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Tire Tracks, 2020 © Ben Reeves

Valley Nights Twilight-lit paintings by Ben Reeves inspired by a Canadian childhood in winter

Twilight-inspired paintings by Ben Reeves of a Canadian childhood in winter.

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Illustration by Queenbe Monyei

Cultural Diversity: The illustrators who are proving just how much representation matters

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© Dawn Williams Boyd Courtesy the artist and Fort Gansevoort

Giant 'cloth paintings' by Dawn Williams Boyd stitched together to tell the story of black America

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Inspiration /
Film

New short film takes a humorous look at the 'comfy jumper' phase of a relationship

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Inspiration /
Advertising

Buck's H20 campaign hopes to promote positive water-use habits in Australia

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All photography courtesy of Boston Seaport

Famous doodler Jon Burgerman cheers up Boston with a fun installation of his quirky characters

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Little Sheep Boy © Mayuka Yamamoto

Animal Crossing: Oil paintings by Mayuka Yamamoto of enigmatic children dressed as animals

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Huawei Theme by [Jönas Jödicke](https://www.instagram.com/jojoesart). Image courtesy of the artist and Huawei Themes.

A new generation of digital artists is finding fresh ways to self-promote and survive through Huawei Themes

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Features /
Book Club

Ben Tallon's new graphic book rips open Britain's dirty underbelly with a heaping of dark comedy

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Angel, 2020 © Rance Jones, Courtesy of Forum Gallery, New York, NY

Vibrant watercolour paintings by Rance Jones of Cuba and its 'survivors and dreamers'

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Insight, 2020 © Katherine Fraser. All images courtesy of the artist.

Alone Together: Emotional paintings by Katherine Fraser encourage us to look on the bright side

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Photo by Sharon McCutcheon from Pexels

Tips /
Career

Creatives who graduated in the last recession offer their career tips to the class of 2020

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Hellie Cartledge. Photo by Alys Tomlinson

Tips /
Career

Graduating in a global pandemic: 10 lessons learned by creative students at UAL

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Latest Interviews

Portrait of Sarah Boris - Photography by Lorna Allan

Features /
Interviews

Sarah Boris on how the pandemic has changed her life, and why we all need to slow down

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Features /
Interviews

Giacomo Felace on waking up to hard truths and why difficult times can bring out the best in us

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Features /
Interviews

Kaia Charles on celebrating black British culture, and tackling the lack of representation in the arts

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Features /
Interviews

Sophia Yeshi on lifting each other up, fighting for better representation, and creating the world she wants to see

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Features /
Interviews

Alysha Smith on running a design agency, forming a women's collective, and competing as a bodybuilder

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Features /
Interviews

Bronski and Amber Rimell of Tawbox on Stormzy's iconic Glastonbury performance as the festival celebrates 50 years

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New interviews are published every week, each one offering advice and insight into the creative industries

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Universal Favourite rebrands men's online health clinic Mosh to appear 'comforting'

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Inspiration /
Advertising

B&Q's 'Build a Life' campaign by Uncommon celebrates the belief that DIY can lift our spirits

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The Vagina Museum launches a silent auction of intimate art to fight for its survival and stay open for business

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Resurrection © Philipp Humm. All images courtesy of the artist and Bermondsey Project Space

Inspiration /
Photography

The surreal Faustian photographs of Philipp Humm

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Lewis, Untitled (Blonde Portrait), c. 1980. All images courtesy of Kapp Kapp

Portraits of young gay men by Gilbert Lewis influenced by Virginia Woolf's gender-fluid Orlando

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Tristan Pigott 'Wet to the touch' 2020, Oil on board, 58 x 70 cm (cropped)

Behind Tired Eyes: Paintings by Tristan Pigott inspired by a 'lost generation' of young people

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Features /
Events

Class of 2020: An essential guide to all of the UK's virtual degree shows this summer

Noa Maller's delicate teapot illustrations for Secret Garden, a Danish tea brand

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Gered Mankowitz, Jimi Hendrix, London 1967, Gelatin silver print, 50.8 x 61 cm, © Gered Mankowitz | Iconic Images

Inspiration /
Photography

Landmark exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's death with rare photographs

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Rashid Johnson in the studio 2020 © Rashid Johnson Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Photo: Axel Dupeux

Rashid Johnson mixes painting and ceramic tile mosaics to express the anxiety and escapism of 'Broken Men'

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Features /
Book Club

The Poster is a visual history of one of the most powerful and memorable means of mass communication

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Features /
Book Club

The complete retrospective of Japan's ingenious master of three-dimensional typography

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The UK's first 'data rights agency' has branding inspired by a poem set in a utopian cybernetic future

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