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Awards and press

2nd edition books: The journey of larks, Life and Punctuation..?
They are now available from up-to-date bookshops, Waterstones
or direct from the distributor Central Books, and have been much
updated, improved and are in a fitter final form. For more information
and to order visit www.userdesign.co.uk/books.
      There is no obvious link to the books from this main website,
instead they have their own website. The books are classed as a
mini side project and it is hoped that they will now get used more.
      Thanks to the paper merchant, printer and distributor. Enjoy.

3 front cover images of our books

  • The journey of larks: is based on word-play and graphic
    shenanigans.
  • Life: an illustrated day in the life of somebody.
  • Punctuation..?: an informative, educational and fun book which
    explains the functions and correct uses of 21 of the most used
    punctuation marks.
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Best of Greeting Cards book
Our greeting card designs in 2006 have been showcased in the book
Best of Greeting Cards by Zeixs, Germany, 2011.

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Letterheads & Business Cards 2 book
Our corporate identity design in 2002 for Montague Capital has been
showcased in the book Letterheads & Business Cards 2 by Zeixs,
Germany, 2011.

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Information Design Journal
Our paper Getting around the reproduction problems of colored graphs
has been published in the international peer reviewed Information Design
Journal
, 18.1, 2010. John Benjamins, Amsterdam.

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Communication Research Institute
We took part in an international collaborative communication research
project Credit Card Statements: Communication Benchmarks 2009,
for the Communication Research Institute, Australia. View project report
and findings (PDF).

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European Design Awards
User design received two merits in the European Design Awards 2007,
in the book and editorial illustration, and card/invitation/flyer categories.
Our work was featured in the accompanying book.

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Book cover

European Design Awards Annual 2007, contains all the winners work
and is available from BIS Publishers, Netherlands.

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