Creative Boom

MARCH 17, 2022

After suffering from chronic pain for several years, Hong Kong artist Julie Lai used her creativity as part of her healing process, illustrating pivotal moments from her journey back to health. The resulting series, Chrysalis, is as though she is emerging from a cocoon. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Julie Lai studied Illustration at Falmouth University before returning home after graduation.

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Canny

MARCH 17, 2022

For brands in the beverages sector, alcohol branding, and alcohol packaging to an extent, are just important if not more than the actual taste of what they’re selling. Brands in this sector have always had an interesting approach to packaging design. The shape of the bottle, the design of the lid, and any additional extras (i.e. tags hanging around the neck of the bottle).

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Creative Boom

MARCH 17, 2022

From ancient cultural connections to canine-themed crypto coins, dogs have had a monumental impact on Japanese life. In a new book by Manami Okazaki, the bond between the two is explored via quirky imagery and 'visually driven' design. Released by independent publisher Prestel, Japan's Best Friend is a fun and stunning photography book that takes readers on a tour of what makes dogs so important to Japan.

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We And The Color

MARCH 17, 2022

Tiles, an experimental film about tessellated patterns in kinetic behavior. This film by Barcelona-based Diatomic Studio explores the module as the origin of harmony of a pattern. “Using basic elements of geometry such as points, lines, circles, triangles, or squares, and combining them with the basic formulas of kinetics such as transaction, rotation, trajectory, or scale, we achieve new compositions of tessellated patterns of linear progression by increments.

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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

MARCH 17, 2022

For all those who enjoy amateur "unboxing" videos on YouTube that give a satisfying reveal of certain packaged products, then this short film by Harrogate-based animation director Andy Martin offers a cheeky play on the genre. Not quite concerned about the contents, however, Box Reviews is purely about the packaging. "It's about obsession and connection, beauty and boxes," Andy tells Creative Boom, as we sit back and enjoy watching a "little blue guy" offer his insightful reviews on, you guessed

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Creative Boom

MARCH 17, 2022

Bristol-based agency Fiasco Design has partnered with local natural wine purveyors Native Vine, to produce a charismatic brand and website that "re-imagines the experience of wine selection". "Native Vine champions exciting natural and biodynamic wines, stocking a range of unique, organic and vegan wines from small-scale producers," explains Fiasco.

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Eye on Design

MARCH 17, 2022

My attraction to graphic design started with comic books covers. Like a lot of artistic comic nerds, my pre-teen friends and I would painstakingly redraw our favorite panels from Iron Man; while they drew characters and scenes, I was the guy drawing Iron Man’s shiny, machined logo—rivets and all. I was enamored by the lettering’s three-dimensional form, as if it were forged by Iron Man himself.

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Mindsparkle Mag

MARCH 17, 2022

Martha’s Gardens is a date farm located in Yuma, Arizona, US, specifically in the Gila River Valley. It was founded in 1990 by Nels and Martha Rogers. The farm’s offering consists mainly of date and date-derived products, such as date spread and coconut rolls, all are exported to locations as far away as Australia. The brand asked jesús ?

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Design Milk

MARCH 17, 2022

Architect Zaha Hadid’s spirited career and dynamic, groundbreaking architectural work continues to inspire around the world through Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA). The newly opened Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism exhibition showcases the bold, explorative urbanism they’re known for through a variety of design strategies used to create vibrant and sustainable community-orientated spaces within densely populated urban spaces.

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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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Colossal

MARCH 17, 2022

Arcyria denudata. All images © Barry Webb, licensed. South-Bucks, U.K.-based photographer Barry Webb favors the shimmering, gelatinous, and iridescent growths that sprout from decaying wood and plant material. His macro shots magnify the often imperceptible details of small slime molds, capturing the specimen’s unique characteristics with striking detail.

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FlowingData

MARCH 17, 2022

For FiveThirtyEight, Anna Wiederkehr and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, with illustrations by Nicole Rifkin, delve into the varying restrictions in each state. Laws based on fetus viability, distance to clinics, waiting periods, and cost must all be factored in with women’s decisions. Tags: abortion , FiveThirtyEight.

