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Reviewed: New Logo and Identity for Kroger by DDB

Under Consideration / Brand

“The OG of Weird Logos”. Established in 1883 in Cincinnati, OH, where the company is still headquartered, Kroger is not only the largest grocery store retailer in the United States but with almost 2,800 stores in 35 states and annual sales of more than $121.1 billion it makes it one of the largest in the world. Employing nearly 500,000 people, it serves 11 million customers each day.

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Free Vector Art Resources for Graphic Designers

Design Roast

Vector images aren’t anything new. They’ve been around since early computers and the first video games. However, they have advanced over the years and are much more refined than early renderings. Today’s 2D graphics depict nearly anything you can think of and make a nice addition to your designs. One of the biggest advantages of [.].

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4Creative brings to life The End of the F ing World fan theories in comic-style animations and book

Its Nice That

The agency worked with Picnic Studios and illustrator Ricardo Bessa to create a comic book and series of animations promoting series two, paying homage to its graphic novel roots and indulging the imaginations of its fans. Read more.

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Introducing Drew: Creative Market's New Community Manager

Creative Market

The Creative Market team is growing! We would like all of you to meet Drew, our new Community Manager. Drew is focused on supporting shop owner needs and making sure shops have a voice within Creative Market. That being said, we’d love to help you get to know him a little better! Tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do for Creative Market.

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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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Sebastian Wyss seamlessly integrates technology into his design process

Its Nice That

Like many, the Bern-based designer first got into graphic design through skateboarding. Here, he chats to us about being a digitally-native designer and how he uses machine learning, generative art and algorithms regularly within his projects. Read more.

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Pentagram’s Giorgia Lupi on her data-driven designs for & Other Stories

Its Nice That

The information designer worked with the fashion brand to create a collection adorned with data visualisation inspired by the lives of three pioneering women in science, and we want it all. Read more.

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Jaedoo Lee’s digital creations are a refreshing take on the everyday

Creative Review

Not satisfied with just one creative string to his bow, Jaedoo Lee is a designer, illustrator and animator currently working in New York. Born in Seoul, Lee initially came to America to work in advertising and “come up with unconventional ideas for ad campaigns” However, while studying at the School of Visual Arts, his focus changed, and he became more drawn towards design and motion graphics. “I think my style is pretty minimal.

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Enchanting Photos from a Cabin in the Woods

Feature Shoot

Night Swimming, 2017. Zephyranthes (Rain Lilies) at Dusk, Near the Cypress Swamp, Early Spring 2018. Ark Lodge, a cabin tucked away in the woods of South Carolina, has been in Jen Ervin ’s family for generations. Built between 1939 and 1940 by her husband’s grandparents, it sits between two rivers, where Ervin, her husband, and their three children have spent countless hot and sticky summer days.

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Cephas Williams on 56 Black Men and racial stereotypes

Creative Review

Last year, Cephas Williams spent several weeks sleeping in a studio he had renovated for the benefit of the local community through his initiative, Drummer Boy Studios. Amid battles with the council, he ended up staying in the space in order to protect their things. One night, an idea for a project came to him in a dream, and it quickly grew from a rough concept into 56 Black Men – a photographic series launched on Christmas Eve last year, and recently on show at M&C Saatchi.

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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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Casa Popeea by Manea Kella

This is Paper

07.11.2019Casa Popeea by Manea KellaResearch, Interiors, Travel. A house on the verge of collapse in Br?ila, Romania, has been given a new lease of life by London-based architecture studio Manea Kella. Photography: Cosmin Dragomir Manea Kella worked with local office Penta Stil Studio to convert the dilapidated property into an 11-room boutique hotel, Casa Popeea.

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Logo Process – Orb Web Solutions Identity Development

The Logo Smith

The post Logo Process – Orb Web Solutions Identity Development appeared first on The Logo Smith. This post is a run through for the Orb Web Solutions logo design. When the client approached my via Twitter, I was initially struck by the familiarity of the name and a sense of mild dread. If there was ever a overused and rarely well executed image, it's the orb sphere.

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A London Funeral Parlour Tailors Death For the Style-Conscious

Azure Magazine

Let’s face it, we’re all going to die. While this reality may seem increasingly apparent as the ramifications of climate change echo through public consciousness, designers have long been concerned with the proper spatial extension of such an abstract (and terrifying) subject. But not all environments for mourning need to be austere concrete halls with ethereal lighting.

