Visual artist and illustrator Melissa Lakey found the High Desert of California the perfect environment and inspiration for her work, which is about to go on show in the town of Joshua Tree. There's been a long tradition of creatives congregating around big cities, excited by their cosmopolitan nature and cultural energy. But sometimes, going to the opposite extreme can be more fulfilling. MORE
Creative Boom
MAY 22, 2025
With the judging process changing dramatically this year, which agencies won big in the D&AD Awards 2025? For many, it's the biggest and most nerve-wracking night in the creative calendar. D&AD held its 63rd awards ceremony last night (Thursday 22 May) at London's Southbank Centre and handed out a record-breaking 668 Pencils across all categories.
Graphic Design Junction
MAY 22, 2025
A list of 50+ best Photoshop tutorials in 2025 , perfect for beginners, intermediate, and advanced Adobe Photoshop users. The tutorials are essential learning tools for designers, photographers, and digital artists. The post 50+ Best Photoshop Tutorials in 2025 first appeared on Graphic Design Junction.
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Creative Boom
MAY 19, 2025
With a bespoke typographic system inspired by overtones and Alpine landscapes, the new identity for Klangwelt Toggenburg balances precision and poetry, transforming a niche cultural site into an international destination. What does sound look like? Its a question that guided Studio Marcus Kraft through three years of work for Klangwelt Toggenburg, an institution nestled in the Swiss Alps that weaves together music, nature, and tradition.
Graphic Design Junction
MAY 19, 2025
Typography shapes how people read and feel about content. Good typefaces improve clarity. They support visual identity. Many designers look for high-quality fonts that cost nothing. This article highlights new free fonts you can download and use freely. The post 31 New Free Fonts Download for Commercial Use first appeared on Graphic Design Junction.
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
Creative Bloq
MAY 18, 2025
They’re better than the original designs.
Design Milk
MAY 19, 2025
If you thought Crocs couldnt get any more unexpected, think again. The garden-to-streetwear comfort shoe just got a head-to-toe print refresh courtesy of Finnish lifestyle design house Marimekko , known for its unapologetically bold patterns and color-happy aesthetic. This cheerful collaboration puts the iconic Unikko blooms front and center. Whether youre running errands or planning a poolside outfit moment, these Crocs are ready to brighten your step.
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Creative Bloq
MAY 18, 2025
The newspaper has a brand new homepage and app design.
Design Milk
MAY 19, 2025
For 55 years, Range Rover has set the standard for luxury SUVs, with outstanding off-road capability and cutting-edge technological advancements. The iconic brand launched its first installation in Milan, Futurespective: Connected World , designed in collaboration with design studio NUOVA. Two seemingly opposite worlds collide a 1970s showroom, complete with wood paneling, shag carpet, and a khaki Range Rover, leads into a hypermodern white space, with the 2025 Range Rover at the center of the
UX Collective
MAY 18, 2025
Aligning design leadership with business goals is the motion we needed from thestart The Mysterious Life Of UX Designers is a good example how others dont really understand the value of what we do because we dont connect to business goals. We should have been connecting to business needs from thestart. For way too long weve been running user experience teams like theyre some kind of magical creative unicorns that should somehow be immune to business realities.
Creative Boom
MAY 18, 2025
It's official: Jaguar has dropped its advertising agency, Accenture Song, following huge criticism of its 2024 rebrand. So what went wrong, and what lessons can be learned? In November last year, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) unveiled a radical rebranding exercise. The iconic British car brand, known for its sleek designs, racing heritage and unmistakable growler emblem featuring its big cat mascot, made a dramatic pivot that both alienated its existing customer base and failed to resonate with new au
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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.
Graphic Design Junction
MAY 18, 2025
This collection of 40 best PSD mockups for designers covers both free and paid options, offering useful tools for professional and personal work. PSD mockups help designers present branding, packaging, and product The post 40 Best PSD Mockups for Designers (Free & Paid) first appeared on Graphic Design Junction.
Creative Bloq
MAY 18, 2025
Pentagram's new rebrand has caught my attention.
Design Milk
MAY 21, 2025
The Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 has long stood out as a premium portable speaker, beloved for its compact size, sleek aesthetics, and rich audio performance. Now in its third generation, the latest iteration of the Beosound A1 introduces not only refined sound and design upgrades but also a significant leap forward in sustainability and longevity.
Its Nice That
MAY 21, 2025
In traditional British pub design, the old ways are just better. In celebration of pub garden season, Stuart Tolley explores the beauty of pub visual ephemera, and meets creatives inspired by its aesthetics.
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As the design industry evolves, teams are facing new challenges and a need to produce more outstanding creative work than ever. Leaders must learn how to adapt their processes to solve today’s—and tomorrow’s—unique design challenges. In this e-book, you’ll learn how to establish your creative workflow and leverage the power of CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite to streamline the entire design process, from start to finish.
