Akasha Rabut is a photographer currently based between New Orleans, LA and New York. Alongside more conceptual editorial work, Akasha’s amazing photographs document real life and the essence of cities visualizing both lifestyle and culture. A particular highlight of Akasha’s portfolio has to be her ongoing photographic series ‘New Orleans’…
Beastman is a fast rising Sydney based artist, one third of creative group The Hours and co-founder of East Editions. Inspired by patterns and shapes found in nature, Beastman recreates colourful and hypnotic masterpieces, composed of geometric lines and symbolic references. With his instantly recognisable style, these highly detailed, awe…
Today we’d like to introduce you to our top 10 books on printmaking. We have put together our most favourite publications covering topics from letterpress, screen print to stencil for you to delve into during this warm season. 10 Books on Printmaking was last modified: August 4th, 2015 by Anna…
Distinguished for ‘effortlessly combining’ sports and street wear, SS14 sees Californian based brand Hall of Fame introduce their basketball inspired collection titled ‘Hoya’ with a highlight being an all over monochrome marled pattern and printed graphics. Hall of Fame :: ‘Hoya’ basketball collection was last modified: July 6th, 2014 by…
Portuguese student Raquel Peixoto plays with bold type, 3D objects and deconstructed space in her graphic experiments. With nods to post-modernist styles, her pixel based arrangements question layout and composition in an unconventional way. Distorted liquid shapes dance around technical drawings and grid systems in an unusual order that is…
Sari Cohen is an illustrator currently based in Israel. Originally hailing from a background in literature, Sari has a deep love of reading and drawing anything ‘book related.’ Combining both digital and traditional techniques, Sari’s artwork is heavily influenced by a screen printed block colour style and aesthetic, I’m particularly…
Check out this sweet editorial design by Landon Larsen for new publication Fiks. With its name taken from the danish word for ‘nifty,’ Fiks aims to deliver information with speed and impact. With a unique stance on content communication, simple puzzles and activities accompany inspiring articles for an interactive and…
The world’s leading cognac brand has collaborated with influential street artist and Obey founder Shepard Fairey to create his own limited edition range. Featuring instantly recognisable designs by the controversial artist, labels are adorned with his signature motifs and repeat patterns. Taking influence from classic Hennessey branding, Fairey transforms their…
We have been overwhelmed with hundreds of amazing submissions for the Graduate Print Awards 2014. Once again we have been massively impressed by the high standard of work. The competition is open until the end of July, so if you haven’t submitted yet, you can do it here. The only…
Amsterdam based street wear brand Daily Paper recently teamed up with music trio Yellow Claw to form their debut ‘Blood for Mercy’ capsule collection. This new collection sees sportswear inspired garms merge a monochrome colour pallete with bold typographic prints and consists of 11 men’s street wear staples including T-shirts,…
Sam Thorne is a Plymouth based artist and illustrator, specialising in hand drawn graphics and vector imagery. His most recent body of work sees him designing and printing gig posters in which the bands and locations are fictional representations of key moments of his recent life. He believes gig posters…
Born and raised in Barcelona, graphic designer Josep Puy specialises in contemporary visual design for editorial and branding. Hired to invent a brand identity for new art and design based TV channel, ‘The Studio,’ the creative conclusion pairs soft tones with simplified hints of pattern for an elegant and sophisticated…
Maan Design studio have come up with some very aptly stamps designs for the 2014 World Cup. The self-initated project reflects the 32 national teams involved and 64 matches that will be played. With focus on a consistent layout form the national flags are simplified into slick geometric patterns, creating…
Although he’s still a student, Berlin based illustrator and graphic designer Benedikt Luft is already bagging top commissions whilst building a reputable collection of work. Having just completed a six month internship at ‘multi-disciplinary creative hub,’ HORT, Luft has worked on projects for names including Secret 7″, Converse and Xbox.…
Born in Mexico, Elena is a freelance illustrator currently based in the UK. With an interest in nature and surreal creations, Elena’s work applies a mixture of both digital and hand-rendered techniques to her imagery. Recently Elena has created a beautiful series of prints (available to buy via the YCN…
UK label Drop Dead has released a new collection featuring the legendary characters Itchy & Scratchy from The Simpsons. Inspired by the brand’s original Kitty Mascot logo and years of watching The Simpsons, Drop Dead has developed a collection featuring the iconic characters Itchy & Scratchy. The Simpsons inspired capsule…
Dana Tanamachi is the founder of Tanamachi Studio, a boutique graphic design studio specialising in hand-lettering and custom typography. Known for her twirling characters and decorative fonts, Tanamachi has worked for clients such as NIKE and TIME magazine. Applying her hand drawn style to product and interiors, Dana communicates a…
Check out these new tote bags and skateboard decks by Only NY. A collection of beautiful graphics, designed and printed in USA. We particularly love the smiling fruit with the shades and glossy bubble writing. All limited editions so get your hands on them whilst you can. ONLY NY |…
Every now and then you spot a designer who’s work you completely fall in love with and for me Ayaka Ito is one of those Designers. Born and raised in Japan, Ayaka Ito is currently based in New York where she is living her dream making print based and interactive…
German designer, illustrator and photographer Carolin Wanitzek creates fascinating three dimensional objects from carefully constructed paper. Blending graphic shapes with playful pops of colour, her work is energetic, offbeat and full of life. Exploring themes of the space between dream and reality, Carolin’s work is influenced by the uncertainty of…