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An Interview with Fontfabric

I Love Typography

Read the book, Typographic Firsts. We interviewed the brilliantly talented folk at Fontfabric. Their clients include high-profile brands like Nike, Lipton, Hyundai, CNET, and the US national football team. We talked about how they got started, what makes them tick, and about their new release, Audela. The post An Interview with Fontfabric appeared first on I Love Typography.

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The Difference Between Complementary and Analogous Color Schemes

Creative Market

There is something intrinsically emotional about colors and color schemes , don’t you think? The way they speak to us is on a different level than shapes and forms, and it feels almost irrational, were it not for the vast knowledge and science we know today to stand behind it. So how do colors entice us, change our feelings, inspire us? By working together, really.

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The logo Archive is back with a Playful Issue

Designer Daily

Logo Archive is a series of small books that are regularly published to give designers an overview of what’s going on in the industry regarding logo design and iconography. The latest edition, appropriately titled “pLAy”, comes with an extra layer of interactivity, as it features perforated pages that you can rip up to find new ways to look at the logos.

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12 Graphic Design Portfolio Essentials (Top Tips for Landing Clients)

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Hanson Cheng. In graphic design, looks are everything. No truer is this mantra than when you want to impress potential clients with your portfolio. Unlike other freelancers who woo prospects with fancy words and lengthy pitches, in design, your visuals must do all the talking. That’s why you must assemble your graphic design portfolio with utmost care.

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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 Evolving Legacy of Ken Garland’s First Things First Manifesto

Eye on Design

The late Ken Garland ’s First Things First manifesto, written in 1963 on the spur of the moment during a public meeting, has become a tradition of enduring protest that its originator could never have predicted. Last year, the fourth version of the text arrived and it’s the most urgent and powerful iteration to date. In the nearly 60 years since Garland self-published his broadside, the stakes for society and design have spiralled skywards.

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20 Realistic Artwork that Look Like Photographs

HONGKIAT

(Guest writer: Tapha Ngum). Designers are getting really good at Photoshop design , and with the right tools and the right skills, they can make it very difficult for us to tell what is real and what is manipulated. Occasionally, mistakes in design pop up to remind us that it is only human to err. The rest of the time, well, let’s just say that we humans are incredibly creative creatures.

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8 CSS Snippets for Creating Split-Screen Layouts

SpeckyBoy

Split-screen UIs have become a popular way to showcase content. We often think of them as being utilized in areas where we want users to choose between two options. But we’re also seeing other creative uses of the technique. For example, a split-screen can also be used to great effect as a full-page layout or even as a transitional animation. Here are 10 examples of split-screen UIs, complete with source code that you can edit to fit your needs.

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Celebrating the power of trees with photography and poetry

Creative Review

All images from 4 Hugs Wide by Harry Borden and Mireille Thornton The project, named Four Hugs Wide, draws on Harry Borden’s photography and Mireille Thornton’s poetry to paint a picture of the relationship between people and trees. The pair approached everyone from a beekeeper to a ballet teacher, as well as farmers, artists, health workers and healers to gather the different ways that trees appear in and influence their lives, whether as a source of income, inspiration, or respite.

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Remarkable Digital Illustrations by Florian NICOLLE

Graphic Design Junction

Today we are featuring remarkable digital illustrator and freelancer artist “ Florian Nicolle ”, with his best drawing and illustration work. He create an image that retains its freshness of the first paint stroke, the expressions of the line have to be very free and spontaneous. While keeping a rigorous drawing. He was from Paris, France. He started in the field of Graphics since 2009 till now.

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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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Best Project Management Software for Remote Teams

HONGKIAT

Working with a remote team is all the rage now, not only for established companies, but also for small startups, as well as individuals who are working on their own projects. If you’re working with a team and/or on multiple projects , then a project management tool would be best to help you organize daily tasks and manage everything seamlessly.

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Weekly News for Designers ? 605

SpeckyBoy

Mobile Palette Generator – This tool will help you create a gorgeous mobile color palette, complete with previews. ALX Free Themes – You’ll want to check out this collection of free WordPress themes to enhance your projects. 10 Reasons We Switched to Figma For Icon Design – The team at Font Awesome provide an inside look at how Figma has benefitted their design work. 8 React JavaScript Snippets That Enhance Everyday UI Elements – Prime examples of the impact React can have on a UI.

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Meet Grimer, a Typeface That Embraces Rigidity and Evolution

Eye on Design

Name: BN Grimer. Designer: Brandon Nickerson. Foundry: Brandon Nickerson Studio. Release Date: June 22, 2021. Back Story. “A font’s main purpose is to proclaim, and that is exactly what she was designed for,” says Brandon Nickerson of his new BN Grimer,a bold, sans serif that seamlessly mirrors the minimalism trend. Before designing Grimer, Nickerson found himself sifting through archive.org where he stumbled upon an antique type specimen book of sketches from the 1900s.

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Download Geometric Abstract Graphic Design Templates as Vector Graphics

We And The Color

Available on Adobe Stock as fully editable vector graphics, these geometric abstract graphic design templates are well suited for posters and other creative designs. Adobe Stock contributor @Finevector specializes in a wide range of high-quality vector graphics that can be used by creatives for both personal and commercial design projects. The talented designer has also produced a huge collection of geometric abstract graphic design templates.

