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Artisan wine label designs by Fen Acey craft a narrative through collage and typography

Creative Boom

Fen Acey is a freelance graphic designer based in the North East of England with a passion for the food and drinks industry. Her self-initiated project Graphia (which means "to write" in Greek) features a collection of artisan wine label designs inspired by her love for typography and printmaking.

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Iconic print design conference returns after 12-year hiatus

Creative Boom

The St Bride Foundation was originally set up in 1891 to serve the burgeoning print and publishing trade of nearby Fleet Street in London. Today, it's finding a new contemporary audience of designers, printmakers and typographers who come to enjoy a regular programme of design events and workshops. Read on to find all the details.

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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. Clean and sharp with a striking colour palette of blue, green and pink, the balanced artwork has that same graphic edge that we've come to expect from Paul.

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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. Olga believes her visual style was influenced by studying printmaking and graphic art at Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. "I © Olga Shtonda.

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Ian Morris on what it takes to be a successful children's book illustrator

Creative Boom

To begin with, he pursued a graphic design course that offered three potential pathways upon completion. They have a heavy output of students entering the publishing world; however, moving down south was never feasible. However, I am also interested in printmaking methods, screenprinting, mono printing, etching, and true grain.

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

Creative Boom

This childhood compulsion would take Connor to the Rhode Island School of Design, where he would study printmaking and illustration. I think my publisher, Eddie Raymond of Strangers Publishing, has also done a really amazing job of championing the book and making sure it gets out in front of the right people.

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Poster Design Challenge Series by Jerry-Lee Bosmans

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We are featuring a graphic design student based in Nijmegen, Netherlands, hello to Jerry-Lee Bosmans and his poster design challenge series simply titled: 'Printmaking Challenge' published via Behance. First of all, a graphic design student? A sequel to the previous printmaking challenges. AoiroStudio 12.16.20