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5 Tips to Grow Your Graphic Design Start-Up

Inspiration Feed

So, you’ve worked as a graphic designer for several years already, and now you’ve decided to become your own boss. You’re now ready to use your creativity to start a business. It’s an excellent idea.

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Things That Will Scare Your Web Design Clients

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Dealing with concerned clients can be a challenge for numerous reasons. I liken it to running around with a fire extinguisher, desperately trying to put out blazes large and small. But it’s not just the panicky ones who need the occasional dousing. And it’s not necessarily their fault. The web can be a scary place – even for seasoned designers. Trying to wrap our heads around privacy issues, security , accessibility and new technologies can make anyone’s head spin.

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10 Graphic Design Trends for 2020

Creative Market

No designer is an island. Regardless of how much you like or dislike to follow trends, the world of graphic design is continuously influenced by advertising, marketing, architecture, popular culture, and technology patterns. Because our role is to communicate brand messages in all kinds of industries, their evolving ideas about aesthetics and visual appeal end up infusing our work.

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The Oldest Book in America

I Love Typography

Printing was introduced into the Americas by the Italian Giovanni Paoli, better known as Juan Pablos. The first book issued from his press in Mexico City was Doctrina breve, a Spanish handbook of Christian doctrine, written by Juan de Zumárraga, Mexico’s first bishop, and printed in 1539 — making it the Western Hemisphere’s first printed […]. The post The Oldest Book in America 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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Video Tutorial: Easily Create Fake Window Reflections in Photoshop

Spoon Graphics

For today’s video tutorial I have a really quick and easy Photoshop process to add realistic glass reflections to an image, to make it appear as if a portrait photograph has been taken through a window. By using Photoshop to create this photo style, you can capture the effect of shooting through glass without even having to go outside! ? Portrait photo – [link]. ?

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A Dad Recreates His Kids Animal Doodles: ‘Things I Have Drawn’

Trendland

Have you ever wondered what the world would look like if children’s drawings were real? Wonder no more. Viral Instagram sensation ‘Things I Have Drawn‘ does just that – and the results are amazing! You probably have seen this pass by on your feed recently, my kids are crazy about them, and we spent a large amount of time, laughing at these spectacularly funny and slightly disturbing imaginary animals (lol) – And a huge congrats to the dad, Tom, who […].

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15 Free Vintage & Antique Brush Packs for Adobe Photoshop

SpeckyBoy

If you’re working on a design project that needs to evoke feelings of nostalgia or working with a brand who has an established history, chances are you’d do well by using vintage or antique brushes. From retro advertisements to old-fashioned writing, there is a vintage brush for any type of project. Browse our collection below to find the perfect set of vintage and antique brushes for your project or simply get inspired and get those creative juices going.

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Swissair Logo Designs and SAirGroup from 1931 through to 2010

The Logo Smith

The post Swissair Logo Designs and SAirGroup from 1931 through to 2010 appeared first on The Logo Smith. Swissair Logo Designs from 1931 through to 2010 Swissair Logo Designs from 1931 through to 2010 is a jam-packed collection of logo designs, promotional materials and poster designs throughout the last century. Worth noting that this post was last updated in 2010, which was prior to the last Swissair logo redesign, which I’m frankly not a fan of.

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How creativity impacts countries around the world

Canva

Without creativity, our ancestors may have never looked at a piece of slate and thought it would make a good tool. Or, entered a cave and decided to paint the walls. Not only is creativity central to what it means to be human, but it’s also at the heart of innovation and problem-solving. Whether it’s in the classroom or in a boardroom meeting, creativity is the force that inspires, and educates.

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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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31 Best New Event Flyers for 2020

Envato Tuts+

Get professional designs in less time! Check out these incredible flyer templates. 31 New Event Flyers for 2020 . Make 2020 a year to remember! Kick off your festive celebrations with modern event flyers that are stunning and surreal. Today we bring you another wonderful collection of design assets from Envato Market and Envato Elements. This selection includes awesome flyer designs featuring the latest trends in graphic design.

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Inspiring “Rules” for Students and Teachers are Visualized in Colorful Illustrations by Caitlin Keegan

Brown Paper Bag

Corita Kent was an artist and educator as well as an advocate for social justice during the 20th century. During her career, she taught in, and eventually headed, the art department at Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles. It was there that she wrote “ Some Rules for Students and Teachers ,” which includes 10 guidelines for those in the art department.

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Poolside Symmetrical Series by Soo Burnell

Trendland

Soo Burnell is a Edinburgh-based photographer passionate for architecture. His “Poolside” series documents historic swimming pools of his native city and reflects their beautiful decor details. Perfect composition and symmetry are Burnell’s signatures. Combined with a pastel, dreamy color palette, his images look like fantasy film sets.

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The Complete Graphic Designer Salary Breakdown (2020 Update)

Shillington

Are you getting paid correctly for the work you do, and the level of experience you have? It’s an important question, but one that too few working in graphic design ask themselves on a regular basis. Yet there’s a lot of information out there to help you learn whether you’re being rewarded correctly. Or, if you’re about to enter the profession, what kind of entry-level graphic design salary you might expect.

