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DMTV Milkshake: Book Designer Michael Russem on Why “Everything Is Garbage”

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

Creative Boom

Named The Brownies' Book, the publication was filled with empowering stories of black role models and inspirational art, stories, letters and activities. It was clear from the brief that both Karida and Charly wanted to produce a publication that could be impactful within the black community," he explains.

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A new book designed by Span pays homage to lowrider culture

Creative Boom

Slow & Low wanted to create this new book to pay homage to members within the Chicago lowrider community while sharing their presence and stories with communities across the globe. Adam describes it as having "flamboyance and grace, reminiscent of a lowrider," sitting between serif and sans serif and defying traditional classifications.

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New and expanded Malika Favre monograph is a minimalist marvel

Creative Boom

French illustrator and graphic designer Malika Favre has been impressing audiences for years with her minimalist work for publications such as The New Yorker, Vogue, and Vanity Fair. Now over a decade's worth of her work has been released in a new monograph from Counter-Print, which contains a suitably stripped-back aesthetic.

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Falls The Shadow #coop #book #publication #monochrome #editorial

Designspiration

Discover more of the best Book Design, Print Layouts, Editorial, Print, and Print Design inspiration on Designspiration Saved by Brenna Marketello (@bmarketello).

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

Creative Boom

And the book also includes an extensive conversation that dives into an important project – 'New Spaces of Justice' – initiated by the late creative director and entrepreneur Virgil Abloh, Nóra Al Haider, policy and design lead at Stanford Legal Design Lab, and architect Oana Stănescu.

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manystuff.org — Graphic Design daily selection » Blog Archive » The most beautiful Swiss books 2009 #cover #swiss #book

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Discover more of the best Book Design, Print, Books, Publication Design, and Covers inspiration on Designspiration Saved by Kasper Pyndt (@kasperpsr).