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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 jurors must make a selection of 50 books and 50 covers from a selection of hundreds; any book published in the past year is eligible for submission. The Visual History of Type, a 2017 winner. Why this year?

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The 10 Best Diversity in Design Books You Should Read

Shillington

The Black Experience in Design: Identity, Expression and Reflection Published in 2022, The Black Experience in Design is a beautifully designed anthology of perspectives, spotlights, researches, practice, stories and conversations from a Black/African diasporic lens.

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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.

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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. By Graphic Artists Guild. By Paul Jackson.

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Movie Poster Design 101: The Anatomy of a Movie Poster

Envato Tuts+

Publishing software like Adobe InDesign or Affinity Publisher give you more balanced control over both typography and images, and allow you to easily adapt your poster design to different page sizes. How to Design Posters for Sci-Fi Movies Science fiction is one of the most definable genres in terms of poster design.