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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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The next design trend should start with your hands, not a computer

UX Collective

The Art of Suminagashi Japanese Marbling | Image source: youtube.com I find most design trends irritatingnot because they exist, but because too many designers follow them instead of forging their own. Im not talking about arts and crafts. Then again, maybe thats just my rebellious naturetalking. Glue it down, scan it in.

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Marco Lawrence

Communication Arts

” The path to working as an illustrator was a bit unexpected for Lawrence, who studied commercial fine art screen printing, fine art drawing and printmaking around Europe before graduating with a BA Honors in 2007. “That dedication to mastering technique is something that still characterizes my work today.”

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

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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.

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Animation is breathing new life into Thomas Merceron’s soft grainy scenes

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Crafting soft animated loops as well as longer more narrative films, he is finding the medium to be a way to enhance the depth of his minimalist scenes. She joined as a junior writer in April 2024 after graduating from Kingston School of Art with a degree in Graphic Design.

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July 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Walker Youngbird Foundation—Emerging Native Arts Grant Featured This grant supports early-career Native artists who are honoring tradition while shaping the future of contemporary Indigenous art. Eligible disciplines include 2D and 3D visual arts, time-based media, multi-disciplinary arts, and contemporary takes on traditional arts.

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Land of the Morees is Jude Lartey’s reflection on “the timeless connection between humans and the sea”

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Words Ellis Tree — Date 12 June 2025 Work Photography Portrait Documentary Society Nature Community Moree is a small historic fishing town on the outskirts of Accra in the south of Ghana. I wanted to create a world that felt authentic, offering viewers a raw, unfiltered glimpse into their daily lives”, he says.