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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 annual competition was originally known as Fifty Books of the Year, and jurors focused on the “construction of the book and the printed page”, its current organiser Heather Strelecki tells Design Week.

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7 Years Since Shillington Manchester: Lorelle Skelton, Founder of The Creative Occupation (+ Exclusive Discount!)

Shillington

I learnt lots there but it wasn’t a great fit for me, so I accepted a role close to home, working in-house at a leading educational publisher. By this point I felt I’d gained enough experience to go it alone, so that’s exactly what I did in 2017. You’ve just founded The Creative Occupation. What kind of work do you take on?

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PIONEERS OF GERMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN

Illustration Art

But I never appreciated the cumulative role that Behrens and his contemporaries in Germany played in transforming modern visual communication until I read the admirable new book by Jens Müller, Pioneers of German Graphic Design. Callisto Publishers, 2017). Müller's expertise in discussing these issues is truly impressive.

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Design Styles Across 10 Decades

Envato Tuts+

You'll find resources from different eras of graphic design. Channel a bygone time in your own designs by following the graphic art styles of different graphic design movements. Travel poster published by Victorian Railways, Australia, which has a very striking Art Deco design. 27 Dec 2017.

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Recently Received Books

Grain Edit

Published by Universe/ Rizzoli. Published by Thames & Hudson. This show-all tour through leading graphic designers’ personal sketchbooks reveals the creative processes behind the creation of typefaces, word-images and logos. Published by Princeton Architectural Press. Published by Laurence King.

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Movie Poster Design 101: The Anatomy of a Movie Poster

Envato Tuts+

While there are commonly accepted sizes for print posters used in movie theaters and for advertising on bus and subway stops, movie posters come in a large range of sizes and dimensions. Movie studios used to commission artists and graphic designers to create poster designs by hand, with the results reproduced using lithographic printing.

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59 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2022

Shillington

Published in English, French and German, The Package Design Book is any packaging designer’s bible. A collaboration between publisher Taschen and the Pentawards, The Package Design Book is over 650 pages of the finest packaging that the world has to offer across food and beverages, luxury and everywhere else. Buy the book.