September 2012

Colophon is an independent type foundry based in Brighton boasting an array of stunning products alongside their type.

A gritty mix of power punch screen prints and designs forms the eye-catching portfolio of Finn O’Brien; part of the Paper Jukebox Collective. Texture heaven, not for the faint hearted.

This is probably one of my favourite illustration and design shops in London, this may be because it was one of my first discoveries and had a big influence on the industry I went into. They stock an amazing collection of zines, prints, t-shirts, tea towels, jewellery from a range…

Pick Me Up is the UK’s first contemporary graphic art fair and it is returning for the fourth time to Somerset House in April 2013 and they want you to participate in one of two ways: Galleries and Collectives :: Taking on a space for 11 days to showcase and…

Bradford based letterpress studio has a sweet portfolio of work, mixing oldschool techniques with modern designs and concepts. “Our aim is to keep the skill and art of letterpress alive by producing work which is incredible to read, feel and touch. It’s that simple.” Thumbs up from us. The Print…

This work is very on-topic at the moment with Liverpool being all over the news. Steven Qua is the printer behind these hand linocut football scores for Liverpool FC, let’s hope he keeps it up for the whole season.

Stuart has directed this awesome video for the one and only While She Sleeps band. The video and the lyrics hit you hard and right where they are supposed to.

Be the first to browse the fair at the special late night opening from 6–9pm on Thursday 20 September, with live music from folk singer Olivia Chaney. Essential for anyone interested in art books. Admission free. The gallery will continue until 23rd September. The London Art Book Fair was last…

A Night of Musical and Visual Wonder. Featuring: CYMBALS, youngTEE, Roman and more. 28/09/2012 from 7pm – 1am at Apt Gallery, 6 Creekside, SE8 4SA.

Kumiko Watari has simply won me over with these delicate but brash prints. She combines hand drawn prints with a love of storytelling to produce garments with strong character – the concept of the label “might-T”. Be sure to take a look at her beautiful SS12 collection. Kumiko Watari was…

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OWT are a crisp and innovative design collective from Manchester. They dub themselves as mulch-disciplinary and you can damn see why just flicking through their online portfolio. These guys are pretty fresh, go check them out.

If you’ve got post Olympic and Paralympic blues then head over to London based clothing brand Phickle for screen printed t-shirts sporting sweet Olympic designs. This one is my fave.

Printed Matter, Inc. presents THE NY ART BOOK FAIR from September 28th–30th with a preview on Thursday September 27th from 6–9 pm at MoMA PS1. This looks absolutely incredible. Somebody fly me over to New York for this! The NY Art Book Fair was last modified: September 14th, 2012 by…

If you don’t know about the Own Art scheme then I am delighted to tell you that it has got to be about the best scheme that the Arts Council has come up with. The scheme was designed to encourage people to start collection art. It allows people to purchase…

He makes things for today and tomorrow. He hates kitsch. He’s moving to LA. He recently read that bananas may go extinct. Maybe graphic designers too. He says “Loving your work is important. Gestures are too.” That’s why he likes mail. Send him some. Travis Stearns was last modified: September…

If you’re in London this evening then you MUST be going to see Heretic‘s new show opening at Material, 1-3 Rivington Street, EC2A 3DT. This trio of multi-talented printmakers / designers / illustrators will blow your mind with their incredible work and style. Be sure to hunt down Luke, Jon…

Miranda started off working for us as in intern but has shown great initiative and now works with us on our workshops / projects and is a regular blog contributor. Her work is very hands on- mixing collage with print, often using the brain as her subject matter. In her…

Reed Burgoyne is a New York based graphic designer and printmaker. His goal is to create the most direct, and visually striking design by using an aesthetic based on bold color and typography. Reed received his BA from the Cooper Union in 2005 and has since had the opportunity to…

Vickie is a graphic designer who is based in Manchester. Her work shows off all of the good elements about contemporary design. Lots of wobbly scanned in typefaces, great colours and clean, concise graphics presented on a deliciously slick and simple website. Very good indeed. Vickie Simpson was last modified:…