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Print's not dead: the best magazines for graphic design inspiration

Creative Boom

Image courtesy of publisher Sit back, relax and reacquaint yourselves with the joys of devouring a beautifully designed print magazine. When was the last time you read a printed magazine? And in an era dominated by digital, one might be tempted to think that print has lost its relevance. But that would be a mistake.

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Aectual Transforms Wood Waste Into 3D-Printed Screens Emotive of Virgin Wood

Design Milk

Large scale 3D printing has made significant headway into real world applications. Designers in automotive, event fabrication, architectural planning, and other industries already use the innovative technology part and parcel in development, if not actual manufacturing of products.

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Paul Catherall's illustrations spark a new series of modernist matchboxes

Creative Boom

Lighting up our screens today is a new collection of luxury matchboxes celebrating modernist architecture in all its illuminated glory. Donned in Paul Catherall's iconic style, it's a type of architecture that the artist knows only too well.

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Studio RAP Translates Delftware Pottery into Ceramic Architecture

Azure Magazine

While the intricately textured and subtly varied design is closely inspired by local ceramic traditions, the installation is also a product of new technological experimentation, made possible by a fusion of computational design, 3D printed clay fabrication and artisanal glazing techniques. They stand out — and fit right in.

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Every Day Is Better With Sunday Monday’s Block-Print Pillows

Design Milk

If you ask Brendan Kramer and Nisha Mirani which product most accurately reflects their textile studio Sunday Monday , they might just say Kanso , the designers’ recent and first full pillow collection. While designed in New York City, the pillows are block-printed by hand in Rajasthan, India, an homage to Mirani’s cultural background.

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ETH Zurich Uses 3D Printing to Create Ever-More Fluid Forms

Azure Magazine

The capabilities of 3D printing keep growing. The material palette has expanded with these applications: once only confined to plastics, we now have the possibility of printing concrete and metal. When it comes to 3D printing, as with all of the processes it explores, ETH Zurich seeks to push the limits.

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20 Must-Read Books for Product Designers at Any Stage

Creative Market

Product design is a complex discipline, requiring careful study and understanding of your user. We asked Creative Market’s own product minds to open up their libraries and share some of the books that have shaped their careers. It’s geared toward print design but the fundamentals of typography apply everywhere.”