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Poster Of The Week

Andrew Lewis

Designer: Andrew Lewis Client: Self Size: 70 x 100 cm Printing Process: Digital Inks: 4-color process Some people are born to make posters, and some are born to wear luchador masks in every formal photo ever taken of them—British Columbia's top design maven, Andrew Lewis, was born to do both! One of my very favorite things about Andrew, and there are many, just check out my profile of him in the first volume of New Masters of Poster Design, is that the man will make a poster at the drop of a hat.

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Author: John Foster

Topics: Handmade, Self-Promotion, Studio Secrets

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Beatrice Warde and You

School of Visual Arts New York, USA

Class: Designing with Type Level: Junior Faculty: Paul Sahre Duration of Project: Four Weeks Project Brief Part 1: Read The Crystal Goblet or Printing Should Be Invisible by Beatrice Warde.

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Authors: Steven Heller, Lita Talarico

Topics: Branding Identity, Packaging, Professional Development, Type

A short film about letterpress and one of the few remaining movable-type printing workshops in the UK, situated at Plymouth University, featuring Paul Collier.

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Topics: Studio Secrets, Type

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STRATEGY: ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH: METHODS OF RESEARCH

Ethnography is a research strategy, created by anthropologists, that focuses on the link between human behaviors and culture.

Topics: Design Reference, Environmental Design, Professional Development, Random

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Oh the Lessons We Learned: Reflections from a first-time author

When Emily Potts, Acquisitions Editor Extraordinaire, contacted me last spring to write a book, I literally had no idea what was involved.

Topics: Layouts, Managing Design, Professional Development

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Inner Faces: The Art of Art Paul: Introducing the Amazing Art of Art Paul

Art Paul was the founding art director at Playboy magazine.

Topic: Profiles

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Enter Stage Right: Hartford Stage

Ken Carbone sometimes feels like he's talking himself out of business when clients come to his New York studio for a logo redesign.

Topics: Branding Identity, Color, Professional Development, Profiles

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Segura, Inc., Chicago, USA: A Case Study in Color

Segura, Inc.

Topics: Branding Identity, Color, Profiles, Type

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BIG CONCEPTS IN RESEARCH: A MACRO VIEW: METHODS OF RESEARCH

This section provides an overview of traditional research methods and a discussion of their application to the field of graphic design.

Topics: Design Reference, Professional Development, Random

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Pentagram Design, Ltd., London, UK: A Case Study in Color

Pentagram is one of the world's premiere design companies.

Topics: Branding Identity, Color, Professional Development, Profiles