Colossal

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Arcimboldo’s work inspired some European illustrators to portray tradespeople as physical embodiments of their work, such as Nicolas de Larmessin in the 17th century and Martin Engelbrecht in the 18th. A blacksmith, for example, is composed of an anvil, bellows, and hammer, while a fruiterer—a greengrocer—is made of produce and baskets.

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Colossal

APRIL 1, 2025

The Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant (International) This program provides one-time financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs resulted from an unforeseen catastrophic incident and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Deadline: April 22, 2025. Deadline: Rolling. Deadline: May 9, 2025.

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Creative Boom

JULY 18, 2023

It includes artist and director Mat Maitland, image maker Joe Cruz, artist and designer Anthony Burrill, artist and printmaker Kate Gibb, and 3D artist Jack Sachs. Its illustrators have experience working on international advertising campaigns, publications and editorials, as well as commissions for smaller companies and individuals.

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Design You Trust

MAY 6, 2023

Sutton draws inspiration from the natural beauty of her surroundings, which she then incorporates into her charming artwork. Her designs are reminiscent of traditional printmaking techniques, featuring animals framed by a border of flora. When combined with the white ceramic background, the result is visually stunning.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 11, 2025

He finds inspiration for this kind of design work in “1950s and 1970s design, architectural photography, and Parisian libraries and archives”. Across her research, writing and visual work she has a particular interest in printmaking, self-publishing and expanded approaches to photography. 8 days ago POV Work.

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Colossal

MARCH 1, 2025

Open Calls SMACH Public Art Biennial Open Call (International) Creatives from all fields are invited to submit proposals for the outdoor SMACH Dolomites Biennial 2025. Works inspired by nature are preferred. New York Public Library Picture Collection Artist Fellowship (U.S.) Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PST on March 27, 2025.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 12, 2025

To celebrate the community that the project has built, the Call Me Ted team recently hosted a pop-up exhibition in Ipswich town centre displaying all 19 of their artist collaborations to date at scale, “we also held artist-led workshops with more than 300 local school children, helping inspire the next generation of design talent”, shares Steve.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 23, 2025

I’ve taken a lot of inspiration from protest over the years, often adapting some of the slogans or words that have been written on to protest banners into the work that I make,” Cj shares. 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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We And The Color

JUNE 13, 2025

An artist like Yo Az demonstrates how a strong, unique vision can elevate any brand or publication. Instead, it mimics the look of traditional printmaking techniques like screen printing or risography. Feel free to visit the Instagram channel of Yo Az or check out WE AND THE COLOR’s Illustration category for more inspiration.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Open Calls Beam Center NYC Open Call (International) The center seeks proposals for public artworks that will be realized by a community of more than 100 young people in NYC. This annual $5,000 prize is awarded to one sculptor working in the round and in bas-relief who has been inspired by nature. ET on December 1, 2023.

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Azure Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here at Azure, the annual tradition entails taking stock of the last 12 months of design, including public spaces , interiors , products , as well as residential and commercial architecture. Though it will be the first building of its kind in Canada, the unparalleled engagement and research it has inspired will ensure it is not the last.

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Shillington

AUGUST 20, 2023

These blogs can also be a great source of visual inspiration, helping to spark fresh ideas of your own and stopping you from becoming creatively stale. It continues to bring you high quality, well-written news and inspiration across graphics, branding, interiors, digital, product, furniture and more.

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We And The Color

MARCH 26, 2023

Gabriella Marcella, founder of RISOTTO Studio – one of Scotland’s longest-running Risograph specialists – has collaborated on projects such as public art commissions, exhibit design and so much more. With major brands like Apple, MINI, Puma, and Swatch also under her belt; she takes printmaking to a whole new level.

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Creative Review

MAY 13, 2021

I also realised that I was enjoying drawing way more after I gave up the publication.” Often starting with photos of things that inspire her, Woo wants to capture a sense of “nothingness” in her work, which offers her a sense of freedom and comfort. For a texture like printmaking, I use a brush and layer effect.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 12, 2025

Across her research, writing and visual work she has a particular interest in printmaking, self-publishing and expanded approaches to photography. 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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Colossal

MAY 30, 2025

Artville Public Art Open Call (U.S.) Artists are welcome to submit proposals for temporary, site-specific public art projects to be showcased throughout Nashville during the Artville festival weekend, September 26 to 28, 2025. Deadline: June 1, 2025. Deadline: September 15, 2025. Awardees typically receive $5,000, up to $15,000.

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Spine Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Will Smith, Head of Brand, Penguin Random House UK, comments: “From its beginnings in the 1930s, Penguin has been indelibly associated with design excellence and visual inspiration. Visually I played with the iconography of The Fox and the Star cover, which is inspired by beautiful past editions of fairytales. Vashti Harrison.

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Colossal

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This request for qualifications asks artists to consider themes of shelter for an outdoor public installation in New Bedford. Beam Center is requesting design proposals for ambitious public artworks that will be brought to life through collaborations with youth. Deadline: November 1, 2022. Lenore Tawney Fellowship Featured.

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We And The Color

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Known for his minimalist, instructional graphic-inspired style, Petersen experiments with a three-color, 8-page RISO zine that marks a significant departure from purely digital illustration, inviting the viewer into a printed realm where each page vibrates with texture, color, and narrative intrigue. All images © by Eric Petersen.

