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.

Book Cover Design: GRAY318 Designs Michael Pedersen’s Muckle Flugga for Faber & Faber

Book Cover Design: GRAY318 Designs Michael Pedersen’s Muckle Flugga for Faber & Faber

Jon Gray, working as GRAY318, brings his award-winning book cover design sensibility to Michael Pedersen’s Muckle Flugga for Faber and Faber, translating Shetland’s remote lighthouse, wild weather and literary mythology into a bold, expressive visual identity.

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