We And The Color

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Make sure to check out our top 20 picks for the best graphic design blogs in 2023! To help keep that motivation high and those ideas flowing, we’ve compiled a list of the twenty best graphic design blogs. Mindsparkle Mag is an excellent place to go if you need straight graphic design inspiration.

Graphic Design

Creative Boom

JULY 18, 2023

Arena Founded in 1968, Arena is home to an enviable and carefully crafted list of illustrators, including award-winners and best-sellers. It includes artist and director Mat Maitland, image maker Joe Cruz, artist and designer Anthony Burrill, artist and printmaker Kate Gibb, and 3D artist Jack Sachs.

Illustrator

Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With over a decade of experience in the illustration industry under his belt, recent years have seen him take more of a design-led approach to his craft. We caught up with him to learn what it means to be a graphic illustrator and how he developed this new style. Turning ambition into reality isn't new for Chris.

Illustrator

Shillington

MARCH 3, 2021

It’s no secret that Japanese design—encompassing architecture, fashion and, of course, graphic design—is renowned all over the world. Japanese graphic design is a hugely diverse mix of different styles, approaches and methodologies. Then in the 1990s, Japanese graphic design exploded!

Graphic Design

Inkbot Design

APRIL 11, 2023

100 Creative Gifts for Graphic Designers In a world saturated with visuals, where attention spans are shrinking daily, graphic designers have become unsung heroes. Welcome to the 100 best gifts for Graphic Designers!

Graphic Design

Just Creative

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Past Logo Design Trends. 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009. Top 10 Logo Design Trends for 2021. This new shift calls for simple and concise graphics. Designers are dropping intricate patterns and overly complicated fonts. Overlapping Geometry.

Arts and Crafts

We And The Color

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Don’t miss our selection of the 20 best graphic design blogs to follow in 2024! That’s why we have put together a list of the twenty best graphic design blogs that you should follow. These blogs will provide you with valuable insights, tips, tricks, and trends on various aspects of graphic design.

Graphic Design

Inkbot Design

AUGUST 15, 2024

10 Best Books on Graphic Design: A Deep Dive into Visual Creativity There is more to graphic design than just making things look pretty. However, how do we find graphic design books that are worth reading among all of them available? That is a superpower within graphic design if I ever saw one.

Graphic Design

Inkbot Design

JULY 26, 2023

Top 10 Must-Read Books on Graphic Design Are you ready to take your graphic design game to a new level? This is a collection of the top 10 must-read books on graphic design carefully curated to inspire, educate, and ignite your creativity like never before. 10 Best Books on Graphic Design 1.

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Shillington

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Sulki & Min is the Seoul-based studio of graphic designers Choi Sulki and Choi Sung Min. Their chosen typeface is a version of Herb Lubalin’s Avant Garde Gothic—which was designed in the same year Hockey painted his seminal work ‘Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy’ 2. Sulki & Min. Triangle Studio.

Arts and Crafts

Shillington

JUNE 24, 2020

Illustrator and lettering artist Mary Kate McDevitt has been creating hand lettering and illustrations since 2010 from her studio in Philadelphia. She is one half of the design studio Say Less Design, which she co-founded with designer and friend Randi Bellamy. Mary Kate McDevitt. Cherry , Taika Waititi and Bong Joon Ho.

Animation

Eye on Design

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Martin’s School of Art in the mid-’90s, he took the often fruitless step of pitching himself to All Saints Records, and was surprised when the founder Dominic Norman-Taylor called him in and then promptly gave him work. Robertson formed his agency Wordsalad in 1997, which he wanted to be “more nebulous than just a design company,” he says.

Arts and Crafts

Inkbot Design

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

When you utilise emotions in your creative design, you open up a robust and subconscious pathway for connection. Crafting design elements in such a way that they provoke an appropriate emotional response can create a lasting impression on the consumers you reach. These companies master the art of creating Brand emotions.

Branding

Eye on Design

JULY 25, 2022

If there’s one demographic that has always stood by dressing like life is a game of human tetris, it’s the graphic arts community. From art directors and animators, to illustrators and graphic designers, there’s a whole industry of people who are fond of mirroring their poster and print designs in their everyday attire.

Graphic

Creative Boom

JULY 5, 2023

Netto by TypeMates Netto by TypeMates Designed by Daniel Utz, Netto's simple look is carefully crafted: the rounded and monolinear strokes of the icons neatly match the thickness of its letters. Designer Kris Sowersby originally encountered it when he picked up interior design magazine Apartamento in 2010.

Fonts

Inkbot Design

JANUARY 9, 2024

The 37 Best Design Books to Level Up Your Skills As a designer, expanding your knowledge is crucial for professional growth. Reading is one of the best ways to learn new techniques, theories, and approaches to elevate your craft. Read on for the cream of the crop regarding design literature.

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 9, 2023

By analysing the top 10 tech company logos, we can begin to understand the art and science behind creating visual identities that stand out from the crowd. The stories behind these designs reveal the meticulous ideation and iteration involved in crafting the face of a brand.

Adobe

Shillington

MAY 12, 2021

Alegreya boasts an impressive history—it was chosen as one of the Fonts of the Decade at the ATypI Letter2 competition in September 2011 and was selected in the 2nd Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño in 2010. It’s designed to help the reading of long texts, creating a sense of harmony through its dynamic and varied rhythm.

Fonts

Eye on Design

JUNE 23, 2022

This ubiquitous calmanac, which often functioned as a “ family notice board , ” is probably the most recognizable work by Indian lettering artist and designer Kamal Shedge, known primarily for his work for music and theater during the ’70s. I always sketched my letters with a pencil,” Shedge said in an interview in 2010.

