Thu.Apr 17, 2025

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How indie rhythm game Unbeatable takes inspiration from Dreamcast and early 90s anime with its stylish hand-drawn animation

Creative Bloq

Art director Andrew Tsai on the appeal of a style that embraces limitations.

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Illustrator Zoé Maghamès Peters finds poetry in everyday items

Its Nice That

Informed by her background in social sciences, these colourful illlustrations combine familiar symbols of the everyday in abstract compositions.

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I think I've found the best Logitech mouse – and it's not the one that looks like a melted toad

Creative Bloq

Having compared 3 of the most ergonomic mice out there, there's only one I'd buy.

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Artist Spotlight: Nikolas Antoniou

Booooooom

Artist Nikolas Antoniou delves into the creation of abstract landscapes and a relentless pursuit of balance and meaning.

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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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Corona beer's latest ad is made from wood, and it's a delight to watch

Creative Bloq

The painstaking handcrafted work tells an old legend – and it's totally on brand.

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American Crying

FlowingData

People cry for different reasons and some tend to cry more than others. What makes people cry the most?

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Frame House by Pedro Domingos Arquitectos — Thisispaper

This is Paper

Frame House by Pedro Domingos Arquitectos reimagines domestic space as sculpted concrete monolithframing light, landscape, and time in the arid Algarve hills near Faro, Portugal.

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Ubisoft's free colour blindness tool is a gift for game developers

Creative Bloq

Open-source Chroma can help make games more accessible for thousands of people.

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“My goal in life is to make cool s**t”: Zan Goodman on her creative studio, Zan Inc.

Its Nice That

Rooted in editorial design, Zan Goodmans studio Zan Inc. shapes refined, relaxed work designed with craft and care.

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Introducing 'The Matriarch of Shamans', a captivating character born from passion and dedication – made in ZBrush

Creative Bloq

3D art of the week: Brian Micalucci.

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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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The 500-year-old underdog no one is talking about

UX Collective

What Royal Mail teaches us about optimising for trust, not perfection.

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How Range Rover's latest design pays tribute to its original car

Creative Bloq

The brand's Milan Design Week exhibit reveals the connection between Range Rover's past and present.

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✚ Breaking Out of Chart Software Defaults

FlowingData

Hi. Nathan here. This is the Process , the newsletter for FlowingData members about the finer details of charts that are better than defaults, less generic, and more meaningful. Become a member for access to this — plus tutorials, courses, and guides.

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Experience the future of graphics – Nvidia's Unreal Engine 5 RTX neural rendering demo is now free for all

Creative Bloq

The Zorah tech demo pushes the boundaries of real-time path tracing.

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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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“I’m just getting started”: Debbie Millman on 20 years of Design Matters

Its Nice That

Since 2005, Debbie Millman has interviewed hundreds of cultural icons,from Milton Glaser to Roxane Gay and Marina Abramovi. Here, she tells us how the podcast began and why the best is yet to come.

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I just tested Apples best and newest MacBook – and it's now even more 'wow'

Creative Bloq

The MacBook Air 15in M4 is everything Apple does well distilled into a laptop just 1.15cm thick.

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‘The Internet used to be Fun’ by Rachel J. Kwon

Logo Smith

Ive been meaning to write some kind of Important Thinkpiece on the glory days of the early internet, but every time I sit down to do it, I find another, better piece that someone else has already written. So for Read More The Internet used to be Fun by Rachel J.

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Kolding School of Design identity

Communication Arts

Anders Noerback Rasmussen from Manyone talks about creating a flexible and inclusive identity for Kolding School of Design as it became a university.

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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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Nicolas Heller (aka New York Nico) on how he became ‘the unofficial talent scout of New York’

Its Nice That

Following the release of his debut book, New York Nicos Guide to NYC , the director and documentary filmmaker Nicolas Heller sat down with our US editor at large Elizabeth Goodspeed to discuss the origins of his widely loved Instagram page, his career in filmmaking thus far and why hes intent on capturing the citys most charismatic characters.

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AI Design: Exploring Vibe Coding with Onlook

Abduzeedo

AI Design: Exploring Vibe Coding with Onlook abduzeedo 04/17 2025 Dive into vibe coding for designers. Learn how the Onlook tool uses AI to merge visual editing with real code. It feels like we're riding another big wave in the creative industry, doesn't it? Artificial intelligence, specifically generative AI, is reshaping how we approach design. Remember the shift from intricate Flash sites to the simpler, standard web powered by tools like Blogger and Wordpress?

