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Esther Tang's gloriously textural illustrations help her connect to the world emotionally

Creative Boom

Since graduating from the School of Visual Arts in 2022, her distinctive illustration style has been recognised by the Society of Illustrators, Creative Quarterly, and the World Illustration Awards. We caught up with her to learn more. Connection and communication are at the heart of Esther Tang's illustrations.

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7 graphic design trends for 2022

Designer Daily

2021 was full of exciting ideas, but now in 2022, design is moving towards even bolder design choices. Below are 7 design ideas that are relevant from the beginning of 2022 to the present moment. The new design trend of 2022 is prompting designers around the world to look for the most daring and challenging combinations.

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The winners of the 2022 V&A Illustration Awards have been revealed

Creative Boom

Book Illustration Winner 2022 – Gérard DuBois. And the winners of the 2022 V&A Illustration Awards have been revealed. The V&A Illustration Awards made a triumphant return in 2022 after taking two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, and nearly 1,500 applicants submitted their work to be considered for this year's award.

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150+ Free Watercolor Brush Textures

Graphic Design Junction

Free high quality watercolor brush textures perfect for wedding card backgrounds, christmas invitations , business cards, new year flyers and nature look graphic design projects. A set of 150+ seamless, realistic watercolor textures. All textures are unique with color versions, carefully tweaked to preserve image quality.

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Weishan Yang is a multimedia artist with a love of horror fiction, ghosts and spontaneity

Creative Boom

Reflex, 2022 © Weishan Yang. ?Working They have this raw texture and abstract quality that I find fascinating.". Total Recall, 2022 © Weishan Yang. Caught Feelings, 2022 © Weishan Yang. Free Breeze, 2022 © Weishan Yang. Untitled (Leaving Oasis), 2022 © Weishan Yang. Untitled(Ghost), 2022 © Weishan Yang.

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Scott Alario reveals the spellbinding process behind his unusual photography

Creative Boom

Marguerite & Luna Moth, 2022 © Scott Alario. Textural, colourful and a little childish; there's much to learn about the method behind the Rhode Island-based artist's magical creations. Marguerite & Painted Turtle, 2022 © Scott Alario. Mooni & Sugar Snake Science Experiment, 2022 © Scott Alario.

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Design Trend Report: Winter 2022

Creative Market

Y2k continues to influence design in 2022, but this particular flavor is textbook 2014 Tumblr. Think grungy textures, film-inspired type treatments, and cinematic color grading. Inspired by a utopian vision of 24/7 daydreaming, this trend is all about cloudy textures and warm puffy feelings. Tumblresque. The Dreamyverse.

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