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Going Mad in the Attic: The Process Behind the ‘Saltburn’ Title Sequence
Any filmmaker with their priorities in order knows that the opening title sequence of their film is of the utmost importance. I’ve waxed romantic on the power of opening titles on many occasions here...
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In Austin, Preacher Reimagines What a Small Agency Can Be
The term “agency” can be a loaded one. Many negative connotations swirl around agency life, fueled by horror stories about overworked employees and domineering CEOs, grind culture, and capitulation to...
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Beth Kephart Pens a Love Letter to Paper Through Her New Memoir
“Throughout the centuries, to this very day, people have taken paper for granted. It is regarded as one of the givens of society, as ubiquitous as rain, smog, motherhood, or oleomargarine. Being so...
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Untying Macey Howard’s Shoe Illustrations
The old adage decrees that a picture is worth a thousand words— but what about an illustration of a shoe? For my money, it’s worth a hell of a lot more. The Portland, Oregon-based illustrator Macey...
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Oly Oly Oxen Free Peddles Vintage Children’s Books and Illustrated Nostalgia
Cast your mind back to the first books you ever read. The books brought out at bedtime, or those that lived on a little bookcase at your daycare. The books filled with colorful worlds and even more...
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SZ Blockprints Keeps the Legacy of the “Godmother of Block Printing” Alive
If you’ve ever been sucked into the vortex of a flea market, or if you wile away your weekends by perusing boutiques (as I often do), chances are you’ve come upon the glory of an Indian block print...
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Artist Mary Lai Imparts Joy and Positivity in her Latest Show, Synchronicity
There’s so much in the world that’s not positive, so if you’re creating something, why not make it brighten somebody’s day? Mary Lai Mary Lai has no time for pessimism. The Los Angeles-based...
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Thinking Aloud With Joseph Michael Essex
Finding Satisfying Work, Affecting Eternity, and Other Practical and Existential Thoughts about Design Since April 2021, the Chicago-based design consultant and teacher Joseph Michael Essex has posted...
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Ami Plasse Captures Energy and Excitement in His Live-Drawn Illustrations
Attending a music show in Austin, Texas, you might see more than just a band on stage. If you’re lucky, prolific illustrator Ami Plasse will be there too, positioned in the crowd’s first row with his...
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The New Vintage Shop Space Queen Dazzles in Atlanta
It’s really exciting to just make the change you want to see. Michelle Norris, co-founder and co-owner of Space Queen Michelle Norris and Forest Aguar can’t be stopped— and thank God for that. The...
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Studio Anorak Celebrates 18 Years of Spreading Wonder Through ‘Happy Mags for...
In a world that seems to get bleaker by the day, children’s media reminds us to keep our sense of wonder—that innate curiosity that all children have. Anyone who came of age before social media, smart...
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Kelsie McNair Shares her Love of Stained Glass with the Masses
Like so many handcraft mediums I find myself enamored with, the art of stained glass has been around for centuries. From the small stained glass objects of ancient Rome and Egypt to the expansive,...
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Cj Hendry Makes a Splash in the Desert with ‘Public Pool’
It’s one thing to imagine a 50-meter-long inflatable pool in the middle of a desert. It’s another to make it a reality. Artist Cj Hendry isn’t one for simply envisioning things, and recently, she...
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Cey Adams, The Visual Artist Behind The Dawn of Hip-Hop, Takes Center Stage
Stars like Jay-Z, Run DMC, and The Notorious B.I.G. don’t just appear overnight. It takes a village, and a very talented village at that, to create personas of such magnitude. Many of these backstage...
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DICE Creative Director, Patrick Duffy, is Suspicious of Success
Take just one look at the branding for the ticketing platform DICE, and it’s clear the people behind it are having a blast. With the conversational and self-effacing tone of the DICE brand voice,...
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Jason Brown’s Perfectly Imperfect Path to Pearlfisher
Jason Brown was built for this moment. Over the last 30 years, the creative and business operations powerhouse has been unknowingly cultivating the exact set of skills and experience to be the perfect...
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Molly Balloons Wants You to Boobytrap the Mundane and Spread the Bozo Gospel
Molly Balloons is the first person I’ve ever interviewed who took the call from a whiskey bar. When I gave her a ring a few months ago, she answered with an effervescent delight that radiated from her...
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Photographer Ivan McClellan Honors the Rich Tapestry of Black Rodeo Culture
Photojournalist Ivan McClellan went to his first Black rodeo in 2015, and he’s never looked back. His friend and filmmaker, Charles Perry, was working on the documentary The Black Cowboy and asked...
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Dan Polyak: Branding Extraordinaire Behind the World’s Top Drag Queens
At her core, a drag queen represents an amalgamation of many artistic facets coming together to create a persona. Wig, costume, and makeup design are the most obvious aspects that coalesce to build a...
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Architect of Joy Yinka Ilori Will Never Stop Dreaming
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/301347271 If you’re not excited by designer Yinka Ilori, you’re simply not paying attention. The British-Nigerian phenom is known for his signature use of bold...
