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“Books remain stubbornly, thrillingly relevant”: the enduring value of book design

Design Week

” And while there might not be one rule to good book design — Strelecki calls it a “process” between designers and clients — the jurors bring together a wealth of experience. Together and through that selection process, they might reveal answers to the secret of good book design Strelecki says.

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A Massive Catalogue of Stitched CMYK Studies by Evelin Kasikov Merges Printing and Embroidery

Colossal

“XXXX Swatchbook” (2010-2016), 180 x 210 millimeters. In total, the printing-focused book is comprised of four base tones, 16 elements, and 400 swatches of color entirely hand-embroidered in 219,647 stitches. During the next six years, though, the project evolved into the uniquely comprehensive artist book it is now.

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Gustavo Piqueira’s Book Covers Show the Creativity (and Cost) of Constraints

Eye on Design

Gustavo Piqueira will make you wholly rethink book design—and, well, books at large. . The crew opened a studio, which would eventually evolve into Piqueira’s current practice in 2010. And then we started to enter visual identity contests…and we started to win the contests.”. They took on work for multinational companies.

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The mechanics of non-human personas

UX Collective

Yes, there are important movements like sustainable design, eco design and circular design. Design For The Real World by Victor Papanek / Photo via Twitter We can replace “industrial design” with “interaction design”, “UX design” or “service design” and the quote is still accurate. Papanek, V.

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Top 10 Best Design Books to Kickstart Your Career

Inkbot Design

Thinking with Type, 2nd revised and expanded edition: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students. Lupton, Ellen (Author) English (Publication Language) 224 Pages – 10/06/2010 (Publication Date) – Princeton Architectural Press (Publisher). −$16.46. $11.49. Buy on Amazon.

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These Uncanny ’80s Illustrations of Life After Humans Are More Relevant Today Than Ever

Eye on Design

And 1990’s Man After Man investigated how humans would use genetic engineering to adapt to climate change, while in 2010, Greenworld documented an alien planet invaded and polluted to environmental catastrophe by humans. The New Dinosaurs explored how dinosaurs might have evolved had they not been wiped out by mass extinction.

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15+ Best Design Thinking Books to Read

Inkbot Design

Solving Problems with Design Thinking offers practical insights and inspiration for managers who want to apply design thinking to their organisations. Buy on Amazon Are you an entrepreneur or business leader struggling to create a successful business model?