Folio Design Cases
Designers behind the work
Designers and creative leads credited on Folio projects in press coverage.
Designers and creative leads credited on Folio projects in press coverage.
Creative Boom reports on The Folio Society’s deluxe reprint of George Orwell’s 'Animal Farm', featuring new illustrations and lettering by Quentin Blake. The edition includes 27 monochrome artworks, a wraparound cover, and a linen-bound slipcase with gold foil details. Blake’s expressive style brings new life to Orwell’s political allegory while maintaining the book’s satirical tone.
Creative Boom reports on 'The Art of Folio', a landmark exhibition by The Folio Society at the Society of Illustrators in New York. The show celebrates nearly 80 years of the publisher’s illustration excellence, featuring works by renowned and contemporary artists such as Quentin Blake, Yuko Shimizu, and the Balbusso sisters. The exhibition highlights Folio’s enduring commitment to craftsmanship, storytelling, and the art of book illustration.
Steven Heller interviews Anna and Elena Balbusso, the identical twin illustrators known as the Balbusso Twins, about their collaborative process and artistic philosophy. The article coincides with their first New York exhibition at the Society of Illustrators, highlighting their research-driven, multidisciplinary approach to illustration. The twins discuss their evolution from separate artists to a unified creative identity and their commitment to complexity and experimentation.
The Brand Identity’s 'The Edit' roundup highlights five recent design projects, including Jo Cutri Studio’s luminous gin packaging for Beyond Distilling, Ed Dickinson’s refined identity for Folio, Human After All’s climate-conscious branding for BX, Koto’s community-driven identity for Kikin, and Smith & Diction’s minimalist design for AI platform Perplexity. Each project demonstrates a balance between clarity, sustainability, and creativity across industries from alcohol to technology.