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New book celebrates the lost pioneers of British graphic design

Creative Boom

Modernist Graphic Design in Britain 1945-1980 sheds light on the post-war designers who shaped the nation's visual identity while battling austerity and social upheaval. Like every profession, designers need to know their own history. And here's a useful, not to mention fascinating, new book that can help you with that.

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How Loughborough's graphic design BA is shaping the industry's leaders

Creative Boom

Studying graphic design here can really kickstart your career in the industry as this list of influential alumni showcases. Loughborough University's BA (Hons) Graphic Design programme has long had a strong reputation. Kaia Dendaluce Alice Williams Study graphic design at Loughborough!

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10 Top Graphic Design Trends for 2025

Graphic Design Junction

As 2024 wraps up, we’re on the cusp of entering 2025, a year set to see the immense impact of AI across all computing fields, particularly in web and graphic design. With these advancements, the graphic design trends continues to evolve, driven by new technology, cultural shifts, and bold ideas.

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Print's not dead: the best magazines for graphic design inspiration

Creative Boom

For graphic designers especially, print magazines offer a source of inspiration that's tangible and immersive and presents content in a completely different visual way to digital. So, reading one is a great way to see design from a different perspective and get renewed enthusiasm for your craft. It’s academic yet accessible.

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10 must-read graphic design books for 2024

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Get inspired, encounter new ideas and refresh your design skills with our curated list of 10 books every graphic designer should read this year. Making and breaking the grid by Timothy Samara You can't be a decent graphic designer without understanding grids.

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12 quality websites featuring mockups for your graphic design projects

Creative Boom

Various Formats Mockups can help speed up your graphic design work and give you time to be more creative. In the graphic design world of 2023, it's getting more and more difficult to make your work stand out. We bring together 12 fantastic places to find quality mockups. There are some great free mockups here too.

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How to become a graphic designer at home

Creative Boom

Want to become a graphic designer? In the old days, that would have meant spending three years at university, then moving to a big city and interning at a design agency. But how, exactly, do you become a professional graphic designer from home? Image licensed via Adobe Stock. Study the fundamentals.