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“Where Are All The Black Designers?” A Roundtable Discussion

Eye on Design

Both Okou and Cherry were influenced by the seminal 1987 PRINT article by Dr. Miller called “Black Designers: Missing in Action.” Holds up a copy of the April 1970 issue of Communication Arts ]. Dorothy Hayes and Communication Arts document 49 Black graphic designers—I think it’s four or five women, and the rest men.

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10 Typefaces That Changed the World

Tuts Plus

German printer Johannes Gutenberg invented the first mechanical moving type in 1439, with the chunky, Gothic letterforms of blackletter being used to print Bibles, pamphlets, and manuscripts. . Printed materials were no longer a preserve of the extremely wealthy, as people of various social classes were now able to access them. .

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7 Years Since Shillington Manchester: Lorelle Skelton, Founder of The Creative Occupation (+ Exclusive Discount!)

Shillington

I was tasked with designing HTML emails for our leisure industry clients and, though they weren’t dream briefs (think cutting out images of beer bottles and typing ‘BOGOF burgers’ into banners), a passion was ignited. I was self-taught at that point and there were huge gaps in my knowledge. What kind of work do you take on?

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How Artists Make a Living With Patreon

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Art is not a career.". The 101 reasons why art will never be a sustainable career. Each of these projects takes from dozens to hundreds of hours to complete, on top of the years of experience put into mastering their craft. Choose Content Categories On Patreon, you can promote anime, podcasts, films, and other creative arts.

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The 15 Best Web Design Books to Level Up Your Skills

Inkbot Design

Far from a stuffy guide on fonts, Bringhurst weaves wit and wisdom into a fascinating tour through the art and technical aspects of working with type. First published in 1992, The Elements of Typographic Style remains the gold standard reference for doing professional-grade typography for both print and web.

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The 20 Best Sports Logos: Exploring Branding

Inkbot Design

As printing technology advanced over the decades, sports logos became more intricate and thoughtful representations of teams. In addition, digital media favours scaleable vector logos over complicated pixel art. As leagues look to expand their global reach, there is a need for more universal designs that translate across cultures.

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The Complete Guide to Strategic Marketing and Campaign Planning

Canny

Some businesses could go viral at complete random, like Roman Originals, when it went viral for a certain dress that some believed was white, other, blue in an event that was appropriately titled ‘#DressGate’ back in 2015. Street art , in general, is a cornerstone of guerrilla marketing. ads for Durex in male toilets). Video Marketing.

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