Sun.Oct 11, 2020

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A new book brings together a century of photographs of men in love

Creative Review

The photographs belong to Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell, who describe them as an ‘accidental’ collection of imagery. Just over 20 years ago, the pair stumbled across a black-and-white image, taken in the 1920s, of two young men embracing, and found themselves intrigued with who they were and how the photo had ended up in an antique shop in Dallas. “Taking such a photo, during a time when they would have been less understood than they would be today, was not without risk,”

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Why Web Design Client Referrals Aren’t a Slam-Dunk

SpeckyBoy

For a freelancer, referrals can be an essential ingredient to a successful web design business. Booking new clients this way can allow you to forgo at least some of the costs involved with traditional marketing. Plus, there’s something to be said when an existing client goes out of their way to tell a friend about you. It means a lot. However, it’s not all rainbows.

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Paula Scher’s 2020-21 Public Theater identity reflects the times

Creative Review

Pentagram partner Paula Scher and New York arts institution the Public Theater have nurtured a collaborative relationship over a remarkable 25 years – a partnership so widely recognised that it was the subject of a book, Twenty-Five Years at The Public: A Love Story , published earlier this year. The new identity for the institution’s 2020-2021 season, which will run entirely online, is created by Scher and the in-house team at the Public Theater and nods to the unique, challenging c

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Foil Print Experiments by Sean Ford

Abduzeedo

Foil Print Experiments by Sean Ford. AoiroStudio 10.11.20 Sean Ford is a graphic designer based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, he has shared with us a cool print experiments he has been doing with foils and textures via his Behance. I really dig those experiments and It's really cool to see 'graphic design' making a solid comeback. We are all about our interface designs, visual systems, and standards but let's not forget how it started for most of us.

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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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This is Reportage: Award-Winning Wedding Moments Captured During The 2020 Pandemic

Design You Trust

Lori-Anne Crewe, Canada Coronavirus has taken its toll on all of us and has seen hundreds of thousands of weddings either postponed, canceled, or pared back to minimal guest numbers. The stress and disappointment this must have caused to brides and grooms throughout the world is quite unfathomable—and it has also had a massive effect on those working in the wedding industry.

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This Artist Began Drawing These Comics About His Family Every Day During The Lockdown

Design You Trust

According to an artist Karl Whiteley: “I was looking forward to going to some job interviews in March. But COVID-19 has hit a pause button on those plans and my social life as well. So I decided to do something for myself, about myself, and my family. It turned out to be a pretty valuable project as a creative professional. For the first time since my studies, I was able to explore my ideas freely.

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Montblanc brand films

Communication Arts

Montblanc’s new campaign shares the unique stories of international personalities Spike Lee, Chen Kun and Taron Egerton to inspire people to pursue their lifelong passions.

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Victoria Semykina

Communication Arts

A playful approach to illustration imbues this Bologna-based illustrator’s work with mystical sensibilities.

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Brooks LAB

Communication Arts

Celebrating a collaboration between cycling brand Brooks and production company NOWNESS, design firm Efesto created this site to present the stories of cyclists and where Brooks’s products can take them.

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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.