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Gradwatch 2020: Illustrator Beth Ashley, Leeds Arts University

Creative Review

” Ashley studied Illustration at Leeds Arts University, and works across both illustration and printmaking. “I am forever picking up my phone just to marvel and wallow at someone else’s productivity, and my own efforts feel feeble in comparison,” she says. To continually make, investigate, remould and evolve.”

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Class of 2022: A guide to all the UK's graduate shows this summer

Creative Boom

Left to right: Billy Paterson (Communication Design Y3), Jihye Baek (MFA 2022), Fleur Connor (Painting and Printmaking 2022), Sophie Ammann, Leonie Hiller (Communication Design 2022). Subjects covered include fashion, graphic design, illustration, animation, product and furniture design, and photography.

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BlockFace: an open-source stamp kit to explore typography by graphic artist Will Mower

Creative Boom

You simply combine the stamps to construct letterforms, design typographic posters and cards, and explore the joys of printmaking. Origin story An artist, designer and printmaker, Will first became interested in modular systems and printmaking in 2013 during a period of creative block.

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The Sustainability Issue is out now!

Creative Review

The climate change agenda arguably took something of a hit in the first half of 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe, shifting the focus of both the public and ­governments. BUY THE ISSUE HERE. As we emerge into a so-called new normal, it is vital that sustainable practices are part of this change.

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50 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2020

Shillington

So whether you’ve just started studying graphic design or are a seasoned professional, here are 50 essential reads, expertly curated by our Shillington teaching team and updated for 2020. Modernist aesthetics in architecture, art and product design are familiar to many. Buy the book. Logo Modernism (Design) by Jens Muller.

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Meet Claire Grocott, Shillington Graduate and Founder of Studio Kokomo

Shillington

By early 2020 there were no jobs in sight and I was home-schooling two young kids—not ideal conditions for launching into a new career. Just a really fun variety of colorful jobs with great people, and the end products have been beautiful, tangible things. Can you tell us more about that? What do you love about being a designer?

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Enchanting Scenes Combine Multiple Precisely Carved Woodblocks into Full-Color Prints by Tugboat Printshop

Colossal

“Blue Bridge” (2020), woodcut on ivory somerset paper, 18 x 22.5 The lush, leafy scene comprising “Blue Bridge,” for example, is the product of four blocks coated in black, blue, green, and purple oil-based inks, which are pressed in succession to create the richly layered landscape. x 9 inches. x 9 inches.

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