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The Many Ways Web Designers Give Away Their Time (Without Realizing It)

SpeckyBoy

Many industry outsiders are surprised to find out that web designers are just like them. We need to eat, have a roof over our heads, and have a shiny new phone in our pocket every six months or so. All kidding aside, we are indeed running a business and need to make a living. Only sometimes it doesn’t feel that way. For those of us who don’t come from a business background , there is a tendency to become a bit too casual.

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18 Most Popular Resume Templates

Graphic Design Junction

The professional Resume Templates are made in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign and MS Word. If you can use MS Word like a beginner, then you can professionally edit these popular Resume templates to suit your needs. All design CV / Resume Templates available in Photoshop format, instant download. These resume / CV templates are clearly organized and labeled so you can be confident in getting the best results in the fast possible time.

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Top 10 At the Office + Commercial Design Posts of 2022

Design Milk

10. Arper Shares Three New Products Launching at NeoCon 2022. Arper shared three new products from designers Doshi-Levien , Altherr Dèsile Park , and James Irvine. The SHAAL Sofa adds to the brand’s sofa offerings with a flexible, modular configuration, while the Ghia Low Table System is diverse in form and finish, ideal for creating endless combinations and opportunities.

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Jupiter by Triboro

BP&O

Triboro worked on its first restaurant branding project over a decade ago, at a time when the folklore was that if you were a restaurant serving traditional food the visual language should evoke the region and time period of the cuisine. This was intuitive and, as Triboro founder David Heasty recounts, led to some well-crafted and beautiful results but often leaned.

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Let's Talk Trends: Designing for Maximum Impact

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

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Selected Prints of 2022 from the PosterLad Project by Vratislav Pecka

We And The Color

Check out these amazing prints from 2022 designed by Vratislav Pecka as part of the popular PosterLad project. Just recently, Czech graphic designer Vratislav Pecka posted the best prints from the 2022 series of his popular PosterLad project. A handpicked selection can be seen below. For more, please take a look at Vratislav Pecka’s portfolio on Behance or visit his PosterLad website.

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Cáit McEniff’s folk-inspired illustrations

Creative Review

I’m basically trying to make art and see the world like I did as a kid,” says illustrator Cáit McEniff. You could apply this to the purposefully wobbly lines and bucketloads of charm in her fabric pieces or paper illustrations. However, what she means is the childlike spirit and curiosity she tries to maintain in her practice: “Indulging in ideas and celebrating curiosity.

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Redesigning a breaking Twitter

UX Collective

As Elon Musk burns down the Twitter we know, will a drastically different user experience emerge from the ashes? Illustration by Maximillian Piras In the midst of the madness known as Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, I stumbled on something even more captivating than the drama. It was a video of George Hotz poking around Twitter’s code while philosophizing on alternative executions.

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10 Best Free CSS Editors

HONGKIAT

CSS is a simple language that it does not need a special editor to write. But having the right code editor will help you minimize errors while writing the CSS code, and overall boost your productivity. I know that for some developers, a code editor is a personal preference; some of you might already have one depending on your needs and project requirement.

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Stop using user personas, and start talking to people

UX Collective

User personas are the reason some don’t take UX design seriously Source: Cottonbro / Pexels User personas have always been a controversial concept within the UX community. Well, I’m here to put an end to the controversy. Just stop using them. At best, they’re a distraction. At worst, they’re entirely based upon biases and assumptions — as much as we’d like to claim they’re not.

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“Celebrate Wakanda” With Coca-Cola's Black Panther Inspired Can

The Die Line

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The Democratization of Design: Giving Creators & Marketers the Tools to Succeed

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.

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This Japanese Studio Creates Fantastically Detailed Illustrations

Design You Trust

IC4DESIGN is a production studio specialized in illustration and graphic design. Based in Hiroshima, Japan. Their strength is fun and detailed illustrations. Their work is included in major international art projects around the globe. Their first picture book series “Pierre the Maze Detective” was published in 2014, 2017 and 2020 and has been translated into over 30 languages (over 33 countries).

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AKQA and Ukrainian artist Mariia Shub’s handmade Christmas animation is one of hope

Its Nice That

The new short launches with typography from Kyiv Type Foundry, animation direction by Rodion Shub and a soundtrack from Kyiv Children's Choir Shchedryk.

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Vibrant Coral Expresses of the Power of Nature in Courtney Mattison’s Whirling Wall Relief

Colossal

“Gyre I” (2022), glazed stoneware and porcelain, 75 x 75 x 11 inches. Photography by Daniel Jackson for Brandywine Museum of Art. All images © Courtney Mattison, shared with permission. In Courtney Mattison ’s elaborate ceramic wall reliefs , the rich textures and hues of coral sweep elegantly across vast surfaces. Made of numerous individual pieces that she forms by hand, each composition references the fragility, diversity, and resilience of marine ecosystems, which she describes

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Fiasco and Ben the Illustrator make theatre-going more “active” with Old Vic animated microsite

Its Nice That

Theatre is known for its exclusivity. Fiasco Design and Ben the Illustrator’s work on a new animated microsite for London’s Old Vic hopes to change that.

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From Visualization to Execution: Exploring Our Strengths as Designers

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.

