Wed.Feb 24, 2021

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Crane by Collins

BP&O

Text by Richard Baird Time. This is central premise of Collin’s work for American stationery brand Crane, and more specifically, the bookmarking of the past and the present, and further, a meditation on the “concrete” as a time machine to the future. What it is to put something down on paper, and what makes something last? […].

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What is Brand Equity?

The Branding Journal

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, brands are now more than ever presented with the challenge of capturing and sustaining market share and keeping their customers loyal. This article will show that one significant way a brand can achieve this is through understanding what is meant by brand equity, and will highlight the importance of building and managing brand equity in the long-term.

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Bettina Pittaluga talks us through her considerate and caring photography practice

Its Nice That

Ever since the French-Uruguayan photographer picked up a camera, she’s been adding to her portfolio replete with intimate relationships and stories.

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Multi-disciplinary artist Daisy Tortuga is giving the humble rug a rethink

Creative Review

“The earliest memory I have of being creative is making clothes for my cats,” says Daisy Tortuga. Growing up in the seaside town of Deal in Kent, from a young age the multi-disciplinary artist was actively encouraged by her parents to experiment with creative pursuits such as painting, sewing, knitting, clay modelling and more. “I think there is something special about small seaside towns and I feel so lucky to have grown up in that environment.

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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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Caviar Riofrío Raises The Bar On Rebranding

The Die Line

He insisted that typography “must be communication in its most intense form.” .

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Want to Get an Embroidered Pet Portrait? Here’s the First Step [Brown Paper Stitch Dispatch]

Brown Paper Bag

This article is brought to you by Brown Paper Stitch , my business that makes your wardrobe pawesome by embroidering your pets on clothing. When the 2020 holidays had passed, I thought that I might get some downtime to tackle some of my goals for Brown Paper Stitch this year. (New product development, for instance.) But ever since the beginning of January rolled around, I’ve been busy with custom work.

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Solitaire Digital Web Design

Abduzeedo

Solitaire Digital Web Design. abduzeedo 02.24.21 Hrvoje Grubisic shared a beautiful web design project featuring a crisp and classic typographical look. If you look at it very closely you will understand why I love it. It does remind me of some of the screens of the blog, but Hrvoje definitely did a much better job than I did here.

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Grace Helmer's new comic is a wonky journey through space and time

Its Nice That

Stepping away from her usual autobiographical works, Grace Helmer tells us about her new comic which applies her illustrative style to a more philosophical storyline.

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Le Kunst - Classic Paintings Style in 3D

Abduzeedo

Le Kunst - Classic Paintings Style in 3D. abduzeedo 02.24.21 Berd. shared this incredible 3D project on Behance that started as a personal challenge trying to recreate “the lighting” used by the painters but then it became a journey to practice and learn new skills like organic modeling, shader creation and composition. In addition to the opportunity to collaborate with different professionals that helped Berd to create the desired results.

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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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101+ Questions & Scripts for Discovery and Sales Calls and Branding Workshops

Just Creative

We often hear that we need to “ask better questions” and to “dig deeper” but what exactly are those questions? This ebook features a list of questions, scripts and prompts that will help you qualify clients, get to root problems quicker, close deals more effectively, plus frameworks to help you create better brands. . The questions have been split into two parts: 101+ Questions & Scripts for Discovery and Sales Calls and Branding Workshops.

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Mobvista Branding and Visual Identity

Abduzeedo

Mobvista Branding and Visual Identity. abduzeedo 02.24.21 Van Chiang shared a branding, visual identity and web design project for Mobvista, a leading technology platform dedicated to driving global business growth in the digital age. With global technology and rich industry experience, Mobvista helps customers utilize advanced technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, and elastic cloud computing cluster management to connect China and the rest of the world, helping customers build

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Save Over $3000 With a 99% Discount Off This Collection of Professional Fonts

Spoon Graphics

We all love having a vast library of quality fonts to work with, but they can often be far too expensive for the average designer to afford. While the high price tags do justify the quality and craftsmanship that goes into premium typefaces, the total soon adds up when you’re trying to establish a varied collection. This brand new Design Cuts bundle brings you a range of unique fonts from a select group of hugely respected type designers and font foundries.

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Moving interface aims to provide hygienic solution for supermarket touchscreens

Design Week

London design studio Special Projects has created a moving interface concept which aims to make touchscreens more hygienic in the age of Covid. The studio says it was inspired by the widespread use of touchscreens – at supermarket check-outs, for example – where up to 30 customers can touch a screen every hour, often pressing similar areas.

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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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Protected: How to Make $10k Passive Income Every Month

Just Creative

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Smith&+Village Brings Art Deco Cocktail Love To Dishoom

The Die Line

With shuttered restaurants, Dishoom needed to keep their fans satisfied, so they turned to design agency Smith&+Village to create a gift set featuring a trio of their most beloved cocktails.

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Countless Paper Seeds Comprise the Fluctuating Landscapes in Ilhwa Kim’s Sculptural Works

Colossal

“Space Sample 36” (2020), 164 x 132 x 15 centimeters. All images © Ilhwa Kim, shared with permission. In Ilhwa Kim ’s sculptural landscapes, innumerable paper seeds form precise rows, indented pockets of densely packed folds, and multi-color valleys that wind through the feet-wide works. The South Korean artist arranges individual units of the rolled material in a staggered manner, meaning that the color, shadow, and texture of the final pieces shift with each viewing. “I am pr

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NEKER Beauty Products Are Challenging The Status Quo

The Die Line

Focusing on neutral pink and beige tones, while playing around with fonts, italics, and bolds, NEKER puts a playful twist on traditional beauty product marketing and packaging. .

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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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Exploring the treasure trove that is 2wice’s online visual archive by Pentagram’s Abbott Miller

Its Nice That

A new website celebrates the designer’s 30 years of magazines for the esteemed arts foundation, with 700 images digitally preserved and explorable for the first time.

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La Palma Cocktail Bar: An Ode To 1940's Havana Nights

The Die Line

Taking notes from the design elements of 1940’s and 1950’s Cuba, Abraham Lule designed the accents and details for this bar.

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Stefy Loret de Mola graphically visualises cycles of depression, personality types and self-recognition

Its Nice That

The Chicago-based designer discusses the juggle between freelancing, personal work, mental and physical health.

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How Do You Evolve The Typical Branding For Hand Sanitizer? Take A Look At Cleanli.

The Die Line

Branding agency Interact asks, "If heaven had a hand sanitizer, what would it look like?".

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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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The American Shamecards Collection

Communication Arts

MullenLowe U.S. and Change the Ref’s Shamecards capture the visceral scenes of U.S. mass shootings with the goal of demanding gun law reform.

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New CASETify Water Bottles Keep You And Your Water Cool

The Die Line

Now that we're no longer getting free reusable water bottles at conferences, maybe we should buy one of these fancy ones from CASETify?

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D&AD’s free night school Shift partners with Google to go global and online

Its Nice That

Aimed at emerging creatives without a university-level degree, the free course will expand to three more cities and go digital, with the ultimate goal to diversify the industry’s talent pipeline.

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100 Armenians Who Changed The World

Communication Arts

To crystalize a drop of his country’s tremendous history on the Internet, Artem Militonian created this online compendium of famous Armenians.

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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.