Creative Boom

MAY 25, 2022

© Volodymyr Petrov. In Ukraine right now, history is being written, recorded and documented; history will undoubtedly be studied by our children and grandchildren for decades to come. But although the world craves raw facts about what's happening, it mustn't be just journalists that testify; artists have a crucial role to play too. In a fast-changing situation, any display of artists' work runs the risk of becoming dated very quickly.

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Spoon Graphics

MAY 25, 2022

Over the years I’ve shared several tutorials showing how to create retro text effects mostly using Adobe Illustrator, so today I thought I’d mix things up and show some techniques for creating retro striped text effects with a 70s vibe using tools in Photoshop. Photoshop’s Layer Style tools are the natural place to start, but as we’ll discover they don’t quite cut it.

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Creative Boom

MAY 25, 2022

LA-based photographer Franck Bohbot has captured people's love for gaming in Back To The Arcade , a new series of photos which focuses on the beautiful, neon-lit aesthetics of entertainment machines through the ages. Taken mainly during 2019, with a selection also snapped in 2021, these photos tap into Franck's life-long love of arcade machines. And as well as giving him a chance to indulge in the design of these stunning gaming devices, Back To The Arcade also allowed Franck to focus on the act

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Its Nice That

MAY 25, 2022

In conversation with the Labour Party Graphic Designers and the Autonomous Design Group, we explore how UK-based collectives are using historical design movements to inspire their bold aesthetic approach.

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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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Creative Boom

MAY 25, 2022

From the series Rainbow Gatherings © Rainbow Gatherings. Internationally renowned Royal Photographer Joth Shakerley has travelled to the secret world of Rainbow Gatherings to photograph elusive moments of loving human connection. And now he's set to release 36 years' worth of images in a new self-published book. It's been 50 years since the first Rainbow Gathering took place in Colorado.

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Creative Boom

MAY 25, 2022

Save Ralph – Arch Film Studio (Yellow Pencil). The 2022 D&AD Awards are underway, with the first of two virtual awards ceremonies taking place this evening. And among the first batch of accolades to be awarded are a pair of extremely rare Black Pencils. Now in its 60th year, D&AD's mission is to stimulate and celebrate creative excellence with the belief that creativity is a key driver in commercial, economic, social and cultural success.

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Inkbot Design

MAY 25, 2022

7 Design Best Practices of a Winning Ecommerce Page. Consumers can buy products from anywhere with just a few clicks in this digital era. In 2020, more than two million people made online purchases — and this number is increasing each year. eCommerce is here to stay. And, in fact, the days of traditional brick-and-mortar retail being our preference – even in rural areas and small towns – will soon be a distant memory.

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Its Nice That

MAY 25, 2022

“Putting my body in front of the camera puts myself on the same pedestal I put the rest of my subjects on. If I want them to feel seen, I should too.”.

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Azure Magazine

MAY 25, 2022

Good things come to those who wait or, in this case, those who embrace mystery. In a neighbourhood defined by a provocative diversity of colour and form, Barozzi Veiga ’s minimal, structural design has made the Artists’ Ateliers an integral character in the Design District ’s ever-changing storyline. London-based development company Knight Dragon was determined to foster a space where creative businesses could interact, grow and inspire one another for the city’s Design District.

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Design Milk

MAY 25, 2022

After two years of the work-from-home lifestyle, artist and designer Yinka Ilori was ready to get back to the office. While the pandemic did cause a sense of isolation during lockdowns, it also fostered a sense of creative collaboration, one that Ilori hoped to bring with his new artist studio in the Park Royal neighborhood of London. He tapped on Sam Jacob , principle of Sam Jacob Studio and former director of FAT Architects , to design a space that would continue the theme of community and tog

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Feature Shoot

MAY 25, 2022

Mbali: “Society keeps telling us baldness is not ideal for ‘women’ as a way of controlling us and pushing us further into the stereotypical bounds. But being bald for me has been the ultimate satisfaction of the self. I’m free and loving it.” Authentically Plastic: “It’s a privilege to be a womxn. I celebrate it every day.” Favour Marvanne: “My mum says girls can be whatever they want, so I’m a superhero and also Princess Ivah!

