Christopher Pearson, a MA Graduate in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins, is an East London-based contemporary artist working between printmaking and sculpture. His work covers techniques including monoprint, collagraph, carborundum, viscosity, etching, and chine-collé, with a concept that concerns alchemy and transformation, time and rhythm, materiality and performativity, and…
Like many bands, New York-based post punk outfit Parquet Courts has long straddled both the visual art world and the music scene. The band began life in 2010, with frontman Andrew Savage having met guitarist/keyboard player Austin Brown while both students at the University of North Texas. It was there…
Rach Lloyd uses linocut, letterpress, and rubber stamps to create fun and light-hearted prints and handmade books. Her work is inspired by her interest in poetry, comedy, and Dadaism, all of which are connected by being non-conforming, playful, and abstract. Rach notes some main inspirations to include comedians Spencer Jones…
Novo Typo is a type foundry that aims to “make the world a little bit more beautiful, happier and less boring” through its typefaces, according to its founder Mark Van Wageningen. Based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Novo Typo has made a name for itself thanks to what Eye magazine calls…
When you think of the term “brand”, it’s usually the global big guns that spring to mind – maybe Nike, or Google, or McDonalds. You don’t think of, say, Peter Rabbit. This, then, is a very unusual kind of “brand refresh”, since it concerns Beatrix Potter’s most famous bunny. Penguin…
Poster_Escape is a new collection of 36 posters by Prague-based graphic designer Mario Carpe. Each of the posters has been designed within a concept that mixes society, daily life experiences, and humour. The link between them all: escape. “Humans, animals, and aliens try to find disconnections from reality and everyday…
Magpie Studio is behind the designs for new Singaporean restaurant Straits Kitchen, drawing inspiration from the idea of a “melting pot of cultures.” The restaurant is based in the Pan Pacific Hotel in Liverpool Street, east London, serving a menu inspired by The Straits of Malacca, a narrow stretch of…
Alison and Vince Patterson, a husband and wife team based in Cheshire, are the founders of a brand new event celebrating the best of print design and paper-based crafts. Chesire Print Fair, which will be taking place on Saturday October 30th at Chester Cathedral, gathers together artists, designers, makers, and…
Over the past half-decade, artist Stuart Semple has been unwavering in his mission to democratise colour, “liberating” certain hues that have hitherto been banned by certain spoilsports (artists, artists’ estates, big brands) so that we can all paint with them. It’s certainly a worthy mission, we reckon: no one likes…
We all learned a lot in 2020, and that’s not always a bad thing. Certain alternatives we were forced to turn to in light of the pandemic turned out to be solutions that can last far beyond. Take the D&AD Annual, for instance: last year it made its debut as…
Flora Popovich, a Buenos Aires-based printmaker, is the face behind Fauna Taller. Flora specialises in screen printing and textile experimentation, primarily using ecological inks. Her screen printing workshop is dedicated to working exclusively for up-and-coming entrepreneurs, offering low-volume production for those just starting a project, or those who want limited…
Claudia Galindo, a Colombian graphic designer based in Barcelona, is the face behind Pacífico Prints. After many years spent working in design studios, Claudia began to feel more drawn towards illustration; “That’s why I decided to create Pacífico, a place where I could create my own things and not be…
Georgina Kent is an illustrator and lino artist living a stones throw from the iconic Caerphilly castle in South Wales. Aside from a smattering of watercolours and digital illustrations, most of her work comes from carving lino. Georgina had her first taste of lino back in 1996 during her Intermediate…
Julia Schimautz, a graphic designer and printmaker based in Cape Town, recently created a fully Riso-printed video for one of musician, Pan Well‘s, latest tracks. Performed and recorded in Pan Well’s bedroom, Every Thought You’ve Ever Had is essentially about that – one’s thoughts, emotions, and feelings that come rushing all…
“I was at a point where I was just sitting in meetings instead of being a designer or art director and I really questioned if this is what I want to do in the future,” says Malte Gruhl, reflecting on the moment he hit on the idea of setting out…
We can’t really think of many records that can accurately be described as “an album, book and feminist critique” – and which also take the form of an augemented-reality app. We also can’t think of too many musicians that are truly competent in creating all those aspects while also doing…
Well this brings us right back to the days of peeling a Refresher bar off a newsprint cover, spending half of Christmas day poring over an annual and insisting you carry heavy shopping bags in a bid to stretch your arms out like Minnie the Minx… we’ve all been there,…
Patch Your Life Together is the printmaking output of Southern California-based, Marlee Bossert. A self-confessed “psychedelic cowboy”, Marlee’s prints are inspired by the landscape that surrounds her. Having studied History, Literature and Culture at the University of Brighton, Marlee only began to explore linocut printmaking in June of 2020 after…
Plymouth-based screen printer, Vince Handford, who works under the pseudonym, Memori Prints, has recently released a new duo of striking screen prints. The two prints; Print is Dead and Stork by the River exemplify has collage-like approach to the printing technique, and utilise his signature combination of graphic patterns, textures,…
The Liquorice Press’ love affair with print pushes them beyond the ordinary. Embracing both traditional and cutting-edge techniques, their team produce exceptional printed pieces for their clients, turning great ideas into beautiful reality. Everyone at Liquorice has a passion for quality, priding themselves on the outstanding quality of their design,…