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New book celebrates the lost pioneers of British graphic design

Creative Boom

During this period, designers were first required to adapt to phototypesetting and lithographic printing. We were surprised that some prime examples were no longer available, even in the archives of some respected firms." "This depended upon craft skills and respect for the complex processes by which work was produced.

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Creative mentoring platform looks to increase impact with inaugural fundraiser

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But now, as they look to develop the platform and take the community to the next level, they have launched their inaugural The Lucky Dip Print Fundraiser. Every donor is guaranteed to get a mystery print for just £10 a ‘Dip’, with A4 to A2 prints up for grabs.

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Space Exploration Logo Archive: Celebrating 370 logos that reach for the stars

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Italian designer Davide Mascioli has launched a Kickstarter for SELA, a comprehensive archive of space exploration logos. Rome-based designer and art director Davide Mascioli hopes to bring to life SELA—Space Exploration Logo Archive, an extraordinary collection of over 370 logos celebrating the rich visual history of space exploration.

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Three free archives of Victorian illustration to inspire you

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Designer, writer, and academic Michael John Goodman has launched three online archives of Victorian illustrations covering works by Shakespeare, Dickens, and Chaucer. They include the Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive , the Charles Dickens Illustrated Gallery and the Kelmscott Chaucer Online.

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

Creative Boom

They've developed a strong reputation in the creative world for archiving, preserving and publishing design history collections, such as artefacts related to the New York Subway, as well as reprinting standards manuals from the likes of NASA and EPA. Were they trying something creative, or just in a hurry?"

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New digital archive provides invaluable insights into the evolution of Canadian type

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Canadian Typography Archives is a new digital resource for students, professionals and anyone else interested in Canada's type history. Its archive includes finished artefacts, articles, correspondence, processes, oral histories and other materials in the form of images, first-person accounts, videos and audio recordings.

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Anniversary book from Semi Permanent is a 20-year time capsule of stunning creativity

Creative Boom

This 200+ page archive is a non-linear time capsule exploring two decades of creativity forwards and backwards, charting, reflecting and refracting a broad spectrum of excellence across multiple disciplines. The release of its new anniversary book, Semi Permanent 20 years Forward & Back puts the record straight, in beautiful fashion.