Books, Graphic design Why Did So Many Mid-Century Designers Make Children’s Books? A combination of a simplified aesthetics and a changing advertising landscape made books for children the ideal form
Books, Design History 101, Graphic design Here’s Why John Updike Designed His Own Book Covers The “Jansonist Knopfer” butted heads with Chip Kidd and “didn't want to see too much letter spacing or type used in any kind of bizarre way”
Books, Design History 101 Right On! Is a Powerful Little Paperback That Boldly Visualized Student Protest in the 1970s The data-filled report became an accessible design classic, capturing the energetic spirit of grassroots activism
Books, Branding, Graphic design “Books Aren’t Going Anywhere”: A Roundtable Discussion on Publishing and Branding in the Age of Bookstagram In our latest Zoom event, Alana Pockros, Jack Cheng, and Anna Jordan joined Jarrett Fuller to discuss how social media shapes literature
Illustration, Books These Uncanny ’80s Illustrations of Life After Humans Are More Relevant Today Than Ever A 40th anniversary edition of the speculative masterpiece by Dougal Dixon finds new relevance in a world grappling with climate crisis
Design History 101, Books The Hidden History of Magic Eye, the Optical Illusion That Briefly Took Over the World How a 1990s op-art phenomenon went from a tech-spec magazine to households everywhere
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