Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Love design books? But in his spare time, he's been working on an intriguing project with design writer Jim K Davies. It's a book with the self-explanatory title of Logo Rhythm – Band Logos That Rocked The World. It's a book with the self-explanatory title of Logo Rhythm – Band Logos That Rocked The World.

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Creative Boom

MAY 15, 2023

It's been 30 years since Neville Brody last published a monograph, and it's safe to say a hell of a lot's changed in that time – in his career, in the design industry, and in creativity more widely. The traditional design industry was anathema to me at the time – I evolved from a radical, counter-cultural place.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

And here's one that almost every freelancer can anticipate in their future: that serendipitous moment of seeing your designs on products, posters, or publications in a public space. Similarly, for artist and illustrator Magdalena Pankiewicz , the turning point was seeing her cover design appeared on Wired IT last year. "I

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 17, 2023

London design and publishing legend Radim Malinic has released not one but two new books helping creatives achieve their potential. London creative director and graphic designer Radim Malinic has a long history in publishing, and we last covered his book Pause, Breathe and Grow: Notes on mindful creative life back in 2020.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 23, 2023

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. But to be honest, it made me nervous too.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 22, 2024

New York-based illustrator Wenjia Tang has transported her captivating style to the land of fiction in her latest book, Mountain Temple. Wenjia Tang's beautiful illustrations are a familiar sight in nonfiction books, ad campaigns, and editorials. This fiction book was different; it featured main characters," she tells Creative Boom.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Colours are a fundamental part of graphic design, but even using them in a seemingly 'incorrect' way can produce striking, eye-catching results. And it's these colour schemes that rip up the rule book, which is the focus of a new book recently released by Counterprint.

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Creative Boom

MAY 25, 2023

Want to get into font design but feel confused by the craft? French type design foundry Blaze Type has put together a straightforward guide to demystify typography and make the practice accessible to everyone. For Matthieu, How to Design Fonts is a realisation of the sort of book he always wanted. "I

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

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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Designer Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Do you want to design a book without special software? It’s time to use the ready-made book templates in Google Docs. Non Fiction Book Template. This is the best online template for non-fiction books. Book Guest Template For Google Docs & Wor. Recipe Book Template. Comic Book Template.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 10, 2023

This new book reflects on two decades of creativity, but it's also about looking forward to the future, as the Sydney-based platform explains. The release of its new anniversary book, Semi Permanent 20 years Forward & Back puts the record straight, in beautiful fashion. And Semi Permanent, too, is firmly facing forwards.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Counter-Print's Jon Dowling explains the thinking behind a brilliant new book on culinary logos and some of the themes that emerge from it. While many people think making a logo is "easy", working graphic designers know it's anything but. And now the book is complete, Jon has identified a few themes running through it.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 17, 2022

In a new book by Manami Okazaki, the bond between the two is explored via quirky imagery and 'visually driven' design. Released by independent publisher Prestel, Japan's Best Friend is a fun and stunning photography book that takes readers on a tour of what makes dogs so important to Japan. I am not producing novels or manuals.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Malin's journey began in Sweden, where she initially studied animation at the Royal College of Art Craft & Design before embarking on an MA in animation and illustration at HSLU in Luzern, Switzerland, in 2010. Otherwise, the artist draws inspiration from a variety of cultural forms, including books and music.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

London-based graphic designer Kieron Lewis has designed a new take on W.E.B. Du Bois' 1920s magazine for black children titled The New Brownies' Book. Named The Brownies' Book, the publication was filled with empowering stories of black role models and inspirational art, stories, letters and activities.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

© Jun Zhou Haiti-based illustrator, motion media designer and children's book artist Jun Zhou channels her love of maths and logic into creating maze-inspired work that helps develop children's problem-solving skills. This led Jun to design her own comic books and draw animation frames, but she wasn't purely interested in the arts.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Published by Blue Monday Press, the book will show readers how to make meals mentioned in Doom's songs, including Nice Verse Pie, Fillet-O-Rapper, Rapp Snitch Knishes, and Deep Fried Frenz. The cookery angle is a clever hook for a book about MF Doom, especially considering that food references and symbolism run through his back catalogue.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Asser Levy Bathhouse, from the series ‘Bathhouse’, New York, 1975 © Deborah Turbeville Author and curator Nathalie Herschdorfer discusses her new book on Deborah Turbeville and why this trailblazing fashion photographer should no longer remain in the shadows. So I think she was quite a strong character. She didn't compromise too much.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 23, 2023

These balanced and well-researched books will lift your mood and help you see the positive ways that the world is improving all the time. In this article, we bring together five upbeat books that can help shift our perspective and remind us of the positive strides humanity is making. But there are ways to right the balance.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Everyone faces this at some point, even the world's most famous designers and artists (we've interviewed most of them, so we know, even if we were told off the record). I've fallen out of love with my work a few times," says Dave Ellis, designer and co-founder at motion design studio Everything's Fine Today. So we'll start.

