This month we’re stoked to present a selection of poster designs by members of our Official POP community. From posters raising funds to support charitable causes, to gig promo, and learning a new language, our members have used the poster format alongside printmaking techniques including Risograph, screen print, and letterpress…
Linocut printmaker, Phillip Kingsbury, who creates under the name of The Wooden Spoon Press, has recently produced a series of linocut prints using classic films as inspiration. “I am trying to squeeze entire films into small 200mm x 150mm linocuts,” describes the printmaker. He continues; “It is great fun working…
Puma press is a graphic design studio and screen printing atelier run by artists Esther Vandenbroele, a painter, and Arne Wastyn, a graphic artist. Their screen printing studio in Antwerp (Belgium) is a place where both of their art practices come together, and where new ideas arise for designs, screen…
Agata Rawecka-Deelen is a Polish visual artist based in London. She received an MA in Printmaking and Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, and after completing her studies in Poland she partook in a residency at the famous lithographic Atelier Clot, Bramsen & Georges in Paris. Everyday…
London-based multidisciplinary studio Here Design has managed to sum up the simple pleasures of warm days, cool breezes and gentle sugar rushes in its designs for Gelupo Gelato, a new ice-cream recipe book by chef and restaurateur Jacob Kenedy. Here Design has been collaborating with Kenedy—chef/patron of Bocca di Lupo,…
Gloria Ceballos has recently launched a new series of cyanotype prints created using found materials from the river Thames, mainly plastics. During walks by the river, Gloria was moved to do something about the relentless waves of plastic waste washing up on the city’s shores. “As an avid beachcomber and…
If there’s anyone who can be billed as having shaped the album cover design of the 2010s (the tens?), it’s Leif Podhajsky. The Australian designer and artist most famously created work for Tame Impala; as well as working with the likes of Foals, The Horrors, Mount Kimbie, Bonobo, Kelis, London…
During 2021, linocut printmaker Sarah Payling, aka Printy Winty, has been experimenting with creating both simplistic and detailed prints using monochrome. Using multiple lino blocks, Sarah has been making space for the colour itself to do the hard work; “The colour is the hero here”, resulting in striking and bold pieces.…
Phil Gambrill of letterpress studio Fresh Lemon Print was recently invited to undertake the letterpress artist in residence position at North Metropolitan TAFE in the heart of Perth’s CBD. At the residency he explored many typographic shapes within their extensive wood type collection and ended up focusing on the ampersand…
Run by Dan Bugg, Penfold Press is a small scale print publisher working with a selection of carefully curated artists whose work they print, exhibit, and sell across the country. Working alongside Dan the artist is encouraged to develop a sense of playfulness and explore the creative possibilities of printmaking.…
Fallani Venezia, a historical screen print studio in the heart of Venice, have collaborated with Italian illustrator Lucio Schiavon to celebrate 1600 years of Venice by releasing a series screen printed 70×50 cm posters inspired by the history of the city. Lucio has designer a series of eight posters that…
For our 69th issue of Posterzine – the only poster in the world that is registered with the British Library as a magazine – we introduce the innovative and playful work of Anna Lomax. Anna’s work is full of surprises, whether its a white sculpture erupting with rainbow confetti or a series of unusually flexible columns.…
Underway Studio is an illustration and printmaking collective, now based in Brixton, South London. Founded in 2015, the studio took its name from the Westway flyover under which it found its first home. The four members of Underway Studio work collaboratively on design projects using silkscreen print as a primary…
With a body of work that is visually bold, and a lively blend between real life and imagination, Manchester-based illustrator Imo Crossland creates colourful worlds that are irresistible to dive into. “Bold, colourful, loud, busy. I want to create work that feels alive. I try to make work that celebrates…
Currently on view at Parlour and Ramp (Chicago) is Assemble; an exhibition of Vic Barquin’s most recent collages and screen prints produced through her collaborative publishing program, Halftone Projects. The collages on display feature screen printed halftone dots, neon poster board, and torn up fragments of older prints. Using editioned…
Walker Carney is a designer and printmaker who’s inspiration draws from a myriad of influences including his formative years in the Virgin Islands. After completing his studies at the Savanah College of Art and Design, Walker pursued a career in Graphic Design, as well as venturing into the the world…
Lou Rowland is an Irish illustrator, printmaker, and musician based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her work imbues bright colours, patterns, and playful compositions. Lou is a graduate of NCAD, Dublin, where she received a 1:1 in Visual Communication in 2016 before completing her Masters in Illustration at the Glasgow School of…
Papillon Press is Madeleine and Vernon Wiering, a father/daughter printmaking team. The duo call themselves “design archaeologists” as they dig through the past to find designs and decorated papers to resurrect, reproducing and reimagining these often hidden examples of beauty. Vernon was a bookbinder for over 20 years before starting Papillon…
Foilco recently announced the first digital–to-print project designed specifically to utilise and realise the capabilities of the companies brand new industry-changing tech announcement, digital foil material scans; THOUGHT. The project is a collaboration between Foilco, Chaos, Where Giants Roam, and D8, a multi award winning creative agency. A digital mock-up…
Lettering artist and illustrator Ollie Cooper’s work is bold and playful, providing commentary on subjects such as language, social, and environmental issues. Combining his branding background with his love of typography, his signature style fuses together language with bespoke lettering to create tongue-in-cheek, impactful pieces. His projects range from identity…