Creative Bloq

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Add some seasonal cheer to your designs with the best free festive fonts on the web.

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Spoon Graphics

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Access All Areas members have a brilliant set of vector graphics to download this week, courtesy of Simon from The Shop. These hand-drawn burst illustrations have been carefully traced with a Pentel Sign Pen and digitised into vector graphics. There’s a variety of elements, including circular lines, geometric shapes, and stars. They are useful assets to add to your artwork, perhaps as backgrounds to a vintage-style logo, or abstract elements as part of a wider illustration piece.

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ID Identity Design

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Robata is an izakaya-style restaurant located in the iconic Herald & Weekly Times Newspaper building in central Melbourne. The name is a common abbreviation of robatayaki , a Japanese charcoal-grilling technique that translates literally to “fireside cooking.” Much like sake, robata is embedded in Japanese culture where it has been a cooking tradition for centuries.

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Wait if over! Fresh free fonts are here. Simple and elegant latest collection of free fonts for best for big, bold and stylish heading and headlines. The text fonts are avaialble for commercial and personal use. There are twenty three fresh free fonts designed with powerful True Type and OpenType face. All fonts are perfect for branding projects, Logo design, Clothing Branding, product packaging, magazine headers, or simply as a stylish text overlay to any background image.

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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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We And The Color

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Take a look at some personal illustrations created by Calvin Sprague. Calvin Sprague is an American illustrator who lives and works in Rotterdam, NL. His colorful playful styles are based on simple geometric lines and shapes. These artworks create a fine harmony between structure and chaos. Calvin Sprague says he is influenced by the early works of Saul Bass as well as Heinz Edelmann and Milton Glaser.

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We And The Color

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Available for free download with an Adobe Stock trial subscription, this Photoshop mockup lets you create stylish retro photo effects in no time. Created by the skilled team of @Pixelbuddha , this retro photo effect mockup for Adobe Photoshop comes with seven different design options. These effects are optimized for a high resolution of 3000 x 4500 px.

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Smashing Magazine Graphics

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Designing Better Links For Websites And Emails: A Guideline. Designing Better Links For Websites And Emails: A Guideline. Slava Shestopalov. 2021-12-06T17:30:00+00:00. 2021-12-06T19:34:18+00:00. Why are “click here” and “by this link” poor choices? And is it acceptable to use “read more”? All these phrases have become so common that many people don’t see any problems with them.

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SpyreStudios

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Digital prototyping is a popular activity for creating simple interface mockups. The UI design process starts with an idea, which is then fleshed out into a mockup. But, most of the time, the initial mockup(s) will be styled in low-fidelity wireframes, which are then improved through color and texture. The following mobile apps are perfect for any designer who wants to create low-fidelity prototypes while on-the-go.

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UX Collective

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This article is an updated and expanded version of two of my previous articles “ The Principles of Dark UI Design ” published by The Startup and “ Dark UIs: the dos and don’ts ” by the UX Collective. Creating the look and feel of a product is one of a designer’s primary responsibilities?—? the initial design decision must be appropriate to the product’s purpose, the particular situation, and its audience.

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Logo Design Love

DECEMBER 6, 2021

James Martin, also known as Made by James , is a UK-based graphic designer who specialises in logos. Working from his studio in Shedfield (south England), James recently completed his hardback book, Made by James. In it he takes the reader through a journey of how he became a full-time logo specialist, and shares the tools and techniques he uses on a daily basis working with clients on a wide variety of logo projects.

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Abduzeedo

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Eerily retro 36 days of type 2021. abduzeedo 1206—21 Eduardo da Floresta is a graphic designer inspired by mid-century spot illustrations and design as well as vintage sci-fi, comics, surrealism, DIY art culture, and the textural wonders of degraded print. Eduardo often works with a restricted colour palette, aiming for nostalgia, while trying to create something new.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In Sofia, Bulgaria, DA Architects recently completed an apartment designed to meet all the demands of the modern way of living with an emphasis on convenience and ease of use. Innovative solutions were created to provide storage hidden from the naked eye while the colors and elements of MR Apartment are all inspired by the owner’s love of the sea and travel.

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FlowingData

DECEMBER 6, 2021

It’s been a while since we got our regular reminder that the Mercator projection is better for navigation on the tradeoff for distorted area at the poles. Neil Kaye provides an animation: Animating the mercator projection so countries and territories are correct size and shape in relation to each other. #dataviz #30Daymapchallenge #worldisnotflat #day28 pic.twitter.com/968GSBepA1. — Neil Kaye (@neilrkaye) November 28, 2021.

