Dave Eggers’ new novel hosts an experiment into the possibilities of the book cover

Don’t judge a book by its cover – unless that book has 32 different covers, and they’re all really nice.

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Edel Rodriguez on creating his signature simple yet striking magazine covers for all people, not the select few

Edel Rodriguez charts his epic journey for us from student painter to creating satirical depictions of notorious world leaders for publications like Time and The New Yorker.

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D&AD Shift with Google shows why you shouldn’t need a degree to enter the creative industries

The intensive night school programme hopes to provide opportunities for underrepresented creatives who didn’t attend university.

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Pentagram’s Jody Hudson-Powell and Luke Powell use “the building blocks of life” to rebrand Oxford Ionics

The brothers came together to deliver a simple and unfussy identity for a mind-boggling scientific tech company that creates high-performance quantum computers. (Disclaimer: Don’t worry, this is a branding story. You won’t need a degree in quantum physics.)

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Han Gao’s packaging design for Yours Truly is “like sitting in a Zen garden with a peaceful mindset”

The designer’s minimal aesthetic for the female-focused traditional Chinese medicine brand defies packaging trends in favour of a pared-back approach.

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Anton Koovit’s UCity Pro is a typeface for the future, found in 1970 Lancia Stratos Zero

Published by Fatype Type Foundry, of which Anton is one half of alongside Swiss type designer Yassin Baggar, UCity Pro interrogates the modern significance of geometric typefaces in relation to its predecessors. 

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Jobs of the week from Freddie’s Flowers, BIG and Studio Hansa!

Our weekly round-up of jobs posted on our sister site If You Could Jobs.

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“I’m always on the verge of creating something”: Lakin Ogunbanwo on his vibrant and prop-heavy photography

Through explicitly stark and performative image-making, the Nigerian artist strives to document his hometown of Lagos.

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Brotherston.tv creates a “silly little film” with Belong Communications to make Channel 4’s new hybrid work environment less daunting

The London-based production company wanted to help Channel 4 welcome its 50/50 manifesto, allowing employees the flexibility to work either from home or the office through a reassuring animation.

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Brotherson TV creates a “silly little film” to make Channel 4’s new hybrid work environment less daunting

The London-based production company wanted to help Channel 4 welcome its 50/50 manifesto, allowing employees the flexibility to work either from home or the office through a reassuring animation.

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