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Green Man brings the visual arts out of the gallery and into the festival field

Creative Boom

Photo: Anna Arca Unique to UK festivals, Green Man not only exhibits artwork out in the wild, but commissions original pieces from working artists. Art galleries are fantastic places to get creative inspiration, and most of us probably don't take advantage of them enough. Kathryn Ashill. Check out what they created this year.

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Navigating Genetic Compromises and a Toxic World through Steampunk Self-Portraiture in the Artistic Odyssey of Lix North

Design You Trust

After graduating from NMIT’s School Of Visual Arts, she found solace in Brisbane, Australia, settling there in 2007. For the better part of the following decade, she thrived as a professional illustrator, photographer, and commissioned artist, operating under the moniker of Lix Creative, her graphic art studio.

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Thought Bubble 2016

Emmeline Illustration

Everyone is ridiculously lovely and enthusiastic; you really get a sense that we're all there because we absolutely love comics and visual art. Thought Bubble is such a gorgeous festival. It's such an amazing atmosphere, and the mid-con party and pre-con reception were brilliant.

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Remembering Bob Gill: “There’s no such thing as a bad client”

Design Week

In a full-circle moment for the studio, Pentagram led the design on an immersive exhibition for the band at London’s Saatchi Gallery in 2016. ’ ” Gill returned to New York in the 70s, where he began teaching at the School of Visual Arts. Speaking to Design Week in 2012 , Gill did not hold back.

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Warhol, Land Art and a giant mirrored building set in the striking desert landscape of ancient Saudi Arabia

Creative Boom

Led by Mohammad bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, the strategy was launched in 2016 and has made headlines worldwide with the news of the smart city of Neom (more of a region of cities than a single entity) and the extraordinary 175km long The Line megacity structure.

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50+ Best Gifts for Designers on Every Budget

Inkbot Design

National Geographic Greatest Landscapes: Stunning Photographs That Inspire and Astonish Hardcover Book National Geographic (Author) English (Publication Language) 400 Pages – 10/25/2016 (Publication Date) – National Geographic (Publisher) $40.00 Moleskine x Vitra notebook!

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10 Best Creatives from Chicago

Shillington

Founded in 2016 by Jacob Lindgreen and Paul Zdon, Platform is studio that focuses on visual identities, websites, book and other print projects. Adé has worked for The Obama Foundation, UnderArmour, Facebook, has delivered talks and workshops for the past five years and has been showing his work in exhibitions since 2012.