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Alison Place|Books
On Fighting the Typatriarchy
"My intent was to make a typeface that stands for the strength of a woman at different times in her life. In Indian culture, a woman is expected to be the powerhouse of responsibilities." An excerpt from Feminist Designer.

Joanna Moorhead|Books
Paris: 1937-1938
An excerpt from Surreal Spaces: The Life and Art of Leonora Carrington.

Joseph Grigely|Books
Seeing Things: Joseph Grigely

Stuart Walker|Books
Design Criticism
An excerpt from Stuart Walker’s new book Design for Resilience.

William Kentridge|Books
William Kentridge: Prints and Posters
A taste of the first installment in an epic catalogue of William Kentridge’s linocuts, etchings, monotypes, posters, and more.

Adrian Shaughnessy|Books
Hello Human
A review of Michael Horsham’s Hello Human: A History of Visual Communication, out now from Thames & Hudson.
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