Spoon Graphics

APRIL 19, 2021

Patterns come in all kinds of styles, from simple repetitive shapes to complex graphical arrays. In today’s Photoshop tutorial I’m going to share some tips for creating detailed pattern effects that are made with full-colour illustrations. We’ll first use a must-know technique for filling the canvas with randomly placed graphics, then I’ll show you a couple of manual methods for creating seamlessly repeating pattern designs.

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Patterns Photoshop Graphic Illustration 356

Just Creative

APRIL 19, 2021

Tattoos have been around for as long as we can remember. As a matter of fact, experts claim that evidence of human tattoos can be traced from around 3370 BC to 3100 BC. That mentioned, it’s understandable why tattoos are still very much celebrated today. So much so, that, although tattoos are designed to be permanent body art, brands and designers are incorporating tattoo elements into their work.

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Vectors Art Photoshop Arts and Crafts 250

Shillington

APRIL 19, 2021

At Shillington, we often get approached by prospective students who are eager to learn skills to start a graphic design career. Below we will demystify the pros and cons of getting a degree, share alternative learning resources and a variety of study options to learn design and how you can launch a career as a graphic designer. Do You Need A Degree To Be A Graphic Designer?

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Abduzeedo

APRIL 19, 2021

Kandinsky Inspired Typography. abduzeedo 04.19.21 Jong min shared an incredible typography and illustration project inspired by Vassily Kandinsky 's style of painting. Jong reconstructed each letter based on the work of taro veron. The end result is a colorful and beautiful alphabet that definitely captures Kandinsky’s style. . Each letter. Applications.

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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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Design Week

APRIL 19, 2021

The Design Museum has reimagined its high street shop as an essential store, featuring everyday products redesigned by a line-up of emerging talent. Supermarket is a temporary installation and has been conceived by the London venue in collaboration with designer Camille Walala. A render of Supermarket While lockdown is easing in the capital, with pubs and restaurants now serving people outside, arts venues remain closed until mid-May.

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Its Nice That

APRIL 19, 2021

The LA-based artist and designer talks us through her practice, spanning art direction, graphic design, web design, coding, 3D modelling, AR and VR.

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The Die Line

APRIL 19, 2021

gpstudio has artfully designed the packaging for the whisky brand Fable. Through the Scottish myth, "the Ghost Piper of Clanyard Bay," each bottle visualizes a scene from the story through black and white illustrations.

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Brand Branding Illustration Illustrator 121

Colossal

APRIL 19, 2021

Artwork by RISD Summer Programs faculty Polly Becker for a course called Illustration: The Assembled Image. Experience Rhode Island School of Design this summer from anywhere in the world. Choose from online classes with live Zoom sessions or asynchronous learning with no required meeting times. Whether you’re an artist or designer looking to advance your practice, a college student hoping to earn credit, or a high school student interested in pursuing art and design, RISD CE is offering 160+ on

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The Die Line

APRIL 19, 2021

Performa is an album that seeks to invent a new narrative and break free from the norm. The project's journey began as an audiovisual concert and has manifested itself into an album that seeks to reimagine form, sensation, and exploration.

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Inspiration 105

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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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Eye on Design

APRIL 19, 2021

In July 2020, Briar Levit, a professor of graphic design at Portland State University, uploaded an early 20 th century sign for an ice delivery business to the online archive of typography, Fonts In Use. Yellowed and battered with age, the sign for “John Finnegan Ice” used five distinct typefaces, which the community helped identify along with a probable geographic location and year.

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Designs.Ai

APRIL 19, 2021

“Color is my daylong obsession, joy, and torment.” – Claude Monet. Once ridiculed and mocked for his “unusual” approach to painting, Claude Monet had now successfully carved his name in the hall of art geniuses. He and his fellow impressionists were the first to break away from the meticulous realism practiced by their predecessors.

