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A Tribute To Nature: Standards Manual Releases Parks 2

Design Milk

Publisher Standards Manual returns with a brilliant green second edition of their first book, Parks , an anthem to graphic design in collaboration with photographer Brian Kelley , now in its fifth reprint. Standards Manual is a 2014 independent publisher founded by New York-based designers Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth.

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Neo-Brutalism: breaking rules, loudly

UX Collective

BrutalistWebsites.com , launched in 2014, began curating a wave of digital spaces that embraced HTML as-is — unstyled links, harsh boxes, system fonts, and unapologetically misaligned layouts. Then came websites that turned that rawness into a statement. This early wave of web Brutalism wasn’t a trend — it was a reaction.

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The 20 graphic designers inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

Her portfolio spans cultural institutions, fashion brands, and publishing projects, each demonstrating her ability to create visual identities that respect local context while appealing to international audiences. Matt Wiley Matt Willey is a graphic designer living in Brooklyn, New York.

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40 Geometric Logos: The Power of Shapes in Branding

Inkbot Design

📖 Reading Time: 5 minutes 🏷️ Categories: Design, Branding, Marketing 📅 Published: [DATE] 40 Geometric Logos: The Power of Shapes in Branding Let’s be honest. Reebok (the Delta) Shape Focus: Triangle The Observation: In 2014, Reebok adopted the Delta symbol. Most conversations about branding are filled with fluff.

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Liquid glass, fragile UX, and why I wanted 2 weeks before writing about it

UX Collective

March 2014), they started dialing it back: adding a “Reduce Transparency” toggle, improving contrast, and bringing back solid backgrounds to restore readability. Image source: [link] History has seen this before. With iOS 7, Apple went too far with transparency and thin fonts. The direction was bold, but by iOS 7.1

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Star Wars movie posters from Hungary

Fonts in Use

In a 2014 interview , Helnyi was asked about a debate among fans who wondered whether hed even watched Star Wars before designing the poster. 19681975 This post was originally published at Fonts In Use It didnt take long before it was copied by other type providers. After all, his art includes creatures that dont appear in the film.

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Star Wars Hungarian movie posters

Fonts in Use

In a 2014 interview , Helnyi was asked about a debate among fans who wondered whether hed even watched Star Wars before designing the poster. 19681975 This post was originally published at Fonts In Use It didnt take long before it was copied by other type providers. After all, his art includes creatures that dont appear in the film.