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A Musician’s Passion Project Leads to Hand-Built Furniture Debut

Design Milk

When Zack Nestel-Patt first began designing furniture, it wasnt for the masses. It hit closer to home his own home. A touring musician by trade, Zacks foray into design started with a single piece he built for his living room in Los Angeles. That one-off creation quickly snowballed first gaining attention through Not Normal Market LA, then evolving into a full-fledged collection under his Ah Um Design Studio.

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Coca-Cola's bold new Vitaminwater logo hides a subtle design secret

Creative Bloq

The brand's typography gets a vitamin hit.

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Palm House Reawakens a 1940s Suburban Home in Australia

Design Milk

Tucked into a residential lot in Victoria, Australia, Palm House demonstrates how an outdated home can be sensitively reimagined to meet the evolving needs of contemporary family life without erasing its history. Designed by Leeton Pointon Architects + Interiors , the project breathes new life into a post-war 1940s suburban dwelling that had grown tired, dark, and disconnected from the outdoors.

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Disney veteran Aaron Blaise shows how to create animation-ready characters

Creative Bloq

Pro tips for making expressive characters that leap off the page.

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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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Are the New Sony WH-1000XM6 Wireless Headphones the Best Out There?

Design Milk

Sony has carved out a dominant place in the wireless headphone market with its acclaimed WH-1000X series, and with the release of the WH-1000XM6 , the company is pushing its reputation for premium audio performance, smart features, and thoughtful design even further. This latest model offers several long-requested upgrades some subtle, some significant all while staying true to the identity that made previous generations so successful.

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The global brands of the future are hiding in plain sight: here's how to spot them

Creative Bloq

When car brands make sneakers and festivals launch furniture lines, it’s time to rethink what 'brand' really means.

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In ‘The Junior Classic,’ Michael Ezzell Builds an Uncanny World from Vintage Books

Colossal

It’s not too often that a high school art project morphs into a through-line in an artist’s professional practice, but for illustrator and printmaker Michael Ezzell , that’s exactly how his ongoing series The Junior Classic was born. Tearing pages from vintage books, he experiments with a range of media, compositional elements, and narratives that then inspire further paintings and prints. “When I was starting out, I would just paint over the text of the page and create s

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Professional Media Kit Presentation Template by GraphicArtist for Adobe InDesign

We And The Color

Create a Striking Media Kit Presentation with this Customizable InDesign Template. A media kit presentation can be a powerful first impression, a visual handshake that can open doors to incredible opportunities. If one is looking to make a mark, secure partnerships, or simply showcase their brand’s essence with clarity and style, a compelling media kit presentation is no longer a luxuryit’s a necessity.

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Maison de l'architecture et de la ville

Design Everywhere

Design Everywhere is a blog focused on showcasing carefully selected graphic design works and beyond around the world. These daily dose of visual inspirations are collected by Preston Tham. All works displayed here are rightfully credited to their respective owners.

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QuiteLike Branding: How Universal Favourite Cooked Up a Deliciously Rewarding Identity

We And The Color

Today, we’re looking at the QuiteLike branding , a masterful refresh by the wizards at Universal Favourite. QuiteLike is on a mission, you see. They want to help Australians sink their teeth into a better meal kit experience. This isn’t just about dinner arriving in a box. Oh no, it’s about reimagining the entire category. They’re serving up meaningful, memorable moments through the simple acts of cooking and eating, and everything delightful in between.

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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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Expormim Celebrates Timeless and Sustainable Mediterranean Style

Azure Magazine

The core of sustainability is beauty. While emerging technologies and novel materials are continuing to push the envelope in low-carbon fabrication, even the most ecologically manufactured furniture means little without a timeless aesthetic. After all, a sustainable design is also the one you want keep for years to come. It’s an axiom that Expormim takes to heart.

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25 Best Free Gothic Fonts for Designers in 2025

Design Beep

Free gothic fonts have become increasingly popular among designers looking to add drama, mystery, and historical charm to their projects without breaking the budget. These striking typefaces, rooted in medieval manuscript traditions, offer a unique way to capture attention and convey powerful emotions in everything from horror movie posters to wedding invitations.

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Our Top 10 Favorite Design Picks From ICFF 2025

Design Milk

Every year, thousands gather from across the globe at the Javits Center in New York City, home to ICFF the International Contemporary Furniture Fair during NYCxDESIGN. With over 450 booths featuring work from established and emerging design brands, this year definitely did not disappoint. From circular design processes to subversion of materiality, the three days were full of excitement, good conversations, and most importantly, great design.

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Maison de l'architecture et de la ville

Design Everywhere

Design Everywhere is a blog focused on showcasing carefully selected graphic design works and beyond around the world. These daily dose of visual inspirations are collected by Preston Tham. All works displayed here are rightfully credited to their respective owners.

