Wed.Feb 17, 2021

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Video: Retro Badge Logo Design Illustrator Tutorial

Spoon Graphics

In today’s Adobe Illustrator video tutorial I’m going to show you how to create an outdoors themed badge design, featuring a simple mountains graphic and colourful sunset effect using a retro colour scheme. This style of logo is based on embroidered National Park patches, and has become a popular design trend for all kinds of outdoors, adventure, or camping themed brand identities.

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Accessibility Upgrades For Small Business Websites

Six Leaf Design

I’ve been having conversations with clients and doing research into accessibility + ADA compliance for small business websites. Sounds super exciting, right? Well whether it’s exciting or not, it's important. So I wanted to share some of the things I’m learning and 5 easy accessibility upgrades you can make to your web design so that together we can all pitch in to help the online world become a more accessible place.

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Leandro Assis uses his design work to express what’s important to him

Creative Review

“I’m always trying to see the good in things and I think that is reflected in my work,” says Brazilian art director and letterer Leandro Assis. “My lettering style is simple and bold combined with vibrant colours and the things I choose to write are always funny or positive.” Assis has been working freelance for the last few years and it’s allowed him to work with an exciting range of clients including collaborating with Studio Moross for season 13 of RuPaul&#

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Maxwell Alexandre’s large-scale paintings are infused with Brazilian pop culture and hip-hop

Its Nice That

The Brazilian artist has long been inspired by the music industry, which imbues a sense of lyricism and pace in his detailed works.

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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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Aardman addresses young people’s mental health with animated films

Creative Review

What’s Up With Everyone features a series of animations aimed at young people, aged 17 to 24, and has been created in partnership with the same audience. They revolve around a cast of five animal characters, all in typical charming Aardman style, although tackling more serious topics than Wallace’s undying love of cheese. The studio created the campaign together with leading academics and research teams, as well as mental health and wellbeing organisations.

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How To Recognise Clouds – The International Cloud Atlas, 1896

Design You Trust

The Atlas international des Nuages (International Cloud Atlas; Internationaler Wolkenatlas) was published in Paris, France, by Gauthier-Villars et fils in 1896. This pictorial atlas contained 14 illustrations on 14 printed color plates. A mix of photographs (chromotypographs) and pantings, the text was in English, French, and German. h/t: flashbak. The Atlas broke new ground, introducing a universal language of cloud identification, and embraced emerging technologies – the page on cirrus clouds

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Netflix launches anime scholarship, designed and taught by Studio Ghibli’s Hitomi Tateno

Its Nice That

The six-month scholarship is at Tokyo’s Sasayuri Video Training Institute and is intended to support Japan’s ever-expanding animation industry.

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Surreal Photo Manipulations That Challenge Logic By Hansruedi Ramsauer

Design You Trust

One could say photo manipulations are illusions created by heavy photo editing techniques. It is an art where ordinary photos are transformed into something alluring, surreal, and totally out of the box. Digital artist Hansruedi Ramsauer ( previously ) does just that, given that he happily switched his 20-year career in finance to become an artist. His work has been featured by brands like Photoshop, Genesis USA, and Columbia EU.

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McDonald's Announces Chicken-Inspired Collab With Tay Keith

The Die Line

Looking for that sweet McDonald’s Chicken Drop? The limited-edition merch drop goes live on Thursday with early access to their new Crispy Chicken Sandwich.

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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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Folk Beasts is a series of craft packs for those affected by the pandemic

Its Nice That

Hart Club and The Golden Thread Project have commissioned a selection of London-based artists, briefed to inspire the public to engage in the arts at home.

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5 New Products Embracing Scandinavian Style

Azure Magazine

For decades, the Scandinavian countries — Denmark, Norway and Sweden — have produced some of the most singular and timeless contemporary designs. Even in a pandemic, leading manufacturers across the region have continued this rich tradition, offering up a bevy of furnishings and accessories that celebrate the craftsmanship, formal language and materiality that has become synonymous with Scandinavian design.

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Gang Buron-Yi adds hints of “artificial flavours, sugar, fat and salt” to his highly addictive graphic design practice

Its Nice That

The South Korea-born and Paris-based designer talks us through his experimental portfolio, which treads the line between maximalism and simplicity.

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A Stellar Panorama Frames the Milky Way and Other Celestial Bodies Through a Snowy Forest in Poland

Colossal

Image © ?ukasz ?ak, shared with permission. On a cold night at the end of January, astrophotographer ?ukasz ?ak traveled about 150 kilometers from his home in Wo?omin near Warsaw to a rural region in northeastern Poland. Near the village of Siemiony, he ventured into -12 degree cold to snap a remarkable set of images that feature a trio of celestial bodies peeking through snow-heavy spruces.

