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Why Do Books are the perfect life companion for creatives

Creative Boom

The Do Book Company is an independent publishing house in London that grew out of the Do Lectures, which has been gathering together the world's doers, disruptors and pioneers to share their stories since 2007. They've been translated into multiple languages and published in print, digital and audiobook formats.

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Dutch design agency From Form's new identity is a cinephile's dream

Creative Boom

From Form was founded in 2013 by married couple Ashley Govers and Jurjen Versteeg “to offer a playful and cinematic approach to film and design,” says the duo.

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Joe Boyd's illustrations of nature, place and movement show a never-ending thirst for adventure

Creative Boom

However, his move to Leeds in 2013 to study illustration marked a pivotal moment in his career. At university, Joe's interests expanded into the realms of editorial and publishing projects, along with forays into screen-printing and frame-by-frame animation.

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Photographer Mariano Doronzo documents a 'peculiar' community of male bathers

Creative Boom

He is also a published poet. He works mainly with black and white photography while expanding his darkroom skills with traditional handmade prints. In 2022, he also completed a long-term mentorship program at Magnum Photos with Matt Black and Susan Meiselas.

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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

Creative Boom

Dots Obsession, 2013 Installation view from Manchester International Festival 2023 exhibition ‘Yayoi Kusama_ You, Me and the Balloons’ at Aviva Studios. Dots Obsession, 2013 Installation view from Manchester International Festival 2023 exhibition ‘Yayoi Kusama_ You, Me and the Balloons’ at Aviva Studios. Images © David Levene.

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This Experimental Publisher Is Rethinking How Design Books Get Made

Eye on Design

The incredible feat of pre-selling nearly 9,000 copies of a classic yet relatively obscure tome in just over a month raised a lot of eyebrows in both the publishing and design worlds, including those of publisher and graphic designer Darren Wall and Thames & Hudson editorial director Lucas Dietrich.

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Top 10 Times New Roman alternatives for designers

Creative Boom

Across the nine decades since, Times has been hugely popular worldwide, from newspapers to desktop publishing software. Designed by Jose Mendoza y Almeida in 1971 and published by Monotype, Photina was created specifically for phototypesetting, the technology that preceded digital and laser typesetting. Monticello by Matthew Carter.