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59 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2022

Shillington

Typographic Systems of Design by Kimberley Elam. Typography is nothing if not a complex beast, tasking the designer to balance so many competing factors including hierarchy, order of reading, legibility and contrast, to name but a few. Typography fan? Of course you are—you’re a graphic designer! Buy the book.

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35 Famous Graphic Designers You Need To Know

Shillington

Fuerte and her team at Hey work across art direction, branding, packaging, campaign, illustration, print, typography and digital. Custom typography and illustration became the name of the game and she soon started her own specialist studio working in editorial, lifestyle, food and fashion brands. Dreamy stuff. Isabel Urbina Peña.

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Top 10 Best Logo Design Books for Designers

Inkbot Design

Books on logo design cover foundational principles, case studies of iconic logos, creative processes, and technical skills needed. Both budding designers and experienced creatives can use these resources to master shape, colour, typography, and composition. When designing a logo, every visual element carries meaning.

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Ken Garland Was Graphic Design’s Moral Compass

Eye on Design

I was lucky enough to interview Ken Garland in 2016, portions of which are published here for the first time, at his home office, which was still the same Camden studio from the memorable photo from 1982 which was reproduced on the cover of Unit Editions’ excellent 2012 monograph on Garland ( which is now available for free as a PDF ).

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50 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2020

Shillington

Typographic Systems of Design by Kimberley Elam. Typography is nothing if not a complex beast, tasking the designer to balance so many competing factors including hierarchy, order of reading, legibility and contrast, to name but a few. Type: New Perspectives in Typography by Scott Williams. Buy the book. Buy the book.

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31 Incredible Examples Of Creative Packaging Design

Shillington

To get you started, we’ve gathered together 31 brilliant examples of creative packaging design, which come from both leading design agencies and Shillington students. Full of innovative ideas, inventive typography , beautiful illustrations and more, we hope they inspire your own packaging design projects.

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100 Amazing Graphic Designers to Follow on Instagram

Shillington

A designer who needs no introduction, the Creative Director of Studio Myerscough’s feed is an insight into her mind, work and practice—and some incredibly colourful interior design projects that will make you envious. Araki Koman is a French illustrator and designer—who studied at Shillington London back in 2012.