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The Best Graphic Design Books to Buy

Inkbot Design

In no particular order, the following are what I would regard as the best Graphic Design books I would recommend to both creative students and professional designers alike. 100 Ideas that Changed Graphic Design. 100 Ideas that Changed Graphic Design. Penguin by Design: A Cover Story 1935-2005.

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40 Best Creative Podcasts To Liven Up Your Day

Shillington

Presenter Katy Cowan’s approachable, personal style and keen journalistic focus raise this podcast above the norm, and she often elicits some surprising and revealing revelations from her guests. Vince Frost Design Your Life. Design Matters. It’s presented by Tom Ross , Ian Barnard , Lisa Glanz and Dustin Lee.

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

Type room

A-Z presents , exhibition , Patrick Thomas , talk , Berlin , fake news , truth , artivism , silkscreen , silkscreening prints , newspaper , printing. 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.

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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. It’s been neglected by galleries, because it’s not fine art and the photographers haven’t really had a platform to present that work easily and affordably. We asked founder Craig Atkinson to share his story and recommend some of his favorite titles, in his own words. .

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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. To help overcome the ambiguity that almost all icons face, a text label must be present alongside an icon to clarify its meaning.” Available at: [link]. Sarah Higley. Sarah M Higley.

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Raising capital for inclusive design

UX Collective

Instead of being human-centered, let’s be humanity-centered An increasing voice across the design sphere is calling for designers to shift their perspective to address a wider system. Here are the five principles of humanity-centered design, abridged version: a. One louder voice is Don Norman’s.

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