Creative Boom

JULY 17, 2023

Earlier this month, the American Institute of Graphic Arts revealed the winners of its 50 Books | 50 Covers Competition, and the results are an insight into how design choices celebrate the object quality of the book. As ever, though, there's always room for improvement.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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 Boom

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

For example, he created album covers, t-shirts, and various graphics for death metal bands like Revocation and Baest. At the time of writing, Tom is illustrating one of his own stories with a view to telling it in pop-up book format. My ideal illustration project would be a story or book cover," says Tom. "I

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Creative Boom

APRIL 13, 2022

But Aliona Solomadina , a graphic designer and researcher based in Kyiv, is one of many creatives determined to never let that happen. A graduate of Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, Aliona focuses on book design, visual identities, art direction and design curation. I took only essentials with me.

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Designer Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In London, there is a place that tell the story of print by gathering information on typography, graphic design, book design, and printing. To celebrate this anniversary, designers Lucienne Roberts, Matt Willey, and David Pearson have create We Are Type artworks.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 6, 2023

Sudesna Samanta's work ranges from book design to branding, social communication, and caricatures. As a graphic design graduate from the Unitedworld Institute of Design near Ahmedabad, she has cultivated striking techniques and short hands, allowing her drawings to explode off the page.

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Creative Boom

JULY 15, 2024

Ellen and Kate Bateman as Richard III and Richmond – John Tallis Edition A Midsummer Night’s Dream – John Murdoch Edition King Lear and the Fool – John Gilbert The Kelmscott Chaucer Online Designers and illustrators around the world continue to feel the influence of William Morris, a leader of the Arts & Crafts movement in the late 19th century.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 16, 2022

I like this book because it brings back memories. I like how his illustrations are much like the clean, playful graphic design I lean toward. Unfortunately, I don't look as good in his designs as many of my friends, but his work is incredibly inspiring anyway. Everything follows a clear path and is highly recognizable.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As well as creating fonts, the foundry is committed to making Ohno a positive force in the graphic and type design community. NaN Tragedy Display, meanwhile, is a more compact and contrasted design, pushing finesse and character further for tight and impactful headlines. Morizot of NaN in text, italic and display styles.

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Design Milk

MAY 17, 2024

This session features Faride Mereb , an award-winning Venezuelan book designer, researcher, and educator who is based in New York City. through her design studio, Letra Muerta Inc., spanning book design, workshops, and time as a Latin American Collections curator for institutions.

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Inkbot Design

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The Best Graphic Design Books to Buy. I recently updated one of the more popular posts on the blog entitled the best books for Logo Designers and thought a corresponding page of the best Graphic Design books could be helpful. 100 Ideas that Changed Graphic Design. $19.99. .

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Eye on Design

OCTOBER 18, 2021

To commemorate CCA’s 25th anniversary in 1953, Bayer designed the World Geo-Graphic Atlas: A Composite of Man’s Environment —one of his lesser-known and mostly overlooked works—as a gift to CCA’s employees, customers, colleges and universities.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

London-based graphic designer Kieron Lewis has designed a new take on W.E.B. Du Bois' 1920s magazine for black children titled The New Brownies' Book. As I've designed a few hardback publications of this size before, I think I had enough credit in the bank to justify, in layman's terms… 'I've got this!'"

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Creative Boom

JUNE 11, 2023

Paul Bailey and Mike Sullivan explain how and why they're archiving the work of some of our most-missed graphic design agencies. Here at Creative Boom, we aim to bring you the latest and freshest designs on a daily basis to give you inspiration for your own projects. We did well, won big-name clients, and did great work.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 11, 2024

The spirit of the design of the buildings was one of modernity and utopian ideals; the aim was to design a book that contemporary architects and graphic designers would like to own." "We tried to prioritise a contemporary and rigorous aesthetic rather than create a pastiche of the era," Paul explains.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Royal Television Society's annual two-day event by Studio Kiln We canvas a selection of design industry experts to learn what will be big in typography over the next 12 months. Whether you work as a type designer, graphic designer or any other form of creative, you probably find typography central to your work, at least occasionally.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 19, 2024

So dive into the latest offerings, and we hope you find the perfect font to elevate your design projects this June. It's been principally designed for typographers to craft extended text, book design, and publishing detail. Ravenscar The latest typeface from Jeremy Tankard, Ravenscar, is an old-face slab serif.

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Design Week

JANUARY 29, 2020

The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) has been judging books by their covers for over 100 years. The annual competition was originally known as Fifty Books of the Year, and jurors focused on the “construction of the book and the printed page”, its current organiser Heather Strelecki tells Design Week.

