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Why a new book celebrating design legend Margaret Calvert deserves your support

Creative Boom

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched by the publishing platform Volume to create the first book dedicated to the work of designer, titled Margaret Calvert: Woman at Work. To learn more about this exciting project, we chatted with Adrian Shaughnessy, the book's editor and graphic designer, writer, educator, and publisher.

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Poster Cult: the latest works of Swiss printmaker Dafi Kühne

Creative Boom

Tunnel IV, 2024 © Dafi Kühne Tipoteca 1–25, 2020 © Dafi Kühne After completing a bachelor's degree in Visual Communication at Zurich University of the Arts in 2009, Kühne opened his own poster design and letterpress printing studio, "Babyinktwice", in the Swiss Alps.

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12 magazines and blogs that every photographer should check out

Creative Boom

Magazines to devour Aperture : From its base in New York, Aperture is a nonprofit publisher that leads conversations around photography worldwide through an acclaimed quarterly magazine, books, exhibitions, digital platforms, public programs, limited-edition prints, and awards.

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This Experimental Publisher Is Rethinking How Design Books Get Made

Eye on Design

Since its inception in 2009, Kickstarter has hosted approximately 3,700 campaigns centered around art books, with an estimated 500 specifically about design. That is when he realized there were other “ignored areas of publishing” that he might be able to tap into. The idea of crowdfunding books on design is no longer a new concept.

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Fab new typefaces to freshen up your design projects this Spring

Creative Boom

Its design was inspired by book covers from the first half of the 20th century, particularly those crafted in the 1930s for the renowned publisher Albatross. These featured new and "modern" sans-serifs, most probably contributing to their worldwide popularity.

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Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze offers a fresh take on Hong Kong's most famous mountain

Creative Boom

Romain, who was born in Paris in 1987 and moved to Hong Kong in 2009, was inspired by Hokusai's 1830 woodblock series '36 Views on Mount Fuji' and set out to capture the many faces of Lion Rock in a similar yet contemporary fashion. As Hong Kong's most famous peak, Lion Rock is laden with symbolism. © Romain Jacquet-Lagre?

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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 company publishes retail fonts developed by the two, their staff, and outside collaborators. Everett by Weltkern 4. Iskry means Sparks in Polish," they explain. Iskry by Laic 6.

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