Communication Arts
September/October 2009
United States

The September/October 2009 issue of Communication Arts features the award-winning images from our 50th juried photography competition. Continuing with its 50th Anniversary coverage, CA also takes a look back at the last 50 years of photography. Additional editorial highlights include feature articles on John Hendrix, a St. Louis illustrator narrative use of pen, ink and acrylics is simply captivating; data visualized can be a beautiful thing at San Francisco's Stamen Design; the sophisticated design and packaging created at Principle, a design firm with offices in Pennsylvania and Texas; and Charlotte, North Carolina's Boone/Oakley, an ad agency with a clever wit.

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IdN: International Designers' Network
Vol 16, Number 4 (Self-promotion issue)
Hong Kong

There are few professions for which self-promotion is more important then that of graphic designers, for it is on the material that they produce to sell their own services that they will be judged. And if designers can’t design a decent piece of self-promotional material, what hope do they have of convincing a potential client that they could do a good job for them? Our biggest-ever feature, presenting the self-referential work of 25 artists and their views on how best to introduce yourself to the world.

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Design 360°
Vol 23
China

Feature: Frost's passion for design.
Creative China: The trend and language of book design & design symbol beyond the book.
Product Design: Product's space exploration.
Graphic Design: Think outside the frame, seek the fun of design.

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DESIGN>In formation
Issue # 14,
South Africa

The reason for this bumper edition of DESIGN>In formation is that the concept of the Creative Economy is vast. It encompasses many fields of practice and the editorial team became immersed in the theme. They soon found themselves exploring diverse avenues and angles on the topic.... The dynamic development of this edition of DESIGN> signifies the multi-disciplinary nature of the design fields, as well as their dynamic and unpredictable developments. Design as a discipline is never static. It is in constant flux and is redefined continuously. The result? A worthwhile and insightful issue of DESIGN> covering 52 articles and 334 pages.

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form: the making of design
Issue 228, September 2009
Switzerland

From an exotic niche to a profitable market: Our author Marcus Botsch explains why design is becoming ever more important for medical technology - and why as a designer in the field you pretty much become a medic yourself. Moreover, we present many new, successful design solutions for the operating theater and rehabilitation technology.... Finally, we also look at our cover feature from a graphics perspective and present the British artist Paul Insect. In his dramatic pictorial worlds he does not hesitate to combine medical illustrations and skulls with Playboy bunnies.

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novum: World of Graphic Design
08/2009
Germany

Although originally intended as just a one-off subject for novum plus, it seems that low budget will be with us for some time to come. It is one of the biggest challenges facing the creative world. We hope that the successful ideas we feature in our 24-page novum plus section on the subject will encourage designers to make the most out of little means. One thing is certain: Communication will always be important! But so far designers have been asked to just produce good interpretations, now they are looked to as the compass which will point out the way forward.

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