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Meet the artist behind the cover of this year’s Booker Prize winner

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She is known for her use of watercolour to ink, collage, markers, and gouache to craft paintings, patterns, and illustrations. Her work on the illustration and lettering of book covers began with novels by Virginia Woolf, some of which were published in 2016 as a paperback series.

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The best new typefaces for January 2025 from leading foundries and designers

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From neo-grotesques with a modern edge to culturally significant designs preserving endangered languages, these typefaces reflect the diversity and depth of contemporary typography. With low stroke contrast and two full sets of capitalsLatin and BlackletterPlace shines as a display face and a workhorse for complex typography.

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The 20 illustrators inspiring us the most in 2025

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In our recent Creative Boom survey, we gathered votes from hundreds of illustrators, art directors and industry insiders to spotlight the artists making waves in this challenging climate. In 2022, he published a monograph with Phaidon. And here are 20 individuals who fit that brief nicely. © Lauren Hom 4.

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Artisan wine label designs by Fen Acey craft a narrative through collage and typography

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This side project by Fen Acey combines her love of food and drink packaging with collage and elegant typography to create beautiful and original artisan wine label designs. Typography played a crucial role in the creation process, bridging the handmade collage elements and the necessary textual information.

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50 fonts that will be popular with designers in 2025

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Art Director, Brand & Creative—Spotify We asked the creative community about the fonts they're excited to use over the next 12 months… and here they are. Typography is a funny thing because while it's largely based on fundamental, eternal principles, it nonetheless continues to evolve year after year. Sans Serifs 11.

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The Click crafts new logo and branding for legendary retailer Jarrolds

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Its departments include fashion and beauty, home and lifestyle, books, art and stationery, sport and toys, as well as four restaurants, a coffee bar and wine bar, in addition to a well-stocked food hall. These sculptures were crafted by sculptor Alfred Hardman back in 1938 to celebrate the official opening of City Hall.

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Process Play crafts a fun, character-driven identity for 13th Floor Coffee Co

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Kevin Summers of Process Play explains how they took 13th Floor Coffee Co to the next level with thoughtful use of typography and character design. Here's a great example from Process Play , an independent design and identity studio based in West Yorkshire working across the worlds of art, music, culture and craft.