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Annabel Wright on how self-publishing could empower women in business

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According to the Publishers Association, most senior roles in publishing are held by women. The International Labour Organisation found that, in 2020, the arts, entertainment or recreation industries had an average of 31 per cent of women in executive management positions, dropping to 29 per cent for senior management roles.

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Concrete Hong Kong: learn about architecture through foldout models

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A new book celebrates the architecture of Hong Kong public housing in the 1950s-1980s. During the 1950s-1980s, when the colony was under British rule, public housing embraced the modernist architectural approach, and Hong Kong initiated mass housing projects that dramatically redeļ¬ned urban living. Weird, isn't it?

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Special edition of LogoArchive zine solidifies Ukrainian identity through publishing

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And as well as recording the country's amazing logos, it also acts as a way to solidify Ukrainian identity through publishing. Having started in 2015 as an Instagram profile which documented notable examples of modernist, mid-century logos, LogoArchive expanded in 2020 with the launch of its international research programme.

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V&A announces the shortlist for the 2022 Illustration Awards

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Celebrating excellence in student and published illustration, the shortlisted work covers a range of styles and subjects. This year's awards cover work published in 2020 and 2021, with a record number of over 1,440 entries competing for prize money of up to Ā£8,000. Published by Flying Eye, 2021. Published by SPCK, 2020.

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Helios Publishing House

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Helios Publishing House is a full-service publisher in Moscow, selling publications of various types. A glance at the Helios Publishing House website shows how the logo and overall identity hasnā€™t been done justice, which is a shame. In Ancient Greek mythology, Helios is the god and personification of the sun.

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Paula Scherā€™s 2020-21 Public Theater identity reflects the times

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Pentagram partner Paula Scher and New York arts institution the Public Theater have nurtured a collaborative relationship over a remarkable 25 years – a partnership so widely recognised that it was the subject of a book, Twenty-Five Years at The Public: A Love Story , published earlier this year. pentagram.com.

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Books About Food: Hit Instagram account launches new website that will be the 'IMDb of cookbooks'

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An amazing collection of family recipes with anecdotal stories, which was later referenced in a collection of essays put together by Daunt books called In The Kitchen, published in 2020." After some further Googling, I found out the book was self-published by the author herself, Archana, in Bangalore, India. Apparently not. "It