Publikat is back – with a true banger! And who better to kick off the relaunch than BATES? The Scandinavian graffiti legend has been active since 1984 and is one of the few who never stopped. His last book came out in 1998 – now a rare collector’s item found in graffiti libraries worldwide.

With GRAFFITI BLACKBOOKS – BATES (A4, 208 pages, softcover), Publikat launches a new series dedicated entirely to the usually hidden sketchbooks of graffiti writers. Building on the iconic Blackbook Sessions, this new line goes deeper than ever: each volume focuses on a single artist and reveals the full spectrum of their stylistic universe.

BATES stands at the very top of style writing. Known for his masterful letter styles, he now presents something truly special: his private sketches. Raw, authentic, and full of energy – marked with paint, covered in spray dust, annotated with quick notes, folded, worn, or weathered. A rare look into his process and his relentless dedication to style.

Some pages even show the sketch next to the finished wall piece, offering a unique chance to study how ideas transfer from paper to concrete, and how flow, structure, or details evolve.

The book also includes personal reflections by BATES on his sketches, his letters, and his understanding of style writing.

“Sketching remains the key to stylewriting,” BATES emphasizes. “Developing a style always begins on paper.”

Releasing December 2025, GRAFFITI BLACKBOOKS – BATES opens the vault on decades of unseen work. A must-have for graffiti enthusiasts, collectors, and fans of contemporary urban art.

Size: 21 x 30

Pages: 208

Cover: Softcover

Tag Town: The Evolution of New York Graffiti Writing 1963 – 1982

From Taki to Basquiat: discover the roots of New York graffiti in Martha Cooper’s iconic photos. 

While graffiti has grown into the largest art movement in history, for every writer it began with their tag, the essential core of the art form.

In Tag Town, renowned documentary photographer Martha Cooper traces New York City’s distinctive style writing from the 1970s through the early 1980s, capturing the development of tagging as the foundation of modern graffiti writing. Her photographs open the door to understanding the culture’s aesthetics and communication.

The book includes rare street pieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Kenny Scharf, whose early work helped shape the rise of street art, as well as quotes from graffiti pioneers Blade and Snake 1. Long out of print since its first release in 2008, this photographic chronicle explores the evolution of styles, signatures, and street presence offering a vital historical record of urban creativity in public space.

Before street art went global, it all started with a tag.

Pages: 108

Size: 17 x 23 cm

2001. After a decade of railway graffiti, Opak and the SDK crew stop painting trains in France, caught up in the legal system.

Twelve years later, SNCF accelerates the scrapping of the country’s most beautiful trains and officially announces the death of the famous “petits gris.”

That’s the trigger—Opak goes on a quest to paint all these legendary trains one last time. In the form of a logbook, Olivier Scuro reveals in the first volume of Painted Graves the details of this adventure and its origins in the 1990's.

At the time, the most talented graffiti writers from the international scene join them on their missions. Among them, Risk (Finland), Stone (France), Remo (Switzerland), Math (Netherlands), Nesh (Austria), Choc (Belgium), Ruzd (Germany), and Aone (USA)… All passed away at the height of their passion.

In Painted Graves Volume 2, Olivier Scuro keeps digging into graffiti archives and pays tribute to friends lost too soon: travels, flashbacks, and the quest that comes to an end.

Most of these trains—painted or not—have now disappeared as well.

248 pages featuring Opak, Risk, Stone, Remo, Math, Nesh, Choc, Ruzd and Aone, but also Kaos, Micro, Lyte, Sharp, Rough, Jiwee, Inxs, Pum, Honet, Riot, Foe, Vino…

• Sabotage Editions | ISBN : 9791097946319
• 248 pages
• Text in English and French
• Format: 21x27 cm
• Hardcover binding

The spark was struck when he was very young, captivated by the vision of the first halls of fame in Milan. Rae Martini, at the age of just 12 approaches graffiti writing and a few years later, thanks to an incomparable mix of passion and attitude, she will become one of the reference figures of the entire movement not only for the city itself, but for Italy.

This is the path of the writer Rax-E, later known as Rae, to become the Artist Rae Martini, with the same determination and perseverance that made him spend sleepless nights around the city, moving only the attention from trains and walls towards something different, the canvases, maintaining the binomial creation/destruction, a constant in the world of graffiti.

'24 Carat Dirt' is a monograph that mainly collects the background of Rae Martini, the starting point, but also the evolution that has brought his production to the galleries. We therefore find ample space for the original sketches, for bombings in the street, on the platforms of the Milan metro, for burners in the hall of fame and above all for trains, to end up with a selection of the most recent works. A linear path which, despite the change of media, maintains an undeniable stylistic coherence and constant growth, where the most sought-after lettering always finds its place.

A one-of-a-kind writer, with style in his blood.

Definitive.

Measurements: 31x25cm

Whole Car Poetry is a very special project, or rather, let's say that it is undoubtedly a unique work of its kind. It tells (through images) the unbridled passion for wholecars of a writer very well known in the Italian scene of graffiti on trains, Hepo.

