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Barnett Freedman “saw no difference between commercial work and fine art”

Design Week

His first major commission in 1931, for publishers Faber & Faber was to design and illustrate Siegfried Sassoon’s Memoirs of an Infantry Officer. This sparked a trend; he went onto design jackets for Oliver Twist, Wuthering Heights, War and Peace and Anna Karenina.

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50 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2020

Shillington

He shares analyses of chromatic type specimens, instructions for multilayer type design, and applications across a range of print and digital media. Buy the book. Grid Systems in Graphic Design by Josef Müller-Brockmann. First published in 2009, this book was updated in late 2017 to incorporate emerging trends and technologies.

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Soirée Fantastique

Fonts in Use

Conceived and designed by Pierre Pané-Farré , the book won the Gold Medal in the competition Best Book Design from all over the World and also was awarded at the Walter Tiemann Prize 2018. 1838–41), made by the book designer himself. Unsurprisingly, the book is out of print.

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25 Exciting Female Creatives to Follow This International Women’s Day

Shillington

We’re big fans of Faride Mereb, the award-winning book designer, researcher and editor with over ten years of experience in design. “Having Caribbean and Middle eastern heritage and a profound love of books has deeply influenced my work, giving it a specific hybrid nature,” she states on her website.

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59 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2022

Shillington

The zine/self-help manual/comic book/manifesto/survival guide covers theory, history, work and interviews to create this absolutely essential read. Buy the book. The Package Design Book. Published in English, French and German, The Package Design Book is any packaging designer’s bible.