Fri.Sep 08, 2023

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Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Amberwood

I Love Typography

Read the book, Typographic Firsts If I were to design a new magazine that needed to be both traditional with the hint of edge attitude, I would consider the Amberwood font family. It is a sans serif with a touch of quirk. Its key feature is the brush letter curves that at once gives it a carnival poster sensibility that feels as though it was designed to suggest carefully contoured ribbon.

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F5: Glen Baldridge Loves Gummi Bears, Printmaking + More

Design Milk

“Garbage Pail Kids cards blew my mind,” said accomplished painter, printmaker, and draftsman Glen Baldridge. “My mom would drive me to every gas station in Great Falls, Montana to look for them. I remember the excitement of finding and ripping open those little packages. The play with language combined with the gross out drawings was just the best.

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Board game UX: minimalist design

UX Collective

Minimalism sometimes gets a bad rap. There have been trends over the past decade or so to make branding and websites flat, which helps streamline things to their raw components. This can help with branding and recognition, but it may make usability suffer if it’s not done correctly. Some may prefer the “charm” of older designs, or don’t want the design to become to gentrified along with all the other minimalist design changes over the years.

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California Vibes Shine Across Sun Ranch in Byron Bay, Australia

Design Milk

Squint a bit and the golden coastline of Australia’s Byron Bay hinterland does more than a convincing job conjuring a similar relaxed mountain-meets-ocean luminescence that has tempted countless free spirits up and down California’s Central Coast over the years. That persisting California 1970s vibe is embraced and magnified in every corner of the Sun Ranch hotel, a textural nostalgic ode to sun-soaked good times that recently opened its doors to present an immersive ranch experience

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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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Top 10 Bad Logos: Avoid These Logo Design Mistakes

Inkbot Design

Top 10 Bad Logos: Avoid These Logo Design Mistakes A company's logo is often their first impression on potential customers. A good logo is visually appealing, memorable, and effectively communicates the company's brand. However, designing an effective logo is more complicated than it looks. Many logos fall flat, fail to convey the desired image, or even send the wrong message entirely.

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How AR Book Covers Create Interactive Dimensions

Inkbot Design

How AR Book Covers Create Interactive Dimensions Imagine a world where book covers come to life, the boundary between the pages and the digital domain blurs, and readers are invited to experience an immersive literary journey like never before. Welcome to the world of “Crossing Dimensions,” where Augmented Reality (AR) is revolutionising the arena of book cover design services and infusing fresh vitality into the world of storytelling.

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Lip Smacker Celebrates 50th Anniversary With 'Vault Collection'

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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Evolution of 1970s Logos: From Groovy to Timeless

Inkbot Design

Evolution of 1970s Logos: From Groovy to Timeless The 1970s was a pivotal era in graphic design , characterised by bold colours, geometric shapes, and artistic experimentation. As the revolutionary spirit of the 1960s gave way to a new decade, logo designers embraced creative freedom and innovative techniques. Branding experienced a transformation, moving away from the muted, corporate aesthetic of the 1950s and 60s and towards more expressive and unconventional visual identities.

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It’s a Zoo in Here! A Diverse Cast of Whimsical Animals by Yen Jui-Lin Emerge From Wood

Colossal

All images © Yen Jui-Lin, shared with permission Yen Jui-Lui instills a growing group of characters with playful wiles and whimsy in an ongoing series of wooden toys ( previously ). Just a few of the artist’s recent creations portray pudgy bears that double as receptacles for spare change or fruit, a downcast rabbit enduring an inner tube, and birds that sprout dried flowers from the tops of their heads.

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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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LimeWire AI Studio: Unleashing the Power of AI for Content Creation and Community Building

Graphic Design Junction

In the ever-evolving landscape of technology and digital innovation, LimeWire, once known as a pioneer in the file-sharing realm, has now re-emerged as a dynamic AI-focused content publishing and community platform. This reincarnation, known as LimeWire AI Studio, has ventured into the uncharted territory of artificial intelligence, seeking to redefine the way we create and consume digital content.

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The artist behind The Cure's iconic album covers reveals his inspiration

Creative Bloq

Andy Vella tells us about his influences, Fiction Records and working across multiple creative disciplines.

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Designing for Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR): A Comprehensive Guide

We And The Color

Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) have rapidly emerged as transformative technologies with the potential to revolutionize various industries, from gaming and entertainment to healthcare, education, and business. The ability to create immersive and interactive digital experiences places the onus on designers to adapt and excel in these mediums.

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Procreate Dreams is "bringing animation to everyone"

Creative Bloq

Procreate's Chief Product Officer, Claire d’Este, tells me why animation is going to change forever.

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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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Hayao Miyazaki’s New Film ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Wanders Into a Magical World of Life and Death

Colossal

All images © Studio Ghibli Iconic Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki once again crafts an otherworldly landscape filled with mystery and wonder in his highly-anticipated new film, The Boy and the Heron. Nearing the end of his decades-long career, the Studio Ghibli ( previously ) director has hinted that this may be his last movie. As a result, an air of mystery has surrounded The Boy and the Heron for some time, but just this week, U.S. audiences were treated with an official trailer.

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Adobe Photoshop 25 review: AI is here to stay

Creative Bloq

Photoshop 25 enables you to create new and varied images by expanding the background of your images.

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Veri Healthcare CGM Tracker App: A Seamless Fusion of Functionality and Aesthetics

Abduzeedo

Veri Healthcare CGM Tracker App: A Seamless Fusion of Functionality and Aesthetics abduzeedo 0908—23 In the ever-evolving realm of healthcare technology, Rondesignlab proudly presents Veri, the groundbreaking Healthcare CGM Tracker App. Designed meticulously to bridge the gap between health and user experience, Veri stands as a testament to the potency of intuitive interface combined with compelling visual design.

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The Android rebrand is finally here (and we love it)

Creative Bloq

The animated 'bugdroid' has a lot of personality.

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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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Hyper Six Skincare And A Commitment To Inclusivity

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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Procreate Dreams makes animation nightmares a thing of the past

Creative Bloq

This Apple-exclusive app will be essential.

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Furnace Street Distillery's Compelling Brand Story Gets Told Through Its Packaging Design

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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Ingenious typography stamp set is a treat for font fans

Creative Bloq

And you can even make your own.

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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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There's No Such Thing As Boring Ice Cream And Brooklands Dairy Proves It

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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Microsoft Paint's new Background Removal tool is pretty surprising

Creative Bloq

Is Paint the new. Photoshop?

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New Theory Rips Up The Rule Book When It Comes To Wine Branding

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.