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7 Photographers on Finding Your Voice

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CSS for the Minimalist: Exploring Classless CSS

Noupe

In 2011, the first version of Bootstrap (then called Twitter Bootstrap) came out. It was a product of Twitter’s UI team and was a framework aimed at simplifying the creation of professional looking applications across the Web. . It’s release revolutionized how developers used CSS – it took what was often a bespoke, unruly approach to Web stylization and gave developers the tools to easily make professional looking websites with standard components and minimal effort.

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Cloaked in Thick Smoke, Submerged Foliage Breaches the Water’s Surface in Mysterious Photographs

Colossal

All images © Robert Peek, shared with permission. Rotterdam-based photographer Robert Peek creates ghostly photographic stills of botanical forms that wouldn’t look out of place on Miss Havisham’s festering dining room table. On first inspection, Peek’s work resembles paintings with smoke dripping from the flowers’ petals and leaves. Colors are drawn out and enhanced, while other hues are shrouded in the white veil.

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Meet Lauren Danger Koste, Shillington Graduate and Studio Manager at The Design Kids

Shillington

Sometimes, the best thing to do if you want to change careers is to take the leap. For Lauren Danger Koste , the choice to study at Shillington happened spontaneously after years of working as a kickass brand strategist. She’d been getting a little jealous watching the graphic designer she worked with make creative magic happen and she wanted a piece of the action.

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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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4 Ways Online Course Materials Benefit Students

Noupe

At all levels of education, many instructors are implementing modern practices and innovative technology into their lesson plans. In both the K-12 and higher education sectors, the rise of educational technology (often referred to as EdTech ) has been impossible to miss. In 2020, the need for digital tools has been more pressing and sudden than ever before.

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World Illustration Award winners revealed

Its Nice That

The Association of Illustrators has announced the overall winners, category winners and shortlist of 200 projects, whittled down from 4,300 entries, featuring artists such as Aysha Tengiz and Amber Vittoria.

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Radio Juxtapoz ep 055: From Nigeria, Inside the Protests and Studio of Arinze

Juxapoz Magazine

In recent weeks, even the hours before Radio Juxtapoz got on the phone with our friend, the Nigerian-based hyperrealist artist, Arinze Stanley, we were reading and watching as peaceful protests against police brutality in Lagos and surrounding cities turned to roiling chaos as forces began attacking its citizens. In the 24 hours before we recorded this podcast, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) had open-fired on protestors, resulting in death, lockdowns, curfews and more confusing unrest.

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Misty Lochs, Magical Woods and Spectacular Lightning Strikes: Feast Your Eyes on The Incredible Winning Shots for The 2020 Landscape Photographer of The Year Awards

Design You Trust

The splendour of Britain’s rural and urban landscapes have been captured in breathtaking fashion for the 13th time – by the shortlisted and winning entries to the 13th Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Every time, without fail, the winning and shortlisted images by the nation’s most talented amateur and professional photographers take the breath away.

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A LAST LOOK AT THE AUSTIN BRIGGS ARCHIVES, part 3: The New Realism

Illustration Art

Austin Briggs was perhaps the leading proponent of the "new realism" in illustration-- unposed figures in unguarded moments, with all the awkwardness and spontaneity of real life. We can find the emergence of this approach in Briggs' archives. Briggs began his career drawing idealized figures in traditionally staged pictures. Like other illustrators of his day, he sought to find the peak moment, the heightened leap, the most dramatic expression.

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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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Japanese Artist Crafts Awesome Cyberpunk Demon Masks

Design You Trust

Japanese Twitter user Shuka is a stop motion animator and “mecha designer” who specializes in crafting cyberpunk-themed items and accessories. The talented artist has recently gained some attention on Twitter for designing an awesome cyberpunk-themed Japanese demon mask! More: Twitter, Shop h/t: grapee The cyberpunk creation is a twist on traditional Japanese demon (oni) masks featured in Noh.

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A LAST LOOK AT THE BRIGGS ARCHIVE, part 4: hundreds of drawings

Illustration Art

Most of Austin Briggs' major drawings-- such as his TV Guide series-- have been reproduced all over the internet, but going through the family archives I found hundreds of spot illustrations and lesser known drawings from his later decades that are rarely seen today. I'm taking this opportunity to put some of them back in public view. As you can tell, the following six spot illustrations from one article are small and relatively inconsequential.

