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title: "Book and Illustration Design for Picture No Galleries"
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summary: "McCarthy Studio designed \"Picture No Galleries,\" a book illustrating the impact of funding cuts on art galleries across Aotearoa, featuring a limited three-colour palette and multiple diecut Colorplan covers. The project was initiated in 2019 by Jenny Harper and the Chartwell Trust to document the effects of a world without galleries."
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# Book and Illustration Design for Picture No Galleries

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