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Poster Cult: the latest works of Swiss printmaker Dafi Kühne

Creative Boom

Tunnel IV, 2024 © Dafi Kühne Tipoteca 1–25, 2020 © Dafi Kühne After completing a bachelor's degree in Visual Communication at Zurich University of the Arts in 2009, Kühne opened his own poster design and letterpress printing studio, "Babyinktwice", in the Swiss Alps.

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'Storytelling and emotional connection matter more than aesthetics,' says illustrator Fangfang Han

Creative Boom

Fast forward to 2024, and she's recently won a World Illustration Award for New Talent in Animation. My style has been shaped through years of experimentation – printmaking, collage, hand-drawing, stop-motion, digital painting – I've tried it all.

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Beautiful Travel-Winning Photos from the Artist Gallery Awards 2024

Design You Trust

1st Place: “Mesquite Flat Sand Dune” by Witold Ziomek, Poland The Artist Gallery Awards 2024 showcase breathtaking travel photographs that celebrate the beauty and diversity of our world, from serene landscapes to vibrant cultural portraits and wildlife scenes.

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Sergey Isakov’s illustrations create a “quiet tension” between clean constructivism and spontaneity

Its Nice That

My work often delves into themes of solitude, movement, time, and imagination”, the illustrator says, “I draw inspiration from printmaking artists and the structured aesthetics of Constructivist designers, as well as the beauty found in everyday life.” The Art of Dailiness, by Michael Bierut a day ago Features Creative Industry.

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“What surrounds a brand shapes how it speaks”: designer Laura Beulens on the delicate art of building a visual identity

Its Nice That

She joined as a junior writer in April 2024 after graduating from Kingston School of Art with a degree in Graphic Design. Across her research, writing and visual work she has a particular interest in printmaking, self-publishing and expanded approaches to photography.

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Madeleine LeBrun’s uncanny clay illustrations are inspired by insects, folk art and 90s kids TV

Its Nice That

She joined as a junior writer in April 2024 after graduating from Kingston School of Art with a degree in Graphic Design. Across her research, writing and visual work she has a particular interest in printmaking, self-publishing and expanded approaches to photography.

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Photos as a living organism: Riya Panwar reinvents the photographic canvas

Its Nice That

But what London-based photographer and printmaker Riya Panwar does goes even further – she asks the question “can photography become a living organism?”. Drawn to processes that feel alive, Riya chooses canvases in the forms of apples, leaves and soil.