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Logo File Formats Guide with FREE Cheat Sheet

Just Creative

There’s often a lot of confusion about which files formats you need to give a client when delivering a final logo or branding package. You probably know that you have to give your client a variety of file formats, but which ones? Clients may frequently contact you asking for strange file formats or ad-hoc logo file requests. Print vendors sometimes use outdated technologies that require old and obscure files.

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Video Tutorial: How to Create a Glitch Effect in Photoshop

Spoon Graphics

In today’s Adobe Photoshop tutorial we’re going to have some fun creating a trendy glitch effect, that we’ll apply to a photo some accompanying text. The effect combines digital distortions such as screen tearing, RGB splitting and scanlines to simulate the visual errors associated with digital video footage. Much like how analogue effects help to give your artwork a retro look, this glitch effect helps to achieve a modern or futuristic high-tech vibe.

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Real Estate Flyers Done Right: 15 Stunning Examples

Creative Market

An eye-catching flyer helps showcase homes and properties in their best light – and make it easy for real estate agents, home sellers, and other property-related professionals to reach prospective clients and customers. With options for flyers, postcards, and even welcome books for Airbnb users, this collection of 15 real estate flyer template sets has everything you need to create a stunning showcase for homes, properties, and personal services, with little or no design experience required.

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7 Best Creatives from Belgium

Shillington

At Shillington, we love to celebrate great design from around the world. We’ve covered many different countries so far and are now exploring the creative scene in Belgium. The country name comes from the Roman province, Gallia Belgica, an area populated by the Belgae. Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent are filled with contemporary galleries, innovative design and a great culinary scene.

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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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Classic album covers reimagined for the social distancing era

Creative Review

Social distancing is fast becoming the new norm for many of us as the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, with the UK becoming the latest country to introduce a government enforced lockdown. Some brands have also been jumping on the social distancing bandwagon, including McDonald’s Brazil, whose recent campaign saw it split its Golden Arches logo in two – but this was met with a mixed reaction on social media.

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In a New Stop-Motion Film, Swoon Explores Trauma, Memory, and the Body

Colossal

Caledonia Curry, aka Swoon , is known for her street art utilizing paper that’s pasted onto building walls, but the Brooklyn-based artist has made a recent pivot that transfers her mythical style to stop-motion animations. Part of her solo exhibition Cicada , Curry’s short film “ Sofia and Storm ” is centered on a human-arachnid hybrid.

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Reviewed: New Logo, Identity, and Packaging for Beanfolk by Outfit

Under Consideration / Brand

“Field of Dreams”. Established in 2014, Beanfolk is a coffee company that grows and roasts its beans in Papua New Guinea and sells wholesale to coffee shops, restaurants, and other roasters in Shanghai. As they prepare to sell direct-to-consumer in the near future, Beanfolk has introduced a new identity designed by Los Angeles, CA-based Outfit. Inspired by Beanfolk's connection to Papua New Guinea, as well as its commitment to creativity, sustainability and craft, we translated this brand story

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“Government needs to make people care”: designers on coronavirus communications

Design Week

“In times of strife, nothing is more important than clarity of communication. The government needs design systems which can deliver information and messaging accurately and with as little room for interpretation as possible. If you think back to the iconic wartime posters that encouraged people to keep calm and carry on, the design was very good, but it was the sentiment of the message which cut through and resonated for decades.

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Artist Spotlight: Andrés Lozano

Booooooom

Andrés Lozano. Andrés Lozano’s Website. Andrés Lozano on Instagram.

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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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A Natural-Stone Mosaic Facade Punctuated by Dramatic Opal Windows in a New Building by OMA

Colossal

All images © OMA. In the developing city of Gwanggyo located about 25 kilometers south of Seoul, a high-end Korean department store stands out amongst gray office buildings and other concrete structures. Designed by OMA /Chris van Duijn, the Galleria shopping center features a mosaic facade of neutral-toned stones cut into exact triangles. A series of geometric, opal windows offer those passing through the dome-like hallways a look at the burgeoning city’s activities.

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COVID-19 Has You Working from Home: Now What?

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Web designers have the ability to work from just about anywhere. Still, just because something is technically possible doesn’t mean it’s easy. If you suddenly find yourself working remotely on a full-time basis, it can be a big adjustment. The situation is quite different from putting in a few extra hours from home here and there. And it’s miles away from reporting to a physical office each day.

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Art In Uncertain Times: Tahiti Pehrson's How-To Make Your Own Geometric Pattern Project

Juxapoz Magazine

If you follow along on the Juxtapoz IG, we have been hosting live sessions of artists working from home, with objects and materials easily found around the house that are readily available and applicable for larger audiences. One of the mantras of Juxtapoz is to make the creative life as accessible as possible, and in a time when many are home with time to tune in, these short tutorials are a platform for us to makes this idea come to life.

