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

Creative Boom

We met Aino-Maija Metsola to discuss her signature style and creative approach to illustrating book covers. Its cover—a soft-edged, inky interpretation of space—was designed by Helsinki-based artist Aino-Maija Metsola. Since then, Metsola has occasionally illustrated book covers published by Vintage/Penguin.

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How Hoxton Mini Press and Here Design crafted the best-illustrated lifestyle book

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Hoxton Mini Press and Here Design recently scooped the best-illustrated lifestyle book at the British Book Design and Production Awards. We caught up with the publisher to hear how it crafted a winning design. Here Design was responsible for managing the illustrations," Martin adds. "We

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Why Do Books are the perfect life companion for creatives

Creative Boom

The Do Book Company is an independent publishing house in London that grew out of the Do Lectures, which has been gathering together the world's doers, disruptors and pioneers to share their stories since 2007. They've been translated into multiple languages and published in print, digital and audiobook formats.

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Gretel's Ryan Moore and Andrea Traducco-Campos on the creative allure of Noma

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And most recently, the agency partnered with Noma on a lushly designed art book, Noma 2.0: Credit: Noma / Gretel Credit: Noma / Gretel Credit: Noma / Gretel Gretel partnered with Noma and Artisan Publishers, leading the art direction and design of the book.

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Optic: Counter-Print's new book explores the world of optical effects in graphic design

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Counter-Print's new book, Optic What is it about optical illusions that captivates graphic designers so much? These optical effects are often found in beloved book designs, packaging, and branding the world over. In Counter-Print's latest book , the publisher delves headfirst into this mesmerising realm of art and design.

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14 fonts to fall in love with: trending typefaces that designers adore

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Design and Illustrations by Giovani Flores using GT Pressura It's Valentine's Day this week, a celebration of love, passion and obsession. And if there's one obsession that designers feel truly passionate about, it's typography. The company publishes retail fonts developed by the two, their staff, and outside collaborators.

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Rafael Medeiros on enduring the Hollywood strikes as a freelance graphic designer

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"That's when I started shifting my work from prints, book designs and brand identities to key visuals to promote a certain play or show," he continues. "I I could get creative with these images and infuse my own ideas into these campaigns by manipulating photography and mixing them with illustration and graphics."

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