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Paul Catherall's illustrations spark a new series of modernist matchboxes

Creative Boom

Illustrated by London printmaker and artist Paul Catherall , the packaging design strikes a happy balance between our love of Brutalism and bold linocuts. But enough about its history; this week, we're introduced to an illustrated matchbox that heralds Ernő Goldfinger's high-rise concrete creation.

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The winners of the 2022 V&A Illustration Awards have been revealed

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Book Illustration Winner 2022 – Gérard DuBois. And the winners of the 2022 V&A Illustration Awards have been revealed. The V&A Illustration Awards made a triumphant return in 2022 after taking two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, and nearly 1,500 applicants submitted their work to be considered for this year's award.

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Ukrainian illustrator Olga Shtonda uses her art to call for peace after seeing her home country destroyed

Creative Boom

Olga Shtonda is an award-winning illustrator from Kharkiv, Ukraine, who loves to combine different graphic techniques with printmaking, ink, pencils, collages and digital. But then I felt that I have enough will to fight for Ukraine with my main weapon, illustration. © Olga Shtonda. Right now, she's in Mexico visiting a friend.

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

And so, whether you're relaxing on a beach, sitting in the garden, or killing time on planes, trains and automobiles, there's nothing better than burying yourself in a good book. And this unique, wide-ranging book celebrates the latter in all their glory. This book aims to right the balance and tells a compelling tale.

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Tissue Paper Illustrations Celebrate the Animal Kingdom With an Unexpectedly Printmakerly Feel

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You might think of tissue paper as only being used for gift wrap, but Stacey Elaine has another use for it—the raw material in her illustrations. When scanned, the flattening makes these pieces look like they were done with printmaking techniques; the opacity of the tissue paper mimics the roll of a brayer.

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Connor McCann on how creating grotesque comics has helped him process being alive

Creative Boom

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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A 500-Page Book Explores the Japanese Folkloric Tradition of the Supernatural ‘Y?kai’ Entities

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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.