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A Tribute To Nature: Standards Manual Releases Parks 2

Design Milk

Publisher Standards Manual returns with a brilliant green second edition of their first book, Parks , an anthem to graphic design in collaboration with photographer Brian Kelley , now in its fifth reprint. Standards Manual is a 2014 independent publisher founded by New York-based designers Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth.

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Bored of Pinterest? 8 alternatives to try for design inspiration

Creative Boom

Studios and freelancers across the world have it bookmarked for graphic design inspiration and visual exploration. Launched in 2014, it's especially popular among conceptual thinkers and experimental creators. The design profession, too, has embraced Pinterest with open arms.

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How Alphabet shapes brands with trust, collaboration and a 'Saul Bass ethos'

Creative Boom

And while trust, collaboration, and confidence are perennial essentials for designers, Mushtaq reckons things have certainly shifted over the past decade since he graduated from his graphic design course at Leeds University. I believe graphic design, especially branding, is a reflection of society and advancements in technology. "We

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Studio Moross spins a vibrant new identity for Glitterbox's 2025 season

Creative Boom

When Glitterbox burst onto Ibiza's club circuit in 2014, it promised the purest joys of disco, house and soul for everyone who could squeeze into the booth or shimmy under the mirror ball. Studio Moross treats it like a masthead, letting it ride shotgun on posters and merch while the supporting graphics riff wildly beneath.

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The 20 graphic designers inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

The graphic design landscape in 2025 is one of both tremendous opportunity and significant challenge. To identify the graphic designers making the biggest impact right now, we turned to our global community of creatives, art directors and industry insiders. Marie Boulanger Marie Boulanger Work for Balbosté by Marie Boulanger 6.

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Neo-Brutalism: breaking rules, loudly

UX Collective

overflow | Loud colors, grids used as graphic elements, and sometimes-chaotic-looking-image-placements are all hallmarks of Neo-Brutalism. BrutalistWebsites.com , launched in 2014, began curating a wave of digital spaces that embraced HTML as-is — unstyled links, harsh boxes, system fonts, and unapologetically misaligned layouts.

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Commercial Type releases visual journal Double Acts in Pop

Creative Boom

Tactility over tech "Our last comprehensive printed type specimen was in 2014, so considering how our library has grown over the past decade, we felt like it was time for the next one," says Schwartz. He adds that Wu designed each spread individually, making the book feel like" quite a journey from beginning to end".