“Animal Farm” & the Evolution of the Dust Jacket

Thinking Design

MAY 6, 2019

In 2009, the Bodleian Library, Oxford discovered the earliest known example of one of a dust jacket. It was a paper wrapper for a gift book, bound in silk, entitled Friendship’s Offering (1829). The following are but a few of the design solutions that have graced the cover of the book over the past seventy plus years.

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Thinking Design

MAY 6, 2019

In 2009, the Bodleian Library, Oxford discovered the earliest known example of one of a dust jacket. It was a paper wrapper for a gift book, bound in silk, entitled Friendship’s Offering (1829). The following are but a few of the design solutions that have graced the cover of the book over the past seventy plus years.

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Animation Publishing Publishing Color Schemes 81

UX Collective

MARCH 17, 2023

Source: Tidbits A design pattern is a document that describes a common solution to a recurring design problem. According to Tibor Kunert (2009), using design patterns allows designers to quickly find solutions to problems using proven designs, rather than starting from scratch each time.

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UX Collective

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Regardless of the final forms, if its client-based or self-initiated, I treat all my designs as opportunities for intellectual inquiry and self-expression. The Sustainabilitist Principles The Sustainabilitist Principles is a modular manifesto; a collection of the ways of thinking to sustainably design as I considered them in 2009.

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UX Collective

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

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. Reimann, R.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 25, 2024

Designing with the Mind in Mind by Jeff Johnson User experience guru Jeff Johnson takes designers deep into the workings of the mind in his book Designing with the Mind in Mind. Wroblewski made a compelling case for this approach's strategic and user benefits in his book Mobile First.

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