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The Beaded Bodega Reimagines Kitschy Snacks as Hand-Beaded Works of Art
Snack food packaging is the sort of design that’s so ubiquitous, we take it for granted. The chips and candy aisles of a grocery store are teeming with some of the most iconic and masterful branding...
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New Visual Artist Ryan Fitzgibbon ‘Makes It Mean Something’
‘Make it mean something’ was Ryan Fitzgibbon’s design philosophy at 27 when selected as a PRINT New Visual Artist in 2015. In 2015, Fitzgibbon was immersed in his young design publishing career and...
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An Antidote to Melancholy
That was how Brian Collins described New Visual Artist Timothy Goodman in 2009 Fifteen years later, does that description still measure up? Take one glimpse at his work, and the answer is apparent—a...
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Imin Yeh Honors Everyday Objects with Mini Paper Sculptures
I loved how a common piece of paper can be transformed into something precious, valuable, and imbued with meaning. Paper and scissors are two of the most foundational elements of creativity. From the...
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Meet One of the Artists Behind Sha’Carri Richardson’s Signature Accessory
It takes a whole team to create the fastest woman in the world. USA Olympic sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson’s 100m silver medal win in Paris was thrilling to watch. Richardson’s incredible...
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Fiber Artist Sienna Martz Takes a Stand Against Tradition with Secondhand...
Fiber artist and sculptor Sienna Martz flexes her veganism as far more than a dietary restriction. For Martz, it’s a way of life that impacts every aspect of what she does, including her art. Martz’s...
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Andy Saunders Creates Custom Cars Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
Some of the most difficult things in the history of mankind were done by people too stupid to realize that they were impossible. People get these ideas and if they do it and they follow it through,...
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Carolyn Mazloomi Uses the Power of Quilting to Honor Black History
Going from aviation engineer to quilter is as extreme a career pivot as it gets. However, 75-year-old artist Carolyn Mazloomi did just that over five decades ago and then cemented a legacy within the...
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James and Karla Murray Raise a Glass to NYC’s Storied Bars in New Book
A city’s, town’s, or neighborhood’s bars serve as apt windows into the community, reflecting its people, values, style, history, and more within the walls. Photographers James and Karla Murray have...
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Letterpress Printer Amos Kennedy Jr. Makes Art As Statement
Amos Kennedy Jr. doesn’t consider himself an artist. The legendary Detroit-based letterpress printer says he’s simply a person with a printing press who’s having some fun, and he’s lucky people see...
View ArticleDesignThinkers Podcast: Steven Heller
This week’s guest is Steven Heller. Heller is the co-chair and co-founder of the School of Visual Arts MFA Design program. He was a senior art director at the New York Times for 33 years. He is the...
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Thalia Gochez Honors Latine Identity Through Her Immersive Photographs
My photography is deeply community-connected, so none of this is worth it if my community doesn’t feel rightfully represented. Los Angeles-based photographer Thalia Gochez bought her first camera at a...
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In Conversation with Plains of Yonder, Title Sequence Creators for “The White...
A great title captures the spirit, psychology, mood, and inner-logic of the show in surprising, powerful ways. Something you feel, not something you necessarily know or understand. When season one of...
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Conor Foran Spreads Stammering Pride through “Dysfluent” Magazine
What does a stutter look like? How would a stammer be represented as a typeface? How can graphic design be used to portray the beauty of stuttering and convey the pride of the stuttering community?...
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Cassandra Constant Visualizes Soccer Game Radio Broadcasts with Pencil and Paper
2022 World Cup Final; Argentina vs. France I grew up with a New York Yankees super fan as a father, who listened to every inning of every game on a hand-held transistor radio pressed up against his...
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Graphic Prop Designer Annie Atkins Takes her Talents to the World of...
Annie Atkins has made a name for herself as one of the most skilled graphic prop designers working today. Her most impressive feat in the film industry has been working alongside none other than...
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The ‘Forbidden Toys’ Series Proves that There is a Place for AI in the Arts
It’s quite possible that while embarking upon your daily doom scroll on Instagram, you’ll come across the Barney Taxidermy kit by Vir. Or maybe you’ll encounter Life Support Elmo by Fisher-Price, the...
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PRINT Year in Review: Artists & Designers, in Their Own Words
Throughout the year at PRINT, we’re in the enviable position of being able to chat with all sorts of artists and designers about their various practices, projects, exhibitions, openings, book...
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Katy V. Meehan Preserves the Past One Layer of Water Color Ink at a Time
My fascination with old signs has been well documented here at PRINT. From my studio visit of printmaker Dave Lefner at his live-in artist loft in Downtown LA, to my coverage of traditional sign...
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HUMAN TOUCH Makes Visible the Invisible Hands that Sew our Clothes
While human society is being transformed by information technology, contemporary sewing technology is based on the same functionality as in the late 18th century, including the fundamental dependency...
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