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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Just Creative

MARCH 23, 2024

The graphic design field is ever-changing, yet the rock stars of the graphic design industry are still, mainly, men. Get inspired by these rockin’ female graphic designers! Get inspired by these rockin’ female graphic designers! Her book illustrations are rich. You’re hooked!

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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.

Book Design 101

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Spine Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Alison Forner is an Art Director at Avid Read Press and Simon & Schuster, whose work has been recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts in their 50 Books/50 Covers Show. Here she tells us about her process for designing The Appointment.

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 15, 2024

10 Best Books on Graphic Design: A Deep Dive into Visual Creativity There is more to graphic design than just making things look pretty. This is where books can be helpful! However, how do we find graphic design books that are worth reading among all of them available?

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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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Shillington

MARCH 3, 2023

Diversity in design is an important topic to us at Shillington and we aim to support and strengthen equity by cultivating diverse and inclusive representation in the design industry—within our classrooms and beyond. Written and put together by seven designers: Ellen Lupton, Farah Kafei, Jennifer Tobias (who also illustrated the book!)

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