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Malin Rosenqvist's textural works are inspired by her love of reading

Creative Boom

In the outskirts of Stockholm, a Swedish artist named Malin Rosenqvist weaves intricate tales through the medium of illustration. With a background in animation and a passion for storytelling, Malin's work reflects a deep connection to literature, culture and the power of visual narratives – oh, and there's a hefty amount of colour and texture involved, too.

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A lesson in branding by SomeOne with its work for the National Youth Orchestra

Designer Daily

Founded in 1948, the National Youth Orchestra is an institution in the UK with generations of musicians who have learned to practice their craft there. Currently, there are 160 teenagers in the orchestra and many more in the NYO Open program. In order to keep the flame alive and attract new talent, the Orchestra reached out to SomeOne , an international design agency based in London and Sydney.

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Clients from hell: How to navigate nightmarish scenarios as a freelancer

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock The worst clients can turn your life into something out of a horror movie. We outline four common types of nightmare clients and explain how to deal with them. It's almost Halloween, a time when we celebrate the fantastical ghosts, monsters and demons of our imaginations. But less fun are the demons you have to wrestle with in your everyday working life.

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Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: JAF Herb

I Love Typography

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Steven Heller falls in love with JAF Herb , a tightly spaced, contemporary blackletter with a brush-script vibe. The post Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: JAF Herb appeared first on I Love Typography.

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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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Skin-care routine gone wrong? Studio Frith designs a suitably 'lumpy-bumpy' identity for new film Woaca

Creative Boom

WOACA Trailer TIFF 2023, bespoke typeface designed by Studio Frith Morning: wash your face with water only, apply a Vitamin C serum, moisturiser and SPF. Evening: start with an oil cleanse, then move on to foam cleanser, toner, essence, serum, and moisturiser. Maybe an exfoliant, oil or mask, depending on the day. Maybe you'll use a roller or gua sha.

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A Brand Guidelines Design Template for Adobe InDesign

We And The Color

Crafting a Professional Brand Guidelines Template: Your Roadmap to Consistent Branding In the dynamic world of branding, maintaining consistency across all platforms is key to creating a strong and recognizable identity. To achieve this, having a comprehensive brand guidelines template is a must. MightyDesign , leveraging the power of Adobe InDesign, has crafted an exceptional brand guidelines template comprising 32 meticulously designed pages, all in the popular A4 size.

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In Greater Sydney, a Civic Centre Catches the Sun

Azure Magazine

It’s is hard to miss. Even when the sun isn’t shining, the tessellated red roof draws the eye with a vivid, kinetic form. And when the Australian rays are at their full splendour, it appears to flow with the changing light, catching the play of glints and shadows to command a marquee presence at the heart of Parramatta’s high-rise business district.

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Calexo Hemp Drinks: Brand & Packaging Design by TRÜF

We And The Color

TRÜF’s Captivating Brand and Packaging Design for Calexo Hemp Drinks: A Visual and Sensory Journey. In the ever-evolving landscape of cannabis-infused beverages, Calexo emerges as a beacon of innovation and artistry, challenging conventions and redefining expectations. A pioneering creation by TRÜF , a design agency renowned for its visionary work, Calexo is more than a mere beverage; it is a state of mind.

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Why You Need a Brain Trust (And How to Create One)

HONGKIAT

Have you ever found yourself stuck on a problem that even Google couldn’t help you solve? That’s where a brain trust can come to your rescue. So, what exactly is a brain trust, and why should you consider building one? Originally, a brain trust was a team of advisors who assisted a political leader in making crucial decisions. The concept dates back to the 1930s, with the first brain trust surrounding US President Franklin Roosevelt.

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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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Skincare Brand ‘Raw Perfection’ Removes The Filter Through A New Identity

The Die Line

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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6 Effective Task Management Tips for Freelancers

Inkbot Design

6 Effective Task Management Tips for Freelancers This is Zoe Ashbridge, living the perfect dream life of every freelancer. But for most freelancers, this life is a mirage. Instead, they find themselves: Always inundated with tasks Constantly burnt out Struggling to maintain a healthy work-life balance Consistently missing project deadlines If you're caught in this undesirable situation, only a solid organisational skill can get you out, as Zoe highlighted in the second half of her post.

