No Way Back: Learning from, not longing for, the past
Launching with a fascinating book, the No Way Back project is a multi-platform initiative that brings together long-lost music and subculture journalism and photography
Craig Oldham on the Orgreave campaign and the role of design in protest
Ten years on from the publication of his book on the miners’ strike, designer Craig Oldham reflects on its impact and the role it played in the wider campaign for an inquiry into one of its most infamous events
Picture book Midwife, Wha?! offers an inclusive look at birth
Created by midwife Jo Zasloff together with art director Claudine Eriksson and illustrator Haein Kim, the book aims to offer an age-appropriate look at birth and all the “meaningful work midwives do”
Arturo Soto on memory, personal history and the politics of place
In his book Border Documents, the photographer and writer draws on his father’s anecdotes and his own images to challenge preconceptions of the Mexico-US border
Arsh Raziuddin on working across multiple worlds
Balancing book and magazine design, alongside illustration projects and working at Christie’s auction house, Arsh Raziuddin’s work requires adapting to multiple needs across a range of media
A new book opens the door to Hayao Miyazaki’s imagination
The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki excavates the cultural, historical and artistic foundations of the Studio Ghibli visionary’s animated oeuvre
Swipe right on Body Copy, Mitchell Moreno’s queer masquerade
A new book showcases the working-class genderqueer artist’s hilarious and honest DIY photo-text series
Merlin Daleman’s new book chronicles a bittersweet Brexit homecoming
The British photographer visited over 60 towns and cities for Mutiny, capturing the stark reality of the country’s economic north in the wake of the 2016 referendum
The Monthly Interview: Tom Etherington
As he takes on a new role as design director of The Gentlewoman, Tom Etherington has established himself as one of the most versatile graphic designers around, with a portfolio full of great book covers and work for musicians
Gildlings agency will help illustrators in the age of AI
As illustration-led publishing continues to grow, a new literary agency looks to represent a range of visual storytellers, from picture book artists to graphic novelists
David Gentleman’s pearls of creative wisdom
A new book offers some of the artist and designer’s advice for young creatives amassed over the course of his lengthy career
Scott King publishes his first novel, The New Space
Artist and designer Scott King turns to fiction in his latest publication, The New Space, as he dissects the culture industry and an artist’s place within it