The result of my London bookshop crawl in October 2024 were 14 books. A diverse mix of graphic design, illustration, architecture, diaries, fiction, and non-fiction. Rather than diving into each title, I’ll focus on a few standouts that feel special to me.
Read MoreI’ve been to London more times than any other major city outside of Croatia. Somehow it always makes sense to go back. For me, London means art exhibitions, food markets, great parks, ciders and—bookshops! London is a haven for book lovers. This is my bookshop travelogue from October 2024!
Read MoreWhen thinking of painters whose work feels cinematic, one that certainly comes to mind is Edward Hopper (1882 — 1967), a painter of cities and small towns, disquieting atmosphere, solitary figures and introspection. On what would be his 142nd birthday, let’s explore some of the most obvious connections between his work and cinema.
Read MoreWhat if our favourite movie characters took so much pride in their book collections that they commissioned their own ex libris designs? I couldn't resist. I started sketching concepts as if I’d been hired for the job. Soon, I had the first Cinema edition ex libris package for 8 famous movie (anti)heroes!
Read More“There is nothing new under the sun”—when they wrote this in the Bible, I’m sure they weren’t thinking of graphic designers, but that’s definitely a profession it could apply to. Every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past. Nothing in design is ever really original or new.
Read MoreWhen Gutenberg’s Bible was printed in 1455, it changed the world. Its historical significance is unquestionable — no history class would fail to mention it. But what could we say about this book in a graphic design class?
Read MoreDynamic symmetry is a proportioning principle which can we used to achieve eye-pleasing compositions by aligning elements to a special kind of grid. Examples of this found in literature were always on some old piece of art. Naturally, I had to apply it to movie posters. After my introductory post, here’s nine new examples of great movie poster designs, compared to the dynamic symmetry grid.
Read MoreGrids are hard to avoid in design. Although some people nowadays offer advice on breaking (or forgetting) the grid, it’s been a useful tool for a long, long time. And not only in design—art, architecture and handwritten manuscripts have relied on grid to provide structure even in Ancient Greece. This article gives a short intro to dynamic symmetry and explores some examples using movie posters…
Read MoreSince quarantine gives me some extra reading time, I decided to start Book Stories: basically me going through some film/art books I own, presenting stuff I find interesting.
I’ll start with a book about Tomislav Pinter, legendary Croatian cinematographer.
Read MoreMy personal 18 favorite movie posters of 2018.
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