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Although there are several good design websites that occasionally have book reviews, there didn’t seem to be a single place online where you could get constant updates and reviews of new (and sometimes old) design books.

Design books are often expensive and contrary – sometimes the book is worth having for the physical production values alone, sometimes for the images, sometimes for the words and, occasionally, for all three. We wanted to cover those elements in our reviews so that you know whether it’s worth owning.

Welcome to Lovely Package®, the leading source for the very best that package design has to offer.

Designing Magazines is a book and blog edited by Jandos Rothstein. The book is published by Allworth Press You’ll find contributor biographies and links here.

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Design Can Change :: issue
We're bombarded. Everywhere we turn, we hear the words "global warming" and "climate change." For some of us, its hard to even get a grasp on what all of this means. Lets start by looking at the problem and the impact it has in as simple a manner as possible.

Illustrative is the leading European forum for contemporary illustration and graphic arts. Every year at two different creative cities in Europe, the exhibition displays an inspiring collection of current graphical art with over 400 works from more than 60 artists.



Over the course of two weeks, the festival will celebrate the illustrative arts, present new talents, exchange ideas, marvel at progressive technologies, and rediscover forgotten styles. Illustrative will feature an exclusive exhibition and show works from 25 internationally recognized illustrators in addition to hosting conferences, a film program, and parties Illustrative will display not only the quality and fantasy of the latest graphic arts but also show how the visual effects of graphic design, illustration, book art, comics, concept art, and animation spill into and influence the field of art. The exhibition will be accompanied by a Young Illustrators award Contest.



The exhibition highlighting the contest winners will display the most intuitive inclinations of the genre and is an exciting measure for new trends. Established in Berlin in 2006, Illustrative has been held twice in Berlin (2006/2007) and once in Paris (2007). Pascal Johanssen is the exhibition's curator. The young talents are selected by an artistic jury responsible for the curating the final the exhibition.

This blog concerns the history of interiors and interior furnishings over the last two centuries.

john hopper
I am a trained textile designer with a passion for the history of interiors and the applied arts. I have a flickr account where I have a large number of images that you may find useful - just click on the flickr badge to the left of the screen.

A young and innovative Barcelona-based publishing company, maomao specializes in graphic and industrial design, fashion, decorative arts, illustration and photography. A team of 12 weather eye editors and designers specialized in a variety of fields produce more than 30 titles every year, for international publishers such as Taschen, Harper Collins, Daab, Page One, or Gustavo Gili. Combining zeitgeist, talent, esthetics, and opinion to create memorable books

Graphic-ExchanGE - a selection of graphic projects
my place to show you a selection of the projects and images that i admire and inspire me.

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One Inch Punch is a personal and independent, collective place for information on East-Asian Arts, Culture, Design, Entertainment and anything that’s inspirational.

One Inch Punch aims to develop into a brand that showcases all that’s good about East Asian Culture. The editorial policy is simple. If its related to East Asia in some way and it inspires us, we’ll include it.

If you have any enquiries, thoughts, suggestions or news, please feel free to contact us on info [@] oneinchpunch.net.

N.B. The ‘one inch punch‘ is a martial arts technique, made world famous by Bruce Lee, which unleashes “explosive internal (as opposed to muscular) power” from a very short distance.

Grain edit is focused on classic design work from the 1950s-1970s and contemporary designers that draw inspiration from that time period.
Site content includes interviews, articles, designers’ libraries as well as examples of rare design annuals, type specimens, Ephemera, posters and vintage kids books from our bookshelves.

Grain edit is based in Oakland, California and is operated by a guy who works way too many hours and loves orange juice.

Found some material that you think grain edit readers would like to see? Send us your post ideas. We would love to hear from you.

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Dave

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“Because beauty lies in the details of design. In the pencil shavings, in the blueberry waffles. The vintage dress, framed portrait, old postcard.”


Writer Erin Loechner launched award-winning Design for Mankind in mid-2007 in an attempt to bring light to the inspiration found in today’s creative culture. Through photography, product design, style and craft, Design for Mankind is dedicated to showcasing the talents of the emerging art and design community.

Boasting a popular viewership of over 8,000 readers per day, Design for Mankind has received numerous praise for Erin Loechner’s unique perspective on the industry. With features like ‘The Dailies’ [a glance into the daily life of artisans/designers] and ‘Reader Profiles’ [where we hear from our many loyal readers!], Design for Mankind is truly an inspiration for us all.

Need another reason to visit this award-winning site?
Here’s Erin with 18 of them:
18. Sometimes I give out prizes to my favorite readers. Good prizes, in fact.
17. I sucked my thumb until I was in 6th grade. Don’t you want that kind of influence in your life?
16. I shower often. No smells at Design for Mankind.
15. This is my passion. Writing to you, that is.
14. I’ve met Bono, which means that if you read Design for Mankind, technically, you’ve met half of Bono. Sort of.
13. I live in Los Angeles and come on, what else is there to do here but read some blogs?
12. I’ve never balanced my checkbook, so you won’t have to read about math and stuff.
11. I can recite all fifty states in alphabetical order in less than fourteen seconds. Always good to have someone like that around. You know. Just in case.
10. I want my future children to have wooden toys only. You know, so if toys are left out, the house will still look cuter than ever.
9. If you read Design for Mankind, you can have the following conversation:
Stranger: “Hey, what’re you reading?”
You: “Design for Mankind.”
Stranger: “Wow! You sound so egalitarian!”
8. Ever

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