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Eames Institute by Manual

BP&O

American industrial designers Ray and Charles Eames fundamentally believed that good design should be available to everybody. It’s ironic, therefore, that today – in part due to institutional bodies, galleries, collectors and capitalism – their work has been elevated far beyond the reach of the common person. Design that was supposed to be accessible has become a symbol of taste, The post Eames Institute by Manual appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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Online Course: Creative Patterns for Graphic Design

We And The Color

Learn to create stylish patterns for diverse graphic design projects. This is an online course by Italian graphic designer Giorgia Smiraglia. Her striking designs have been used for a diverse range of international brands. With her help, you will learn to design a collection of patterns and apply them to a set of five different items. An intermediate level of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills are recommended for those who want to take this course.

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A product design process for the real world

UX Collective

The product design playbook I use to break down and execute on design projects. At the start of 2021, Dialpad’s core product was a business phone platform. We supported several use cases, but making and receiving phone calls over the internet was our bread and butter. By the end of the year, however, we acquired two companies and pledged to add email, chat, and social to our product.

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Gusztav.architecture Branding by BRAND.S.G. Studio

We And The Color

BRAND.S.G. Studio created this beautiful brand identity for Gusztav.architecture. BRAND.S.G. Studio is a Budapest, Hungary-based design firm offering all-in-one solutions for branding, web development, content creation, strategy, and performance marketing. The studio has created this branding concept for architecture and interior designer Gusztav Veres.

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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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Writing, Primary School, and More: Amy’s Inspirations

Canny

I’ve always loved writing. Whether it’s writing a story, a blog post, social media captions or even something as boring as a CV, I’d always enjoyed putting words together. That’s the only way I can put it really. I think words are very powerful which is why I enjoy working in content as I get to write every day. And as sad as it might sound, I really like reading a good piece of content which is actually enjoyable to read; The type of content where you don’t want to put it down.

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Colorful Nature Embroideries Burst From Meticulous Backgrounds Drawn With a Pen

Brown Paper Bag

Combining illustration and embroidery, artist Jack Buckley draws and stitches portraits of birds and flowers surrounded by lush nature. My favorite pieces feature colorful embroidery that seems to burst from the black pen drawing—as if it’s coming to life before our very eyes. Based in Australia, Jack looks to the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney as inspiration for the flora that appears in the work.

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The untold graphic design history of rave era membership cards

Creative Review

The ‘second summer of love’ — that late 1980s/early 1990s rave apotheosis characterised by scorching heatwaves, outraged politicians, sweaty bucket hats and the sound of acid house — is often eulogised as a sort of brief utopia, where football nuts swapped hooliganism for hugs and disenfranchised youth suddenly had something to believe in.

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20+ Best Free Script Fonts for Graphic Designers

Graphic Design Junction

New free script fonts collection of 2022. The handwritten fonts, signature fonts and script fonts can significantly improve your design by simply included them in the project you are working on. You can use these fonts in mockups, logo, tattoo, badges, emblems , headings, posters, Packaging, t-shirts/clothing, greeting cards, and wedding invitations, etc.

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Calling All Angels….

Joe McNally

It started with a basketball player with a huge wingspan, a last minute order to a custom wing making outfit known as Mother Plucker Feather Company (yes, you read that correctly), an overnight drop ship to North Carolina, some creative use of c-stands, and then a long silence on my part after the shoot. Things get forgotten. The combination of those elements above resulted in the simple fact that, twenty years after I commissioned the creation of these wings for a Sports Illustrated assignment,

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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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Artist Shiraz Bayjoo illustrates new edition of Treasure Island

Creative Review

Written in the 1880s, and first serialised in the children’s magazine Young Folks, Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island is known primarily for its vivid descriptions of pirates, tropical islands and treasure maps, where ‘x’ marks the spot. The story of Long John Silver, Jim Hawkins, Ben Gunn et al is set in the mid-18th century, during the colonial era, and is one of a clutch of novels.

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“Patti Smith” by Photographer Ryan Schude

Booooooom

Ryan Schude. Ryan Schude’s Website. Ryan Schude on Instagram.

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Montblanc Makes Its Next Mark With Montblanc Haus

Design Milk

Long revered as an iconic brand in the culture of writing, Montblanc has set out to make its next mark with Montblac Haus , a new 3-floor, 3,600-square-meter experience in Hamburg, Germany that will take visitors on a journey through the the history of the brand. The building, designed by Nieto Sobejanos Arquitectos , lives right next to the company’s headquarters and manufactory where its luxurious writing instruments are crafted.

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10 Restaurant Marketing Strategies That Will Get You More Customers

Inkbot Design

10 Restaurant Marketing Strategies That Will Get You More Customers. The restaurant industry is a tough market with much competition. This guide will teach you everything you need to know about running a profitable, successful restaurant business. As an entrepreneur, it can be extremely challenging to get the word out about your restaurant—especially if you’re just starting.

