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Maiyashu's new picture book explores how people relate to their hometowns in a breathtaking way

Creative Boom

New York-based artist Maiyashu delves into the relationships between people and their hometowns in I Will Always Be Here , a stunning new picture book that balances fantasy, whimsy, and mature reflection. For Maiyashu, this picture book is particularly relatable. Later, I moved to New York and studied at SVA’s MFA Illustration program.

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How Cranbrook’s Design Program Redefined How We Make and Talk About Graphic Design

Eye on Design

From the beginning, there was an emphasis on printmaking and book binding because of Gough’s work in newspapers,” Blauvelt told me. “We I started doing electronic music and performance work in a graphic design program in the early 1990s, and I got a tremendous amount of s**t for it. And she made a place for it in the department.”

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University of the Arts’s Dynamic Grad Programs Advance Your Creativity

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EST. Meet program directors, current students, and faculty, and learn more about how you can advance your creativity at UArts. MFA in Book Arts & Printmaking. UArts’s program is the most prominent and established professional master’s degree program in the U.S. MFA in Dance. Master of Music in Jazz Studies.

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May 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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The program offers two awards of $3,500 and four of $1,000. ARTS Southeast’s ON::View Artist Residency Program Featured Applications are now open for the On::View Artist Residency Program in Savannah, Georgia. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PST on May 14, 2024.

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Chris Madden on becoming a graphic illustrator, the joys of editorial work, and how to enter the industry

Creative Boom

A friend of mine was enrolled in a photography course at Stockport College and told me about their illustration degree program," Chris tells Creative Boom. "I Chris has spent the last 12 years applying his skills to the problem-solving and deadline-intensive task of editorial illustration while working on books and releasing his own prints.

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59 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2022

Shillington

Though, when it comes to books on the topic of graphic design, it’s often hard to find the best ones to read. The best graphic design books can take you on an exciting journey of the imagination and transport you to new creative worlds. Potentially the most important book for graphic designers ever. Buy the book.

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November 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

The program is open to artists from around the world working in any medium and includes an exhibition opportunity. The 10th International Landscape Photographer of the Year (International) This contest awards winners $10,000 in cash prizes, inclusion in a photo book, and NiSi filter outfits and tripods. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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