Remove Arts and Crafts Remove Branding Remove Printmaking
article thumbnail

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

Creative Boom

My style has been shaped through years of experimentation – printmaking, collage, hand-drawing, stop-motion, digital painting – I've tried it all. Originally from Hefei in eastern China, Fangfang relocated to London, studied illustration at the Kingston College of Art, and graduated this year. My family also played a big role.

article thumbnail

Top 10 illustrators to watch: A must-see list for art enthusiasts

Creative Boom

So we turned to Agent Pekka , a global collaboration agency that champions originality, newness and craft. Often collaborating with luxury brands, she brings a refined touch to editorial, branding and conceptual projects. Karlotta Freier Brooklyn-based artist Karlotta Freier creates more than images; she builds atmospheres.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Yo Az: Meet the Freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer Crafting Psychedelic Worlds

We And The Color

Specializing in everything from mesmerizing album covers to dynamic packaging and editorial illustrations, Yo Az crafts intricate universes that are equal parts mythological tapestry and futuristic vision. His art isn’t just something you look at; it’s something you explore. Imagine his art on an album cover.

article thumbnail

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

Its Nice That

Reading "“What surrounds a brand." As a result, Laura carefully chooses what freelance work she wants to focus on, finding that, over time, the best visual identities she’s created always sit with those brands and people whose values she aligns closest with – “projects that carry a clear inner compass”, she shares.

article thumbnail

Ciaran Birch on crafting custom wordmarks and harbouring a “half-baked” bank of typefaces

Its Nice That

Reading "Ciaran Birch on crafting." For Ciaran, taking the time to craft custom type styles gives a brand “more freedom with tone of voice”, and nailing this as a vital aspect of a project’s visual direction early on helps him to “avoid using superfluous decoration and fodder later on as a distraction”.

article thumbnail

Kayla Dantz’s woven photographs hold up a mirror to the “fragmented nature of memory”

Its Nice That

Words Ellis Tree — Date 4 August 2025 Work Art Photography Archive Process Family History We haven’t ever seen images like Kayla Dantz’s before. Within this process the artist has found a parallel between “the tactile slowness of craft traditions and the emotional immediacy of photography”. Dantz: Grazing (Copyright © K.

article thumbnail

Black Lodge Press is the decade-long print project dedicated to all things anarchist, queer and anti-fascist

Its Nice That

Words Ellis Tree — Date 23 June 2025 Work Graphic Design Print Risograph Poster Politics Environmentalism Community When you grow up in West Cumbria, where “there’s more sheep than there are human beings”, and you’re into art, punk and anarchy, you have to quite actively create a different kind of cultural scene to countryside monotony.