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Design Milk

MARCH 17, 2022

Downtown L.A. Proper is a new boutique hotel located in Los Angeles, California, designed by Kelly Wearstler. The property features 148 guest rooms in the heart of Downtown’s South Park District adjacent to the Fashion District. The building was originally constructed by Los Angeles architects Curlett & Beelman in the 1920s as a private members club.

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Its Nice That

MARCH 17, 2022

We talk to Rosa Viktoria Ahlers about her relentlessly fun and charming take on the dizzying world around her, and winding up on a Coca-Cola campaign.

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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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Design Milk

MARCH 17, 2022

In a case of two worlds colliding, a certain degree of delight is likely to be felt for anyone who grew up loving hip-hop and punk with the announcement of the collaboration between design studio FUTURA LABORATORIES and heritage boot maker Dr. Martens – a partnership represented by a pair of 8-hole boots combining the distinctive styles born from the streets of London and New York.

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Its Nice That

MARCH 17, 2022

The Italian graphic designer knows no limits when it comes to fun and playful graphic design. She tells us more about her journey and practice.

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UX Collective

MARCH 17, 2022

Getting excited about CES every year and pre-ordering video games can be fuel for product designers. From wearables to home computers?—?technology is embedded in everyone’s life. | Photo by Luke Chesser on Unsplash Something I tried to downplay and hide for many years of my adult life is just how much I “nerd out” over technology. By that I mean how much I obsess, get absolute joy, and have an unending curiosity about the new hardware and software that envelops our lives.

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Mindsparkle Mag

MARCH 17, 2022

Everything Beautiful is Far Away is a photographic project conceived by photographer Julian Abrams to document some of the most technologically influential astronomical telescopes of the modern observational era and the buildings that house them. Partnering with distinguished astronomer Professor Richard Ellis, Julian traveled to Observatory locations across the globe – California, Australia, Chile, Hawaii, and the Canary Islands – to capture the rugged landscapes, unique architect

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Colossal

MARCH 17, 2022

“Piano Bird” (2021), piano legs, keys, and wiring, 34 x 32 1/2 x 42 inches. Photo by Joerg Lohse. All images courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York, shared with permission. Artist Willie Cole is known for transforming discarded materials into sculptures with a tenor of interrogation. Much of his three-dimensional work revolves around found objects like high-heels , plastic bottles, or ironing boards that he turns into pieces of cultural commentary, addressing issues of mass produc

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Design You Trust

MARCH 17, 2022

The beehive is a hairstyle in which long hair is piled up in a conical shape on the top of the head and slightly backwards pointing, giving some resemblance to the shape of a traditional beehive. It is also known as the B-52 due to a resemblance to the distinctive nose of the Boeing B-52 Strategic Bomber. The ’80s band The B-52’s, took their name from the hairstyle which was worn by members Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson. h/t: vintag.es.

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Abduzeedo

MARCH 17, 2022

Inktober's Illustration Challenge by Ignas Krakys. abduzeedo 0317—22 Ignas Krakys took on the Inktober's illustration challenge in 2021. That means Ignas drew pictures every day of October related to that day's theme. Overall 31 drawings. During the challenge Ignas experimented with line and color to create quite stylish illustration pieces. . I'm very happy about the results I got.

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Booooooom

MARCH 17, 2022

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MARCH 17, 2022

B L O O M — 3D procedural abstract flower compositions. abduzeedo 0317—22 Dan Zucco is a 3D Art director & animator with a passion for making geometric patterns and generative art. For this post Dan shares a personal project exploring procedural abstract flower compositions using Cinema 4D mograph and volume objects. . For more information about Dan make sure to check out: Behance.

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Design Week

MARCH 17, 2022

British art and design publisher Counter-Print has just released Process: Visual Journeys in Graphic Design (Second Edition), a book that highlights “the rarely shown sketching and process behind the making of marks and logotypes.” Based on the work of Swedish graphic design studio BankerWessel, Process explores fourteen of the studio’s projects, including over 1,500 sketches and accompanying.

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The Die Line

MARCH 17, 2022

Chad Michael Studio has designed by St. Laurent's whisky and rye packaging.

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Booooooom

MARCH 17, 2022

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