Rose Wong’s sharp outlines, bold colours and carefully honed compositions delineate her very smart approach to reducing often complex ideas into punchy, dynamic visual narratives. Her work is characterised by its marriage of simplicity and complexity, driven by lines and patterns throughout. It’s little surprise that the Brooklyn-based illustrator has…
PosterLad is a graphic design project by Czech designer Vratislav Pecka. Through the project, Vratislav aims to reinvent the perception of posters. “A poster does not have to always promote a product or an event” says the designer. Instead, he uses the medium to express his design ideas and unique…
Time spent indoors inspired Sandrine Anne Sautejeau, a French-Chilean illustrator and graphic designer, to conceive her Mental Escapes series. The project depicts dream-like scenarios through windows, with scenes of far away places and distant lands. The first two designs of this unfolding series portray images of portals and hot-air balloons…
Leigh Bagley is a textile and pattern designer, celebrated for his prominent use of colour and geometric forms. His work redefines contemporary art and pattern for interiors and public buildings, directly taking influence from everyday surroundings and a love of modernist and abstract aesthetics. Alongside his own collection of prints,…
Manhattan-based artist, illustrator, and printmaker, Kate Segal’s, new series of works takes inspiration from nature, specifically the forms of mushrooms and jellyfish. Kate originally digitally painted the series using more muted tones. However, after experimenting with variations of saturation, curves and tones, she ended up bringing to life electric 3D…
Music can do a lot of things. According to Madonna, it makes the people come together; for Missy Elliot it makes you lose control; for Julie Andrews, it’s the very thing that makes the hills alive. ABBA? They’re just bloody grateful for it. And as Hot Chip’ synth botherer Joe…
La Perruque is a 1×90 centimetre-long typography magazine publishing non-standard type specimens printed on the margins of print shop papers which are often trimmed away from printed matter during the production process. Instead of throwing these bits in the waste bin, founding designer Olivier Bertrand turns them into the world’s…
Maria Atanackovic, also known as Maluda is an Irish/Serbian artist, textile and surface designer based in Dublin, Ireland. She currently works primarily through the medium of screen printing to produce bold, abstract prints. In her work, colour, shape and movement are used to express feelings and emotions. Maria is particularly…
Mothership Print Studio is run by Julian Mayerhofer, a freelance printer and illustrator based in Vienna, Austria. The studio specialises in Risography, screen printing, and mimeography (Gestetner). His work is characterised by the use of vibrant colours, texture, diversity and multiplicity. Julian studied graphic design in Vienna, where he developed…
It’s pretty safe to say that graphic design today wouldn’t be graphic design today without one neat, seemingly simple invention: The Swiss Grid. The term encompasses both the grid itself, and a broader aesthetic also known as the International Typographic Style. Whether or not you love it, loathe it, or…
Fedrigoni 365 is an annual book that asks 365 UK-based designers, illustrators and photographers to contribute a piece of work. For their most ambitious edition yet, they have gone digital, as an ode to community and togetherness. 2021’s coveted calendar project is unlike any previous, as digital printing has allowed…
It’s easy to look at Amber Vittoria’s bright, playful forms and think nothing but happy thoughts. Her use of colour seems so easy and natural; her more abstract pieces so jauntily expressive. But there are more serious underpinnings to her images, and a reason that her works largely focus on…
As a lover of mid-century furniture, in particular chairs, illustrator Mal Fisher couldn’t resist turning nine of his favourites into a set of limited edition Risograph A6 mini prints. The series features influential designs by greats such as Ray and Charles Eames, Bruno Pollock, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and…
Stuck on what to pack that Christmas sack with this season? We’ve done the gift hunting for you with these 20 stocking fillers that are guaranteed to bring joy to your friends, family, and lovers faces on the big day. 1: Lydia Leith, Brexit Sick Bag, £4Retch for the stars.…
Our new series meets the people behind some of the industry’s most inspiring work. This week, typograph.Her mastermind Nicole Phillips on her creative influences, the future of typography, and her all-important favourite font… I’ve loved books and print from an early age. My dad and uncle both worked in the…
Headed by Shunsuke Ikai, Albatro Design is a multi functional design agency based in Tokyo. Using both digital and analogue techniques, they create new values from diversified perspectives. As well as producing specimen plants and potteries, they also exhibit experimental print works that explore the relationship between design and print,…
For our 64th issue of Posterzine we showcase the work of illustrator Jim Stoten. Dive into his psychedelic dreamworlds full of toys, knickknacks and top hats, with this exclusive interview and limited edition poster. Inside, we chat with Jim about creating his unique visual language, sketching on the go, and…
Printy Winty, aka Sarah Payling, is an experimental linocut printmaker based in Bedfordshire. Her works often have a feminist theme, highlighting the obstacles that women are facing today and in the past. Sarah’s prints often focus on self reflection, with the creation of a series of self-portraits inspired by her…
Letterpress printer, digital designer, and letterpress equipment mechanic, Cory Wasnewsky, is the face behind Three Cheers Press. In his off hours after working his day job at Hatch Show Print, Cory creates posters for musicians, events, and businesses, as well as the occasional business card, wedding invite, and birth announcement. He…
AMCD Studio is a communication and graphic design practice based in Naarm/Melbourne (AUS), founded by Andrew Clapham. Focusing on creative direction, identity development, exhibition, and strategic design for all types of projects, their practice has developed a special interest in exploring the idea of communication design for political, craft, and…