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This Experimental Publisher Is Rethinking How Design Books Get Made

Eye on Design

Since its inception in 2009, Kickstarter has hosted approximately 3,700 campaigns centered around art books, with an estimated 500 specifically about design. That is when he realized there were other “ignored areas of publishing” that he might be able to tap into. The idea of crowdfunding books on design is no longer a new concept.

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12 magazines and blogs that every photographer should check out

Creative Boom

Magazines to devour Aperture : From its base in New York, Aperture is a nonprofit publisher that leads conversations around photography worldwide through an acclaimed quarterly magazine, books, exhibitions, digital platforms, public programs, limited-edition prints, and awards.

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Sait Maden

Logo Design Love

He designed around 8,000 book and magazine covers for many publishing houses, as well as periodicals, brochures, packaging, labels, and around 500 logos. He collated his logo designs for his book titled “ Simgeler ” (Icons) published in 1990. In 1996, he founded Çekirdek Publishing in order to publish poetry and translation books.

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Founders, Freelancers & Rebels: new book dispels the fear of going solo

Creative Boom

She began working for herself in 2009, and today, she supports individuals and teams with 1-2-1 and group coaching. So I used to publish a blog post every Sunday night on LinkedIn; that was my writing habit. She'd consistently done this for more than 30 weeks in a row when a publisher approached her.

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Mesmerizing and Dreamy Digital Concept Artworks by Brice Chaplet

Design You Trust

In 2009 he decided to made the shift to be an independant artist after proving himself as a junior graphic designer in an automotive company. He has learned his job by himself, experimenting differents techniques like drawing or graffiti writing before touching down with graphic-design and one of his first love affair: Photoshop.

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Alex Povey's photo book takes you on a freight-hopping adventure across America

Creative Boom

I met Alex on the roof of a squat in Barcelona in 2009," writes Beau Patrick Coulon in the foreword to Joyride. "He Joyride will be published via Burn Barrel Press on September 10th 2022 and is currently available for pre-orders for $25. © Alex Povey. © Alex Povey. © Alex Povey. "I © Alex Povey.

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Global Architecture Rises from Resin Hermit Crab Shells in Aki Inomata’s Consideration of Home and Borders

Colossal

Since 2009, Inomata has been designing tiny homes for hermit crabs topped with towering skyscrapers, windmills, and churches. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. Part of an ongoing series titled Why Not Hand Over a ‘Shelter’ to Hermit Crabs?