Printed matter

france, 2013 / client: nuit blanche metz

Printed Matter, Inc. is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1976 by artists and art workers with the mission to foster the appreciation, dissemination, and understanding of artists' books and other artists' publications.

Balmer Hählen is a Lausanne, Switzerland based creative studio focusing on #GraphicDesign and #ArtDirection. For the Rendez-vous des créateurs 2017 invitations, the studio has created a series of printed matters based on unique typography and surprising forms that push the limits of current printing technology. The creative people of Balmer Hählen have created the invitation with the idea in mind: “What’s going on if the impression took over the graphic design?” #typography

Two beautiful Risograph books made during the 14 day _Art Prison_ residency at Knust Press and Extrapool. The first is a bold sequence of images depicting a volcano eruption, with vibrant orange and yellow emanations bursting from the rich, earthy layerings of green and blue. The focus widens unt...

Amsterdam-based graphic designer and illustrator Rop van Mierlo is known for his wet-on-wet painting style that results in amorphous, fuzzy shapes. Yet these vibrant blobs are still easily recognisable as various members of the animal kingdom. The ‘Bench Players’ postcard pack, for instance, incl...

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Karel Martens - Some amazing covers by Dutch typographic designer Karel Martens for Oase an architectural magazine. Over the now 50 years of his practice, Martens has been prolific as a designer of...

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Graphic design studio Arc specialises in printed matter but, occasionally, drifts over into the realms of web and exhibition design. Founded by Joachim Bartsch, Timo Grimberg and Toni Schönbuchner, the Berlin-based studio has an impressive turnover of projects; paying homage to the Swiss school of design with their typography-centred layouts.

Random illustrated mini zines from the Mini Zine Box Set published by Bananafish Books (Shanghai). A Mini Zine is a palm-sized, flash fiction, handmade artist's book, with many lovely names and monikers like little monster zines, micro books, Mame-hon (Japanese: bean-books), and more. Inspired...