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

Design Week

As book production expanded, so did the AIGA’s outlook. In the 1960s, it started to evaluate covers distinct from the books inside. This was in a response to the “often shoddy text pages of mass-market paperbacks with brilliant covers”, as an AIGA newsletter from April 1960 explained. Why this year?”

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Delve into the uncharted history of book covers from the Arab world

Creative Review

The Cairo-based designer, researcher and writer has been working alongside volunteer researcher Nourhan El Banna, also based in Egypt, and assistant researchers Omayma Dajani (Palestine) and Yaman To’meh (Lebanon) to create the first digital archive for Arabic book cover designs published between the 1950s and 1990s.

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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. Their type designers, it's claimed, receive a much better percentage of license sales than on average. Everett by Weltkern 4.

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15+ Best Design Thinking Books to Read

Inkbot Design

1 – The Design Thinking Playbook Sale Bestseller No. Buy on Amazon First off, let's talk about what design thinking is all about. Buy on Amazon The book results from extensive international research involving multinationals, governments, and non-profits. Look no further than Graphic Design Thinking by Ellen Lupton.

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“Animal Farm” & the Evolution of the Dust Jacket

Thinking Design

What is the Purpose of a Book Cover? The thinking on this has changed dramatically during the evolution of modern trade publishing since the 1900s. Once book jackets were intended simply to protect the valuable binding. Actually, before 1820, books were sold as unbound gathered pages.

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“Animal Farm” & the Evolution of the Dust Jacket

Thinking Design

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK COVER? The thinking on this has changed dramatically during the evolution of modern trade publishing since the 1900s. Once book jackets were intended simply to protect the valuable binding. Actually, before 1820, books were sold as unbound gathered pages.

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The 37 Best Design Books to Level Up Your Skills

Inkbot Design

Core design principles Concepts of visual organisation and composition Creative problem-solving processes Graphic design history Ideal for beginners yet insightful for experienced designers, Graphic Design Theory helps cement core graphic design knowledge. Sale The Design of Everyday Things Donald A.