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“Animal Farm” & the Evolution of the Dust Jacket

Thinking Design

The following are but a few of the design solutions that have graced the cover of the book over the past seventy plus years. They represent the changing relationship of the book jacket to the book, and the changing approach to book design and by extension book marketing over time. 1955 Penguin Books.

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“Animal Farm” & the Evolution of the Dust Jacket

Thinking Design

The following are but a few of the design solutions that have graced the cover of the book over the past seventy plus years. They represent the changing relationship of the book jacket to the book, and the changing approach to book design and by extension book marketing over time. The type is simple.

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8 Insightful Design Books to Read While Social Distancing

Azure Magazine

But as researcher and curator Mohamed Elshahed shows in this handsome illustrated guide published by the American University of Cairo Press, the country’s sprawling capital is also a rich trove of modernist and contemporary building styles. The Design of Childhood by Alexandra Lange. Danny Sinopoli. Playgrounds. Evan Pavka.

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The 37 Best Design Books to Level Up Your Skills

Inkbot Design

Buy on Amazon The Graphic Design Idea Book The Graphic Design Idea Book features a collection of design expert Steven Heller’s best tips and insights from the distinguished careers of 50 masters. These books showcase boundary-pushing examples of editorial, promotion, packaging, and publication design.

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Uncharacteristic Characters

Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

I recently had the privilege of speaking at the third annual Typographics conference, an event organized by the Type@Cooper program at The Cooper Union, to share a new project with fellow designers. Gorey’s illustrations use all kinds of tropes and clichés to good effect, and his lettering does too.