MATCHBLOC the book
MATCHBLOC the book is here! The lovely Neal Whittington from Present & Correct and I have been working on this for a little while. If you have been following our instagram account you can now…
Posts Categorised: Illustration
Why the sea is salty, a Karelian folk tale
On a recent trip to Estonia I came across this Russian children’s book in a second hand shop. I instantly fell for the style, colours and character illustrations. Once home I discovered the book is…
Maraid Portrait by Mariery Young
Mariery Young is the founder of Mezclao Studio in Panama. She specialises in bold, colourful, playful illustration and surface patterns. We spotted her work during the recent #artvsartist trend which included a wonderful green haired…
Wio, Leokadio! Polish book illustrations
Since the 1950s Polish illustrators and publishers have been recognised for their unique and high quality work. During a recent trip to Krakow I spent lots of time in second hand and art gallery book…
Hema Dutch Matchbox Labels
HEMA is a Dutch store that sell homeware often made by the chain itself with original design. Founded in 1926 the store is still going strong. These wonderful 1970s matchbox labels illustrate their wide range…
Maraid Christmas Card by Adam Higton
We asked York Illustrator Adam Higton to design a Maraid Christmas Card. Our first brief was to be riding jet skis with Christmas hats on but in the end we settled for the traditional Christmas…
Maraid Portrait by Adam Higton
There’s a new illustrator in town and his name is Adam Higton. Adam and his family have just moved to York. After a couple of pints we put the portrait idea to him and he…
Printing the City Exhibition, Bradford
Printing The City is a group exhibition exploring Bradford through Risograph Printing. Bradford based Freelance Designer Ben Holden purchased a Riso machine in April 2017, he invited friends to help him explore the creative possibilities…
Modernist Magazine: Issue 22 Games
I met Jack and Eddy from the Modernist Magazine at a print and publishing fair, we got chatting about concrete and design and ten minutes later I was on their contributors list. For the theme…
Maraid Portrait by Idiot’s Pasture
Work by Idiot’s Pasture adorns our studio walls. We were delighted when he agreed to take time-out from real ale and spending time with animals be our most recent portrait illustrator. Idiot describes himself as a…