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Design Milk

MAY 25, 2022

Few things stoke wanderlust like a global shutdown. For Talk Carpet creative director Christophe Rammant , the desire to reconnect with the world at large held outsize ramifications for his day job: As soon as he was able, Rammant dove back into travel, taking with him a bottomless curiosity and passion for connecting with the world’s best designers and artisans.

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Moo

MAY 25, 2022

Vision is our most dominant sense. After all, eyes are the window to the soul. That’s why creative visual merchandising is so important to create that connection and stand out in the eyes of potential customers. Find out how playing with space and colors can help you make a difference with these visual merchandising tips. What’s visual merchandising ?

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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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Its Nice That

MAY 25, 2022

We talk to the graphic designer behind PFA about two very different typefaces, one which emulates handwriting, the other mimicking type-written game console fonts.

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Design You Trust

MAY 25, 2022

According to Phillip Haumesser: “From the very beginning, I knew I wanted my photos to stand out in an eye-catching and artistic way. So you can imagine my frustration when my photos came out dull and uninteresting when I simply snapped a photo with no thought as to what I was doing. So I got to work learning everything I could, mostly from YouTube and Google, on composition, color, lighting, exposure, storytelling, and postprocessing with tools like Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.” M

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Colossal

MAY 25, 2022

Ariel Adkins in a skirt inspired by Hilma af Klint, “The Ten Largest” (1907) at the Guggenheim Museum. Image by Allison Chipak. All images courtesy of Ariel Adkins, shared with permission. After a museum visit, we might pick up a postcard or T-shirt as a memento of the artworks we’ve enjoyed most. Brooklyn-based blogger Ariel Adkins , who is also Curator of Art, Culture & Community at Twitter, takes her love of masterpieces to the next level by creating one-of-a-kind appare

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Design You Trust

MAY 25, 2022

When everything around feels just a little too beige and basic, there’s nothing like some black humor to save the day. If you enjoy your jokes with a bit of irony, you might like the work of up-and-coming Russian artist Dmitri Piankov. Dmitri has recently started publishing comics on his Instagram account after doing stand-up comedy for years. Most of the situations and characters he illustrates feel familiar and relatable while managing to stay unpredictable.

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MAY 25, 2022

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Abduzeedo

MAY 25, 2022

UX for Nest Seekers International. abduzeedo 0525—22 Martin Briceno shared a UX and web design project for Nest Seekers International, a game-changing firm in the rapidly expanding global real estate marketplace. The firm’s hybrid tech & brand enabled model has inspired a new wave of thinking in the industry, and its approach to daring and unconventional marketing has elevated and revolutionized the way people think of real estate.

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Design You Trust

MAY 25, 2022

We know nothing about Huaishen J’s gender or any other orientation. All we know is that Huaishen J lives in the United States and paints fantastically gentle and charming young ladies. And that’s all we need. More: Artstation. Source.

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Abduzeedo

MAY 25, 2022

COLLINS modernizes CNET beyond tech with editorial-first reimagined brand identity. abduzeedo 0525—22 In the constant frenzy to publish what’s new and exciting, many outlets have forgotten the purpose of journalism — to share useful information. But CNET is different. Among its competitors, CNET has stayed committed to sifting through the noise in the digital world, elevating what’s important and making it applicable.

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Design Beep

MAY 25, 2022

Having an e-commerce business website can boost a company in numerous ways. That explains the increase and growth in recent years. Creating an e-Commerce website might seem like a walk in the park; however, many factors must be put into consideration for it to succeed. One important factor that must be considered is interactivity. Remember that your website design is responsible for the first impression, so it must be informative, engaging, and most importantly, distinct enough that your web vis

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Booooooom

MAY 25, 2022

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FlowingData

MAY 25, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention track cause of death over time, under several classifications and groupings. Among 1- to 19-year-olds, regulations decreased motor vehicle deaths, but deaths by firearms increased and became the leading mechanism in 2018. Read More.

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Design Milk

MAY 25, 2022

A single, solitary trunk of linden wood is responsible for the existence of the entire Bogdan furniture collection. Created by Studiointervallo , each piece is characterized by a single line of red or blue that runs its perimeter, outlining their stark shapes. Bogdan’s multiple cone-shaped legs are clustered together to form a single visual element, each crowned by a simple top.

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