Review: Book of Ideas

We take a look at award-winning designer Radim Malinic's new journal of creative direction and graphic design.

Our Verdict

For new designers, the title offers beneficial insight gained from Malinic's decade-plus as a freelance designer and art-director, while for more experienced creatives it's an inspiring collection of thoughts and ideas about how to make it in today's fast-paced creative industry.

For

  • Beautiful showcase of work
  • Bold layout design
  • Range of topics
  • Useful advice gained from experience
  • Genuine insight into life as a designer
  • Personal touch

Against

  • Lack of depth in some areas

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Book of Ideas

Book of Ideas is Radim Malinic's fourth book

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The Verdict
7

out of 10

Book of Ideas

For new designers, the title offers beneficial insight gained from Malinic's decade-plus as a freelance designer and art-director, while for more experienced creatives it's an inspiring collection of thoughts and ideas about how to make it in today's fast-paced creative industry.

Julia Sagar
Editor-in-chief retail

Julia is editor-in-chief, retail at Future Ltd, where she works in e-commerce across a number of consumer lifestyle brands. A former editor of design website Creative Bloq, she’s also worked on a variety of print titles, and was part of the team that launched consumer tech website TechRadar. She's been writing about art, design and technology for over 15 years.

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