Creative Boom
MAY 22, 2024
London-based illustrator and animator Ke Ren has transformed the confusion she felt when moving away from Beijing into a glorious short film that brings letters, numbers, and symbols to life in new ways. Ke Ren has always been moving and relocating. As well as broadening her horizons, as travel famously does, it also led to some confusion in terms of the language barrier.
Spoon Graphics
MAY 20, 2024
Typography is a core component of Graphic Design so it’s an important subject for every designer to learn. Typefaces are divided into classifications based on the era or characteristics of their design. Being able to identify a typeface style can help you make educated design decisions and choose the best font for your work depending on its use.
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I Love Typography
MAY 22, 2024
Read the book, Typographic Firsts Although the tools available to typographers have changed quite a bit over the past 500 years, the underlying principles have not. Many typographic principles are inextricably connected to the human form — the length of our arms, the acuity of our eyes — these determine fundamental aspects of typography like type size, leading, and line […] The post Typography Matters appeared first on I Love Typography.
Design Milk
MAY 23, 2024
While office spaces have evolved over the decades, shifting from private cubicles to expansive open workspaces, the post-pandemic world is still adapting to its redefined context. As working from home becomes the norm, most people have realized that they can be more productive in an environment of which they are comfortable. Melissa Lee, founder of the interior design studio Bespoke Only , knows this better than anyone.
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
Graphic Design Junction
MAY 20, 2024
The rooster, with its proud posture, vibrant colors, and distinctive crow, has captivated cultures for centuries. This majestic bird isn’t just a symbol of the dawn; it’s also a popular choice for logos and illustrations. Let’s explore the reasons why the rooster reigns supreme in the world of visual branding with 40+ creative rooster logos and illustrations examples for your inspiration.
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Brown Paper Bag
MAY 24, 2024
This article was originally created for Orts , my weekly newsletter collecting small snippets of creativity: embroiderers, textile artists, illustrators, DIY projects, and how we can make time for our creative endeavors. It’s published every Friday. Subscribe here ! How do we honor the things that we love? That was a question I sought to answer when writing my book Threads of Treasure.
Inkbot Design
MAY 24, 2024
Creative Branding Ideas: Crafting an Unforgettable Identity Have you at any time landed on a product, business, or ad campaign that instantaneously fascinated you? Something that hit home so hard it felt like it became a part of you? More often than not, this would be an encounter with intelligent branding. Building a powerful brand is not just about putting logos on things.
Design Milk
MAY 23, 2024
What does brick want to be? While steel and glass rely on their inherent physical properties or the power of thinness to impress, brick and mortar are often seen as basic, relegated to a plebeian class of material often unfairly shared alongside textiles within the context of contemporary art. Challenging this cultural connotation is Netherlands-based artist Floris Wubben whose solo exhibition on view at The Future Perfect , aptly named BRICK , rejects that premise altogether in a series of argu
SpeckyBoy
MAY 20, 2024
Creativity can be freeing for web designers. There’s nothing quite like reaching that “a-ha” moment. It’s when an idea transfers from your head to a screen. I had that feeling a lot during my early days in this industry. My work wasn’t great, mind you. But I felt the thrill of doing things I’d never done. And it was even better if I had made a client happy.
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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.
Creative Boom
MAY 21, 2024
Image licensed via Adobe Stock Get inspired, encounter new ideas and refresh your design skills with our curated list of 10 books every graphic designer should read this year. As the graphic design landscape continues to evolve, staying inspired and keeping up with the latest trends, philosophies, and best practices is crucial for anyone looking to create impactful work.
BP&O
MAY 21, 2024
The ‘shoppy shop’ trend shows no sign of abating. For those not in the know, the term – popularised by New York Magazine’s Grub Street – indicates those small-to-medium businesses selling upmarket ‘provisions’ (charcuterie, legumes, sauces, tinned goods) with a veneer of heritage, authenticity, and (seemingly) innovative ingredients, as if they were the modern ‘general stores’ of olden days.
Inkbot Design
MAY 22, 2024
How to Improve Web Usability: 15 Tips & Tricks Starting with web usability is a good idea. In other words, making websites very user-friendly and easy to navigate is what it is about. Superb usability ensures your site visitors can find what they need quickly and complete their desired actions without hurdles or headaches. Remember the last confusing website you landed on?
