Moura describes herself “as an introvert who uses her work as a medium to speak for herself.” What it says, however, is far from self-indulgent. Her thoughtful, gently experimental work across visual identities, print and publication designs, posters and more demonstrate how her design is driven not just by…
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…
Amélie du Petit Thouars is a French graphic designer who counts graffiti, collage, cut-up, and the culture of remix as inspiration. She graduated in 2007 with an MA in Art Direction and Graphic Design from Paris school, ESAG-Penninghen. It was during her Erasmus exchange in Prague in 2006 where her…
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…
Based in Dundee, Scotland, Katie Ravenscraig is a printmaker and illustrator working at Dundee Contemporary Arts’ (DCA) print workshop. Katie conducts a wide variety of projects, including zines, Riso printed stationery, and silkscreen prints. Her practice also explores the blend between digital and traditional techniques. Her printed goods explore themes…
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…
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…
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…
A recent graduate of Austin Peay State University, Kelsey Faye is a practising graphic designer, printmaker, and photographer. Currently, Kelsey is working on a new functional wood block typeface that takes inspiration from street art. They are hoping to use the font for a series of zines which will also…
Paris-based artist Cyril Galmiche is in the midst of a pretty niche, yet beautifully expansive project: it aims to “push the circular shape to its ultimate limits.” Galmiche works across photography, film and other media, but the side of his practice devoted to drawing is dubbed I-I-I-I-I-I. The title is…