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Remembering Master Pop Artist Keiichi Tanaami (1936-2024)

Hi-Fructose

His work was equally fueled by the horrific atomic blast he witnessed in World War II and the bright and ugliness of pop culture Tanaami’s art is both beautiful and horrifying. We're reposting an interview he did for Hi-Fructose with writer Caro Buermann from 2016. Click above to read it.

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Navigating Genetic Compromises and a Toxic World through Steampunk Self-Portraiture in the Artistic Odyssey of Lix North

Design You Trust

For the better part of the following decade, she thrived as a professional illustrator, photographer, and commissioned artist, operating under the moniker of Lix Creative, her graphic art studio.

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Illustrator Christian Robinson Creates Vintage-Inspired Collages That Tell Inclusive Children?s Stories

Brown Paper Bag

Inspired by illustration and graphic art from the 1950s and 60s, he utilizes paint and collage to conjure charming characters that highlight inclusivity and diverse stories. Award-winning illustrator and author Christian Robinson creates children’s book illustrations in a cut-paper collage style. (My My favorite!)

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Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline

Envato Tuts+

18 Apr 2016. 25 Jan 2016. Your ability to use type is one of the things that differentiates graphic design from other visual professions. A big part of graphic design is understanding typography, developing your knowledge of typefaces and how to apply them in your design. 26 Apr 2016. Melody Nieves. 08 Dec 2017.

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“Books remain stubbornly, thrillingly relevant”: the enduring value of book design

Design Week

The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) has been judging books by their covers for over 100 years. Some Rain Must Fall and other stories, by Michel Faber (2016). Since 1923 to be exact — but it’s also what’s inside that counts. Design description).

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Recently Received Books

Grain Edit

By Graphic Artists Guild. Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines, 15th Edition is an indispensable resource for people who create graphic art and those who buy it. 2016 Holiday Gift Guide: Design & Illustration Books. Recently Received: November 2016. More info here. ——————–.

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Gift Guide: 10 Covetable Books for Design Lovers

Azure Magazine

As a compendium to the conference held at MoMA in 2016, this two-volume box set (from MoMA Publications ) includes a facsimile of the original edition alongside a host of contributions from renowned historians Mary Macleod and Joan Ockman, among others, as well as leading practitioners Sam Jacob, Deborah Berke and Rem Koolhaas, to name a few.