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From fuzzy ones to shiny ones, Gabriel Tilbury toys with tactility in a series of graphic posters

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I seek inspiration not only from fellow designers but also from other creative areas such as fashion, art and literature," he explains. In The Door In The Wall, a project made during his final year of university, he dives into the topics of tactility and texture. But why is this research only limited to paper?"

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Visual artist Danzhu Hu crafts a surreal and melancholic world where trauma can be reimagined

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She builds her visual language by collecting aesthetic cues from nature's organic shapes, Art Nouveau masters' curvilinear ornaments, atmospheric cinematography, and beyond. To unveil these private yet complex moments, I constructed my work on a three-dimensional and multi-layered surface mounted with watercolour paper," she adds. "In

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Jenny Theolin shakes up creative management in daring new book

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I didn't want to write about topics I already knew well; instead, I aimed to build an ecosystem of brilliant individuals and a brand that challenges the status quo," she explains. "As The anxiety of art-working a 320-page book that I'm personally financing 750 copies of was nerve-wracking, to say the least!"

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'Drawing is like therapy': illustrator Jun Zhou on creating delightfully satisfying puzzle pictures

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By exploring topics from a weird perspective, Jun hopes to strike upon unexpected solutions. © Jun Zhou © Jun Zhou Like many artists, Jun's love of art goes all the way back to her childhood. "My This led Jun to design her own comic books and draw animation frames, but she wasn't purely interested in the arts.

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Artists demonstrate how to grab attention at the world's biggest design event

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And so, every year, they put a lot of time, effort, and money into developing a unique art installation that conveys their vision of the automotive future. Yes, it's quite a complex topic to evoke in a work of visual art. This year, we got not one but two such exhibits under the joint heading of 'Time'.

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Print's not dead: the best magazines for graphic design inspiration

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Founded by Rick Poynor in 1990, the magazine is based in London and its latest issue, 104, features a profile of legendary art director designer Peter Knapp, an overview of Pentagram's overhaul of The Philadelphia Inquirer, and a feature on motion design by editor John L. It’s academic yet accessible. The next issue comes out in late October.

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Illustrator Danii Pollehn on how feeling lost led to her successful freelance career

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From there, she worked as a stylist for photo and film productions plus magazines before realising a few years later that she needed pens, paper and colour in her life. Illustration interests Danii's art is characterised by strong colours and even stronger women. Hence, they are not very inspiring in the end," she reveals. "I

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