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Hannah Motzel Brown’s shadowy mechanical pencil drawings expertly depict folds of skin and fingers

Using mechanical pencil, the artist builds detailed worlds where bodies, fabrics, flowers and shadows blur between fantasy and realism.
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Hinge’s Jackie Jantos on inclusive design, trust and the path from creative to CEO

The CEO of dating app Hinge sheds light on the creative strategies behind everything from UX to ad campaigns and product research, and her personal approach to such an influential role.
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Kurt Bauer’s still life photographs reveal more about a place than a “postcard view” ever could

The Austrian photographer captures overlooked details and fleeting moments, making you incredibly curious about what’s going on just out of frame.
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Kelli Anderson’s paper gadgets and pop-up books approach graphic design as a fine art

Graphic designer and paper engineer Kelli Anderson joined us on the Nicer Tuesdays stage in New York City in a Q&A with Elizabeth Goodspeed to talk about her latest book Alphabet in Motion, an ...
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Behind the scenes with The Guardian creative team making all its election artwork by hand

Partly inspired by a ‘Broken Britain’ and in direct response to the rise of AI generative imagery and fake news, the newspaper’s election coverage this year is made with purposely imperfect paper ...
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Pablo Rochat on turning suburban Atlanta into a medieval fantasy for Phoebe Bridgers’ new music video

Directors Pablo Rochat and Lance Oppenheim swap the Renaissance faire for a gas station, casting real-life jousters and a nostalgic hit of Old School RuneScape into a video that treats make-believe as ...
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Design studio Supersystème builds visual worlds by treating typography as image

Masters in the art of lettering and layout, the Montreal-based design studio creates identities, publications and posters where words become an essential part of the message.
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“A dyke is not a singular thing”: Emily Lipson’s new monograph resists queer stereotypes

The photographer’s first photobook brings together 50 people over 220 pages, to question and examine what it means to “look or act” like a dyke today. From the outset, the photographer knew she wanted ...
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Emilie Hahn’s claymations are a fly on the wall to funny situations – like the Zumba class at your local gym

The artist’s handmade films are the product of people watching and finding a whole lot of comedic relief in the “not very glamorous” side of life.
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“Ask yourself where you can add value”

Selling your work and, indeed, yourself is a tough job at the best of times. Building (or rebuilding) your portfolio is a particularly tricky part of this, and it’s made all the more challenging when ...
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One person’s rubbish is another’s treasure: This folded photo series transforms trash into objects worthy of still life

Delivered in a less-than-conventional format, this publication is sent by post in a large letter that unfolds into intimate ...
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From hand-drawn type to doodled logos, illustration takes the lead in the visual identity for Florence’s first art book fair

Tam festival’s loveable book character logo is made of “one single, slightly crooked line” – that’s what makes it so special.