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Omaka by Stockholm Design Lab

BP&O

According to Sweden’s travel and tourism website, craft beer enthusiasts will discover a ‘smorgasbord’ of artisanal, eco-friendly and organic things to drink there, with more microbreweries per capita than any other country (apart from the UK). Omaka joined the scene in September 2020, at the height of the pandemic, and with a slogan to match its fearless attitude: ‘taste before.

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The 45th Annual Artexpo New York

We And The Color

The 45th annual Artexpo New York just announced its programming schedule for April 7-10, 2022. This year’s program of the 45th annual Artexpo New York features an amazing series of daily activities for attendees, that includes the Spotlight Program , a closer look at several outstanding art galleries and artists chosen by the Redwood Art Group selection committee; Art Labs, a series of mind-blowing projects by leading galleries, art institutions, and art collectives within the fair; Meet T

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Business Cards Design: 32 Ready to Print Templates

Graphic Design Junction

New creative business card templates elegant and professionally designed business cards / visiting cards can impress your clients and effectively promote your business. Branding cards are perfect any kind of businesses and personal identity. All these business card templates are easy to edit and customizable, suitable templates for any kind of business like Corporate Business, Agency, Creative, Blog, Magazine, Retail, Photographer, Artist, Designer, Freelancers and much more.

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Online Course: Learn Illustrated Infographics

We And The Color

Learn illustrated infographics with this online course by Jing Zhang. Jing Zhang is one of the top names in the world of illustrated infographics. She has been working in the creative industry for over 10 years. Her clients include major names such as European Parliament, UNICEF, General Electric, IBM, Apple, Samsung, Adobe, Google, Washington Post, Dubai Expo, just to name a few.

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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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The Toronto Biennial of Art Spotlights Land-Based Knowledge

Azure Magazine

It’s been a long couple of years for all of us, including artists and their supporters — with galleries shuttered, festivals cancelled and shows on hold, the world of visual art has largely been at a standstill. Thankfully, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and, the 2022 Toronto Biennial of Art (TBA) might just be the perfect outlet for easing back into gathering around art.

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Stop adding features to your product. Start crafting behaviors.

UX Collective

Analytics for behavioral funnels. As a data scientist that has been working in many different areas, starting in agro-tech , mobile games , and now in the no-code industry , I faced a common issue in companies that I have been so far: the fever of adding features and features to the product, waiting for the users to come. Once the MVP stage is finished, many companies take the decision of adding new and exciting features for increasing the user's activity and other main metrics (mostly reven

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Best of the web for Design and Web Development March 2022

Creative Nerds

This is a great monthly round up which features some great Photoshop and Illustrator tutorials from how to create a metal text effect to a glitched stretched effect. There’s also some great web and design articles such as Demystifying E-Commerce Website Security to back end vs front end. Design tutorials Create a Simple, Elegant Textured […]. The post Best of the web for Design and Web Development March 2022 first appeared on Creative Nerds.

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Cyberpunk, Biomech, and A Pinch of Death: Illustrations by Ching Yeh

Design You Trust

Describing the work of a Taiwanese artist named Ching Yeh is not easy. Part of it is biomechanics with cyberpunk overtones, but his concepts can be so abstract that it’s impossible to comment on them at all. One thing you can say is that it’s super cool. More: Instagram , Foundation. Source.

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Danny Ferrell's luminous paintings of friends and loved ones evoke a sense of magic

Creative Boom

Touch-Up, 2022 © Danny Ferrell. The Pittsburgh-based artist talks us through his new body of work, currently on show at Miles McEnery Gallery in New York until 23 April 2022. Danny Ferrell is influenced by the church in more ways than one. For starters, the painter's studio is based in an old renovated church, which is where he creates his colour-riddled portraiture of friends, acquaintances and loved ones.

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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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What Is Logo Recognition? 5 Best Logo Recognition Tools

Inkbot Design

What Is Logo Recognition? 5 Best Logo Recognition Tools. Artificial intelligence has bought a significant invention in the modern digital marketing industry with its AI-powered logo recognition. This latest breakthrough has provided brands with an excellent opportunity to identify and detect their logo activity on the internet. Brands can also seamlessly interact with their consumers with the help of logo recognition technology.

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Women’s History Month: March Roundup + Music Playlist

Design Milk

March marks Women’s History Month , an important time to celebrate in general, and for us an important time to celebrate and share female designers and artists. Historically, the design industry has been a male-dominated field but the tide continues to turn, finally acknowledging the invaluable contributions women have been making in design since the beginning.

