Printed by Us Creatives

Alexandra is an Edinburgh based artist, illustrator and printmaker. She loves travelling, hiking and swimming. Her inspiration comes from spending time on coastlines and mountains near her home in Scotland. She believes in squeezing the pips out of life and her art is made to make a space inspiring and cheerful.

Blueprint Bear aims to create bright, colourful prints for the home. Each of his own designs are created digitally using the latest software and printed digitally.

A Yorkshire-based one-woman-show, designing and making; aiming to bring joy to all ages. You'll usually find her drawing in her studio, out painting a mural, or at one of the many independent art markets in and around Leeds.

Dan Waters goes by the pseudonym Borg and is a pen and ink artist from Sheffield, producing mostly black and white work. He’s been working with dip pen, Indian ink and fine-liners for the past few years after deciding to focus on visual art, having come from a background in music as a singer/songwriter.

THINGS ON FIRE is the creative studio of Chris Hood, specialising in graphic illustration and design, based up in Leeds. Combining digital precision and analogue charm, Chris' work utilises the warm-feels of screen printing, gritty textures, bold shapes and bolder typography.

Drew was born in Coventry; he grew up in Bolton, studied in Leeds for many years and now lives in a quarry in Aire Valley, with his wife and son. He has been drawing since around 2004. Drew likes to draw ‘the old fashioned way’, using pencils, pens and a love of illustration, but is increasingly reliant on digital methods to create his work. Move with the times. While his subject matter can vary dramatically, he hopes that the attention to detail and the love of drawing is apparent throughout his work. 

Emily is a textile print designer, who loves to experiment with process, scale, colour and composition through collage, to create expressive visuals for quirky outcomes. Her designs are mindfully considered, often influenced by biophilic principles, and organic textures and forms found in nature. Emily utilises both hand and digital processes; creating visuals through gestural drawings, mono-printing, and experimentation of various media, digitally manipulated to create playful designs and textured screen prints.

Emily is an illustrator, animator & designer based in Sheffield, UK. Some of the work she has been commissioned for ranges across social/digital advertising & social media content, GIF & animations, hand drawn murals, creating working fonts, branding assets and infographic designs.

In Emma's own words: "I’m an expressive, character led illustrator, inspired by issues I’m passionate about, research I’ve carried out, or a character conjured up in my head. In my work, I enjoy experimenting with a range of materials, colours and line-work. I find my influences in cartoons, animations, folklore, Japanese culture, social issues and lived experiences."

Geo Law is a freelance illustrator who hails from the steel city of Sheffield and is currently based in Dalston London. Geo works with a blend of references such as comic books, computer game characters and pop culture using mixed media all rooted in doodling.

Georgia is an Illustrator based in the East Midlands. She started her journey in 2016 with her art foundation year, capturing fun, colour and texture in her work. After, she attended Leeds Arts University discovering a love of print and design! She graduated with a First Class honours degree. Her work focuses on animals, as Georgia has had an obsession with the natural world since she was a kid, loving anything that squawked, crawled, flew or swam! Georgia especially loves dogs, and focuses on her favourites breeds! She has her own labrador, Beau, who is a constant inspiration. She hopes to work on a freelance basis to achieve her dream of working as a children's book illustrator and designer.

Hattie is an freelance illustrator based in Yorkshire. She loves to create character-driven pieces with bold colour palettes and lots of fun.

Helen Drake Is a illustrator, graphic designer and screen printer based in Glasgow. Her work is mostly nature and creature inspired!

The Designers Republic⁠™, Founded by Ian in 1986, in his own words is "an internationally renowned pop-cultural hyper-creative design studio focussing on graphic design and brand communication across all media, fuelled by strategic thinking, problem solving (thinking and doing) and strong narrative."

James has been printing artwork for the last 15 years. In 2010, he decided to go full-time as an artist. He specialises in linocuts and screen prints. Discovering print-making was a revelation to him. A way of creating that felt physical and a challenge! He’s inspired by the quality of print making, and the way you can say a lot with little.

Hailing from Yorkshire and inspired by things further afield, his tinted, monochromatic dreamscapes are the mainstay of a delicate and detailed approach taking roots from surrealist paintings and art from 70's album sleeves.

From Cafeteria, the culmination of a simple ambition of the founders to do it ourselves, making ideas work, with heart, dedication, skill, and to be nice, always. Several years down the line they’re a tight, sharp, versatile team of six.

Karoline is an illustrator and printmaker based in Birmingham. Her work features bold outlines, bright colours and patterns. She draws black & white artwork by hand and then screen prints it in small limited editions. As well as printmaking, she is inspired by folk art, craft and traditional costumes from around the world. Karoline regularly exhibits her work in galleries and print fairs throughout the UK. She also works on commissions and licensing projects. She also teaches screen printing and runs workshops for children, young people and adults.