The title of the book makes one think of poetry but perhaps it would be more representative to imagine these texts as a rap text without music, given the themes, the words and the world to which these lines are addressed. At a first glance this parallelism might seem far-fetched but it is instead of fundamental importance to be able to enjoy the writer in question. Among the writers that accompany Hepo in some of the photos of the many wholecar and wholetrain published we find Ciak, Humen, Hekto and others. The photos, needless to say, are really beautiful. From the texts you can recognise an uncommon talent.

Intro signed by Trota and Danno of Colle der Fomento. A beautiful book at a very honest price. Recommended!

Measures: 28x17.5 cm

Real graffiti sketches created by some of the world’s most famous artists and true style kings.

Printed on extra thick paper that works great with markers, pens, or coloured pencils - only your imagination sets the limits.

Colouring is a perfect way to practice your skills, relax, or just have fun and kill some time.

For more inspiration - or to share your finished pieces - follow @SketchyGraffiti on Instagram, tag us, or send us your creations! Featuring Artists: Moms, Panone, Richie, Fleks, Funk25, NeyeC, Dek Suave, Slider, Abyss, Okone, Baby Babi, Pakooner, Ace, Alphe, Aster, Kear, Elfy, Irene Fresh, Judit, Gover, Jakob Der Bruder, Koo, Laia, Max Solca, Momo, Hefs, Ruka, Yubia, Shore, Azit, Tre, Shuen, Secret, Tony Tres, Vents137, Serio, Egs, Bob59, Opel, 9Tendo, Sobekcis, Berock, Loco, Crow.

139, Smec, Mega, Romeo, Perm & Giose.

Format: A4 Portrait Pages: 48 Language: English Released: 2025 by Spray Daily

20 years of street photography and bombing from Copenhagen, Denmark. 132 pages of tags and throw-ups from the Danish capital, presented in a black-and-white pocket-sized book. The monochrome images reflect the raw expression of the tags, combining street photography with a punk vibe reminiscent of 90s fanzines.

Some of Denmark’s most well-known names are mixed with new young bombers in a wide variety of styles – from the cleanest tags to the dirtiest and most chaotic. Featured artists include Kegr, Tomcat, Rens, Birds, Moas, Raks, Feff, Jetset, Grape, Peach, Sabe, Cave, Ouze, Føte, Sleep, Helmet, Ond, Tvod, Lips, Snoph, Kmer, Beta, Teen, Black, Sazer, and many more.

The book is produced by TagsAndThrows, which started as an Instagram account in the early 2000s and has since become the world’s largest platform for documenting graffiti’s rawest form of expression – bombing: tags and throw-ups. TagsAndThrows has previously released two books and several bombing documentaries.

Pages: 132
Format: 130 x 180 mm, Soft Cover
Language: English

Learn the history and techniques of hand lettering from a renowned design studio. This practical and visual guide features exercises, case studies, and typographic models for letter styles such as serif, sans serif, brush, and script--now featuring a new and improved binding.

Learn the history and techniques of hand lettering from a renowned design studio. This practical and visual guide features exercises, case studies, and typographic models for letter styles such as serif, sans serif, brush, and script.

Known throughout the world for its eclectic typeface collections and far-reaching creative exploits, from fonts and fashion to ceramics and space technology, House Industries has been a standard bearer for American graphic design for more than twenty-five years. The House Industries Lettering Manual is an accessible hands-on guide to drawing letters from Ken Barber, House's head letterer and type design director.

Modeled after a series of sold-out lettering workshops that Ken has conducted around the world, this highly illustrated handbook outlines the history of lettering, various methods and techniques, common letter styles, and best practices for getting paid for your work. This handy how-to guide also provides lettering models to help sharpen your drawing skills and offer departure points for further experimentation. Designed by House Industries and including copious examples, exercises, and opportunities to practice what you've learned, plus photographs of works-in-progress and finished projects, this instructive and visually engaging book will help you master the dynamic art of lettering, whether you're a budding artist or an experienced designer.

This handy how-to guide is chock-full of everything you need to know to produce professional hand-lettering—whether you’re an experienced artist interested in broadening your skills, or just a curious novice in need of an eye-catching yard sale sign. Jam-packed with detailed drawing techniques, convenient reference models, invaluable skill-building exercises, and real world case studies, House’s Chief Lettering Officer, Ken Barber, reveals the secrets for creating virtually any letter style in nearly every design scenario imaginable. Most important, you’ll learn simple and easy-to-use step-by-step methods for making alluring and effective lettering, all the way from concept to final execution.

• Written by Ken Barber
• Foreword by Jimmy Kimmel
• Preface by Andy Cruz
• 208 pages
• Lavishly illustrated
• Full-color printing with metallic and spot inks
• Ridiculous cover embossing
• 8.5″ × 11″ (216 × 280 mm)
• Endorsed by Barry Katz