Fri.Jun 26, 2020

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Sale Instagram Stories Templates for Access All Areas Members

Spoon Graphics

Access All Areas members have a time-saving set of resources to download this week, courtesy of Freepik. These sale promotion templates have been designed specifically for Instagram Stories, to allow you to easily create seasonal advertisements for your clients. The example artwork has been designed with fashion brands in mind, but the customisable text and image placeholders can be edited to tailor the graphics for any business with an Instagram following.

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How to Make the Best Magazine Cover Design (& Learn the Anatomy of a Magazine Cover)

Tuts Plus

In this article, we'll show you the anatomy of a magazine cover so you can learn to make the best magazine cover designs by yourself. Designing a magazine cover can be tricky as there are many different approaches. An effective cover includes many different elements, and the challenge lies in making all of them work like a fine-tuned orchestra. In this article, we’ll show you how to make the best magazine cover design possible.

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Weekly News for Designers ? 546

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Bootstrap 5 alpha! – Take a look at what’s new with the popular CSS framework. Working With Good and Bad Design Clients – How to determine which clients are worth the trouble and which ones you should just skip over. Making Stagger Reveal Animations for Text – A short tutorial on how to recreate a letter stagger animation with GSAP and Splitting.js.

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Massimo Says: A fine AI Text Generator for the more discerning of designers

The Logo Smith

The post Massimo Says: A fine AI Text Generator for the more discerning of designers appeared first on The Logo Smith All Content © 2020 The Logo Smith.™ |. Massimo Says: A fine AI Text Generator for the more discerning Designer. Massimo Says is, as it’s self described, “Hopefully one of the finest AI text generators out there.” , fake phrases NOT by Massimo Vignelli.

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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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Art deco Linework & Vintage Typography for The Deco

Trendland

Words Marta Knas. The 1920s decadence meets the modern facet in New York in a new visual identity by LMNOP Creative. Designed for The Deco, a carefully-curated food hall space in the Garment District, the branding connects with various elements of the interiors to create an authentic, cohesive visual feel. Inspired by art deco linework, custom-made wallpapers adorn the walls.

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Impressive Watercolor Paintings Of Famous Old European Landmarks

Design You Trust

Keila-Joa Waterfall. Estonia Ancient European architecture lends itself beautifully to watercolor art and inspires countless artists to this day. But it isn’t just talent that’s necessary to capture the spirit of a certain place, vision is just as important as the ability to paint a certain location accurately. In my opinion, Russia-based graphic designer and watercolor artist Eleanor Mill has an.

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Q&A: Felipe Correa on How Cities Need to Evolve

Azure Magazine

Felipe Correa has been studying urban centres around the world for decades. He has written about cities of varying scales and densities, most recently in a book titled São Paulo: A Graphic Biography. While traveling far and wide, he also co-helms Somatic Collaborative – a research-based design practice he leads alongside Anthony Acciavatti and Devin Dobrowolski in Brooklyn and in his native Quito, Ecuador – and teaches architecture.

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Vivid Photographs by Trung Huy Pham Capture Annual Water Lily Harvest in Vietnam

Colossal

All images © Trung Huy Pham, shared with permission. Each year as the Mekong Delta floods, locals gather hordes of long-stemmed lilies from the water-covered rice fields. Photographer Trung Huy Pham recently captured the annual harvest in a vivid series taken in the Long An and An Giang provinces in Vietnam. He photographs the farmers wearing canonical hats as they collect the fast-growing flowers, which often are used as decoration and as additions to hot pots.

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Breathtaking Aerial Shots Of Barcelona, Revealing The City’s Symmetry

Design You Trust

Budapest Based photographer Marton Mogyorosy created a fascinating photo series called ‘Barcelona from Above’. What makes the photographs unique is the angle – the aerial view showcases the perfect symmetry of the city’s buildings, shores, and the sea. The photographer used a DJI drone he received for his 18th birthday. “Barcelona has always been on my bucket list, so I got cheap a return ticket.

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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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Systematic and inventive, Swiss graphic designer Kevin Hoegger draws on his background in interiors

Its Nice That

The Zürich-based designer tells us how his past studies in industrial and interior design have profoundly affected the work that he creates today.

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Journal #360: Christopher Wilson and His Journey from Art Director to Photographer

Graphis

Graphis Master Christopher Wilson is a U.S photographer whose dynamic images inspire and speak through memorable composition, lighting, and color. His prior experiences as an advertising writer, art director, and designer just may have something to do with his talented eye. Wilson’s award-winning work in the Graphis Journal #360 includes “Harley-Davidson Racing Bikes” (above, left), […].

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Floral Design & Illustrations Inspired by Morris

Abduzeedo

Floral Design & Illustrations Inspired by Morris. abduzeedo 06.26.20 A homage to the work of William Morris’ floral designs and illustrations of the 19th Century. Here, the real-time growth of flowers is used to form a modern illuminated letter, highlighting the slower quality of manual creation. Morris used illuminated letters in his own publications as a rebellion against the uniformity of the new industrial world.