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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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Top 12 Best Sources For Premium Vectors

Vandelay Design

There are a growing number of resources for finding free stock photography, vectors, Photoshop shapes, Photoshop styles, and all kinds of useful items for designers. But sometimes the quality you need will not be present with free items. Or maybe the free resources you find don’t allow for use on commercial projects. You may also […]. The post Top 12 Best Sources For Premium Vectors appeared first on Vandelay Design.

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Photographer Vaughan Larsen reshoots family albums to reflect their world

Creative Review

Milwaukee-based Vaughan Larsen’s passion for photography began in high school when their aunt gave them an old camera. They began taking self-portraits and uploading them to different groups on Flickr. “ Art camp was also a big part of my teen summers, where I would repeatedly choose the photography ‘major’ as an excuse to keep shooting film and developing in the dark room,” Larsen says. “I would also occasionally have small photoshoots with my friends, which

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Twitter’s new font and Last of Us 2: an accessibility lesson to be learned

UX Collective

How does an accessibility update make the product less accessible for some users? One hot discussion on Twitter these days (especially in the design/tech parts of it) is Twitter itself. All the buzz is about Twitter’s new look. The update includes : New font ?—?Chirp; Higher contrast (new high contrast/less blue colours, as well as high contrast buttons); Clearing up visual clutter (some grey backgrounds, dividers, etc).

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Artful Minimalism Frames Art Deco History at Newly Opened Nobu Hotel Warsaw

Design Milk

The Nobu Collection’s portfolio of luxurious expressions of Japanese-inspired modern minimalism has stretched wide and far – from London to Malibu and everywhere in between – and now with an address on a historic street of Poland’s capital, Warsaw. Founded by chef/restauranteur Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, Nobu Hotels are renown for their graceful contemporary ryokan-inspired civility superimposed across a wide variety of urban landscapes.

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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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Turner Duckworth “thoughtfully contemporises” Campbell’s Soup

Design Week

Turner Duckworth has redesigned Campbell’s Soup for the first time in 50 years, with the aim of endearing the brand to new audiences. Founded in 1869 by Joseph A. Campbell, Campbell’s Soup has been a mainstay in kitchen cupboards for more than 150 years. It has also been an unexpected feature for popular culture, rising to fame as a muse for artist Andy Warhol. “We were able to cherry-pick from the past 150 years” Turner Duckworth was brought onto the project through a la

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KFC masquerades as Ikea in its latest PR stunt

Creative Review

KFC has become well known for its cheeky personality and tone of voice, whether it is calling out the Conservatives on Twitter or adopting other brands’ slogans when Covid rendered its Finger Lickin’ Good tagline inappropriate. The fried chicken behemoth’s latest stunt sees it pay homage to cult Swedish furniture retailer Ikea, as it opens a new restaurant in Mejorcan shopping mall Polígono de Son Malferit – more popularly known as ‘where Ikea is’ Develop

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Has the collective experience of the pandemic reset our relationship with the future?

UX Collective

Echoes of futures past As the UK begins to emerge from the third lockdown, this time armed with a newfound confidence provided by the vaccines, the question remains just what will be there to greet us. What will the “new” normal, or indeed just the “normal” be like and more critically how might our experience of lockdown change how we think about our futures?

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LAY LO Unveils One-of-a-Kind Dog Beds Made by Artists From Upcycled Fabrics

Design Milk

I think we can all agree that the last year has been crazy and disorienting. As time passes, we’re gaining our footing and slowly piecing our lives back together, much like “sewing” things back into place, a patch at a time. Those thoughts are what inspired Brooklyn-based dog bed brand LAY LO to create the ReMade Collection. Now, you may remember LAY LO from previous launches , but did you know they were one of the first brands to join the Design Milk Shop ?

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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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Why Lyric Videos are Having a Design Renaissance

Design Week

Lyric videos should be simpler to create than music videos. There are no pop stars to direct, no dancers to choreograph. It’s just words on screens. But as a recent slew of lyric videos shows, the medium offers plenty of opportunity for creativity (and complications). It’s especially true when it comes to bands that no longer exist.

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Web Designers Can Get by Without Knowing Code. Here’s Why They Should Learn Anyway.

SpeckyBoy

Among the many wonders of modern web design is the emergence of codeless design tools. Whether it’s a WordPress page builder plugin (or the Gutenberg block editor), a drag-and-drop UI app, or even a ready-to-use framework, writing code has become optional. For someone who wants to break into the industry, there’s a temptation to head straight for these types of solutions.

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Marine Buffard on how becoming a morning person encouraged her creativity

Its Nice That

Wanting to switch up her sleeping pattern as a self-confessed night owl during lockdown, Marine found routine in returning to illustration and animation.

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Lifelike Sculptures by Diana Beltrán Herrera Recreate Flora and Fauna in Intricately Cut Paper

Colossal

All images © Diana Beltrán Herrera, shared with permission. Colombian artist Diana Beltrán Herrera ( previously ) adds to her growing collection of intricate paper sculptures with new plant and animal life. From her studio in Bristol, the artist and designer recreates lifelike reproductions of turacos, monarchs, and various species with nearly perfect precision.

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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.