Creative Boom

OCTOBER 17, 2023

London design and publishing legend Radim Malinic has released not one but two new books helping creatives achieve their potential. London creative director and graphic designer Radim Malinic has a long history in publishing, and we last covered his book Pause, Breathe and Grow: Notes on mindful creative life back in 2020.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

What could be better than cosying up in a comfy chair, stroking a puppy and reading a book surrounded by flourishing house plants? Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, as she cultivates such a relaxing vibe, Anna's biggest inspiration is the "grumpy 24/7" genius, Hayao Miyazaki. I hope he brings out a picture book sometime in the future."

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Now her best work is being shared in a new book. Now a thrilling new book, published by Prestel, brings that era back to glorious life. The book brilliantly evokes the action, adventure, and artistic anarchy of this exciting period. LAC with his black book, Lower East Side, 1982. ART IS THE WORD by ALIVE 5, 1981.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock As the year starts to get into its stride, get a jolt of inspiration and fresh ideas to drive your business forward. These great books will soon have your motivation returning and your mind racing! This handy book provides an easy-to-understand framework to help you manage everything.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For graphic designers especially, print magazines offer a source of inspiration that's tangible and immersive and presents content in a completely different visual way to digital. Why it inspires: Idea's design is a play on colours, layouts, and paper types, creating a one-of-a-kind printed product. Eye magazine 2.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Graham Nolan by Billie Charity We explore coach Helen Jane Campbell's excellent new book and what it can teach independent creatives. Well that's exactly the need that creative coach Helen Jane Campbell addresses in her new book, Founders, Freelancers & Rebels. So, what sparked the book?

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Creative Boom

MAY 11, 2023

These are just some of the topics explored by Changyu Zou in her dazzling illustrations that have won multiple accolades, including a Society of Illustrators nod and an American Illustration award. My family loved to buy me books from a young age," Changyu tells Creative Boom. "I Shining stars attract a flock of surreal birds.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 21, 2024

She has a rare talent for making sense of complex topics and giving them clear strategic focus and creative expression through words and visuals. Her book Das Neue Land is a Spiegel bestseller and won the Frankfurt Book Fair's Entrepreneurial Book of the Year in 2020. Born in Ghana and raised in the U.S.,

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

© Jun Zhou Haiti-based illustrator, motion media designer and children's book artist Jun Zhou channels her love of maths and logic into creating maze-inspired work that helps develop children's problem-solving skills. By exploring topics from a weird perspective, Jun hopes to strike upon unexpected solutions.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 22, 2023

Inspired by the fallout from a toxic relationship, graphic designer and trainee sign painter Emily Salinas explores this topic in Project Lovebomb. It's a dark topic, but rather than dwelling on the negative, Emily's project takes a positive and constructive stance. "I He included a self-help book that had helped him.

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Creative Boom

JULY 3, 2022

Finished as a two-colour Risograph art book, plus a solo exhibition featuring seven screen-printed images, Grant sought to zoom out from a refined concept and explore a "common tone" throughout his work. I would say that music is one of my greatest sources of inspiration," he tells us. © Grant Gasser.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

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. In the world of photography, you never stop learning, so staying inspired and informed is crucial. Every four weeks, there's a new issue, adding up to 13 editions a year.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

When he's not working on professional commissions, he mashes his favourite pop culture inspirations with his fan art. Speaking about what originally attracted him to the style of retro comic books, Van asks the valid question: "Is there anything more fun than aliens, flying saucers, superheroes, space rangers and spaceships?

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Creative Boom

APRIL 6, 2023

Global warming and its impacts in the Arctic is a topical issue that affects us all, even if it is geographically far away," he explains. Entry is free, but tickets must be pre-booked. This northernmost region of the world has been profoundly affected by the climate crisis, making scientific research there more urgent. "The

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Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Top 10 Best Design Books to Kickstart Your Career. Why do we need design books? You may wonder why design books matter so much for your career. Design books are for everyone. They offer you the chance to learn about design principles, explore creative ideas , and even get inspired to learn more about your industry.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 28, 2022

I seek inspiration not only from fellow designers but also from other creative areas such as fashion, art and literature," he explains. The creative sector as a whole should be a fluid cycle constantly inspiring one another.". This helps me find different avenues to go down creatively and pushes me to see graphic design in a new light.

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Designer Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

On the writing front, you could also use the AI writer to brainstorm, translate text from other languages, or research a topic. The same goes for AI tools for designers, should you design the cover of a book with it? Perfect for finding fonts for your projects when you lack inspiration. Probably not.

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Just Creative

APRIL 20, 2023

If you want to learn new skills and techniques, choosing the best book to learn drawing is crucial. These best books not only help you in learning the skills and techniques you need but also offer inspiration for your own drawing practice. Before buying a drawing book for yourself, you must ensure why are you buying it.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2023

From books and newspapers to posters, billboards and signage, typographical designs need to work as much in the analogue world on screens. And each contains world-class features written by leading designers and industry experts that will help you grow your skillset, progress your career and inspire your side projects.