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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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Makeup Brand HIJINX's Identity Finds Inspiration In Self-Expression

The Die Line

HIJINX is an eyeliner brand developed by Yungbld founder Laura Miller. The brand was founded and inspired by artists and creatives who use makeup as a form of expressiveness.

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Olivia Twist unpacks the colourful layers to her community-driven illustration practice

Its Nice That

The London-based illustrator opened this month’s event with an inspiring run-through of her key projects to date, channelling activism, society and politics through colour and style.

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Fermob’s STUDIE Collection Reimagines the Traditional School Chair for Today

Design Milk

Earlier this year, renowned French furnishings brand Fermob shared the release of their 2022 collection. It includes the simple STUDIE collection , a series of two chairs that smartly reimagine the traditional school chair. Both pieces are designed by Tristan Lohner, who has previously partnered with Fermob on the creation of the Mooon! lamp , Balad lamp , and Bebop low tables.

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Monospaced Fonts Glance in the Rearview Mirror, Then Look Towards the Future

Eye on Design

In the last few years, monospaced fonts were suddenly making appearances in editorial and advertising design, showing up everywhere from social media to posters to packaging. Invented to suit the mechanical requirements of typewriters, each letterform in a m onospaced alphabet occupies exactly the same amount of horizontal space, unlike the more traditional proportional fonts whose widths vary by character.

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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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Getting Real With Designer Harry Allen

Design Milk

If you’ve been with us a while, you’re familiar with Harry Allen. The world-renowned designer has taken us along for a day in his life , shared his five favorite things , and even guest starred on the Clever podcast. He’s designed furniture, lighting, interiors, and products with a cool, modern vision that’s unmistakably his own, and even has work in the permanent collections of the MoMA, and the Brooklyn, Denver, and Philadelphia Museums of Art.

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ARTISTS IN LOVE, part 20

Illustration Art

I’ve previously written about Alice and Martin Provensen , the husband-and-wife illustration team responsible for more than 50 children's book. From 1947 to 1987 this remarkable couple worked together seamlessly to create lovely, highly admired illustrations that influenced the direction of children's books. Now a welcome new art book from the Provensen's daughter, The Art of Alice & Martin Provensen , collects hundreds of those illustrations, mostly from the originals, and combines them wit

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Bala’s New York Store Is an Exercise in Bold Geometry

Azure Magazine

Staying active over the past couple years has required some extra flexibility, with many former gym rats forced to pause their memberships and embrace at-home fitness instead. This pivot came with its own share of aches and pains — chief among them being the fact that exercise equipment doesn’t always make for the most natural complement to domestic interiors.

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The Nazca Booby Collection Inspired by the South American Bird

Design Milk

A convergence of refined colors in combinations inspired by the slender, shaded feet of the Nazca Booby has resulted in a collection by the same name. Artist and designer Matteo Cibic found much beauty in the graceful South American birds. A variety of hues and gradients have been pulled forward into furniture and accessories for Scapin Collezioni that stand out for their elegance and color, similar to the bird behind it all.

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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&How asks to get 'paid in 60,000 trees' for rebranding a tree-planting browser extension

Creative Boom

For its playful rebrand and website build of a tree-planting browser extension, creative agency How&How ignored any client budget and asked to be "paid in trees" instead. The work for Freetree, that works with companies as big as Lidl and H&M, resulted in the planting of 60,000 trees. "Only some people are passionate about climate change, but who doesn't love the appearance and experience of nature?

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Memories Rendered in Ballpoint Pen and Oil Paint by Nicolas V. Sanchez Recall Moments of Belonging

Colossal

“Untitled” (2022), ballpoint pen on paper, 8.9375 x 10.9375 inches. All images courtesy of Sugarlift, shared with permission. Through ballpoint pen drawings and hazy oil paintings, Mexican-American artist Nicolas V. Sanchez ( previously ) conjures childhood memories, instances of intimacy, and a sense of yearning. Sanchez, whose works vacillate between the incredibly realistic and the dreamlike fog associated with recollection, finds his subject matter in the unassuming and every day

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BrandOpus serves up a “more emotive” rebrand for Cathedral City

Design Week

BrandOpus has overhauled the branding for Cathedral City cheddar cheese, incorporating influences from screen-printed illustration and sign painting. The consultancy’s work includes a new logo, type system, packaging as well as motion video and sound assets. Cathedral City was founded over 50 years ago, and to this day the cheese is made in Cornwall.

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Retro Style Illustrations by Pedro Correa

Abduzeedo

Retro Style Illustrations by Pedro Correa. abduzeedo 0510—22 Pedro Correa shared a beautiful set of illustrations titled Retro Style and as the title suggests they have this nostalgic look with a beautiful halftone effect. They remind me of skateboarding designs in the 80s and bring back so many good memories. . For more information make sure to check out Pedro on: Behance.

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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.