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Print's not dead: the best magazines for graphic design inspiration

Creative Boom

Image courtesy of publisher Sit back, relax and reacquaint yourselves with the joys of devouring a beautifully designed print magazine. Idea Idea is a magazine about graphic design and typography published quarterly in Tokyo. Spread from the latest Type 01 magazine. We present a selection of the best titles on sale today.

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Top 10 books every aspiring photographer should read

Creative Boom

First published in 1952 and described by Robert Capa as "a Bible for photographers", it's been required reading for generations of photographers and is just as relevant today. In this seminal and groundbreaking collection of essays, first published in 1977, she delves into the philosophical and societal implications of photography.

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

Mainstream publishing and media haven't always done a great job at representing the contribution made by black creatives to the British art scene. Susan Sontag (1933-2004) was an American writer, philosopher and political activist best known for her essays on modern culture and criticism of the Vietnam War.

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14 fonts to fall in love with: trending typefaces that designers adore

Creative Boom

The company's main goal is to value font creators and to better distribute the revenue share of the objects, books and fonts they produce and publish. The pair have been collaborating since 2004 on various typeface projects, most notably the award-winning Guardian Egyptian. Everett by Weltkern 4. Iskry by Laic 6.

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Documenting the almighty button

UX Collective

However, broadening this timeline reveals that there was a dedicated area packed with UI controls to perform the same function for 14 years (2004–2018). The UX Collective donates US$1 for each article we publish. One could easily assume their current search bar-dropdown-CTA combo has always been there, looking back in the past 3 years.

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From Mad magazine to B-Movies: An Oral History of Beastie Boys’ Artwork

Eye on Design

A number of other ideas were exercised before we landed on the one that was published. Gibran Evans (design) : “At the point of producing the Ill Communication packaging I was 22 and had been doing desktop publishing full time for about four years, and I believe the primary application used was QuarkXPress. To the 5 Boroughs (2004) .

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A New Book Flies Through the Vast World of Birds from Art and Design to History and Ornithology

Colossal

Published by Phaidon , the stunning, 352-page volume compiles works from hundreds of artists, illustrators, photographers, and designers—including Lorna Simpson ( previously ), Nick Cave ( previously ), Ernst Haeckel ( previously ), and Florentijn Hofman ( previously )—who choose ostriches, flamingos, and other avians as their central motifs.

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