The illustrated man

ARTIST NEWS, SOFTWARE EVENTS AT THE CORE OF THE DIGITAL ART COMMUNITY

I would give my younger self a cuddle and tell him it’s going to be OK. I had a very happy, normal childhood, but it’s a tough age, 16, isn’t it? You’re coming out of all that hormonal stuff and into

GLOBAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR JO NESBO TELLS CRIME MONTHLY WHAT INFLUENCES HIS WRITING

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM

PC Zone is one of those magazines that fans still champion long after its closure, and Richie Shoemaker’s five years on its staff make him a familiar face to many of them. We learn about his start in games media, how he launched a single-game magazine that outlasted many more mainstream titles, and why he’s recently returned to print magazines

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