Kid Acne is a UK-based artist, illustrator, print-maker and emcee born in Lilongwe, Malawi, and now living in Sheffield, England. His formative years were spent graffitiing, self-publishing fanzines and making hip-hop – designing and printing the record sleeves by hand. The culmination of these interests informed the development of his unique aesthetic, first seen in the seminal counter-culture tome, Scrawl (Booth-Clibborn Editions, 1999). A stalwart of the Street Art movement, Kid Acne has painted large-scale murals across continents, from wheat-pastes in North America to museum walls in Western Australia. He has exhibited extensively over the past two decades. His art explores a variety of themes, from colloquialisms and typography, to mythology and architecture. His images have adorned products for some of the world’s leading brands, while the man himself continues to paint epic slogans in the back–streets of South Yorkshire. And he still has acne.

Laura Knight Studio - pattern makers and designers of stationery, homewares and gifts. The aim is to prove that colour and pattern can be simple, contemporary and minimal. Laura draws inspiration from graphic contrasts in pattern, colour and raw materials.

Lisa is an award winning illustrator, designer and artist with over 15 years experience of working for commercial clients worldwide. She specialises in lettering with a vintage feel, drawing on a combined passion for typography and illustration.

Born in lockdown with no intention to sell, Luke's 'time filler' has evolved quickly into a brand that he can proudly say has become popular across Yorkshire. Luke is a huge believer in surrounding yourself with things that make you smile and feel proud and bases his designs on these values. He hopes that his work brings joy, laughter, smiles, conversations and a good feeling to your homes!

Carole Fenwick, working under the name Maggie Magoo, creates printed textiles, art prints, pin badges & lots more from her studio in Leeds. Maggie is the name of her dog!

Matthew is an illustrator, printer and poet. He teaches Illustration at Leeds Arts Uni. He employs naive and expressive line work alongside bold, graphic forms and simple colour palettes. Matthew's work feels both familiar and surreal.

Mick is an illustrator, print maker, educator at Leeds Beckett University and Art Director at the Dust Collective. In his own words "I'm available for commissions, let me draw you a picture".

Mike Lemanski is a British multidisciplinary designer and illustrator working within the areas of print/publication, branding, illustration and graphic design from his studio in the UK.

Nick Deakin is graphic artist and educator. He has been working commercially as a designer for over a decade under his studio moniker Totally Okay, based in Sheffield, UK.

Oli Frape is a lettering artist based in Sheffield. He produces handmade letterforms that are playful, conversational and hand drawn.  His commercial work has been used by editorial, publishing, advertising and branding clients in the UK, Europe and USA alongside his artistic practice making paintings, prints and murals.

"Reyt Good illustration was born from my loves: illustration, music, travel and, of course, my home and biggest love – Sheffield. I want my work to weave together communities, architecture and shared passions; I’m proud of my roots as a Sheff native and try to thread as much local pride as possible through my work."

Rich is a Creative Director with over a decade of experience building brands, digital platforms, products and services. He draws, design, run workshops, write code, illustrate, prototype, test, learn and sometimes even paints.

Rob is a multi-disciplinary artist working primarily on large scale geometric art. In both private and commercial commissions, his work uses pattern, repetition and abstraction to explore the concepts of reality and illusion, and the complex relationship between technology and nature.

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” 
Leonardo Da Vinci

Roseanna, inspired by the popularity of superhero movies, created a character called The Yorkshireman, who went viral, and led to the creation of the Yorkshire Collective.

Running Ink is the work of Sheffield based Illustrator Thomas Beaumont. His illustrations use flowing lines, stylised interpretations of landscape features and bold colours to capture the dynamic movement of running. Inspiration for his work comes from running in and around the Peak District come rain or shine.

Sarah is an artist & illustrator. She creates all of the work in her home studio and everything is made, printed and packaged in Sheffield.

Sean was born in the UK in 1982. His favourite film is The Empire Strikes Back and he spend a silly amount of my time in Disneyland. He lives in Leeds with his wife, son & dog. He thinks this tells you everything you need to know but if do you want to see anything that isn't design related, then it might be worth looking at his Instagram stories.

Si is a Yorkshire lad, brought up in an idyllic village surrounded by the beauty of the Yorkshire landscape. These surroundings and his love of nature and music have been the inspiration behind his distinctive style.

Studio Lookout, based in the Netherlands, is a hub for graphic design, branding and illustration. Founded in 2018 by Dutch designers Joël Kouthoofd & Luuk van Loon, their work is fun and characterised by bold colors, powerful graphics and meaningful messages.

Suzi is a Sheffield - based illustrator who creates bold illustrations and hand drawn typography full of character. Suzi’s honest work is influenced by language and wordplay, the mysteries of nature, self-compassion and a vibrant colour palette.

The Level Collective was founded in 2014 by British designer Mark Musgrave who subsequently founded Printed by Us. In his own words "“It was just a side project that has got out of hand. It’s been a personal journey – a fusion of my values, creativity and thirst for travel and being outdoors.

Tom is an illustrator based in Sheffield, UK. When he's not producing intricate hand-drawn illustrations for a plethora of illustrious outlets, you might find him spinning an impeccable selection of ancient rap records and bugged out psych beat down the local watering hole.

Will is a Sheffield based Illustrator originally from Leamington Spa. His work consists of detailed line work and always begins with a sketchbook and a pen. After graduating from the BA Illustration course at Sheffield Hallam University with a first-class honours degree, he decided to set up shop in the city and began working as a full-time freelancer on a range of creative projects under the alias Willustration.