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Anniversary book from Semi Permanent is a 20-year time capsule of stunning creativity

Creative Boom

It also includes fresh contributions from filmmaker Roman Coppola, industrial designer Sabine Marcelis, architect Bjarke Ingels, artist CJ Hendry, and digital entrepreneur Mikaela Jade. Making sense of creativity Each body of work featured in the book presents a different approach to the creative process.

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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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Kristine Kawakubo presents ideas and information through unconventional book design

Its Nice That

When we first came across the Edinburgh-based graphic designer last year, we were wowed by her unique handmade books. One year on, she continues to challenge our preconceived notions of book design both conceptually and technically. Read more.

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Oddval Text Typeface: Enhancing Typography & Font Design

Abduzeedo

The collaboration behind Oddval Text's showcase, featuring talents such as Mirela Belova, Stan Partalev for type design, and Tsvetislava Koleva for creative direction and graphic design, highlights the collective effort to present the typeface in its best light.

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

Design Week

” And while there might not be one rule to good book design — Strelecki calls it a “process” between designers and clients — the jurors bring together a wealth of experience. Together and through that selection process, they might reveal answers to the secret of good book design Strelecki says.

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Kieron Lewis updates The Brownies' Book to inspire a new generation of black children

Creative Boom

As I've designed a few hardback publications of this size before, I think I had enough credit in the bank to justify, in layman's terms… 'I've got this!'" To ensure that the artwork retained its place as the core element of the book's design, Kieron used only the highest-quality imagery available. "I

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David Pearson: “We can be braver with book design in the UK”

Design Week

. “The Great Ideas series was always about trying to make each book as different as possible,” he says, adding that the first step for every stage of the collection was to set parameters and limits. “Book design is at its most fun when you’ve got something to kick against.”