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Amazing Animal Farm reprinting – with illustrations by Quentin Blake

Creative Boom

Blakes lettering features in gold block foil on the slipcase and printed in a rustic brown for the title page, chapter heads, and drop caps throughout. Although Quentin Blakes work is associated with childrens books he was the UKs first Childrens Laureate from 1999 to 2001 his style is also reminiscent of newspaper comic strips.

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12 of the best online clothing stores that sell unique pieces by leading artists and designers

Creative Boom

Alongside freelancing as a designer and illustrator, she also runs a printed fashion brand, which aims to inject an element of joy into getting dressed in the morning. Her latest collection features paintbox-bright prints inspired by a very 90s childhood. McIndoe Design by Maddy McIndoe. Lucy & Yak.

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From Space Age to Metaverse: Vitra’s New Sci-Fi Design Exhibition

Design Milk

These designs, distinct for their organic shapes and shiny plastic surfaces, were made famous on the big screen, like Olivier Mourgue’s Djinn seating series in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Eero Aarnio’s Tomato Chair in Barry Sonnenfeld’s Men in Black (1997).

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Positive stories from freelance creatives to boost your mood in a recession

Creative Boom

Illustrator Adrian Bauer will never forget "seeing my illustration printed in real life, in the magazine on the newspaper stand, not to mention writing the first invoices and being able to make a full-time living from it. I think I've never been so proud of myself, and I feel like I can do anything now," she enthuses. Goosebumps moment!"

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In ‘I’m Listening,’ Barry McGee Celebrates Positivity in Amid Distress and Overwhelm

Colossal

Other influential artists include Margaret Kilgallen (1967-2001), Ruby Neri, Claire Rojas, and more, all of whom explore the intersections between urban realism, graffiti, American folk art, and “lowbrow” aesthetics undergirded by social activism.

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Eighty-Four Photographers Band Together to Raise Money for Greater Chicago Food Depository

Colossal

All images courtesy of Prints for Hunger, shared with permission. Since June 25, Prints for Hunger has raised $20,000 for the Greater Chicago Food Depository through its online fundraiser selling 84 photographers’ most significant works from the past few decades. “Ritz Pool” (2001) by Melissa Ann Pinney.

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“Don’t Trust the Truth”: The Superb Graphic Design Works of Sebastian Onufszak

Design You Trust

After successfully finishing his studies in communication design, the member of the Art Directors Club worked as Creative Director and Art Director for several design and animation studios from 2001 up until 2009. Since 2009, he starting out as a self-employed creative in the fields of print and interactive and motion media.