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Books, Design & Culture

September 7, 2009
by Dan
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Q & A with Alex Camlin, Da Capo Press

Even though I first noticed the chunky Eisner-esque cover design for Douglas Wolk’s Reading Comics at The Book Design Review, it wasn’t until much, much later — when Ben Pieratt posted about the elegant redesign of The Harvard Review at  … Continue reading

August 7, 2009
by Dan
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Something For The Weekend, August 7th, 2009

Winnie and Wolf — cover design by Alex Camlin (the chap behind that rather wonderful Harvard Review overhaul). I’m hoping to speak to Alex for the designer Q & A series later this month. And just while were on the … Continue reading

June 12, 2009
by Dan
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Something for the Weekend, June 12th, 2009

Jamie Conkleton‘s book cover designs for Gollancz’s Space Opera series, as featured in the D&AD Student Annual 2008. Great stuff. (via designworklife). Are any other publishers pursuing similar initiatives with student designers to repackage their backlist? Wordnik — More curious … Continue reading