Graphic Design USA
APRIL 28, 2021
AIGA has released the executive summary of its 2021 Design Point of View (POV) research, an in-depth analysis of the design profession, with the goal of creating a better community.
Spoon Graphics
APRIL 28, 2021
In today’s Photoshop video tutorial I’m going to share some useful tips for creating visually interesting panoramic posts on Instagram that seamlessly pan back and forth to show a larger image within the regular viewport area. These kinds of posts are perfect for wide images that you just can’t seem to crop into a square ratio, or to add a little creativity to your social media profile.
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We And The Color
APRIL 28, 2021
Digitally illustrated work of art based on the subject of immortality. Featured several times before on WE AND THE COLOR, Boris Pelcer is a visual artist and illustrator based in Portland, OR, USA. His illustrated artworks are intended to be explorations of intangible complexities of human emotions, thoughts, ideas, and behaviors. Below you can see three new artworks from Boris Pelcer’s Immortality series.
HONGKIAT
APRIL 28, 2021
Whether you want to design ads for your new product or design banners for your online profile on social media, a creative design tool is what you require to get things done quickly and easily. Though Adobe Photoshop is a powerful tool, it may not be useful for everyone. However, there are certain design tools that can be used by anyone. You just need to select the template, make some design decisions and then drag-and-drop elements to finish it.
Speaker: Amber Asay, Creative Director and Founder of award-winning design studio Nice People
Understanding what trends are happening and how they’re impacting the competitive landscape is crucial to providing top dollar design strategy to your clients. With so many trends coming and going, it can be overwhelming to determine which ones you should capitalize on and which ones might not be worth the trouble. In this exclusive webinar with Amber Asay, we’ll explore graphic design trends that need to die, trends that are starting to pick up and why, trends that have come and gone, and how t
Design Wizard
APRIL 28, 2021
Are you on a mission to define your brand and want it to be recognizably your business? A crucial part of that recognition is your logo. It’s what your customers see first. Understanding how to design a logo is a valuable skill to have. Thankfully, if you want to design a logo yourself, use overly complicated software. Usually, a symbol made up of text and images, your brand logo serves as an identification for your customers.
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Creative Review
APRIL 28, 2021
Eddie Apollo’s striking animation for Collette Cooper’s Lost Soul music video has such a confident style you would never guess that it’s only Apollo’s second animated work since teaching himself the craft in December last year. The video is directed by actor and director Sadie Frost, who discovered Apollo’s work after he directed his first animated promo for the track Camel Blue by Outer Stella Overdrive (which features Frost’s son Raff Law as lead vocalist an
Vecteezy
APRIL 28, 2021
Graphic design can be an ideal line of work, regardless of whether it’s your full-time job or something you do part-time. Design is rewarding work that allows you to experience the thrill of creating something that has a real impact. If you want to be a great designer, you don’t necessarily need a degree. More than anything else, you need practice, experience, and an ever-growing portfolio.
SpeckyBoy
APRIL 28, 2021
There are a ton of content management system (CMS) options out there. And if you’re looking to find the perfect fit your website project, the search can be exhausting. Particularly if you don’t have a lot of experience with these systems. But before you even choose a specific app, there’s another factor that needs to be considered. One that will have a major impact on your project in both the immediate and long term.
The Die Line
APRIL 28, 2021
When I saw the packaging for OOPS! by Uprise Branding, I thought to myself, "finally, a brand that gets it." The illustrations on the packaging are quirky and filled with all our pets' emotions: grumpiness, surprise, slyness, and goofiness.
Advertiser: Issuu
Brands must create and share impactful content to thrive, but they have less people, tighter budgets, and fewer resources to do so. Learn how to publish and market digital content with the same professionalism as organizations with million-dollar budgets.
SpyreStudios
APRIL 28, 2021
There is something new to learn, every day. There are so many hacks, tips, and tricks you might not know about. Online tutorials are the best way to learn new things – without cost and can be taken at pace. Hundreds, if not thousands, of web development YouTube videos, are available online. There are new videos being uploaded every day. It is a matter of looking for the right channel.
We And The Color
APRIL 28, 2021
Garet, a modern geometric sans serif font family characterized by its high x-height as well as clean and soft letterforms with a smooth masculine tone. Designed by Mirela Belova and Stan Partalev for foundry Spacetype, Garet is a new sans serif font family with a technical but friendly style. The complete Garet font family comprises 11 weights ranging from Hairline to Fat.
