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“Books remain stubbornly, thrillingly relevant”: the enduring value of book design

Design Week

” And while there might not be one rule to good book design — Strelecki calls it a “process” between designers and clients — the jurors bring together a wealth of experience. “But books, physical books, remain stubbornly, thrillingly relevant.” Design description).

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How Hjärta Smärta Challenged the Male-Dominated Status Quo in the Early 2000s

Eye on Design

Long before higher education in art and design was within reach for me, and before my imagination stretched to even considering book design as something one could do for a living, I accidentally found a publication in the school library that absorbed me and still sits in my heart as one of the “magic” books of my life. .

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What is Sustainable Graphic Design?

UX Collective

Quick Background… In my twenty-year role as a graphic designer, I’ve designed books, album covers, magazines, logos, websites, and built digital tools. Regardless of the final forms, if its client-based or self-initiated, I treat all my designs as opportunities for intellectual inquiry and self-expression.

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The art of the interactive storyteller

UX Collective

It was because, in many cases, they couldn’t articulate their client’s story and the client simply found someone else who could. A Flash developer in Dayton, Ohio, asked for a review of a site he had just completed for one of his clients. Interactive media companies disappeared not because they weren’t great.

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