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Designer Yannis Karlopoulos’s Work is a Celebration of Greek History and Culture

Eye on Design

Descending from street level, the first room is an assemblage of shops signs, early 2000s Macs, various bricks, and a vitrine full of supermarket product packaging. First, he began experimenting with digital design and desktop publishing software as an early adopter of the Apple operating systems.

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The History of Logos: Where Branding Started

Inkbot Design

From ancient civilisations to the digital age, symbols have served as powerful tools for communication and brand recognition. In the digital age, logos have had to adapt to the ever-changing digital landscape. Logo designers now face the challenge of creating versatile and practical logos across various digital platforms.

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Retro Packaging Design: Bringing Back Vintage Styles

Inkbot Design

Vintage signage fonts mimic painted shop sign lettering with distressed, imperfect shapes, offering an authentic retro touch. Study Packaging from Your Era Analyse colours, illustrations, typography, patterns, and other design elements used in genuine packaging from your nostalgic era of choice. Rustic charm abounds.

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Emerging UX patterns in Generative AI experiences

UX Collective

For example, the act of buying coffee is driven by the desire for caffeine, the presence of money and a nearby coffee shop, and the coffee shop sign serving as a prompt. Looking at the past, we see how the GUI created a digital canvas for the user to create.

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Maybe we don’t have to (re)brand everything

UX Collective

The prevalence of “corporate” (self) branding has created a market of digital mockups. They are being framed within selected shapes, colours, and patterns, just to reinforce the identity of their new upcoming fitness “brand.” Everyone could use a giggle now and then when they see a tacky shop sign seemingly made with Powerpoint.

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21 Photoshop Tutorials to Brush Up Your Photoshop Skills

HONGKIAT

Designing an Isometric Pixel Art Coffee Shop This comprehensive tutorial guides you through the process of creating an isometric pixel art coffee shop. You’ll start by working out the dimensions of the building and then move on to adding finer details like awnings, shop signs, and outdoor furniture.

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15 Illustration Portfolio Websites That Are Brimming with Talent

High on Design by Wix

Neatly organized on Naomi’s homepage are her many projects, consisting of gifs, illustrated patterns and greeting cards. Based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, his unique use of color, texture and shape is carried across the different mediums in which he works, such as digital illustration, murals and printmaking.