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Body Experimental Type visualises human movement through typography

Its Nice That

The Antwerp-based type designer talks us through his typographic project combining performance with design featuring costumes by Binyan Wu.

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5 Most Famous Illustrators

Noupe

Illustrations are great pieces of art. There are so many great works out there, and we’ll be taking on some of the most influential and famous illustrators, and their works. Famous Illustrators. Charles M. Schultz. H.R Giger. Richard Corben. William Blake. Maurice Sendak. Charles M. Schultz. Credit: MyComicShop. Charles M. Schultz is the creator of Peanuts, and basically the godfather of daily comic strips.

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Video Tutorial: How To Create a Vintage Logo T-Shirt Design

Spoon Graphics

In today’s Adobe Photoshop tutorial I’m going to show you how you can easily create cool looking vintage logo designs by combining antique illustrations with some visually interesting text styles and layouts. This kind of artwork is really popular as T-shirt graphics, so I’ll show you how to set up your document at the appropriate size for a T-shirt design.

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[Tutorial] How to Fix Photo Exposure Using Photoshop

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Bunty Singh. You’ve spent time and money on a fantastic photoshoot – complete with model, a perfect location and even great weather. But when you get back to your studio and start editing, you discover that your photos are underexposed and the colors aren’t exactly what you were hoping for. But that’s exactly why we have Photoshop!

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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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Hanji by Studio fnt

BP&O

Text by Richard Baird. Hanji is a new brand of traditional Korean papers from KCDF created to, not just inspire interest in both professionals and the general public nationally and internationally, but to also serve as a symbol of the craft inherent to the paper making workshops. And further, to promote the paper’s potential and excellence […].

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BIPOC Resources for Creatives

Shillington

At Shillington, we’ve searched the web to bring you a comprehensive list of BIPOC resources—creative directories to explore, organizations to follow, creative services, design events and places for mutual aid. Read on to discover a wealth of these amazing resources that support BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour), along with important initiatives within the creative community to bring visibility to organizations, creatives around the world and programs aimed at empowering and ce

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From Zero to Hero: How Concept Art Contributes to the Making of a Masterpiece

Noupe

Concept art has been around for quite a while but we have started to hear and, in this case, see more about it only recently. Movies , video games, books, all utilize concept art during their creation and the internet allows us to glimpse into the journey a masterpiece takes before coming to life. Simply put, concept art is the first piece of visual art designed for a media piece.

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Graphic Design No. 14, 1964

BP&O

Text by Richard Baird. Graphic Design / ?????????? was a monthly Japanese magazine published by Diamond Publishing that explored graphic design and visual culture. This covered the latest in Japanese design and some of its history as well as international developments, competitions, exhibitions and new publications. As well as designer showcases, reviews and reportage.

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Tom Wood’s 101 Pictures is a two-decade portrait of Merseyside

Creative Review

Tom Wood’s new photo book 101 Pictures features a range of the photographer’s work captured across a 23-year period around Merseyside, where he relocated from his native County Mayo, Ireland in 1978. Many of the photographs were taken within a ten minute walk from his home in Wallasey, and see-saw between high contrast flash photography and subtler takes on the everyday.

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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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Weekly News for Designers ? 557

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Custom CSS Styles for Form Inputs and Textareas – Learn the process behind creating custom form inputs that look identical across major browsers. Beyond Media Queries: Using Newer HTML & CSS Features for Responsive Designs – Go beyond the traditional methods to make your site responsive. Blade UI Kit – A set of open-source, renderless components to utilize in your Laravel Blade views.

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These Personality-Packed Rugs Aren’t Your Ordinary Floor Coverings

Brown Paper Bag

I didn’t intend to take such a long break from writing here… but here we are, and now I’m back! Today I’m sharing the work of Ina G. Dyreborg , a textile artist who creates giant tufted rugs that are packed with personality. My favorite pieces revolve around her human and animal characters with their bright hues as well as distinct features and expressions.

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Mitka by Madcats Agency

BP&O

The spray paint packaging on shelves in Ukraine is usually sad, and often amusing: ‘sad because someone made it… amusing because someone put it into production,’ Kyiv’s Madcats Agency admits. There’s a riot of colour, a sea of tasteless typography and a catalogue of dreadful names (Auto Email, Body 999 and Rector are among the competition). Mitka is different.

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A Tribute to Stranger Things Logo, Theme, and Artworks

Noupe

Early 1980s, we are in Hawkins, Indiana trying to solve the mystery of the Upside Down. Who could ever watch Stranger Things and not fantasize about being a part of that nerdy gang, right? This nostalgic, binge-worthy sci-fi series surely was something special. Primarily inspired by the classic 80s horror movies , Stranger Things revived a lot of memories, especially for Stephen Spielberg and Stephen King fans.

