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The 10 Best Diversity in Design Books You Should Read

Shillington

It also features forewords from revolutionary graphic artist Emory Douglas and sociologist Ruha Benjamin to give the book historical and socio-political context and an afterword from Eddie Opara, partner at Pentagram. The book is a true tour de force in the past, present and future of Black design.

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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. The Visual History of Type, a 2017 winner. The Visual History of Type, by Paul McNeil (2017). Since 1923 to be exact — but it’s also what’s inside that counts. Courtesy of the AIDA Design Archives.

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Tips for Crafting a Unique Logo Design

Inkbot Design

Sale Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen Hardcover Book Miller, Donald (Author) English (Publication Language) 240 Pages – 10/10/2017 (Publication Date) – HarperCollins Leadership (Publisher) −$12.03 $14.96 Should I create my own logo design?

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Recently Received Books

Grain Edit

Arranged alphabetically by name, the world’s most exciting designers and typographers, including Philippe Apeloig, Ed Benguiat, Hoefler Type Foundry, Henrik Kubel, Toshi Omagari and Francesco Zorzi, present a staggering range of unique and exciting ways to communicate through letters and words. By Graphic Artists Guild.

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59 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2022

Shillington

Protégé of design legend Massimo Vignelli and partner in the New York office of the international design firm Pentagram, Michael Bierut has had one of the most varied careers of any living graphic designer. Analog Algorithm transforms the designer into inventor, interpreter or curator. Buy the book. Special Edition. Start Me Up! Buy the book.

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30 Gorgeous Examples of Korean Graphic Design

Inspiration Feed

There’s something absolutely fascinating about the Korean culture. It has taken over the entire world, with Korean pop stars, Korean makeup, Korean fashion, and everything else Korean dominating the scene everywhere you look. Of course, among the trends are Korean…

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Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline

Envato Tuts+

Here are some resources on using color to study graphic design: The 5 Problems With Fundamental Color Theory. 08 Dec 2017. Your ability to use type is one of the things that differentiates graphic design from other visual professions. It's a unification of a graphic and an idea, which is placed in context to solve a problem.