An abstract print featuring overlapping geometric shapes in bright yellow, pink, blue and green. The colours intersect to create new shades, with some areas showing a textured, grainy finish.

Printmaker Kate Gibb's new site includes a lovely work in progress selection

Words: Rob Alderson
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Date: 8 May 2013; Work
Graphic Design

It was way back in 2008 that we first posted London-based printmaker and illustrator Kate Gibb on the site and so the recent launch of her new website gave us a welcome excuse to check back in with her. Alongside her portfolio which is full to bursting with awesome work for the likes of Pentagram, Apple and Penguin Books, she’s added a “Work in Progress” section which allows us to scroll though close-ups of her recent work, indulging our fetishistic love of all things printed. It’s a lovely alternative way to engage with Kate’s super skills, out of context but no less sumptuous. You can basically smell that fresh ink…

A close-up of a printed pattern featuring overlapping layers of red, yellow and blue. The colours form a series of jagged, zig-zagging lines and a dense grid of small dots. — Above
Kate Gibb: Work in Progress

A close-up of a yellow translucent strip of paper being peeled back from a printed page. Beneath it, a blue and yellow hatched pattern is revealed on the white paper. — Above
Kate Gibb: Work in Progress

A close-up of a colourful abstract composition featuring overlapping geometric shapes. Bright pink, yellow, blue and red forms are layered with fine, linear textures. — Above
Kate Gibb: Work in Progress

A collage of textured patterns and colours. One side features dark red and black geometric shapes, while the other is filled with a dense field of small, multicoloured dots. — Above
Kate Gibb: Work in Progress

A close-up of a blue and white zig-zag pattern. The repeating lines create a rhythmic, undulating effect across the surface. — Above
Kate Gibb: Work in Progress

A close-up of a graphic print featuring overlapping geometric shapes in green, olive and white. A thin pink line frames a section of the composition, crossing over a white area with a green and olive zig-zag pattern. — Above
Kate Gibb: Work in Progress

An abstract collage featuring a large red circle overlaid with thin white diagonal lines. The circle sits against a background of yellow, blue and green geometric shapes, with a plain beige section to the left. A wide olive green band runs across the bottom, containing several lines of handwritten notes in blue ink. — Above
Kate Gibb: Work in Progress

An abstract print featuring overlapping geometric shapes and curved lines in neon pink, lime green and turquoise. The composition is layered with translucent colours on a white background. — Above
Kate Gibb: Work in Progress

A close-up of a geometric pattern made of overlapping triangles in magenta, grey and white. The surface has a fine, textured grid of tiny dots. — Above
Kate Gibb: Work in Progress

Further Info

www.kategibb.co.uk

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Rob Alderson

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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.

Printmaker Kate Gibb's new site includes a lovely work in progress selection

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