Creative Boom

APRIL 30, 2024

I always sleep on it before I send off a finished illustration to a client," adds illustrator ReesaBoBeesa. Designer and illustrator Lisa Fernández Karlsson takes a similar line. "A As the graphic designer and illustrator Zuza Furmania says, "It's better to push the deadline than sacrifice quality by working tired at 2am.

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Creative Boom

JULY 12, 2022

If you're participating in art fairs for the first time or just feel a bit rusty, we've put together a guide on how to set up a stall with the help of Glasgow Print Fair and some of the printmakers it works with. A top tip from Max Machen is to plan far ahead, "I normally book train tickets and sort out a place to stay beforehand.

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Colossal

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Japan’s Miyoshi Mononoke Museum in the Hiroshima Prefecture houses the largest yōkai collection in the world with more than 5,000 works, and a book recently published by PIE International showcases 60 of the most iconic and bizarre pieces from the institution. Yōkai is currently available on Bookshop.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 30, 2022

London-based Romanian illustrator Irina ?elaru Irina, who holds an MA degree in Illustration and Book Arts from the Anglia Ruskin University of Cambridge, has honed her unmistakable style through an extensive learning process. elaru has spent the last few years developing a bold, colourful style that prioritises simplicity.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 8, 2023

Brooklyn-based illustrator and comic maker Conner McCann specialises in creating pieces that lean towards the horrifying and the grotesque. Specialising in comics, illustrations and posters, his art also has a distinctively low-fi and edgy aesthetic, thanks partly to his dynamic use of chunky typography.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Stocking Fillers Grumpy Ant plush toy by Aysha Tengiz If you have a friend who makes (or just appreciates) good art, check out the online shop of Aysha Tengiz, a London-based artist working within illustration, animation and textile design. And this one has been designed by Dutch designer/printmaker Karel Martens.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I've given up on Instagram," complains freelance book cover designer Alex Kirby. "I Take award-winning illustrator Sravyaa. "90% That's not the case, however, for illustrator Victoria Williams. Illustrator Sarah J Coleman, aka Inkymole , is among those who've dipped their toe into the TikTok waters. I do the same.".

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Colossal

MAY 17, 2022

Guy Laramée, “Encyclopedie Larousse” (detail), carved books, pigments, inks, and metal clip. Books have beguiled us since they first emerged in the form of ancient scrolls and codices around the world. Guy Laramée, “Encyclopedie Larousse,” carved books, pigments, inks, and metal clip.

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Colossal

MAY 1, 2024

2024 Booooooom Art & Photo Book Award (International) Artists, photographers, and illustrators are invited to submit cohesive bodies of work they’d like to see turned into a book. First-time and established artists are invited to submit works. Deadline: June 1, 2024. Deadline: June 7, 2024. Deadline: May 15, 2024.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 15, 2022

Left to right: Billy Paterson (Communication Design Y3), Jihye Baek (MFA 2022), Fleur Connor (Painting and Printmaking 2022), Sophie Ammann, Leonie Hiller (Communication Design 2022). Subjects covered include fashion, graphic design, illustration, animation, product and furniture design, and photography. South East England.

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Creative Review

MAY 13, 2021

Korean illustrator Younsik Woo’s passion for storytelling led her to specialising in animation at university, while also working on cartoons on the side. “I didn’t put too much in illustration at first. “I drew illustrations to relieve stress. . “I drew illustrations to relieve stress.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 21, 2022

Some of our recommendations are sold directly by creatives themselves, while others are from larger stores that commission artists and illustrators to create unique designs for them. Maddy McIndoe is a London-based designer and illustrator whose work is characterised by a love of colour, pattern and playfulness. Humphries & Begg.

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Colossal

AUGUST 1, 2022

Awards are given out on an ongoing basis to creators in categories like Arts, Comics & Illustration, Design & Tech, Film, Food & Craft, Games, Music, and Publishing. Artists of all disciplines interested in printmaking are eligible for this new fellowship from the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts. Deadline: Rolling.

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Colossal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Illustration by Marija Tiurina Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at hello@colossal.art. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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Spine Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

It's been 85 years since Allen Lane created Penguin with the intention of making classic books accessible to all, and ever since, they have been synonymous with innovative design. We’re proud to continue to work with the very best and most loved artists and illustrators in the world.” Where does your inspiration come from?

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With over a decade of experience in the illustration industry under his belt, recent years have seen him take more of a design-led approach to his craft. We caught up with him to learn what it means to be a graphic illustrator and how he developed this new style. Turning ambition into reality isn't new for Chris. "A

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Colossal

MARCH 1, 2022

Awards are given out on an ongoing basis to creators in categories like Arts, Comics & Illustration, Design & Tech, Film, Food & Craft, Games, Music, and Publishing. This fellowship is open to international artists working in printmaking, digital media, installation art, social practice, photography, and book arts.

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Colossal

APRIL 4, 2022

Awards are given out on an ongoing basis to creators in categories like Arts, Comics & Illustration, Design & Tech, Film, Food & Craft, Games, Music, and Publishing. Deadline: Rolling. Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund. There is a $12 fee to apply. Deadline: April 15, 2022. Al & Mickey Quinlan Residency.

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Colossal

MAY 3, 2022

This annual Creative Capital initiative awards arts writers grants between $15,000 and $50,000 to create articles, books, and short-form writing. Awards are given out on an ongoing basis to creators in categories like Arts, Comics & Illustration, Design & Tech, Film, Food & Craft, Games, Music, and Publishing.