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Designer Daily

JULY 30, 2022

If you need to choose a free Google Slides theme and template to create a presentation on school educational topics, we recommend that you read this collection, among others. The background of this presentation theme perfectly corresponds to the mentioned topic. We will be very happy if you like this set of templates for school!

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UX Collective

JULY 31, 2023

We learn as young designers at university to constantly be finding visual design inspiration. Searching for inspiration is one of the first steps in a graphic design project–right up there in importance with sketching out as many ideas as you can. We train ourselves to constantly search for design inspiration.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Petra went freelance in 2019 after contacting various magazine editors and visiting the Frankfurt book fair. The topics of the work I created there were very women-centred, and the artists who inspired me the most were female artists like Louise Bourgeois and Kiki Smith.".

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

“Glue-hardening process,” Book 9, Folio 64v, Artist K. Working in collaboration with Nahua writers, artists, and elders, Sahagún documented life in the Aztec empire around the time of the Spanish conquest, together creating nearly 2,500 illustrations and 12 books recording the daily practices and culture of 16th-century Mexico.

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Lisa Maltby

JANUARY 23, 2024

I was blown away by my mentee’s knowledge of comic art – we spent an afternoon in a comic book shop and I felt like I could pick up any book and she would give me a review. I was inspired by the range of subject matters, ideas and styles, covering fun and really serious topics.

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Inkbot Design

JULY 28, 2023

5 Best Web Design Books for Website Development Are you an aspiring web designer looking to enhance your skills and create stunning, user-friendly websites? Or you're an experienced developer seeking fresh insights and inspiration to take your web design game to the next level.

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Design Milk

MAY 9, 2023

” That’s the question that our very own Editor at Large , author, podcaster, and keynote speaker Katie Treggiden is asking as she launches her sixth book, Broken: Mending & Repair in a Throwaway World (published by Ludion and available in the US from May 29). “In this book, I was interested to find out why.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 26, 2022

Inspired by all sorts – from design studios to film – the Paris-based illustrator is able to craft a solid narrative through her work. For Paris-based Maxime Mouysset , inspiration can come from a few different directions. These cinematic inspirations are certainly evoked throughout her work. © Maxime Mouysset.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2023

For more on this topic, read The Complete Graphic Design Salary Breakdown. For more on this topic, read How to Price Your Services as a Freelance Graphic Designer. Graphic designers are also commonly employed by book and magazine publishers, advertising agencies, and media companies such as broadcasters.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

We bring you six of the best latest business books. Each covers a different topic, and they're all packed with inspiration and lessons for creative entrepreneurs. With that in mind, here are our top picks from the latest crop of business books, each covering a different aspect of becoming a creative entrepreneur.

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Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Top 10 Best Books On Branding Design & Identity. Today, I will help you pick the best books on Branding design and identity. These books can be a great starting point if you're getting into this topic or an excellent refresher for experienced designers. Top 10 Best Books On Branding. Sale Bestseller No.

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Canny

MAY 7, 2024

For anyone keen to get into the ins-and-outs of brand identity design or find inspiration for their next project, Brand New is a masterclass in the trends shaping our visual culture. From illustration to branding, they cover it all, making it an indispensable resource for inspiration.

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Just Creative

JANUARY 3, 2021

When you continuously write about the same or similar topics, it’s understandable that you may get bored, blocked or unmotivated. Does it inspire thinking and creativity? Hanging some visual inspiration on your writing room wall will inspire creativity as well as bring life into your workspace. It’s not just you.

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Spine Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

We welcome you to another in our ongoing feature in which notable book cover designer Jordan Wannemacher periodically highlights a selection of recent university press cover designs. If you are a book cover creative and want your work or the work of your department reviewed by Jordan be sure to get in touch with us! Well done Phil.

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Inkbot Design

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The Best Graphic Design Books to Buy. I recently updated one of the more popular posts on the blog entitled the best books for Logo Designers and thought a corresponding page of the best Graphic Design books could be helpful. This book focuses on what design is and does and what it should be and do. $19.99.

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Creative Boom

MAY 8, 2022

DALL-E is an artificial neural network , or a combination of AI algorithms inspired by the biological network of nodes and neurons inside our own brains and bodies. DALL·E 2 can take an image and create different variations of it inspired by the original. Then, make that process faster and easier. It's Not Easy Being a Machine.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

If you want to get inspired, discover new ideas and network with others, we've rounded up the best conferences and events throughout 2023. Or maybe follow design inspiration at the AIGA Design Conference by exploring the cultural and historical landmarks of the Big Apple.

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SpyreStudios

JUNE 16, 2021

Men’s health websites are a great way to be inspired by and celebrate Father’s day. The designs of these websites are also something to be inspired by. Even if most designs are simple, the topics discussed are surely enriching. Tough Guy Book Club. Stereotypes are damned, book clubs are not just for women.

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