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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

Creative Boom

Yayoi Kusama and Dots Obsession, 1996-2011 Installation view_ The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. The new venue will be commissioning and presenting a year-round programme by leading artists from across the world. © YAYOI KUSAMA. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner. © YAYOI KUSAMA.

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Neville Brody on authenticity, outrage, and his thoughts on AI

Creative Boom

It's been 30 years since Neville Brody last published a monograph, and it's safe to say a hell of a lot's changed in that time – in his career, in the design industry, and in creativity more widely. Brody has been working at London's Royal College of Art since 2011. Following on from 1994's The Graphic Language of Neville Brody: v.2,

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Yukihiro Akama Carves a Whimsical World of Miniature Wooden Houses

Colossal

In his forthcoming solo exhibition at YSP—his largest to date—the artist presents 55 intricately carved wooden houses in Basho no Kankaku—A Sense of Place 場所の感覚. in 2011, he began to carve small houses that reminded him of vernacular styles, like stilt houses , that he would see on his travels around Asia. After he moved to the U.K.

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The Endless Life Cycle of Book Cover Trends

Eye on Design

Torrey Peters’s Detransition, Baby (designed by Random House’s Rachel Ake Keuch ) has been one of the most consequential pieces of mainstream fiction to publish this year: a modern relationship story that offers a view into urban trans culture. Three books that exemplify the “frappuccino unicorn” trend. Image by Laura Thompson.

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10+ Best Books to Learn Drawing in 2023

Just Creative

The introduction isn’t practical Includes many exercises Learn More Latest Price on Amazon: Sale 662 Reviews The Natural Way To Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study Nicolaides, Kimon (Author) English (Publication Language) 240 Pages - 02/01/1990 (Publication Date) - Harper Design (Publisher) $11.58 Buy on Amazon 2. Buy on Amazon 3.

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Top 20 Best Graphic Design Blogs for Creative Inspiration in 2022

We And The Color

As in the previous year, we would like to start this list with the presentation of our own publication—hence, this is kind of outside the ranking. Inspiration Grid is a graphic design blog that was launched in February 2011. They publish useful tutorials as well as product reviews, buying guides, design news, and inspiring work.

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15+ Best Design Thinking Books to Read

Inkbot Design

1 The Design Thinking Playbook: Mindful Digital Transformation of Teams, Products, Services, Businesses and Ecosystems (Design Thinking Series) Lewrick, Michael (Author) English (Publication Language) 352 Pages – 05/22/2018 (Publication Date) – Wiley (Publisher) −$11.01 $25.99