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DMTV Milkshake: Book Designer Michael Russem on Why “Everything Is Garbage”

Design Milk

This is, in fact, a defense of modern book design: “When we look at the books about the history of printing and typography, we’re only getting the greatest hits and that tends to give the idea that things were better back then. These are things we can see in all sorts of design, not just book design.

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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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New and expanded Malika Favre monograph is a minimalist marvel

Creative Boom

French illustrator and graphic designer Malika Favre has been impressing audiences for years with her minimalist work for publications such as The New Yorker, Vogue, and Vanity Fair. This eye for beauty reduced to its simplest form can be found in the design of the book itself.

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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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The Best Graphic Design Books to Buy

Inkbot Design

The Best Graphic Design Books to Buy. I recently updated one of the more popular posts on the blog entitled the best books for Logo Designers and thought a corresponding page of the best Graphic Design books could be helpful. 100 Ideas that Changed Graphic Design. $19.99. .

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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

But Aliona Solomadina , a graphic designer and researcher based in Kyiv, is one of many creatives determined to never let that happen. A graduate of Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, Aliona focuses on book design, visual identities, art direction and design curation. I took only essentials with me.

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“How Do You Live?”: The Superb Illustrations by Julia Tveritina

Design You Trust

Julia Tveritina, a well-known artist, was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1986. In addition to winning a silver medal for her master’s diploma in graphic techniques in 2015 and a grant from the Ukrainian president in 2013, she also won the 2018 Best Book Design award for “Girls Power.”