Noupe
APRIL 5, 2021
Instagram has become the most popular social media platform. It is used by over a billion users, according to Statistics. This shows just how important of a platform it is for businesses. If you want to implement a successful social media marketing strategy, you cannot afford to overlook Instagram. Although Facebook and Twitter might be amazing platforms, you have to leverage Instagram to increase brand awareness.
Spoon Graphics
APRIL 5, 2021
It’s that time of year when Spoon Graphics gets a little older, with 2021 marking 14 years of tutorial creating, freebie sharing and article writing on what started as a blog that was attached to my portfolio website in 2007. Every April I take some time to reflect on the past 12 months and talk about how things have changed. Last year I talked about how my subscriber counts were growing well despite plummeting traffic levels, so let’s take a look at the latest stats and figures and see how thin
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Canny
APRIL 5, 2021
The best brand partnerships are truly something special. They can add significant value to their combined customer base or send a powerful message. But what is a brand partnership, exactly? How do they work? And most importantly, how do they benefit you? Brand partnerships are a mutual agreement between two companies to utilise both of their brand names in a strategic alliance.
Booooooom
APRIL 5, 2021
Jaclyn Kolev Brown is an artist and photographer based in Richmond, Virginia, where she teaches photography at Virginia Commonwealth University. Walking the line between reality and surrealism, her work often emanates from a central theme of questioning identity. “A Kind of Blindness, a Kind of Sight” explores the connection between faith and sight. “Faith is a focused way of seeing that often looks past the present or reality into a hopeful, future-oriented, and abstract space
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
Creative Review
APRIL 5, 2021
Deighton, who is perhaps best known for his 1962 novel The Ipcress File – which formed the basis for the 1965 film of the same name, starring Michael Caine – was himself a book jacket designer in the 50s. After studying at the RCA in London, he created several covers for Penguin, including for the original UK edition of Jack Kerouac’s On The Road.
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The Die Line
APRIL 5, 2021
The to-go boxes for the donuts and the carriers for the coffee are innovative and bold. There's something about the vivid blue and bubblegum pink that makes you feel content and inspired enough to consume a sprinkle-covered donut. Not to mention the funky logo that is full of motion, movement, and pure spunk.
Creative Review
APRIL 5, 2021
Weezy is still a relative newcomer to the world of food delivery, launched towards the end of 2020 with the promise of super-speedy food shops that arrive via electric moped, 15 minutes after they’re ordered through the app. Groceries are sourced from a mix of wholesalers and local independent businesses, including bakers and butchers, and delivered in plastic-free bags.
Spine Magazine
APRIL 5, 2021
Dominic Forbes is a London-based designer who worked at HarperCollins for many years before going freelance in 2018. Here he talks us through his process for designing Skyward Inn. Skyward Inn is a speculative science fiction novel by Aliya Whiteley published by the Solaris imprint of Rebellion. The titular inn is situated in The Protectorate which is an enclave on an Earth which has just won a war against an alien civilisation, the Qitans, far across the galaxy through a portal.
Creative Review
APRIL 5, 2021
Senior curator Mason Klein explains how photography, graphic design and magazines transformed American visual culture from 1930 to 1960, ahead of a new exhibition at the Jewish Museum in New York. The post When art collided with the American magazine appeared first on Creative Review.
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Pixlr
APRIL 5, 2021
Moonlit mountains, azure oceans, shifting sand dunes, colorful flower fields – we truly live on a beautiful planet. This Earth Day, let us celebrate the natural wonders that remain and remind ourselves of what we must preserve for our future generations. 1. Dolomites, Italy Located in northeastern Italy, the Dolomites form part of the Southern [.].
Colossal
APRIL 5, 2021
All images © Gésine Hackenberg, shared with permission. From her studio in Amsterdam, Gésine Hackenberg ( previously ) punches perfectly round discs from Delftware and antique ceramic dishes. The ornate, pearl-like forms are then strung together into necklaces or secured into metal bands for rings and earrings. Juxtaposing the old and new, the completed wearables are positioned alongside the original dinnerware to draw connections between the domestic objects and personal adornments that are ubi
Design You Trust
APRIL 5, 2021
Katia Herrera is a digital collage creative from the noisy city Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Despite Herrera being a self-proclaimed introvert, her artwork is remarkably loud in a world trying to quiet black voices. With titles like Black Woman, You Own the Moon, Earth Goddess, Forever, and Universe Protector, Herrera’s legacy will be marked by her passion for highlighting the endurance and perseverance of black folks of old and present to contrast the narrative that black skin shoul
Communication Arts
APRIL 5, 2021
This Chicago-based illustrator transports viewers to another time by meticulously re-creating the textures of ’70s and ’80s airbrush art.
