For our "X Questions With" series, we're speaking with talented individuals from around the world who have inspired us with their creativity and passion. If you have a story to tell or someone you'd like to see profiled, let...
"I enjoy looking up to people who do things differently or go a long way in their art."
When we first began working on our collaborative collection with NYPL, the plan was that the launch would coincide with the much-anticipated launch of their Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures. Unfortunately, the exhibit's debut has...
You may find it surprising to learn that in all our years of creating journal covers based on world art, we've never featured the art of Gustav Klimt (1862–1918). Perhaps it was because his work is just so iconic that...
"Don’t ever limit yourself. With art, as in life, the possibilities are endless!"
Bruges-based Joke Boudens is a multidisciplinary artist whose wide range of works includes lettering, calligraphy, illustration and printmaking. Whimsical critters, exquisite hand lettering and intricate patterns featuring elements of geometry and tiny botanicals are a common thread in her work, but you...
Our Peek Inside… series takes a look inside people’s journals to celebrate their imagination and inspire others. This week we are thrilled to welcome Sonya Kinsey, an artist and teacher from Germany who loves anthropology, history, linguistics and travelling, and –...
This week we had the pleasure of chatting with our Free Your Mind series cover artist, Catrin Welz-Stein. The German artist’s dreamlike digital art creates an ethereal new world for its viewers. We talk to Catrin about her process...
“I always imagined that Paradise would be some kind of library.” This quote by Jorge Luis Borges has been deeply rooted in the life of José Alberto Gutiérrez, who for over 20 years has devoted his life to promoting literacy by...
Name: Peter Shorney
Age: 39
City/Town: Newbury, Berkshire
Country: UK
Places Travelled & Place lived: I’ve lived around my home town most of my life, but spend a lot of time in London. I’ve darted across to Munich and Paris, explored the streets...











