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Why a new book celebrating design legend Margaret Calvert deserves your support

Creative Boom

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched by the publishing platform Volume to create the first book dedicated to the work of designer, titled Margaret Calvert: Woman at Work. To learn more about this exciting project, we chatted with Adrian Shaughnessy, the book's editor and graphic designer, writer, educator, and publisher.

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Amazing Animal Farm reprinting – with illustrations by Quentin Blake

Creative Boom

Originally published in 1945, Animal Farm has been reprinted in a deluxe edition by the Folio Society 80 years later, accompanied by a full set of wonderful satirical artworks by the British illustrator Quentin Blake. But looking at whats happening now, perhaps the authors earlier allegorical novel Animal Farm is closer to the mark.

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How Loughborough's graphic design BA is shaping the industry's leaders

Creative Boom

Best of all, this is a flexible degree that can be tailored to your interestsfor example, in app development, animation, visual identity and branding, illustration, photography, typography and publishing, or graphic design in general. His work includes numerous blockbuster films, including Blade Runner 2049, The Lion King, and Justice League.

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Ghost helps spread sunny optimism in its cheerful identity for a new wellness app

Creative Boom

The hero type family is the fancy and playful Pink Crestelle, designed by Kadek Mahardika and published via Creative Media Lab. Based in Burton upon Trent, Ghost was founded by David Agnew in 2001. Today, Lemon & Black is on the verge of becoming a brand that's about to shine brightly," says Ghost.

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Super Logo Design

Logo Design Love

Super Logo Design , edited by Taki Ono , is a two-volume set of paperbacks published in 2001 and 2002 by Graphic-sha in Japan. These spreads are from volume two, available to digitally borrow on archive.org.

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20 best illustration agents in the UK, and the awesome illustrators they represent

Creative Boom

Their team prides itself on providing an expert and friendly boutique service and supplying beautiful, eye-catching content to clients across all genres, including children's publishing, sci-fi and fantasy, concept art and character design. Paradise Sands - illustration by Levi Pinfold from the picture book published by Walker Studio.

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

Creative Boom

Today, in that same bookshop, and many others, I can find some of the book covers I've designed over the last years for some of the biggest Italian publishers. "So to buy a book, I had to make a one-and-a-half hour trip by train and bus to a big bookshop in the city. And every time, the inner 15-year-old in me is so proud."

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