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The biggest font trends to look out for in 2025

Creative Boom

Ladna by Tüpokompanii From a sans-serif backlash to neo-retro revivals, our experts predict a diverse typographic landscape for the coming year. No one wants to be seen as a follower of trends. We all want to be seen as individuals, ploughing our own paths and pursuing our own creative vision. But let's get real. We don't exist in a vacuum, and we all need to be aware of what's happening culturally around us.

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Expert Lists: Fonts for UI/UX design

I Love Typography

Read the book, Typographic Firsts How important are fonts in user interface and user experience design? You guessed it: they’re all but indispensable. It seems like an easy answer. Today’s UI/UX design is mainly focused on electronic devices and, more specifically, the programs (apps) running on these devices. Usually, the ‘interface’ of a device is a screen on which type […] The post Expert Lists: Fonts for UI/UX design appeared first on I Love Typography.

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With distance comes clarity: the benefits of partnering with 'global outsiders'

Creative Boom

Chisom Okechukwu Nigerian CEO Chisom Okechukwu offers a lesson on growing with outsiders and explains why so-called 'stranger danger' is a mirage. Have you ever partnered with a designer or creative agency in Africa? Would you? It's an interesting question and one that, if you're honest, may bring forth an instinctive reaction that's at odds with your outwardly cosmopolitan views.

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The new King’s Trust logo is made for the TikTok generation

Creative Bloq

But is it enough?

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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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Soft and Playful Branding and Visual Identity for PuffySoft

Abduzeedo

Soft and Playful Branding and Visual Identity for PuffySoft abduzeedo 1016—24 Discover PuffySoft’s bold branding and visual identity, crafted for comfort and creativity in inflatable furniture design. PuffySoft, a brand known for its inflatable furniture, brings a fresh approach to comfort with its fun and soothing designs. Created by a team of young designers, PuffySoft aims to provide a space where people can rest and relax.

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McDonald’s weird new merch prints your order receipt on a t-shirt

Creative Bloq

The Made to Order campaign celebrates fans’ unique tastes.

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How we test laptops for graphic design: benchmarking explained

Creative Bloq

We explain how we benchmark, and the minimum scores a laptop needs to make it worthy of recommending to graphic designers.

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New Features in Adobe Lightroom Illustrator: MAX 2024 Product Updates

We And The Color

Adobe Max 2024 brought exciting updates to two of the most used creative tools in the industry: Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Illustrator. The latest features focus on improving user experience, enhancing AI-powered capabilities, and streamlining design workflows. Let’s explore the major updates introduced for each platform. Lightroom: AI-Powered Editing Revolutionized Lightroom continues to redefine photo editing with AI-driven enhancements designed to save time without compromising quality.

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The View from São Paulo: the book designers turning heads and pages

Its Nice That

Our São Paulo correspondent spotlights the graphic designers, illustrators and publishers making beautiful fiction books, and explores the creative techniques they’re using to push the medium.

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The Crocodile Sleep Op #illustration

Designspiration

Saved by Daniel Petit (@danielpetit).

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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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Adobe Max attendees are getting tired of the relentless focus on AI

Creative Bloq

"It’s not a design conference anymore, it’s an AI conference".

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Bowers & Wilkins Elevates its Iconic Speaker With the Zeppelin Pro Edition

Design Milk

Bowers & Wilkins has taken its iconic Zeppelin speaker to the next level with the introduction of the Zeppelin Pro Edition. Known for its stylish design and premium sound, this latest iteration boasts a range of improvements that make it even more impressive. While retaining the signature spaceship-like design, the Zeppelin Pro Edition introduces new finishes, including Solar Gold and Space Grey.

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ZBrush for iPad: 10 beginner tips to get started in mobile 3D modelling

Creative Bloq

Pro advice to begin sculpting on iPad.