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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 Body-Painting Illusions of Gesine Marwedel

Design You Trust

Gesine Marwedel ( previously ) is a talented body-painting artist who has the power to transform the naked bodies of her models into mind-bending optical illusions. From swans, to owls, to dolphins, there doesn’t seem to be anything that German artist Gesine Marwedel can’t morph her models into, using body paint. But while most of her works are illusory in nature, obscuring parts of the human body, while transforming others into something new entirely, some are simply abstract works of art, with

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Miro Paintings Turned Into 3D Art

Abduzeedo

Miro Paintings Turned Into 3D Art. abduzeedo 02.17.21 Alina Druzhaeva shared a collection of 3D artwork that is her free interpretation of the painting of the Spanish artist Joan Miró. Inspired by the graphic richness of his work and some typical techniques, she made two 3d compositions in which Miro's quirky characters became three-dimensional figures.

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The identity for second-hand search platform SrchPop resists “fusty preloved clichés”

Design Week

Bath-based design consultancy Supple Studio has created the new identity for second-hand retail platform Srchpop, which centres on the search bar icon. The work comprises a new logo, web redesign and tone of voice. It rolls out across the SrchPop’s website, phone app and campaign visuals. Established for the American market, SrchPop lets people search multiple online marketplaces like eBay, Amazon Warehouse and Etsy for second-hand products at the same time. “We wanted the brand iden

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Write for Rights: An Illustrated Campaign for Amnesty International Aims to Free People Who Are Imprisoned

Colossal

“Writing Carries Their Voice” (2020). All images © Amnesty International, shared with permission. A new campaign for Amnesty International exemplifies the power of the pencil in a moving series of illustrations by Bristol-based Owen Gent. Led by creative agency Cossette , the initiative was was designed for Write for Rights , an annual effort striving to free people around the world who are imprisoned unjustly.

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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 Crown Estate’s redesign is inspired by “conscious commercialism”

Design Week

International design studio Saffron Brand Consultants has created the new visual identity for The Crown Estate, inspired by its mantra of “conscious commercialism” The new work comprises a reworked brand system including typefaces, colour palette as well as a bespoke set of illustrations. It’s been developed closely with The Crown Estate’s internal team, according to Saffron.

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Flawless Fish and Historical Tea: The Latest Packaging 10 Entries

Graphis

Whether you enjoy a fancy seafood dinner or a hot cup of tea, these Packaging 10 entries have whatever it is you’re looking for! Austrian designer Christine Puchner studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg. She’s currently studying to become a 64keys expert and does freelance graphic design work from her studio near Vienna. […].

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Artist Illustrates How Our Favorite Characters Have Changed In Adorable Illustrations

Design You Trust

LA-based artist Jeff Victor illustrates the evolution of iconic pop culture characters with an ‘adorkable’ twist. Today, he is back with a spin-off illustration series called Mini Evolution that shows our favorite characters before and after they went through a change. Whether it’s a secret superhero identity, character development, or different versions of the same character—you’ll surely enjoy a geeky recap of pop culture’s finest in Victor’s own cute style.

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Okane "Echoes of Japan" Illustration

Abduzeedo

Okane "Echoes of Japan" Illustration. AoiroStudio 02.17.21 I wanted to share this stunning illustration made in Cinema 4D by XEBIUS ++ aka Manuel Camino , a visual artist based in Málaga, Spain. It's a combination of a 3D model, some photo textures, and brushes together into this beautiful piece. "Echoes of Japan", that's how Manuel calls it. As usual, I really dig how you get to acknowledge some BTS, seeing the process is always inspiring on so many levels.

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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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Associate Degree in Graphic Design

Shillington

An associate degree in graphic design is a great way to become a graphic designer. But what is an associate (or associates’) Degree? Put simply, it’s a type of undergraduate degree (the next step taken after secondary education) that will teach you the basic knowledge and transferable skills to prepare you for work or to launch your chances of studying further.

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“The Local” by Photographer Nick Meyer

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Gili Makes It Easy To Live Your Best Life

The Die Line

The creative studio maintained the clarity of the bottle, including nothing but pictures of the three ingredients, in order to reflect the brand’s emphasis on transparency and simplicity.

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3 Reasons Why Your Users Love (or Leave) You

Interaction Design Foundation

As a user experience designer, you want to solve their challenges and problems. You research your target users, prototype your ideas, test your products for usability. And importantly, you want your end users to benefit from your products. After all, what is the point of your efforts if no one will use what comes of them? Even the most user-friendly products can get snubbed by people.

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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.