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Books About Food: Hit Instagram account launches new website that will be the 'IMDb of cookbooks'

Creative Boom

An amazing collection of family recipes with anecdotal stories, which was later referenced in a collection of essays put together by Daunt books called In The Kitchen, published in 2020." After some further Googling, I found out the book was self-published by the author herself, Archana, in Bangalore, India. Apparently not. "It

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New and expanded Malika Favre monograph is a minimalist marvel

Creative Boom

French illustrator and graphic designer Malika Favre has been impressing audiences for years with her minimalist work for publications such as The New Yorker, Vogue, and Vanity Fair. It was decided early on that the best way to section the book would be by theme, such as 'Women', 'Travel', 'Patterns', 'Geometry' etc.

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Dissecting deceptive patterns in nature and technology

UX Collective

Learning to spot the patterns. Image by DavidZydd (CC0), pixabay.com “There are only patterns, patterns on top of patterns, patterns that affect other patterns. Patterns hidden by patterns. Patterns within patterns. These are common ways we see patterns. Palahniuk (1999, p.

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30 websites with beautifully patterned backgrounds

Canva

These days, patterns are everywhere. You’ll commonly find them on great pieces of packaging, inside the covers of several awesome publications, and printed on beautiful rolls of fabric. If you’ve been poking around online lately, chances are you’ve seen patterns being used in web design as well. Create a symmetrical pattern.

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3form’s Biophilic Graphic Patterns Bring the Beauty of Nature Indoors

Azure Magazine

This aim was the driver of 3form’s latest materials collection, which harnesses the power of biophilia combined with striking graphic patterns to bring wellness to the built environment. While these public spaces often require visual privacy, they must also prioritize access to natural light and withstand high traffic.

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Digital literacy and standard design patterns

UX Collective

Are our standard design patterns good enough for the entire spectrum of digital literacy or are we just designing for ourselves? Or, how about this design pattern below? And it’s these standard design patterns that have started to worry me. But it’s not just about the elderly, is it? Like this example from the UK Government.

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Positive stories from freelance creatives to boost your mood in a recession

Creative Boom

And here's one that almost every freelancer can anticipate in their future: that serendipitous moment of seeing your designs on products, posters, or publications in a public space. For similar reasons, pattern designer and illustrator Rachel Panckhurst fondly recalls work she did at Christmas for homelessness charity Shelter. "As

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