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The Type Designer’s Sophisticated Font Bundle (99% Off)

Just Creative

Font bundles are my favourite, and this one is no exception. This brand new bundle from DesignCuts brings you a wide range of professional quality fonts, from sans-serif to classic serif, brush, calligraphy, display and many more. My personal favorites are: Biennale – A strong sans-serif, perfect for headlines or branding. Modern Symphony – a modern calligraphy font duo (damn sexy!).

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Josh Kelly: Stop Making Websites That Party Like It’s 1999

Graphic Design USA

The point of a website is to make it easy and rewarding for people to engage with your brand, not to wow them with innovation for innovation’s sake.

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‘Tulip,’ a Needle-Felted Animated Short is “Fresh and Woolly Take” on ‘Thumbelina’

Brown Paper Bag

Animator Andrea Love and illustrator Phoebe Wahl are working on an animated short film called “Tulip,” which is a “fresh and woolly take” on the Hans Christian Anderson tale Thumbelina. The eight-minute piece introduces us to Tulip, a child born from a flower, who explores a big (and often overwhelming) garden while “searching for her sense of belonging.”.

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The Mixcloud rebrand by Studio Output visualises the connecting power of music

Its Nice That

The graphic designers have created a responsive visual language for the audio streaming platform, bringing to life the “i” in its wordmark through animation.

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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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Using illustration in branding: a how to

Creative Review

Whether you’re tackling a difficult subject or keen to inject life into a brand, illustration is a powerful way to communicate. We delve into the dos and don’ts of incorporating it into branding. The post Using illustration in branding: a how to appeared first on Creative Review.

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“Familiar Gardens” by Photographer Dulcie Wagstaff

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New Student Portfolio Video! Meet Ella Caseley, Winner of the Shillington x Champion Agency Scholarship

Shillington

Hailing from Leicester in England’s East Midlands, Ella Caseley was working a self-taught designer—working in a few different jobs across her hometown. Then, it all changed. Ella applied for the Shillington x Champion Agency scholarship, a collaboration between the design school and the design agency to award a full scholarship to a young creative talent from a disadvantaged background, and won!

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Mixcloud rebrand aims to “amplify communities online and offline”

Design Week

Creator-led audio platform Mixcloud has launched a new identity as it celebrates its tenth anniversary and looks to the future. The project, which was led by London-based design consultancy Output Studio, aims to support the service in its renewed mission to get music fans directly supporting music creators. Moving forward, the service says this will be done through a more fan-funded, Patreon-style model, rather than through traditional “algorithm-heavy” streaming. “The connect

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El Illustrador The Monkey King - Sun Wu-Kong Illustration

Abduzeedo

El Illustrador The Monkey King - Sun Wu-Kong Illustration. abduzeedo Feb 18, 2020 If you don’t follow EL ILUSTRADOR on Behance you should stop everything, click on the link and start following him. The illustration work that he shares is simply top notch especially if we are talking about the details and textures (I don’t even know if that’s the right way to describe it), however the project titled The Monkey King - Sun Wu-Kong is the best way to illustrate my point, no pun intended. .

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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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House on the Elsensee by augustinundfrank

This is Paper

19.02.2020House on the Elsensee by augustinundfrankResearch, Architecture, Interiors. House on the Elsensee is a minimal residence located in Grünheide, Germany, designed by augustinundfrank. Photography: Simon Menges The house and outbuilding are located on a 1600 square meter plot directly on Lake Elsensee. The surrounding area is mostly built up with summer or weekend houses, among which the first, permanently inhabited houses have mixed.

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Walmart Keeps Posting Pictures of This Employee Posing With Stuff, She Goes Viral

Design You Trust

Meet Charlene. She works at Walmart North East in Maryland. She poses with various products for the store’s Facebook page and people are loving how hilarious the pics look. Probably because of the contrast between her easygoing attitude and her serious expression. Or because it’s obvious that she’s genuinely having fun. The look in her eyes says it all!

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Good Enough (Exhibition) at Brixton Beneficiary

Viktorija Illustration

In November I had an exhibition all about idea of Good Enough with Laxmi Hussain. We met when sharing a studio space and bonded instantly. We have a lot of things in common but in this moment in our lives we really connected around idea of Good Enough (both in personal and work lives). We each created things inspired by just letting go, enjoying the small things and being ok with good enough.

