Illustrator Thomas Danthony and animator Christopher van Wilson have teamed up to bring the cover of our new issue into animated form.

Following the launch of our Adventure issue a few days ago — find out more about it here — we’re proud to release a smart animation courtesy of Thomas Danthony and the very talented animator & motion designer Christopher van Wilson. Celebrating the arrival of our fifteenth edition, the 40-second short brings Danthony’s gorgeous illustration to life as the cover gradually builds around it. Place your eye sockets on it above and find a slightly shorter, 15-second version over on our Instagram.

To get your hands on a copy of The Adventure Issue, you can buy a single issue for £6 + p&p or subscribe from £10 and get the new issue as your initial copy, followed by our next two issues over the coming year, plus free access to our digital edition which contains every issue we’ve ever published.

Spoken word artists Benjamin Zephaniah, Hollie McNish, Joelle Taylor and Dizraeli cast a new light on some classic, canonical page poems.

Created as part of the Poetry Society’s Page Fright project — which uses hip hop and spoken word to introduce canonical poetry to young people — four of today’s most prominent spoken word artists have taken to the studio to bring new life to four well-established and venerated poems.

As well as Hollie McNish’s take on The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson above, Benjamin Zephaniah has performed Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas, Dizraeli has tackled Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Joelle Taylor has shown a new side to Dulce et Decorum est by Wilfred Owen.

As well as encouraging us to look at the classics differently, each writer has also performed a piece of their own and given an interview about their writing, and their chosen poet’s influence on their work. To watch all of the films, head over to the Page Fright section of the Poetry Society’s website.

After years in the making, a new film about today’s UK illustration and graphic arts scene, entitled Made You Look, is now hitting screens.

We first heard about Made You Look a year ago when its creators were seeking funding on Kickstarter to help finish off the film. Despite not quite hitting their £30k target, the funding was found elsewhere and the film has been screening for the last few months in the lead up to its general release.

Focusing in on the UK illustration and graphic arts scene, Made You Look aims to create a snapshot of creativity in the digital age, discussing the triumphs and trials that accompany life in the commercial arts and providing a rare behind-the-scenes peek into the work of some of the UK’s top creative talent. Among those interviewed in the film are Anthony Burrill, Kate Moross, Will Hudson (It’s Nice That), Sam Arthur (Nobrow) and former Popshot contributors, Spencer Wilson and Ben The Illustrator.

You can watch the trailer for Made You Look above and if you’d like to find out more about the film, including extra interviews and clips, head to its dedicated website for more details.