As a celebration of print and the physical artefact of the magazine, it can’t have been easy for indie mag celebration magCulture Live to not be able to do things IRL last year. Now, though, the London conference is back with something of a bang: the 2021 event’s speakers include…
One of the great tragedies of modern life is the death of the personal journal. Chronicling the events of the day, or rather contextualising moments in a life, has given birth to countless novels, songs, films, and art. It can be said, with not a hint of hyperbole, that journaling…
This month, we’re proud to present a selection of publishing projects from the members of our People of Print Community. Reinforcing that Print Isn’t Dead, our members have created illustrations for the covers of novels, photography-based zines, and books for budding-printmakers. Chris Brown: Refueled Magazine Collaborates with Jason Lee Refueled…
Michel Rabagliati’s PAUL AT HOME has been described as “the perfect pandemic antidote – the opportunity to dive into someone’s anxiety and loneliness.” Pandemic or no, it’s an unputdownable read of a graphic novel that speaks to its readers on many levels: as sons or daughters, guilty that they’re not…
It’s likely most of us have heard of Johnny Cash, Fidel Castro and Nick Cave, but Emile Griffith? Not so much. Perhaps that might change, however, thanks to German graphic novelist and illustrator Reinhard Kleist, who having already published books on Cash, Castro and Cave, has now crafted a superb…
In Issue 71 of our monthly publication, Posterzine, we introduce the curvy lines and juicy lettering of LeBassis. Based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the illustrator and lettering artist has worked on projects including a Pride sticker set for Snapchat and slogans for Ru Paul’s Drag Race. Leandro started out working for advertising agencies before…
Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Corner Bodega Publishing is an indie publisher curating work from up-and-coming artists with a focus on illustration and photography. Together with artists they put together limited runs of publications, prints, and other fun stuff to sell in shops across the country and online. Corner Bodega Publishing…
In this month’s issue of Posterzine – the A4 zine come A1 poster – we catch up with illustrator Carissa Potter Carlson, AKA People I’ve Loved, whose artwork illustrates the modern human experience. From her backyard studio in Oakland, California, where she lives with her husband and young daughter, Carissa creates her designs which…
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…
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…