The Journal
The Dutch Uncle Journal is a considered study of illustration, design, and animation in practice, how they are conceived, commissioned and realised in the wider world.
This is where we share the thinking behind our latest projects and engage with the wider shifts shaping visual culture, from the resurgence of handmade texture to the ways art redefines the spaces we inhabit.
A collection of work and ideas from the front line of contemporary illustration.
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Giant Robot 2 Gallery, LA, Presents Film School II : A Group Exhibition
Film School II: The Return at Giant Robot Gallery (Los Angeles) features Dutch Uncle artist Ping Zhu. This exhibition translates cinematic frames into narrative paintings from April 25 to May 12, 2026. It explores the architecture of cinema through shared cultural memory and contemporary art and illustration.
Amélie: 25th Anniversary Film Poster by Javi Aznarez for Curzon Cinema’s
To mark 25 years of Amélie, Javi Aznárez has created an intricately layered poster for the UK re-release with Curzon a detailed, character-filled tribute that captures the film’s warmth, whimsy, and enduring visual magic in a single, richly composed image.
Simone Massoni x Criterion Collection : Trouble In Paradise
Simone Massoni’s cover for Trouble in Paradise proves that film packaging is a design problem worth solving. Arriving in a sharp season of Criterion releases, Massoni’s art captures the film’s Lubitsch elegance, reminding us that a masterfully illustrated sleeve defines a cinematic era long before the disc even spins.
Javi Aznarez and Nieves Publishing: The French Dispatch Covers
Javi Aznarez collaborates with Nieves Publishing on The French Dispatch Covers, a 2025 book collecting his illustrations for The French Dispatch movie.
Designed in a New Yorker-style format, the publication highlights Aznarez’s distinctive linework and colour, integral to Wes Anderson’s visual world and storytelling.
The Broker Film Poster Explained: Klaus Kremmerz on Capturing Kore-eda’s Story
Klaus Kremmerz illustrates the official poster for Broker, the new film by Palme d’Or-winning director Hirokazu Kore-eda, commissioned by Picturehouse Cinemas. The artwork captures key narrative moments, reflecting the film’s emotional story of an unconventional family formed through an illegal adoption journey.