UPPERCASE Magazine #68 / Jan-Mar 2026

UPPERCASE is a quarterly magazine for the creative and curious inspired by craft, design, typography and illustration. Published since 2009, the magazine has an enthusiastic and loyal readership of designers, illustrators, craftspeople, creative entrepreneurs and paper lovers around the world. Ads-free, with high-quality production values and a unique design aesthetic, the content of each issue is eclectic and inspiring.

A note about the theme behind issue #68 by by Janine Vangool - publisher, editor and designer

Dear Reader,

What makes human-made art so wonderful and inimitable? The heart, hand and personality of the person who makes it. And that’s why, as creatives, we are resisting the onslaught of artificial intelligence (AI) in favour of authentic intelligence and artistic intuition. 

We are not machines! We exist in the natural world, one made of physical elements. The classic four elements—earth, water, air and fire—have long been themes and metaphors in visual art.  

FIRE 

Our ideas ignite from a creative spark. Fire symbolizes energy, transformation, confidence and persistence. 

WATER 

Creative flow transports us and our ideas; like water, we are fluid and adaptable.

AIR 

We share our ideas through words and images. Like air, art is universal, all-encompassing and necessary for life.

EARTH 

Like roots networked in the earth, we are grounded in our shared humanity; we support each other. We grow, together. 

These are the elements of creativity. 

Janine Vangool
publisher / editor / designer

For a peek at this issue, take a look at the flip book here at uppercasemagainze.com