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2023 AZ Awards: Submissions Open in January

Azure Magazine

If you are a long-time reader of AZURE , you know that every new year we present a unique opportunity – the AZ Awards – for architects, designers and A&D students to showcase their work to the world and receive global recognition. 2023 promises to be more exciting than ever: After two years of an online Winners Reveal*, we bring back the AZ Awards Gala, the most anticipated event of the summer, where we celebrate all winners and shortlisted projects of the year in the company of local and in

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A Verdant Ecosystem Emerges from a Barren Landscape in the Animated Music Video for Moomin’s ‘For Willow’

Colossal

In a psychedelic, otherworldly landscape, colorful flora and fauna interact in a seamless series of events in the music video for Moomin ’s “ For Willow.” Illustrators and animators Alex Gamsu Jenkins and Joe Taylor collaborated on the three-minute short, which opens on a forlorn, stony figure standing in a barren landscape, who begins to metamorphose with signs of vitality and greenery.

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All Aboard – Vintage Bus Tickets

Logo Smith

The post All Aboard – Vintage Bus Tickets appeared first on Smithographic All Original Content © 1996 – 2022 Smithographic.uk |. Lovely little inspirational collage of vintage bus tickets digitally; rendered by One Little Bird Studio on Flickr. → All Aboard on Flickr. The post All Aboard – Vintage Bus Tickets appeared first on Smithographic - Logo & Digital Design Studio | The Smithographic is a Freelance Logo Designer & Brand Identity Design Studio with over 30 Years Experie

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Photographer Ulric Collette Splices Portraits of Family Members into Uncanny Composites

Colossal

Brother and sister, Jean-Philippe, 29, and Véronique, 27. All images © Ulric Collette, shared with permission. Ulric Collette takes a scientific approach to family photos with his Genetic Portraits series. Since 2008, Collette has spliced images of one side of a face with that of a relative, juxtaposing their superficial traits with the inherited.

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Rethinking Creative Workflows: Increasing Efficiency in the Design Process

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.

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“This Holy Hill” by Photographer Jenna Garrett

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The Complete List of Tech Events For You to Attend

Canny

Finding the best tech events to attend can be difficult when you consider the number of events that run each year. This is why we’ve decided to do all the hard work for you by curating a complete list to use as a reference! The events featured take place throughout the year and cover a range of different industries – from IoT, to SaaS, to IT – and consist of multiple different event types, which include: Conferences.

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Finally, the 2023 Pooping Dogs Calendar Is Finally Here!

Design You Trust

Talk about a gift that keeps on giving; each month reveals yet another beautiful pooch answering nature’s call. Also important: $1 from each “Pooping Pooches 2023” calendar is donated to the Maui Humane Society to support animals in need. This tasteful calendar is available on Etsy or Amazon. It’s 43 x 28 cm (17 x 11 inches in freedom units) when opened.

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All sizes | White Noise Exhibition | Flickr - Photo Sharing! #tree #nature #photography #atmosphere #typography

Designspiration

All sizes | White Noise Exhibition | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Creative Insights: Data-Backed Trends to Help You Design Successful Content

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.

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What is Web3? and is Apple getting involved?

Creative Bloq

All you need to know about the future of the internet, and why you should care about Web 3.0.

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Best of Boston 2012, by Jordan Metcalf #inspiration #creative #boston #design #graphic #typography

Designspiration

Best of Boston 2012, by Jordan Metcalf #inspiration #creative #boston #design #graphic #typography

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Gamers just spotted a hilarious design fail in Final Fantasy on PS5

Creative Bloq

Somebody needs to renew their Getty subscription.

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Risk life #inspiration #quotes #typography

Designspiration

Risk life #inspiration #quotes #typography

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How to Create Stunning Typography With the Corel Type Tool Kit

Download this free eBook to learn how you can create stunning typography, using the basics, such as placing text, to advanced controls like ligatures, variable fonts, effects, tracking, range kerning, and everything in between. Learn how to: Use Character Control to add variety to your font styles. Use Paragraph Control to manage spacing, alignment, justification and more.

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Avatar producers finally break silence over THAT logo

Creative Bloq

(And, yes, they've seen the SNL sketch).

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The Kenmare Chair’s Whimsical Shapes Showcase Exquisite Craftsmanship

Design Milk

The Kenmare Chair is a minimalist chair created by Maiden Home , a New York City-based studio whose goal is to provide handcrafted luxury for the modern home by combining their deliberate design approach with the traditional furniture craftsmen of North Carolina. The studio hand-selects each material for its beauty, texture, and durability and is renowned for obtaining their materials from the best textile mills, tanneries, and sustainably managed forests.

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Wow, this AI-generated reimagining of The Shining is wild

Creative Bloq

What if Kubrick's classic were directed by Wes Anderson?

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Sustainable Tech Brand Oakywood Unveils Its MagSafe Collection

Design Milk

Off the heels of its rebrand, Oakywood unveils its MagSafe Collection , a group of products with designs targeted directly at Apple’s ecosystem designed by Magdalena Gembala, Head of Design at Oakywood. The series provides more functional, high-quality solutions for users worldwide with products that include an iPhone Stand, Apple Watch Stand, iPhone Desk Shelf Mount, and an iPhone Wall Mount.

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Web Design for All: Accessibility, Inclusivity and Beyond

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.