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Meet the artist behind the cover of this year’s Booker Prize winner

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Her work on the illustration and lettering of book covers began with novels by Virginia Woolf, some of which were published in 2016 as a paperback series. She is known for her use of watercolour to ink, collage, markers, and gouache to craft paintings, patterns, and illustrations.

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How Alphabet shapes brands with trust, collaboration and a 'Saul Bass ethos'

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Alphabet's studio in Manchester The Manchester studio has been making waves since 2016 with its ideas-driven approach and a guiding principle inspired by legendary designer Saul Bass. Co-founder Abbas Mushtaq shares insights on their journey.

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

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I once sat next to her when she was given a major educational award, The Sir Misha Black Award in 2016," he recalls. Fanatical about detail In the course of these conversations, he's discovered that Margaret is somewhat fanatical about detail. "I The person making the introductory speech showed a series of slides of Margaret's work.

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How The Designers Foundry went from side project to global type provider

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Moon-shot invitation One of the foundry's proudest moments came in 2016 through a collaboration with deep personal significance. Granda's ability to recline and italicise makes it fun to experiment with, offering users incredible control and flexibility."

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Deliveroo serves up a sizzling new identity to drive a wider global appetite

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Launched this week, the new identity, the first to be developed by Deliveroo since 2016, has been created exclusively in-house by its own creative agency, Deliveroo Creative, who drew on eight months of customer research as well as expertise from all of the brand's product, HR, comms, marketing and engineering teams.

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World of Wearable Art: a magical event fusing art and fashion in unique ways

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However, I couldn't have been wider off the mark: it's actually a tribute to the strength and resilience shown by New Zealanders in the wake of the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. This made my uneducated mind leap to drunken antics (who hasn't come home from a night out with a traffic cone on their head?).

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Designing the Beautiful Game: Design Museum to explore the world's most popular sport

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Forest Green Rovers interior shot (2016) Render by negativ.com, Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects. Forest Green Rovers Stadium (2016) Render by MIR, Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects. St Pauli tifo LGBT support (2016) Witters/Tim Groothius. Nike Flight Soccer Ball (2020) Nike.

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