April, 2022

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7 beautiful portfolio templates for creatives in 2022

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock. Portfolio templates have come a long way over the last decade. You can now create a professional website with minimal effort. But the best designs are ones that let your work stand out. They're clean, functional and professional. Here are some of our favourite templates for 2022. We're not dismissing the importance of web design when we talk of portfolio templates.

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Angela Kirkwood's animated music video is a funny look at the perils of obsession

Creative Boom

As the old saying goes: 'Be yourself, everyone else is taken'. It's a lesson the characters in Angela Kirkwood's animated music video would do well to learn, as it follows the life of a cat who has become completely obsessed with a dog and pays the price along the way. Created for Toronto-based band No Frills' new single 'Copy Cat', the animation is Angela's first and longest animation commercial project.

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Exclusive: Free Bugs Vectors

Designer Daily

Whether you are afraid of bugs or you love them, you may need them in one of your upcoming designs. Good news: our cute three littles buggies are available completely free of charge. All you have to do to get them is to sign up to the Designer Daily and get the chance to get regular updates about design news, resources, or tutorials. You will receive the vector files at the bottom of each newsletter.

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Spoon Graphics Turns 15 Years Old — The End is Nigh! (or is it?)

Spoon Graphics

It’s that time of year when Spoon Graphics gets a little older, with 2022 marking 15 years of tutorial creating, freebie sharing and article writing on what started as a blog that was attached to my design portfolio website in 2007. Every April I take some time to reflect on the past 12 months and talk about how things have changed. Last year I talked about how it was nice to see traffic levels plateau somewhat after the massive declines over recent years, so let’s take a look at the latest stat

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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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The Art Gallery of New South Wales by Mucho

BP&O

The Art Gallery of New South Wales, founded in 1872 as the New South Wales Academy of Art, suffered from a fragmented brand architecture. Addressing this through a rationalised and simplified system, and reinforcing the master brand across all Gallery collateral became a central part of developing of a new brand identity which would support a repositioning strategy that moved.

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8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets That Enhance Hamburger Menus

SpeckyBoy

The hamburger menu has become synonymous with mobile apps and websites. It neatly hides navigation items until users need them. They’re great for saving space when screen real estate is limited. And we’re also seeing them utilized more on desktop devices as well. This makes sense for large, complicated menus and scenarios where content needs to be the main focus.

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Photographs by Helga Stentzel of clothes on a washing line transformed into charming animals

Creative Boom

Smoothie © Helga Stentzel. During a spot of laundry a few years back, London-based Russian-born artist Helga Stentzel got the idea for a unique series featuring clothes on a washing line cleverly staged as different animals. Thus began a viral Instagram account that gained thousands of fans and likes. "I saw a sock on the floor next to some pegs and realised that it looked like a horse's head," she tells Creative Boom.

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17 Clean Resume Templates with Cover Letter

Graphic Design Junction

Best modern resume templates with minimal cover letter design and portfolio pages. Simple and clean resume templates perfect for any job opportunity and help you to get your dream job. Super minimal design resumes with cover letters are available in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In-design and MS Word format files. The templates are professionally organized and labeled with smart objects, so every beginner can edit it like a professional.

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Gwen O’Brien: Crypto, NFTs and Design

Graphic Design USA

An interview with Gwen O’Brien, an award-winning designer, currently working on her latest project, Design X Collective, a decentralized design studio in the metaverse. She specializes in NFTs, the blockchain, and the future of graphic design.

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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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Marc Jacobs by Triboro

BP&O

Fashion designer Marc Jacobs heads his own eponymous fashion brand, as well as diffusion lines The Marc Jacobs and Heaven by Marc Jacobs. He was also creative director at Louis Vuitton from 1997 to 2014, where he created the company’s first ready-to-wear clothing line. In his own words, Jacobs’ work is ‘a little preppy, a little grungy, a little couture’, and this.

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Selected Illustrations by ?ình ?i?p

We And The Color

Check out these fantastic illustrations by ?ình ?i?p. ?ình ?i?p is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In addition to a range of commissioned projects, the talented designer loves to create dreamlike illustrations. Below you can see a small selection of illustrations. Feel free to check out ?ình ?i?p’s portfolio for more.

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Small Business Web Design – Essential Expert Advice

Inkbot Design

Small Business Web Design – Essential Expert Advice. Having a website is crucial because you can connect with your customers. Many people will visit your site because they are looking for information about your business. They may even purchase your product from your site instead of your local store. They can also find your products and services online when they search online.

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Behind the scenes with De La Foye, a Chicago studio inspiring businesses to thrive

Creative Boom

To create great websites, you need to have a passion. And Denise Foy, owner of De La Foye Design Studio , is quite clear about where her passion lies. It all began when she helped a chef turn an ailing restaurant around by getting it online. As a result, a failing business became a roaring success. Denise thought to herself, "If I can help another business owner succeed, I'd be incredibly honoured.

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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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35 Creative Monogram Logos For Inspiration

Graphic Design Junction

Making a monogram logos just got much quicker and easier. You won’t need any magic school training to start pulling monograms out of hats in seconds rather than minutes. Simply type any two-letter combo starting with an uppercase letter followed by a lowercase letter, and “Shazam!” Now you’ve your own created monogram. In this article there are thirty five elegant and creative Monogram Logo designs for your inspiration.

