Creative Boom

JANUARY 25, 2023

Mucho 's latest annual report for the University of California uses kinetic typography and eye-popping animations to reflect the financial chaos of the last twelve months. To reflect its contents, Mucho decided to bring some interactivity to the printed piece by working with illustrator John Burgess.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

We spend so much time working in digital nowadays it's hard to remember that for hundreds of years, typography was a purely physical medium. BlockFace is a stamp kit designed to help you explore typography and more. Designed by graphic artist Will Mower, it's essentially a modular typography printing kit that's very easy to use.

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I Love Typography

MARCH 8, 2020

During the first half-century of printing in Europe (c. 1450–1500), there were few restrictions on the printing trade, either on who could start a print-shop or on what they chose to print. The post From Farting to Fornication: Early print censorship appeared first on I Love Typography. The first […].

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I Love Typography

MARCH 18, 2020

The post Printed Pandemic: Plague Books appeared first on I Love Typography. Even by the fifteenth century, when populations were just beginning to recover, outbreaks of the same plague were still regularly reoccurring throughout Europe. Header image: Detail from […].

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I Love Typography

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

By the sixteenth century, printmaking — or art prints — had become a burgeoning industry. Millions were printed and many thousands have survived until the present day. Their significance goes well beyond their value as art prints or artifacts, revealing a great deal more than artists' talents and virtuosity.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Counter-Print's Jon Dowling explains the thinking behind a brilliant new book on culinary logos and some of the themes that emerge from it. Which makes a new book from Counter-Print a tempting buy for anyone working in logo design today. So what other logo books can we expect from Counter-Print in the future? "We

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I Love Typography

APRIL 30, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Typography is an essential element in any design, and choosing the right typeface makes all the difference. That’s where Mackay comes in — a powerful transitional serif designed for both screen and print.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 16, 2023

The new identity marks From Form’s tenth anniversary, and captures its “love of colour, film typography, and nostalgic aesthetics”, according to the studio. Other key reference points include printed materials from the same era, such as booklets, magazines, and manuals.

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Designer Daily

JANUARY 11, 2024

Learning how to convey a narrative with your layouts and typography is a must if you want a career in graphic design. Typography plays an important role in the area of narrative. So, before you go headfirst into typography, think about the range of meaning it may add to your stories.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2023

All photography by Yeshen Venema TYPEONE magazine isn't just a beautifully designed print publication; it's also full of key insights about the evolving interaction between typography and graphic design. Ultimately, typography doesn't exist in a vacuum but is just one element in a dynamic and ever-evolving design landscape.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Creative Boom has today launched eight new art prints by some of your favourite illustrators and graphic designers. Each artwork is available in an A3 poster, printed on the finest Giclée art paper and produced to museum-certified archival standards, guaranteed for more than 100 years. The Last Emperor by Noma Bar. Eyes Will Roll by.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 25, 2022

It celebrates the audacious colour palettes, the unique typography and the insanely detailed illustrations, contained only a small canvas," explains Flynn. It's cool that we somehow have ended up with printed matter that's been sent from North Korea, which by nature is a secretive and closed-off country. Do you have a favourite stamp?

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2022

I love old posters, prints, matchboxes, posters from Shanghai in the Republic of China, or some Czech illustrated books. The bold colours, fascinating textures and interesting typography make me addicted to it.". I have tried many printing methods over time, my favourites being risograph and screen printing.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 9, 2022

COLLINS is behind the brand refresh for CNET , heralding the vintage printing presses and an era when newspapers were king. Responding to this approach, COLLINS combined design elements from the non-partisan "golden age" of the printed press, going back to the 1950s-70s for inspiration. Colour helps.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 3, 2024

Tangent's design cleverly integrates the existing Towner brand elements, such as typography and colour, presenting the Turner Prize as a natural extension of Towner's identity. This dynamic concept was reflected across various mediums, from digital and social media to print and outdoor advertising.

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Designer Daily

JUNE 22, 2023

Let’s dive into the world of digital and print advertisements, and how using the right tools, like Lunacy, a free graphic design software, can help make your ads stand out. The Importance of Advertisement Design Advertisements, whether digital or print, are critical tools for businesses to reach their target audiences.

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Designer Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

By the conclusion of this article, you’ll have gained valuable knowledge about the most impactful typography styles of 2023. It’s not just a throwback; it’s a celebration of an era, reimagined for today’s digital typography. Expressive Typography Now, let’s add a bit of emotion to the mix.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 26, 2024

Brighton studio Cronica has partnered with the European Media and Information Fund to craft a dynamic visual identity, blending print and digital aesthetics to combat misinformation and promote media literacy. Influence of digital and print design The design nods to both digital and print elements by integrating key features from each medium.

