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Embracing Competency and Letting Go of Design Perfection

Speckyboy Design Magazine

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Noted: New Logo and Identity for LoL Esports

Under Consideration / Brand

“No Laughing Out Loud Matter”. "As League of Legends heads into its next 10 years of operation, the new LoL Esports brand embodies values that position esports as a meaningful life pursuit. LoL Esports will serve as the platform and voice for the global sport and regional leagues, and as a marker of world-class competition and the best entertainment experience for fans.

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#ILoveTheseGuys Creative Inspiration: The Cabrals

Shillington

Shillington students from around the world share the work of creatives who inspire them in the #ILoveTheseGuys series. In this post, New York student Geli Balcruz highlights projects from Philippines-based creatives, Patrick Cabral and Camy Cabral. Art couple goals? The Cabrals are the real deal! Husband and wife Patrick Cabral and Camy Cabral play with paper and ink to produce the most intricately designed and made artworks.

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Living The Dream: My New Online Photography Course

Richard Bernabe

Living the Dream: The Ultimate Guide to Landscape, Wildlife, and Travel Photography, a comprehensive online course by Richard Bernabe. The post Living The Dream: My New Online Photography Course appeared first on Richard Bernabe.

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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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Interview with Joel Moore, AKA Mulga the Artist

Shillington

Joel Moore, AKA Mulga , is an Australian street artist who is well known for his wildly colourful iconic style. Mulga’s work defies an easy description, but “blissed out characters, invariably wearing a pair of sunnies, having adventures in a colour saturated eternal summer” hits pretty close to home. You will see his work splashed across buildings, businesses and billboards all over Australia and the world.

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Member Spotlight: Crisy Meschieri, Designer – Illustrator – Advocate

Guild News Blog

The post Member Spotlight: Crisy Meschieri, Designer – Illustrator – Advocate appeared first on The Graphic Artist Guild.

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Artist Illustrates Villains Giving Advice On How To Fight COVID-19

Design You Trust

While the fight with the invisible enemy COVID-19 is far from over, we need to do everything in our power to prevent the virus from spreading further. Moscow-based illustrator Anastasia Panina, better known as Anastasia in Red on her social media accounts, decided to create humorous illustrations of famous horror movie characters giving advice on how to fight the virus.

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Hand Embroidery on Converse Sneakers Transforms Your Feet Into Their Own Art Galleries

Brown Paper Bag

This post contains some affiliate links. If you make a purchase, Brown Paper Bag may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more here. Artist AJ Morgan, aka NonakedDenim , reimagines iconic Converse high top shoes with her colorful embroidery art. The pastel-colored sneakers are adorned with stitched leaves, flowers, clouds, and abstract motifs. In adding these embellishments, the shoes are wearable works of art that transform your feet into their own art galleries.

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Mature, functional and distinctive, Marina Veziko’s design portfolio is full of character

Its Nice That

The Helsinki-based graphic designer has been working on an array of noteworthy projects, including the identity for Kelet, a documentary about the life of a young Somali trans woman.

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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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These Absurdly Contorted Animals by Bruno Pontiroli Will Leave You With a Backache

Colossal

“Le Tigre Reversible” (2020), oil on wood panel,18”x 21 inches. All images © Bruno Pontiroli, shared with permission. The troupe of wild animals in Bruno Pontiroli ’s paintings contort their bodies into backbends and handstands that would rival even the most accomplished gymnast. A wrinkly hippo balances on its tongue, a tiger arches its torso into a 90-degree angle, and a hyena rotates its hind legs in the air.

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Sophie Harris-Taylor wins Equal Lens photography prize

Creative Review

Sophie Harris-Taylor has become known for her tender images that play with natural light and capture her subjects often at their most raw. Typically inspired by personal experience, past projects include Milk , depicting mothers breastfeeding their children, Epidermis , which features images of ­women with common skin conditions including acne and hyperpigmentation, and Sisters , the culmination of two years photographing and interviewing more than 100 sisters in an effort to better underst

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After Discovering a 120-Year-Old Time Capsule, Photographer Develops Two Cyanotypes of Cats

Colossal

Earlier this year, photographer Mathieu Stern discovered a time capsule dating back to the early 1900s in his family home. The 120-year-old box held a little girl’s cherished possessions, including a paper doll, seashell, and two glass plate negatives. Stern decided to develop the photographs using Cyanotype , one of the earliest printing processes that was prevalent well into the 20th century, and revealed images of the child’s pets.

