Speckyboy Design Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Last year, the web development community was obsessed with vertical lines and vertical rhythm. This year, we see some interesting solutions that have originated from that tendency. The use of ultra-thin lines throughout the interface is one of them. This is an incredibly small and elegant trend. Sometimes it can be difficult to notice at first glance, yet it becomes evident after spending some time on the project.

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Trendland

OCTOBER 16, 2019

We recently discovered the fun series of graphic designer Behzad Nohoseini. The first one, “I’m not a robot” is a modification of the famous square captcha, making a strong stance on the sad but very real global warming — and the second one, “What’s the soundtrack of your life?” where he transformed the film soundtrack of some of the most famous directors into a melodic line Some very smart and simple artwork concepts, yet strong enough to leave you wond

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Its Nice That

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The Sagoskatt range of soft toys returns for its fifth year, directly inspired by the coloured-pencil creations of children across the globe, featuring Gurki the cucumber superhero and Rainbow Kid, who wears socks to keep warm in the sky. Read more.

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This is Paper

OCTOBER 16, 2019

16.10.2019Kosa Collection by Ian FeltonResearch, Design. Ian Felton’s furniture radiates both history and spirit—he creates objects that not only draw from yestrday’s narratives, but are invigorated with whimsical contemporary sensibilities. Photography: Sean Davidson “I try to create functional art objects imbued with a sense of animism often inspired by ancient cultures.

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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

Graphic Design

Its Nice That

OCTOBER 16, 2019

A common theme running throughout Marinel’s work is a pink-hued sunset. The reason for this is simple – every time Marinel’s at home working on something, it’s this part of the day that “gets” him the most. “It’s a very valuable thing for me to get to see the sunset." Read more.

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Its Nice That

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The Minnesota-based creative’s work often features cheeky illustrations and eye-catching loops for editorial, live projections, and television. “I’m starting to think: how do I make physical objects that people would want to have and not just throw in a storage closet or on a bookshelf?”. Read more.

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Spine Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Stephen Brayda is an Art Director for HarperVia. Here he takes us through his process for creating the cover for Lost in the Spanish Quarter. The cover art for Lost in the Spanish Quarter needed to somehow embody an entire literary event: it is the very first title published by HarperVia – the newest HarperCollins imprint focused on publishing amazing fiction in translation, and author Heddi Goodrich translated the novel herself from Italian to English.

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Its Nice That

OCTOBER 16, 2019

For Del Mar, California-born, New York-based photographer, the most exciting thing about his job, is that he can never know it all. Describing how the medium checks so many boxes for him, he explains: “I can be obsessive about things and there are so many genres of photography, styles to practice, cameras to play with etc. So I never really get bored with it as I am still learning more constantly.”.

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The Die Line

OCTOBER 16, 2019

We love the linework illustrations and color scheme for this Taiwanese Moon Festival pacakging from Lung-Hao Chiang.

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Its Nice That

OCTOBER 16, 2019

A certain chaotic innocence born from an all-too-observant illustrator plays out in Hunter’s scenes, who builds on his ideas in a maximalist manner “until it goes awry or is somewhat satisfying.”. Read more.

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Azure Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Charles Jencks, the globally renowned architectural historian and cultural theorist, died on October 13. He was 80. As an early proponent of Postmodern architecture, Jencks published a series of seminal texts that defined the movement’s contours. Together with his second wife, Maggie, he was also a co-founder of the international charity Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres , which invited world-renowned architects to design cancer care centres around the world.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The Guardian has redesigned its Daily app for an “enhanced reading experience” that aims to provide readers with a more “curated” version of the newspaper’s content. Unlike the Guardian’s website and Live app, which are updated throughout the day, stories for the Daily edition will be chosen by editors and published once a day at 3:00 BST.

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Hi-Fructose

OCTOBER 16, 2019

With “Sorayama Space Park by AMKK” at Central Embassy in Bangkok, the futuristic creations of Hajime Sorayama fill the space, including a lifesized aluminum Tyrannosaur. The immersive installation focused on the dinosaur-themed work of the celebrated illustrator, who rose to prominence in the 1980s for his “sexy robots” representing the timeless male gaze theory.

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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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Abduzeedo

OCTOBER 16, 2019

What if social media platforms had abstract shapes. AoiroStudio Oct 16, 2019 I am gonna start by saying that social media platforms can have its benefits and its disadvantages. I won't be the first to tell you that I have experience both and it's not always a fairytale. Again, it's a sense of control that you give yourself on, do you let yourself submerge yourself into the endless sea of notifications or give it some control.

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Just Creative

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Are you leaving money on the table with your logo design & branding projects? Do you know how to present your work? Are you positioning yourself to clients so you are seen as an expert and get more respect? Jacob Cass of Just Creative is interviewed on Design Domination , talking about his design journey, his logo design and presentation process , how to add more value with brand strategy and some amazing marketing tips.

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The Die Line

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Backbone Branding created this clever and adorable packaging solution in order to get children more excited about eating nutritious jam for breakfast.

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Trendland

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Trendland just came back from a wonderful trip to Mexico City where we got introduced to Maison Diez - The second edition of Diez Company lighting installation during Mexico City Design Week. The post Diez Company is Taking over Mexico with Impressive Lighting Installations appeared first on Trendland Online Magazine Curating the Web since 2006.

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Its Nice That

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Think back to the last time you experienced some serious FOMO, or experienced a bloody great time because you were there, at Us By Night. We take a look back at the festival’s highlights and how, this year, it was all about personal stories. Read more.

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The Die Line

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The big question for brands is how they can recalibrate themselves in response to these changing notions of luxury without alienating consumers or diluting their core values.

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Its Nice That

OCTOBER 16, 2019

This October, a staple for any culturally-astute publication reader, London Review of Books , celebrates its 40th anniversary. With a fascinating archive stretching over decades, it not only marks several significant literary moments of the past 40 years but, through its covers, comments on artistic and graphic trends and interpretations of the cultural, political landscape too.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Back in 2012, the London Borough of Camden turned international heads with its newly commissioned public benches. With slanted edges, no crevices or hiding places and impermeable surface, the “Camden Bench” – as it would come to be known – was lauded as a great example of public furniture. It won awards from the Design Council and Keep Britain Tidy and was also given PAS68 approval from the Home Office for its counter terrorism uses.

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Its Nice That

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The artist will sell his product through the cannabis retailer coined the “Apple Store of Weed”, with packaging featuring drawings from Prince’s Hippie Drawings and High Times series. It launches with a collection of furniture created with Darren Romanelli. Read more.

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Creative Live

OCTOBER 16, 2019

work at home mother. It sounds like a dream: skipping the rush hour road rage, the micromanaging boss and those 8 hours at a fluorescent-lit cubicle. But it’s a dream come true for those joining the rapidly growing work from home (WFH) trend. As of last year, about 43 percent of Americans reported that they were working from home from 3 to 5 days a week.

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The Die Line

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Made Somewhere teamed up with Ovalware in order to give the brand a refreshing look and packaging solution. The design is clean, modern, and straightforward, making for a successful redesign.

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Its Nice That

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Awarded for his film Love is the Message, The Message is Death, Jafa wins the 47th edition of the lofty Prix International d’Art Contemporain and its huge cash prize which includes funding to make new work. Read more.

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