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Color Inspiration Art 98

Design You Trust

APRIL 19, 2021

Whatever your age is, we all loved Disney growing up and feel pretty nostalgic about it, but when you look back at the cartoons from the past, there is something oddly creepy about them. More: Mike Chiechi , Instagram , Facebook , Twitter h/t: boredpanda. New York-based artist Mike Chiechi, who is known on social media as Frank’s Kid, has been a fan of monster movies, drawing, and cartoons from childhood and noticed that classic cartoons are not as innocent as they seem,so he decided to ta

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Azure Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

Summer is on its way. With the days getting longer and the weather warmer, that means one thing: more time spent outside. Amidst the ongoing pandemic, al fresco life is a welcome and required reprieve from the confinement of colder days. And when the sun goes down? Thanks to these portable, rechargeable and sartorial fixtures from the likes of Marset, Brokis and more, the great outdoors are equipped to stay lit as long as you are.

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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.

Graphic Design

Colossal

APRIL 19, 2021

“Oasis,” watercolor and gouache on paper , 20 inches x 20 inches. All images courtesy of Nucleus Portland, shared with permission. Sinuous branches half-submerged in water, fish swimming through the treetops, and plant life spearing small birds compose the intricate entanglements rendered by Teagan White. Through gouache, watercolor, and colored pencil, the artist merges plant and animal life in delicate scenes that focus on the interconnectedness and beauty of the natural world.

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Media Color Animation Artist 101

Creative Review

APRIL 19, 2021

Named in honour of the five Californian high school students in the 70s who met at the same time every day to go in search of an abandoned cannabis crop, 4/20 has long been a day of celebration for weed connoisseurs in the US. While cannabis consumption is still illegal here, 4/20 has grown hand in hand with the UK’s burgeoning CBD market, which is forecast to be worth $440 million by 2023.

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Colossal

APRIL 19, 2021

“Artichoke.” All images © Lindsey Rickert, shared with permission. In Otherworldly Botanicals , Lindsey Rickert blankets sword ferns, a sprig of eucalyptus, dahlias, and other florals in a wash of vivid, candy-colored light. The Portland-based photographer is known for her portraiture and commercial projects that rely on bright, saturated tones, an approach she brings to the blossoms.

Color 101

Color Presentation Print Photography 101

Logo Smith

APRIL 19, 2021

The post Apollo 13 Limited Edition Poster Designed by Justin Van Genderen appeared first on The Logo Smith All Content © 2020 The Logo Smith.™ |. Apollo 13 Poster Designed by Justin Van Genderen. This NASA Apollo 13 poster , designed by Justin Van Genderen , is absolutely gorgeous. Justin designed this Apollo poster as part of his: Location, Location, Location series, which you can view on Behance.

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The Design Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

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Its Nice That

APRIL 19, 2021

Inspired by great painters and video games alike, the Hong Kong artist takes us behind the scenes of his transportive worlds.

Artist 101

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Graphis

APRIL 19, 2021

If there’s one thing to be said about our global society, it’s constantly growing and changing. Fortunately, one great thing about graphic design is the power to showcase these changes, and this week’s Design Annual 2022 competition entries are definitely switching up the game. “Think globally. Act locally.” This is the mantra for the “Pepsi […].

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Design You Trust

APRIL 19, 2021

New York-based designer Lydia Cambron has been transforming brand logos into protest messages and sharing them on Instagram. Of the work, she says, “I was struck by the defensive reaction to the protests against police brutality, and the conversation that followed–how much disbelief there was towards individuals calling for equality and accountability, compared to the trust given to the institutions being challenged.

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Fotor

APRIL 19, 2021

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Booooooom

APRIL 19, 2021

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Photography 117

Shillington

APRIL 19, 2021

Big applause to Shanti Sparrow for her People to Watch 2021 feature by Graphic Design USA (GDUSA). She works at Shillington as the Global Director of Teaching. As an educator, Shanti is committed to shaping and supporting the next generation of designers. She champions inclusivity, knowing ones worth and diversity in her role. What do you expect 2021 to hold for graphic designers and the design business?

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Abduzeedo

APRIL 19, 2021

Monday Motion Spotlight - Javier Torres. abduzeedo 04.19.21 Javier Torres shared his first Design Reel with some of the work done for projects in Design and 3D Animation including branding, logo design and graphic design in general during the years 2018 to 2020. It’s awesome to see the difference in the range and quality of the work. Tools used were the Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator…)as well as Maxon Cinema 4D andOctane Render.

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