Big Type book design
Communication Arts
APRIL 28, 2022
This collection of work published by Counter-Print meditates on how designers cut through the clutter with an emphasis on typography.
The Ultimate Guide to Writing an eBook
Inkbot Design
JUNE 23, 2023
Our journey will cover the spectrum of essential topics: from germinating a compelling idea, researching, writing, proofreading, and formatting to the final touchdown of publishing and marketing your digital masterpiece. Gone are the days of relying solely on traditional print publishing. Publishing and Promoting Your eBook 5.1
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The mechanics of non-human personas
UX Collective
JUNE 5, 2022
How designers can capture the voices that represent non-human living beings. Yes, there are important movements like sustainable design, eco design and circular design. If you are working with non-human stakeholders or have carried out a design project that considers non-human species, please let me know in the comments.
7 Best Creatives from Belgium
Shillington
MARCH 25, 2020
We particularly loved the illustration series he created for VICE Belgium related to articles on food and the habits of famous people. Tim Bisschop has been working as a graphic designer in Bruges since 2011. For the Belgian photographer, Sanne De Wilde, we were really impressed with his book design for The Island of the Colorblind.
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Some Things Covered: Simply Sad
Spine Magazine
JUNE 8, 2020
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on Maria Elias ’s Book Design Heroines. We feel it is still very relevant to today’s design industry. Design: Patti Ratchford. Salvage the Bones was given to me by a publishing friend and it’s a National Book Award Winner. Design: Unknown.
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Reading While Distracted: The Skimmers
Thinking Design
JUNE 27, 2023
1, article #5. And if you’re looking to drive storytelling and showcase your message to the world, we also provide full-service book design and production — from editorial and design to composition and manufacturing. Harald Weinreich, Hartmut Obendorf, Eelco Herder, and Matthias Mayer. Fitzsimmons, G.,
Top 10 Best Logo Design Books for Designers
Inkbot Design
AUGUST 8, 2023
Sale Logo Modernism Hardcover Book Remington, R. Roger (Author) Multilingual (Publication Language) 432 Pages – 11/08/2015 (Publication Date) – Taschen America Llc (Publisher) −$17.90 $62.10 Their designs seamlessly balance artistic expression and impactful messaging in innovative ways.
5 Best Web Design Books for Website Development
Inkbot Design
JULY 28, 2023
Whichever category you fall into, one thing is for sure: the world of web design is constantly evolving, and staying up-to-date with the latest trends, tools, and techniques is crucial. Books have always been a valuable resource for learning and gaining in-depth knowledge about any subject; web design is no exception.
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QSL book design
Communication Arts
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Published by Standards Manual, QSL dives into the visual language of amateur radio operators and the cards they used to represent themselves.
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UX + design + problem solving podcasts NOT hosted by white guys
UX Collective
JUNE 28, 2021
hosted by Dawan Stanford (@dawanstanford on Twitter) Learn what’s possible when you think and solve like a designer. hosted by David Dylan Thomas; author of the book Design for Cognitive Bias ; (@movie_pundit on Twitter) The Cognitive Bias podcast explores the world of things we do that don’t make any rational sense, one bias at a time.
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Marvel at Hundreds of Mathematician Max Brückner’s Remarkably Precise Models of Polyhedra
Colossal
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article Marvel at Hundreds of Mathematician Max Brückner’s Remarkably Precise Models of Polyhedra appeared first on Colossal. .” Dig into more of Brückner’s incredibly precise models in the Internet Archive.
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The different delights of UX
UX Collective
MAY 7, 2022
When doing research for this article, I found that “delight” seems to be misconstrued as synonymous to “quirky.” How do we define this nebulous thing that is demanded of us as designers? In his book Designing for Emotion , Aarron Walter asks us as readers to reconsider Maslow’s famous hierarchy of needs.
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Time to extend the economic progression model
UX Collective
APRIL 25, 2022
I always sensed that transformation cannot be the end to the economic progression model, that there is more on our human event horizon (as articulated with the book “Design to Change” by Roel Frissen, Ruud Janssen and Dennis Luijer). Norton mention in the recent HBR article “ The “New You” Business“?—?you But to what end?
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A vital topic to discuss: sustainability in and through digital design
UX Collective
JANUARY 21, 2022
Why should we think about the impact of digital design on the environment? The above are just a few examples to illustrate the environmental impact of digital design and I have a few resources at the end of the article if you want to learn more. Is human-centered design sustainable?
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Our lives as transformative stories
UX Collective
MAY 13, 2022
In their book “Designing Experiences” , Robert Rossman and Mat Duerden talk about four elements of any such a journey: anticipation, participation, reflection and integration. this article was inspired by the podcast conversation with professor Mat Duerden?—?the never fast and always cyclic (much like skinning an onion).
