From a Riso-printed publication looking at folklore, to a fresh new take on a comic, this month we’re excited to present a selection of awesome zines designed and created by some of the talented members of our community. Jungyeon Roh: The Fairy and the Fried Shrimp The Fairy and Fried…
It takes a smart design agency to be able to seamlessly transition from designing for Amnesty International to tackling projects for luxury brands like Calvin Klein and Prada, or pieces that feel, perhaps, less than sexy for telecom brands. C100 Studio in Munich has created great work for all of…
Dos Tres Press is a printshop in south Philadelphia, founded by master printer Alexis Nutini. The studio specialises in rigorous experimentation with relief printmaking techniques through hand-carved, reduction woodblock printing, as well as the digital technology of plate-making with Computer Numerical Control (CNC) routing. Alexis focuses on one-of-a-kind impressions and…
It’s hard not to love Rosa Kusabbi’s work, and her attitude: first, we were taken with the cursor on her website (just go there if you haven’t already, and point at things); then, we were even more taken by the fact her dissertation pieces were animations of a duo of…
UK-based Designer Luke Matthews, who works under the name OKNO, has always had a keen interest in Japanese typographic design and folklore; “how everything can be so steeped in tradition and values while also being obsessed with innovation and tech”. A lot of his designs and prints exhibit influences from…
Most people know a wee bit about Hunter S Thompson—even if it’s just through the lens of Johnny Depp’s portrayal of him in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (or, better, Bill Murray’s in the 1980 movie, Where the Buffalo Roam.) Lots of people know that his ashes were fired…
Flycatcher Press is a printmaking and letterpress studio run by Phoebe Todd-Parrish in Toronto, Canada. Phoebe became interested in printmaking during her undergraduate studies, when she took her first course in traditional stone lithography at York University (Canada). Quick to take every other print class available to her, she found…
For many people working in the creative industries, the pandemic has been a time of uncertainty; and for just as many, a time to actually have a think about what you do for a living and why. Without things like pints in public places, and community, there’s been more time…
Mayday Press is run by May Sorum, a graduate from the University of Washington with a BFA in Visual Communication Design. After graduation, May worked as a Designer in a variety of prominent Seattle design firms until moving to Southwest Wisconsin. “In Madison, I found myself adrift creatively” says May.…
We came across the ad agency Our Friends in London thanks to the gorgeous identity it created for sake brand Wakaze, which launched earlier this year. What grabs you about the identity, first off, are the brilliant illustrations: strange, surreal but somehow very adorable creatures adorn the bottle labels, and…
London-based printmaker, Emer Hickey, describes herself as one of the “lucky ones” as she not only found what her dream job is, but also managed to grasp hold of and live it. Emer has been working as a scenic artist for theatre for the last five years, and has loved…
Living and working in London, RLH Prints’ work concentrates on bohemian and botanic themes portrayed through the medium of linocut. Protea is one of Rachael’s latest linocuts that she created in order to experiment with using colour blocks. The piece is a two-layer lino print showcasing the beautiful protea flower;…
Born in Ohio and now based in Boston, Massachusetts after a near-decade in New York, Caleb Halter is, like many designers, someone whose creativity isn’t just manifested visually. Since around 2018, he’s been making music under the alias Feral. “Caleb means dog, so it’s something along those lines,” Halter explains…
Manuel Trautmann studied at the School of Design in Basel, where he graduated in 2013, and was nominated for the Swiss Federal Design Award for his diploma thesis, Speechless. After several internships in graphic design offices, he now works part-time at a design agency in Zurich. But far away from…
During early lockdown, which is now pretty much exactly an entire year ago, many of us turned to a few things to get through the boring times: snacking, ultimately fleeting forays into things like “sourdough starters”. We turned to Zoom (if we had the bandwidth that day) for a facsimile…
Aiming to shine a light on issues around belonging, identity and inequality in the publishing industry, the The Tilt is a new illustrated Riso-printed publication “designed to question traditional forms.” Comprising a collection of new writing that centres around these issues, the all-female publishing, editorial and design team for The…
The Ocean Collection is a miniseries of cold, timeless blue tones integrated with stark lights and darks. Inspired by the effects of climate change, Dan Foster of Dxnfoster_Designs wanted to develop four pieces which reflected how we are impacting the world around us. “I hope these prints bring some element…
Born in Macau, Ivy Mei moved to London half her life ago. She graduated from Byam Shaw School of Art, Central St Martins in 2011 with a fdA in Fine Art, and in 2012, she graduated from University of East London with a BA in Fine Art. Ivy’s work is…
Vans, a global icon of creative expression, has recently launched a new campaign; These Projects Are Ads for Creativity. The new artist-first brand campaign showcases creativity in its purest form. Instead of following a conventional ad campaign approach, Vans committed their resources to support the physical act of creativity itself,…
Jennifer Zee is a printmaker specialising in meticulously designed and compositionally balanced beautiful tributes to the natural world. With a strong interest in the natural sciences, her artworks are visual odes to the species and specimens with which she feels an affinity. Under her brand name GinkgoZee, Jennifer has been…