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13 of the most iconic typefaces ever made – from Neue Haas Grotesk to Comic Sans

Creative Bloq

Experts weigh in on the most striking classic fonts.

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2024 Booooooom Photo Awards Winner: Asafe Ghalib

Booooooom

An interview with Asafe Ghalib, the winner of the Fashion category in our third annual Booooooom Photo Awards!

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Bon Iver’s tinned fish is the weirdest brand collab ever

Creative Bloq

SABLE, fABLE takes the salmon theme to the extreme.

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A Stunning Image of the Australian Desert Illuminates the Growing Problem of Satellite Pollution

Colossal

In January 2021, Joshua Rozells ventured out into the Pinnacles Desert in Western Australia, intending to photograph a star trail. But after shooting for more than three hours and reviewing his images, he realized that the light patterns he captured weren’t what he had hoped for. “There were satellite trails visible in almost every single photo,” he wrote on Instagram. “Instead of trying to get rid of them for a star trail, I decided to put the satellite trails together i

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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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Whatever A24 Music is, at least it has a gorgeous logo

Creative Bloq

"Its just William Dafoe screaming into a mic.

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Sazeli Jalal: Fearlessly Experimental

Graphis

Singapore-based photographer Sazeli Jalal didnt set out to become an image-makerhe discovered the camera by necessity, and. The post Sazeli Jalal: Fearlessly Experimental appeared first on Graphis Blog.

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A quick art hack to create stylised grass in Blender for video games and animation

Creative Bloq

Learn how to create stylised grass fields in Blender with our step-by-step guide.

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Reddit’s Shiny Secret: Gamifying for 1.1 Billion People

UX Collective

Inside the mechanics that make us want to show off online 🏆 Continue reading on UX Collective

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How the Guild Was 2 art team looked to retro game Shadow of Colossus to solve a modern problem

Creative Bloq

Character art lead Adam Hogseth says this clever hack made all the difference.

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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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PF Chair by Masaya Kawamoto — Thisispaper

This is Paper

At Alcova, among the many voices experimenting with material and form, Tokyo-based designer Masaya Kawamoto introduced the PF Chaira study in restraint, clarity, and subtle invention.

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You can now buy the Severance keyboard – but it's missing one important detail

Creative Bloq

Atomic Keyboard nails the MDR aesthetic.

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29 Creatives Showcase the Best of Contemporary Mexican Design

Design Milk

Theres no shortage of emerging contemporary artists and designers coming out of Mexico, and UREA is proof of that. Presented by DIFANE , a multidisciplinary studio and gallery, the exhibition celebrates transformation and new beginnings. Featuring nearly 30 designers, artists, and creatives, it highlights the richness of Mexicos design landscape and offers a fresh perspective on the fusion of traditional craftsmanship and modern design.

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The new Dell Pro 13 is a laptop for those who wear suits not Hawaiian shirts – but it's nippy and lasts all day

Creative Bloq

A laptop for the traveller and the manager rather than the renderer or editor.

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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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IKEA Leans Into Accessibility With the Launch of BÄSINGEN Series

Design Milk

Accessibility concerns are becoming moreprevalent in the design world in recent years, with over 70 million Americans reporting having a disability in 2024. As a staggering amount of the nation continues to feel the effects of a woefully inadequate health system, comprehensive preventative care has become a luxury, available only to those that fit within the margins of societal constraints.

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These 3 phones are excellent for content creation, and up to $400 off

Creative Bloq

If you need a new phone for TikTok, look no further.

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10 Best iOS Apps to Create and Edit GIFs

HONGKIAT

GIF animations are small compressed files of looping fun that is, more often than not, used for memes. While you can create GIFs straight from a browser (heres how you can easily create GIFs in Chrome using the Chrome Capture extension) or through online GIF creation tools , these days we prefer to have tools that can make or edit GIFs of our personal photos or videos.

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Uncovering deepfakes: Ethics, experts, and ITV’s Georgia Harrison: Porn, Power, Profit

Creative Bloq

A closer look at how deepfakes are being used in film, television and beyond.

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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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Kurt Vonnegut, Shape of Stories illustrated with charts

FlowingData

New to me, a couple decades ago, author Kurt Vonnegut delivered a lecture on the shape of stories. He uses a diagrammatic line chart to illustrate. The y-axis represents a range from ill fortune to good fortune, and the x-axis represents beginning to end of a story. Vonnegut identifies four stories in the following video (and in a different lecture as a younger man), but poking around the internet, he seems to have illustrated eight at some point.