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Gargantuan Straw Creatures Rise from the Fields of Japan’s Annual Rice Harvest

Colossal

All images courtesy of Wara Art Festival In Japan’s Niigata prefecture, cooler weather marks the advent of enormous straw creatures materializing from the fields and stalking the changing landscape. Every year around the rice harvest, art students repurpose the crop’s leftover straw, or wara , into mammoth characters for the Wara Art Festival.

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Typographic Poems

Design Everywhere

Design Everywhere is a blog focused on showcasing carefully selected graphic design works and beyond around the world. These daily dose of visual inspirations are collected by Preston Tham. All works displayed here are rightfully credited to their respective owners.

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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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What Does an Art Director Do? (And How to Become One)

Inkbot Design

What Does an Art Director Do? (And How to Become One) In creative industries, art directors are pivotal in overseeing projects' visual design across different platforms such as publications, websites, films, and advertising campaigns. Their primary responsibility is ensuring the client's message is conveyed clearly and creatively to the intended audience.

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For Other Uses

Design Everywhere

Design Everywhere is a blog focused on showcasing carefully selected graphic design works and beyond around the world. These daily dose of visual inspirations are collected by Preston Tham. All works displayed here are rightfully credited to their respective owners.

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Nicholas Rougeux Painstakingly Restores Hundreds of 19th-Century Hummingbird Illustrations

Colossal

Poster design © Nicholas Rougeaux, shared with permission Chicago-based designer Nicholas Rougeux is fascinated by early encyclopedic publications, from a 17th-century Dutch manuscript dedicated to mixing watercolors to Palladio’s The Four Books of Architecture. Most recently, he took an interest in ornithologist John Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidæ, or Family of Humming-Birds.

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Body Concert

Design Everywhere

Design Everywhere is a blog focused on showcasing carefully selected graphic design works and beyond around the world. These daily dose of visual inspirations are collected by Preston Tham. All works displayed here are rightfully credited to their respective owners.

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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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Google's Pixel 8 could spell the end of group selfie nightmares

Creative Bloq

It has a neat AI trick.

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Day Row: A Study in Minimalist Branding and Visual Design

Abduzeedo

Day Row: A Study in Minimalist Branding and Visual Design abduzeedo 1004—23 The world of design often walks the delicate tightrope between simplicity and extravagance. It is within this balance that YNHN DESIGN introduces the Day Row branding and packaging design, a masterful blend of minimalism and the aromatic allure of coffee. Day Row's design is more than just aesthetics—it is a philosophy.

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Optics 2024 review: powerful set of tools for taking your images to the next level

Creative Bloq

Optics 2024 is a Photoshop plugin and standalone app for adding breathtaking cinematic effects to your images.

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Abstract Illustration in Shape Studies Vol. 2 by Ray Dak Lam

Abduzeedo

Abstract Illustration in Shape Studies Vol. 2 by Ray Dak Lam abduzeedo 1004—23 Amidst the turbulence of the pandemic, many sought refuge in the creative world. For some, it became a canvas of emotion, for others, a platform of expression. Ray Dak Lam embarked on such a journey, immersing himself in the vast realm of design, and thus, "Shape Studies" was born.

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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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This is the best VFX career advice you'll hear today

Creative Bloq

FuseFX's Brian Kubovcik explains how to succeed in today's VFX industry.

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Southern Rock Legacy And Hell House's Whiskey Packaging

The Die Line

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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This new identity just made school branding cool

Creative Bloq

The Archer School for Girls' new look is one of understated brilliance.

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Chídr Design Studio Transforms SAROTTO Packaging Into A Romantic Italian Countryside Escape

The Die Line

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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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.