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New book celebrates the lost pioneers of British graphic design

Creative Boom

Modernist Graphic Design in Britain 1945-1980 sheds light on the post-war designers who shaped the nation's visual identity while battling austerity and social upheaval. Like every profession, designers need to know their own history. This was, in turn, superseded by the introduction of digital media."

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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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Graphic designers share their top tips for choosing the right fonts

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Selecting the perfect typeface for your design projects couldn't be more important. Graphic designers share their expert insights on how to do so. As anyone who's been a graphic designer for more than a few days will know, selecting the perfect font for a project is crucial.

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Meet Tüpokompanii, the type foundry redefining letterforms through 'mistakes' and tradition

Creative Boom

Blending local heritage with experimental design, the duo creates unique typefaces that push the boundaries of traditional type design. Based in Tallinn, Estonia, type design studio Tüpokompanii prides itself on a "mistake-driven" approach, thrives on seeking out letterforms' "unexpected qualities", and is a "design-driven" studio.

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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. Parks 2 builds on this, adding even more context for the design that was popular at the time of release.

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New identity for cashmere brand Gobi is deeply rooted in Mongolian culture

Creative Boom

With a staff of over 1700 people, 75% of whom are women, everything stays within the country, from harvesting the raw cashmere through processing, design, manufacture and distribution, Headquartered in the country's capital, Ulaanbaatar, Gobi began in 1981 as a state-owned company specialising in 100% premium cashmere.

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Playful branding for new country club summons the spirit of Caddyshack

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From the midcentury script typography to the playful supporting illustrations and colour palette to the custom plaid and argyle patterns, everything is designed with tongue-in-cheek. The final designs also incorporated influences from the 1980 American sports comedy Caddyshack and Wes Anderson's more recent movies.

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