Colossal

MAY 1, 2023

“Dancing Dolphin II” by Debra Broz Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Spring Open Call for the Hopper Prize Grants Featured The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for Spring 2023 artist grants. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The group is selling the monochromatic pieces to fund the work of People Powered Press— email Split to see which are still in stock and make a purchase—and pick up the book documenting the entire process from the studio’s shop. Using the Brico System for letterpress printing requires thinking of every possible combination from A to Z.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

With only three species—hawfinch, reed bunting, and kingfisher—remaining, The Netherlands-based artist and designer has nearly a full flock of the letterpress creatures, all nested inside 6 x 6-inch paper. 50 Birds is an ongoing series that uses LEGO in place of lead type to create curved beaks, long tails, and rounded bellies.

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Creative Market

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Someone who had a big impact on what would turn into this style was the American printmaker and landscape artist Winslow Homer. The new crop of designers and artists who emerged at the turn of the century understood that chronicling the shift to more urban life would shape this design trend. Image Credit: Wikipedia.

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Creative Market

JANUARY 21, 2022

Lino print, or more specifically linocut print, is an artistic process that — while originally was a tactile traditional way of creating art — has found its way into digital content creation. If it’s not the shapes or artworks you need, it’s the vibe and textures of analog art that go best with printmaking-inspired design projects.

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Shillington

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Veteran British designer Malcolm Garrett has two Instagram accounts but it’s his account that documents his extensive collections of “things” that is a constant source of inspiration—think books and badges and everything in between. His Instagram documents these travels through his pleasingly designed and curated gallery.

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Creative Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Artists can also help change our perception of things. Our cover this time features the work of photographer Mandy Barker, whose distinctive way of documenting plastic waste in the world’s oceans is both shocking and thought-provoking.

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Shillington

AUGUST 19, 2020

An illustrator, designer and printmaker Ryan Duggan has worked for eclectic but exciting clients including Childish Gambino, Enjoi Skateboards and Bulleit Bourbon. As both a graphic designer and a fine artist, Violet Luczak makes incredible work. This has created a truly fascinating body of work. Ryan Duggan. Violet Luczak.

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Colossal

MARCH 1, 2024

“The Road” by Eleni Debo Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. 1,800 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo Featured Innovate Grant awards two $1,800 grants each quarter to one visual artist and one photographer. .

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Shillington

MARCH 8, 2021

Louise previously worked as an art director for film and TV and as a visual artist and illustrator – an experience which she says made her resilient. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Vanessa Alvarez is a graphic artist, muralist and art teacher. Jillian Adel is an artist, activist and designer currently living and working in Los Angeles.

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Moo

JANUARY 24, 2022

Born into a family of artists and musicians and raised in the Lumbee culture, she knows the power of storytelling to build relationships. The Baltimore community artist dedicates her work to nurturing these connections, drawing from her roots and her environment to create meaningful projects that stay with the viewers.

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Spine Magazine

JULY 3, 2020

Bianca Tschaikner is an Austrian illustrator, printmaker and storyteller with a nomadic spirit. SAVARI spans over four months and 24.500 kilometers, from surreal conversations in the tea houses of Shiraz and Esfahan, to printmaking in the jungle of Baroda, to partying in Bollywood and eating insects in the Wild East of India.

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Shillington

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Graphic artist Anthony Burrill’s print, based on the simple but profound advice of ‘Work Hard & Be Nice to People’, resonated deeply with the creative community and beyond. You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation by Sarah Urist Green. Buy the book. Work Hard & Be Nice to People by Anthony Burrill. Buy the book.

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Shillington

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Taking a breadth of experience from a diverse network of working artists, the author shows how creativity can and should be prioritised in life and work. This legendary document of typographic creativity, after nearly fifty years of Watching Words Move, is now available for the first time as a trade book. Buy the book. Buy the book.

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Colossal

MARCH 21, 2025

Previously unknown or overlooked species were documented with unprecedented precision, and artists captured countless varieties of flora and fauna in paintings, prints, and encyclopedic volumes. “Their works inspired generations of artists and naturalists, fueling the burgeoning science of natural history.”

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Colossal

MAY 2, 2024

The Oaxaca-born artist immigrated with his family as a child, making him eligible for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). To qualify and retain his status, he needed to collect official documents, the envelopes from which became the substrate for his paintings. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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