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AIGA's 50 best covers of the year are a celebration of the physicality of books

Creative Boom

Earlier this month, the American Institute of Graphic Arts revealed the winners of its 50 Books | 50 Covers Competition, and the results are an insight into how design choices celebrate the object quality of the book. As ever, though, there's always room for improvement.

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'I only want to make clear visual messages, which may prevent or inform': Aliona Solomadina on the role of design in wartime

Creative Boom

Znak exhibition, Mala Gallery, Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv, 2017. Znak exhibition, Mala Gallery, Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv, 2017. A graduate of Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, Aliona focuses on book design, visual identities, art direction and design curation. City of Forms.

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Sudesna Samanta passes on joy to audiences with her colourful illustrations

Creative Boom

Sudesna Samanta's work ranges from book design to branding, social communication, and caricatures. As a graphic design graduate from the Unitedworld Institute of Design near Ahmedabad, she has cultivated striking techniques and short hands, allowing her drawings to explode off the page.

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Why 'Deborah Turbeville: Photocollage' is a must-read for photographers everywhere

Creative Boom

It's arguable that more than anyone, she transformed the discipline from being purely commercial and functional to becoming an art form in its own right. And she's recently been working on Deborah Turbeville: Photocollage , a book that casts fresh light on her work and career. She didn't try to copy what others did to be successful.

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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. Together and through that selection process, they might reveal answers to the secret of good book design Strelecki says. “But books, physical books, remain stubbornly, thrillingly relevant.”

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One of Wim Crouwel’s classic tomes gets a stylish reissue

Creative Review

Born in 1928, Dutch designer Wim Crouwel became a major figure in contemporary graphic design during the 20th century, with his influence extending well beyond borders of the Netherlands. Over a decade on, the classic title has been reissued by French publisher Éditions B42.

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Inside Lottozero by Studio Mut

BP&O

Inside Lottozero was an exhibition of international artists that covered a wide-range of artistic disciplines. The exhibition took place at Lottozero / textile laboratories in Toscana, Italy and ran until November 20th, 2016. Under the concept of “Non-stop Fruition”, the exhibition […]. Text by Richard Baird.