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Print's not dead: the best magazines for graphic design inspiration

Creative Boom

The publication is based in California and covers graphic design, advertising, illustration, photography, interactive design and typography. Founded in 1953 by Okumura Yukimasa, it's a bilingual publication written in Japanese, but many of its texts also appear in English. It's available in both print and digital editions.

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10 Landmark Projects Shaping Architecture in 2024

Azure Magazine

Here at Azure, the annual tradition entails taking stock of the last 12 months of design, including public spaces , interiors , products , as well as residential and commercial architecture. In 2014, photographer Milos Bicanski revisited a series of venues constructed for the 2004 edition of the Olympics in Athens, Greece.

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Cadbury's campaign claims to reveal our personality via our eating choices

Creative Boom

To us, it doesn't feel like long since it appeared on our TV screens, but apparently, it was a full 20 years ago, in 2004. It's a classic advertising approach: telling people that they'll be thought of as fun, original and spontaneous if they, er, buy specific mass-market products. Well, that's us told. Isn't it ironic?

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The 37 Best Design Books to Level Up Your Skills

Inkbot Design

Sale Graphic Design Theory: Readings from the Field Armstrong, Helen (Author) English (Publication Language) 151 Pages – 03/11/2009 (Publication Date) – Princeton Architectural Press (Publisher) −$22.95 $2.00 The Design of Everyday Things remains a must-read for new designers.

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Becoming type-sensitive with the psychology of fonts

UX Collective

Print publications in general also tend to use serif fonts due to perceived (more enjoyable) readability and more refined aesthetics. Keeping it natural In a similar study published by the Journal of Marketing, researchers investigated the types of emotional responses evoked in consumers by a font’s design characteristics. Engage (pp.

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14 fonts to fall in love with: trending typefaces that designers adore

Creative Boom

It was finally launched to the public in March 2021. Inspired by moments of imperfection and spontaneous irregularities, the foundry focuses on retail and custom fonts and aims to develop distinctive typefaces that are missing from the market. It's among the premium typefaces offered by Weltkern , a Swiss foundry established in 2013.

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Instagram vs Facebook: Navigating the Social Media Showdown

Inkbot Design

Since their inception in 2010 and 2004, respectively, they have carved distinct niches while also overlapping in critical areas. This article analyses the Instagram vs Facebook debate by juxtaposing their purposes, strengths, marketing capabilities, and utility.

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