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DMTV Milkshake: Book Designer Michael Russem on Why “Everything Is Garbage”

Design Milk

This is, in fact, a defense of modern book design: “When we look at the books about the history of printing and typography, we’re only getting the greatest hits and that tends to give the idea that things were better back then. These are things we can see in all sorts of design, not just book design.

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Creative minds unite: All Flows Festival returns to Milton Keynes with star-studded lineup

Creative Boom

For starters, David Pearson, the celebrated book designer whose typography-forward approach has caught the eye of everyone from Wes Anderson to Herms, will share insights from his remarkable career. The festival takes place at MK Gallery, an architectural gem that presents significant exhibitions alongside extensive public programmes.

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Three free archives of Victorian illustration to inspire you

Creative Boom

They include the Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive , the Charles Dickens Illustrated Gallery and the Kelmscott Chaucer Online. The Kelmscott Chaucer is a book designed by Morris with 87 woodcut illustrations by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Johns.

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Hingston Studio's designs for Garry Fabian Miller, the 'camera-less' fine art photographer

Creative Boom

Dubbed 'one of the most progressive figures in fine art photography', Garry Fabian Miller's work is currently on show at the Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol. The pair also worked closely together on the book's design accompanying the show, also called Adore. The book echoes the typographic approach of the other exhibition graphics.

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Award-Winning Design Meets Fashion at the Museum at FIT by Lily Liu

Designer Daily

MUSE Creative Awards: Silver for “When Innocence Hurts” Zine Design in October 2023. She has been recognized on the Provost’s list at the University and was featured in the ArtCenter Student Gallery for her MFIT Branding Design as well as for “In Between” Book Design.

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'I only want to make clear visual messages, which may prevent or inform': Aliona Solomadina on the role of design in wartime

Creative Boom

Znak exhibition, Mala Gallery, Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv, 2017. Znak exhibition, Mala Gallery, Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv, 2017. A graduate of Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, Aliona focuses on book design, visual identities, art direction and design curation. Ukrainian Trademarks 1960 — 1980s.

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Why Do Books are the perfect life companion for creatives

Creative Boom

Founded in 2013 by Miranda West, The Do Book Company publishes authors who have spoken at the event to create how-to titles as far-ranging as Do Beekeeping : The Secret to Happy Honeybees, Do Open : How a simple newsletter can transform your business, and Do Design : Why beauty is key to everything.