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

Creative Boom

First established in 1923 as the Fifty Books of the Year competition, AIGA's 50 Books | 50 Covers award has been running since 1995 and seeks to recognise and showcase excellence in book design from around the world. 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. Ukrainian Trademarks 1960 — 1980s.

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

Creative Boom

An author and curator specialising in photography, Nathalie is the director of Photo Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland, one of the most important museums dedicated to photography, and a curator with FEP (Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography). So that was really interesting to me." And the timing couldn't have been more perfect.

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Anniversary book from Semi Permanent is a 20-year time capsule of stunning creativity

Creative Boom

Designed in-house, the book archives significant projects from the past as well as significant ideas that can guide us into the future. It also includes fresh contributions from filmmaker Roman Coppola, industrial designer Sabine Marcelis, architect Bjarke Ingels, artist CJ Hendry, and digital entrepreneur Mikaela Jade.

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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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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 […].

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Albert Oehlen Book by Zak Group

BP&O

Albert Oehlen is a German contemporary artist. His work, as described by the Serpentine Galleries, currently running a Oehlen solo exhibition till February 2020, engages with […].

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