Spoon Graphics
JULY 24, 2020
Access All Areas members have a lovely typeface to download this week, courtesy of Dealjumbo. The Mustang Brush font is handwritten brush style display font with a dancing baseline, making it a great choice for use in creative and artistic projects. The family contains three fonts, the main brush font and an alternative version with different character styles, plus a third Swashes font full of decorative underlines.
SpeckyBoy
JULY 24, 2020
The bokeh effect has a multitude of uses within digital art. It can be overused, sure. But it can also be simply stunning. Trying to recreate this look on your own would be a time-consuming task. Thank goodness for Photoshop actions, right? What you’ll find here is a fantastic set of Photoshop actions that greatly simplify the process for making the bokeh effect.
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Colossal
JULY 24, 2020
All images © ESNAF Toys, shared with permission. As interest in analog entertainment for children grows, a new collection from ESNAF Toys prompts kids to piece together giraffes, foxes, and T-rexes from simple, wooden blocks. Each geometric shape is handcrafted and color-coded. To create an anatomically accurate animal or dinosaur, simply match and connect the magnetic joints.
SpeckyBoy
JULY 24, 2020
Icons can be used in a variety of projects when you need to add extra visual appeal or make it easier for people to visualize a concept or memorize something. While icons are usually associated with websites and printed material, you can also use them in your video projects. There are a plethora of animated icon packs available online that you can download and use in your projects or use them as an inspiration when creating your own.
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
Creative Review
JULY 24, 2020
There’s a few things we’ve come to expect from a new FIFA ad: a star-studded line-up, fast-paced editing, high-impact visuals, and footage of players and fans battling it out on the pitch or at home. The latest commercial for FIFA21 doesn’t disappoint. Directed by Keane Pearce Shaw, it brings together some of the game’s brightest new talent – from Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappé, to Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland, Liverpool’s Trent Alexan
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Abduzeedo
JULY 24, 2020
Illusion CGI Studio Awesome Retouching Campaign for Simple Green. abduzeedo 07.24.20 Illusion CGI Studio created a powerful retouching campaign for Simple Green, a heavy duty BBQ & grill cleaner which is powerful like a beast. I think it deserves a Photoshop tutorial. What do you think? Description. Client (Advertiser): Veerasiam Hardware. Brand: Simple Green.
Creative Review
JULY 24, 2020
Animal welfare charity Born Free Foundation has teamed up with animation studio Aardman on a new short that taps into the public mood around lockdown to address the issue of wild animals in captivity. Titled Creature Discomforts: Life in Lockdown, the animation exposes the plight of animals held in zoos, aquariums and circuses who, unlike most of us, have endured their freedom being stripped away for far longer than the duration of the pandemic.
Its Nice That
JULY 24, 2020
Created by friends Max Friedman and Jamil McGinnis, 100 per cent of the profits from the zine will go back into the constantly evolving community that inspired it.
Colossal
JULY 24, 2020
“Nice hair.” All images © Han Cao, shared with permission. Through densely laid cross-stitches and whorls of thread, Han Cao revitalizes discarded photographs and postcards. Similar to the artist’s previous projects , her latest series New Nostalgia strikes a balance between the original subjects and the fiber-based additions. Sometimes covering faces with sparse dandelion puffs or confetti-like burst, Cao redefines the vintage pieces and explores how narratives linger as she s
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Its Nice That
JULY 24, 2020
When she moved from Nantes to Paris’ Chinese district, she became exposed to a host of new sources of inspiration.
Abduzeedo
JULY 24, 2020
Hykavy Stylish Personal Rebrading. abduzeedo 07.24.20 José Augusto Hykavy really went above and beyond with his personal brand redesign. The colors for me are simply fantastic. His goal behind this project was to not be just a symbol or monogram, but a complete and striking identity that could be recognized and applied anywhere. José Augusto Designer — extensive and with little personality — I changed to my surname, HYKAVY, it reads "hikavi", of Ukrainian origin and has no specific meaning, it w
Its Nice That
JULY 24, 2020
Now in its second year, the revered photography prize announces 44 images by 25 international photographers in its shortlist. The winners will be revealed on 19 August 2020.
Design You Trust
JULY 24, 2020
Urban artist Falco One brings life and color to the streets of South African towns. After thirty-two years as a graffiti artist, Falco has played a significant role in the development of South Africa’s graffiti scene by leaving his marks on lonely walls. The artist’s awe-inspiring murals often resemble local wildlife which also cleverly interacts with various elements of the buildings.
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.
Its Nice That
JULY 24, 2020
The multiple Academy Award-winning studio addresses the issue of animals living in captivity in a new short for the Born Free Foundation.
Design You Trust
JULY 24, 2020
The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) has announced the winning images in its annual photography competition. The 2020 winners show the important work of zoos and aquariums at an immensely challenging time. After months of closures, these conservation organisations are reeling from the financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
Fotor
JULY 24, 2020
Inspire, motivate, or share some of your favorite humor […].
Design Week
JULY 24, 2020
A zine which aims to capture the “coronavirus zeitgeist” has been launched by graphic designer and RCA graduate James Sanderson. Bleached is a compilation of submissions from more than 40 creatives from across the industry, each musing on their own personal experience of life in lockdown. “It was very hard to just stand idle” The project began back in March, when the UK was first placed under lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Design You Trust
JULY 24, 2020
Underwater photographer Kurt Arrigo recently set himself a new challenge: working together with a group of professional freedivers, he wanted to turn a wreck in the Mediterranean Sea into an “underwater playground.” The idea behind working with freedivers was to try and make the photos look as “normal” as possible, despite being shot underwater. Each of his models could hold their breath.
The Die Line
JULY 24, 2020
The logo and identity consists of geometric shapes and playful typeface, Export, inspired by blues music album art and posters.
Design You Trust
JULY 24, 2020
The global pandemic has upended our work life by altering how and where we do our jobs. Seeing a gap in the COVID-19 signage market, Ellie Pinney has created a series of thoughtful and considered signs for the design-conscious workplace – complete with tracked-out letters that reflect our new ‘socially distanced’ world. While the thought of returning to business as usual seems unimaginable right.
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Design Week
JULY 24, 2020
“We didn’t set out to disrupt, but once you get here it’s hard to ignore just how ripe the fashion industry is for disruption,” says Nick Tidball, co-founder and creative director of fashion brand Vollebak. The path that led Nick and twin brother Steve into fashion was not the most conventional of routes. But then the clothes the pair design for Vollebak aren’t your run of the mill garments either.
Just Creative
JULY 24, 2020
Save your free seat to my first ever LIVE logo design session + a demo of my favorite logo design tool. Quick Overview. Live logo design session + fundamentals. Logo file formats explained. Packaging logo files for clients including tool demo. Live Q&A session. Date & Time. Mon, Aug 3, 2020 10:00 AM EDT – Convert your time. Details. Michael Bruny-Groth, is the founder of the incredible logo tool, Logo Package Express which has just released version 2.0 with some powerful new fea
Trendland
JULY 24, 2020
Words Marta Knas. Guide to a Better Day is a brand new publication from one of the most famous luxury retailers, MR PORTER , created in collaboration with Thames & Hudson and B.A.M.
Just Creative
JULY 24, 2020
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