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New book highlights how much graphic designers can learn from the small ads of yesteryear

Creative Boom

Hamish Smyth discusses the making of the book Classified: Local Ads from America's Small Towns and why it's a must-read for designers in 2023. If you haven't heard of Standards Manual , the Brooklyn-based, independent publishing imprint founded by designers Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth in 2014, it's about time you did.

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Leah Jacobs-Gordon on the artistry of book cover design

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The illustrator behind a series of best-selling books explains how she sums up the story and grabs the reader's attention. We all know the old saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover". Her foray into book cover design began somewhat serendipitously. But let's face it, in reality… we so do.

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Why Do Books are the perfect life companion for creatives

Creative Boom

The Do Book collection holds a special place in many creatives' hearts. The Do Book Company is an independent publishing house in London that grew out of the Do Lectures, which has been gathering together the world's doers, disruptors and pioneers to share their stories since 2007.

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Happytecture: New book celebrates the playful world of Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda

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© Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda, courtesy of the artists and Counter Print Spanish artists Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda have captured the world's imagination using various props and backdrops for their meticulously posed photographs. Now you can enjoy browsing some of their favourite shots in their highly-anticipated new book, Happytecture.

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Art Made of Code: monopo london on the design of Matt DesLauriers' debut book

Creative Boom

NFTs may be on the wane, but mashing up the digital and physical still holds a lot of promise, as this innovative book project demonstrates. Generative artist Matt DesLauriers weaves together art, programming and technology to build playful, creative projects for public installations, print media, and the web.

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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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“Fantastique”: the first retrospective book about French engraving artist Gustave Doré

Designer Daily

There were already plenty of books containing his work, such as his Bible illustrations , Paradise Lost , Divine Comedy , and so on… However, Fantastic Gustave Doré is, to our knowledge, the most comprehensive book about the work of the artist. The 480 pages were designed by Bureau Berger in France.

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