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Naughty, Heroic, Mysterious and Fascinating Asian Girls in Superb Illustrations by Zeen Chin

Design You Trust

Zeen Chin is a concept artist from Malaysia who draws pretty girls in a crazy, punk setting mixed with bizarre images from traditional Asian cultures. The resulting eclecticism is amusing, though a little frightening. More: Instagram , Artstation. Source.

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Nico Froehlich celebrates the places and faces of his hometown in south London

Its Nice That

After a stint as an actor, Nico found the medium of photography best suited for documenting his surroundings with authenticity.

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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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Kestrel Kitchen Nut Butter

Mindsparkle Mag

Kestrel Kitchen reached out to Zeki Michael Studio to work on their nut and seed butter blends. Also, they were aware that many nut butter brands already in the US market were focusing on commercial branding with realistic and traditional nut illustrations. The decision was to take on a different approach, and it was contrary and ambitious in this packaging project.

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Cole Kush takes animation into the uncanny valley

Its Nice That

Strangely uplifting and incredibly off-kilter, Cole Kush is a pioneer of the weird and wonderful.

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McKinsey Cloud — Branding and Visual Identity

Abduzeedo

McKinsey Cloud — Branding and Visual Identity. abduzeedo 0331—22 Deep Yellow was commissioned by McKinsey & Company for launching a new branding and visual identity for their "Cloud" division. Deep Yellow chose a 3D approach together with the elements of shape shifting to create the visual identity and the beautiful graphics used in it. The outcome is a unique and dynamic art to accompany the new division.

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Jan Žižka, Knights, and Bohemian Berserks: Fantasy Art by Toma?s? Duchek

Design You Trust

Toma?s? Duchek is an artist from Prague who draws wonderful fantasy art in the style of the West Slavic Middle Ages (and not only). D. ucek used to work at Warhorse Studios, where he drew location and character concepts for Kingdom Come: Deliverance, so he’s familiar with the subject, to say the least. Nevertheless, Duchek doesn’t get hung up on Slavic motifs, and sometimes even draws orcs – although his version makes their faces look familiar.

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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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3D Personal Installations

Abduzeedo

3D Personal Installations. abduzeedo 0331—22 Ariel Palanzone shared a collection of 3D artwork created using Maxon Cinema 4D and titled Personal Installations. These 3D illustrations feature geometric elements over landscapes contrasting metal and nature as well as abstract themes. . "Some conceptual pieces that help me understand and understand myself — Ariel".

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Invoking Black Masking Traditions, Artist Demond Melancon Beads Elaborate, Celebratory Portraits

Colossal

“Say Her Name” (2021), glass beads and rhinestones on canvas. All images © Demond Melancon, shared with permission. Through intricately woven displays of minuscule glass beads and rhinestones, Big Chief Demond Melancon continues a legacy. He belongs to the tribe of the Young Seminole Hunters in New Orleans, where he was born and raised, and is a leader in the tradition of creating Mardi Gras suits.

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“Nunavik” by Photographer Alexi Hobbs

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Moonpowder Corporate Design

Mindsparkle Mag

Corporate design and packaging for a new superfood powder called Moonpowder. The design of the logo, the choice of typography, and the colors correspond to the waxing and waning moon. The energy and joie de vivre that the product promises are reflected in the dynamic presentation of the powder. The post Moonpowder Corporate Design appeared first on Mindsparkle Mag.

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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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Flóra Borsi

Swiss Miss

This photograph by Flóra Borsi made me look.

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Climate spiral to show temperature change

FlowingData

Say what you will about circular visualization, but the spiral plays. This one from NASA shows global temperature change over time : The visualization presents monthly global temperature anomalies between the years 1880-2021. These temperatures are based on the GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP v4), an estimate of global surface temperature change.

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Take away your takeaway, says new McDonald’s anti-littering campaign

Creative Review

Takeaway packaging is the third largest source of littering in cities across the world, according to recent research by the University of Cádiz in Spain. As Norway’s largest takeaway restaurant chain, McDonald’s is a substantial part of the problem in Norwegian cities – and it doesn’t help that its iconic golden arches make its packaging very noticeable.

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Grafis Nusantara shines a light on a forgotten part of Indonesian graphic culture

Its Nice That

With the new release of the Grafis Nusantara Zine and an online digital archive, this collection of stickers and labels from the 1970s through to the 1990s is set to bring Indonesian graphic history to the wider world.

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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.