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

Creative Boom

So, reading one is a great way to see design from a different perspective and get renewed enthusiasm for your craft. Communication Arts Founded in 1959 by Richard Coyne and Robert Blanchard, Communication Arts remains one of the premier sources of inspiration for graphic designers around the globe today. Eye magazine 2.

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Explore Maze-Like Passageways Exploding with Elaborate Mosaics at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens

Colossal

In 1991, Zagar began to work in a couple of vacant lots adjacent to his studio, initially coating the walls of the buildings on either side in colorful tesserae, then sculpting partitions and passageways through the center and creating an immersive art environment.

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November 2022 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

Beam Center is requesting design proposals for ambitious public artworks that will be brought to life through collaborations with youth. The Passepartout juried contest will award one photographer 500 Euros, exhibition participation, publication in a catalog, and promotion opportunities. London Craft Week 2023 (International).

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10 Landmark Projects Shaping Architecture in 2024

Azure Magazine

Here at Azure, the annual tradition entails taking stock of the last 12 months of design, including public spaces , interiors , products , as well as residential and commercial architecture. In 2014, photographer Milos Bicanski revisited a series of venues constructed for the 2004 edition of the Olympics in Athens, Greece.

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The 37 Best Design Books to Level Up Your Skills

Inkbot Design

Reading is one of the best ways to learn new techniques, theories, and approaches to elevate your craft. Sale Graphic Design Theory: Readings from the Field Armstrong, Helen (Author) English (Publication Language) 151 Pages – 03/11/2009 (Publication Date) – Princeton Architectural Press (Publisher) −$22.95 $2.00

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

Creative Boom

Everett originally emerged during Nolan Paparelli's studies at ECAL (University of Art & Design Lausanne) in 2015 and was inspired by the work of the American photographer Daniel Everett. It was finally launched to the public in March 2021. Our typefaces combine historical knowledge with rigorous contemporary craft."

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5 Indigenous Designers Breaking New Ground

Azure Magazine

Only blocks from where those TRC calls were published, for instance, the Winnipeg Art Gallery recently inaugurated a new addition, Qaumajuq, dedicated solely to the work of Inuit artists. Take Indigenous geometries , a modular installation developed with artist Tanya Lukin Linklater for the 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial.