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“Design doesn’t have to be just one thing”: Teddy Guerrero on seeking surprises throughout his process

Its Nice That

Giving his work a raw edge, the New York-based designer thinks “it’s important to have some time in the front of a project to really get dirty and mess around.

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Best Selling Fonts for Half-Price + FREE Typography Lessons with Top Creators

Spoon Graphics

A free online Typography event kicked off yesterday at Design Cuts featuring live lessons with top designers and discounts of up 50% off various popular font-families. This is your chance to stock up on a variety of type styles at a huge discount, including serif, script, sans-serif, and display fonts. There are also several FREE Live Sessions with some of the biggest names in the community sharing their useful typography tips and techniques.

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Bata-Ville: A Shoe Company’s Quest for Global Utopia

Azure Magazine

The remnants of another city flank Toronto’s spine of skyscrapers. Converted into offices, condos, galleries and lofts, former warehouses and factories are home to a new urban economy — one fuelled by laptops, real estate and the flow of global financial capital. On the bucolic banks of the Trent River some 180 kilometres away, however, a similar transformation has unfolded in a radically different context, where it is rekindling the industrial heart of a former company town into a communi

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Typography for Screen: Type in Motion — Book by Wang Shaoqiang

We And The Color

Typography for Screen: Type in Motion is our today’s recommended book published by Hoaki. Written by Wang Shaoqiang for publishing house Hoaki, Typography for Screen features a great range of uses of typography in motion for the digital environment. On 240 pages, the book explores several typographic case studies in visual and information hierarchies including motion graphics, webpage design, and conceptual experiments.

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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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30 Artistic Instagrammers You Should Follow

HONGKIAT

Instagram is riddled with accounts by celebrities, travel blogs, humor vlogs, and many more. It is also home to some of the most creative artists you can find on the Web. In this post are 30 such talented artists who give you a peek into their work and life via Instagram. Consider them your daily dose of creativity in the morning (or evening) when you wake up to start your day (or night).

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Formula E looks to inspire change in epic new ad

Creative Review

Since its inception in 2014, electric-powered motor racing brand Formula E has struggled to attract motorsport enthusiasts to the same extent as its F1 counterpart. Its 2018 rebrand by Prophet looked to combat this problem, focusing on the unique proposition of its races taking place on the streets of the world’s major cities. To mark its first season as an official FIA World Championship, Uncommon Creative Studio’s new ad for Formula E focuses on its mission for sustainable human pr

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Broadway poster designer Frank Verlizzo shares archive of “rejected” pieces

Design Week

“My job is to take a two-and-a-half-hour stage production and distil it into a two-dimensional graphic,” says Frank “Fraver” Verlizzo. Known as one of Broadway’s most prolific poster designers, Verlizzo has worked on everything from Gypsy, to The Lion King, Follies, Cabaret, Misery, Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George (his favourite poster of his career).

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3 Tips for Designing Great Emails That Get Results

Vecteezy

Email marketing can be extremely effective when it’s done correctly. Through your email list, you’ll be able to bring your customers back to your brand to increase sales or readership. When it comes to designing a highly effective email, there are a few different ways you can improve your chances of getting great results. Here are three specific tips you can implement right away. 1.

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A 15-Meter-Tall Squirrel Rests on Its Bushy Tail to Peer into a Chongqing Botanical Garden

Colossal

“Shiny Squirrel” (2021) in. All images courtesy of Studio Florentijn Hofman, shared with permission. The oversized animal menagerie by Florentijn Hofman that includes a fox , octopus , and reclining bunny now has a new member. The Dutch artist recently completed a 15-meter-tall squirrel caught peeking into a botanical garden in Chongqing , China.

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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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30 Days of Shapes — Illustration

Abduzeedo

30 Days of Shapes — Illustration. abduzeedo 04.30.21 Maximilian Bolduan shared this illustration and graphic design project is paying homage to Isabella Conticello's #ageoaday challenge. Maximilian really admires her work and her skill to design a big variation of different layouts and compositions. If nothing else you REALLY should check out her work.

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Designs from Denmark’s Best: Finn Nygaard Featured in Journal #369

Graphis

Born in Denmark in 1955, Graphis Master Finn Nygaard is an award-winning designer known for his posters, illustrations, graphic design, and corporate identity programs and color consulting for both Danish and international companies. Nygaard established his studio, Finn Nygaard Inc., in 1979, and since then he has created over seven hundred posters over his decades-long […].

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Photo Series Shows Pandemic Emotions, Starts Mental Health Talks

Design You Trust

Following a deeply personal loss, Donna Bridgewater, a photographer and lecturer based in Birmingham, United Kingdom, started a local photography project that captures strangers on the street revealing their personal thoughts and feelings on living in a pandemic world. The project, titled “Getting Through This,” intends to “create a conversation about mental health,” as strangers hold up a board of messages, both deeply honest and inspiring, to help people compartmentalize their feelings and put

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Palm* Photo Prize announces its 2021 shortlist and exhibition dates

Its Nice That

Following 7500 entries to the prize, this year’s shortlist showcases the breadth of the current photography scene.

