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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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Designer Faride Mereb Discusses Book Design + Archival Research

Design Milk

This session features Faride Mereb , an award-winning Venezuelan book designer, researcher, and educator who is based in New York City. through her design studio, Letra Muerta Inc., spanning book design, workshops, and time as a Latin American Collections curator for institutions.

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Discover more of the best Print Design, Book Design, Print, Editorial Design, and Books inspiration on Designspiration Saved by Sallie Harrison (@salliewho).

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Fashion Play book design

Communication Arts

Featuring illustrations by Lesley Barnes, this fun, interactive book from Counter Print encourages people to play with shapes and patterns in fashion design.

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A new book designed by Span pays homage to lowrider culture

Creative Boom

In conventional book design and editorial work, columns typically align to the top, known as hanglines; however, in a nod to the ethos of lowriders, where lowness is a measurable achievement, paragraphs in the Slow & Low book align as low as possible at the bottom of the page", he adds.

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How Hoxton Mini Press and Here Design crafted the best-illustrated lifestyle book

Creative Boom

Hoxton Mini Press and Here Design recently scooped the best-illustrated lifestyle book at the British Book Design and Production Awards. We caught up with the publisher to hear how it crafted a winning design. In an increasingly digital world, the value of a beautiful, well-designed book can't be underestimated.

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Meet Paul Hallam, Shillington Graduate and Book Designer at Scholastic

Shillington

You recently landed a job as a Book Designer for Scholastic ! I am very passionate about illustration for children and about children’s books. The post Meet Paul Hallam, Shillington Graduate and Book Designer at Scholastic appeared first on Shillington Design Blog. Congrats, how did that come about?