Mon.Nov 06, 2023

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Quentin Blake Centre launches the UK's first National Illustration Day

Creative Boom

Lena Yokoyama created National Illustration Day's quirky identity Grab your pencils! Public arts organisation The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration has today launched the UK's first country-wide celebration of pictures and the people who make them with National Illustration Day, which will take place on 24 November. Everyone has a special connection with illustrations.

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Good UX Designers: The Keys to Creating Intuitive User Experiences

Inkbot Design

Good UX Designers: The Keys to Creating Intuitive User Experiences With the smartphone revolution, user experience (UX) design has become more critical. With people constantly interacting with websites, apps, and other digital products, having an intuitive, seamless user experience is no longer just a “nice to have” – it's now a fundamental requirement for product success.

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M?icah Purnell's Street Eyes exhibit brings together the biggest names in illustration, photography and typography

Creative Boom

Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda. All photography by Adrian Lambert Micah Purnell has been curating the outdoor art project Add-Art for the last ten years. And to celebrate this momentous milestone, he's bought together 30 pieces for Street Eyes , a special retrospective taking place in the heart of Manchester this December. Where does art belong? Tucked away in a gallery or kept safe behind a velvet rope?

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As It Is: Ontario Place on the Brink of Erasure

Azure Magazine

As I write this, the transformation of Ontario Place seems imminent : from public all-age playground to $40-a-day privatized resort; from architectural gem to corporate ensemble of glass and steel. For those of us who consider this 155-acre Toronto waterfront park to be inseparable from its original public purpose and programming, the entire complex is on death row.

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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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How to Develop Your Brand Concept: A Comprehensive Guide

Canny

Brand concepts rarely get discussed. People talk about their brand strategy and the elements that make up your strategy document, their brand identity and all of the great looking visuals elements, and their brand rollout and marketing. But never their brand concept. Which is weird, because without a concept or idea behind your brand, you’re pretty much p **g in the wind.

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“Jesters Gender Game” by Photographer Austn Fischer

Booooooom

A celebration of historical queer artists' exploration of gender performance by London and New York City-based photographer Austn Fischer.

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The Top 10 Most Inspiring TED Talks on Design

Inkbot Design

The Top 10 Most Inspiring TED Talks on Design Design is all around us. From the clothes we wear to the phones we use to the chairs we sit on – someone has designed everything. Good design can uplift, inspire, and enrich our lives. Bad design can frustrate, confuse, and even endanger us. Designers have an incredible responsibility. Their work shapes how we interact with the world.

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The Updated Toneoptic rpm Takes Your Stored Vinyl for a New Spin

Design Milk

In the world of vinyl collecting, the cover art and the joy of discovering the perfect record to play are integral to the experience. But what if you could take your vinyl appreciation to a whole new level? Enter the new Toneoptic rpm , an updated version of an innovative vinyl storage shelf we first covered last year. The Toneoptic rpm isn’t just your ordinary vinyl storage solution – it cleverly marries design and functionality, thereby elevating your music listening experience.

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Three Olives Brand Revolution Leans Into The Gen Z Spirit

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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An Old Idea Made New: Biomimcry 3D-Printed Terracotta Cooler

Design Milk

Maybe you’ve already seen a video or listened to a podcast explaining how ancient civilizations across the arid lands of the Middle East have long used terracotta structures with water to create efficient evaporative cooling solutions, systems that neither require electricity nor create an iota of emissions. Large installations such as Ant Studio’s large natural air cooler have been built to showcase how the porous material paired with water can cool surrounding air by the process of

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Unleash Your Brand’s True Potential With This Brand Guidelines Poster Template

We And The Color

Creating a strong and consistent brand identity is the key to standing out from the crowd. BrandPacks ‘ 18×24″ Brand Guidelines Poster Template is a game-changer that empowers you to showcase your brand’s essence like never before. Designed with precision and care, this template offers the perfect canvas for your brand’s journey, and its versatility is nothing short of remarkable.

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Rethink the Norm With These Two Jumbo Chairs

Design Milk

There’s always room for more irreverent whimsy in the world! Jumbo , a New York City design practice founded by friends Justin Donnelly and Monling Lee, seemingly agree. The brand produces objects and environments guided by an interest in reductivism. As a result of the duo’s less is more approach, Jumbo’s projects are simultaneously technical in execution and joyful in design.

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Vanishing designers, guide to risky projects, UI transitions, AI in UX

UX Collective

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “Look around us. Every business is an app and every app feels the same, because every designer has the same resume, follows the same process, graduates from the same program, uses the same tool, scrolls the same Dribbble feed, reads the same Medium articles, expects the same career outcome, lives in the same ideology bubble.

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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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8 of the best real estate logos include some surprisingly fresh design

Creative Bloq

From elegance and sophistication to boldness and excitement, here are the best real estate logos around.

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How Charlie Toqué explores Retinex colour theory in a psychedelic animation for Polaroid

Its Nice That

In a new film, Polaroid sheds light on its heritage with the groundbreaking theory that defines our perception of colour.

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Portable Black Cat Radar – Mediating Superstition

Creative Applications

The Portable Black Cat Radar is part of an ongoing series exploring Machines Responding to Superstitions. The device is comprised of a GPS, gyroscope and magnetometer to gauge your position in the world while at the same time generating fictional black cats for you to dodge. Category: Arduino / Environment / Objects Tags: animal / arduino / custom pcb / device / luck / navigation / pcb / superstition People: Nithin Eluvathingal / Shashwath Santosh / Studio Kinky Kashayam CreativeApplications.Net

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Little Fox's Packaging Expresses A Sense Of Curiosity

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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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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In Water Sugar, Alec Doherty draws from his own memory but we can all relate

Its Nice That

Using our phones on the toilet, public displays of affection and playing footy outside – the London-based artist illustrates it all, with a more fun and free approach than ever before.

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SO Dsgn Shows Us How It’s Done: Inside the Chicago Studio Mixing Brand and Industrial 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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Pearlfisher Refreshes Kahlua, Updating The Coffee Liqueur’s Brand To Appeal To At-Home Mixologists

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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An Enchanting Packaging Experience With Eliquor Snake Wine

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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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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Táche's Variety Pack Carrier Brings The Brand's Ethos To Life

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 idea of a Zelda movie fills me with worry – but this fan-made Ghibli-style animation is wonderful

Creative Bloq

Could this be the Zelda movie I always dreamed of?

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Call for Content: November 2023

Vecteezy

We’re looking for Sustainable Travel Note: This is an ongoing series outlining creative opportunities for our contributor community. If you’re not already a Vecteezy contributor, you can create a contributor account here and start making money from your creative work. There has been a surge in travel in 2023, whether for business, leisure, or a delightful blend of both.

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Eight Youtubers You Should Follow If You Want to Be a Better Content Creator in 2024

Design Beep

Whether you’ve just started out in the world of content creation or have been in the game for a while and are looking to boost your rates of engagement, then it’s worth looking to some of the most popular YouTubers around for inspiration. Whether it’s creating more polished videos, as per MrBeast, or channeling Mr Indian Hacker to let your passion shine through, we’ve got the tips to take note of below. 1.

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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.