A career in... design, with Jack Smyth

As part of #WorkinPublishing week, Jack Smyth from William Collins and 4th Estate talks to jobs in books about his career as a designer. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publisher Who Transformed the Careers of Wallace Stevens and William Carlos Williams

Late in 1942 a Buddhist monk living in Los Angeles carefully inscribed his name in a recently published book by the poet Wallace Stevens. The Buddhist monk had moved to Los Angeles from Japan a year earlier. The book was Notes Toward A Supreme Fiction, published by the Cummington Press, a small... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Cover design round-up: March 2021

Onto March, and with any luck, you'll soon be able to find some of the covers in our monthly round-up on the shelves of your local bookshop before too long. A fine treat it will be too, as there are plenty of lively illustrated children's jackets here, as well as a handful of lovely treatments... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Harper Design scores anthology Jim Morrison 'intended to publish'

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The 14 most important books for designers to read right now

Experts from IDEO, Adobe, SVA, HOK, Designer Fund, and more share book recommendations for designers who want to expand their horizons in 2021 and beyond. Designers in 2021 face some of the biggest challenges of their careers as they help rebuild a society torn asunder by COVID-19, economic... Continue reading at Fast Company

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40+ YA Book Cover Artists and Designers to Follow on Instagram

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Transworld to publish book encouraging women into STEM careers

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‘They’ve stolen our history’: Why one designer has been fighting for inclusion for 50 years

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John le Carré didn’t just invent the characters in the foreground of the spy world. He designed the entire set.

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How Klancy Miller Designs Recipes for Single People

“If you have a kitchen and cook and live by yourself … this cookbook is for you.” Continue reading at Slate

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Easing the Path for Black Book Designers

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HC partners with D&AD on hunt for emerging designer for Narnia branding

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Faber launches new designs of Ishiguro classics

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In ‘Jack,’ Marilynne Robinson’s fourth Gilead novel, a lost soul embarks on an impossible love affair

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Octopus pays tribute to author and 'design visionary' Sir Terence Conran

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