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Aaron Kasmin's matchbook-inspired artworks shed new light on American consumer culture

Creative Boom

Featuring works inspired by his beloved collection of vintage matchbooks, the paintings on display will hark back to a bygone era and present American consumer culture in a whole new light. In the early 1920s, the humble matchbook soon became the most effective advertising medium and was embraced by almost every industry.

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Top 20 Best Advertising Campaigns of All Time

Inkbot Design

Top 20 Best Advertising Campaigns of All Time To successfully sell a new product or service, it is necessary to ensure that potential customers are aware of it. Even if a product or service is the best in the industry, it will only be successful with proper presentation and promotion. This is why advertising campaigns are so important.

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A Photo Series Captures the Ubiquity and Intrigue of Newsstands Around the Globe

Colossal

Traynor began capturing the small kiosks back in 2012, when he snapped his first image with his iPhone 4S. Taken from the same angle, the images highlight both the similarities in construction of each space and the periodicals, advertisements, and snacks that vary by location. via Present&Correct ).

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45+ Websites with Creative Design Trends For Inspiration

Graphic Design Junction

Presenting list of 45+ websites design created by professional web designers and webdesign agencies from all over the world. 25 Professional PowerPoint Presentation Templates. We have created a website to present it. CIRCUS Shanghai provides planning, consulting, advertising, and sales representation. Unlimited Downloads.

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Broadway poster designer Frank Verlizzo shares archive of “rejected” pieces

Design Week

Theatregoers will no doubt be familiar with the musical’s black red and yellow poster, which has advertised the show around the world since 1997. “I believe it was the stark, graphic nature of the now-familiar black, red and taxi-can yellow poster that offered more flexibility in terms of advertising,” says Verlizzo.

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Dissecting deceptive patterns in nature and technology

UX Collective

In 2012, a new species of spider ( Cyclosa tremula ) was discovered that uses debris from captured prey to construct a larger simulacrum of itself at the centre of its web. The spider can vibrate its web to make the simulacrum move, thereby performing a rudimentary form of puppetry (Drake, 2012; Torres, 2012). The Telegraph.

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Broadway poster designer Frank Verlizzo shares archive of “rejected” pieces

Design Week

Theatregoers will no doubt be familiar with the musical’s black red and yellow poster, which has advertised the show around the world since 1997. “I believe it was the stark, graphic nature of the now-familiar black, red and taxi-can yellow poster that offered more flexibility in terms of advertising,” says Verlizzo.