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17 Fonts Similar to Arial
Envato Tuts+
MARCH 26, 2021
In this article, we’ll cover the history of Arial, the Helvetica substitute. It’s a popular choice for everything from school work to advertising, book design, and even logos. When desktop publishing became a phenomenon in the early 80s, Helvetica was important enough to be included in Adobe’s font package.
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At 600 Pages, Escif’s First-Ever Book Takes an Ambitious and Playfully Irreverent Approach to Street Art
Colossal
MAY 14, 2024
Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article At 600 Pages, Escif’s First-Ever Book Takes an Ambitious and Playfully Irreverent Approach to Street Art appeared first on Colossal. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?
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10 Fresh Font Pairings for Editorial Design in 2020
Shillington
DECEMBER 9, 2019
So in this article, we get you started by providing you with 10 font pairings that we’d recommend giving a try. Some of these may not be the most obvious font combinations, but they all work together beautifully and are potentially suitable for a wide range of design purposes.
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If Amazon is not willing to change, can we make them?
UX Collective
JULY 1, 2023
An eye-opening article from The Guardian exposing the unethical practices behind Amazon’s next-day delivery promise. An in-depth look at the dark patterns in the Prime subscription model, and the FTC’s lawsuit against Amazon. : Eric Chung, Product Designer. Dao : Wikipedia article. Luke Winkie, The Guardian.
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Top 10 Best Books for Logo Designers
Inkbot Design
APRIL 11, 2023
As a logo designer, you understand the art of blending creativity, strategy, and technical skill to craft visual identities that resonate with audiences. Our article, “Top 10 Best Books for Logo Designers,” comes here. We've handpicked various books to inspire, educate, and elevate your logo design game.
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How research builds the designer
UX Collective
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Photo by mentatdgt from Pexels The practice of design has been around since 2.5 The central message of the book Design, When Everybody Designs by Ezio Manzini is that nowadays, everyone designs, actively playing a role in devising strategies to make their lives, companies, societies better. Spotify Design.
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Spanning Seven Centuries, ‘Judging a Book by its Cover’ Celebrates an Enduring Art
Colossal
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article Spanning Seven Centuries, ‘Judging a Book by its Cover’ Celebrates an Enduring Art appeared first on Colossal. ’ New York: Cape & Smith, 1930. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?
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Raising capital for inclusive design
UX Collective
MAY 18, 2023
Instead of being human-centered, let’s be humanity-centered An increasing voice across the design sphere is calling for designers to shift their perspective to address a wider system. As fellow designers, we can act as mentors, guides, and facilitators in this process. Specifically, anyone who is able to read this article.
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5 Important Book Cover Design Tips to Help Your Book Stand Out
crowdspring
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Typographic consultant Ilene Strizver shared in an article for Fonts.com: Serif typefaces have historically been credited with increasing both the readability and reading speed of long passages of text because they help the eye travel across a line… This is why the print inside your book is most likely in a serif typeface.
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The UX of Forms: Designing Forms with Better Words
UX Collective
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
I’d go into each dimension in detail but will only be addressing words in this article. Conclusion It is important to keep your user happy at each point, so make sure you consider them and their feelings while designing your form and not just you or your business needs/goals. Let’s jump right in. Words in Forms Words make up forms.
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The case for using non-human personas in design
UX Collective
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
Image by Ilias via Adobe Stock This article is based on a recently published academic paper with the title Non-Human Personas: Including Nature in the Participatory Design of Smart Cities , which appeared in the Journal of Interaction Design & Architecture(s). Monika Sznel’s excellent article on non-human personas.
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10 Typefaces That Changed the World
Tuts Plus
OCTOBER 15, 2019
In this article, we'll clarify a few misused terms, touch on figures and symbols, and explain some. The Must-Have Fonts for Graphic Designers and Font Lovers Whether you love to use fun and interesting fonts for work or everyday use, this must-have list of serifs, scripts and more should be right up your alley. Graphic Design.
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Q&A: 99% Invisible’s Roman Mars on His New Book and Looking Closely at Cities
Azure Magazine
OCTOBER 16, 2020
The book formant allows you to go through stories, peruse it, check things out and form your own narrative and view of the world. We were trying to keep text and visuals working together to make a cohesive designed object, so if it wasn’t for the book designer Raphael Geroni it could have so easily gone off the rails.
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15 Enlightening Books for Typography Enthusiasts
Inspiration Feed
JANUARY 5, 2022
If you’re a graphic designer or typographer, intimate understanding of typography is vital for your success. Today we collected must read books for passionate… The post 15 Enlightening Books for Typography Enthusiasts appeared first on Inspirationfeed.
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Enterprise UX insights & myths you should know
UX Collective
AUGUST 21, 2021
As shared by Ellen Lupton in the book ‘ Design is Storytelling ’, you need to build a narrative arc that consists of exposition, rising action, climax, resolution & conclusion. The UX Collective donates US$1 for each article we publish. Build the design community you believe in. Hope you liked it.
