Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Du Bois' 1920s magazine for black children titled The New Brownies' Book. Du Bois released the first-ever magazine for African-American youth. Named The Brownies' Book, the publication was filled with empowering stories of black role models and inspirational art, stories, letters and activities.

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Colossal

DECEMBER 30, 2023

.” All images © the artists, courtesy of Chronicle Books, shared with permission In 1920, sociologist and activist W.E.B. Du Bois published the first issue of The Brownies’ Book , a “monthly magazine for children of the sun.” Brown and artist and children’s book creator Charly Palmer.

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Creative Boom

MAY 31, 2022

Hopefuls for this year's V&A Illustration Awards have been whittled down even further as the shortlisted artists have recently been announced. Celebrating excellence in student and published illustration, the shortlisted work covers a range of styles and subjects. Published by Flying Eye, 2021. Published by Penguin, 2021.

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Eye on Design

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Much of the work we do as designers, publishers, and artists remain mystified to our peers and the community at large. We discussed how their work has changed since the pandemic, economic considerations publishers must consider, the woes of global distribution, and the pressure of constant production and personal hard work. .

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Inkbot Design

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Top 10 Typography Artists Worth Following. When expressed in artistic and inventive ways, typography moves away from being only words arranged for print and becomes inspiring and exciting forms of design. In this article, we look at 10 of the top famous typography artists and their work. Abrams (Publisher). Publisher).

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Colossal

MAY 1, 2024

Lisa Ericson, “ Chariot “ Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. 3,500 Artist Grants | The Hopper Prize Featured The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Spring 2024 artist grants. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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Eye on Design

MAY 26, 2021

“Why another graphic design magazine?” asked the cover of the first issue of Dot Dot Dot , published in April 2000. And so begins this new magazine founded by graphic designers Peter Bil’ak, Stuart Bertollotti-Bailey, and Jürgen X. Moreover, to call Dot Dot Dot a ‘graphic design magazine’ is both reductive and inaccurate.

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Eye on Design

JUNE 8, 2021

We think Chicago based bookstore Inga offers some of the most interesting graphic design titles out there, and we’re always excited to see what new independent and self-published books they have in stock. So we asked co-owner Jacob Lindgren to suggest some reading from their stacks. Here he is in his own words.

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BP&O

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Text by Richard Baird 160 Faces is a new publication from Swedish artist Daniel Götesson working under the name Ekta, designed by Lundgren+Lindqvist and distributed under the studio’s publishing arm ll’Editions.

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Spine Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

For the first time in its decades of existence, the Washington State-based independent press Empty Bowl has published the work of an Asian American female author. I do freelance publicity work for literary presses and offered to put together a publicity plan for one of her titles in exchange for her design work.”

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Colossal

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Image © Bernhard Lang Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Artists working in visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, filmmaking, curating, are welcome to apply. The Bennett Prize (U.S.)

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Eye on Design

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

For the organizers of Afrophon’, a recent art book fair in LUMA Arles , France centering contemporary independent publishing from the African continent, there’s a significant lack of knowledge, acknowledgement, and access to African art books in the West.

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Eye on Design

JUNE 16, 2021

When you read the words “ Kinfolk made a parenting magazine”, a certain image might come to mind: A mom and baby, both dressed in gauzy white, laying on a blanket in the middle of a field. So now that its readers are getting older and having babies, what would the Kinfolk take on a child-focused magazine look like?

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Colossal

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. More Art will commission one public art project from an early career artist with an $8,000 budget. Chosen entrants will also be featured in a miniature publication and on the site.

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Colossal

JANUARY 1, 2024

“The Height Of Folly” by Michelle Kingdom Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. The winners, plus 20 shortlisted photographers, will be featured in and receive a copy of a special mini-photo publication.

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Logo Design Love

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

It wasn’t until after 1960 when he focused on the graphic design discipline, concentrating mainly on publication design. He designed around 8,000 book and magazine covers for many publishing houses, as well as periodicals, brochures, packaging, labels, and around 500 logos. In 1964 he established his own private workshop.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

And here's one that almost every freelancer can anticipate in their future: that serendipitous moment of seeing your designs on products, posters, or publications in a public space. Similarly, for artist and illustrator Magdalena Pankiewicz , the turning point was seeing her cover design appeared on Wired IT last year. "I

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Design You Trust

JULY 17, 2022

The covers in general exhibited photos that would make one think this was a magazine for giovial housewives or photo-collage lovers. The magazine was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and was financed in part by a $1,000 loan from the publisher’s mother.