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Joel Shapiro’s New Sculptures Radiate Joy and Defy Gravity

Design Milk

My favorite Joel Shapiro sculpture is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art – an orange dancer-like structure that has made me smile since the first day I arrived in New York, now 23 year ago. That sculpture, like most of his work for the last 50+ years is radiantly joyful, defies gravity, and seems to move as you walk around it. Joel Shapiro: Out of the Blue. 510 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10016 September 13 – October 26, 2024 Photo: Courtesy Pace Gallery His current exhibitio

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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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Autodesk is making life easier for artists with new AI capabilities

Creative Bloq

Exciting features like drawing automation and is set to accelerate workflows by automating tedious tasks.

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Sky Base One: A Futuristic Architectural Masterpiece by Bespoke Architects

We And The Color

Located in Carvoeiro, Lagoa, Portugal, Sky Base One by Bespoke Architects represents a bold new vision in modern residential design. Spanning 641 m² and completed in 2023, this project is the realization of a client’s desire for a home inspired by science fiction cult films like Star Wars. The outcome is a futuristic villa that redefines the conventional idea of a house, merging architectural innovation with philosophical principles rooted in traditional Chinese Taoism.

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I visit Cygames, the influential Japanese studio behind Granblue Fantasy: Relink, for an exclusive peek behind the scenes

Creative Bloq

"This is a company that wants to create great stories and share them, no matter how.

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Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Adoption in the States

FlowingData

About 4% of registered light-duty vehicles in the United States are either electric, hybrid electric, or plug-in hybrid, as of 2023. That’s more than double than in 2016. However, electric adoption isn’t consistent across the country.

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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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I’m terrified by the viral Smile 2 campaign

Creative Bloq

It’s an ingenious use of guerilla marketing.

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Designer Natalie Bradburn Brings Bold Colour to the Modern Bathroom

Azure Magazine

New Zealand architectural designer Natalie Bradburn developed an affinity for the bathroom while studying architecture at Auckland University. “I started directing any essay I could toward the topic, dissecting every aspect of the space and the politics around it” she says. “There was so much richness there, and I felt like it had been generally overlooked in favour of grander ideas and architectures.

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BenQ GW2786TC review: 27-inch home office monitor offers agility on steroids

Creative Bloq

BenQ GW2786TC review: 27-inch home office monitor offers agility on steroids

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Increasing time spent at home

FlowingData

For NYT’s the Upshot , Ronda Kaysen and Alicia Parlapiano highlight analysis by Patrick Sharkey, which shows time spent at home relative to 2003. Based on data from the American Time Use Survey, the trend was increasing, but the pandemic helped push things along. See also the change by activity group that I looked at a while back.

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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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Improving search: a case study of Gmail

UX Collective

User research on relevance, speed and sorting Continue reading on UX Collective »

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Church of Seed by O Studio Architects — Thisispaper

This is Paper

Church of Seed by O Studio Architects offers a serene blend of Western spirituality and local culture, its organic design harmonizing with the Taoist landscape of Luofu Mountain in Huizhou, China.

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A modern office metaphor mania

UX Collective

Where’s the humanness in workplace interface metaphors?

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“Edge City” by Artist Adam de Boer

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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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Handling hover and pressed states in design systems

UX Collective

Style all hover and pressed states, with only six tokens.

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Anthony Burrill and Oswin Tickler showcase the “abstract nature of type” with creative code

Its Nice That

With countless collisions of wood block letter impressions, the duo have been generating infinitely variable artworks in book form.

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Under Lock and Key, Ant Hamlyn’s Synthetic Flowers Scramble for Space

Colossal

Encased in transparent cubes and smushed behind panes of acrylic, Ant Hamlyn ’s ( previously ) brilliant blooms and verdant stems are perpetually preserved. Polyurethane-coated fabrics, which he hand-sews and then stuffs, shape a cartoonish view of our predilection to try to harness and preserve things of beauty. Often focusing on bright botanicals and fungi, Hamlyn’s playful sculptures crush fabric flowers into cases secured with wing nuts or locked with soft padlocks.

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Studio Ivy/Aidan lets the interplay of materials and mechanics lead its practice

Its Nice That

With an experimental approach to design and art direction, this London-based studio’s work is defined as much by happy accidents as it is grids and systems.

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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.