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Shotaro Kitada creates a serious yet jokey reality in his paper sculpture artworks

Creative Boom

Japanese illustrator Shotaro Kitada uses humble rolls of copy paper to create three-dimensional handmade sculptures that inhabit their own peculiar reality. Having studied graphics at university, Shotaro Kitada started his artistic career in 2018 as an illustrator. That's how I settled on the style I use today."

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Roam magazine celebrates the modern folk movement in a refreshing new way

Creative Boom

And so we have to salute Roam , a passion project of illustrator and designer Tom Stockwell and archaeologist and writer Henry Rayment-Pickard. A fun illustration on the front cover pairs nicely with the squiggly, earthy typography; design touches that convey the duo's aim to "make the discovery and reading of folk fun again".

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Carlos Miranda on how an engineering background made him the illustrator he is today

Creative Boom

New York-based illustrator Carlos Miranda specialises in creating vibrant, trippy artworks that tap into the imagery from his subconscious. We caught up with him to learn more about his work and how a background in engineering set him up for a career in illustration. Carlos Miranda's career as an illustrator has hit the ground running.

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UAL student Shihui Li highlights animal extinction through sugar-spun folk art

Creative Boom

When themes of social justice are built into the curriculum, they become embedded into the wider picture, helping us to both imagine and realise more just, sustainable futures. Over generations, sacred sculptures morphed into secular sweets as sugar became more affordable.

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Simone Brewster's new exhibition explores our social relationship with objects

Creative Boom

The exhibition presents new works alongside a selection of Simone's most notable pieces, from furniture to jewellery and sculpture, that investigates the hidden linguistics behind design that are inherently entwined with societal norms and ideas of race, gender, equality and more.

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Illustrator Albina Kolesnichenko Promotes Social Change and Ukraine’s Independence Through Her Work

Design You Trust

Ukrainian illustrator Albina Kolesnichenko was born in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, in 1994. At National University, she majored in sculpture and fine arts. Since 2016, illustration has been a professional endeavor and a lifelong passion. Since 2016, illustration has been a professional endeavor and a lifelong passion.

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Manjit Thapp brings her illustrated world to life for Now Gallery

Creative Review

The gallery’s annual Young Artist commission celebrates the best rising talent in the fields of visual arts and illustration, with previous editions of the free display featuring the work of Pakistani visual artist and Instagram sensation Sara Shakeel and London illustrator, Hattie Stewart.

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