Sampler: Varoom magazine

Varoom magazine fills its large-format pages with intriguing insights into the world of design. Discussing the contemporary illustrated image, each issue offers a comprehensive look at the best and most exciting image-makers, designers and illustrators.

This issue focuses on storytelling — what inspires illustrators to tell stories? And what are the key elements of successful narrative visualisations? Keep scrolling to get an idea of the contents, and if you like what you see, head over to Sampler to grab it at 10% off with free shipping.

In this issue:

— Cover Stories: Designers and editors select the cover images that most profoundly shaped their experience of reading books

— Virtual reality pioneers share their insights into the future of storytelling

— 3D animator and illustrator Julian Glander, known for his funny, dazzlingly-coloured gifs, speaks on his latest time-lapse project

— How the humble pencil, paper or brush can shape imagination, and how we feel when creating

— And an insightful discussion on the changing forms of storytelling, moderated by editor John O’Reilly. Featuring Olivia Ahmad, curator at the House of Illustration; Pen Mendonca, an illustrator who helps communities and policy-makers tell their stories through narrative visualisations; and illustrator/animator Jack Sachs, the man behind this issue’s cover

As always, Sampler is the only place to get Varoom for 10% off, plus free shipping to the UK, Europe and US, and heavily subsidised shipping elsewhere. But we have limited copies available, so don’t sleep on this!