Creative Boom

JUNE 13, 2022

© Jungmin Ryu. All images courtesy of the artists. Going it alone as an illustrator is full of challenges, from creative to administrative. So the more advice you can get, the better. We asked ten successful freelance illustrators to share the benefit of their experience to date, and they all shared valuable tips and insights. Perhaps the biggest challenge of being a freelance illustrator, at least at the start, is getting enough work.

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Designer Daily

JUNE 13, 2022

Sketching is a quick drawing technique. Classic sense, sketching is a preparatory stage before the creation of artistic work. Such sketches help artists think through the composition, outline the main lines and assemble the elements of the future work. Fast does not mean poor quality. Sketches are drawn at once, in one approach, and without any preliminary work.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 13, 2022

© Ninki. There are many reasons why a person might turn towards creativity. Not only is the act of putting pen to paper a form of therapy, but it's also an effective way of expressing oneself and a means of putting your personal view out into the world. For Ninki (also known as Qi Ren), it's all of these reasons combined – and then some. Born in China, Ninki began to draw from a young age and has been practising the medium of illustration ever since.

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We And The Color

JUNE 13, 2022

Check out this timeless new visual identity of Norsk Etikett. Located in Stavanger, Norway, Studio Oker is a design firm working with brands at the intersection of technology and culture. They have been commissioned to create a new brand identity for Norsk Etikett, a family-owned supplier of self-adhesive labels with headquarters and production in Sandnes, Norway.

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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

JUNE 13, 2022

Shillington is known throughout the design industry as a flexible and reliable route into the profession. So it's great news that it has just announced two Diversity in Design scholarships for 2022, available to two lucky aspiring designers. Shillington's intensive courses – spread across three months full-time or nine months part-time – are equally popular with school leavers, university graduates looking to build on their degree, and working professionals looking to switch careers.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 13, 2022

One thing we've come to learn over the years is that it's ok to try out different avenues before finding your feet. Gonzalo Rodríguez, an art director and graphic designer specialising in branding, first moved into the world of advertising before realising his passion. Born in Valladolid in Spain (although he never lived there), the Barcelona-based designer spent the first six years of his career in advertising.

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Graphic Design Junction

JUNE 13, 2022

Modern business proposal brochures with elegant design. The Proposal brochure templates use for multi-purpose like project proposal, corporate proposal, business proposal and more. Creative business proposals are available in A4 and US letter, well organized layers and structured pages using document grid and baseline grid for perfect positioning of elements.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 13, 2022

Carly Owens in her studio. Besides being luscious and comically good to look at, Carly Owen 's work is a great example of how to succeed as a multidisciplinary artist. Spanning textiles and paintings – plus a few other mediums on occasion – the Colorado-based artist creates pleasing and humorous pieces ranging from sparkly fried eggs and meaty steaks to painted butterflies and the occasional (more realistic) portrait.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 13, 2022

Being introduced to typography and design greats Paula Scher and Herb Lubalin at age ten by his father, New York-based Jaeyou Chung was destined to be a designer.

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Advertiser: Issuu

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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Design Milk

JUNE 13, 2022

1. Rainbow Object by Capra Designs. This retro rainbow accent is a modern call back to the rainbow motif of the 70s. Each one of these playful nesting arches is handcrafted from resin in small batches, and available in a warm and cool color palette. Style them together or apart, curve-side up or down – it’s up to you. However you arrange it, the Rainbow Object is sure to bring the color and curves to your space. $89.

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UX Collective

JUNE 13, 2022

Weekly curated resources for designers?—?thinkers and makers. The impact of our digital interactions on the environment may be less visible compared to physical products but very real. There are plenty of tools and frameworks to consider the environmental impact during a design process. But they, too, are mostly targeting the industrial design profession.

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Creative Review

JUNE 13, 2022

Imbued with wide-ranging symbolism – from joy or dread to death or divinity – the bird has long been a source of inspiration for creatives. Some of the best-known admirers of our feathered friends have ranged from Pablo Picasso to photographer Eric Hosking, whose 60-year career saw him break new ground in how birds are documented. “Today, birds are a popular subject among professional?

