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Kevin Poon celebrates 40 years of McNuggets with an immersive exhibition experience

Creative Boom

It's been 40 years since McNuggets first hit McDonald's, and to mark the occasion, WOAW Gallery founder Kevin Poon has curated an interactive art exhibition that explores their cultural impact. It's hard to imagine a life before McNuggets. The popular McDonald's menu item is the staple of many a visit, and this year they celebrate forty years of worldwide distribution.

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“Fifteen Vaults” by Photographer Brandon Tauszik

Booooooom

An unsparing commentary on the brittleness of family ties in the face of modern life and death by Los Angeles-based photographer and filmmaker Brandon Tauszik

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A Solar-Powered Bench That Spins Ever So Slowly

Design Milk

Interactive outdoor art installations are some of our favorites! Now, Melbourne-based art and technology studio ENESS has launched A Solar-Powered Bench That Spins Ever So Slowly. The name of the permanent installation is exactly as it says – the whimsical benches store sunlight from custom solar panels and rotate, giving users a slow paced perspective of their surroundings.

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15+ Best Vintage Fonts for Classic Designs

Graphic Design Junction

The best vintage fonts are more than just typefaces; they are portals to history, reflecting the aesthetics and sensibilities of times past. From ornate Victorian scripts to bold Art Deco lettering, vintage fonts span decades and encompass a wide range of design movements. These fonts are characterized by their intricate details, handcrafted feel , and the stories they tell through their strokes and serifs.

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Let's Talk Trends: Designing for Maximum Impact

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

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A Hand-Cranked Artificial Intelligence Powered Storytelling Machine

Design Milk

ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, AI-enhanced smart home device, and numerous systems sometimes completely invisible to us are already altering how we work, play, and interact with the world. But few would conceive the burgeoning transformative technology taking on the form of something as humble as the Narratron , a small projector with a hand crank conceived to capture hand shadow puppetry and transform the poses into fairy tales narrated by artificial intelligence.

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Top 10 Shoe Brand Logos: The Art of Sole

Inkbot Design

Top 10 Shoe Brand Logos: The Art of Sole In a world where first impressions matter, a logo plays a pivotal role in conveying a brand's identity, values, and essence. This holds especially true in the shoe industry, where a logo embodies the ideology, craftsmanship, and vision behind the brand. Shoe logos have become icons – visual symbols that spark recognition across geographies and demographics.

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Coffee Of The Day's Cold Brew Packaging Radiates Energy

The Die Line

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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Vecteezy Secures Inc. 5000 List Spot for Third Consecutive Year

Vecteezy

In the fast-paced and ultra competitive software industry, consistently earning a spot on a prestigious list like the Inc. 5000 is no small feat. It’s a testament to a company’s dedication, innovation, and resilience. This year, for the third consecutive time, Vecteezy has accomplished just that, solidifying its position as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

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Finding Natural Comfort Through Packaging Design With HEAZ's Work For Babadito

The Die Line

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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The Democratization of Design: Giving Creators & Marketers the Tools to Succeed

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.

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Brooklinen x Zoe Schlacter Collaborate on Bold Bedding Collection

Design Milk

Bedding brand Brooklinen teams up with interdisciplinary artist Zoe Schlacter to drop their boldest bedding collection so far. This latest Artist Series collaboration aims to inject a dose of artistic style and redefine your bedroom aesthetic with eye-catching graphics. Launching in tandem with Schlacter’s new designs, Brooklinen will also be launching their bedding in complementary colors Cilantro and Lemongrass, along with bringing back two favorites, Toffee and Raindrop Blue.

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Dieline Road Trip USA: Puerto Rico

The Die Line

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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The ROMANA Lamp Family Is Modern With Ancient Roots

Design Milk

With a shape inspired by the fluted columns of ancient Rome and the colors of the Memphis movement, the ROMANA light collection has it all – brains and looks. Functional and visually intriguing, the family of four luminaires from Superlife include a table lamp , a medium sized lamp, a floor lamp , and a pendant lamp. Each element of the collection features powder coated aluminum and a dimmable bulb.

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Effective Tips for Selling Your House Online

Graphic Design Junction

Venturing into the digital realm to sell your house can be thrilling and daunting if you’re not well-equipped with the right knowledge. Selling your home online can be a breeze with appropriate insights, eliminating the hassle of traditional open house sessions and other in-person sales activities. Keep reading to discover various methods to effectively market and sell your home online.

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From Visualization to Execution: Exploring Our Strengths as Designers

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.

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Unique Selling Points: Gaining a Competitive Edge in Today’s Market

Inkbot Design

Unique Selling Points: Gaining a Competitive Edge in Today's Market In today's oversaturated marketplace, simply having a quality product or service is no longer enough to succeed. Customers are inundated with options; you must give them compelling reasons to choose you over the competition. This is where the concept of Unique Selling Propositions (USPs) becomes critical.