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10 Logo Makers & Generators to Design Your Logo For Free

HONGKIAT

The importance of a logo to a business cannot be overestimated. A logo defines your business for your existing and potential customers and makes you stand out from the competitors. When starting a business, people usually hire a professional graphic designer to design a logo for their company. This may be a good practice, however, you do need some really deep pockets for that as a professional graphic designer costs a lot.

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Autex Acoustics by Marx Design

BP&O

With manufacturing and sales teams throughout Australia, UK and the USA, Autex has grown to become the market leader in interior acoustic products in New Zealand, and the go to choice for leading architects aspiring to reduce the amount of atmospheric noise within cutting-edge residential and commercial spaces. Their products are innovative, produced in a variety of forms and colours, The post Autex Acoustics by Marx Design appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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Stylish Instagram Carousel Post Template for Adobe Photoshop

We And The Color

This super-stylish Instagram carousel post template is available for free download with an Adobe Stock trial subscription. Created by Adobe Stock contributor @Marcel , this Instagram carousel post template for Adobe Photoshop includes 16 matching design options. All individual post sections are based on the standard size of 1080 x 1080 px. The sample texts are for display only.

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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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Jason Chuang taps into buried emotions in his dreamlike illustrations

Creative Review

“Most of my personal drawings are highly reliant on the subconscious,” says illustrator Jason Chuang. “I try to let my mind be free and draw from my feelings. I am a very sentimental person.” Based between Taiwan and the UK, Chuang describes his work as “surreal and dreamlike”, drawing inspiration from the surrealist movement and embracing the way dreams can “reveal parts of our suppressed.

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A helpful guide to marketing for creative freelancers who want to quit Instagram

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock. Instagram has been a beloved tool to creatives everywhere since its launch in 2010. But recent algorithm changes and a push for more video content have left many artists and designers struggling to enjoy the same likes and reach. If IG has become too exhausting, what marketing alternatives are there? We explore some options.

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Kittl – the Design Solution

Graphic Design Junction

Kittl – the Design Solution. Are you searching a design solution? Do you want to be an efficient designer? If yes, then the Kittl design website is for you. You can easily design any kind of stuff you need. This website is quite resourceful. You can complete your design with just a few clicks. Hence, it allows you to save time, so it helps you to be more productive in less time.

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Fresh Resources for Web Designers and Developers (April 2022)

HONGKIAT

Developing website is not always about coding. You’d also need a good sense of design to make the site usable, accessible , and actually looking good for the users. So, in this round of the series, we are going to explore more on some of these resources around design category. You’ll find tools for composing animation on the browser, high-quality mockups, animated icon library, a couple of CSS libraries , and a lot more.

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Web Design for All: Accessibility, Inclusivity and Beyond

Speaker: Eden Spivak, Design Expert and Editor at Wix & Nir Horesh, Accessibility Lead and Senior Product Manager at Wix

When we design products or websites for people like ourselves, there are many others who are, as a result, left out. From visually impaired users who rely on assistive technology, to people with a temporary injury such as a broken arm, tech users are forever diverse and beautifully unique. The products we design can, and should, reflect the extremely wide range of human experiences and needs.

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Crane by Collins

BP&O

In 1775 Crane paper was used to print the first money for the American colonies, and by 1801 the company was the primary paper producer for local and regional banks. Later that century, equipped with an arsenal of innovative techniques from Europe, Crane won a contract with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and became the supplier for the US. The post Crane by Collins appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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Rigatoni T-Shirts by Gabriel Sabourin

We And The Color

Check out these beautifully illustrated t-shirts by Gabriel Sabourin. Gabriel Sabourin is a renowned illustrator and animator who lives and works in Montreal, Canada. He loves to create both funny and serious drawings and animations. These Rigatoni t-shirt illustrations are characterized by his signature style of simple lines and shapes. You can see more of Gabriel Sabourin’s creative work on his website and Behance profile.

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Atomic design 2022: what we can learn from Eames and other design giants

UX Collective

Extended Atomic Design (Yeo, 2022) As designers, we stand on the shoulders of giants, looking down at the marvelous works they have created. One giant of our times is Brad Frost, who pioneered the atomic design revolution and aided the acceleration of design systems. Celebrating close to a decade since it was first published, a wave of design advocates continues to provide further commentary and adaptation.

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Pentagram's heartwarming identity for a charity that helps pets and their people

Creative Boom

Marina Willer and her team at Pentagram are behind a super cute new identity for leading pet charity Woodgreen that has been designed to reflect the charity's special mission: "to help pets and their people". Established in North London in 1924, Woodgreen provides a safe haven for vulnerable pets in need of urgent care or a loving new home and offers expert advice and hands-on support to owners of pets, not only dogs and cats but also a range of domestic animals including rodents and chickens.

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What in the World is a Force Majeure?

Speaker: Michele Berdinis

This session will answer business law questions that people are asking most during the pandemic. If my business can’t pay its bills, can my creditors come after my personal assets? Do I have to pay the rent on my co-working space or office? Can my clients cancel signed contracts? Can I cancel contracts for things I no longer need because my business has slowed down?