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Bums for The Bush: The Cheeky Campaign Helping Aussie Farmers

Design You Trust

The Camden Farms Student Society, a group of 3rd year DVM students, is tasked with organizing events during their year on the Camden campus, including the annual nude calendar. More: Bums for The Bush, Instagram, Facebook As the leading veterinary education centre in Australia, the Sydney School of Veterinary Science is globally respected and has been producing the charity nude calendar for over.

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Bright Walls

Enviromeant

This project is an experiential collaboration mural and interactive installation created by Joe Geis and Jeremiah Britton for “Bright Walls” mural festival. . Text and photography copyright of Joe Geis and Jeremiah Britton The post Bright Walls appeared first on Enviromeant.

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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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Poop Factory: The Best DIY Halloween Costume For Your Dog

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Since the Halloween is rapidly approaching, here’s a simple and cheap solution for your dog’s costume. Alternatively: if you are too lazy to make one out of a cardboard box and toilet paper rolls, you can get one on Amazon. More: Amazon. Source.

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Brand Identity Design

Graphic Springs

Brand identity relates to the way a business illustrates itself to its customer base and what they perceive of it. In simple terms, just like every individual is unique, having a brand identity for your business is the special trait that sets your organization apart from others in the industry. A brand identity design on the other hand is what gives recognition to your company.

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Amazing Black and White Photographs Capture Everyday Life in France During the Mid-20th Century

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Photographer Janine Niepce (February 12, 1921 – August 5, 2007), one of the first photo-journalists in France, was a distant cousin of Nicéphore Niépce, the inventor of photography. She photographed with great talent ordinary people going about their daily lives, much like humanist photographers Robert Doisneau and Willy Ronis. Influenced by Henri Cartier-Bresson, who gave her very sound advice on.

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Illustration project for Designer/ Illustrator

Shillington

The post Illustration project for Designer/ Illustrator appeared first on Shillington Design Blog.

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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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What Should eCommerce Brands Include In Their Digital Marketing Strategy in 2021?

Noupe

The list of the best digital marketing strategies is changing all the time. As the world changes around us, so too do the ways in which we need to market our brands. Strategies that were popular 5 years ago may no longer be effective, while new strategies exist that weren’t even possible back then. To best market your brand, you need to utilize some of the latest and most effective marketing strategies.

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Ed Ruscha designs artwork for Paul McCartney’s lockdown album, McCartney III

Its Nice That

Using a typeface he designed in 1981 and employs in many of his word paintings, the artist has created an ethereal depiction of a dice for the musician’s third DIY solo project.

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Would You Eat A Whopper That Came In Reusable Packaging?

The Die Line

Burger King to pilot reusable packaging program in New York City, Portland, and Tokyo with Loop.

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Davide Degano’s Beyond the Land of Castles pays tribute to local mountain communities threatened by globalisation

Its Nice That

The documentary series captures life in the “forgotten” villages around the Italian and Slovenian borders, as a depiction of emigration and depopulation, and an exploration of the photographer’s heritage.

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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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Build Your Own Paper Sculptures With These All-Inclusive Craft Kits

Brown Paper Bag

This post contains some affiliate links. If you make a purchase, Brown Paper Bag may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more here. I am enchanted by cut paper sculptures kept under glass domes. Not only does the dome look great, but it is a practical way to keep a 3D artwork safe. Silvina De Vita, aka My Papercut Forest , creates papercraft that lives under these coverings—some of which you can build yourself.

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DohBoy Is Adult Cookie Dough For Rebels

The Die Line

Green and pink is a bold color combination that will instantly turn heads, and DohBoy has tricks to surprise and delight in spades. .

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Oversized Spiders by Mister Finch Transform Vintage Textiles into Fairytale Sculptures

Colossal

All images © Mister Finch, shared with permission. Leeds-based artist Mister Finch ( previously ) thrifts scraps of brocades and cottons to shape into fantastical creatures that are both whimsical and slightly unnerving. His recent pieces include a series of oversized spiders that the artist photographs suspended from the ceiling or scaling his workshop wall. “The past few years my work has become more sculpture-based with my creatures pretty much all stood up and attached to bases.”

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How Artists Make a Living With Patreon

Tuts Plus

"You won't make any money as an artist." "Art is not a career.". "Get a real job.". We've all heard them before. The 101 reasons why art will never be a sustainable career. But it's time to throw away all that negativity and pick up some real hope, because the digital age is changing the game for artists. In today's world, there are more opportunities than ever which allow artists to do what they love while creating a sustainable income.

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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.