David Carson is a self-taught, grid-free, and influential graphic designer who has worked for magazines, brands, and surfboards. We have published David’s ‘lost’ book, The Rules of Grafik Design + Creativity

David Carson website

Humberto Cruz is an illustrator and graphic designer based in San Diego, CA. He was born in Salinas, California and was raised in Tijuana, Mexico. Influenced by pop culture, fashion and color, he describes his work as spontaneous, quirky, fun and enthusiastic. He primarily works with pastels, markers, acrylics and spray paint. He also focuses on digital media from initial concept development, to art creation.

Jim Stoten is an illustrator based in London, UK and has developed a unique style and approach to his work. Jim has been commissioned by an impressive list of clients including MTV, Habitat, Levi’s, Urban Outfitters and The Guardian. He frequently exhibits his work in galleries around the globe. He is well known for his unique sketchbooks that contain intricate drawings and rich levels of observations and humour. 

Chris Bigg has worked extensively with the British independent record label 4AD, where, as Senior Designer, working for many years as assistant to Vaughan Oliver he worked on producing iconic covers for bands such as The Breeders, Dead Can Dance, The Wolfgang Press, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Lush and Belly.

Warsaw based artist Emilia Dragosz graduated from the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. Through her work she attempts to connect to a more spiritual state and explores the relationship of spiritual states.

Her realistic paintings, using traditional oil painting techniques on cotton or linen canvases, always start with a photograph. Where the sun falls to the ground explores this relationship.

Erik Kessels is a Dutch artist, designer and curator with a particular interest in photography and the vernacular and creative director of KesselsKramer, an advertising agency in Amsterdam. Kessels founded the KesselsKramer advertising agency in Amsterdam in 1996 with Johan Kramer.

Erik Kessel website

John Vernon Lord is an illustrator and educator and is Professor Emeritus of illustration at the University of Brighton, UK. John retired from the University as Programme Director for the visual communication department aged 60, to return to being a full time illustrator. Since then John has fully illustrated over 25 publications.

Scott Cottrell is an artist and designer living and working in the United States. He has worked primarily in magazine and music design, and is continually trying to create work that resonates with the viewer.