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Grafical Font Family by Halbfett

We And The Color

A Contemporary Marvel: Exploring Halbfett’s Grafical Font Family. Typography is a realm where art and functionality harmoniously blend. In the Grafical font family by Halbfett, this balance is masterfully achieved through a contemporary reinterpretation of 19th-century sans serifs. Grafical exudes a refreshing modernity while retaining a nostalgic nod to its historical roots.

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A Perfect Balance Between Sophisticated Gold Foiling And Intricate Illustrations

The Dieline

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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Through Gilded Portraits, Tawny Chatmon Envisions a Dazzling Future

Colossal

“Iconography/A Hopeful Truth” (2022-2023), 24k gold leaf, 22k moon gold, acrylic paint, semi-precious stones, and other mixed media on archival pigment print, 56 x 42 inches. All images © Tawny Chatmon, shared with permission “Whenever I think about the future, I think about my children and the fact that I feel that the future does not belong to me; it belongs to them,” says Tawny Chatmon ( previously ). “The work I’m creating now is what I’m manifesting

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Rethinking Creative Workflows: Increasing Efficiency in the Design Process

As the design industry evolves, teams are facing new challenges and a need to produce more outstanding creative work than ever. Leaders must learn how to adapt their processes to solve today’s—and tomorrow’s—unique design challenges. In this e-book, you’ll learn how to establish your creative workflow and leverage the power of CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite to streamline the entire design process, from start to finish.

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A Marvelous Recreation: Morgan Villette's Tribute to Marvel with a Personal Touch

Abduzeedo

A Marvelous Recreation: Morgan Villette's Tribute to Marvel with a Personal Touch abduzeedo 0816—23 In the vast world of motion design, every so often, a project comes along that captivates the heart and the imagination. One such project, created by the seasoned motion designer and writer with two decades under his belt, Morgan Villette, achieves just that.

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Tons of Broken Glass Flood Architectural Spaces in Captivating Site-Specific Installations by Baptiste Debombourg

Colossal

“Black tide” (2023), broken laminated glass from vitroplus , black lacquer, nails, wood, medium, silicone, and tape, 3.5 x 10 x 9 meters. Installed in Maison Hazeur for Passages Insolites in Quebec, Canada. All images © Baptiste Debombourg, shared with permission “I am interested in individual repeated attempts, which sometimes lead to failure,” says Baptiste Debombourg. “The impression of impotence generated by such situations, and by the individuals themselves, si

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A Trailblazing Photography Collector Champions Black Artists

Feature Shoot

Dawit L. Petros , Hadenbes, 2005. Courtesy the artist/Bradley Ertaskiran Jamel Shabazz. Best Friends, Brooklyn, New York, 1981 As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic is now on view at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. In 1997, Dr. Kenneth Montague, a practicing dentist, created a gallery inside the halls of his Toronto home.

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The Quest of Evolution

Communication Arts

An innovative storywriting platform that leverages blockchain technology, this site designed by Samuel Day draws inspiration from alchemical etchings and ornamental design.

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Creative Insights: Data-Backed Trends to Help You Design Successful Content

In today’s competitive markets, how do you make sure that your content not only stands out but performs well? How can you predict whether certain design choices will result in clicks, engagement, downloads, and other drivers of ROI? Shutterstock’s Creative Insights Report (Q3) is your window into the hottest trends that are transforming the creative world.

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Vecteezy Secures Inc. 5000 List Spot for Third Consecutive Year

Vecteezy

In the fast-paced and ultra competitive software industry, consistently earning a spot on a prestigious list like the Inc. 5000 is no small feat. It’s a testament to a company’s dedication, innovation, and resilience. This year, for the third consecutive time, Vecteezy has accomplished just that, solidifying its position as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

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Printing custom stickers: a behind the scenes look

Moo

At MOO, we take immense pride in crafting premium personalized products. And as self-proclaimed print enthusiasts, we wanted to take you behind the scenes of one of our favorite marketing materials – custom Stickers. Ever wondered what goes into creating a Sticker? In this article, we’ll give you a sneak peek at how we bring your masterpieces to life at MOO.

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The Essentials Needed to Become a Photographer

Design Beep

Photography is an art that blends creativity and technical skill to tell stories and evoke emotions through images. Whether you’re a novice picking up your first camera or a seasoned enthusiast looking to enhance your craft, there are essential elements you need in order to become a successful photographer. Master your camera and equipment The best photographers have mastered their equipment.

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You Can Call This Latest Alcohol-Free Beer Al's

The Dieline

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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How to Create Stunning Typography With the Corel Type Tool Kit

Download this free eBook to learn how you can create stunning typography, using the basics, such as placing text, to advanced controls like ligatures, variable fonts, effects, tracking, range kerning, and everything in between. Learn how to: Use Character Control to add variety to your font styles. Use Paragraph Control to manage spacing, alignment, justification and more.