Following the success of last year’s event, The Modern Magazine returns on 19th September as part of the London Design Festival as a one-day conference co-hosted by Jeremy Leslie and Liv Siddall. The 2014 edition focuses on the future of publishing, with guest speakers from across the world gathering to…
A brand new limited edition print for a very special cause.? On 7th September 2014 Paul and Kate from printers Generation Press will take part in a 220-mile charity cycle as part of the Rapha ride from Manchester to London. This is a distance that neither have attempted before but…
John Parkinson, or ‘Parky’, is a Brighton-based illustrator, printmaker and rather impressive street artist. Multi disciplinary, his techniques, materials, colour choices and surfaces are ever changing, but his experimental, self-challenging style all-permeating. Aside from his many characters discoverable around Brighton walls and the rest of the UK, works of particular…
German photographer Bernhard Lang’s arial shots of a shipping port show the effects of human globalisation on the natural environment. Taking shots directly from above allows the viewer to see the growth of a man made industry from a two dimensional perspective. Organised lines of object and colour neatly mirror…
Who else loves nothing more than a lovely bit of well considered packaging? Well, the products of The Printed Peanut is just one of those delights. Designer Louise Lockhart started The Printed Peanut when she realised there was a niche in the market for quality, well designed party games and…
Nothing can brighten up this ending summer more than Cachetejack’s charming blend of cheery characters walking around in different scenes of every life. London-based illustration duo Nuria Bellver and Raquel Fanjul know how to capture the essence of each scene and transform it into a huge collection of beautiful illustrations…
SAWE’s website is my favourite place to be on the internet right now. The Barcelona based artist works in the fields of illustration, animation, painting murals and graffiti translating his mad fresh bold, contemporary graphic style across a wide range of mediums. SAWE was last modified: September 1st, 2014 by…
Sam Chirnside is an Australian Graphic Designer and artist based in New York, who’s clients include established giants such as Volcom and Converse in amongst the independent record labels and underground start-up fashion brands. His work has a strong typographic influence, evident in his unique branding and logo work, However…
Stunning poster series ‘The Principles of Design,’ have been lovingly composed by Turkish designer Efil Türk. Using slices of specially cut paper, Efil uses layering and juxtaposition to explore each design fundamental factor, including ‘space’ and ‘balance.’ Elegant typography and symmetrical arrangements set the tone throughout the range, conveying a…
Check out this super sweet branding and visual identity for Sutherm by Czech designer Lilkudley. Combining crisp, block colours and simple line illustrations, strong metallic logos emboss the surface of simplistic stationary and business cards. Designing a fresh approach for the Samsung air conditioning specialists, he transforms their aesthetic to…
Robin van Wijk is a graphic designer, currently living in The Hague, The Netherlands. Just out of university he has built up an impressive collection of large scale screen prints and has had already had his worked featured in external exhibitions. A clearly well developed screen printer he has also…
Ethel Vaughn, the brainchild of Hamburg-based designer Katrin Diedrich since 2010, has been grabbing more and more attention and acclaim on the underground scene in the last few years for it’s avante garde, 90’s sportswear-inspired aesthetic with a strong focus on printed graphics. However the latest collection, ‘Gangs of St…
After it’s last few collections have paid homage to international subcultures, 10 Deep look towards technology and the internet for inspiration for the new season. Titled ‘World Wide Wave’ the collection ‘moves from referencing culture born pre-internet world to the new one that is emerging online’ visualized through their distinguished…
Based in Crawley, young designer Chantelle Barnard-Rance creates fresh, enigmatic visuals with elements of surrealism. Dreamy hues and clean cut lines are a regular theme, with recent marble collection a perfect portrayal of her ability to bring structure to flowing visuals. This simplistic series are consistently controlled in their approach,…
Thriving mainly in the realms of art direction, creative Charlotte Audrey works on everything from photography to set design, with an extra large dose of fun. A strong pop culture influence throbs throughout her work, coupled with a youthful stance and an offbeat sense of humour. Working primarily for fashion…
Norwegian illustrator Bjørn has a collection of rather varied but exciting work. From restaurant menu designs to editorial illustrations, and more recently repeat fabric pattern design, he isn’t one to turn down an opportunity. Whereas his outcomes may vary the traits of his style and personality always shine through. Character…
We went along to the opening of the House of Vans, which is an underground maze of wonders underneath Waterloo station in London, it is completely ‘off the wall’ to say the least. They have made incredibly clever use of this space to allow for a skate park, a music…
Neck Face has created a selection of hand pulled screen prints which are exclusive to Poster Child Prints who are located on Sunset Boulevard, at the heart of Los Angeles. The prints are six or seven colours deep, signed and numbered by the artist, embossed by PCP and come with…
There are few times that you get to see the work of so many great paper cut artist in one place, but to coincide with the release of his first book Owen Gildersleeve has done just that. We went down to the event launch at The Proud Archivist in Haggerston,…
San Francisco based brand Black scale have recently dropped their offering for AW14. Featuring a balanced selection of both bold all-over graphic prints and subtle cut-and-sew pieces / outwear the brand maintains their monochrome fresh output for the colder season. Black Scale AW14 was last modified: September 1st, 2014 by…