Creative Boom
JULY 17, 2023
Earlier this month, the American Institute of Graphic Arts revealed the winners of its 50 Books | 50 Covers Competition, and the results are an insight into how design choices celebrate the object quality of the book. As ever, though, there's always room for improvement.
Design Week
JANUARY 29, 2020
The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) has been judging books by their covers for over 100 years. The annual competition was originally known as Fifty Books of the Year, and jurors focused on the “construction of the book and the printed page”, its current organiser Heather Strelecki tells Design Week.
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Just Creative
MARCH 23, 2024
As a former illustrator based book jacket designer previous to opening her New York City firm, she designed over 2000 covers and learned the intimate art of connecting with an audience visually within a very small frame. Louise Fili and her design work Marian Bantjes: Step Away From the Computer!
Shillington
MARCH 3, 2023
We also encourage our graphic design students and teachers to learn about the different facets of diversity and inclusion and their importance in both design history and contemporary design practices. Written and put together by seven designers: Ellen Lupton, Farah Kafei, Jennifer Tobias (who also illustrated the book!),
Spine Magazine
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Alison Forner is an Art Director at Avid Read Press and Simon & Schuster, whose work has been recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts in their 50 Books/50 Covers Show. Here she tells us about her process for designing The Appointment. And then…what if they were Star of David sunglasses??
Creative Review
OCTOBER 20, 2020
The Cairo-based designer, researcher and writer has been working alongside volunteer researcher Nourhan El Banna, also based in Egypt, and assistant researchers Omayma Dajani (Palestine) and Yaman To’meh (Lebanon) to create the first digital archive for Arabic book cover designs published between the 1950s and 1990s.
Inspiration Feed
APRIL 27, 2020
There’s something absolutely fascinating about the Korean culture. It has taken over the entire world, with Korean pop stars, Korean makeup, Korean fashion, and everything else Korean dominating the scene everywhere you look. Of course, among the trends are Korean…
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