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Inkbot Design

JUNE 13, 2022

How Much Is the Nike Logo Worth? Nike is one of the most popular and valuable brands in the world. The company's logo – a simple swoosh – is recognised by people all over the globe. So, how much is the Nike logo worth? The answer is a lot. Nike's brand is worth an estimated $33 billion, making it one of the most valuable brands in the world.

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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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Creative Review

JUNE 13, 2022

Created by Leo Burnett London, the latest UK campaign for McDonald’s features the fast food brand’s distinctive products – including the Big Mac, a gherkin, a strawberry milkshake, and fries – in a stripped-back illustrative style. It is a look that we’ve come to expect from the brand, and which follows campaigns including its previous work for McDelivery and also its packaging redesign.

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Mindsparkle Mag

JUNE 13, 2022

One week is left until summer officially starts! And we're all about holidays. After a long, exhausting year, we're all looking forward to having some rest. And for design's sake, it's also a crucial part of the process. So, let's all get immersed in a fun, curated selection of great designs! Meet Top 10: June Branding. Last week, we featured ice cream design, and this one, we bring back some of those projects as they performed wonderfully.

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Design Beep

JUNE 13, 2022

Stickers are known to be effective marketing collateral for many businesses today. Although these aren’t new strategies, they continue to be effective in attracting more customers and retaining loyal ones. Whether you’re planning to sell stickers as brand merchandise for your business or use them as promotional materials, the key is to create those that are unique and creative enough to stand out from the rest.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 13, 2022

We take a walk through the Berlin-based artist’s process, influences and how he is most inspired by “uneventful, banal moments”.

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Booooooom

JUNE 13, 2022

Jenni Pasanen and Reuben Wu. Jenni Pasanen on Twitter. Reuben Wu on Twitter.

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Abduzeedo

JUNE 13, 2022

UI/UX for Fort Telecom. abduzeedo 0613—22 Accuraten Bureau shared a UI, UX and web design project for Fort Telecom, a leading provider of M2M technologies and solutions who also develops and manufactures equipment for IP video surveillance networks. For more information make sure to check out Accuraten Bureau on: Behance. Website.

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Feature Shoot

JUNE 13, 2022

Kalalau by Ebby Amir. The photographer and creative technologist Ebby Amir recently took a trip to Hawaii’s Kalalau Trail. “It was unspeakably beautiful–something that you’d just die to see,” he tells me. “I took thousands of photographs, but I got one panorama of the sunset that captured the journey. It’s one of those shots that made me sit back and think, ‘Wow, that is a gorgeous piece of planet Earth right there.

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Abduzeedo

JUNE 13, 2022

Visual identity and website for AMB.TV. abduzeedo 0613—22 Jordy Kuster shared a visual identity and website design project created for AMB.TV, a company part of MASTER.CO focused on film, photography and production. . Credits. Agency: Sowhat - 2021/2022. Cd: Rodrigo Poersch. Head Of Art: Gean Santos. Cw: Rafael Pavelegini. Art Direction & Design: Gean Santos E Jordy Kuster.

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Shillington

JUNE 13, 2022

We’re proud to announce, that for the second year, Shillington is partnering with Bulletproof for our Diversity in Design Full Scholarship + Industry Mentorship opportunities. This year we’re offering Full Scholarships in New York City, London and Sydney—providing a career-changing opportunity to aspiring designers from underrepresented groups. As a collaborative commitment by both educators and employers, the scholarship strives to support and strengthen equity by cultivating diverse and inclus

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Graphis

JUNE 13, 2022

The regular deadline for our Advertising 2023 competition is tomorrow; enter now and win big like these.

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Shillington

JUNE 13, 2022

We’re proud to announce, that for the second year, Shillington is partnering with Bulletproof for our 2022 Diversity in Design Full Scholarship & Industry Mentorship opportunities—providing a career-changing opportunity to aspiring designers from underrepresented groups. Want to know what Bulletproof is looking for in New York City? Read on to hear from Ami Werner, Head of Strategy at Bulletproof New York.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 13, 2022

It's no secret that brand guidelines have become a major headache for graphic designers working today. With everything in constant flux, it's difficult to keep up with the increasing demands of visual identities. Corebook is on a mission to help and wants to make PDF brand guidelines extinct by 2025. We sat down with Corebook's Janis Verzemnieks and Raitis Velps to find out more.

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