Spoon Graphics
AUGUST 17, 2022
In today’s Adobe Photoshop tutorial I’m going to show you how to create an abstract piece of retro-futuristic artwork known as a Polyscape. It’s a combination of polygon shapes and landscape or cityscape photographs, and sometimes even pictures of outer-space! These photos are then cut and pasted into a digital collage, using Photoshop’s editing tools rather than scissors and glue.
Creative Boom
AUGUST 17, 2022
Barcelona-based brand and graphic designer Jose Manuel Vega has turned the wit and wisdom of Kanye West's tweets into a series of bold, black and white typographic posters. And through a clever mix of design and lettering, these posters channel the bombastic spirit of their inspiration. Ah, Twitter. The popular social media site can be a useful resource for self-promotion as much as a phenomenal time drain.
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Graphic Design Junction
AUGUST 17, 2022
People get bored and tired of UI design trends, and each year, the pendulum swings the different ways. We all have experienced the fall and rise of iconic fashion pieces of art movements. In User Interface (UI) design, the same thing takes place. Interface styles range from those that look like real-world objects to those that are incredibly plain and simple.
Creative Boom
AUGUST 17, 2022
Sheffield-based contemporary painter Nick Grindrod is coming to the Smithson Gallery this September with a new solo exhibition titled Strata. Featuring brand-new abstract paintings, as well as rare samples of his drawings, the exhibition promises to uncover the various layers of his art. Running from 22 September through until the 29th, Strata is a vibrant celebration of Nick Grindrod's colourful work.
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
Design Milk
AUGUST 17, 2022
When you live in a small apartment or condo, every square foot has a use. URBN Balcony is a modular outdoor system that can help you add function and purpose to a balcony or terrace space, should you have one. Designed by Unopiù in collaboration with Meneghello Paolelli Associati , the modular structure is made from resistant iroku wood that performs wonderfully outdoors.
Creative Boom
AUGUST 17, 2022
Freelance illustrator Lia Liao has worked with big-name clients such as The New Yorker, The Washington Post, and Scientific American. However, a background in psychology rather than art helped to develop her distinctive editorial style. Lia, who is currently based in New York, only recently switched to a career in illustration. But even though she started in 2020, she has already picked up several accolades, including getting accepted into the Society of Illustrators and winning the Creative Qua
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Design Milk
AUGUST 17, 2022
Architect Koray Duman – born in Turkey and based in New York City – knows about creating spaces for art – both appreciating it and creating it. As the founder and principal of Buro Koray Duman , he converted an 11,000-square-foot manufacturing space into a gallery and studio space for artist Richard Prince in Harlem. That experience and others have taught him how to negotiate our expectations of spaces dedicated “to art” and the actual elements of a rewarding architectural experience.
We And The Color
AUGUST 17, 2022
The creative team of ALAND Studio developed this sophisticated packaging for the soaps of SISA. ALAND is a Hong Kong-based graphic design studio focusing on branding, graphic design, and creative direction. The studio was founded in 2018 by Alan Wong, who graduated from RMIT University (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) with a Bachelor’s Degree in communication design in 2010.
The Design Blog
AUGUST 17, 2022
A’ Design Awards 2022 Winners Announced A’ Design Award & Competition , one of the World’s largest and most diffused international design awards announced results of the 2021 - 2022 design competition: 2022 Winners from 114 countries in 110 different design disciplines. Entries were carefully evaluated by an internationally influential jury panel composed of established scholars, prominent press members, creative design professionals and experienced entrepreneurs who devoted great care and atten
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Noupe
AUGUST 17, 2022
You’ve probably noticed platforms like YouTube and Instagram taking over the world recently, right? If you’re a marketer or a business owner, it’s only natural to want a piece of the action and hopefully increase your influencer marketing ROI. You want to connect with your target audiences in a new way. And you want to connect with them in their natural environment: social media.
We And The Color
AUGUST 17, 2022
Take a look at Fleur Display, an extraordinary font duo created for today’s typographic demands. Are you looking for an extraordinary display font that offers a playful yet elegant style? If so, this might be it. The Fleur Display font duo by SilverStag combines classic influences with modern typography. The duo consists of a regular and outline version.
The Die Line
AUGUST 17, 2022
Olive oil and olive oil cake mix packaging richly inspired by its Ancient Greek roots. .
Creative Review
AUGUST 17, 2022
Originally from Nigeria, Bola Meshioye’s work is firmly rooted in an appreciation for her home country, culture and people. Primarily a digital artist, the illustrator also enjoys working with traditional media including pencils and ink to create her colour-drenched artworks. Meshioye moved to the UK in 2019 to pursue a higher education in the arts, opting to study illustration with animation at.
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.
Inkbot Design
AUGUST 17, 2022
Top 6 Graphic Design Elements Crucial to Your Website’s SEO. The internet is overflowing with SEO tips. If you are a business owner, you have probably scoured the web, looking for easy-to-implement strategies to increase your rankings. However, you might not know that your website’s graphic design elements impact your search engine rankings!