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Just Creative

MAY 23, 2023

Our daily routines have long included graphic design. A successful company today can only be imagined with a unique face created by designers. In this article, we’ve compiled a selection of the best books for graphic designers in 2023. That’s why we have a list of books you can reference to improve as a graphic designer.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 19, 2023

Paper engineer, graphic designer and illustrator Julia Yus recaptures the magic she felt when she first opened a pop-up book in her delightfully colourful and child-like creations. Do you remember opening a pop-up book for the first time? And she's not wrong. My process is based on experimentation and trial and error," she says.

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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.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 18, 2023

Freelance designer, artist and curator Tom Buchanan explores the objects that define artists in his new photography book-cum-research project, Out of The Box. Tom Buchanan certainly seems to think so, as his latest book, Out of The Box, delves into the tactile artefacts amassed by creatives all over the world.

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Creative Boom

MAY 8, 2022

If you had to choose five books you love and explain why they're important to you, what would you choose? In our series, Five Books , we continue to ask some of the best talents in the creative industry to reveal what's on their bookshelf. This time, we chatted with Brent Watts of Utah-based design agency Struck. Brent Watts.

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Designer Daily

MARCH 6, 2024

Think of them as the attire for our words. Modern-day brands and creative minds are journeying back in design time, rejuvenating these vintage treasures. They might have a worn, weathered look, or they might just echo the design styles of days gone by. Think of intricate details, faded colors, ornate embellishments.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 20, 2023

The third and final BCNMCR – a design event which brings together the best creative talent in Barcelona and Manchester – is about to get underway. And to whet your appetite, organiser Dave Sedgwick has given us a sneak peek at the conference's accompanying book. Interestingly, the book was not always on the cards.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Image courtesy of publisher Sit back, relax and reacquaint yourselves with the joys of devouring a beautifully designed print magazine. And in an era dominated by digital, one might be tempted to think that print has lost its relevance. Eye Magazine Eye Magazine delves deep into the world of graphic design and visual culture.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Photography by Christine Donnier-Valentin The design and branding icon chats to Creative Boom about an extraordinary life and career that have helped define the creative profession and industry we know today. Even the most successful designers experience this!" It's a gift from one of the design gods. Michael Wolff.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 3, 2023

Ryan Moore, partner at the Brooklyn-based branding, strategy and design studio Gretel, described Redzepi as "warm, disarming, and candid", recalling how refreshing it was to meet a leader so invested in celebrating creativity and teamwork. And most recently, the agency partnered with Noma on a lushly designed art book, Noma 2.0:

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

New York-based graphic designer and illustrator Janny Ji talks us through working with some of the biggest studios in the industry and how she earned a place at Apple's coveted Media Arts Lab. Janny Ji's CV is packed with enough achievements to make even the most high-profile designers green with envy.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Inspired by the vast collection of sci-fi books he grew up with in his parent's house, these images picture a world where people and robots live together in harmony in a future where everything has, miraculously, turned out fine. I surround myself with smart technology and I think it enhances my day-to-day life," he says. "I

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Creative Boom

MARCH 5, 2024

It does this with the help of incredible designs and illustrations, and with new territories in its sights, it looks set to get bigger and better than ever. I think our high production values mean that we are seen as books rather than magazines, so it helps attract book publishers," Cathy reveals.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 1, 2023

Upon releasing her newest project, Astro Alignment, she sat down with us to discuss her journey from freelance designer to metaphysical brand owner and why intuition has always been her guiding force. Grace Duong is a designer and artist based in Philadelphia. Did you always want to be a designer? Now, there are so many.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 19, 2022

Illustrator, designer and author Aura Lewis creates joyful, colourful worlds where the personal is political. An MFA graduate from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, her lush, almost textural illustrations have appeared on murals, in the pages of books she's written, and in the titles of hit TV dramas.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Quebec-based illustrator and graphic designer Chad Grenier uses his beautiful illustrations as a means of connecting with other people and the world around him. Still, it was a graphic design course booklet that would take him in a more artistic direction. "It However, he thinks it is always more fulfilling to make work for yourself.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 20, 2022

From the book and series, Post Truth © George Byrne. But in Post Truth, which is an expanded edition of a previous release of the book, he brings together 68 of his favourite images of LA. From the book and series, Post Truth © George Byrne. From the book and series, Post Truth © George Byrne.

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