Design Milk
MAY 23, 2024
Located in a Prague housing estate, a unique project pushes the limits of conventional apartment design. NEUHÄUSL HUNAL designed the Sculptor’s Apartment with an experimental approach to spatial concepts and material fluidity, asking the question: What are the maximum possibilities of a classic prefabricated flat? Their solution is a one-of-a-kind apartment created for sculptor and glassmaker Vladimír Bachorík, featuring a glass workspace, a series of translucent glass walls, and the absen
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Ohn Mar Win
MAY 21, 2024
I was surprised but also delighted when a client representing two prestigious hotels reached out to me, having seen my 'Tinned Fish' illustration and felt it was the perfect stylistic fit for their luxury afternoon tea menus. The Sanderson and Saint Martins Lane , both stylish venues in London, needed illustrated elements to make their English afternoon tea occasion extra special.
Creative Boom
MAY 21, 2024
Image licensed via Adobe Stock Working as a creative freelancer can be stressful right now. We asked the creative community for tips on overcoming it. We love freelancing. It can be incredibly rewarding, offering autonomy, flexibility and the ability to pursue your passions. But no one can deny it also comes with its own set of challenges: financial instability, unpredictable workloads and the solitary nature of the work itself.
We And The Color
MAY 22, 2024
As we accelerate into a digital age dominated by artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automated processes, there is an intriguing phenomenon unfolding: the resurgence and increasing value of handmade art. This counterintuitive trend suggests that the more immersed we become in a digital environment, the more we cherish and invest in human craftsmanship.
Inkbot Design
MAY 20, 2024
Branding Basics: 11 Keys to Building Brand Identity Indeed, you must have heard the word “branding” being mentioned quite often recently- by marketers, entrepreneurs and even social media influencers. But what exactly does this term mean? And why should one focus on creating a powerful brand for their business, product or personal venture? To put it simply, your brand is how others see you.
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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.
Design Milk
MAY 20, 2024
In 2017, British-Italian architect Francesco Paini came across a small drawing at the Frieze Art Fair in London. The artwork created by American artist Saul Steinberg in the 1950s seemed to depict a group of rectilinear forms that represented the idea of a family as it relates to the time period – that is, a father, a mother, two children, and a domestic pet.
Creative Bloq
MAY 21, 2024
AI-powered tools that transform footage from low to high quality. But watch out; Video AI 5 is incredibly RAM intensive.
Creative Boom
MAY 20, 2024
GOOD designed the identity to align with the charity's ambitions to double survival rates in the next five years and help it stand out among other cancer charities to gain much-needed funding. Pancreatic cancer survival rates have barely improved in 50 years, which isn't helped by the fact that it receives just 3% of the total cancer research budget in the UK.
We And The Color
MAY 22, 2024
In a digital age where nostalgia meets creativity, BrandPacks has ingeniously captured the essence of the Y2K and 90s era with their latest offering: a vibrant set of 22 illustrated retro sticker vector graphics. This collection is a delightful homage to a time characterized by bold colors, playful designs, and iconic symbols that defined a […] The post Embracing Nostalgia with these Y2K 90s Illustrated Retro Sticker Vector Graphics appeared first on WE AND THE COLOR.
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.
Azure Magazine
MAY 20, 2024
Both touted and derided as Canada’s answer to Times Square, downtown Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square — soon to be renamed Sankofa Square — is a perpetual locus of activity. Alongside throngs of tourists, protesters, hot dog vendors, shoppers and pamphleteers, solicitations ranging from three card monte to eternal salvation animate a frenetic din.
Design Milk
MAY 24, 2024
When Gina Nadal fell in love with textile weaving – the mathematical thinking, the color and design opportunities, and the traditions and cultures behind it – she fell hard. The Manchester-based Catalan designer was first introduced to the practice during her undergraduate studies in Arts and Design at Escola Massana, but she would take it much further. “I explored various disciplines, from product design to painting.
Creative Bloq
MAY 22, 2024
And it's a radical mashup of typefaces.
Creative Boom
MAY 20, 2024
Amid the rising popularity of Japanese whiskeys, LOVE has designed a new brand that combines two cultures while staying true to the category's time-honoured codes. Manchester-based creative agency LOVE has designed a new luxury whiskey brand from scratch in collaboration with William Grant & Sons (WG&S). By merging Japanese minimalism with Scotch provenance, LOVE has brought a modern yet timeless look to the sector.
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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