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The Creative Boom 2023 Christmas gift guide for creatives

Creative Boom

Stocking Fillers Grumpy Ant plush toy by Aysha Tengiz If you have a friend who makes (or just appreciates) good art, check out the online shop of Aysha Tengiz, a London-based artist working within illustration, animation and textile design. It's packed with great products such as this plushie with a difference.

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Shattered Porcelain Fragments Are Elegantly Bonded in Kintsugi Sculptures by Yeesookyung

Colossal

Seoul-based artist Yeesookyung ( previously ) fuses Korean and Japanese craft traditions in her elegant, gilded sculptures. “Translated Vase” (2018), ceramic shards, epoxy, and 24K gold leaf, 102 × 77 × 77 centimeters. All images by Yang Ian, courtesy of Massimo De Carlo, shared with permission.

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Hamed Ouattara’s Bolibana Reimagines Disposability + Possibility

Design Milk

Burkinabé multidisciplinary artist and designer Hamed Ouattara’s first American solo show – Bolibana – is currently on exhibit at Friedman Benda. Ouattara is known for upcycling discarded industrial materials – like his signature oil drums – into colorful art that uses the debris to tell the end to the story of waste and global trade.

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The Vibrant World of Japanese Graphic Design

Inkbot Design

Post-War Graphic Design After WWII, Japan rebuilt while embracing traditional art and international modernism in graphic design. Letterpress connects generations through knowledge transfer workshops while revitalising an old craft. This segmentation allows a vast manga industry to cater to all interests.

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Remembering Nicholas Thirkell: “he took ideas to their ultimate expression”

Design Week

I’d known him since the late 1960s, when we were both art directors in the publishing world. Nick was extraordinarily talented as a designer and art director, with an uncanny ability to recognise great emerging talent, especially illustrators. V&A daybook on Indian animal art, 1990.

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Don Norman and the Emotional Side of Design

Inkbot Design

Emotional design considers all three levels holistically to craft experiences that resonate on multiple fronts. Daniel Kahneman's landmark studies led to him receiving the 2002 Nobel Prize. Emotional design means crafting cohesive experiences where interactions reinforce – not undermine – each other.

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The 15 Best Logo Design Fonts To Check Out

Inkbot Design

Futura also brings a pop art edge when rendered with uneven baseline alignments. Its flourishes and fluidity attract publishers and artisanal brands like Etsy wishing to signal craft and attention to detail. Its tall ascenders allow for ample whitespace to maintain clarity. Futura delivers a modern, sleek look. The result?

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