Luke Holcombe is a graphic artist and printmaker based in Bath, creating prints and paper goods inspired by nature, travel, and adventure. Luke grew up near Oxford and moved to Bath in 2004 to study Architecture, which he practised up until a couple of years ago. “I’ve always had a…
An unreleased cassette tape with an interview of John Lennon and Yoko Ono was sold at auction last month for a whopping 64,700 Euros (around £55,383) / USD 75.500 (including buyer’s premium). On the 33 minute recording, made in 1970, you can hear the conversation between the couple and the…
Andromeda is a new print by award-winning contemporary artist Rosie Emerson. The piece is a stunning edition of only 16 hand painted screen prints, which with added diamond dust, are a fine example of Rosie’s alchemistic approach to printmaking. Inspired by her love of museums, architecture, theatre, silhouettes, shrines and…
Balancing feelings of both hope and despair, these recent prints by architect turned artist Alex Khabbazi evoke memories of chaotic world news and lockdown anxiety. The series draws influence from varied sources, from stop signs to folk art, and combines digital processes with elements of screen printing. An emerging artist…
SPOUK is the practice of Marieke Pras, a printmaker, designer, and researcher based in Groningen (NL). The name SPOUK is a pun derived from the local dialect. It means ghost, or to walk around like a ghost, and is also an inside joke for screen printing. It makes for an…
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…
Artist and designer Nicole Rose’s work explores the emotional response to the natural world around her. Nicole graduated from Central St Martins School of Art in 1992 with a BA in Graphic Design. She has had a successful career as a Creative Director, running her own commercial design studio for…
gOoZ, is an artist, illustrator, and designer from Oxford. Jack Goozee, the face behind the brand, didn’t take the usual artistic route, abandoning the study of art after sixteen, he instead studied history at university. “The reasons I was drawn to study history, are the reasons I have always loved…
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…
Ashley Jouhar is an artist, printmaker, art director, and photographer with a diverse background of influences. His prints are informed by a love of Pop Art, advertising, mass communication, and commercial packaging, resulting in collages comprising type, imagery, and graphics, which combined, take on a new aesthetic and meaning. After…
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…
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…