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This Artist Makes Bizarre Denture-Inspired Jewelry

Design You Trust

Feeling as though our posts lately haven’t quite been odd enough to live up to our name, we present to you the denture-inspired items and jewelry by artist who calls himself Mr. Basic. For example, the dentures bracelet is a bracelet of teeth that you wear around your wrist as if you are collecting a tooth from the people you have murdered, and is sure to give grandma her second heart attack after.

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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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Motion Design Tuesday: Imperial College Business School Annual Report

Abduzeedo

Motion Design Tuesday: Imperial College Business School Annual Report. abduzeedo Feb 18, 2020 Earlier in 2019, Jonathan Lindgren was approached by OPX in London to visualize the cover of Imperial College Business School Annual Report. The idea was to use the already established visual language, along with an idea of navigation and strategy, but Jonathan went further and created a beautiful motion design piece to go along with the branding work.

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Amazing Vintage Photographs Documented Inca Culture And Life In Peruvian Andes, Captured By Martin Chambi In The Early 20th Century

Design You Trust

Martin Chambi was among the first photographers of the Peruvian Andes and became the leading portrait painter in Cuzco, opened a photo Studio in 1920. But, being a native Quechua, he considered it his duty to document the lives of Indians and the legacy of the Inca culture, traveled through the Andes, shooting landscapes, the ruins of Machu Picchu and traditions of the local inhabitants.

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Illustrators’ Survey 2019/2020 reveals continued financial struggle of profession

Design Week

The results of the 2019/2020 Illustrator’s Survey have been released, this year demonstrating a continued financial strain on the profession. The annual survey, conducted by Ben The Illustrator, seeks to provide a snapshot of the industry for those working within it. This year’s results build on previous years, suggesting money and fees sit at the top of illustrator’s worries.

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Vintage Tattooed Dolls By Kartess

Design You Trust

Artist Fena Cartes (aka Kartess) from Chile, and this is his project “Gepeto” vintage tattooed dolls. “Rescue from a forgotten world, what someone once wanted. Dust off, shake off the past life. Give them a new chance to mean a lot to someone, with my art, and your memories.” – Kartess More: Behance. Source.

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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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Ben the Illustrator’s survey reveals that 60% of illustrators earn less than £20,000

Its Nice That

On the plus side, more than half of illustrators surveyed were given more work this year.

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Logo Package Express: Making Logo Design Packaging a Breeze

One Extra Pixel

Have you ever found yourself needing to upload dozens, if not hundreds of logo files to your team or clients and dreading it? Trying to finish your logo project. The post Logo Package Express: Making Logo Design Packaging a Breeze appeared first on Onextrapixel.

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Antoine Marchalot’s work involves a sideways look at the world

Its Nice That

The French illustrator switches between the comic, the other-wordly and the bizarre.

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Solar-Powered Air Balloon by Tomás Saraceno Shatters Records, While Protesting Lithium Mining

Colossal

All images © Tomás Saraceno. In late January in Salinas Grandes, Jujuy, Argentina, artist Tomás Saraceno ( previously ) launched a black air balloon powered only by the sun and air, forgoing lithium, helium, or fossil fuels. By absorbing ultraviolet rays to heat the air and allow it to raise, the balloon can hold 250 kilograms, or about two people. The project, titled “ Fly with Aerocene Pacha ,” became the world’s first sun-powered flight with a pilot and was exhibited as part

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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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How to Illustrate Cartoon Characters in Procreate

Creative Market

When we talk about illustrating characters in Procreate, many people think: "Where do I start?". This question can be frustrating. Fortunately, there's a variety of tools and steps that can help you get the process moving. Thanks to Procreate brushes, grids, and stamps, the drawing process will not only be easier, but also fun. With the help of the Procreate app and a few custom brushes, you can learn how to create beautiful, creative cartoon portraits in a short time.

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Inventory Management

Noupe

What is inventory management? As you’ll learn throughout this guide, it’s the core of any product-based business. It’s also a process that involves ordering, storing, and making use of inventory. But there’s more to it than that — it’s about knowing when to restock certain items, how much to make or reorder, how much you should pay for goods, and more.

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Linked: Off with their Heads!

Under Consideration / Brand

Visit Link. U.S. Senate candidate in the state of Maine, Bre Kidman, chooses a guillotine as a metaphor for something political in a new range of merch to help support her candidacy. Right.

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The cannabis conundrum: How should designers navigate the marijuana business?

Its Nice That

It’s a visually rich playground for designers, but – since its recent partial legalisation and de-stigmatisation – the cannabis space appears to be having an identity crisis.

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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.