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“State of this gaff, we don’t like it. And we can do whatever’s in our power to get our point across. And this is it,” write the two artists behind this month’s cover.
This piece is based on the theme of “new Dubliners’ Dublin”, inspired by Parnell Street, writes illustrator Eva Kelly.
“F or this cover I wanted to focus on the subject of overtourism and the cost of it to the city. I came up with this idea of a character looking like they’re shadily dealing out the city.”
O ur world is growing smaller and today there are more interracial and intercontinental marriages than ever before, but getting a visa for a spouse can be like twisting your arm.
The cover of this month’s print edition evokes climate change through an abstract meteorological map of Dublin. “Have we run out of time?” asks the artist.
This month’s cover is a pastiche of the “Doors of Dublin” poster and postcard, substituting its polished Georgian doors with doors to vacant buildings and makeshift homes.
“When I moved to Dublin many years ago one of the first things that struck me was the frequent sight of urban foxes,” writes this month’s cover illustrator.
“People are watching the world through their phones, and from that perspective it seems to always be in flames,” writes illustrator Oleg Brazhnyk.
“We live in an age where it’s simply not enough to recycle plastic, we have to reduce it,” writes illustrator Charlot Kristensen.
“All bodies are beautiful and we should all start 2019 off by loving ourselves and learning how to find growth within ourselves,” writes graphic designer and illustrator Lauren Smyth.
This month’s cover is by street artist Decoy. The design is based around capturing the essence of a moment, a “double take” on a profound or mundane thought.
This month’s cover by graphic designer and illustrator Niamh McConville is inspired by all things loved about autumn.