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Shillington

AUGUST 20, 2023

I Love Typography I Love Typography covers everything from typography and type history to making fonts, and everything in between, including printmaking to book history and occasionally calligraphy. Its associated blog features a range of critical, informed writing about design and visual culture. Masterpicks has you covered.

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Shillington

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The best graphic design books are not dry and dusty academic tomes, but take you on an exciting journey of the imagination and transport you to new creative worlds. From classics of the discipline to the best of new releases, these books should be on every designer’s reading list. Buy the book. Buy the book.

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Colossal

JULY 3, 2023

Open Calls Franklin Furnace 2023 XENO Prize for Artists’ Books (International) This prize offers $5,000 to one artist to publish an artist’s book centered around book banning/burning in an edition of at least 120 copies. The first round of applications for the V&A is open now in illustration, ceramics, and costume design.

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Shillington

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Ben Thaler is a #ShilloNY graduate, independent designer and illustrator, currently living in New York. Natalia Shilyaeva is a #ShilloMAN graduate, graphic designer and illustrator based in Manchester. With my illustration, I wanted to convey how I felt at my worst when you are in the spiral hole of anxiety, pain and uncertainty.

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Eye on Design

AUGUST 22, 2022

Born in 1955 near Boston, MA to parents who were both creative professionals, Sandhaus grew up in the kind of design-filled home that had a printmaking workshop—which doubled as a ping pong table—in its basement. Wild was a close collaborator on the endeavor, helping Sandhaus define the four sections of the book. Design by authors.

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Shillington

AUGUST 19, 2020

There’s a lot of amazing design, illustration and type coming out of the Windy City. Founded in 2016 by Jacob Lindgreen and Paul Zdon, Platform is studio that focuses on visual identities, websites, book and other print projects. Caroline López Corominas is an illustrator and 2D motion graphics designer. Central Type.

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Moo

JANUARY 24, 2022

While I was formally trained in drawing, painting, printmaking, etc in the western academy, my practice encompasses so much more. The Exquisite Lumbee artist book, Ashley Minner, 2010. The nature spot illustrations and animations are wonderful personal touches. I think of “art” in an expansive way. What about your work?

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Shillington

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

My client base has been growing steadily since then and now I run my little one-woman studio, offering branding and web design, graphic design for branded events and activations, illustration and general bits-and-pieces design services. I’d love to take on more illustrative projects and maybe paint my first Studio Kokomo mural.

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Shillington

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Creative Director and Founder of Studio Kohl, Mira Malhotra is well worth a follow for her designs and illustrations inspired by her native India which often touch on national and international politics. Alexandra Francis is a designer, illustrator, animator, zine maker and Shillington Manchester graduate. Mira Malhotra. Kim Melvin.

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Colossal

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Awards are given out on an ongoing basis to creators in categories like Arts, Comics & Illustration, Design & Tech, Film, Food & Craft, Games, Music, and Publishing. Deadline: Rolling. Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund (Ukraine or refugee). Deadline: October 21, 2022. Denbo Fellowship (International).

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Creative Boom

MAY 31, 2023

New York-based illustrator Dror Cohen creates delicate yet striking paintings that use minimal details to maximum effect. The world of illustration contains many wonderful artists who cram their pictures with intricate details and dazzling colours in order to attract attention. Both places had some really good teachers," she says. "As

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Design Week

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Less so Barnett Freedman who, despite a proliferation of design work that spanned Transport for London posters, book jackets and royal commissions, has gone relatively under looked. ” That comes through in his work, particularly with book jacket design. Freedman also cared how the books were designed on the inside, too.

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Inkbot Design

MARCH 1, 2024

Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Location: Baltimore, MD MICA is one of only a few colleges worldwide accredited in graphic design, interactive design, and illustration. Its BFA in Graphic Design is an immersive program focused on conceptual thinking, creative innovation, and relationships between medium and message.

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Colossal

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Awards are given out on an ongoing basis to creators in categories like Arts, Comics & Illustration, Design & Tech, Film, Food & Craft, Games, Music, and Publishing. Deadline: Rolling. Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund (Ukraine or refugee). Residents receive lodging and meals. Deadline: October 15, 2022.

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Creative Market

JULY 15, 2021

Looks like it could be in the pages of any comic book of its era. The illustration shows bursts of abstract expressionism that some onlookers have noted as nervous energy. Since its creation, it’s been showcased in a multitude of books, magazines, and exhibitions about American history. Image Credit: WikiArt. James Rosenquist.

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High on Design by Wix

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Whatever your creative endeavors entail, from printmaking or web design , or pursuing a career as a freelance artist, the following art blogs are here to kindle your curiosity and update you on the latest news from the creative world. 15 best art blogs to add to your reading list.

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Shillington

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I spent my time printmaking which I loved, however I left with no real life design skills. This is where I began to learn using Photoshop and Illustrator. I create props that range from packaging, book covers, signage, vehicles, phone screens… the list goes on. I never really knew what I wanted to do.

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Shillington

MAY 11, 2020

British typeface Gill Sans was designed by sculptor, printmaker and typeface designer Eric Gill —who clearly named his most famous typeface after himself. It was also used on Penguin Books’ covers for a simple and modern look—and can do the same for your designs too. English Riviera tourism poster (UK, 1982). Baby Teeth.

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