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The Best Graphic Design Books to Buy

Inkbot Design

Thinking with Type, 2nd revised and expanded edition: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students. The revised second edition is an update of the first edition, published in 2005. This revision includes a new chapter on digital media, a chapter on responsive web design, and additional illustrations.

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Patrick Thomas & his PULP silkscreen prints respond to the era of "truth decay"

Type room

In 2005 he published Black & White, a compilation of his work for the International Press. In 2011 Laurence King Publishing , published his second book Protest Stencil Toolkit. The space will also host talks, workshops and other events, in partnership with invited designers, initiatives, collectives and institutions worldwide.

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Here’s Why John Updike Designed His Own Book Covers

Eye on Design

Three of them riff on Ford’s iconic striped design for Updike’s first novel. To learn more about Updike the art director, I revisited Chip Kidd’s 2005 monograph, Book One. Kidd is an acclaimed book cover designer who created many jackets for and with Updike at Knopf.

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A “One-Man Print Archive of Culture, Community, and Social Change” — Café Royal Share Five Favorite Books

Eye on Design

Café Royal Books has only ever been me. It started in 2005. This impressive image-based publisher shares the best of documentary photography in weekly releases that cater to those interested in subcultures, British and Irish post-war history and more. I studied Fine Art and had just finished my masters.

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10 Fresh Font Pairings for Editorial Design in 2020

Shillington

Inspired by the hand lettering of 20th-century book designer and calligrapher Oscar Ogg, Ogg captures a unique mix of calligraphic and typographic form. Recommended for posters, product packaging, magazine spreads and book covers, this serif font was designed by Lucas Sharp and published by Village in 2013.

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Design minimalism: aesthetic vs function

UX Collective

.” — Steve Krug “Don’t Make Me Think” by Steve Krug was one of the first reading materials recommended to me when I started as a Product Designer. I use my page to write about my experiences working within Product Design, things I wish I heard myself when I first started. Available at: [link]. Sarah Higley. Sarah M Higley.

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40 Best Creative Podcasts To Liven Up Your Day

Shillington

Vince Frost Design Your Life. In his 2015 book, Design Your Life, Vince Frost laid out his central idea that design thinking can apply to everything from business to life. Design Matters. His accompanying podcast expands on this theory and explores how successful people have changed their lives for the better.