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A Stunning Image of the Australian Desert Illuminates the Growing Problem of Satellite Pollution

Colossal

In January 2021, Joshua Rozells ventured out into the Pinnacles Desert in Western Australia, intending to photograph a star trail. But after shooting for more than three hours and reviewing his images, he realized that the light patterns he captured weren’t what he had hoped for. “There were satellite trails visible in almost every single photo,” he wrote on Instagram. “Instead of trying to get rid of them for a star trail, I decided to put the satellite trails together i

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Opium Ocean: Gints Apsīts’ Stark Digital Mirror to Our Times

We And The Color

Were surrounded by images constantly, flashing past on screens, demanding fleeting attention. Yet, sometimes, an image stops you cold. It makes you pause, think, maybe even squirm a little. That’s the kind of territory we’re exploring today. We’re looking at Opium Ocean , a compelling digital art project by the Latvian artist Gints Apsts.

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20 Sets Of Free Star Brushes For Photoshop

Design Beep

Have you ever struggled to create that perfect starry sky in your digital artwork? I remember spending hours painstakingly placing individual stars in my early design days, until I discovered the game-changer: Photoshop star brushes. Star brushes are one of those hidden gems in Photoshop that can transform your creative process. They’re essentially pre-made stamp tools that let you place various star shapes with a single click.

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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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Struggling to Make Your Instagram Stories Stand Out? Try These InDesign Social Media Story Templates!

We And The Color

Are Your Instagram Stories Falling Flat? Discover the Power of Professional Instagram Story Templates Creating consistently engaging and visually appealing Instagram stories takes time, design skills, and a clear understanding of your brand’s aesthetic. Its a significant challenge, especially when you’re juggling content creation with everything else demanding your attention.

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Best Tailwind Gradient Generators: Tools, Techniques, and Resources

Design Beep

Tailwind gradient generators are online tools that help you create beautiful gradient backgrounds using Tailwind CSS classes. These tools provide a visual interface to customize gradients and generate the corresponding Tailwind code. Gradients have become a cornerstone of modern web design, adding depth, dimension, and visual interest to otherwise flat interfaces.

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A Beguiling and Wonderfully Organic Alphabet From 17th Century Poland

Design You Trust

In the mid-17th century, Polish goldsmith Jan Christian Bierpfaff created a stunningly imaginative alphabet series engraved by Jeremias Falck, blending organic, flowing forms with typographic precision. Drawing on the Dutch-inspired auricular style, the letters resemble living shapes fluid, decorative, and richly baroque. This remarkable typographic work, *Libellus Novus Elementorum Latinorum*, remains a unique fusion of metalwork aesthetics and early graphic design.

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30+ CSS Editors: A Guide for Every Skill Level

Design Beep

Choosing the right CSS editor can significantly streamline your workflow and boost productivity when working on web projects. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just starting out, having access to powerful editing tools specifically designed for CSS can make all the difference. In this comprehensive guide, I’ll explore a wide range of CSS editors available today, from standalone applications to integrated development environments (IDEs) with robust CSS support, complete with link

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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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Minimalist Sketches By Jinodae That Capture The Essence Of Cats

Design You Trust

Jinodae’s digital cat illustrations are pure magiceach one brimming with quiet charm and unmistakable personality. With a masterful touch, they work in black and white to capture cats exactly as they arestretching lazily, letting out a slow yawn, lounging in utter comfort, or simply watching the world with that signature feline curiosity. There’s just enough detail in every drawing to make each cat feel uniquely alive.

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F5: Elizabeth Rees on a Stack of Books, Vintage Wicker + More

Design Milk

Elizabeth Rees comes from a tradition of printing, and knows that the right graphics can have a lasting impact. The family business specialized in large-format projects like billboards and advertisements found on buses. When Rees lived in Manhattan, she helped a friend who needed to update her office, and came up with a peel-and-stick wallpaper. Not only was it easy to use, it could also be changed to suit a range of interiors.

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_Ventures IV: The Sci-Fi Visual Aesthetic Project of Exploration and Discovery

Design You Trust

According to an artist Ryan Hawthorne: “Ventures is series about taking the leap. As artists, creators & entrepreneurs, we move through unknown territories in the hope that this trek will get us to where we want to be. We take on the risk of failure whether financial, personal, or socially in search of rewards and often in search of meaning.

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OK Go’s New Music Video Is a Dizzying Kaleidoscope of 60 Mirrors and 29 Robots

Colossal

Known for their elaborate performances almost as much as their albums, the American band OK Go just released a new music video that is very literally a hall of mirrors. Filmed in a Budapest train station, “ Love ” incorporates 29 robots and 60 mirrors that move in perfect synchronicity. The result is an endlessly evolving kaleidoscope that distorts reality and illusion, connecting the band and their surroundings through a trippy, impeccably timed production.

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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.