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.
Design You Trust
APRIL 5, 2021
Ruben Ireland is a digital artist based in the UK. Ruben has been crafting his art. For a decade now and you must have seen or recognized his stylish black and white illustrations featuring characters mixed with different types of techniques. Ruben Ireland’s work is both inviting and foreboding. Through the use of muted color and elements of dark fairytale imagery, Ireland creates striking work often featuring women who possess a delicate nature and palpable strength.
Just Creative
APRIL 5, 2021
Podcasts have become a fixture of our daily lives much like that first cup of coffee or catching up on our favorite shows on Netflix or Hulu. If you’re thinking about starting a podcast or already have one, the first thing you need to buy is kind of the most important piece of equipment – a microphone. Now if the first image that comes to mind is a bulky, wired microphone, where have you been?
Design You Trust
APRIL 5, 2021
Originally from China, the illustrator Yukai Du moved very quickly to England, where she currently lives. She was introduced to the finesse of Chinese painting at a very young age, at the age of 4. It was only later, during her travels to China to visit her grandparents, that she immersed herself in her memories and that she remembered the richness of Chinese painting.
Graphis
APRIL 5, 2021
As the winter season comes to a close and spring pops up around the corner, we’re all yearning for some freshness. Luckily, Graphis has you covered! Read on for the freshest designs in our Design Annual 2022 competition. It’s up to the rooftops for this week’s first featured design: “Rooftop at QT” (above), designed by […].
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Just Creative
APRIL 5, 2021
Nathan Hendricks believes there is no excuse for a lousy brand. As chief creative officer at LPK, he challenges the organization’s creative teams to uphold the vision that every brand should make a powerful and positive difference for the people it serves. A candid cultural commentator, he’s never afraid to tell it like it is. In this episode, we explore primal human desires and how we can use them to create stronger brands.
Purple Rose Graphics
APRIL 5, 2021
Ultimately what I help businesses do is sell things or find the right people for them to sell their products or services. I have a pretty good understanding of the sales cycle because of this. The sales cycle is the term used to discuss the process a business goes through to get and keep a new customer or client. I thought it would be interesting to show you all how graphic design can benefit you during almost every part of the sales cycle.
Abduzeedo
APRIL 5, 2021
Flowering — Design for Online Flower Store. abduzeedo 04.05.21 Dana Hora shared a web design project titled Flowering. The work is for the design of an online store for a studio that makes flower bouquets. The task was to create a high-quality, well-thought-out and convenient website where you can buy flower bouquets and flower decor from the online store.
The Die Line
APRIL 5, 2021
Ever spend twenty minutes in the shower just reading the Dr. Bronner's soap bottle? Well, here's the real story behind those oh-so-wild-and-wordy labels.
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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.
Abduzeedo
APRIL 5, 2021
NFT Spotlight — Monochrome Art with Ruben Ireland. AoiroStudio 04.05.21 Ruben Ireland is a digital artist based in the UK. Ruben has been crafting his art. For a decade now and you must have seen or recognized his stylish black and white illustrations featuring characters mixed with different types of techniques. From our archives, we have featured his work on abdz back in 2013 with Mysterious Characters by Ruben Ireland.
The Die Line
APRIL 5, 2021
Wellness company TONIC has released its debut skincare line, Outer Space. TONIC has always been a brand that helped their customers focus on their inner space via products such as CBD oils, but this launch allows consumers to focus on their outer space.
Guild News Blog
APRIL 5, 2021
The deadline for applications for PPP loans has been extended to May 31st, 2021. One member's experience applying for a loan. The post The Road to a (Potentially) Forgivable PPP Loan appeared first on The Graphic Artist Guild.
The Die Line
APRIL 5, 2021
While most coffee brands focus on where their coffee beans are from, Taika is more interested in how you'll feel after drinking a can. Everything about Taika is unique and whimsical, and it's much needed in the coffee sector. We appreciate the unexpectedness. .
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