Over its 25 year history, Laurence King Publishing has transitioned from design books for students and professionals to creating beautifully designed books for the general market. Patrick Burgoyne speaks to its founder Laurence King and Creative Director Angus Hyland about Carson, content and colouring in
A new exhibition at the V&A charts the revolutionary spirit that emerged in the mid-to-late 1960s and permeated our social, political and visual cultures.
Tall, awkward and skinny: no, not your average graphic designer but the spine, key to a book’s structural integrity, but a bugger to do anything interesting
While most pervasive in the 1950s and 60s, the imagery of UFOs, flying saucers and creatures from out of space have left an enduring mark on our collective consciousness. A new book from Anthology Editions by Jack Womack tracks its history.
Work from China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea features in this small-scale celebration of exquisite book cover design, compiled by publishers Counter-Print.
Nick Asbury shares a technique for generating creative ideas for any brief – and how to programme your brain to think of ideas habitually
Design writer Angharad Lewis’ new book So you want to publish a magazine? offers an in-depth guide to launching a new publication. In this extract, Lewis talks to Marc Robbemond, a buyer at Amsterdam magazine store Athenaeum Nieuwscentrum
DM16, Manchester’s festival of design and creativity, returns from 12-23 October with talks, exhibitions, workshops, films and more
Launching a magazine can be a hugely rewarding venture. But it also takes a lot of hard work, determination and a solid business plan. Human After All’s Danny Miller, who co-founded Little White Lies and Weapons of Reason, offers some advice for getting started
Illustration graduate Katie Hickey produced some beautiful work during her time at Falmouth University. She talks to CR about drawing inspiration from mid-20th-century artists and her idea for a children’s book
Malcolm Poynton returns with his monthly pick of his favourite pieces of recent mobile entertainment and advertising. We’re liking the sound of the Sausage Nonnas
A new publication from One Love Books celebrates the work of Wilfred Limonious: a Jamaican illustrator whose colourful album art shaped the aesthetic of dancehall music