3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (293+ words) The independent studio reframes "psychic guidance" for modern life, with stunning illustrations by María Jesús Contreras. Given the unusual subject, Mother Design did some research beyond the usual category and spotted a cultural shift: people are increasingly turning to things…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (580+ words) The founder of Kwoo Studio discusses his career pivot, his move to another continent, and his approach to self-promotion. Kent Wood is currently going through that transition. "I used to think that by 30, you were supposed to have everything figured…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (427+ words) Thibault Barillon of Robocobra Quartet explain why he grew petri dishes of fungus to illustrate their 100-track release. So when I first saw the artwork for Belfast group Robocobra Quartet's 100-track album Hundred Pieces, my mind immediately went to unpleasant…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (640+ words) The Turin-based artist fell in love with illustration one afternoon, thanks to an Andy Warhol ink drawing. Now she works for The New York Times and the Financial Times, inspired by "ordinary" moments she once dismissed. Ever had someone say,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (276+ words) The artist on quitting the client-pleasing grind, sticking to a regular drawing habit, finding vitality in art-making, and building enormous, hand-cut paper flowers on the floor. "In an age when almost anything can be copied, what, if anything, cannot be…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (193+ words) With works that are "slightly lonely and quietly optimistic", the artist turns the everyday into something familiar, nostalgic and utterly beautiful. A pigeon on a beach path; a blue elephant spring-rider bolted to tarmac; a chain-link fence catching the afternoon…...