Canny
MAY 7, 2024
Finding great branding resources online is easy. It’s almost too easy. There’s a problem with the amount of content and resources created these days. There’s too much choice. But not only that: There’s too much rubbish. In this post, we’ve collated our favourite branding resources that we’ve used over the years at Canny. From templates and tools, to ebooks, guides, and workshops, we’ve covered it all.
BP&O
MAY 7, 2024
There’s always something intriguing about niche, singular companies, stores and brands. When I was growing up, I distinctly remember a shop that sold only various things made out of wicker, for instance. It both intrigued and baffled me then, before I understood the concept of a ‘front’, a la (or so rumour has it) the numerous shops that once lined The post Toundra by LG2 appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
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Azure Magazine
MAY 7, 2024
Exciting news! AZURE is thrilled to announce some of our confirmed speakers for the Human/Nature conference, taking place October 24 and 25 in Toronto. Human/Nature will bring together designers, architects, urbanists, civic leaders and more for two days of conversations about how we can work together to collectively mitigate climate change through proven design solutions.
Inkbot Design
MAY 7, 2024
13 Web Developer Apps That Will Boost UX Productivity Do you need help to stay up to date with the newest omnichannel UX trends? With over 70% of Gen Z users demanding websites to know what they are looking for intuitively, hyper-personalized web design has become a priority for many brands. How do smaller companies and one-person design teams keep up with their biggest brand competitors while putting effort into multiple channels?
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
Design Milk
MAY 7, 2024
Devotion is the loom with which artists weave craft, steadfastness, and personal conviction, for a meaningful creative practice. Filipino-American artist Paolo Arao explores this concept – metaphorically and physically – with his second solo exhibition on view at the David B. Smith Gallery , aptly named Devotion , in a showcase of new textile works alongside collaborative totem sculptures that pull on patrons’ heartstrings.
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Design Milk
MAY 7, 2024
As hubris pushes architects and developers to new, literal heights in an effort to maximize price per square inch, pedestrian scale projects and the public realm continue to suffer. But Brooklyn-based Format Architecture Office bucks this standard practice with the unveiling of their remarkable design for the Leica Store & Gallery in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, which transforms the formerly dilapidated building into a contemporized historical neighborhood fixture.
We And The Color
MAY 7, 2024
What makes a great brand guidelines presentation template? The folks at TemplatesForest can show you. Brand guidelines are the cornerstone of a cohesive brand identity. They serve as the reference point for all visual communication, ensuring consistency across various touchpoints. An effective brand guidelines presentation brings these guidelines to life in a way that is […] The post Crafting a Compelling Brand Guidelines Presentation appeared first on WE AND THE COLOR.
Design Milk
MAY 7, 2024
As is often the case with many startups, Los Angeles-based Calico began as a personal passion project that eventually morphed into something more life changing. Founded by Geoff Owens, a former recording engineer who detoured into interior designer, then into furniture design, Calico could be considered the creative culmination of a eccentric mind that finally followed the beat of his own drum.
Inkbot Design
MAY 7, 2024
Guide to Design Thinking: The Key to Innovation Let us begin with the most intriguing question – what is design thinking? My friends, it is an effective method of creative problem-solving. This means developing new ideas to solve complicated problems and meet user needs. Do you still need clarification? Don’t worry; I will explain it step by step. Design thinking is a process that involves understanding users, defining problems, generating possible solutions (ideas), building prototypes and test
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Press'd
MAY 7, 2024
Maci and Andrew worked with our friends at Sweet Paper to create their beautiful wedding invitation suite. Classic fonts were printed in royal blue letterpress. Our Florence florals were embossed around the invitation, perfectly pairing with the white roses in the supplied liner illustration. The romantic suite is tied with a mother of pearl bow.
Design You Trust
MAY 7, 2024
Adam Normandin is a contemporary realist painter based in Los Angeles, well-known for his depictions of freight trains, graffiti, and the American landscape. His artistry delves into the unnoticed or overlooked details, exploring vacant spaces often found beyond the typical confines. More: Adam Normandin , Instagram Normandin’s paintings emerge from his fascination with the traces of age and experience.
Its Nice That
MAY 7, 2024
Nose picking, battling FOMO, making peanut butter and jelly, and attempting the headstand. The artist-animator makes the everyday playfully surreal.
Design You Trust
MAY 7, 2024
Tim Sandow, who is based in Wuppertal, Germany, completed his studies at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and the Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien in 2019. His artwork, inspired by the mundane scenes of everyday life, often captures characters in the midst of action, seemingly oblivious to their surroundings. Sandow’s paintings masterfully blend profound sadness with the trivial aspects of daily existence, reflecting a poignant duality of melancholy and the poetic moments of solitude and sil
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.
Creative Bloq
MAY 7, 2024
Last Gen iPad Air is reduced by $100 and still competes with the new model.
Colossal
MAY 7, 2024
“Diffusion,” color ballpoint pen, 8 x 10 inches. All images © Nicolas V. Sanchez, shared with permission When Nicolas V. Sanchez ’s dad was young, he was partially raised by his grandfather in Mexico while his own father established roots in Michigan. “My great grandfather bred show horses for festivals and performances, and my dad told me about a specific horse in particular that did not meet my great grandfather’s ‘standard’ for showing,” Sanchez tells Colossal. “
Creative Bloq
MAY 7, 2024
Paul Hatton loads up Blender Ocean to show you how to create a peaceful beach scene.
Its Nice That
MAY 7, 2024
Our US editor-at-large picks out highlights from the sprawling, hectic, but inspiration-laden event full of pioneering print ephemera.
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Creative Boom
MAY 7, 2024
The Bristol-based agency has again pulled it out of the bag for creative co-working network Gather Round. With more and more people working remotely these days, the growth in co-working spaces has been off the charts. But that also means more competition for bums on seats, so how do you stand out from the crowd? In many ways, Gather Round was pushing against an open door when it came to this challenge.
Designspiration
MAY 7, 2024
Saved by Travis Martin (@travismartin).
Creative Boom
MAY 7, 2024
Brooklyn-based illustrator and visual artist Pepita Sandwich explores the multifaceted role of crying in her new book The Art of Crying: The Healing Power of Tears. Packed with research, revelations, and Pepita's amazing illustrations, it promises to shed new light on the misunderstood emotional expression. Pepita Sandwich is no stranger to crying. According to her mum, she let out a steady stream of tears until the age of nine, and upon moving to New York in 2019, the Argentinian artist relied
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Creative Boom
MAY 7, 2024
The mashing up of words with 'wagen' might be advertising gold for the brand in the long run. Who doesn't love a good portmanteau: a new word made by mashing up two existing ones? At best, it can be an instant way to introduce a new concept without resorting to long-winded explanations. From Brorritos to Barbenheimer, they're true marketing gold. So much so that the Guardian once asked, "Have we reached peakmanteau?
Graphis
MAY 7, 2024
Matt Roppolo‘s lens paints a vivid canvas of historic moments immortalized for Heritage Auctions. From the legendary. The post Matt Roppolo’s Iconic Photography From Rock Legends to Nike to the Ten Commandments appeared first on Graphis Blog.
Designspiration
MAY 7, 2024
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