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“Futuristic” graphics and sustainable materials: 2020/21 Premier League clubs’ kits revealed

Design Week

Arsenal, by Adidas. Arsenal’s 2020/21 kit has been inspired by the club’s Art Deco period, which took place almost a century ago. The club’s geometric crest, which was used between 1936-1949 has provided the aesthetic for both the home and away kits. Most notably, the ‘A’ inside the period crest is the starting-point for the chevron graphic on the home kit.

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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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2021 Typography Competition Now Open!

Communication Arts

Communication Arts is proud to announce the opening of our 2021 Typography competition! We’re looking for the best work in typography—type-centric design and advertising work, typefaces and hand-lettering—to immortalize in our 2021 Typography Annual. The deadline to enter is Friday, September 4th!

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Photographer Captures The Best (Worst?) Mullets From MulletFest 2020

Design You Trust

You might think that the notorious mullet is a thing of the past, but you would be wrong. Turns out each year there’s a MulletFest taking place in the small town of Kurri Kurri in Australia, so photographer Craig Gibson went Down Under to capture the best (worst?) of the 2020 contestants… More: Craig Gibson, MulletFest h/. Source.

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Logo Guidelines Sheet and Template for Free Download Designed by The Logo Smith

The Logo Smith

The post Logo Guidelines Sheet and Template for Free Download Designed by The Logo Smith appeared first on The Logo Smith All Content © 2020 The Logo Smith.™ |. Review Point is a recently completed logo redesign project which you can see live over at this website [link] . In the course of this logo redesign project for ReviewPoint, I created a new Logo Guidelines sheet and logo template , that focuses on simplicity, which is a reflection of the design of the logo.

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Asking for a Friend: How Do You Learn to Manage People?

99u

During the nine years Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo ran the design-minded e-commerce business Of a Kind , they learned a lot—and a lot of it the hard way. To spare you some of the head- and heartaches they experienced, they’re answering a couple Qs about creative entrepreneurship to help you on your way. Here’s the second installment of a two-part series.

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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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Oskari-G2® Versatile Typeface

Abduzeedo

Oskari-G2® Versatile Typeface. abduzeedo 08.11.20 Hanson Method™ shared their latest creation, a versatile typeface consisting of 3 weights name Oskari-G2®. Each with an individual character (no pun intended). . Inspired by the ubiquitous Helvetica and modern day tech company branding, Hanson Method™ decided to challenge themselves and add their own aesthetic to the ever growing list of typefaces now available.

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Caitlin McCarthy and Parallel Teeth’s Cheerios ad is “an unstoppable chain reaction of positivity”

Its Nice That

The animation super-duo tell us about the subtle details – from textures and colours to sparing line work – that create joyful energy without being too “kids TV”.

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Photography in the Age of Instagram

Communication Arts

Ten years after Instagram’s launch, Monica Kass Rogers brings the platform’s impact on commercial photography into focus.

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Animator and designer Gonzalo Menevichian tells us about his “psychedelic, refined, and sophisticated” work

Its Nice That

Born in Buenos Aires and now based in New York, this animator knows a thing or two about combining slick visuals and compelling sound design.

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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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New Packaging 10 Entries from Zhou Yao and Nestlé That Modernize Nostalgia.

Graphis

Tang Fu Liquor and Nestlé’s packaging redesign expertly blends old with new. Inspired by a Chinese glass commonly used in the ’80s, designer Zhou Yao creates a sleek reverse-cone liquor bottle in entry “Tang Fu Liquor” (above) for Jiangsu Tangfu Wine Co. with a simple, white packaging and label that easily attracts the eye. Vertical […].

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Meet Pansy in Pants, the Flabjacks and a spring onion rug: You’re in for a treat with illustrator Ton Mak

Its Nice That

Sit back, relax and have a wee chuckle with the San Francisco-based illustrator’s joyful creations.

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American Rhino: Graphic Designer & Marketing Associate

Shillington

The post American Rhino: Graphic Designer & Marketing Associate appeared first on Shillington Design Blog.

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Skeuomorphism is dead, long live skeuomorphism

Interaction Design Foundation

Skeuomorphism has been a very useful concept in design, then it became the most hated concept in design, and then it came back from the dead. Understanding skeuomorphism lets designers help users through learning curves and make decisions as to whether skeuomorphism still serves a purpose today.Skeuomorphism is where an object in software mimics its real world counterpart.

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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.