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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Just Creative

MARCH 23, 2024

Louise Fili and her design work Marian Bantjes: Step Away From the Computer! Based near Vancouver, British Columbia, Marian Bantjes ‘ extraordinary way with communication begs to be called “graphic art,” in the finest sense of the term. If the market can take it, this designer dishes it out.

Graphic Design 231

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Inspiration Feed

APRIL 27, 2020

There’s something absolutely fascinating about the Korean culture. It has taken over the entire world, with Korean pop stars, Korean makeup, Korean fashion, and everything else Korean dominating the scene everywhere you look. Of course, among the trends are Korean…

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Creative Review

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Designer: Helmi Eltuni; Publisher: Al Shrouk Creative Review: Tell us about your background and how you got into design. Moe Elhossieny: I studied fine and graphic arts and graduated with a BA from the faculty of fine arts in Egypt back in 2009. On these walks, I would pass by second-hand street book markets.

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Shillington

MARCH 3, 2023

It also features forewords from revolutionary graphic artist Emory Douglas and sociologist Ruha Benjamin to give the book historical and socio-political context and an afterword from Eddie Opara, partner at Pentagram. The book is a true tour de force in the past, present and future of Black design.

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Shillington

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It shows that things that uphold capitalism—banknotes, branding, adverts—would not exist without graphic design. Through case studies, the book shows how designed objects relate to capitalist societies and cultures and examines how designers support and uphold the market economy. Buy the book.

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