Feature: Illustration
The anti-Rockwell
Blechman pioneered a less-is-more aesthetic. His scratchy shorthand expresses ideas with a punchy…
Crayon game
The unexpected craze for adult colouring books has created a bonanza for publishers. Can they keep it…
Modernist cottage industry
For more than a decade, Ruth Artmonsky has been publishing modest, readable books about design and…
The long look
Creating playful, thoughtful images for The Guardian’s ‘long read’ section relies upon a close…
Ambition and illustration
Alan Male welcomes a return to the ‘polymath principle’, the idea that an illustrator should engage with…
Colouring in the city
Camille Walala’s exuberant, colourful designs for the Splice Post building bring warmth and vitality to…
Writing the city
Signwriter Pete Hardwicke has left his mark on a significant area of London
The first couple of American billboards
Otis and Dorothy Shepard, the ‘Scott and Zelda’ of mid-century advertising graphics, were neglected when…
Critical heat on the Aegean coast
A workshop in a remote Turkish village gave international students a chance to explore what design can…
Chasing perfection
From Penguin bestsellers to Royal Mail stamps; from elaborate playing cards to the covers of Radio…