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How to Create an Ornate Vintage Logo Design in Illustrator

Spoon Graphics

Ever since I created the showcase of Unique Packaging and Label Designs for Whisky Bottles I have been wanting to have a go at creating some kind of liquor bottle label design of my own. I also have a resource in my collection that I have been eager to make use of, which would be the perfect tool for creating a Victorian style brand design complete with ornate flourishes.

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The Best Branding Podcasts Today

Just Creative

Are you looking for the absolute best podcasts in the branding and brand strategy space? You may have already found a few ‘top branding podcasts’ lists through Google search and been disappointed that only a handful of them are truly about branding. Most of the podcasts found through Google are about content marketing, digital media, graphic design, advertising, or marketing in general and some are outdated or haven’t uploaded any new episodes in many years.

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This Instagram Account Cleverly Photoshops Animals Into Everyday Things

Design You Trust

Instagram account ‘Animals In Things’ is exactly what it sounds like: it’s a glorious page full of photos of animals seamlessly combined with food and everyday items. Scroll down to see the best examples! More: Instagram. Source.

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[Podcast] Psychology-Driven Brand Strategy with Kaye Putnam

Just Creative

In this episode we sit down with the wonderful Kaye Putnam, a psychology-driven brand strategist from South Carolina. We geek out about all things brand thinking. We get into the meaning of ‘psychology-driven branding’, about knowing your brand and living your brand. Kaye shares her ‘4C Brand Strategy Framework’ which helps to bake psychological principles into brands.

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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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Should UX Designers Learn to Code?

Interaction Design Foundation

As with every design decision, the answer to the question “Should UX designers learn to code?” is: “It depends.” When you work with digital products, you may not always need to write lines of code, but it is an added advantage to know how to build the product that you design. In the early days of web design, graphic designers, who had previously worked in print, learned to write code so as to become web designers.

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Branding that Elevates UNI Music Academy

Abduzeedo

Branding that Elevates UNI Music Academy. abduzeedo 09.14.20 Bing Zhang shared an awesome branding and illustration project with us for UNI Music Academy, which is the first of its kind music learning academy for kids ages six through teen. They are focused on providing a safe, inspiring, and empowering space for children to identify, develop, and refine their music senses. .

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Remembering Terence Conran: “No one has done more to create modern Britain”

Design Week

Sir Terence Conran, one of the biggest influences on the British design scene of the past half-century, has died at the age of 88. Conran’s indelible stamp can be seen across the UK, from his brightly-coloured Habitat products to London’s expansive Design Museum, which he conceived and founded. Peter Mandelson, chairman of the museum’s board of trustees, calls Conran “one of the most iconic figures of post-war Britain”: “He leaves a treasure trove of household

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Deliveries Surge During Quarantine, This Is How Delivery Guys “Hide” Packages

Design You Trust

We all have been ordering more stuff online since the Coronavirus forced everyone to stay home, so deliveries surged, and delivery guys have less time to think how to properly hide each package. That’s the only explanation we could come up with when looking at these photos. Source.

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A Designers Hippocratic Oath x4 facilitated by Minni Bredou @mbredouw and devised by her Students

The Logo Smith

The post A Designers Hippocratic Oath x4 facilitated by Minni Bredou @mbredouw and devised by her Students appeared first on The Logo Smith All Content © 2020 The Logo Smith.™ |. Recently came across this feel-good tweet on The Designers Hippocratic Oaths aka Design Manifesto, Design Code of Ethics,- tweeted by the students teacher, Minnie Bredouw: Credit: [link].

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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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Join Pratt SCPS For a Series of Online Floral Design Workshops

Colossal

Image courtesy of Shane Connolly, florist and Pratt SCPS instructor for summer 2020. This fall, study floral design online with world-famous master florists working in diverse styles in the Floral Art for Interiors certificate program at Pratt Institute’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS). Every week, you can join a different floral design workshop and create beautiful designs with locally sourced flowers delivered right to your home.

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A Designers Hippocratic Oath x4 facilitated by Minni Bredou @mbredouw and devised by her Students

The Logo Smith

The post A Designers Hippocratic Oath x4 facilitated by Minni Bredou @mbredouw and devised by her Students appeared first on The Logo Smith All Content © 2020 The Logo Smith.™ |. Some time back I saw this feel-good tweet about collection of Designers Hippocratic Oaths, tweeted by the students teacher, Minnie Bredouw : Given how front and center design is these days, I am still shocked that there is no “code of conduct” or guide to ethical design principles.

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What to See at the London Design Festival 2020

Azure Magazine

From Salone del Mobile to Neocon to the Venice Architecture Biennale, major design events across the world suspended their 2020 editions as COVID-19 forced (and continues to force) international lockdowns and border closures. In London, where the creative economy continues to profoundly shape the urban centre, the organizers of the London Design Festival made the decision (after much consultation with the community) to continue mounting the annual city-wide showcase.