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Creative Boom

JULY 4, 2022

At this point, my focus was mainly on branding and print. After that, I worked in a few studios, again mostly for branding and print. When I moved to the States in 2014, I took a lot of classes in different disciplines, everything from interactive design and UI/UX design to letterpress and screen-printing.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Printed at 1:1 scale and isolated on the page, the collection is a time capsule of a bygone era and a fascinating study of ephemeral graphic design from unknown illustrators, typesetters, printers and graphic artists who all faced the same challenge: how to fit a lot of information in a small rectangle and stand out on a page of other ads.

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Creative Boom

MAY 30, 2023

Half-Greek and half-German, and based in London, Tina's work spans digital and print design, typography, branding, graphics, animation, and more, blending analogue and digital worlds by mixing various materials and techniques into her distinctive outcome.

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Creative Boom

JULY 21, 2024

When Studio Marcus Kraft was commissioned eight years ago to create the brand, the team decided very early to adopt a simple typographic solution for the word mark and typography. This colour choice was made with the illustrator, as "blue tones traditionally always look very nice in offset printing", Kraft explains.

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I Love Typography

JULY 31, 2020

Woodcut, engraving, etching, and drypoint were techniques used by the likes of Albrecht Dürer, Hieronymus Bosch, and Raphael, while printmaking publishers like Hieronymus C**k, helped popularize the print and expand it into a burgeoning industry. The post Inventing Posters appeared first on I Love Typography.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The whole zine and the prints were then riso-printed based on a simple black and white PDF," he adds. "I Riso-printing at its best!" Sebastian's background in graphic design definitely informed his pictograms, as did his previous work in typography and branding. I like the loose vibe and its anything-goes feeling.

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I Love Typography

MAY 3, 2020

When books began to be printed in the fifteenth century, scribes were not immediately made redundant. The post Granjon’s Beautiful Bastard appeared first on I Love Typography.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 23, 2023

They've been translated into multiple languages and published in print, digital and audiobook formats. So I design the typography for all the books first in that way. The length of the title and the subtitle dictates how big the typography will be. With strict rules laid down for the typography, then, the image comes second.

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I Love Typography

OCTOBER 18, 2020

The Industrial Revolution mechanized printing and reduced costs, leading to explosive growth in publishing. The post Penny Dreadfuls & Murder Broadsides appeared first on I Love Typography. At the same time, an unprecedented increase in literacy produced millions of new readers and sparked a reading revolution.

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Creative Boom

MAY 13, 2024

Sister Mary has designed a limited-edition printed publication for an emerging current affairs brand, The Signal. Chandler describes working with print again as "a breath of fresh air", especially since the world of brand design has focused heavily on digital outputs in recent years.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

This approach, they argue, enables them to create bespoke identities, websites, apps and print that truly reflect their clients' visions. Colour and typography Moving away from the monochrome minimalism of many studio identities JUST has embraced colour to mirror its vibrant company culture.

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Creative Boom

JULY 9, 2024

Robot Food took a simple approach to typography and didn't want to overcomplicate the identity with unnecessary additional fonts. The existing core of Sarson's brand typography, Veneer Soft, now has more impact on how it interacts with other assets in the identity, like food photography. "As

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The rebrand aimed to expand upon the original spiral intestines logo and develop its brand asset library to create continuity through different locations regarding typography, social media, photography, awards, company events, announcements, internal presentations and printed materials.

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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

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Plus the odd print or poster, as an alternative romantic idea. These are hand-drawn, beautifully printed, gorgeous creations that will more than impress that special someone but also go a long way to generously support the artists, makers, independent shops and designers all relying on your business to thrive. LOVE by Sarah Boris.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It's clear that typography is a primary consideration throughout the characteristically understated, smart, timeless aesthetic of Vanderbrand's work. Again, the typography selection is superb, using Hal Four Grotesk by Studio HanLi, GT America by Grilli Type, and Burgess Pro by Colophon.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Responsible for handling the creative concept, animation, photography and typography for the campaign, the From Form team set about making a real, physical flip book packed with digital photos of the city's famous museums, as well as a few exclusive snaps of items stored away in archives.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 14, 2024

A fun illustration on the front cover pairs nicely with the squiggly, earthy typography; design touches that convey the duo's aim to "make the discovery and reading of folk fun again". Copy is set in a custom typeface, Bog Neue, inspired by the marshes around Tollesbury Wick, Essex, where Henry grew up. "We Both founders are based in London.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 7, 2023

"We worked closely with Bailey Weaver, the owner, to create a cohesive visual identity that was colourful, friendly and had a nod to vintage typography and printing techniques. Much of the identity hinges on warm and inviting typography popularly used in the 70s on shows like Mr. Rogers Neighborhood," he adds. "To

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