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“Books remain stubbornly, thrillingly relevant”: the enduring value of book design

Design Week

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.

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

Creative Boom

The weights variation from Hairline to Super with corresponding italics form a coherent and versatile family, making it suitable for book design, poster design, branding, signage systems and more. Our typefaces combine historical knowledge with rigorous contemporary craft." And that's no accident.

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5 Best UX Books to Elevate Your Design Skills

Inkbot Design

Are you ready to level up your user experience game and advance your design skills ? In this fast-paced digital world, creating delightful, intuitive, and user-friendly experiences is necessary if your products stand out and leave a lasting impact. Well, you've come to the right place! ” Don't fret! We've got your back.

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The 37 Best Design Books to Level Up Your Skills

Inkbot Design

The 37 Best Design Books to Level Up Your Skills As a designer, expanding your knowledge is crucial for professional growth. Reading is one of the best ways to learn new techniques, theories, and approaches to elevate your craft. He examines why some products confuse users while others feel intuitively easy to operate.

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The Philosophy of Stefan Sagmeister: Designing Happiness

Inkbot Design

As a restless student in Vienna, Sagmeister began experimenting with provocative art and design to jolt viewers out of their habitual ways of seeing. His punk rock posters and absurd products tweaked the expectations of modern consumer society and opened people's eyes to absurdity in everyday life.

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The 15 Best Web Design Books to Level Up Your Skills

Inkbot Design

Robert Bringhurst's design bible, The Elements of Typographic Style, will awaken your inner typography nerd in the best way possible. Far from a stuffy guide on fonts, Bringhurst weaves wit and wisdom into a fascinating tour through the art and technical aspects of working with type. The Elements of Typographic Style: Version 4.0:

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50 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2020

Shillington

Buy the book. Logo Modernism (Design) by Jens Muller. Modernist aesthetics in architecture, art and product design are familiar to many. This fascinating book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped industrial and product design. Buy the book. Buy the book.