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…
Prints n Tha is a brand new artist run, not for profit online gallery championing emerging artists and illustrators based in Liverpool and the North West UK, set up by graphic artist JoMo in 2020. The gallery was set up with the intention to create a space for JoMo and her…
Phoebe Hall is a Yorkshire-based BA Graphic Design student at Leeds Arts University, and founder of HECTOR design studio. HECTOR specialise in screen printing and digital graphic design, often combining both processes to create a wide range of digital representation for live briefs, collaborations, client briefs, and personal projects. Phoebe…
Leading people in gently isn’t graphic artist Michael DeForge’s style: his new book, Heaven No Hell, opens with a person massaging, and ticking a corpse. Observed by a crowd delineated only as silhouetted figures, the narrative is just as shadowy as their forms: it seems the protagonist is roleplaying as…
Bradford based artist and printmaker Matt Reid’s work is a combination of hand drawn illustrations, collage, and digital manipulation, creating surreal and abstract results with a dark and ominous overtone. Matt attended Leeds College of Art and Design back in 1998 where he studied Graphic Design. When the course ended,…
Peter Roeleveld is a third year Graphic Design student at the University of Arts in Utrecht in the Netherlands. Although he has a background in graphic design, Peter says; “I’d rather call myself a young type designer that loves both digital and analogue workspaces”. Over the past two years he…
Risograph printing, with its unique aesthetic and vibrant colours, is an environmentally friendly and affordable way of printmaking that uses soy-based inks. The Risograph is a stencil duplicator, and can be seen as a cross between screen printing and a photo copy. The machine produces unique outcomes by printing one…
Amy Rose Studio is run by Fine Artist Amy Hey and is based Canterbury, England. After completing her BA Hons in Fine Art Painting at Wimbledon UAL, Amy became a self employed artist running Amy Rose Studio, making original linocut prints, illustrations, and oil paintings. Her art is inspired by…
Ane Thon is a Graphic Designer and Artist living and working in Oslo. She owns a private letterpress studio where she explores the wondrous possibilities of experimental printing with moveable type. Ane has a particular interest in women in print, private presses, conceptual letterpress, and hybrid practices. On Being Ill…
London-based artist Alexandra Ramirez works across editorial illustration, painting, print design, printmaking, motion graphics, and animation. With a penchant for both traditional and digital media, which she often mixes together, Alexandra’s style is energetic with vibrant colours and dynamic line and shape. “Be like water, my friend”; a quote by…