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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Brian Rea / Noma Bar / Satoshi Hashimoto / Javi Aznarez / Debora Szpilman / Simone Massoni / Ping Zhu / Klaus Kremmerz / Lucas Varela / Charlotte Trounce / Marc Majewski / Kustaa Saksi / Alessandro Gottardo (SHOUT) / YOCO / Hsiao-Ron Cheng / Jisu Choi / Graham Roumieu / Tavis Coburn / Joel Holland / Robert Nicol (MA RCA) / Clara Dupré / Marc Burckhardt / Aesthetic Apparatus / Jon Gray (Gray318) / Christian Montenegro / LAPRISAMATA / Gaku Nakagawa / Adam McCauley
Where Humanity Meets AI: Illustration Joins the Wider Conversation
Hamilton King Award-winning illustrator Marc Burckhardt joins Reuters Momentum AI Austin for Where Humanity Meets AI, bringing illustration into a wider conversation with healthcare, technology and academia about authorship, creativity, craft, human judgement and what remains distinctly human in the age of AI.
The 2026 Mirror: Fritz Lang’s METROPOLIS Prophecy and the Art of Christian Montenegro
It’s 2026, the exact year the classic story Metropolis was set in a century ago. While today’s world uses tech to map DNA and solve medical mysteries, Christian Montenegro’s art takes us back to the bold, mechanical look of the industrial age. His bauhaus inspired illustrations show the perfect balance between the way we think and the way machines work.
Drawing the Line: What the $1.5 B Anthropic Case Means for Illustrators, AI, and Copyright
The $1.5 billion Anthropic settlement marks a turning point for AI and copyright, confirming that creative work cannot be used to train models without consent. For illustrators and visual artists, it reinforces intellectual property rights, pushes for transparency in AI training, and signals growing legal accountability across the generative AI industry.
The case sets a precedent for fair compensation and ethical collaboration between technology and creativity.