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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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Rafael Medeiros on enduring the Hollywood strikes as a freelance graphic designer

Creative Boom

Having built much of his career designing creative marketing for movies and TV series, from digital and social media campaigns to one-sheets and OOH, this has posed a big problem. "As That's when I started shifting my work from prints, book designs and brand identities to key visuals to promote a certain play or show," he continues. "I

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Three free archives of Victorian illustration to inspire you

Creative Boom

For example, Arthur Rackham's plates to accompany The Goblin Market by Christina Rosetti are celebrated examples of work from the Golden Age of Illustration. The Kelmscott Chaucer is a book designed by Morris with 87 woodcut illustrations by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Johns.

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“Books remain stubbornly, thrillingly relevant”: the enduring value of book design

Design Week

As book production expanded, so did the AIGA’s outlook. In the 1960s, it started to evaluate covers distinct from the books inside. This was in a response to the “often shoddy text pages of mass-market paperbacks with brilliant covers”, as an AIGA newsletter from April 1960 explained. Why this year?”

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70+ Best Japanese-Style Fonts for Modern Design and Branding

Graphic Design Junction

Incorporating these fonts into your designs can: Elevate Branding : Establish cultural relevance and authenticity, especially for businesses targeting a Japanese or Asia-inspired market. Enhance Visual Appeal : Add an artistic and sophisticated touch to designs. And this Font has given PUA unicode (specially coded fonts).

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Design Case Study: Book Design for Oversharing My Selves with Shillington Teacher Annette Dennis

Shillington

I had always had a love of print and books in particular. A few years ago I moved from London to Dallas and I was unsure of what the job market would be like, so I decided to start making art books. Can you walk us through some of your process for the book design?

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Type trends for 2024 every designer needs to know about

Creative Boom

"With Adobe introducing a 3D tool into Illustrator and the rising popularity of tools like Blender, these techniques will become more accessible to designers and art directors," predicts Mark. And they'll enable them to create playful and tactile work that adds dimensions to everything from campaigns to book designs, packaging and beyond."

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