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Enterprise UX myths that no one talks about
UX Collective
AUGUST 21, 2021
As shared by Ellen Lupton in the book ‘ Design is Storytelling ’, you need to build a narrative arc that consists of exposition, rising action, climax, resolution & conclusion. The UX Collective donates US$1 for each article we publish. Build the design community you believe in. Hope you liked it.
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Patterns are good
UX Collective
MARCH 17, 2023
(Head First Design Patterns, FREEMAN et al., The pattern-based design paradigm emerged in the 1970s when architect and mathematician Christopher Alexander (1977; 1979) published a set of descriptions about common problems in architecture and their solutions within specific contexts. Grid Based Layout.
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Depero Futurista, Dinamo-Azari
Fonts in Use
MARCH 16, 2019
Known as the Bolted Book because of its signature binding using two industrial bolts, Depero Futurista was conceived as a showcase and “portable museum” for the work of Italian Futurist artist Fortunato Depero (1892–1960). Today it’s recognized as the first modern-day artist’s book.
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The 5 Best Bullet Journals For Keeping Your Plans Straight
Inkbot Design
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
In this article, we will look at the best bullet journals and apps for Android and iOS so that you can keep track of your goals in one place. The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future. Have you tried using bullet journaling as a planner? It's a system of writing down your daily plans and goals.
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The 3 ingredients you need to set up and run a remote-first UX team
UX Collective
MAY 4, 2022
The ingredients needed to set-up and run a remote UX team boil down to the following, which we’ll go over one-by-one in this article: Purpose People Process The above structure is one you’ll come across more often in the lean landscape and in this article we’ll highlight how it can help you in setting up your remote-first UX team.
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Conversations with Robots: Voice, Smart Agents & the Case for Structured Content
A List Apart
JANUARY 10, 2019
As a result, design efforts that focus on creating visually effective pages are no longer sufficient to ensure the integrity or accuracy of content published on the web. A structured content design approach frames content resources—like articles, recipes, product descriptions, how-tos, profiles, etc.
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A List Apart - Untitled Article
A List Apart
JANUARY 10, 2019
As a result, design efforts that focus on creating visually effective pages are no longer sufficient to ensure the integrity or accuracy of content published on the web. A structured content design approach frames content resources—like articles, recipes, product descriptions, how-tos, profiles, etc.
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Soirée Fantastique
Fonts in Use
APRIL 17, 2019
Conceived and designed by Pierre Pané-Farré , the book won the Gold Medal in the competition Best Book Design from all over the World and also was awarded at the Walter Tiemann Prize 2018. 1838–41), made by the book designer himself. Unsurprisingly, the book is out of print.
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Designing memorable dashboards
UX Collective
MARCH 20, 2023
A well-designed dashboard not only presents data in a clear and meaningful way, but it also creates a positive and engaging experience for the user. Whether you’re a data analyst, dashboard designer , product manager or simply someone interested in the intersection of technology and emotions, this article is for you.
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Why are we attracted to open up certain apps?
UX Collective
MARCH 14, 2022
The app icon design is able to do all of this using some simple but powerful design techniques. Clean Lines Distinct and simple shapes Loud and contrasting colors (the color conversation is quite deep and we won’t get into that in this article. Through this method and style, nothing is “out of bounds”. Love it or hate it?
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Mexican Artist Maria Conejo’s Powerful Illustrations Redefine Sex Education
Eye on Design
APRIL 11, 2022
With words by Mendelson and illustr ations by Conejo, Pussypedia, A Comprehensive Guide (Hachette Books) was published in 2021. . Design offered a way to stay connected to art and have a career. Rebecca’s articles on visual culture and creatives have appeared in publications throughout the industry.
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The art of the interactive storyteller
UX Collective
MAY 24, 2023
Jacob Neilson and his advocacy of an engineering approach to web design in his book “Designing Web Usability” comes close when the first sentence of the book is, “I am a usability expert, so my choice of medium is governed by what is most usable for a given communications goal and not what is in fashion at any given time.”
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Smashing Podcast Episode 41 With Eva PenzeyMoog: Designing For Safety
Smashing Magazine Graphics
AUGUST 9, 2021
Frustrating Design Patterns: Disabled Buttons written by Vitaly Friedman. Drew McLellan: She’s the founder of The Inclusive Safety Project, an author of the book, Designed For Safety, which launches this month from A Book Apart. There’s a lot of great resources in the back of the book for people who want to learn more.
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The Jury Is Out: Rethinking Assessment in Architectural Education
Azure Magazine
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
She has been examining the crit’s efficacy — and relevance — since publishing the article “Private Reactions to Public Criticism” in the Journal of Architectural Education in 1987; her extensive research culminated in the book Design Juries on Trial: The Renaissance of the Design Studio (1991).
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