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Book News - A Book for Babies. A Book Full of Leaves

Diana Toledano Illustration & Education

Hola caracola, As I mentioned in my last post, it’s been hard to celebrate the good things happening in these crazy times. But I’m making an effort to focus on gratitude and joy. So I’m here to share some very good book news! My first book for babies came out in August! ROCKING BED OF DREAMS is a sweet ocean lullaby written by Cari Meister. It’s been published by Little Simon as part as their New Books for Newborns collection.

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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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The design world comes together to celebrate the life and work of Sir Terence Conran

Design Week

Designer, restaurateur and business mogul Sir Terence Conran passed away over the weekend at the age of 88. He leaves behind him a lengthy career in design which is credited with shaping much of home life in the latter part of the 20 th century. Conran touched the lives of designers in the UK and beyond, both directly and indirectly. His legacies include interiors store Habitat, the eponymous Conran Shop and London’s Design Museum.

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Gilles de Brock on hand building a CNC to print graphic glazes on ceramic tiles in a highly original design story

Its Nice That

What happens when a trained graphic designer takes on the role of engineer and electrician, both of which he knows “nothing” about?

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The Royal Observatory Greenwich Has Just Unveiled the Winners of The Coveted 2020 Astronomy Photographer of The Year Awards

Design You Trust

Galaxies Winner and Overall Winner – Andromeda Galaxy at Arm’s Length Nicolas Lefaudeux Let’s see the spectacular winning images from the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition! Images were submitted for one of 9 categories—including Galaxies, Aurorae, Our Moon, People and Space, and Young Photographer of the Year, among others—and a total of 11 images were honored.

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Hoi Chan envelops a solitary sense of serenity in her delicate illustrations

Its Nice That

The New Orleans-based illustrator creates a variety of quiet atmospheres in her experimental practice.

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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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The top 2 questions I get asked the most as a graphic design and visual marketing specialist

Purple Rose Graphics

I spend a lot of time answering questions for potential clients, active clients, and former clients. I love answering their questions. It’s always fascinating to see what people want to know. Yet, I seem to find myself answering these same 2 questions the most, and today I thought I’d share my answers to them with you! What purpose does graphic design have in a business?

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LogoArchive International by BP&O

BP&O

Text by Richard Baird. BP&O’s LogoArchive began in 2015 as an Instagram account documenting the form language and abstract form-making of corporate identity designers and commercial artists that developed between 1920–1989. This now has a following of over 160,000 people, and was then expanded upon in 2018 to include a series of zines published by BP&O. […].

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50 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2020

Shillington

Even if you’re an experienced graphic designer, that doesn’t mean you ever stop learning. Indeed, graphic design should be a process of lifelong education for everyone. There are always new techniques to try and new concepts to discover, as well as delving into the history of the practice and the movements that inform it. This with improve your abilities to come up with fresh ideas, new ways to approach creativity and, overall, produce better and more inspiring work.

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7 Tips to Improve Your UX Design Practice

Interaction Design Foundation

Hey! But my UX design practice is perfect! Thankfully, we don’t hear that very much but the truth is – the longer we’re in a job, the better we consider ourselves to be at that job. Sometimes, it’s worth remembering that even the best professionals still have learning to be done. It’s also worth remembering that the longer we do things, the easier it is to have sloppy habits creep into our work.That’s why the experience driver is not necessarily a great driver; they may think they are – but ther

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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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Samantha Russo on Designing F*ckface

Spine Magazine

Samantha Russo is a graphic designer who currently lives in Philadelphia and specialises in designing book covers, logos and editorial layouts. Here she tells us about her process for designing the provocatively titled F*ckface. When Chris Serigo, a former Art Director and good friend at Penguin Books where I previously worked introduced me to Karen Horton of Henry Holt + Company, I was ecstatic.

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Embrace the Mental Models of Users by Implementing Tabs

Interaction Design Foundation

Users of all ages will still remember the tabbed file folders people used to bring order into a vast amount of information and make it super simple to find what they were looking for. If you’re trying to design a good way to prevent your users from having to search for a needle in a haystack every time, the tabbed user interface is just what you need.

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The 50 Best Fonts for Creating Stunning Logos

SpeckyBoy

Every font tells a story. Once upon a time, serifs ruled the world. When we look at them today, we can’t shake the feelings of tradition and elegance. Then, we switched to sans-serifs; practical and highly readable. Fonts that amplify your message. Today, we use all kinds of fonts. Serifs for elegant materials, sans-serifs for making sure that our words resonate, and script fonts for that special aesthetic touch.

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Using Color to Confuse and to Prevent Unwanted Actions

Interaction Design Foundation

Color can be used to guide someone in the right direction to accomplish a task effectively and efficiently. Just think about a bright red “Read More” button on a white background, one that directs you to a full article on your favorite design guru. Even so, used by designers who focus more on the needs of the company than on those of the target group, colors can turn into a bewildering nightmare, hiding buttons and information users actually need.

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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.