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Penguin announces the winners of its 2022 Cover Design Awards

Penguin is of course renowned for its cover designs, meaning that competition for its awards is fierce. This year there are three categories: Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction and Children’s, with participants invited to reimagine the covers for titles by Bernardine Evaristo, Dara McAnulty, and Robin Stevens. Over 1,500 entries were received this year, with the publisher opening up the award...

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Esculturas de piedra que hacen que el duro material parezca totalmente maleable

Las esculturas de piedra del artista japonés Hirotoshi Ito parecen abrirse para revelar escenas surrealistas en miniatura y aunque la piedra no es maleable por naturaleza, Hirotoshi Ito esculpe sus esculturas de forma que parezca que el material puede abrirse o cortarse con un cuchillo de mantequilla. El artista crea diminutas escenas con rocas que encuentra cerca de su casa,...

«La marca Compostela», el libro que homenajea la vieira como símbolo de Santiago

La iniciativa nace del proyecto La marca Compostela, iniciado en 2008 por el diseñador gráfico Alberto Rodríguez. Esta obra de Alberto Rodríguez es una recopilación de más de 110 símbolos extraídos de logotipos, carteles, imágenes de congresos, eventos comerciales, publicidad, rotulación, etc. que utilizan o utilizaron la vieira, símbolo del Camino del Apóstol y vínculo […]...

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OmoType

OmoType offers handmade fonts designed for better letter recognition and legibility. There are several typefaces: Sans, Sans Variable, Serif, and Mono. These typefaces are designed by Marko Hrastovec. He was awarded with the certificate Typographic Excellence by the Type Directors Club New York in 2016 and 2019. Nino Brodač is a typographer and graphic designer focused on developing typographic solutions. He...

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America’s least favourite fish gets a rebrand

Ever heard of Patagonian toothfish? Slimehead? Peekytoe crab? All of these none-too-delicious-sounding fish have been the subjects of successful rebranding campaigns, becoming Chilean sea bass, Orange roughy, and mud crab, in a bid to get people eating them. Chicago-based practice Span Studio is hoping it can work some similar magic on Asian Carp – an invented, catch-all name for various...

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JeeYoung Lee on building fantasy origami worlds

One of South Korea’s most promising creatives talents, JeeYoung Lee’s unique approach to world-building has been featured by the likes of the New York Times and earned her commissions from brands including Hermès, Samsung and Tiger Beer. Inspired by her mother’s own oil paintings, Lee dreamed of becoming an artist when she was growing up. As an undergraduate, she regularly...