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Meet the artist behind the cover of this year’s Booker Prize winner

Creative Boom

We met Aino-Maija Metsola to discuss her signature style and creative approach to illustrating book covers. Her work on the illustration and lettering of book covers began with novels by Virginia Woolf, some of which were published in 2016 as a paperback series. Her illustrations are both captivating but not too obvious.

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

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And so, whether you're relaxing on a beach, sitting in the garden, or killing time on planes, trains and automobiles, there's nothing better than burying yourself in a good book. Art and fashion have always had a tumultuous and unpredictable relationship. And this unique, wide-ranging book celebrates the latter in all their glory.

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Art Made of Code: monopo london on the design of Matt DesLauriers' debut book

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NFTs may be on the wane, but mashing up the digital and physical still holds a lot of promise, as this innovative book project demonstrates. Generative artist Matt DesLauriers weaves together art, programming and technology to build playful, creative projects for public installations, print media, and the web.

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Laura Stein on the Five Books that shaped her approach to design, branding, and sustainability

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From groundbreaking ideas on sustainability to the art of personal and systemic change, these are the reads that continue to shape her creative journey. This time, we've asked Laura Stein, CCO of Bruce Mau Design , to reveal her top five books that have shaped her approach to design, branding, and sustainability.

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'Storytelling and emotional connection matter more than aesthetics,' says illustrator Fangfang Han

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Originally from Hefei in eastern China, Fangfang relocated to London, studied illustration at the Kingston College of Art, and graduated this year. Images from The Flying Studio, a book about Eadweard Muybridge. Growing up, I was surrounded by traditional arts and crafts – calligraphy, embroidery, paper cutting, and ceramics.

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Poster Cult: the latest works of Swiss printmaker Dafi Kühne

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It seems that everywhere we look, there is news on advances in technology and the rise of digital techniques, even in the art and design world. In his studio, he mostly worked on typographic posters for music, art, architecture, theatre and film projects, but also created some posters for products.

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New book celebrates the lost pioneers of British graphic design

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And here's a useful, not to mention fascinating, new book that can help you with that. Consequently, the book explores how the period's political tensions influenced creative output. Formative role Ian sees the book as part of a larger mission to recognise British Modernism's distinctive character.