UX Collective
MAY 18, 2025
If it feels obvious, youre missing something. by Wendy Shijia, visualizing the spirit of M.C. Escherswork When you catch yourself thinking youve found the clear solution to a problem, thats your cue to get suspicious. Chances are, you havent uncovered the full complexity of the issue. Youve likely fallen victim to a simplification made by one of your mentalmodels.
Graphic Design Junction
MAY 21, 2025
Procreate brushes help artists create stunning concept art and illustrations. They offer control and variety. Each brush adds a unique touch to characters, environments, and details. For fantasy illustrations, these Procreate brushes bring imagination to life. The post 25+ Best Procreate Brushes for Illustrations first appeared on Graphic Design Junction.
Creative Bloq
MAY 24, 2025
A deep dive into the evolution of Swifts re-recorded album art and why her visual history may hold the key to her most iconic eras transformation.
Design Milk
MAY 19, 2025
In the heart of Palm Desert, one of Californias celebrated architectural landmarks has been reborn with renewed vibrancy and purpose. The Miles C. Bates Wave House, famed for its signature sweeping roofline and avant-garde design, gives nod to the past while transforming into a dynamic space to be lived in, thanks to a groundbreaking partnership between Design Within Reach (DWR) and vacation rental platform Boutique.
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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.
Its Nice That
MAY 19, 2025
Drawing on the jewellers perspective as both a designer and engineer, the identity for Sarah Eisman Studio brings together photography, animation and 3D to build a visual language that feels both timeless and contemporary.
UX Collective
MAY 24, 2025
When art and science render the same word, it doesn’t always look the same.
Design You Trust
MAY 18, 2025
Dont Buy is a visual artist who merges artificial intelligence with mixed media to create digital paintings, videos, and GIFs. His moniker challenges consumerist language, reflecting his hacker-like approach to art-making, where he repurposes AI to explore errors and early digital aesthetics. His work blends glitchy abstractions and retro graphics to examine themes of identity and imperfection in the online age.
Creative Bloq
MAY 21, 2025
MassiveMusic balances history with contemporary design.
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.
Design Milk
MAY 21, 2025
When Chelsea Riggs, CEO of Brooklyn-based haircare brand amika , envisioned a new workspace, she wanted it to be the antithesis of a standard business hub. Its intentionally designed to be the anti-office, a place where the boundaries between work and inspiration are fluid, she says. CIVILIAN was selected to design the 19,000-square-foot open office , located at 25 Kent in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Its Nice That
MAY 21, 2025
These tarot-esque drawings render whimsical scenes inside of used books.
UX Collective
MAY 19, 2025
Why its time we take behavior seriously Users in an app behave like a complex system. The systems behavior isnt just the sum of its partsits emergent. That means we cant predict what the group will do by only studying individuals. Just like birds: each one may be predictable, but their flocking behavior isnt something youd guess from a single bird. (Photo by James Wainscoat on Unsplash ) Youve probably felt it.
Colossal
MAY 19, 2025
Stepping into Shirokuro , the new Japanese omakase restaurant in New York City, you’d be forgiven for thinking you wandered into a sketchpad or a black-and-white storyboard. With the exception of an eclectic array of globe lights, some colorful ceramic dishes, and the open kitchen, the entire restaurant is rendered like a 2D drawing. “Shirokuro” translates to “white-black.” The New York Times shares that proprietor James Lim was inspired by an immersive, 2D restaura
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.
Creative Bloq
MAY 21, 2025
An expert character artist shows how to take your character illustration to the next level.
Design Milk
MAY 21, 2025
The circle is so much a part of Chengdu, China, a city known for its fusion of modernity and traditional values. Found everywhere from the Golden Sun Bird, to Anshun Bridge, to the citys circular layout, Wade and Leta pull on these themes found throughout the city to create their interactive Stop, Listen, Look exhibition. At 23 feet tall, some elements are powered by wind and some by motor.
Its Nice That
MAY 21, 2025
Designer, artist and illustrator Chrissie Abbott teams up with French and Element to create a gloriously absurd campaign film series.
We And The Color
MAY 21, 2025
Creating a captivating publication often seems like a monumental task, reserved for seasoned designers with years of experience. But what if you could access a shortcut to stunning design? This is where an exceptional InDesign travel magazine layout becomes your most valuable asset. Imagine having a professionally crafted foundation, ready for your unique content, that instantly elevates your travel stories.
Speaker: Michele Berdinis
This session will answer business law questions that people are asking most during the pandemic. If my business can’t pay its bills, can my creditors come after my personal assets? Do I have to pay the rent on my co-working space or office? Can my clients cancel signed contracts? Can I cancel contracts for things I no longer need because my business has slowed down?
Creative Boom
MARCH 6, 2023
Visual artist and illustrator Melissa Lakey found the High Desert of California the perfect environment and inspiration for her work, which is about to go on show in the town of Joshua Tree. There's been a long tradition of creatives congregating around big cities, excited by their cosmopolitan nature and cultural energy. But sometimes, going to the opposite extreme can be more fulfilling.
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