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Texts

"Texts From Graphics" is a collection of essays written by graphic design professors, in which they express their concerns and ideas about design. The concept of this publication summarizes the creative processes that are used in the field to solve communication problems. Based on these processes, an iconographic system was developed in order to simplify complex ideas. The icons, along with hierarchy, typography and composition, highlight the main messages and create an aesthetic that communicates all of the book's information in a simple and interesting way.

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Didactics of Typography

"Didactics of Typography. Teaching the Letter / Teaching with the Letter" presents the methods and outcomes of teaching lettering and typography in selected polish art schools. The book covers various syllabuses, as well as presentations and discussions of teaching results based on specific student projects. The design process involved organising diverse, bilingual content and providing clear textual and visual narration of the publication. Orange accents in the design's monochromatic colour palette lead the reader's attention through the fascinating world of typography.

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Infocastle

For the master's thesis, the castle Oberkapfenberg, in Austria, was reconstructed as a VR 3D Simulation, as it once was in its original state during the Renaissance. Do rebuild the castle as close as possible to its original appearance, every available information and photographs were collected and documented in that book. The thesis book was bound with materials, which are fitting to the concept of the thesis, such as the wood that originates from the same forest, where the castle stands and a hologram with the depiction of the 3D Render of the castle.

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Off Screen Audio

Off Screen Audio is a book about the creation and painting of Chinese theatrical performances.The painting works designed by the book Off Screen Audio express the drama performance of Chinese opera. Through the font of Hua Wai You Sheng (off screen audio) , the expanded lines of sound, the artistic conception and verve of the opera performance are expressed.

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Utopia and Collapse

Utopia and Collapse documents the rise and fall of Metsamor, the Armenian atomic city. It brings together a history of the place and a photographic research with some academic essays. Metsamor’s architecture is a unique example of an Armenian variety of Soviet Modernism. Among the topics discussed are Armenia’s cultural and architectural histories, the typology of Soviet atomograds and the phenomenon of modern ruins. This book, based on the multidisciplinary Rethinking Metsamor research project, for the first time tells the city’s story and reveals what lessons can be learned from it.

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Hill of Owls

The designer aimed for the book not only to remind of the past, but also to reflect the present, so the bright orange and black colours was chosen, which is a symbol of energy, creativity, and the thematic colour of the present institution at the premises. The book is designed in a minimalistic way while the sleeve itself has no title, only the period of time and a stylized owl encoded on its front, which is a symbolic way of marking the centenary and school location. Classic printing technologies, such as offset printing and hot stamp foiling, was used to achieve the result.

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Design interview of the day

Read the latest interviews and conversations on design, creativity and innovation between design journalist and world-famous designers, artists and architects. See latest design projects and award-winning designs by famous designers, artists, architects and innovators. Discover new insights on creativity, innovation, arts, design and architecture. Learn about design processes of great designers.

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