James Kuwamura (jimograph) didn’t have one team in the World Cup, but three – and he’s made a Risograph homage to each. After the success of his brilliant 616 frame anti-racist animation, set to the words of poet Nikita Gill poem, Risograph animation is something the artist has been experimenting with a lot this year, beginning with twirling, kinetic animations of figures dancing – all constructed with After Effects, Calvary and using his trusty vintage printer. Since, he’s been animating home movies in CMYK print and leaning further into motion design with beautiful footy-inspired animations. His experience in commercial motion design bleeds into these personal Risograph works – they share the toolsets available to him. “I was struggling to find the perfect video of a flag so I switched into 3D software to art direct a simulation of the flag to taste. I can’t imagine ever going back to purely digital animations for my personal work, so the future is very analogue for me,” says James...