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Reads tagged with “design”

Gonzo: A Graphic Biography of Hunter S. Thompson
Gonzo: A Graphic Biography of Hunter S. Thompson

Fear and loathing in six panels.

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Hippopposites: A Minimalist Lesson in Opposites and Aesthetics for Little Designers
Hippopposites: A Minimalist Lesson in Opposites and Aesthetics for Little Designers

Navigating the complex web of simple terms with the help of a red hippo.

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Little Bird: A Beautifully Minimalist Story of Belonging Lost and Found by Swiss Illustrator Albertine
Little Bird: A Beautifully Minimalist Story of Belonging Lost and Found by Swiss Illustrator Albertine

“There are no greater treasures than the little things.”

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René Magritte’s Little-Known Art Deco Sheet Music Covers from the 1920s
René Magritte’s Little-Known Art Deco Sheet Music Covers from the 1920s

From wallpaper to Golconda by way of Art Deco.

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Maurice Sendak’s Unreleased Drawings and Intaglio Prints
Maurice Sendak’s Unreleased Drawings and Intaglio Prints

What an American printmaker has to do with Mozart.

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Blown Covers: <em>New Yorker</em> Covers You Were Never Meant to See
Blown Covers: New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See

The art-science of walking the fine line between keen and crass.

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20 of Today’s Most Exciting Artists and Illustrators Reimagine the Paper Plane
20 of Today’s Most Exciting Artists and Illustrators Reimagine the Paper Plane

What the quintessential childhood staple teaches us about the bounds of the imagination.

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I Saw a Peacock with a Fiery Tail: 17th-Century British “Trick” Poetry Meets Die-Cut Indian Folk Art
I Saw a Peacock with a Fiery Tail: 17th-Century British “Trick” Poetry Meets Die-Cut Indian Folk Art

Exquisite storytelling as exquisite artifact.

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Her Idea: An Illustrated Allegory about Procrastination and the Creative Process
Her Idea: An Illustrated Allegory about Procrastination and the Creative Process

A charming all-ages picture book about the endless dance between idea and execution.

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100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design
100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design

From visual puns to the grid, or what Edward Tufte has to do with the invention of the fine print.

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