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Jersey Post reveals “contemporary” Beethoven stamp collection

Design Week

A set of stamps has been designed to mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birthday. The “contemporary” range has been designed by Hampton-based studio hat-trick design, and includes six stamps, a first day cover, stamp pack and a record sleeve. They have been released by Jersey Post in collaboration with the Beethoven-Haus, the museum that houses a major collection of Beethoven-related images and musical texts.

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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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Michael Crichton Captures ‘Flying Food’

Trendland

The still life photography of Michael Crichton documents food in motion. In collaboration with his creative partner and stylist, Leigh MacMillan, the Toronto-based duo has created a ‘Conceptual Food’ series that offers the unexpected in terms of composition, as the ingredients are caught mid-air in their flight. Capturing the exactly right moment of controlled chaos, Crichton & MacMillan have worked with the likes of McDonald’s, Nutella or Kellogg’s just a name the few. www.michaelcrichtonph

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10 Teaching Strategies Adapted for Remote Online Learning

Graphic Mama

If you are struggling to get your head around online remote teaching, trust me you are not alone. You’ve spent years training and teaching honing the strategies that serve you well in the classroom, and suddenly you’ve been asked to teach in a completely different way than you’ve been used to. You don’t have much choice – so let’s look at how to use the experience you’ve got and adapt it to teaching online.

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75 International Photography Contests Worth Entering: A New Guide from Feature Shoot

Feature Shoot

Untitled #2 from ‘Slightly Altered’ project © Synchrodogs , Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards winner 2018. Early spring is a time for reflection and renewal, and as it happens, it’s also the season of photo contests. In the last few years, organizations, publications, and industry leaders have reinvigorated the photo contest circuit with awards that celebrate ingenuity, innovation, integrity, and creativity.

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Why Companies Need to Rethink Their Communication Strategy for Remote Teams – [Infographic]

Noupe

The conventional paradigms of workplaces are rapidly changing. New and new challenges have compelled organizations to build and extend infrastructure for remote working. Remote working in times of turmoil is especially a win-win; employees can work from the comfort of their home and organizations can ensure that there’s no loss of business. In this infographic, you can walk through the changing dynamics of team communication in an organization and learn why it is important for companies to reali

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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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Finding a Sense of Community Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

Feature Shoot

In the last two weeks, I have received more than two dozen emails about the temporary closures of galleries and studio spaces amid the coronavirus pandemic. I’ve received several more about canceled exhibitions. This is a period of uncertainty for the photography community as a whole, but in this time, we’ve also witnessed people coming together.

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Photographer Spotlight: Nick Prideaux

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Asterix illustrator and co-creator Albert Uderzo has died aged 92

Its Nice That

The comic book artist who began the series in 1959 with writer René Goscinny has been an influence to countless illustrators ever since.

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80s Inspired Motion Design - CONTROL

Abduzeedo

80s Inspired Motion Design - CONTROL. abduzeedo Mar 25, 2020 Vasiliy Oleshko shared a beautiful motion design project titled CONTROL. What can I say about it? Well, look at the stills and you will know exactly why I am sharing it here with you all. The 80s look, feel and colors are all there. The tools used were Maxon Cinema 4D and After Effects. Motion Design .

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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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Ashmolean’s new identity brings a historic museum into the modern world

Creative Review

The Ashmolean – the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology – was founded by Alias Ashmole in 1683, when it became the world’s first public museum. If over three centuries of history isn’t enough, inside visitors will find 500,000 years’ worth of art, archaeology and other historic artefacts. As part of a strategy overhaul, the museum enlisted design studio Blast to create a new identity that would help to improve brand awareness and ultimately ex

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Aless Mc’s series Fifty Shades of Green illustrates different strains of cannabis

Its Nice That

The Montréal born-and-bred illustrator uses silkscreen and Risograph to produce her bold, colourful portfolio.

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Announced: 2020 Brand New Conference: Postponed to 2021

Under Consideration / Brand

“New Date: October 7 – 8, 2021”. Given the developments of Covid-19 around the world and its immediate and short-term economic ramifications we have decided to postpone the 2020 Brand New Conference until October of next year. This was an extremely difficult (and sad) decision to make as this conference is so important to us on so many levels but there is no scenario this year in which we can put on the conference in a way that is financially sustainable for us and, more importantly, in a way th

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“A chance to catch a breath”: Danielle Pender on why we should avoid the pressure to create

Its Nice That

The editor of Riposte magazine on how it could be best to use the time caused to reassess our relationship with work, rather than quickly pivot to new projects.

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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.