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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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David Langton: Lessons From The Improv

Graphic Design USA

What does a business forecast look like when most of your clients are closed or working part-time? Creative director and business leader David Langton suggests it’s time to listen to improv comedians who do this all the time.

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The power of white space

Interaction Design Foundation

We want to show you a tool so vital that it may amaze you as a designer. It’s as underrated as silence between musical notes. However, it’s powerful enough to mean keeping people on your page – survival, in other words. Many elements form the layout and structure of an interactive design. Often neglected, one of the most vital is white space (or negative space), the space found inside and surrounding the other design elements.

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Selfish: An Animated Short Explores the Tragic Impacts of Plastic Pollution

Colossal

?. In “ Selfish ,” what opens with a benign scene at a sushi restaurant quickly turns into a dire assessment of plastic pollution. Created by Canada-based animator PoChien Chen , the appropriately named film begins by a chef plucking a detergent bottle from a pile of fresh fish, assembling various dishes made entirely of waste material, and subsequently serving them to a horrified trio of aquatic life.

Animation 101
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If We Drew Modern Animals The Way We Draw Dinosaurs, Based On Bones Alone

Design You Trust

Baboon When we see illustrations of dinosaurs done by Paleoartists in books the skeletal reconstructions are what many artists depend on when trying to draw dinosaurs. But what happens when you try to apply that to modern day animals? More: C.M. Kosemen, Instagram, Amazon h/t: canyouactually Hippo Artist C.M. Kosemen, in his book ‘All Yesterdays: Unique and Speculative Views of Dinosaurs and Other.

Animation 101
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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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Photographer Spotlight: Ruby Rossini

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Ruby Rossini. Ruby Rossini’s Website. Ruby Rossini on Instagram.

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25 Fantastic Logo Templates Featuring Animals & Pets

SpeckyBoy

We bet you love your animal friends! And you know what? The same is true for your clients and customers (and their customers). So the next time you’re designing a logo or brainstorming branding possibilities, it might be time to get some inspiration from the animal world. From lions and elephants to pets like puppies and kittens, these logo templates have it all!

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Amusing Footage Dives Underwater to Capture Flamingos’ Strange Eating Methods

Colossal

?. In the last few months, underwater footage has transported us into the depths of the previously unexplored Ningaloo Canyons and glimpsed the stunning blanket octopus as she unfurls her iridescent web. Now, the San Diego Zoo dives below the surface to capture the unusual ways flamingos eat. Their pink-feathered heads plunge underwater to suck up mud and other debris from the sandy bottom.

Animation 101
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Retro Inspired Illustrator for Lightspeed EP

Abduzeedo

Retro Inspired Illustrator for Lightspeed EP. abduzeedo 09.10.20 João Marques shared this retro inspired illustration and motion design project for the Lightspeed EP. In September of 2019, DJ/producer KURA released a new EP on Spinnin' Records entitled 'Lightspeed'. A really energetic and fierce EP, especially the title track ‘Lightspeed’, a big room production with a hard drop and cool sample snippets. .

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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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AZ Awards 2020: The Trophy, the All-Stars, the Gala Program!

Azure Magazine

With the 10th annual AZ Awards Gala just a week away, Azure is excited to share what we have planned. Taking place on Friday, September 18 – in a year that has changed the ways in which we tackle all types of endeavours – the gala will be online. We believe our first-ever digital celebration will create more opportunities for our finalists’ work to be seen and shared.

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Jumping Through Hoops for Prospective Web Design Clients

SpeckyBoy

Booking new clients for your web design business is challenging. First you have to find someone who is interested in your services. Then it’s a matter of hammering out an agreement so that you can start your journey together. When read aloud, it sounds easier than it really is. The process can feel a bit like being involved in a reality show competition – even if you’re the only designer involved.

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The Rise of Molds: Dive into the Microscopic Landscape of Growing Fungi

Colossal

?. “ The Rise of Molds ” plunges into the minute world of four species of fungi as they fester, sprout, and morph from spindly, white shoots into dark, dense patches. Shot by Beauty of Science ( previously ), the timelapse captures Rhizopus, Aspergillus Niger, Aspergillus Oryzae, and Penicillium spores with a supermacro lens, magnifying the microscopic organisms as they grow and sprawl across the screen.

Animation 101
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Juxtaposition with French Graphic Designer Élise Rigollet

Trendland

Words Kylie McDowell. Élise Rigollet is a Paris-based freelance graphic designer working with both studios and clients direct. After receiving her Graphic Design Masters at École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Rigollet interned and lived in different cities like Glasgow and Berlin before eventually returning to Paris in 2019.

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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.