Gradwatch: Corin Kennington
We speak to Corin Kennington, who studied graphic and media design at London College of Communication and specialises in typography and hand-painted lettering.
Our picks from Pick Me Up 2015
Graphic arts festival Pick Me Up opened at London’s Somerset House last night, with talks, workshops, screenings and exhibitions taking place until May 4. Here’s a look at some of our favourite work on show and what’s on over the next few days…
Scotland’s Graphic Design Festival
Scotland’s first annual Graphic Design Festival takes place in Glasgow next week, with a five-day programme of hands-on events that aim to help connect young creatives with industry. Here’s a look at the line-up, plus we have one ticket to a two-day workshop with Eike Konig to give away…
The Trends issue: Klein’s Blue
Suddenly, Yves Klein’s favourite colour is everywhere in graphic design. But why did International Klein Blue get so popular?
Leeds Print Festival: Process & Printmaking
Prints showcasing a range of processes and techniques from studios, collectives and individuals, who took part in this year’s Leeds Print Festival
Low Tech Print
Flying Machines founder Caspar Williamson has written a book about contemporary design projects made using handmade printing techniques.
Unfold: An exhibition of contemporary book designs
London Print Studio’s latest exhibition, Unfold, is a beautiful collection of hand made, pop up and laser cut books and prints.
Nous magazine: exploring depression in print
Manchester Metropolitan graphic design student Lisa Lorenz has launched a free quarterly print magazine that aims to raise awareness of depression through illustration, photography, poetry and prose.
Talent Spotters: NCAD Dublin
Designer Ciara Fitzgerald visited Dublin’s National College of Art & Design Visual Communication degree show and chose to highlight the work of seven students that she felt really stood out
Talent spotters: Camberwell Degree Show 2013
Camberwell College of Arts’s degree show is open to the public this week and includes work from photography, illustration, design, painting and sculpture graduates.
Talent Spotters: Liverpool John Moores Graphic Arts
This year Liverpool’s Graphic Arts graduates shunned the traditional gallery space in favour of a bar – London’s Social, just off Oxford Street. Here wall space was unavailable, so work was projected in a slideshow onto a screen. The course is multidisciplinary, and output falls broadly into the categories of graphic design and illustration. Here are some of the highlights:
Making Money: Advice and real life stories on the relationship between creativity and cash
Advice and real life stories on the relationship between creativity and cash
Experience: Insights for crafting experiences for retail, ads, digital products and more
Insights for crafting great experiences for art, ads, theatre, retail, public spaces, digital products and more
Beginnings: Advice and insights on getting started in the creative industries
Inspiring stories, advice and insights on getting started in the creative industries
Place: How creativity is making, changing and documenting places
How creativity is making, changing and documenting places
