Familiar Yet Strange Figures: Doğan Özdemir’s Art
Doğan Özdemir (aka Miskin Kukla) is an interdisciplinary visual artist and designer based in Türkiye. Working across photography, digital collage, illustration, and text, he explores themes of identity, transformation, memory, and displacement. His part human, part creature hybrid figures inhabit surreal narratives where the instinctual meets the social and the grotesque meets compassion.
Pop Icons, Murder Mysteries, and Perfect Palettes: Inside Kelly McMahon’s Studio
Kelly McMahon is a Melbourne-based illustrator and graphic designer celebrated for her bold, minimalist aesthetic, marked by precise vector forms, striking color palettes, and a flair for visual storytelling. Drawing from pop culture, fashion, and childhood nostalgia, her work moves fluidly between commercial illustration, graphic design, and passion-driven personal projects. She has collaborated with high-profile names including Clerks III, Lego Ninjago at Skybound, and Kid Cudi’s Moon Man, and her pieces have been exhibited at Gallery 1988 and Hero Complex Gallery in Los Angeles.
Where Whimsy Meets the Gothic: Meet Yubin Lee
Yubin Lee is a designer and illustrator based in New York City, specializing in digital marketing design, visual branding, and illustration. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts with a degree in Illustration, she brings a distinct narrative flair to her design work, blending gothic and fantastical influences with a playful, whimsical twist. Her visual language draws heavily from her early memories of Gothic architecture while living in Europe, combined with inspirations from artists like Erté, Daniel Egneus, and Eiko Ishioka. We asked Yubin about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
What I Wish I Knew: Irene Neyman on Freelance Life and Staying Seen
Irene Neyman is a self-taught illustrator and graphic designer based in Calgary, Canada. Her creative practice spans commercial illustration, packaging and character design, motion graphics, and editorial work. With a distinctive style that balances bright colors, simple shapes, and experimental textures, Irene brings clarity and charm to every project she takes on. We asked Irene about her art, creative process, and inspirations.