We’re big fans of the vibrant, psychedelic-leaning visual identity for this year’s Central Saint Martins Graduate Showcase, which is currently online showcasing work from across the London art school. Taking the theme ‘bloom’, the identity uses machine learning to create emerging translations of the word to create a visual and…
Two companies that we’ve got a hell of a lot of time for—type foundry Dinamo and Native Instruments, which makes audio production software and hardware—have come together, at last, creating the limited-edition Maschine Dinamo. The piece is a limited-edition version of NI’s Maschine, a swish bit of kit that works…
Vincent Handford is a graphic designer, screen printing obsessee, and the face behind Memori Prints. Under this pseudonym Vincent produces his own range of limited edition screen prints, utilising his background in design to combine striking colours, patterns and images. He also produces one-off commissions and screen prints of artwork…
Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Corner Bodega Publishing is an indie publisher curating work from up-and-coming artists with a focus on illustration and photography. Together with artists they put together limited runs of publications, prints, and other fun stuff to sell in shops across the country and online. Corner Bodega Publishing…
While traditional in-person degree shows were still off-limits this year, the beauty of having them all online was that it opened everything up to all of us to have a little virtual wander round some outstanding work from some of the country’s most interesting design students. The RCA visual communication…
As a huge fan of professional cycle racing Phil Gambrill of letterpress studio Fresh Lemon Print decided to create a large format poster celebrating the Tour de Frances’ greatest Hors Categorie (beyond categorisation) climbs. These gruelling mountain stages define the historic road race and the overall best climber gets to…
Kris Sowersby: The Art of Letters is one of the latest releases from Formist Editions. The paperback, 800 page publication examines type designer Sowersby’s letter drawing practice while considering the characters as independent works of art. Expressing the intersection of art, function and form in type design, the book champions…
D&AD rounded off last week’s New Blood Festival by announcing the winners of the 2021 New Blood awards. A total of 187 pencils were awarded to recent graduates and emerging talent for responses to briefs set by brands including The Walt Disney Company, Tesco, Spotify and Penguin. In total three…
This month we’re delighted to present a selection of reduction print projects by some of the talented members of our POP community. The reduction process is a method of block printing in which each colour layer is taken from the same block. As the print comes to life, more of…
Hosted by Pen Gallery, in Poole’s (Dorset, UK) newly regenerated Kingland Crescent, Windrush Echoes features works by Arts University Bournemouth Alumni, graphic designer Kemba Earle and multimedia artist Daisy Jones. The exhibition, which opened on the 22 June – National Windrush Day is, a visual exploration into experiences of the…
London-based artist Lizzie King‘s latest project was created to celebrate World Skate Day. The t-shirt, available until 19th July 2021 on Print Social, an online pre-sale platform that allows creators to sell their ideas in a sustainable way, is inspired by the famous skate parks of Venice Beach. Lizzie studied Fine…
Enkel Art Studio is a monoprinting studio based in the Netherlands formed of duo Marijn Vink and Esther Rozendal; two printmakers who enjoy playing with shape and colour. “For us there is value in craft(wo)manship and original and affordable art. That’s why we started our collaboration called Enkel Art Studio…
In this month’s issue of Posterzine – the A4 zine come A1 poster – we catch up with illustrator Carissa Potter Carlson, AKA People I’ve Loved, whose artwork illustrates the modern human experience. From her backyard studio in Oakland, California, where she lives with her husband and young daughter, Carissa creates her designs which…
Based in Ypsilanti, MI USA, Ingrid Ankerson is an educator in graphic design at a nearby community college, as well as a practising graphic designer, illustrator, and letterpress printer. She enjoys exploring the potential of typography through repetition and subtle movement of small metal type on the bed of her…
While exotic beach holidays are unlikely to be on the horizon for a while yet, a lot of us are planning “staycations”, or at least a little bit of time off for the forthcoming months when we all keep our fingers permanently crossed that the rain holds off. So without…
Chau Luong’s work merges contemporary impulses and traditional influences to create work that’s striking, beautiful and refreshingly original. Focusing on cross-discipline collaboration, the Berlin-based artist applies her superbly crafted illustration and design work across everything from fashion projects to branding, film posters, editorial commissions for the likes of Lenny Letter…
Working under the name Mary Universe, Mary Ponomareva is a visual artist, multidisciplinary designer and researcher based in Amsterdam working across graphic design, visual art, research and hybrid media. She describes her use of graphic design, virtual reality, CGI and 3D modelling as tools “to envision and question possible futures,”…
A treasure trove of playful eccentricity, with a small dose of high drama, Artwork by Blondie (the pseudonym of Charlotte Smith) is a London-based artist who specialises in mixed media collage, print, and graphic design. Heavily influenced by sci-fi, fantasy and nature as well as her intensely surreal dreams, Charlotte…
Black Bee Studios (BBS) was born out of what was, for most, an extremely testing 2020. Becci Salmon, the face behind BBS, is a Design Lead at leading London advertising agency FCB Inferno. The lockdown of 2020 was an incredibly tough time for ad agencies in London and it saw…
No, it isn’t just you: getting back to “normal” life isn’t the purely joyful, seamless transition we might have hoped for. Yes, it’s great that pubs are back; that we can go to the cinema again; that 24-hour Asda isn’t the only nightlife destination in East London. But for many…