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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.

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The mechanics of non-human personas

UX Collective

Yes, there are important movements like sustainable design, eco design and circular design. Design For The Real World by Victor Papanek / Photo via Twitter We can replace “industrial design” with “interaction design”, “UX design” or “service design” and the quote is still accurate. Tomitsch, M.

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5 Best Web Design Books for Website Development

Inkbot Design

Sale JavaScript: The Good Parts: The Good Parts Used Book in Good Condition Douglas Crockford (Author) English (Publication Language) 176 Pages – 05/01/2008 (Publication Date) – O'Reilly Media (Publisher) −$13.50 $16.49

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Reading While Distracted: The Skimmers

Thinking Design

Image credit: Jenny Smith unsplash.com/@chasingafterdear * * * * * * * * * By combining design thinking with process experience, Studiolo Secondari evaluates your ways of working, assesses how your audience feels about your brand or your website, and oversees those big design projects that you don’t have the capacity or ability to manage.

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How creatives are surviving the 2025 slowdown

Creative Boom

The creative industry is facing its most challenging period since the 2008 financial crisis. Lee-May Lim , a freelance book designer, describes experiencing "four straight months of nothing", the worst period in her eight-year freelance career. Image licensed via Adobe Stock Things are tough for many creatives right now.

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The case for using non-human personas in design

UX Collective

Getting started with non-human personas To start building non-human personas for your own design projects, you can download a free PDF template along with examples and other resources from the companion website of our book Design Think Make Break Repeat. There is also a Miro version of the template. References Cooper A.: