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How Loughborough's graphic design BA is shaping the industry's leaders

Creative Boom

Studying graphic design here can really kickstart your career in the industry as this list of influential alumni showcases. Loughborough University's BA (Hons) Graphic Design programme has long had a strong reputation. Kaia Dendaluce Alice Williams Study graphic design at Loughborough!

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Why a new book celebrating design legend Margaret Calvert deserves your support

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A crowdfunding campaign has just launched for Margaret Calvert: Woman at Work, showcasing the career of the iconic British graphic designer. Margaret Calvert is one of the biggest names in British design history. So it's a shock, quite frankly, that no one has ever released a book dedicated to her design work.

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A Tribute To Nature: Standards Manual Releases Parks 2

Design Milk

Publisher Standards Manual returns with a brilliant green second edition of their first book, Parks , an anthem to graphic design in collaboration with photographer Brian Kelley , now in its fifth reprint. Standards Manual is a 2014 independent publisher founded by New York-based designers Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth.

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16 frequently asked questions answered to help you become a graphic designer

Creative Boom

Image courtesy of Shillington Graphic design is a mysterious profession to many, but it's easily explained. We team up with Shillington to provide a jargon-free FAQ covering all aspects of graphic design. To many people, the job title 'graphic designer' is mysterious. What does a graphic designer do?

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How to become a graphic designer at home

Creative Boom

Want to become a graphic designer? In the old days, that would have meant spending three years at university, then moving to a big city and interning at a design agency. But how, exactly, do you become a professional graphic designer from home? Image licensed via Adobe Stock. Study the fundamentals.

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Rule-breaking palettes are celebrated in a new book about daring graphic design colour schemes

Creative Boom

Colours are a fundamental part of graphic design, but even using them in a seemingly 'incorrect' way can produce striking, eye-catching results. The book is titled Colour Clash and is the latest offering from editor Jon Dowling, who also provides a foreword to this graphic design deep dive.

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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.