Taylor Evans is a graphic designer based in Perth, Australia, specialising in corporate identity design, print design and branding. Inspired by contemporary and fresh visual solutions, he applies a clear aesthetic method to aid marketing strategies and promotional campaigns for businesses. His varied and diverse body of work shows an…
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…
The first exhibition of 2015 at No Walls Gallery is devoted to Bristol-based artist and designer Mr Penfold. Inspired by a wide range of different influences, from skateboard graphics to classical and formal abstraction, this latest exhibition, appropriately named ‘Masquerades and Silhouettes’, triumphantly demonstrates Mr Penfold’s quest to emulate the…
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…
Currently based in Berlin, Louis’ photographic work observes architecture, objects, geometry pattern and form highlighting ‘the strangeness and plasticity of isolated motifs drawn from everyday scenes.’ Portfolio highlights include his ‘Ordinary backdrops’ project shot in Japan documenting unusual views of the suburban scenario, and also his ‘Means or Transport’ photographic…
London’s Kemistry Gallery was forced to close the doors on the Charlotte Road gallery space back in December 2014, but that hasn’t held them back. March 2015 sees the legendary, cutting-edge design gallery enter its next phase, having re-invented themselves as a pop-up gallery, Kemistry will present their ‘100 Years…
Brooklyn based artist Annie Vieux portrays elements of experimental psychedelia and melting fragments of rainbow in her digitally inspired works. Flashes of iridescence glint through layers of transparency, merging with bright drips of neon that fade into dreamy hues. Exploring themes pinned around reflection and distortion, each twisted visual has…
Young Parisian photographer and director Aurélien Heilbronn relocated to New York in 2012, and now resides in Los Angeles. As someone with a lifelong passion for photography (never without his digital camera in his teens) and self admittedly obsessed with photographing pigeons in monochrome – his decision to go analogue…
José Ja Ja Ja is an illustrator hailing from Madrid. With interests including contemporary drawing, story telling, comics and children’s books José’s clean and intricate imagery invites us into surreal abstract worlds through a selection of outputs including zines, paintings, print and 3D objects. José Ja Ja Ja was last…
How amazing are these beautifully printed bookmarks, designed by Russian creative agency The Bakery? Printed in the UK on luxurious papers produced by Arjowiggins, the series of hypnotising marbled chunks are for french company Fiac. Focusing on sensory curiosity, The Bakery wanted to create a physical object that was not…
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…
January is always a dull month but thanks to The Guardian that they have decided to start off 2015 with a totally inspiring exhibition displaying the charming work created by legendary letterpress practitioner Alan Kitching. Letterpress often gives a sense of energy and enthusiasm, and you will definitely be inspired…
Originally from the northeast, Paul X Johnson is an illustrator now based in London. Depicting unsettling, strange settings and featuring vacant, stone faced characters; his illustrations are moody, atmospheric and somewhat cinematic – each carrying a narrative.
Barney Cools is a surf meets street-style brand hailing from Australia that celebrates a ‘laid back coastal lifestyle’ reflecting design, surf, travel and festival cultures. SS15 sees the brand drop a print heavy offer consisting of bold floral graphics across shirts, trackies, buckets, board shorts and light-weight jackets. Barney Cools…
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.…
Jennie Edwards is a freelance illustrator currently based in Brighton with a background in fine art. Jennie’s contemporary and colourful imagery has seen her work with clients including Dulux, British Airways, ITV, Condé Nast and Anna Lou of London, however it’s her personal work involving sleek architectural imagery that caught…
Formist has just released its recent typeface ‘Serous’ – a liquid-styled type family consisting of four different weights: Brook, Creek, Stream, and River. Founded by artist and designer Mark Gowing, Formist is a place for creatives to share design goodness, exploring contemporary, creative projects whether they traditional, digital, logical or…
With an obsession with art that started with fingers, paint, blank walls and presumably angry parents – at the age of 3, Timba Smits, is an Australian, East London based creative. The artist, illustrator and independent publisher claims to survive “on a diet of art + design + illustration +…
Quo Vadis Editorial Design is returning for its third edition with a highly-esteemed group of speakers who will explore all the dimensions of editorial trends, content, and design. Not only is QVED an annual editorial design conference, it is also a platform for debate about contemporary design matters and is…
For their latest project, Netherlands based creative studio DIFT have designed the corporate identity and branded materials for bed and breakfast Arck. Run by two architectural designers in Belgium, the name is short for Architect Rooms and launches this February. DIFT wanted to design a collection of printed attributes that…