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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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Mindsparkle Mag

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The first week of December is already gone, and the countdown to 2022 is going super fast! However, this week's Top 10 isn't holiday-themed. There are two upcoming weeks to prepare something festive. So, today we're showcasing some stunning designs that will be setting next year's trends. Here to you Top 10: December Branding. We're super excited and curious about where the tendency will be drifting if there will be some iconic and remarkable trends like this 2021.

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Old Brand New

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Sponsored by The Home Depot Are you ready for this fabulous reveal? Back in August I began the process of renovating our guest bathroom with help from The Home Depot Home Services , and now I get to show you how all their expertise paid off. As a refresher, I chose to redo this bathroom because it’s the last space in our home that needed a little more love.

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Abduzeedo

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Let's play colors — Illustration Book for Kids. abduzeedo 1206—21 Barbara Olejarczyk shared a beautiful editorial design and illustration project for a book for kids titled “Let's play colours”. As the description goes: the illustrations are in our heads. Children all over the world have different sensibilities, but they have one thing in common: omnipresent images and illustrations, which irreparably affect their perception of vision.

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Colossal

DECEMBER 6, 2021

All images © Thandiwe Muriu, shared with permission. What began as a simple appreciation of fabrics printed with vibrant geometries and hypnotic motifs has morphed into a stunning celebration of African culture. Thandiwe Muriu ’s ongoing Camo series cloaks models in arresting garments that disguise them in textile surroundings, leaving just their hands and faces visible. “When I source fabrics, I look for something that I can look at and it almost feels alive,” she says. “Somet

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Skateboarding fashion and footwear brand Vans has been on a tear with numerous collaborations extending the outreach of their legacy lifestyle, a trend we could have never guessed looking back when we used to lace up Off the Wall kicks before heading out to skate when Vans was still primarily a SoCal-specific brand. One of the more surprising of these recent co-branded efforts is with premium imaging brand, Leica Camera AG.

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Its Nice That

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Currently based in New York, the photographer lenses subjects ranging from Lorde to Ilana Glazer and drag queens “decked out” in luxury.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As a commerce editor, I like to think I have a unique advantage when it comes to holiday shopping. It’s literally my job to find the best modern picks the Design Milk Shop has to offer, so you can modernize your life and space your way. Heck, have you seen our collection of thoughtfully curated gift guides ? I almost always pick up gift ideas for my loved ones while putting guides together – and the odd gift or two for myself because I’m only human after all.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

A new year is around the corner — and so is the 2022 edition of the annual AZ Awards! Now in its 12th year, the international AZ Awards program is a unique opportunity for architects, landscape architects, designers, students, developers, clients and manufacturers to receive the global exposure and acknowledgement that their work deserves. Starting on January 4, 2022, entrants can submit to any and all of the AZ Awards categories!

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Design You Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Alexey Yegorov is an artist from Yakutsk, who draws epic illustrations with all sorts of soil. His surrealistic paintings have a sense of something mysterious and at the same time native – a perfect December mood. More: Instagram , Artstation.

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High on Design by Wix

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This article was last updated on December 6, 2021. As a creative, staying fresh, inspired and up-to-date is crucial. Especially when freelancing (as many of us creatives do), it can help ensure a steady workflow, as well as keeping your work contextually relevant and in line with the goings-on of the world around us. While there are many ways to gather inspiration and new ideas, art blogs offer a vast hub of information and diverse topics.

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Template Monster

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Technical Requirements for Shopify Developers. Design Trends to Sell Shopify Themes Effectively. Essential Functionality of Modern Online Stores. Join TemplateMonster Marketplace as an Author. What is Required to Sell Shopify Themes. Sell Shopify Themes at TemplateMonster. Author-Driven Pricing System. How to Promote Shopify Themes. Conclusion. How to Sell Shopify Themes FAQ.

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Moo

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Being green doesn’t have to be boring. Done right, making your business more sustainable can actually look and feel amazing, and make an impact your clients won’t forget. Yes, you read that right: you can do good AND look good. At MOO, we developed a tree-free Cotton paper made from 100% recycled T-shirt offcuts. It’s bright white, subtly textured and 18pt thick – so you can live your values without compromising on your look.

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