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Its Nice That

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Our São Paulo correspondent spotlights the graphic designers, illustrators and publishers making beautiful fiction books, and explores the creative techniques they’re using to push the medium.

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Eye on Design

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Two things about capitalism: graphic design is totally bound up with it; and it really has to end. . You won’t hear much debate about this first point, only a dizzying range of views about how capitalism and design relate. More often, these ideas show up in discussions around consumerism, ethics, and design for social good.

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Shillington

APRIL 19, 2022

Paul Hallam studied graphic design with a major in illustration at uni, before diverging his career into ministry work shortly after. Fortunately, it re-sparked his creative interest and Paul began to pursue his design journey again! What made our design course stand out from the rest? Why Shillington?

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The Logo Smith

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The post DUNE Hardcover Artwork of the Penguin Classics Hardback Version of Frank Herbert’s Classic Book Designed by Alex Trochut appeared first on The Logo Smith All Content © 2020 The Logo Smith.™ The version of the DUNE logo on the back of the DUNE Hardcover is particularlay beautiful, and a tiny bit cunning.

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Creative Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Certain European countries have, over time, become synonymous with a particular style or quality of graphic design: Switzerland is perhaps the most obvious example, while Dutch graphic design has come to connote exemplary 20th century corporate identity work. Julian Key, Salon de la Moto et du Cyclomoteur poster, 1973.

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Shillington

AUGUST 27, 2020

Annette Dennis is a Shillington teacher in Melbourne, a graphic designer and art director who specialises in branding, visual identity and editorial design. Can you walk us through some of your process for the book design? I like to nail down size pretty early on, even if it’s rough.

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Creative Boom

MAY 24, 2022

Jorie Einarsen, Graphic Designer & Illustrator at Monopo © Fred Mouniguet. The lens offers us an opportunity to have a graphic element creating ethereal and poetic effects that can be utilised and interpreted in many ways, offering multiple potential outputs open to interpretation by the different teams and members.

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Its Nice That

JANUARY 9, 2020

A true devotee to craftsmanship, the Tokyo-based graphic designer is drawn to both digital and analogue techniques – whether it’s an event poster, exhibition identity or book design. Read more.

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Graphic Design Junction

APRIL 23, 2020

35+ Best Signature Fonts for Graphic Designers. Over 1,500,000+ Fonts, Mockups, Freebies & Design Assets. Free Resume + Cover Letter Templates (PSD). Unlimited Downloads. 6,131 items. 5,191 items. Download Now. Best Vintage Fonts Download. In this collection, you will find Twenty Free Vintage Fonts. Hope you like it!

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 22, 2023

History of Graphic Design: Tracing the Path of Visual Communication Visual communication has been an integral part of human civilisation since prehistoric times. As human societies progressed, so did the craft of graphic design. Today, graphic design permeates virtually all areas of modern life.

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Design Week

MARCH 3, 2021

With such nice graphic illustrations, you don’t need to read Finnish (or read at all) to know what’s going on.” ” Linzie Hunter, illustrator and author of upcoming children’s book What If, Pig? .” ” Jon Dowling, co-founder of art and design book publishers Counter-Print.

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Shillington

APRIL 19, 2021

At Shillington, we often get approached by prospective students who are eager to learn skills to start a graphic design career. Below we will demystify the pros and cons of getting a degree, share alternative learning resources and a variety of study options to learn design and how you can launch a career as a graphic designer.

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Graphic Design Junction

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Download high quality best handwritten script fonts compilation for web and graphic designers. The post 26 Best Script Fonts Of 2023 first appeared on Graphic Design Junction. The best script fonts can turn any creative project into a true stand out with its unique charm!

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Designspiration

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

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Its Nice That

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The Porto-based graphic designer explains her unexpected route into graphic design, and how a complex process can lead to a simple object.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 24, 2020

Delve into this extensive portfolio featuring book design, identities and constant experimentation from the LA-based Sunny Li.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 17, 2023

London design and publishing legend Radim Malinic has released not one but two new books helping creatives achieve their potential. London creative director and graphic designer Radim Malinic has a long history in publishing, and we last covered his book Pause, Breathe and Grow: Notes on mindful creative life back in 2020.

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Creative Review

JUNE 21, 2021

Born in 1928, Dutch designer Wim Crouwel became a major figure in contemporary graphic design during the 20th century, with his influence extending well beyond borders of the Netherlands. Over a decade on, the classic title has been reissued by French publisher Éditions B42.

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 8, 2021

There fonts are perfect for Logo design, greeting cards, quotes, posters, branding, postcards, stationary design, art quote, typography, or fashion look book design and DIY project to make your art/design project look pretty and trendy. 25+ Creative Vintage Fonts For Graphic Desigenrs. 42 Best Rounded Fonts.

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