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Motion Design & Typography in Random Looping Type Collection

Abduzeedo

Motion Design & Typography in Random Looping Type Collection. abduzeedo Nov 07, 2019 Random Looping Type Collection – No. 1 is a random collection of type treatments made with Animography animated typefaces. It's basically just a big pile of loops we made over the years to test and promote their type. If you like, please let them know by visiting their website.

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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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Project Reset Diverts Low-Level Offenders from Court with Art Workshops in New York City

Colossal

Photo courtesy of Project Reset. A unique program in New York City created by the Center for Court Innovation offers people who have committed a low-level crime like trespassing or criminal mischief the opportunity to completely divert their case out of the traditional court system. Instead, participants in the Project Reset initiative meet in group settings with teaching artists to share a dialogue about works of art over a three-hour course.

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Brand Identity & Web Design for Tofu Design

Abduzeedo

Brand Identity & Web Design for Tofu Design. AoiroStudio Nov 08, 2019 We would like to share the work from Daphnie Loong and Daniel Tan who are creative directors from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They recently shared the design of their studio that specialized in UI/UX, web design, interaction, copywriting and more. It's quite trendy seeing more and more illustrations integrated into UI designs which is quite amazing.

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Festive home shame? Ikea’s Christmas ad has got you covered

Creative Review

Ikea has a reputation for creating refreshingly unconventional ads. Recent campaigns have featured everything from breakdancing curtains and cushions to recreated versions of the lounges from The Simpsons, Friends and Stranger Things. The retailer’s first Christmas campaign in the UK and Ireland also eschews sentimental festive clichés, instead opting for something a little more obscure.

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Maintaining Luigi and Sterling’s Youthful Vitality

Old Brand New

This post is sponsored by Hill’s Pet Nutrition , all opinions below are my own. Even though I’m an LA baby through and through, an interesting thing happened when my partner and I finally made the move back here full time after our stint in New Orleans. Los Angeles has long been notorious as a place focused on wellness (it’s hard to walk a block without seeing someone holding a green juice, for example), but only recently did that way of life start to really influence my own.

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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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Photographer Spotlight: Dan Allegretto

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Turning 3,700 images into one winner: how the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize is decided

Its Nice That

This year’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize presents us with themes of mortality, memory, and the broadening bandwidths of identity today. To find out exactly what portraiture means for the world today, we chat with Magda Keaney, the prize’s curator, on the judging process and the magic of portraiture. Read more.

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Artist Spotlight: Johnny Morant

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Johnny Morant. Johnny Morant is a visual artist exploring the complicated relationship between us and our surroundings. At a time when addressing the deteriorating state of our planet is imperative, Johnny’s work explores this strained connection. He creates work that encourages contemplation and awareness of these social and ecological issues. By embracing a modern day heroic icon; the astronaut, his work considers theories such as the “Overview effect, the experience of seeing firsthand the re

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“I wanted to be as good as the white old masters”: meet painter Salman Toor

Its Nice That

The Pakistan-raised and New York-based artist draws from an imaginary land that’s fuelled by the past; he combines an earthy colour palette, brushed layers and coarse textures with artful scenes of partying men, drinking and nakedness. Read more.

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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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Edible Maker 1906 Delivers Fast-Acting, Tailor-Made Highs

The Die Line

This vibrant line of edibles won't have you wondering when it's going to kick in.

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Sally Thurer's critical design practice reaches beyond what you can see with your eyes

Its Nice That

It’s quite a task to sum up Sally Thurer’s practice in one sentence. With a visual language that features a lot of green slime, “sexy robots”, shiny chrome surfaces, all mixed in with a hefty dose of internet references, Sally’s critical design practice reaches beyond what you can see with your eyes. Read more.

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The Acrylic Narratives of Andrea Joyce Heimer

Hi-Fructose

Each of Andrea Joyce Heimer's acrylic paintings begins as a written story. Even if the viewer isn't able to know every detail of her narratives, the painter's work gives us the chance to piece her myths ourselves. The artist offers some personal reasons why this process is so integral to her practice: More.

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Banana Magazine sheds light on the complexities of Asian identity

Its Nice That

The fifth issue of the New York-based Banana Magazine delves into the multitude of opinions and ideas of what it means to be Asian today. From a glimpse into the Taiwanese drag scene to a profile on Eric Hu, the publication explores contemporary Asian culture. Read more.

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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.