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

Creative Boom

Art director and illustrator Neil Swaab recalls: "One of the best moments was getting to see my art used as key art for a Broadway musical. I walked into the subway, and my art was everywhere at every station and up huge on Broadway. Making cover art is a dream of mine, so I feel so lucky to work on them."

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How Phunk pioneered a riotous clash of art and design in Singapore

Creative Review

All imagery © Phunk unless otherwise specified Stealing From Thieves poster, Temasek Polytechnic, 2001 New Dreams of an Old World at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum for the 5th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, 2014, © Fukuoka Asian Art Museum. Top image: Universe 10, 2007; above: Mickey vs Donald, 2009.

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15+ Best Graphic Design Books in 2023

Just Creative

Niggli Verlag (Publisher) $54.14 Learn More Latest Price on Amazon: Sale 81 Reviews Design Is a Job Audible Audiobook Mike Monteiro (Author) - Mike Monteiro (Narrator) English (Publication Language) 03/31/2014 (Publication Date) - A Book Apart (Publisher) $12.99 Publisher) $25.00 Buy on Amazon 2. Buy on Amazon 3.

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Top 10 Typography Artists Worth Following

Inkbot Design

English (Publication Language) 56 Pages - 06/12/2018 (Publication Date) - Holzwarth Publications (Publisher). Abrams (Publisher). One of his better-known unique typography print art projects is a series of designs titled: ‘Lorem Ipsum’. Publisher). More of his work can be viewed on his official website. Christopher Wool.

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NEW BOOK: A LIFE IN INK BY RALPH STEADMAN

Illustration Art

1967 1975 Detail from The Malevolence of War (2001) When I spoke with Steadman about his career path, his choices seemed as impetuous as one of his ink splatters: My first job was as an apprentice at an engineering factory in Liverpool. Yet, he stumbled across an ad for a correspondence art class and his long career was launched.

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From Mad magazine to B-Movies: An Oral History of Beastie Boys’ Artwork

Eye on Design

It means we have fewer clues regarding the amazing art direction of Paul’s Boutique and its extended gatefold though — when Yauch tragically died in 2012, aged 47, Hörnblowér went with him. . Stephen Bryam (art direction) : “Rick [Rubin] told me the idea came to him while flying back from LA. Shatan told Beastiemania in 2003. “At

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Storytelling Pictures

Joe McNally

My dear friend and fellow photog of many years, PF Bentley , recently shot me a super solid and sent me a beautiful 16×20 rendition of the moment of the transition of power, from January, 2001. Most magazines are a shell of what they once were, if they continue to publish at all. Bleakness abounds.

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