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New book highlights how much graphic designers can learn from the small ads of yesteryear

Creative Boom

If you haven't heard of Standards Manual , the Brooklyn-based, independent publishing imprint founded by designers Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth in 2014, it's about time you did. Now, they're returning to their publishing roots with their latest book, Classified: Local Ads from America's Small Towns.

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Guerrilla Advertising: How to Make Your Brand Stand Out

Inkbot Design

Guerrilla Advertising: How to Make Your Brand Stand Out Guerrilla advertising (or guerrilla marketing) is a term that describes the process of utilising unconventional and sometimes illegal tactics to generate free publicity for a brand, product, or service. But to make your brand stand out, you need a guerrilla advertising strategy.

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16 of the best online shops to buy original art prints for your home

Creative Boom

Poster & Frame Poster & Frame is a poster shop established in 2018 by a seasoned team from the Danish design, advertising and design industries. Jealous Gallery Founded in 2008, Jealous is an artist-led, fine-art print publisher and studio with a physical gallery space in east London. in London in 2014.

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Names to know: 20 visionaries shaping the future of creativity

Creative Boom

Kjetil Wold Kjetil Wold is an internationally award-winning executive creative director and founder of ANTI, one of Norway's top independent advertising agencies, with offices in Norway and Minneapolis, U.S. This includes the Cannes Grand Prix for the Bergen International Festival in 2014.

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The Evolving Legacy of Ken Garland’s First Things First Manifesto

Eye on Design

In the nearly 60 years since Garland self-published his broadside, the stakes for society and design have spiralled skywards. Ian McLaren, the only surviving signatory I could find, had been an intern at an advertising agency as a design student and hated it because the opportunities for designers were so limited.

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Inspiring creative women to follow in 2022

Creative Boom

She recently published her first book, Ask Olivia: An Entrepreneur's Advice For Entrepreneurial Life. Strong print, branding, advertising and packaging, she has a keen interest in arts, entertainment, pop culture and the internet. Elsewhere, Olivia also works as a freelance sports reporter. Nicole Cousins. Laura Jordan Bambach.

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Guide to the Top 10 Best Books on Marketing

Inkbot Design

This is why I focused on books published relatively recently (say, within the past five years) or discussing timeless foundational principles that will never become irrelevant even after many more years. With his typical blend of wit and wisdom, he will make you throw away everything you think about advertising. Bestseller No.