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Best Web Design Builder Software in 2020

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Tegan Tedd. Whether you’re a seasoned or aspiring web developer, a business owner or are just someone’s nephew who’s been dumped with doing the website designing; there’s a web design builder software option out there that will cater to your needs and abilities so you’ll be able to create the perfect website.

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Design Deals for the Week

Designer Daily

Every week, we’ll give you an overview of the best deals for designers, make sure you don’t miss any by subscribing to our deals feed. You can also follow the recently launched website Type Deals if you are looking for free fonts or font deals. Exclusive Font Bundle of 50+ Fonts, 30 Logos. This Exclusive Font Bundle is chock full of 50+ different fonts in a wide range of styles from playful to elegant.

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Video: How To Create Topographic Map Patterns in Photoshop

Spoon Graphics

Follow along with today’s Photoshop tutorial to create a topographic map effect. I’ll show you how you can quickly create a detailed pattern with a combination of Photoshop Filters, then show you how the parameters of those filters can be adjusted to customise the effect. This new technique provides some really useful advantages over my previous Contour Map tutorial, such as infinite scalability and a super-fast way to process unique pattern styles. ?

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Black Lives Matters: graphic design’s role in the protest movement

Design Week

On 25 May, George Floyd, an African-American man was killed in Minnesota, US. A police officer kept his knee on the side of Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes while three other police officers restrained him. Floyd had been accused of using a counterfeit note at a nearby market. The killing, the latest in a long line of African-American deaths involving police officers, sparked widespread protests the next day, which soon turned from peaceful to violent.

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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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Artists translate cinema hits into book covers for BFI Film Classics

Creative Review

When the BFI and Bloomsbury decided to collaborate on relaunching the beloved Film Classics book series, 19 artists were about to get what is, for many, a dream commission from Bloomsbury lead designer Lou Dugdale: to transform the essence of an iconic film into a captivating cover design. The books are authored by critics, novelists, poets and philosophers, offering analyses of some of cinema’s most memorable works, from French New Wave film Cléo de 5 à 7 to treasured anime pict

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#FridayFive with Shillington Design Teacher George Simkin

Shillington

Inspiration can come from anywhere. So, on the first Friday of each month, we’re sharing some of our Shillington team’s favourite things from the past four weeks. This month, Shillington London Teacher George Simkin shares what was on his radar in May. 1. To Follow: The New York Times Magazine. The New York Times Magazine have an online archive of all their covers—which is a great resource for editorial design and really shows how powerful the magazine is. 2.

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When Social Distancing is Inspiring Fashion Designers

Trendland

Masks, gloves and safety distances… Will the great artillery of barrier gestures encourage us to dress differently? This is why some fashion designers and designers who are reinventing our clothes are suggesting at the era of physical distancing. read more articles from TL Team.

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Dawoud Bey’s Powerful Portrait of Black America Over Half a Century

Feature Shoot

Three Women at a Parade, Harlem NY (1978). A Woman at Convent Avenue Baptist Church, Harlem NY (1977). A Man in a Bowler Hat, Harlem NY (1976). On January 18, 1969, during the height of the Black Arts Movement in America, Thomas P.F. Hoving, then Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and curator Allon Schoener mounted Harlem on My Mind: Cultural Capital of Black America, 1900-1968 , a three month long multimedia exhibition designed extensively to highlight the history of Harlem throughout t

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Cover Reveal! Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle

Spine Magazine

We here at Spine are delighted to reveal the cover for Alex Wheatle’s new novel, Cane Warriors. Andersen Press will publish Cane Warriors by Guardian Prize-winning author Alex Wheatle in October 2020. Revealing the cover the first time, it features Golden Harvest , a screen-print created by the late Althea McNish in 1959. View fullsize. Design: Jack Noel.

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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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Innovation Food and Design Stories with Serial Eater

Trendland

The highly anticipated exhibition, Serial Eater , food design stories, is finally going to be opening its doors. Something to savor in complete safety at the CID – Design & Innovation Center of the Grand-Hornu in Hornu, Belgium. read more articles from Guest Writer.

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Nature-Inspired Prints by Queen Sonja of Norway Featured in Graphis Journal #361!

Graphis

In a special feature written by Petter Snare, we feature the Queen of Norway, Her Majesty Queen Sonja and her prints. Petter Snare is a director of KODE Art Museums. He is very experienced in the art field and has extensive knowledge on the arts in Nordic countries. He writes about Queen Sonja and her […].