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The HidaHida Chair Is Draped in Japanese + Scandinavian Artistry

Design Milk

While the marriage of Japanese and Scandinavian design principles continues to allure us, we seldom see it materialize in a fashion-centric ideation like this. The HidaHida Chair , a collaboration between celebrated architect Kengo Kama and Swedish furniture brand Grsns , reimagines this cross-cultural dialogue with a refined balance of craftsmanship, materiality, and form.

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How to Balance Creativity and Functionality in UI/UX Design

Noupe

Any developer’s North Star for designing a smartphone app or website is the right combination of style and substance. Good user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) rely on creating something with good visual appeal backed by robust functionality. Both are essential because creativity attracts a user, and functionality keeps them returning for more.

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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 Operations Workshop Crafts Harmony Between Structure and Nature

Design Milk

At 10,600 feet above sea level, where the air thins and the landscape commands reverence, stands Mountain House , an embodiment between human intervention and natural splendor. The Colorado mountain house was designed by Gabriel Yuri, founder of New Operations Workshop , for his parents as an addition to their vacation home. The charred exterior walls of this mountain retreat treated with the ancient Japanese technique of Shou Sugi Ban appear as if the surrounding wilderness itself has scorche

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Asymmetric Monstrosity map projection

FlowingData

Part amusement and part learning exercise, the “asymmetric monstrosity” by Daniel Huffman is an equal-area projection that looks like a joke but is technically valid. My projection is a composite of several pieces. This is not unheard of in the world of non-useless projections. The Goode homolosine , for example, is made from a Mollweide (a.k.a. homolographic ) projection glued to a sinusoidal.

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Grün Haus Balances Minimalism With Bold Color and Materials in Malta

Design Milk

Perched in the vibrant heart of Sliema, Malta, Grn Haus by studio NICHE. emerges as a serene home that deftly balances the demands of modern living with a commitment to timeless design. The project is a study in how architecture can evoke calm, invite connection, and adapt to the evolving needs of life. Balancing minimalism with bold furnishings and materials, the interior fosters a sense of sophisticated coziness that’s idea for a modern family.

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Announcing: The Finalists of the AZ Awards 2025

Azure Magazine

We’re excited to share the AZ Awards 2025 finalists 86 projects, products and concepts that won over our esteemed international jur y. Inspiring approaches to adaptive re-use, urban revitalization and multi-unit housing made the list so did elegant and refined homes, products and interiors. Practices from around the world, including Neri&Hu, OPEN Architecture, Studio MK27, 3XN and Fernanda Canales, join Canadian talents including LGA Architectural Partners, Patkau Architects, and Mac

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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.

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Premium members: Fog photoshop brush set

Creative Nerds

An exclusive resource for our premium members. This is a collection of 8 unique fog Photoshop brushes it’s a great way to apply an authentic fog effect to your design projects. It’s a great brush set you’ll really enjoy using throughout your design projects. We’re really pleased to have this as part of our library […] The post Premium members: Fog photoshop brush set first appeared on Creative Nerds.

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Water Droplets Cling to Fluorescent Plant Spines in Tom Leighton’s Alluring Photos

Colossal

Tom Leighton ( previously ) is known for highlighting plants’ photosynthesis process by swapping their characteristic greens for otherworldly fluorescent colors. Often focused on the nightlife of specimens found around his Cornwall home, Leighton photographs in a manner that turns common species into extraordinary subjects. His newest series, Spines , expands on this trajectory.

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Comprehensive Guide to Elementor Alternatives in 2025

Design Beep

In today’s competitive website building landscape, Elementor has established itself as one of the most popular WordPress page builders. However, many users find themselves looking for alternatives due to various reasonsperformance concerns, pricing changes, feature requirements, or simply wanting to explore different options that might better suit their specific needs.

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There’s always more pie

UX Collective

A man presents a woman with pie. Shes ecstatic! Pies fill the kitchen and cover the floor. Credit:Me. I work at Cisco. Recently, several business groups have been merged into a larger organization, fundamentally reshaping the way teams collaborate. With these kinds of large shifts, uncertainty is inevitable. Priorities may shift, roles may change, and long-standing projects could be reassessed or even abandoned.

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Web Design for All: Accessibility, Inclusivity and Beyond

Speaker: Eden Spivak, Design Expert and Editor at Wix & Nir Horesh, Accessibility Lead and Senior Product Manager at Wix

When we design products or websites for people like ourselves, there are many others who are, as a result, left out. From visually impaired users who rely on assistive technology, to people with a temporary injury such as a broken arm, tech users are forever diverse and beautifully unique. The products we design can, and should, reflect the extremely wide range of human experiences and needs.