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Food illustrator Tom Hovey talks Bake Off, Bristol and building a creative community

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If—like me—you're a fan of the show, you'll be wondering how it all works to get the moreish illustrations that we've seen on our screens for the past few months. Creating a poster for Bristol rock band Idles, addressing topics like toxic masculinity, was one of Hovey's favourite projects to work on. "It

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

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As a topic, wild foraging presented Hoxton Mini Press with a unique opportunity. As Creative Director and Co-founder Martin Usborne explains: "We've started to explore some aspects of food, but since it's a saturated market, we want to focus on fairly niche topics that we can do with some style and quirk.

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Typography's role in rebrands: 8 key takeaways from Frontify's latest webinar

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In a world of endless screens and limited attention, type needs to work harder than ever as a sophisticated storytellera strategic tool that breathes life into brand identities and evokes more than words. What's the substrate you printing it on? In the design world of 2025, typography is becoming increasingly important. What material?

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Why TYPEONE magazine is a must-read for graphic designers

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All photography by Yeshen Venema TYPEONE magazine isn't just a beautifully designed print publication; it's also full of key insights about the evolving interaction between typography and graphic design. From books and newspapers to posters, billboards and signage, typographical designs need to work as much in the analogue world on screens.

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New book from Counter-Print explores the power of icons in modern design

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A new book from independent British publisher Counter-Print delves into this fascinating realm, showcasing how these tiny symbols shape communication in the digital age. So we were keen to chat to co-founder Jon Dowling of Counter-Print about the book's significance. Visual shorthand We start by asking where the idea came from.

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I tried the world's first home UV texture printer and now I can print on anything!

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I’d say it is a resounding yes, but only if printing on materials other than paper is useful, which sounds obvious. If you are an artist looking to sell prints in a novel way, or a maker looking to sell a variety of designs and customisations, then this is a no-brainer. eufyMake says it is a business in a box, and they are right.

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

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Printed at 1:1 scale and isolated on the page, the collection is a time capsule of a bygone era and a fascinating study of ephemeral graphic design from unknown illustrators, typesetters, printers and graphic artists who all faced the same challenge: how to fit a lot of information in a small rectangle and stand out on a page of other ads.