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Creative Guide: Express your personality through pattern and typography with Kris Andrew Small

Its Nice That

As part of New World, our collaboration with Today at Apple, we’re bringing you a series of step-by-step Creative Guides which allow you to complete a project, guided by a leading creative.

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Design Case Study: Marmont Road Bespoke Detective Agency by Lizzie Curtis

Shillington

We always love hearing about the personal design projects that our Shillington Teachers take on, but Shillington London Teacher Lizzie Curtis caught our attention with her’s for more reasons than one. Along with some friends, Lizzie runs her own detective agency, Marmont Road Bespoke Detective Agency. Born out of a conspiracy theory and a UFO sighting, Marmont Road is the most beautifully designed detective agency we’ve ever seen, with Lizzie herself heading up both the design and t

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10 Ways How You Can Use AI in E-commerce

Noupe

Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and natural language processing (NLP) are three of the hottest technologies on the marketplace at the moment, and they power many of the tools and applications that we use on a daily basis, from Netflix and YouTube to the eCommerce stores where we spend our money. Of course, if you’re reading this article then the chances are that you own or run an eCommerce store, and so we’re not going to dwell too much on how AI works.

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Typography tips and best practices for websites

Designer Daily

One crucial component of an excellent website is to have clear communication. It is vital as it establishes a relationship between the brand and the user. Around ninety percent of all information is text. Text is represented through typography – it is a way to communicate efficiently. It is the primary thing that leads your website. Many designers pay attention to the visual details.

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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 25 Best Outline Fonts for Your Designs (Free & Paid)

Just Creative

Perfect for creating web designs, branding projects and headlines, and more, outline fonts can make your designs stand out. An outline font can help make your design stand out. . While there is no shortage of outline font options out there, going through them all can be a time-consuming process, and to be honest, you’d probably like to have a life too.

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5 Web Design Trends That Unfolded in 2021

Web Design Ledger

Given all the drama, panic and fear that dominated 2020, we are seeing brands tone down their usage of color in 2021. Businesses, their customers, and the population as a whole have had to make adjustments. and may have to make even more as we prepare for what will be the new normal, whatever that new normal will look like. This applies to web designers as well.

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Weekly News for Designers ? 587

Speckyboy Design Magazine

bloo – This open-source “low fidelity” wireframe kit includes over 250 components and support for dark mode. The Junior Designer Starter Pack – This collection of helpful design tools and resources can help junior (and senior) designers get things done. How to Design Better Icons – Tips for creating icons that users can instantly recognize and understand.

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University Press Cover Round-Up

Spine Magazine

We welcome you to another in our ongoing feature in which notable book cover designer Jordan Wannemacher periodically highlights a selection of recent university press cover designs. Please enjoy this celebration of amazing work. This list is in no particular order. Credits are listed below. If you are a book cover creative and want your work or the work of your department reviewed by Jordan be sure to get in touch with us!

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Sydney Ligouri: Educator To Watch

Graphic Design USA

Sydney Ligouri is a designer who has been teaching at Shillington for over three years and was recently promoted to Head of the New York campus, overseeing all teaching and teaching teams. She is the first of our 2021 Educators to Watch.

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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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Yuan Fu Rice Field Anmi Has Swoon Worthy Packaging

The Die Line

The Ammie series of rice packaging designed by Zhang Fengqiao is as tranquil as it is intriguing. The local environment of Yongan Reservoir in Dabie Mountain plays a considerable role in the inspiration behind the illustrations.

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How Modernizr Can Help You Implement CSS Fallbacks

Speckyboy Design Magazine

As web designers, we are often encouraged to utilize the latest and greatest features that CSS has to offer. And there are plenty of compelling reasons to do so. Techniques like CSS Grid and Flexbox make quick work of common layouts , while CSS animations add movement and interactivity. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. However, implementing these features can sometimes come at the cost of browser compatibility.

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“Sometimes A Silence Will Cut Through Sounds” by Photographer Josh Adam Jones

Booooooom

British artist and photographer Josh Adam Jones explores themes of mental illness, loss, and the invisible struggles of daily life with his latest series, “Sometimes A Silence Will Cut Through Sounds.” In response to the death of his paternal grandfather in 2019, Jones turned to photography as a form of therapy, addressing his immediate grief and also the ongoing familial struggles with mental health that he has witnessed.

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Adobe Launches CoCreate: Small Business

Dexigner

Adobe has today launched CoCreate: Small Business, an initiative providing small businesses with creative services and digital tools while generating paid opportunities for the global creative community.