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Ideation Method: Multiple Classifications

Interaction Design Foundation

As a designer, it’s crucial that you understand your design space. The best way to discover where the interesting opportunities for new products exist is that you develop a good understanding of the design space. Multiple classifications is a great method for mapping your design space, and you can use it in a couple of different, but related, ways. In this video, you’ll learn about four major ways in which multiple classifications can give you additional power to explore, analyze and find inspir

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Fresh Commissioned Illustrations by Lena Vargas

Abduzeedo

Fresh Commissioned Illustrations by Lena Vargas. AoiroStudio 06.03.20 We have featured the work of Lena Vargas before on abdz., if you haven't seen this feature yet, check it out here. Ever since it's always amazing and inspiring to follow her progress. For those who doesn't know Lena, she is a talented illustrator based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

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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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Sophy Holland’ Super Humans Book

Trendland

Another beautiful editorial design project submitted by New York based design studio Yummy Colors. The ' Super Humans ' book by photographer Sophy Holland. read more articles from TL Team.

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Swedish Artist Simon Stålenhag Creates A Series Of Art Works For The New H&M Advertising Campaign

Design You Trust

One of my favourite digital artists, Simon Stålenhag (previously) has created a visual part for the new advertising campaign of the Swedish clothing brand H&M. In his impressive retro-futuristic manner, Simon plays with the grim subjects of the dark post-apocalyptic world. More: Simon Stålenhag. Source.

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Photographer Spotlight: Tommy Kha

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Joy is a Verb in Colorful Illustrations by Loveis Wise

Brown Paper Bag

Before ICON11 was postponed until 2022, one of the illustrators I was looking most forward to meeting while there was Loveis Wise. Their colorful work uses joy as an element of expression, and it is palpable in each piece they create. In early March, I spoke to Loveis for #ICONspeak , a series of interviews leading up to ICON11, where they elaborated on what the emotion means in the context of their work: “I started working with this element mostly because, it can sometimes feel hard to excavate

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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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Noted: New Logo and Packaging for Printer's Ale Manufacturing Co. by CODO

Under Consideration / Brand

“Everything’s A-CMY-OK”. (Est. 2017) " Printer’s Ale Manufacturing Co. is a 20-barrel system production brewery & taproom based in Carrollton, Georgia. We are brewing beer with the same precision and love for making things that our family has shared for generations--both as printers and as brewers. We are tinkerers, entrepreneurs, and dreamers.

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A Journey thru imaginary Mausoleum in Le Corbusier’s city

Abduzeedo

A Journey thru imaginary Mausoleum in Le Corbusier’s city. abduzeedo 06.03.20 A journey through an imaginary Mausoleum in Chandigarh, Le Corbusier’s modernist city in Northern India. Utopia is a short film using a cross section view. This perspective is used exclusively as we follow the characters enigmatic journey as they navigate the complex concrete structure looking for the tomb at its core.

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Why Medium Format Photography?

Richard Bernabe

One of the most popular approaches to modern-day film photography is with the medium format camera. Here are some reasons why. The post Why Medium Format Photography? appeared first on Richard Bernabe.

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#ILoveTheseGuys Creative Inspiration: Moniker

Shillington

Shillington students from around the world share the work of creatives who inspire them in the #ILoveTheseGuys series. In this post, Sydney student Abraham Markos highlights projects from San Francisco-based design agency, Moniker. Moniker is a design agency from San Francisco specialising in branding and visual identity. A recent competition held by ICON magazine invited Moniker to create the branding for the new Hyperloop project.

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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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Powerful Loss of Love, Tension, and Beauty - Motion Design

Abduzeedo

Powerful Loss of Love, Tension, and Beauty - Motion Design. AoiroStudio 06.03.20 SAWDUST is a small creative studio based in London, United Kingdom, a partnership of Jonathan Quainton and Rob Gonzalez. They have worked with many brands including Nike, Apple, The New York Times, WIRED, Microsoft, Adidas, Converse, Audi, IBM, Reebok, and more. We are featuring a short animated film about love in the events of the destruction of loss.

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Service Design - Design is Not Just for Products

Interaction Design Foundation

Service design is concerned with the design of services and making them better suit the needs of the service’s users and customers. It examines all activities, infrastructure, communication, people, and material components involved in the service to improve both quality of service and interactions between the provider of the service and its customers.The objective of service design is to formulate both front office and back office strategies that meet the customers’ needs in the most relevant wa

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Local Projects Explores Museums Post-COVID

Azure Magazine

For many cultural institutions imagining a post-COVID re-opening, one thing is clear: touchscreens are going to be a problem. Local Projects , the New York firm that has created interactive exhibitions for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Equal Justice Initiative, to name a few of its prominent clients, is already re-thinking a feature that has become a pervasive and expected aspect of the modern museum-going experience.

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UX Tools Matter Less Than You Think

Interaction Design Foundation

Oh, how we UX designers love our tools. After all, with new UX tools released every year and tons of new articles on tools published every day, it’s difficult not to get swept away by the newest and shiniest. Here at the Interaction Design Foundation, we also get a lot of questions about what UX tools a newcomer should learn. But what if we told you that they matter less than you think?

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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.