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

Creative Boom

According to the Publishers Association, most senior roles in publishing are held by women. But we're not there yet – the gender gap within the creative sector is well documented. Publishing, however, is different – at least on the surface. But there's still gender disparity amongst authors and even more across genres.

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

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Art and fashion have always had a tumultuous and unpredictable relationship. A founding figure in the mid-century New York School movement, Philip Guston helped pioneer a modified form of representational art known as neo-expressionism. Black Artists in British Art: A History since the 1950s by Eddie Chambers.

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Deji Ajetomobi on how The Torsche is illuminating Africa's design landscape

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But as a small, independent publisher we can't cover everything, nor would we want to. The new title seeks to address the widespread underrepresentation of African creative work, particularly in art and design. You can read more about our mission here ). Selection process And there's plenty of good stuff to share.

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Mono Moment: Slanted's helpful reference guide to magical monospaced fonts

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In design, art, coding – even on our identification documents. A new book published by Slanted celebrates these hardworking fonts and offers a source of inspiration for graphic designers and typographers looking for a helpful reference guide. Monospaced fonts are not just fascinating; they're everywhere we look.

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Jean Jullien's bold, graphic underwater world will awaken your inner child

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It all takes place at the National Gallery of Victoria (aka NGV) in Melbourne, which was founded in 1861 and is both Australia's oldest and most visited art museum. The museum is currently holding its Triennial, a large-scale celebration of the best of contemporary international art and design, which takes place every three years.

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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

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Behind Blue Eyes: Ukrainian children photo their lives in joyful charity art project

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For the last two years, the volunteer-run charity art project Behind Blue Eyes has shown the value of creativity to Ukrainian children by asking them to capture their lives with disposable film cameras. The resulting photos create a remarkably hopeful portrait of a country ravaged by war and even make dreams come true in the process.

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