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Maiyashu's new picture book explores how people relate to their hometowns in a breathtaking way

Creative Boom

It's a theme that author and illustrator Xinyue Chen, AKA Maiyashu, explores to great effect in their latest picture book, I Will Always Be Here. Unsurprisingly, it's a skill that has been a long time in the making: "In 2020, I made my first picture book by hand and realised I wanted to create more illustrations and books," says Maiyashu.

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Gradwatch 2020: Artist Matilda White, Camberwell College of Arts

Creative Review

She describes herself as a printmaker and artist, working digitally as well as on paper, and recently branched out into textiles. For her final degree project White created a woven piece entitled A Gender Circus, which uses symbols and tropes from the world of performance to explore themes of gender and identity.

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Seven Artists Crack Open the Art of Printed Matter in ‘Bookworks’

Colossal

In a new exhibition in London, the world of reading provides a starting point for the seven artists to explore a wide range of themes and materials, highlighting our perennial fascination with the printed and bound medium. Cheri Smith, “Sausage” (2020), oil on board .

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Five Artists to Meet at The Other Art Fair’s Upcoming Brooklyn Edition

Colossal

Here are five artists exhibiting at this upcoming edition: Mongolian-American artist and cultural producer Eriko Tsogo navigates the diverse realms of visual art, esotericism, performance, social practice, and media as she delves into themes of identity, heritage, placemaking, longing, belonging, and the quest for a sense of home.

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Royal Mail reveals Romantic Poets stamp collection

Design Week

2020 marks the 250th anniversary of one of the movement’s most famous figures, William Wordsworth. Royal Mail has unveiled its Romantic Poet stamp collection, a celebration of poets from the Romantic movement. The series of ten stamps also showcases nine other Romantic poets.

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Designers come together to shine light on Earth Hour

Design Week

Having involved so many creatives, the resulting cohort is diverse: Walala has used her signature vibrant colour and bold pattern approach, while printmaker Sarah Gordon has opted for a more botanical theme and Willey and Revell something altogether more abstract. “Some are more optimistic than others.”

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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. In an attempt to examine the cutting edge of printmaking, this book brings together an amalgam of print designs that have gone beyond pure digital printing.