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

Creative Boom

Who says writing code can't be creative? Generative artist Matt DesLauriers weaves together art, programming and technology to build playful, creative projects for public installations, print media, and the web. A JavaScript program which runs the code constructs stratiļ¬ed landforms using thousands of small strokes of colour.

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10+ Best Desktop Publishing Software (2023)

Just Creative

Discover the best desktop publishing software in 2023. Desktop publishing software is used to create visual communications, such as brochures, business cards, greeting cards, posters, web pages for professional or personal printing online or on-screen. Affinity Publisher Affinity Publisher. Learn More 2.

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

Creative Boom

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. Now, they're returning to their publishing roots with their latest book, Classified: Local Ads from America's Small Towns.

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Print is Dead. Long Live Print.

We And The Color

The printing industry in the rapid change of the digital age. Is print dead? Print media, such as newspapers, magazines, and books, still have a significant role to play in the modern world, even though they face many challenges and changes. However, this does not mean that print media are obsolete or irrelevant.

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New and expanded Malika Favre monograph is a minimalist marvel

Creative Boom

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. Titled Malika Favre (Expanded Edition) , this monograph builds on a previous edition from Counter-Print, which has enjoyed two successful print runs. What does it look like?

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How to Create a Stylish Magazine Layout in Affinity Publisher

Tuts Plus

What You'll Be Creating In this tutorial, youā€™ll learn how to create a simple and stylish magazine spread using Affinity Publisher , the great-value and easy-to-use alternative to Adobe InDesign. Specifically, you'll learn: How to make a booklet in Affinity Publisher, with a facing page spread that can be adapted as an eMagazine.

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An Interactive Display Color-Codes Hundreds of Historical Mineral Illustrations

Colossal

Throughout the early 19th century, naturalist, illustrator, and mineralogist James Sowerby published 718 color renderings of minerals, which he accompanied with their characteristics, classifications, and other names. A Chicago-based designer recently reproduced those centuries-old illustrations in an expansive interactive arrangement.

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