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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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Ready or not, the EAA is here

UX Collective

Strategies to future-proof UX that meets EU legal standards The EAA requires digital accessibility to accommodate all users with different needs Accessibility for digital products is no longer optionalits a necessity with the upcoming enforcement of the European Accessibility Act(EAA). Until now, European standards such as EN 301 549 have required only the public sector to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

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10 best Red Dot Award winners: picked by our product designer

Moo

When it comes to great design, the Red Dot Award is a big deal. It’s one of the most respected design competitions in the world, spotlighting products that combine form, function, and innovation in exceptional ways. This year, were proud to say that the MOO Twist Pen has joined the list. That makes it our second Red Dot win ( shoutout to the MOO Water Bottle ).

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Amarie Gipson On The Reading Room, Houston’s Black Art and Culture Library

Colossal

One of Amarie Gipson s many gifts is an unyielding desire to ask questions. Having worked at institutions like The Contemporary Austin, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Studio Museum in Harlem, Gipson has cultivated a practice of examining structures and pushing beyond their limitations. Her inquiries are incisive and rooted in a profound respect for people of all backgrounds, with a central goal of expanding art’s potential beyond museum walls.

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Featured In: Chicago Social Modern Wedding

Press'd

We were thrilled to see a feature in Chicago Social on Johnna and Sams beautiful modern wedding, brimming with personal touches, including several appearances by their mini dachshund, and lots of Chicago flair. Johnna is our friend from Big City Bride , and we previously highlighted her and Sams custom-designed save the date. The wedding colors were bright pink, orange, and yellow, and each printed piece featured a single one of these colors.

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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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Nostalgia isn't killing cinema; it's all it's got left. And that has to change.

Creative Bloq

While critics blame sequels for cinema's decline, original films aren't drawing crowds either. It's time for a radical rethink.

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Free Font Of The Day – MONIQA

Design Beep

This is our daily Free Font Of The Day post. Typography is a cornerstone of effective design, and the MONIQA font family, crafted by Indian designer Rajesh Rajput , exemplifies this principle. Released in 2021, MONIQA is a variable sans-serif typeface that combines flexibility with a modern aesthetic, making it suitable for a wide range of design applications.

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Here's how to get your hands on a Switch 2 (without pre-ordering)

Creative Bloq

Avoid the headache of online shopping with these local retailers.

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The New Yorker “Everything, Covered” spot

Communication Arts

ROOF Studio and Le Truc animated 700 covers of The New Yorker to celebrate the magazine’s 100-year legacy.

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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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Why AI means anyone can be a filmmaker not just Hollywood insiders

Creative Bloq

Filmmaker Jason Zada says AI tools like Google Veo 3 are making movie-making more accessible than ever.

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Carlos el Rojo: Visual Illustration & Creative Sparks

Abduzeedo

Carlos el Rojo: Visual Illustration & Creative Sparks abduzeedo 05/27 2025 Explore Carlos el Rojo's "Visual Games" a masterclass in illustration, wit, and conceptual design. Discover his unique approach to visual storytelling. Hey, design enthusiasts! Today, let's dive into the captivating world of Carlos el Rojo, an illustrator whose work truly embodies the spirit of playful yet profound visual communication.

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Introduction to Sketching with Code

Creative Applications

Get full content RSS Feed Torn between pop science and dense textbooks, Kynd writes an engaging 8-chapter (12k words) introductory guide for curious (code) beginnerssharing his understanding and ideas to spark curiosity and exploration. Read More CreativeApplications.Net is a community supported website. If you enjoy content on CAN, please become a member.

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Undisclosed surveillance with facial recognition in New Orleans

FlowingData

For The Washington Post, Douglas MacMillan and Aaron Schaffer report on a system that was in use for two years before inquiry : Police across the country rely on facial recognition software, which uses artificial intelligence to quickly map the physical features of a face in one image and compare it to the faces in huge databases of images usually drawn from mug shots, drivers licenses or photos on social media looking for possible matches.

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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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How Eliott Grunewald’s foundry OTT signals a shift in the creative industry

Its Nice That

Rather than uber-pragmatic, sterile fonts, Ornamental & Title Type (OTT) is dedicated to expressive display typefaces. With demand for the latter on the rise, does Eliotts practice mark a movement in how designers and studios tackle type?

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Something a Wittl different

BP&O

Hi! Its Rich here, youll have to forgive me, this is a rare one-off message to the studio owners (and soon-to-launch studios) that follow BP&O. I wanted to introduce you to something that Ive been working on over the last year, something that I think you might find useful. My co-founder Christian and I found a gap in the market The post Something a Wittl different appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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Across 92 Screens in Times Square, Yuge Zhou’s ‘Trampoline Color Exercise’ Celebrates Global Unity

Colossal

Spanning a gridded background of rectangular, pink trampolines, hundreds of gymnasts mesmerizingly flip and twist, shapeshifting as they tuck and tumble. “Trampoline Color Exercise,” a monumental digital video collage installation by Chicago-based artist Yuge Zhou , takes a bird’s-eye view of athletes at peak form while abstracting their bodies and movements into undulating ripples of color.

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The best design leaders co-own metrics—it’s not as scary as you think

UX Collective

How effective design teams showcase their value to businesses Continue reading on UX Collective

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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.