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How to Apply Cyberpunk Style Color Grading & Neon Effects to Your Photos

Spoon Graphics

The cyberpunk aesthetic is commonly associated with densely populated, futuristic cities illuminated by bright neon signs and advertisements. Follow these steps in Adobe Photoshop to transform a regular street photograph into a neon-noir scene by applying heavy colour grading with bright blues and hot pinks, as well as neon sign effects to create a colourful yet moody atmosphere within the image.

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Buddy Buddy

Identity Designed

Buddy Buddy is a nut butter brand located in Belgium. For this identity we were looking to transmit a youthful vibe, while being a bit playful. The concept is a nod to the best company you can have, being with yourself; which is represented through the repetition and reflections in the icon and logo. The illustrations show the idea of “Me Time” through the different moments of sharing and enjoying special moments with Buddy Buddy products, all with a sense of humour and youthful vibe

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100+ Best MockUps PSD Templates

Graphic Design Junction

Big collection of free PSD mockups to present your work in a professional way. Download realistic free mockups, designed by artistic graphic designers for commercial and personal use. All mock-ups are 100% free and easy to use, just put your photos, design into a smart object and choose shadow style for better presentation. In this showcase we are gathered 100+ best mockup templates which are divided into Nine different categories: Logo Mockups.

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VIS-UEL Blends Minimalist Design with High Fashion Photography

Trendland

Blending her love of art, editorial and high fashion, Gemma Hewson, the London-based mixed-media artist behind VIS-UEL, creates work with the intent to evoke curiosity and emotion. Having studied visual communication design, and worked in both the creative and fashion industries, Gemma relies on her experiences and impressions to influence her work where minimalist design aesthetics and high fashion photography meet in a digital collage medium.

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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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COVID-19: how graphic design can support vulnerable communities

Design Week

As the coronavirus continues to spread across the world and the UK, more and more people are staying at home whether they are self-isolating or social distancing. While the respiratory illness has statistically low mortality rates among the young and healthy, it more adversely affects older people and those with pre-existing health conditions. These groups are being encouraged to stay at home, but this can lead to loneliness and practical problems, like not being able to shop for food.

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7 Best WordPress Blogs to Follow in 2020

Noupe

WordPress has a huge community that is rapidly growing. Whether you run a blog or business, you can always stay up to date and get help from people. Let’s say you are creating your first website and have the least knowledge of WordPress or its environment. You may want to customize your theme or plugin or modify something on your site. But, how would you do?

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Reviewed: New Logo and Identity for Clube de Criação by Wieden+Kennedy

Under Consideration / Brand

“Star-struck”. Established in 1975, Clube de Criação (The Creative Club in English) is a non-profit organization founded by advertising professionals in São Paulo, Brazil, to celebrate and promote the work of the industry. Its two main initiatives have been the publication of a printed yearbook, showcasing work selected by a jury; and a 3-day creativity festival.

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Violaine et Jérémy finds the perfect typographic balance with new release, Voyage

Its Nice That

Inspired by travel and the flow of the ocean, this unique typeface is the result of several tests in striking the exact balance between eccentricity and elegance.

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Fantastical Video Imagines the Crystalized Intricacies of Mineral Deposits

Colossal

?. In an enchanting new video titled “ Waiting to Be Found ,” Dan Hoopert dives into the details within Earth’s minerals. The United-Kingdom-based designer highlights the sprawling crystallization process as it expands within each deposit and alters its colors. One piece even grows a sparkling mass off its left side. Hoopert’s project is based on a 2019 article in Earth , which states that the International Mineralogical Association recognizes more than 5,000 distinct min

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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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Food Typography at its finesse with Danielle Evans

Abduzeedo

Food Typography at its finesse with Danielle Evans. AoiroStudio Mar 16, 2020 With the news vamping surrounded the Covid-19 , precautions have been taken around the World to hopefully and somehow contain the spread. This has been affecting everything at the moment and when a time of uncertainty comes with a wave of support and kindness to one to another.

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Untamed Flora and Fauna Rendered with Mud in New Multi-Level Mural by Yusuke Asai

Colossal

“The earth is falling from the sky” (2019), view from Wulong Lanba Art Festival in China. All images © Yusuke Asai, photographed by Ichiro Mishima, shared with permission. Part of a solo exhibition titled Gimme Something/To Eat at Anomaly in Tokyo, a multi-level project by Japanese painter Yusuke Asai considers the structure of ecosystems and the relationship between humans, animals, and nature.

