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

Design Week

The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) has been judging books by their covers for over 100 years. The annual competition was originally known as Fifty Books of the Year, and jurors focused on the “construction of the book and the printed page”, its current organiser Heather Strelecki tells Design Week.

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1970s Graphic Design: Trends, Designers, and Creativity

Inkbot Design

Fashion also took a wild turn, from flared jeans and retro prints to glittery disco flair. Graphic designers imprinted t-shirt designs with iron-on transfers, adding a new canvas for self-expression. The era still stands as a testament to the power of innovative graphics to reflect and shape the culture of an age.

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Dan Wilson meets Nick Scott, Art Director at Secretly Group

Shillington

I studied Graphic Art & Communication at Leeds Metropolitan University between 2001-2004. As a fan of your work, I have always thought that the screen prints you created around 2002 were the moment that your work really came to life and took on a whole new dimension! What journey did you go on to get here? .

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