For Berlin-based multidisciplinary artist Simone Ambu, known as Sambu Studio, Postcards From Nowhere did not begin as a formal project. It began as a way out. After a period of creative stagnation, Ambu found himself unable to move forward with new work. Even understanding the reasons behind the block did…
Microcore is a risograph-led project by Tanya Tang that takes a critical look at the rise of micro-trends within the fashion industry. Rooted in both personal experience and wider cultural observation, the project uses print and metaphor to question how quickly trends are created, consumed, and discarded, and what that…
The North Face has unveiled its latest collaboration with CDG by COMME des GARÇONS, presenting a Spring/Summer 2026 capsule that explores the territory between technical outdoor apparel and conceptual fashion. Rooted in the idea of freedom through exploration, the collection brings together The North Face’s performance-driven heritage with CDG’s stripped-back,…
Chaukor is a pixelated Devanagari typeface by Shivanshi Gupta, developed as part of a type design course at MIT Institute of Design Pune. Built entirely from four-sided rectilinear shapes, the name reflects both the visual construction and the conceptual intent behind the font: a simplified, bitmap-inspired system that combines playfulness…
Sergio Membrillas has gathered a year’s worth of concert posters into a single newspaper-format publication, creating what feels like both an archive and a snapshot of a specific moment in his practice. Produced under the name Office of Professional Illustration, the 24-page newspaper brings together posters designed for bands across…
Since 2020, Christopher Sperandio has produced more than 6,000 drawings, prints, and paintings under the name Pinko Joe. Combining text and image, his work operates as a sustained act of political resistance and social engagement. Through satire, slapstick, and the visual language of vintage comic books, Sperandio confronts contemporary power…
In early 2025, as restrictive US trade tariffs and renewed rhetoric about Canada becoming the “51st state” circulated south of the border, a wave of renewed national pride began to take shape across Canada. Illustrator, graphic designer, and printmaker Paul Dotey responded not with slogans, but with paper. Under his…
Signs structure how we move through the world. They direct, warn, instruct and inform. In semiotic terms, a sign is a site of representation, one thing standing in for another. Yet in the built environment, signs carry more than the words or symbols on their faces. For Nicholas H. Ruth,…
Dirty Laundry is a series of 53 intuitive illustrations by Shrivaani Poddar, a multidisciplinary graphic designer currently studying at the Glasgow School of Art. What began as a casual sketching exercise evolved into a quietly powerful body of work rooted in observation, repetition, and metaphor. The series started simply. During…
Io Ritorno is a self-initiated risograph-printed, spiral-bound zine by Michael Vasquez, created under the name Vasqmic. Printed at Outlet in Portland, Oregon, where he previously worked as a studio assistant, the publication uses the studio’s materials and processes as a direct extension of his own practice. At its core, Io…
January Blues is a handmade banner and screen-printing project created by Laura January, born during the early chaos of raising twins and shaped by music, lyrics, and poetry. What began as an experiment at her dining room table has developed into a tactile, typographic practice rooted in experimentation and the…
Wampís Resistance: Defending Life is an editorial illustration by Peruvian illustrator and designer Diandra Rodríguez Armas, also known as Didicolores. The work depicts the Wampís people defending their ancestral territory along the Santiago and Morona rivers in the Peruvian Amazon. At the centre of the composition, a spear formed by…
Hamburg-based illustrator and printmaker Christoph Kleinstück turns his attention to the invisible infrastructures of the digital world in BOTNET, a five-colour reduction woodcut exploring global bot networks, the Internet of Things, cyberspace, and the persistent influence of robots and cyborgs in popular culture. At the core of the work is…
Botanic Play is a personal, evolving body of work by Hyderabad-based illustrator Bhargavi Rudraraju. Rooted in a lifelong connection to nature, the series celebrates the quiet joy and grounding presence of plants through carefully composed botanical artworks. Until around seven years ago, Rudraraju lived what she describes as a largely…
For the past four years, Athens-based designer and illustrator Maria Tsilomitrou has marked the passing of time with an annual ritual. What began as a simple experiment has gradually evolved into a poetic, tactile project that treats the calendar not just as a functional object, but as a space for…
Ayush Batra’s interactive publication reframes twenty of Caravaggio’s paintings as a chronological psychological narrative rather than a collection of isolated masterpieces. Structured across the artist’s Early Roman, Mature Roman, and Exile periods, the book traces a progression from ambition to guilt, positioning each artwork as a visual confession shaped by…
Living and working by the North Sea, Belgian graphic designer and typographer Ann Maelfeyt explores language as both a visual and poetic medium. Her project With A Grain Of Salt forms part of a solo exhibition opening on March 5th 2026, presenting her graphic design and photography as a portrait…
Creativity doesn’t move in a straight line anymore. It zigzags through subcultures, local scenes, online communities, and personal stories, shaped as much by street corners and shared rituals as by global platforms. And for emerging designers, that shift opens up exciting new territory. Enter the LEGO Ideas Design Student Challenge,…
Time Amongst Pictures is a body of etchings by Oliver Hoffmeister developed in response to an extended period of study at the Museo del Prado. The work follows Hoffmeister’s selection as one of four recipients of the Richard Ford Award in 2024, a prize that supports figurative artists from British…
Oasis ’25 is a commemorative print series by Richard Welland, created in response to the final show of Oasis’ widely discussed 2025 tour, which closed in São Paulo on 23 November. As the tour came to an end, fans and first time converts alike were still processing the emotional weight…