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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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Broadway poster designer Frank Verlizzo shares archive of “rejected” pieces

Design Week

“My job is to take a two-and-a-half-hour stage production and distil it into a two-dimensional graphic,” says Frank “Fraver” Verlizzo. Known as one of Broadway’s most prolific poster designers, Verlizzo has worked on everything from Gypsy, to The Lion King, Follies, Cabaret, Misery, Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George (his favourite poster of his career).

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Miki Kim illustrates society’s obsession with tech through a warped and twisted world

Its Nice That

The Seoul-based illustrator uses a signature whacky style to question the state of the modern world.

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Pack of the Month: Aja Marie Johnson Builds A Bolder Brew

The Die Line

Designer Aja Marie Johnson brews up some bold typography for Better Coffee Co.

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Photographer Kemka Ajoku tells stories of Black British culture and experience

Its Nice That

After transitioning from academia to photography, Kemka now makes work for those who feel unseen.

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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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Graveyard of The Bikes: Aerial Photos of China’s Failed Share-Cycle Scheme Show Mountains of Damaged Bikes

Design You Trust

AFP. Handlebars tight in snaking rows of colour, thousands of abandoned bicycles line an open field outside the city of Shenyang, relics of a shared bike mania that has overwhelmed China’s cities. The turquoise, blue and yellow bicycles, arranged in long lines, some piled on top of each other, bear the logos of the companies that dominate China’s bike-sharing sector – Hellobike, Didi and Meituan.

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Best Computer Desk for Multiple Monitors

Design with Red

A small desk makes our workspace feel congested and is a pain for creative individuals like us. Especially when you have two or more monitors on your table, what you need is more space to feel more comfortable. If you are looking for the best desk for multiple monitors, then you came to the right […]. The post Best Computer Desk for Multiple Monitors appeared first on Design with Red.

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Giant Ninja Turtle Takes Over Minsk: Huge Leonardo Is Exploring the World of Soviet Architecture

Design You Trust

Graph Kalligraph, a designer and artist from Minsk, launched an unnamed project. He placed a huge toy of Leonardo from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” in the landscape of the Belarusian capital. More: Instagram. “Ninja Turtles are just a toy from my childhood. In the 90s, as an ordinary boy from a small village on the outskirts of Belarus, I received these turtles as a gift from my older brother.

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Type Drives Communities Conference 2021

Shillington

The Type Directors Club (TDC) is a global community dedicated to typography through public events promoting type design around the world. They are hosting the Type Drives Communities international conference this month that will be focusing on typography and how people use type to form and transform creative communities. The two day conference kicks off on Friday, 7 May and will be packed with talks, presentations and group discussions spanning design disciplines and both local and global commu

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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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Awesome Illustrations About Women by Majéon

Design You Trust

Majéon is an artist from Montpellier, in the south of France. Her artistic work revolves around women and highlights the place they hold in our society. They are present in her creations since the beginning. Through the characters she depicts, she talks about the women who “helps us to grow up, the ones who change our lives and leave it a trace”. To do this, the artist uses black, white, and gold, which she arranges in a graphic and harmonious way.

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Ice Bubble — Photography by Alexander Schoenberg

Abduzeedo

Ice Bubble — Photography by Alexander Schoenberg. abduzeedo 04.30.21 We have already featured the incredible photography work of Alexander Schoenberg in the past, however it’s never enough. The quality of his work and the level of craftsmanship you see in the images deserve to be shared and elevate the bar for all. For this post I’d love to share one of Alexander’s projects that is titled Ice Bubble.

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Artist Makes Streets Less Boring By Making Graffiti That Interacts With The Surroundings

Design You Trust

Art has a lot of meanings and a lot of ideas behind it. Every art piece will mean a different thing, depending on who you ask. People create art for different reasons: some to make something beautiful, some to let out their creativity and share it with the world, some simply out of boredom. Street artist Jamie Paul Scanlon, however, started to create art for a different reason.

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“Sugar Fever Dream” by Artist Karla Marchesi

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Karla Marchesi (previously featured here). The exhibition Sugar Fever Dream by Brisbane-born, Berlin-based artist Karla Marchesi presents a range of hyper-natural Post-Humanist landscapes. These paintings are bowls of brightly wrapped candy, offering enticement on first glance, but may induce nausea if consumed in totality. With an air of affirmative nihilism and a playful aesthetic of excess, Sugar Fever Dream is a counter vision to Western thought at the height of anthropocentrism.

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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.