Spine Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Michel Vrana is a graphic designer who ran his own boutique studio for ten years before deciding to go freelance in 2009 to concentrate on his passion: creating book covers. Here he talks us through his process for designing Dante’s Indiana. and that provided lots of strong iconic imagery. Final cover. Full cover.

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“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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Animation Publishing Publishing Color Schemes 81

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

Shillington

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

From architects and product designers to textile artists and digital innovators, Women Design profiles a selection of the most dynamic female designers from the modern era, showcasing their finest work and celebrating their enduring influence. Buy the book. Buy the book. And here’s the book to explain it.

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Shillington

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The book includes extensive discussion of its origins in heraldry, monograms, owner’s marks and certificates of origins, and also contains a comprehensive taxonomy of trademarks and an alphabetical index of trademark themes. Buy the book. Designing Brand Identity by Alina Wheeler. Buy the book.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 9, 2024

Core design principles Concepts of visual organisation and composition Creative problem-solving processes Graphic design history Ideal for beginners yet insightful for experienced designers, Graphic Design Theory helps cement core graphic design knowledge.

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