Arts and Crafts

Inkbot Design

JANUARY 22, 2024

Futura also brings a pop art edge when rendered with uneven baseline alignments. Futura delivers sleek, modern logo designs with geometric flair. Its flourishes and fluidity attract publishers and artisanal brands like Etsy wishing to signal craft and attention to detail. What fonts do professional graphic designers use?

Fonts

Noupe

OCTOBER 1, 2019

There are a massive number of design websites and guides on the web but these experts are the real deal when it comes to knowing the industry and using their creativity to become better designers. Here are web design tips from experts: David Airey. His most notable design is the Hilary Clinton 2016 Presidential Campaign logo.

Web Design

Shillington

JULY 28, 2021

We caught up with Lorelle to talk TCO’s aims, her before and after of becoming a graphic designer and her Shillington experience. I never thought I’d be a graphic designer! I learnt a huge amount about graphic design as well as my own strengths and weaknesses. What kind of work do you take on?

Graphic Design

Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Shillington , which provides intensive graphic design courses in the UK, US, Australia and online , knows a fair bit about the subject, as they've been helping their graduates enter the profession for 25 years. If you're a graphic designer with at least four years of experience, then why not consider teaching with Shillington?

Graphic Design

Inkbot Design

JANUARY 17, 2024

They iterate rapidly Disruptive companies perfect the art of rapidly prototyping, testing and iterating to uncover what adds real value. Uber first launched in San Francisco in 2010 when few questioned hailing rides from strangers. Specialisation enables crafting uniquely tailored experiences before expanding scope.

Internet and Software Development

Inkbot Design

JULY 28, 2023

While some decry its overuse, Helvetica remains an iconic typographic workhorse, its simplicity and legibility lending clarity, authority and visual identity to all designs and mediums. 2 – Futura Futura, designed by Paul Renner in 1927, is one of the most iconic and influential sans-serif fonts.

Fonts

Inkbot Design

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

One popular and classic approach to logo design is using stylised letters to form a unique monogram or wordmark. This type of logo design is endlessly versatile, allowing graphic designers to get creative with typefaces, shapes, colours, and more to develop logos rich with visual interest.

Internet and Software Development

Envato Tuts+

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

If you’re looking for poster inspiration and movie poster ideas, classic designs are always the best for giving you ideas for movie posters. In the 1980s, these ensemble movie posters were often illustrated versions of photos, but the ensemble style is something that remains a common formula for blockbuster poster designs today.

Photoshop

Design Week

MAY 29, 2020

The 2910 Kaj Franck Design Prize, organised by Design Forum Finland Design Forum Finland was set up in 1875, when the country was still part of the Russian Empire. Tsto, a graphic design studio in Helsinki, eschews any idea of classic Finnish style. Tsto’s style is loud and almost punk.

Production

Shillington

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

This store, founded in 2012 and based in Covent Garden, London, sells a fabulous array of stationery products, as well as decorative paper, art materials and office supplies. London Graphic Centre. Based in Covent Garden, London Graphic Centre has been serving the UK’s design and arts communities since 1973.

Arts and Crafts

Inkbot Design

JUNE 23, 2023

Their craft goes beyond the auditory, embracing a multisensory experience, and this is nowhere more apparent than in the visual identities they curate. In an industry where every beat and rhythm is meticulously crafted, the logo—a DJ's visual calling card—plays an instrumental role in conveying their unique style and sound.

Arts and Crafts

Inkbot Design

APRIL 26, 2024

So, let's dive into the vibrant world of esports logos, where art meets competition at the highest levels. Get ready to be wowed by badass designs that are more than just pretty pictures! This iconic design was created in 2010 but still looks incredibly modern and relaxed after over a decade.

Brand

Design Wizard

AUGUST 3, 2019

Take inspiration from these marvels of modern graphic design. Modern graphic design has underwent a substantial amount of change to reach its present day form. In graphic design, old trends disappear, sometimes as quick as they arrive, and new ideas soon take their place. And so the cycle continues.

Graphic Design

Shillington

JUNE 14, 2021

We love graphic design. And we’re guessing, as you’re here, you love graphic design too. This means that we all love graphic designers too—after all, they’re the ones creating the designs. He lectures at his alma mater the School of Visual Arts and other colleges across America.

Graphic Design

Eye on Design

APRIL 29, 2021

I met Bahia Shehab about a year ago at a conference on contemporary Arab graphic design in New York. I had no idea of the scope of their project at the time, but was curious and excited considering the dearth of resources around Arab graphic design. A History of Arab Graphic Design by Bahia Shehab and Haytham Nawar.

Graphic Design

We And The Color

MARCH 15, 2023

Based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Estevan Silveira is an accomplished illustrator who holds a degree in Graphic Design from the Federal University of Santa Maria. Since his relocation to this bustling metropolis back in 2010, he has dedicated himself to honing and perfecting his craft with design and illustration.

Illustrator

Just Creative

DECEMBER 10, 2020

A design of mesh with clean lines that contour to a person’s body not only makes this a very comfortable chair but also borders on a work of art. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. ViewSonic VP2458 Professional 24 inch 1080p Monitor with 100% sRGB Delta E. DisplayPort and VGA inputs. $199.99. Learn More. Learn More.

Internet and Software Development

Colossal

MARCH 25, 2021

“XXXX Swatchbook” (2010-2016), 180 x 210 millimeters. Merging the two into the broader project of graphic stitching grew organically and offered an outlet to create a piece that was the artist says was “valuable, timeless, and trend-less,” in comparison to the more transitory projects of commercial work.

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