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This Digital Russian Artist Serves Fantasies Of Spontaneity In His Crazy 3D Visuals

Design You Trust

Emojis, loud colors, celestial vibes, and Baby Yoda… all these and more can be appreciated with Brickspacer, a visual whiz, and innovator. What makes russian artist Stepan Khristoforov (aka Brickspacer) so alluring is the spirit of spontaneity that is engraved in its very identity. He takes elements like graffiti and frames it into a gutsy creation that bears the ingenuity of a new kind of.

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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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Trunki designer Rob Law on cystic fibrosis, suitcases and surviving a crisis

Design Week

Most people know what a Trunki is. The colourful ride-on children’s suitcases are a common sight at airports; by 2016, over 3m of the product (which launched a decade earlier) had been sold. Whether it takes the form of a unicorn, tiger or London bus, it’s become a mainstay at terminals worldwide. A lot of people are also familiar with the story of Trunki.

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Daniel Jackont’s work is full of cinematic references, like “a movie without motion”

Its Nice That

With an authentic, conceptual and narrative-driven approach to photography, Daniel Jackont’s lengthy process is worth the wait.

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Exposure: Bobby Doherty

Creative Review

In the latest instalment of the Exposure series, Creative Review's examination of photographers on the up, art director Gem Fletcher profiles Bobby Doherty's playful still life photography. The post Exposure: Bobby Doherty appeared first on Creative Review.

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Fetch is an Endless Cycle of Misfortune - Motion Design

Abduzeedo

Fetch is an Endless Cycle of Misfortune - Motion Design. abduzeedo 06.26.20 Through an unlikely encounter with the space-time continuum, a man triggers an endless cycle of misfortune as he plays with his dog in a park. Nomographic , a boutique animation and production studio in London, produced this short piece to take advantage of Instagram’s native, looping video player.

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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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Erica: the Ai Robot gets 1st Role in a Sci-fi Movie

Trendland

Words TL Team. The first artificial intelligence “actor” in the lead role. Born in Japan, the humanoid Erica will make her first cinema appearance in the anticipation film ‘ b’ A first for the industry according to the film crew. As the film industry seeks to resume filming while respecting barrier gestures, “a film has cast an actress immune to Covid-19,” announced The Hollywood Reporter .

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Noted: New Logo for TGI Fridays UK

Under Consideration / Brand

“It’s Meh it’s Fridays”. (Est. 1956 in the U.S. and 1983-ish in the UK, I believe) " TGI Fridays is a franchising operation, with franchisees owning most of the outlets. The largest franchisee is The Briad Group in New Jersey. Whitbread PLC was a major international franchisee. Up until 2007, Whitbread had 45 locations in the UK. On January 17, 2007, Whitbread sold operating rights of all 45 restaurants back to T.G.I.

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Aesthetics and form need to hold hands

Interaction Design Foundation

This article examines two closely related ideas that are both about looks. Our design world revolves around nice images/form, but did you wonder why we’re allured to beauty? Let’s quickly ponder another question: why is a pretty post office different from a gorgeous art gallery? We’ll look at these two “sides” of this “coin”, namely Attractiveness Bias and Form Follows Function.

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How to stay transparent when working from home

Noupe

The pandemic situation we are in right now has brought unprecedented changes in the way companies operate. Working from home is no longer a privilege. It is now a new norm that professionals around the world are preparing to deal with. Transparency is a fundamental quality every team must possess; even more so during these times. Creating a transparent work environment is the first step to effective management and helps your teams stay productive and aware of short-term and long-term goals.

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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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“Relics and Remains” by Artist Dominique Fung

Booooooom

Brooklyn-based artist Dominique Fung (previously featured here ). See more images below or on display at Nicodim Gallery in Los Angeles until July 4th. Dominique Fung’s Website. Dominique Fung on Instagram. Dominique Fung at Nicodim Gallery.

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Spotted: New Icon for Google Photos

Under Consideration / Brand

Visit Link. About Spotted posts. No further images are included. No opinion is given. Not even a punny title. These are just… spotted. Best available link to learn more about the change (or the company) provided in the link above. Poll and comments are open.

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Make Your UX Design Process Agile Using Google’s Methodology

Interaction Design Foundation

In an age of tight resources and constrained finances companies are more reluctant than ever to commit to big design projects without a thorough understanding of their chances of success. Google has developed a methodology to make the design process fast and still offer valuable insight. Forget minimum viable products and focus on prototypes and build and test in a week!

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Xavier Corbrero’s Villa is a Surreal Backdrop for Nordic Design

Trendland

Words Kylie McDowell. Danish brand Carl Hansen & Son shipped a selection of furniture, including Hans J. Wegner’s iconic Wishbone Chair, to Catalonian sculptor Xavier Corbrero’s labyrinth villa in Spain for their latest campaign.

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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.