Mon.Oct 19, 2020

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10 Best Trackpads & Touchpads of 2020

Just Creative

When you buy a computer, the standard piece of equipment that you would use to perform actions is a mouse, right? Well, did you know that there is another peripheral out there that allows you to do many of the same functions? Meet the trackpad. While many people would rather use a mouse as their default computer accessory, there is something to be said for using a trackpad instead.

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Highly Influential Art Gallery Websites in 2020

Noupe

Art galleries are great places to visit to get inspiration and get your creative juices flowing. They are incredibly well designed and aesthetically pleasing. What you might not be aware of is that most art galleries have their own websites, and they are as aesthetic as the real thing. Art galleries and art gallery websites are designed that way to bring the attention more to the art piece, making it stand out and making it all about the artwork itself.

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Medium’s rebrand by Collins uses typography as a “building block” for illustrations

Its Nice That

The identity refresh includes a new symbol inspired by the three-dot ellipsis and a redesigned word mark to “stand prouder”.

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Go to Your Own Stitchy Island With These Charming Animal Crossing Embroideries

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. Like many people, I started playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons at the start of the pandemic. I had never played before but instantly became obsessed with the game, and I haven’t stopped! I love talking to the different characters and decorating my island.

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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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We Love The Playful Cricket Illustrations On Small Giants' Packaging

The Die Line

Brands like Small Giants could be the perfect gateway snack to get more consumers on board with eating crickets.

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Academy of Art Offers Free Online October Workshops

Graphic Design USA

Academy of Art University is offering a wide selection of art and design online workshops and webinars in October. These online workshops are offered free as part of the University’s innovative response to the pandemic.

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Serene Photographs Frame the Fleeting Beauty of Light, Water, and Other Natural Elements

Colossal

All images © Cig Harvey, shared with permission. Cig Harvey is adept at spotting both nature’s sublime qualities and the beauty in mundane moments. The serene shots frequently feature a human intervention, like outstretched arms spotted with dots of light from a disco ball hung in Harvey’s home or a compost pile heaped with vibrant produce scraps.

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Here’s what graphic design fans have to look forward to at this year’s Adobe MAX

Its Nice That

With hundreds of free sessions, talks, and workshops spanning all avenues of the design world and beyond, this year’s Adobe MAX is not one to be missed.

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The Enduring Wisdom of Enzo Mari

Azure Magazine

A legend of modern Italian design , Enzo Mari, who has died at the age of 88, created some 2,000 furniture and lighting designs that are iconic for their clarity and essentiality – and humour. Many of his works feel as vibrant and contemporary today as when they were first released. For Danese he dreamed up some of his earliest triumphs: the Formosa perpetual wall calendar (1963) and the Bambù vases (1968) – inspired by industrial machine tooling – are still brilliant after all these years.

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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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Raysa Fontana imbues her work with the Japanese aesthetic philosophy of wabi-sabi

Its Nice That

The Curitiba-based illustrator is fairly new to the medium. Here, she shares how she’s grown in confidence to pursue the art.

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Playing War Games on American Soil, in Photos

Feature Shoot

Smoke Bomb. House of Worship. Misbaha. “We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality,” Karl Rove told the New York Times Magazine in 2004, under the guise of anonymity as a “senior advisor” inside the Bush II White House. By playing a page from his own book, Rove’s words and actions served to underscore the wisdom of Edgar Allen Poe who sagely advise the American public, “Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.”

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Branding and Visual Identity for the Menomadin Foundation

Abduzeedo

Branding and Visual Identity for the Menomadin Foundation. AoiroStudio 10.19.20 The fine folks from Designit are back with another case study covering their collaboration on the branding & visual identity for a non-profit The Menomadin Foundation and their 'mission-based' approach to social impact. Another project where Designit shines on how they approach through research to learn more through field research and our co-creation workshops.

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RNIB launches a pregnancy test concept for women with sight loss

Design Week

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has launched a prototype for an accessible pregnancy test, which would allow women with sight loss and visual impairment to find out their results privately. The concept has been created by independent product designer Josh Wasserman and the campaign has been designed by London-based consultancy The&Partnership.

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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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Hang to Dry identity

Communication Arts

Sleek typography and minimalist graphics showcase this new Saudi Arabia–based dry clean and laundry shop’s luxury services in a classic way.

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Maharani Gin Conveys The Power Of Women

The Die Line

The packaging is adorned with a mixture of Western and Malayalam typography.

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Photographer Spotlight: Peter Fisher

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Dannielle Bowman embraces dark shadows and “mesmerising light” in her complex photography

Its Nice That

Dannielle’s photographs are multilayered, pushing a more nuanced understanding of history.

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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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Photographer Spotlight: Peter Fischer

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What Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos can teach us about advertising and marketing

Purple Rose Graphics

Did you know that Halloween is but one of the holidays celebrated at the end of October? There are actually many festivals held at the end of October, but the two most famous ones are Halloween and Día De Los Muertos. While the holidays share some minor similarities, they’re really different. This is why I really want to look at them from an advertising and marketing lens.

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A LAST LOOK AT THE AUSTIN BRIGGS ARCHIVES, part 1

Illustration Art

One of the joys of writing the biography of illustrator Austin Briggs was getting to know and interview his son, Austin Briggs Jr., a retired professor of literature and a nationally renowned expert on James Joyce. Austin Jr. generously shared his father's personal collection of tear sheets and memorabilia containing thousands of images that wouldn't fit in the book.

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“Killing the Negative” by Artist Joel Daniel Phillips

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Hashimoto Contemporary. Joel Daniel Phillips. Joel Daniel Phillips’s Website. Joel Daniel Phillips on Instagram. Joel Daniel Phillips at Hashimoto Contemporary.

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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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Obituary: Enzo Mari, one of the industry’s greatest masters and theorists of design

Its Nice That

The renowned Italian furniture designer, architect, artist, critic and theorist spent 60 years carving a legacy that pervades all creative disciplines.

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New Study Quantifies How Much Microplastic Clothing Sheds And It's A Galactic Amount

The Die Line

A study commissioned by the Nature Conservatory in California found that garments shed a whopping 13.3 quadrillion fibers into California through washing annually.

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Nikon Z 7II Fashion Shoot: Garden & Grit Part 1!

Joe McNally

Will be rolling out some cool images this week shot with a pre-production Nikon Z 7II, and was very happy to be part of the campaign for the newest edition of the Nikon Z system. I had a mandate–fill the frame with color and detail, and let the camera tackle it. We had beautiful gardens and greenery to work with, and in the midst of all the verdant luxury were these old walls, and crumbling stone.

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In Brussels, a Grand Railway Station Becomes a Dynamic Commercial Hub

Azure Magazine

On the northwestern edge of central Brussels, the district of Tour & Taxis was once an industrial hub like no other. With Europe’s busiest freight railway station – the imposing Gare Maritime – at its heart, the burgeoning site was an economic powerhouse of the early 20th century. This status was underlined by its wealth of exemplary industrial architecture of the era.

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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.