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Iconic print design conference returns after 12-year hiatus

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Today, it's finding a new contemporary audience of designers, printmakers and typographers who come to enjoy a regular programme of design events and workshops. The St Bride Foundation was originally set up in 1891 to serve the burgeoning print and publishing trade of nearby Fleet Street in London.

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BlockFace: an open-source stamp kit to explore typography by graphic artist Will Mower

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You simply combine the stamps to construct letterforms, design typographic posters and cards, and explore the joys of printmaking. Origin story An artist, designer and printmaker, Will first became interested in modular systems and printmaking in 2013 during a period of creative block.

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UK's biggest comic art festival returns to Yorkshire this November

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Photography by Andrew Benge Teaming up once again with partners LeedsBID, Thought Bubble Festival 2023 will present a week of talks, workshops, exhibitions, public art installations, film screenings, venue takeovers and more. Dapo Adeola will be hosting a family-friendly library workshop. Thought Bubble.

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Dror Cohen's paintings use simple forms and bold colours to create a poetic sense of space

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As a student, I experimented with many techniques - aquarelle, pencils, oil and gouache, ink, printmaking, etc. "I Then I moved to New York and interned at a printmaking workshop and later at a small and friendly book publisher. "Both places had some really good teachers," she says. "As

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That back-to-school feeling: how to boost your creative skills this autumn

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Primarily printmaking and gouache painting. Consider signing up for a class, workshop, or online course. If you flood the market with digital illustrations that can be generated in mere seconds, the overall value of digital art will take a dive. "So Of course, that's not the only reason to upskill. Make reading a regular habit.

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Bauhaus Typography at 100

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It was in the workshops that “Bauhaus typography took on its distinctive form — its rejection of serifs and capitals, embrace of experimental alphabets, insistence on universal clarity, and innovation in layering and hierarchy,” the archive adds.

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August 2022 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, New York, will host one artist age 45 or older for a 4-6 week residency. Artists of all disciplines interested in printmaking are eligible for this new fellowship from the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts. Deadline: August 1, 2022. The Anita Wetzel Residency Grant (U.S.).

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