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Colossal

MARCH 13, 2024

All images © the artists, shared with permission Returning to the Japanese American National Museum for the fifth time, the Giant Robot Biennale showcases a diverse selection of artworks from Asian and Asian American creatives. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Colossal

JANUARY 3, 2023

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. This annual international competition is designed to discover, exhibit, and publish new talents in photography. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters Call for Artists (Wisconsin).

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Colossal

JANUARY 4, 2022

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. The Aperture Portfolio Prize is an annual international competition that recognizes innovative bodies of work that haven’t been featured in major publications or exhibitions. Open Calls.

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Colossal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

“Reservoir” by John Grade Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Artists at all stages of their careers are encouraged to apply. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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Azure Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

Recent award-winning projects include the Downsview Framework Plan in Toronto, University of Cincinnati’s College of Business, and the Minneapolis Public Service Building. Kelty’s projects span from highly urban block sized cultural precincts, mixed use developments, streetscapes, and public plazas to naturalized parks and waterfront design.

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Just Creative

MARCH 29, 2023

Discover the best desktop publishing software in 2023. Desktop publishing software is used to create visual communications, such as brochures, business cards, greeting cards, posters, web pages for professional or personal printing online or on-screen. Affinity Publisher Affinity Publisher. Limited PDF editing options.

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Eye on Design

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Run by Richard Embray and Elinor Jansz, Four Corners Books is a London-based publishing house that seeks to bring art history to life. We wanted to create things that we felt were missing from the art publishing scene at the time, that we felt were really kind of interesting and important.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 27, 2022

A freelance illustrator, mural artist and designer based in Glasgow, Ida Henrich creates colourful and energetic work, often exploring social and economic issues that are close to her heart. My first proper client commission came when I was still a student, working for a Scottish independent publisher. Be a good manager to yourself.

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Colossal

MARCH 7, 2022

Since launching in 2010, Colossal has published thousands of articles featuring emerging and established artists. Sharing the work of the most exciting artists, photographers, illustrators, and designers who may not receive coverage in the mainstream press is our greatest joy, but we need your help. 1% of our overall readership.

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We And The Color

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

As in the previous year, we would like to start this list with the presentation of our own publication—hence, this is kind of outside the ranking. Founded in 2010, WE AND THE COLOR is an award-winning online magazine featuring the very best from various creative fields. Smashing Magazine. Mindsparkle Mag. Design Week.

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Colossal

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Image © Jessie and Katey Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Two awards are offered each quarter to one visual artist and one photographer, and six honorable mentions are also featured on the Innovate Grant site.

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Creative Review

MAY 6, 2021

“As the content ideas flowed, my husband and co-founder Steve introduced me to WET Magazine – an avant garde publication founded by Leonard Koren in the late 70s. I thought a magazine would be the perfect medium to spread bathing art and culture, especially because most bathing spots don’t allow electronics.

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Design Week

MAY 7, 2021

The Broadcast, a digital magazine that covers culture, music and science, has launched with an identity inspired by print media from the 1970s. “The organisation is set up to encourage a lot of different people to come through the door,” they say, which includes artists, scientists and students.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 11, 2024

Renowned for his inventive typographic designs and promotional materials, Lubalin created some of his era's most memorable and influential logos, magazine covers, posters, and typefaces. From a young age, he displayed artistic talents and interests cultivated by his parents. This launched one of his most creatively fruitful eras.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 9, 2024

Sale Graphic Design Theory: Readings from the Field Armstrong, Helen (Author) English (Publication Language) 151 Pages – 03/11/2009 (Publication Date) – Princeton Architectural Press (Publisher) −$22.95 $2.00 The Design of Everyday Things remains a must-read for new designers.

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Eye on Design

JULY 1, 2021

Homie House Press is an independent photo book publisher based out of Baltimore that seeks to “hold space for and with underrepresented communities.” Their output may be small but everything they publish is *so good*—and we’re also big fans of their design aesthetic, all of which is done in house. At 16, he is a published author.

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Inkbot Design

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

When we think of graphic design, our minds probably go to magazines and billboards, but graphic designers do much more than create attractive advertisements. Princeton Architectural Press Lupton, Ellen (Author) English (Publication Language) 264 Pages – 07/14/2015 (Publication Date) – Princeton Architectural Press (Publisher).

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2020

As we enter yet another phase of the COVID-19 era, great thinkers across public health and planning are conceptualizing and re-conceptualizing major aspects of urban living. In order to truly understand these inequities, we need to engage with the longer, inseparable histories of public health and urban life in Toronto.

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Noupe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Since it’s been created, it’s been published in 2,600 daily newspapers in 75 countries and 21 languages. Since the creation of Peanuts, Schultz drew and published 17,897 strips for Peanut. He is best known for his comic work that is featured in Heavy Metal Magazine. Can you imagine that? William Blake. Credit: Tate.org.uk.

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