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Art Made of Code: monopo london on the design of Matt DesLauriers' debut book

Creative Boom

Generative artist Matt DesLauriers weaves together art, programming and technology to build playful, creative projects for public installations, print media, and the web. A JavaScript program which runs the code constructs stratiļ¬ed landforms using thousands of small strokes of colour. Who says writing code can't be creative?

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Three Publishers Get Real About Independent Publishing

Eye on Design

Much of the work we do as designers, publishers, and artists remain mystified to our peers and the community at large. As a designer and artist myself, and as someone who has been in and out of the realm of independent publishing, I wanted to lift the veil and ask practical questions to independent publishers about how they make it work.

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This Experimental Publisher Is Rethinking How Design Books Get Made

Eye on Design

One of the more well-known examples is from 2015 when two graphic designers raised nearly $1 million ($941,966, to be exact, against a now-modest $158,000 goal) in just 34 days for a reissue of NASA Graphics Standard Manual , a spiral-bound guide to the government agencyā€™s graphic identity program from 1975.

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12 magazines and blogs that every photographer should check out

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock In print and online, these are the best places to find visual inspiration, tips and tutorials, and expert advice on photography. Both online and in print, these titles will provide a wealth of insights, tutorials, reviews and breathtaking imagery to ignite your passion.

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10+ Best Desktop Publishing Software (2023)

Just Creative

Discover the best desktop publishing software in 2023. Desktop publishing software is used to create visual communications, such as brochures, business cards, greeting cards, posters, web pages for professional or personal printing online or on-screen. Affinity Publisher Affinity Publisher. Learn More 2.

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Orbital Planes: A New Photography Book by Roland Miller Documents the Final Years of NASAā€™s Shuttle Program

Colossal

Fine art photographer Roland Miller ( previously ) has been documenting America’s space program for over 30 years, obtaining exclusive access to the interior spaces of orbiters and rockets, as well as manufacturing, testing, and launch facilities around the United States. You can follow more of Miller’s work on Instagram.

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Shin Yu Pai Talks Publishing, Design, and Poetry as a Balm

Spine Magazine

For the first time in its decades of existence, the Washington State-based independent press Empty Bowl has published the work of an Asian American female author. Pai, who enjoys maintaining a level of control over the design process of her books, tends to seek out collaborators and publishers who are willing to share that control.