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An open book shows an abstract composition of black and red horizontal lines of varying lengths. The lines are arranged in staggered clusters across the two white pages.

Excellent conceptual graphic design from Polina Joffe

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Date
17 April 2013

Reading the captions alongside Polina Joffe’s stunning projects is the graphic design equivalent of finding out Natalie Portman can speak seven languages. Her collection of utterly beautiful publications all have the same thing in common — they all are built on the foundations of a brilliant idea. From intricate book whose entire design relates to and explores the work of Kafka, to a newspaper that “explores the relationship between the dot and the line,” Polina’s work is just one intelligent joy after the other. Her website states she’s available for work and collaborations — form an orderly queue!

A bright blue book is shot from a high angle against a black background. The spine reads “In The Penal Colony”, while the front cover features the word “JUST” embossed into the material.
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Pollina Joffe: Be Just

A person holds open a small book, peeling back a translucent red page. The red sheet is covered in a pattern of small, raised dots.
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Pollina Joffe: Be Just

A close-up of an open book, showing a page of printed text against a dark background. The blue edge of the cover is visible on the right.
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Pollina Joffe: Be Just

An open white booklet featuring abstract black lines on both pages. The left page has three clean horizontal lines, while the right page shows a series of jagged, ink-like streaks.
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Pollina Joffe: Interrogation of the Line

An open booklet shows an abstract black ink composition across two pages. The marks consist of organic, elongated shapes and small dots arranged in loose horizontal rows.
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Pollina Joffe: Interrogation of the Line

An open book displays a series of blue and grey abstract compositions. The images feature geometric, metallic shapes arranged in a grid-like layout across two pages.
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Pollina Joffe: Light Typographic Study

An open book shows a minimalist graphic across two white pages. A black square is topped by two red vertical bars, which are crossed by a black horizontal line and capped by a longer black line.
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Pollina Joffe: Ode to Constructivism

An open book shows a minimalist graphic on the left page. A series of black and red vertical bars of varying widths are arranged beside a single diagonal black line and a horizontal black bar.
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Pollina Joffe: Ode to Constructivism

Three black hardback books by Stephen King stand side by side against a white background. The covers feature abstract, textured imagery and the titles “It”, “The Shining” and “Different Seasons”.
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Pollina Joffe: Stephen King Book Set

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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