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Playtype resurrects Publish Gothic, a custom typeface for a Danish newspaper that survived just 41 days

Creative Boom

Within its first month of production in 2002, it amassed 13,000 subscribers and 20,000 buyers, who were all happily paying to access the publication that broke existing norms of style, form and journalism. "I Grab yourself Publish Gothic today, available from €50.

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22 amazing works of art to inspire you from the World Illustration Awards 2023

Creative Boom

These winners were selected by an independent jury from a shortlist of 200 projects, drawn from over 5,000 entries from 84 countries, and announced at an online ceremony presented by renowned illustrator Lauren Child and a host of special guest presenters. New Talent Overall Winner: FETCH! Want to enter for next year?

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This Experimental Publisher Is Rethinking How Design Books Get Made

Eye on Design

The incredible feat of pre-selling nearly 9,000 copies of a classic yet relatively obscure tome in just over a month raised a lot of eyebrows in both the publishing and design worlds, including those of publisher and graphic designer Darren Wall and Thames & Hudson editorial director Lucas Dietrich.

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Print's not dead: the best magazines for graphic design inspiration

Creative Boom

Image courtesy of publisher Sit back, relax and reacquaint yourselves with the joys of devouring a beautifully designed print magazine. We present a selection of the best titles on sale today. Idea Idea is a magazine about graphic design and typography published quarterly in Tokyo. Spread from the latest Type 01 magazine.

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How I use Figma to craft better presentations

UX Collective

Simple guidelines for using Figma to showcase your strength as a visual storyteller I’ve been thinking a lot about presentations and how important they are to designers. But as your career progresses, that becomes the case more and more, and presentations make up a core part of that process. File-level separation resolves that issue.

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How Hoxton Mini Press and Here Design crafted the best-illustrated lifestyle book

Creative Boom

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. And it's this aesthetic appeal which was recognised by the British Book Design and Production Awards earlier this year.

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How to build better AI products with user research

UX Collective

For years now, we’ve been surrounded by products leveraging Machine Learning (ML). It determines what we see on social media, the GPS systems that find the best travel routes, and the recommendation engines on e-commerce websites that suggest products adapted to our preferences. Diary studies are also very effective for AI products.