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Barnett Freedman “saw no difference between commercial work and fine art”

Design Week

His first major commission in 1931, for publishers Faber & Faber was to design and illustrate Siegfried Sassoon’s Memoirs of an Infantry Officer. This sparked a trend; he went onto design jackets for Oliver Twist, Wuthering Heights, War and Peace and Anna Karenina.

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50 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2020

Shillington

Buy the book. Logo Modernism (Design) by Jens Muller. Modernist aesthetics in architecture, art and product design are familiar to many. Even if you’re not specifically working in product design, it’s an invaluable background for anyone working in design that will help you see the modern world in a whole new perspective.

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25 Exciting Female Creatives to Follow This International Women’s Day

Shillington

You’ll certainly smile when you see Missy’s cheerful work, which spans graphic design, illustration, animation and art direction. Hélène Baum-Owoyele is a French/German illustrator and graphic designer based in Berlin. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Vanessa Alvarez is a graphic artist, muralist and art teacher.

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59 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2022

Shillington

The zine/self-help manual/comic book/manifesto/survival guide covers theory, history, work and interviews to create this absolutely essential read. Buy the book. The Package Design Book. Published in English, French and German, The Package Design Book is any packaging designer’s bible.