Creative Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Dior’s new Fall 2020 collection has been playfully reimagined as vibrant illustrations by Italian artist and illustrator Olimpia Zagnoli. The visuals were created digitally, but have the loose, handmade feel of traditional painting, with thick brushstrokes and figures presented in exaggerated proportions. “After talking to [Dior creative director] Maria Grazia Chiuri about the inspiration behind the collection, I thought a fluid, almost wet approach to the canvas was going to give th

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Noupe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Using the neon effect in Photoshop may sound a little too simplistic for experienced Photoshop users but the effect it can have on your design is certainly not so simple. This fun design effect turns the design process into an experimental and vibey journey. The neon effect has a variety of different application methods and can be found in almost any type of visual.

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Booooooom

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Ana Miminoshvili. Ana Miminoshvili’s Website. Ana Miminoshvili on Instagram.

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Speckyboy Design Magazine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Jeff Starr is not the first person to serendipitously find his way into the WordPress community. After all, many of us have discovered and since fallen in love with the CMS. But he has become one of its most prolific and recognizable members. The author of four books, along with dozens of both free and premium WordPress plugins, Jeff’s work has likely touched more of our projects than we can count.

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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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Creative Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Tara Anand is an editorial illustrator who splits her time between Mumbai and New York City. “I grew up in an incredibly creative environment, my mother is an artist so I was introduced to painting very early on, as most children are,” says Anand. “The difference is that my early artistic endeavours were being shaped by someone with an art education and years working and experimenting in many disciplines.” Her family are also big on books at home and this is how Anand got

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Abduzeedo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Highlife Branding. abduzeedo 09.29.20 Angello Torres shared a branding design work for the Highlife festival. There are a lot of cool references in the work, from the composition that works in different directions and configurations as well as the whole branding material with illustrations and patterns. Some inspired by ancestry African art. . Based on the museum concept, we develop different layout proposals.

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Azure Magazine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

It’s an urban beacon. One Bloor East rises above the heart of Toronto, its graceful 76-storey form asserting a prominent height peak at the corner of Yonge and Bloor. For developer Great Gulf , the marquee project epitomizes the thoughtful approach to development and placemaking that defines its growing Canadian and international portfolio. Designed by Toronto’s celebrated Hariri Pontarini Architects , One Bloor East is among the most iconic high-rises to emerge during the city’s ongoing 21 st -

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Brown Paper Bag

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Most people have that one thing they collect, and for me, it’s pincushions. I’m drawn to the kind that masks the cushion part in some way, which is why I love Cat Rabbit ’s Pomeranians that carry the cushion on their backs. The creations feature the pups crafted with wool, Liberty print fabrics, and armature wire that allows their legs to bend a little.

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Its Nice That

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Creating a series of impactful and empowering animations, Aurélia's project hopes to push forward the possibility of a more conscious world.

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Design Week

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Raymond Otene McKay can count the number of indigenous designers working in New Zealand on one hand. It’s a small field because parents typically like to see their children go into traditional professions like accountancy or medicine, he explains. McKay is an outlier for the Māori population (New Zealand’s indigenous people). He started work at agencies before setting up a design studio with his graphic designer wife Laura Cibilich.

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Abduzeedo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Abstract Illustrations for Adobe Cloud Experience. abduzeedo 09.29.20 Pol Solà was invited to create some imaginary elements to be used across the Adobe Cloud Experience. The illustration project was titled Art Elements System consists of a set of images that were intentionally created to be combined in various layouts and compositions to represent activities like group exercise, balance in motion, sleep well and others.

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Creative Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

First published in 1983, Graham’s first photography book A1: The Great North Road is being republished by Mack. Here he reflects on the project nearly 40 years later. The post Photographer Paul Graham and the Great North Road appeared first on Creative Review.

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Design Week

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

London-based studio Thisaway has rebranded Kahleen Crawford Casting with a look inspired by the rolling credits at the end of a film or television show. The casting agency is based in London and Glasgow and has worked on casting a number of hit productions, including both seasons of His Dark Materials and Billie Piper-fronted show I Hate Suzie. Thisaway founder Graeme Cook says that the previous brand identity “didn’t reflect the high profile projects the agency was now involved in&#

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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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Booooooom

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

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Communication Arts

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Inspired by this shipping company’s bold culture, Kommigraphics created an equally progressive site design.

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Its Nice That

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Straddling sculpture and photography to make fine art, the Canadian artist is a shapeshifter of objects and space.

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The Die Line

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

A recent study by packaging products and services provider Shorr found that the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in some long-term changes in consumer behavior, providing insights into how shoppers interact with packaging.

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Its Nice That

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

We investigate the challenges, pitfalls and opportunities of taking creative courses into the digital realm, and talk to the students and institutions who are feeling the impact.

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The Die Line

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Just how valuable is design? For creatives, the answer to this question is obvious but painstakingly difficult to quantify. The Designalytics Effectiveness Award, included in this year’s Dieline Awards, was created to tackle that very subject.

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Its Nice That

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

This comprehensive study of Riley’s graphic work from 1962-2020 shows the evolution of her sideline practice and how it has complemented her paintings.

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The Die Line

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

If you ever wanted to know what it’s like to drink a bottle of Henny out of a crumpled up piece of glass that kinda-sorta looks like a golden bag, well, here’s your chance.

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Creative Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

New Australian challenger bank Hay has centred its identity on a friendly, informal tone, sitting it comfortably among the cohort of fintech start-ups that are putting a clearer, more human spin on managing finances. The Hay logomark comprises elements of an exclamation mark to highlight “the energy of the name and the brand’s attitude”, according to Sydney-based creative studio Christopher Doyle & Co, which led the branding, naming and positioning.

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The Die Line

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Each week, we gather some of our favorite projects posted in our Community section to highlight some of the absolute best packaging designs from around the globe.

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Colossal

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

All images © Nespoon. On France’s northern shores lies the port city of Calais, a municipality that once was a destination for lace manufacturers. To escape economic and social difficulties, English textile artists and engineers immigrated in the late 19th Century, often establishing clandestine operations that defied patent laws by bringing specialty machines and practices to the region.

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Azure Magazine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Slowly but surely, Texas is becoming a new locus of cultural centres designed by some of the leading figures in architecture, art and design today. While many of these buildings have been in the works for years, 2019 alone saw the rise of David Adjaye’s much-anticipated crimson Ruby City in San Antonio , joining permanent structures by two of the 20th and 21st century’s most important artist: Ellsworth Kelly and James Turrell.

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