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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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Retro Design Trend: Create the 80s Style With Fonts, Text Effects, and More!

Envato Tuts+

Ready to go down memory lane? Let's explore the cool 80s style with neon lights, pastel colors, and cyberpunk! One of the most iconic eras in the last 100 years is the 80s. Everyone references it, talks about it, and reminiscences about it. What was so cool about the 80s, besides the cool toys and the albums? The 80s gave us some really bold fonts, futuristic styles, neon colors, and anything that screamed ‘bolder is better’.

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Reviewed: Friday Likes 313: From Korotich, Futura, and Pendo

Under Consideration / Brand

“From Korotich, Futura, and Pendo”. A range of food-festive and strong-type projects this week, with work from Moscow, Mexico City, and Vancouver. AGON by Korotich. AGON is a BBQ restaurant located inside the City Hall building of Yekaterinburg, Russia, and whose literal centerpiece is its smoker, placed in the middle of the restaurant. "AGON" in Russian, as Moscow-based Korotich explains, "means 'fire', and also briefly calls something 'really cool'".

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Exploring the Use of Sticky Vertical Navbars

SpeckyBoy

Navigation in website design does not undergo many changes. It includes almost the same elements, always meets the audience from the outset and modestly takes its place in the top header. Since the popularization of the hamburger button, nothing earth-shattering has happened. However, this does not mean that its life is boring and uneventful. As an integral element of the UI and a crucial part of good user experience, navigation never abstracts itself from design or distances from trending solut

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Kallikounis Remedy's Copper Bottles Features Honey-Inspired Typography And Bees

The Die Line

A unique copper matte finish serves as a unique backdrop to ornate typography and beautiful illustration.

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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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Stunning Photographs from 2019 Ocean Art Contest Explore Depths of Ocean Life Around the World

Colossal

“Crab-Eater Seal” by Greg Lecoeur, Best of Show. All images © Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition 2019, shared with permission. A 2019 contest organized by the Underwater Photography Guide has collected some of the best photographs of aquatic life around the globe, from an image capturing a seal maneuvering through a chunk of ice in Antarctic waters to another depicting an octopus resting on the ocean floor.

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Noted: New Logo for Northrop Grumman

Under Consideration / Brand

“Inch Forward”. (Est. 1939) " Northrop Grumman is a pioneering company. We design, develop, build and support some of the world's most advanced products, from cutting-edge aircraft and next-generation spacecraft to unrivaled cyber security systems and all-seeing radars. Whether it's making a 200 ton airplane invisible, predicting cyber attacks before they happen or solving the mysteries of the universe, wherever the boundaries of possible are being pushed, Northrop Grumman is there.".

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Luke Bird on Designing Diana Athill's Don't Look At Me Like That

Spine Magazine

Luke Bird is a graphic designer specialising in book design, branding, food packaging and limited edition packaging for music and books. Here he takes us through his process for creating modern and distinct covers for Granta Editions and, in particular, Don’t Look at Me Like That by Diana Athill. Since 2018, I’ve been designing a sort of ‘standalone series’ for Granta in the UK, called Granta Editions.

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Greenpeace ad by Aardman underlines the plight of the ocean’s turtles

Creative Review

At first glance, Greenpeace’s new ad seems like a spare clip from Creature Comforts. Depicting a normal day in the life of a family of turtles, and featuring wonderfully chirpy voices from the likes of Olivia Colman, it perfectly captures the everyday charm of the long-running animated TV series. However, in this instance, the happy scenes quickly turn harrowing, as the ad depicts what should be a normal migration journey for the turtles going terribly wrong.

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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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Animal-Human Hybrids Spotted on New York Subway in Surreal Paintings by Matthew Grabelsky

Colossal

Images courtesy of the artist, used with permission. Los Angeles-based artist Matthew Grabelsky ( previously ) is back with a new collection of oil paintings of people with animal heads casually navigating the New York City subway system. The paintings combine the mundane with the surreal, as others on the commute and the environments remain neutral to the hybrid creatures.

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Reviewed: New Logo and Identity for CEV by Alphabet

Under Consideration / Brand

“Uncanny Volley”. Established in 1963, Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV for short, European Volleyball Confederation in English) is, as its name implies, the institution responsible for governing 56 countries throughout Europe in the sport in support of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the mothership of international volleyball.

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Through playful illustration, Seed Magazeen brings kids closer to nature

Its Nice That

Illustrators Jack Snelling and Lizzie Lomax’s illustrated magazine aims to inspire the next generation to care about the environment. Read more.

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7 Technical SEO Tips For Bloggers To Boost Traffic

Noupe

There are thousands of blogs on the internet and trying to get yours to stand out can be really difficult. While your blog should be inviting and interesting to start with, that is not enough to survive today. What you really need is a strong foundation in SEO or search engine optimization. If you aren’t familiar with SEO, it is essentially what websites use to guarantee that their pages will show up higher in a search engine results page.

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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.