UPPERCASE #71 (Oct-Nov-Dec 2026) is the latest quarterly magazine for the creative and curious inspired by craft, design, typography and illustration. “Where and How do you find inspiration?” asked UPPERcase magazine designer & publisher Janice Vangool as she planned this Issue #17. “This the question readers explore in an open call for submission in this issue of the magazine. My creative brief asked, ‘If inspiration were a place, draw a map or create a diagram about how to find it.’ When I come up with ideas for the open calls, I have a general concept in mind, but I’m never sure what I’m going to get! The interpretation of the open calls is always up to readers' imaginations. I hosted an online presentation to walk through the theme and offer some insight into my own way of thinking. My presentation sketches and notes are published [on page 40]; refer to them while you watch the replay! The cut-and-paste diagrammatic poem on page three is my interpretation, and on the pages that follow, you will find readers' responses. Create your own map or diagram so that you will always have a path to finding inspiration.”
Discover your path to inspiration in this issue with cover artwork by Helen Cann. Ads-free, with high-quality production values and a unique design aesthetic, the content of each issue is eclectic and inspiring.