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Shillington

JUNE 24, 2020

The family-run studio was founded upon a passion for sharing great innovative design and printmaking. A collection of stories tracing the history of horror, Brickley provides horror inspired illustrations, with this simple but chilling example gracing the book’s cover. Feeling inspired? Mary Kate McDevitt. Trevor Fraley.

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Shillington

AUGUST 19, 2020

Basically, there’s no shortage of things to inspire Chicago’s many amazing creatives. Caroline puts this down to her upbringing in the Dominican Republic, which she refers to as “Summer Land” Despite living and working in Chicago, the culture and colours of the Caribbean continue to inspire her work to this day.

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Illustration Age

AUGUST 1, 2019

He worked for Simplicissimus during it’s entire run and did almost 4,000 drawings for the publication. I know he colored his drawings using a printmaking technique, but I’m not even 100% sure how he did it! The reason is that it’s printmaking (which I’ve always liked) and the details that I mentioned above.

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Colossal

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Distinguished by two tracts—National for artists 100 miles or more from Pittsburgh and Regional for local artists—the program grants artists studio space, staff support, and the opportunity to interact with the public while creating a body of work. National residents also receive a $1,200 monthly stipend and housing. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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High on Design by Wix

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As a creative, staying fresh, inspired and up-to-date is crucial. While there are many ways to gather inspiration and new ideas, art blogs offer a vast hub of information and diverse topics. While there are many ways to gather inspiration and new ideas, art blogs offer a vast hub of information and diverse topics. Wix Creative.

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High on Design by Wix

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

One of the very first steps in making an illustrator website is to look for web design inspiration. New York-based Brian Cronin has illustrated for publications such as The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal and Time, alongside his personal paintings which have been shown in various exhibitions worldwide. Brian Cronin.

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Inkbot Design

MARCH 1, 2024

Common positions span design roles like visual brand identity developer, packaging designer, publication designer, web designer, UI/UX specialist, motion graphics animator and more. The program nurtures agile, resourceful designers who can excel in diverse industries. What jobs can you get with a graphic design degree?

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Shillington

MARCH 8, 2021

One of Shillington’s Teachers for our Online course , Maaya Lad is a creative designer whose inspiration stems from her Indian heritage—something apparent in her work, too. We love her for the vibrant public artworks she’s become famous for, often with a soft colour palette. Feeling inspired by some of these amazing women?

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Shillington

MAY 11, 2020

This means looking toward the future to predict what is coming, but just as importantly looking back to the past for reference and for inspiration. Here, we’re going to delve deep and dig out some of the most interesting vintage typography, all of which can inspire designers or even be used in your designs today. Bottleneck.

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Colossal

JULY 3, 2023

Franklin Furnace will make three copies of the book freely available to the public via its Artists’ Books Collection and will give one copy to the Library of Congress, each of the 50 State Libraries in the United States of America, and the Pratt Institute Libraries. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on July 19, 2023. Deadline: July 30, 2023.

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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. Then sometimes inspiration comes from dreams, or something someone said when they were telling a story. In this way of working, the process is at least as important as any product. . I like to walk a lot.

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Creative Market

JULY 15, 2021

Because of the kitschy approach to art, which was meant to actually be his ode to modern culture, his Soup Cans were initially received by critics and the public as something offensive. Taking inspiration from comic strips for his pieces, Roy Lichtenstein was famous for using parody in his pop art contributions. Roy Lichtenstein.

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Eye on Design

AUGUST 22, 2022

She’s inspired countless young designers through her courses at CalArts, while also serving as co-director of the school’s Graphic Design Program, an AIGA board member, and Chair of the AIGA Design Educators Community steering committee. For Louise Sandhaus, her role as a design educator and mentor reaches back nearly twenty-five years.

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Azure Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Local illustrator and printmaker Margaux Carpentier , meanwhile, translated her bold and symbolic imagery into the monumental portrait-cum-sculpture Watching You Gro w, now occupying a prominent spot in the Brown Hart Gardens.

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Shillington

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

So whether you’ve just started studying graphic design or are a seasoned professional and whether you’re looking for a spot of inspiration or wanting to take a deep dive into how to make your designs inclusive, here are 59 essential reads, expertly curated by our Shillington Teachers and updated for 2022. Buy the book. Buy the book.

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Shillington

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

This with improve your abilities to come up with fresh ideas, new ways to approach creativity and, overall, produce better and more inspiring work. Recently reworked and repackaged, this life-affirming guide is the perfect read for any creative needing a little inspiration and encouragement. Buy the book. Buy the book. Buy the book.

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Spine Magazine

JULY 3, 2020

Bianca Tschaikner is an Austrian illustrator, printmaker and storyteller with a nomadic spirit. SAVARI spans over four months and 24.500 kilometers, from surreal conversations in the tea houses of Shiraz and Esfahan, to printmaking in the jungle of Baroda, to partying in Bollywood and eating insects in the Wild East of India.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

GLEAM | 2025 Request for Proposals Featured Olbrich Botanical Gardens invites proposals for temporary, light-based installations for GLEAM, Art in a New Light , a public art exhibition situated within a 16-acre Midwest landscape or a 10,000-square-foot tropical conservatory. GLEAM will be open to the public from August 23 to October 25.

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