Design You Trust
APRIL 28, 2021
Based in Jakarta, Indonesia, digital artist Gilbert Gemayel aka GEM creates his hectic, super in-your-face tech-vibe illustrations. He got into digital art circa 2018 when he finished his college in architecture and started to use collaging as a medium to create architectural presentations. Before collaging, he ventured through a bunch of art mediums, from doodling to a mandala, and 3d vector art to graffiti.
Speaker: Sean Adams, ArtCenter College of Design
Thomas Edison once said “Vision without execution is hallucination.” This statement applies not just to invention, but to graphic design. One of the greatest strengths of graphic designers is the ability to first develop a concept and then execute it to make it real. From visualization and ideation all the way through to actuation and execution, each step of this process takes skill and expertise.
Azure Magazine
APRIL 28, 2021
“A stairlift is a product of necessity, not aspiration,” explains Pearson Lloyd , the London-based firm behind the new Flow X residential chairlift. Mobility aids are an often forgotten category when it comes to furniture and product design, and the stairlift has long been considered an undesirable and unattractive feature in the home. Though they have been manufactured commercially for the better part of a century, their technology has not progressed much beyond the original design — particular
Its Nice That
APRIL 28, 2021
The Seoul-based creative favours clean, classic imagery, and a research-based, ego-less practice.
Abduzeedo
APRIL 28, 2021
Super Dan origin: a swipeable graphic novel for the Instagram age. abduzeedo 04.28.21 To launch the Instagram account for Chinese badminton legend Lin Dan , creative agency monopo London in collaboration with illustration studio AmCo Studio crafted a graphic novel for the digital age. Scrollable, swipeable, shareable. A nine-episode Origin Story retelling Lin Dan’s rise from birth to superhero status.
Design You Trust
APRIL 28, 2021
According to an artists: “We (Scapa and Joe) teamed up to make pop art of how the future could look due to climate change. We use as many recycled materials as possible, along with 3D designing and printing.” New York, New York. Sea levels flooded NY. A survivor sails over a NY taxi, while a manta ray flies by a ‘Don’t Walk’ sign which lights up.
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Creative Review
APRIL 28, 2021
By Virginia Taroni Donate Your Eyes was set up by kids magazine Anorak and Anomaly creative director David Lawrie, whose own son, Flynn, was diagnosed with glaucoma while a baby. As well as bringing together a wealth of eyeball-themed artworks on a dedicated Instagram page , they’re hoping to make more people aware of the condition, and raise money for London’s Moorfields Eye Hospital – which treated Flynn when he was younger.
Graphis
APRIL 28, 2021
Celebrate your good luck with some lovely wine, and feel safe while doing some with reliable home security thanks to our two featured Packaging 10 entries! If you’ve been having good luck lately, what better way to celebrate than with a drink? Founded in 2014, Pavement is an award-winning design firm based in San Francisco […].
Colossal
APRIL 28, 2021
“The Nightowl” (2021), oil, embroidery thread, and yarn on canvas in a wood frame, 28 x 22 inches. All images courtesy of Paradigm Gallery, shared with permission. The lengthy exposure times required by 19th Century photography were not conducive to newborns and fidgety toddlers, a problem many mothers tried to remedy by cloaking themselves in fabric and hiding behind furniture.
Eye on Design
APRIL 28, 2021
Industry surveys are, by their very nature, a snapshot in time. Pull up the questionnaire, and fill it out. What happens tomorrow or the next day doesn’t count, in the most literal sense of the phrase. That reality makes it difficult to get a full and clear picture of what’s happening in the design industry, especially in a moment when the entire world feels like it’s on shifting ground.
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Vecteezy
APRIL 28, 2021
We’ve put together this contributor checklist to point out some of the specifics that should be considered when you’re creating and uploading vectors , stock photos , and stock videos. Resources that meet the criteria listed below will not only be more likely to be approved for our site, but they’ll also gain more visibility and attract more downloads.
Colossal
APRIL 28, 2021
“The Nightowl” (2021), oil, embroidery thread, and yarn on canvas in a wood frame, 28 x 22 inches. All images courtesy of Paradigm Gallery, shared with permission. The lengthy exposure times required by 19th Century photography were not conducive to newborns and fidgety toddlers, a problem many mothers tried to remedy by cloaking themselves in fabric and hiding behind furniture.
Design Week
APRIL 28, 2021
Yinka Ilori and Es Devlin have revealed the design of this year’s Brit Awards trophies. Next month’s ceremony will be the 41 st edition of the Brit Awards, and will take place at London’s O2. This year will be the first time winners will be awarded with two trophies each. The intention is that one can then be given away to someone that each winner “considers worthy” of celebrating. “An explosion of colour” The main Brit Award trophy for 2021 sports Ilori
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