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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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New animated short emphasises the harsh realities of animal testing

Creative Review

Anti-animal cruelty charity, Humane Society International (HSI), has launched Save Ralph, a short film to spotlight the realities of animal testing. Created by London-based stop motion studio Arch Film Studio and director Spencer Susser, the short calls for an end to cosmetic testing on animals around the world. The film features HSI’s ‘campaign spokesbunny’ Ralph, voiced by Oscar winner Taika Waititi.

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The Best 15 Business Card Mockup Templates

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Business cards are a great way to share your contact information during networking events or even when you meet a potential customer or business partner. That’s why it’s important that your business card not only reflects your brand but has a professional design that will help you make a great first impression. Below, you’ll find the best business card templates and mockups that you can use the next time you need to design a business card for your client.

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Storytelling Pictures

Joe McNally

My dear friend and fellow photog of many years, PF Bentley , recently shot me a super solid and sent me a beautiful 16×20 rendition of the moment of the transition of power, from January, 2001. Framed it, and it’s about to go up on the wall. Shot from an unusual angle, it wonderfully, monochromatically shows the inauguration of George W. Bush.

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Pulp+Wire Tickle Our Taste Buds With These Botanical-Inspired Illustrations For Turtle Rock Farm

The Die Line

Tasked with rebranding Turtle Rock Farm's line of farm-grown products and heirloom harvests, Pulp+Wire recently took their creative lead from the beautiful simplicity of Maine’s landscapes and beautiful botanicals.

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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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How the Pandemic Graphic Archive is preserving our new reality

Creative Review

Aside from face masks and hand sanitising stations, one of the most visible elements of the ‘new normal’ is the wealth of Covid-related signage we’re now used to seeing on a daily basis. Signage and wayfinding have taken on new significance in our buildings and public spaces , as businesses of all kinds have been required to produce new warning notices and social distancing guidelines.

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The Best of Brand Partnerships

Canny

The best brand partnerships are truly something special. They can add significant value to their combined customer base or send a powerful message. But what is a brand partnership, exactly? How do they work? And most importantly, how do they benefit you? Brand partnerships are a mutual agreement between two companies to utilise both of their brand names in a strategic alliance.

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“A Kind of Blindness, A Kind of Sight” by Photographer Jaclyn Kolev Brown

Booooooom

Jaclyn Kolev Brown is an artist and photographer based in Richmond, Virginia, where she teaches photography at Virginia Commonwealth University. Walking the line between reality and surrealism, her work often emanates from a central theme of questioning identity. “A Kind of Blindness, a Kind of Sight” explores the connection between faith and sight. “Faith is a focused way of seeing that often looks past the present or reality into a hopeful, future-oriented, and abstract space

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The amount Should You Pay For a Logo Design?

Graphic Design 24

How much Pay For a Logo Design? We realize a decent organization name is vital. Some would even spend a decent amount to get an eminent showcasing research organization to find a decent brand name to synergize the name of item/administration with the commercial center. A couple of us may even counsel a geomancer (also known as feng shui ace) to find out that our own name and friends names are promisingly consistent with the components!

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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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Penguin’s Len Deighton covers are a twist on classic 60s book jackets

Creative Review

Deighton, who is perhaps best known for his 1962 novel The Ipcress File – which formed the basis for the 1965 film of the same name, starring Michael Caine – was himself a book jacket designer in the 50s. After studying at the RCA in London, he created several covers for Penguin, including for the original UK edition of Jack Kerouac’s On The Road.

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Ornate & Highly Decorative 3D Typography by Katt Phatt

Design You Trust

Katt Phatt shared a beautiful 3D project on Behance featuring some ornate and highly decorative design. A typographic piece which accentuates curves within typography. With the addition of 3D to further enhance the effects. The tools used were: Autodesk 3ds MaxPixologic ZbrushCorona Renderer. Katt Phatt is a South Africain 3D illustrator and art director, specializing in typography and decorative arts.

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5 Simple Ways to Increase Your Brand Awareness on Instagram

Noupe

Instagram has become the most popular social media platform. It is used by over a billion users, according to Statistics. This shows just how important of a platform it is for businesses. If you want to implement a successful social media marketing strategy, you cannot afford to overlook Instagram. Although Facebook and Twitter might be amazing platforms, you have to leverage Instagram to increase brand awareness.

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Unicorns, Foxes, Hedgehogs, the UX Design Bestiary

Interaction Design Foundation

A bestiary is a collection of animals, and we don’t want to imply that anyone involved in the UX design profession is an actual animal (well, except for human animals), but there are three animals terms that have become common usage in the UX profession: unicorns, foxes and hedgehogs. It’s useful to know what each of these terms means because it allows us to talk in a common language — and who knows?

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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.