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Hyperreal photography meets minimal tech house: Facta’s new album features award-winning Pelle Cass

Its Nice That

Words Paul Moore — Date 7 July 2025 Work Graphic Design Photography Logo Identity Art Direction Music Sometimes an album cover makes or breaks the record. He studied (BA) Fine Art and has a strong interest in digital kitsch, multimedia painting, collage, nostalgia, analog and all matters of strange stuff.

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Jim Parkinson, 1941–2025

Typographica

Prev Post → Commentary Jim Parkinson, 1941–2025 Written by Stephen Coles on June 26, 2025 Jim Parkinson — lettering artist, type designer, and painter — died today at his home in Oakland, California, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. He is survived by his wife, the book artist Dorothy A.

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10 Riveting Movies about Artists

High on Design by Wix

Legendary artists are often seen as larger-than-life, mythical beings. Exploring their art and biographies is always a trusted source of inspiration. This is especially true when the exploration is conducted by acclaimed directors and actors, merging the two artforms of cinema and fine art. The Artist Is Present (2012).

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“Always Moving Under the Surface”: Organic Typography by Alex Ortiga

Design You Trust

The first approach to the art world was through music: in fact, in the same year he started his music production; he later founded a music label (S t A Y Records, 2014-2018), he is art director of the music club Cas*Aupa and Dissonanze Udine.

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Ed Fella’s Flyers Blur the Lines Between Design and Art

Eye on Design

When the exhibition was ready, I walked around it with Marek Pokorny, who was then director of the city’s fine and applied arts gallery. Pokorny had never seen Fella’s work before; his background as a critic and curator was in fine art, not design. He understood that he was looking at the creations of an artist.

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Brook Gossen: forever playing with pattern design

Moo

My designs can be found on all sorts of products, like fabrics, clothing, greeting cards, chocolate packaging and album art to name a few! I studied fine art at university in my early twenties but didn’t complete it, as an opportunity arose to move to the Philippines for work. How did you build such a vibrant community?

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Meet 6 Shillington Half Scholarship Winners from 2019

Shillington

I had previously studied Fine Arts in photography and then worked at Nikon for a few years as a sales rep. I’ve shot a few bands and artists, and I’m constantly working on various personal bodies of photo work. So do the assignments, study the designers and artists and immerse yourself in the course.