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Three Publishers Get Real About Independent Publishing

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Much of the work we do as designers, publishers, and artists remain mystified to our peers and the community at large. As a designer and artist myself, and as someone who has been in and out of the realm of independent publishing, I wanted to lift the veil and ask practical questions to independent publishers about how they make it work.

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This Experimental Publisher Is Rethinking How Design Books Get Made

Eye on Design

One of the more well-known examples is from 2015 when two graphic designers raised nearly $1 million ($941,966, to be exact, against a now-modest $158,000 goal) in just 34 days for a reissue of NASA Graphics Standard Manual , a spiral-bound guide to the government agency’s graphic identity program from 1975.

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RISD Pre-Collegiate Programs Are Now Enrolling for Summer 2024

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Rhode Island School of Design has opened registration for its residential summer Pre-College program and year-round online intensive Advanced Program Online. To apply for the RISD Pre-College residential summer immersive, visit precollege.risd.edu/program-overview. Artwork by RISD Pre-College student James A.

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Pioneer Works Is Rethinking What Online Cultural Programming Looks Like

Eye on Design

When the pandemic hit and museums and galleries closed their doors, many were forced to quickly adapt their programming to keep speaking with their audiences despite the enforced physical separation. That is certainly the case for The Broadcast , the new digital platform published by the New York cultural center Pioneer Works. “We

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SVA Continuing Education Offers 200+ Courses and 10+ Artist Residency Programs

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Whether it’s to advance your career, dive deeper into your art practice, or try something new, SVACE offers more than 200 courses and over 10 artist residency programs to choose from. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. Art & Activism.

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Art Made of Code: monopo london on the design of Matt DesLauriers' debut book

Creative Boom

Generative artist Matt DesLauriers weaves together art, programming and technology to build playful, creative projects for public installations, print media, and the web. A JavaScript program which runs the code constructs stratified landforms using thousands of small strokes of colour. Who says writing code can't be creative?

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Peters Valley School of Craft Offers Fine Craft Programming in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

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Proceeds from all sales support independent working artists and Peters Valley’s educational programs. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. Shop handmade crafts from over 250 makers at our physical location, which is open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., At our Sally D.