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Laura Mock Redesigns the Iconic Ramona Series

Spine Magazine

Laura Mock is a graphic designer focused on book and print design with a love for typography. Here she gives us a peek into her process for redesigning the Ramona series, those timeless childhood favourites by Beverly Cleary. Growing up, I was a huge Ramona Quimby fan and have such fond memories of my mom reading the books to me over and over and over again.

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How to become a: tattoo artist

Design Week

Design Week: What is your title? Amanda Rodriguez: Technically, my title is a director, because I am the director of the Three Kings Studio we opened in South London. But I would prefer to say that I’m a tattoo artist more than anything else. DW: What’s your educational background? AR: I went to Rhode Island School of Design, and I studied furniture design.

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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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“The Centurion” by Photographer Brian Ulrich

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How to become a: tattoo artist

Design Week

Design Week: What is your title? Amanda Rodriguez: Technically, my title is a director, because I am the director of the Three Kings Studio we opened in South London. But I would prefer to say that I’m a tattoo artist more than anything else. DW: What’s your educational background? AR: I went to Rhode Island School of Design, and I studied furniture design.

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Gouache on Paper Illustrations by Manda Comisari

Abduzeedo

Gouache on Paper Illustrations by Manda Comisari. AoiroStudio Mar 16, 2020 With the news vamping surrounded the Covid-19 , precautions have been taken around the World to hopefully and somehow contain the spread. This has been affecting everything at the moment and when a time of uncertainty comes with a wave of support and kindness to one to another.

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New Library of Norway exhibition tracks knowledge like “light out of darkness”

Design Week

The National Library of Norway’s new permanent exhibition, Opplyst, has been designed by Nissen Richards Studio. The London-based studio was responsible for the exhibition’s branding and graphics, while lighting design has been created by Studio ZNA, also located in London. Opplyst translates to Enlightened and relates to the exhibition’s theme; 30 objects from the Norway’s history that shaped the Scandinavian nation.

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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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The CR podcast episode 32: The best and worst of Coralie Bickford-Smith

Creative Review

Coralie Bickford-Smith has had something of a double career. On the one hand she is a book cover designer with Penguin. She has been at the publisher for 17 years, working with Penguin’s art director Jim Stoddart, and has created many distinctive titles for the brand, perhaps most significantly its Cloth Bound Classics series. Alongside this work, she has also written and illustrated three books.

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Little Mountain Press is an illustrative celebration of Asian identity and sexuality

Its Nice That

Founded by the illustrators Xiao Mei and Mountain Dog, the independent printing press births refreshingly honest tales of the couple’s lives.

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Supporting Small: Sharing Creative Products All This Week

Brown Paper Bag

Claire Ritchie. Where ever you live, COVID-19 is probably changing your daily life in a significant way. I’m in Seattle, the heart of the U.S. outbreak, and so much is closing—either temporarily or permanently. This is terrifying, and it is especially acute for freelancers and small businesses who rely on sales at their brick and mortar stores or income from in-person markets, workshops, etc.

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Distorted Typography for PUMA - This is my flow

Abduzeedo

Distorted Typography for PUMA - This is my flow. abduzeedo Mar 16, 2020 This is my flow was one of the PUMA’s global campaigns for the year of 2019 that Danilo Gusmão Silveira had the pleasure to work alongside KNAS team and develop the main visuals for the season. They decided to develop a minimalist approach where the focus was to have only a composition based on a typography treatment, graphic elements to help with the story and the hero players for this campaign.

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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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Sivan Kidron creates a dreamy animated world of exhaustion through minimal means

Its Nice That

What might the world look like if you feel utterly exhausted? Every Feeling expresses a dark but hopeful time.

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Illustrator Spotlight: Leaf Kim

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Practical advice for creatives affected by the Covid-19 emergency

Its Nice That

The UK’s Creative Industries Federation has collated advice and guidance for self-employed practitioners, business owners and others, from official bodies, to help during the emergency.

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“Bellissimo” by Photographers Paolo Zerbini and Ivan Ruberto

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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.