Colossal
AUGUST 17, 2022
All images © Toco-Oco. Playfully curious, a troupe of hybrid characters dreamed up by the Brazil-based Toco-Oco ( previously ) has an inclination for the mythical. Figures sporting feathered suits and wolves cradling human heads are imbued with mystery, and together, the otherworldly cast becomes a metaphor for the varied, emotional, and sometimes bewildering nature of human existence.
Azure Magazine
AUGUST 17, 2022
When embarking on a project for a company that makes customer service software, it’s important to ace the art of designer-client interactions. The first rule of business? Listen to the customer. So when Montreal’s Ménard Dworkind and Studio MHA were hired to design Zendesk ’s Montreal office , they started with a company-wide consultation. Photo by Alex Lesage.
Colossal
AUGUST 17, 2022
All images © Uli Kno?rzer, shared with permission. Berlin-based artist Uli Kno?rzer ( previously ) highlights the signature grainy texture of colored pencils in his faithful portraiture. Whether for personal projects or commissions from fashion labels and publications—many of the pieces shown here are part of a recent project for Tommy Hilfiger—the richly illustrated works hone in on the emotions of the subject.
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Eye on Design
AUGUST 17, 2022
It was only 50 cents. But it was 50 cents that perhaps changed the look of pop culture as we know it today. Emily Oberman was born in Yonkers, NY in 1962 to a designer father and an artist mother. Marvin and Arline Simon Oberman mandated their daughter take tap-dancing lessons, ballet lessons, jazz lessons… and drawing lessons. To the backdrop of walls adorned with work by the likes of Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast, and Paul Rand, these polymath parents would collaborate on children’s books, and
Colossal
AUGUST 17, 2022
“Randy 3,” 8.2 x 11.6 inches. All images © Lola Dupre, shared with permission. Glasgow-based artist Lola Dupre ’s evocative and often humorous photographic collages of animals, historic images, and portraits tap into the unique personalities and emotions of her subjects. A cross-eyed cat has its vision multiplied, and a Shiba Inu’s joyful face pokes out of an enormous body in a play on repetition and perception.
Inkbot Design
AUGUST 17, 2022
7 Customer Loyalty Strategies That Work. It's common sense to give your customers what they want and keep them coming back, right? But most people don't know how to do this. What if you could keep your customers engaged—for life? We know that the right customer loyalty strategy can keep you top-of-mind with your customers and turn them into repeat customers for life.
Abduzeedo
AUGUST 17, 2022
Framer — from prototype to production. abduzeedo 0817—22 Making websites is complicated. Typically it involves designing in Figma, perhaps Figma + Webflow or a whole range of apps going from Sketch to Github to VSCode to who knows what else these days. The point is, web design and development is complicated! Our friends at Framer are changing that and making it super easy and fast!
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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.
Illustration Art
AUGUST 17, 2022
In 2020 I wrote a biography of golden age illustrator Mead Schaeffer published by the fine folks at The Illustrated Press. As part of that process, Schaeffer's daughter loaned me his personal scrapbooks. He proudly hand lettered large, heavy volumes where he preserved clippings of every published work, along with personal correspondence, notes and memorabilia.
Vandelay Design
AUGUST 17, 2022
Looking for the best Nordic fonts to use in your Scandinavian or Viking-themed designs? Here are the top options for giving your designs an authentic look. The post 25 Nordic Fonts (Norse, Rune, Viking, and Scandanavian) appeared first on Vandelay Design.
Pixlr
AUGUST 17, 2022
Want to enhance some low-quality or grainy images in just a few simple clicks but don’t have fancy software? Do not fret, because Pixlr is the only photo editing tool you need! With Pixlr, you can easily elevate your mobile captures and turn them into professional-looking photos in a few easy-to-follow steps. And of course, [.].
Design Milk
AUGUST 17, 2022
Does anyone else remember the completely unique, yet impractical exercise of style over substance known as the Kone ? Designed by Karim Rashid for Dirt Devil back in the early 2000s, the handheld vacuum’s primary appeal was its minimalist cone shape. The Kone wasn’t necessarily an ergonomic success, but still had its proponents for its sculptural form, a design to be seen as much as purchased to clean.
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Inkbot Design
AUGUST 17, 2022
6 Things You Need To Know About Branding In Retail. Today's consumers are increasingly looking to buy products that fit their lifestyle and budget. The power of branding has never been stronger. We live in a world where consumers have become increasingly educated about products, services and companies. With a wealth of online information, consumers are often well informed about the brands they love and choose to use daily.
Creative Bloq
AUGUST 17, 2022
These could easily be real.
FlowingData
AUGUST 17, 2022
Reuters goes with the radar chart to show gas supplies , as European countries prepare for the winter and possibly no gas from Russia. The circular shape shows the annual cycle, the gray shows the previous five-year average, and the blue shows the current year’s supply. Tags: Europe , gas.
Creative Bloq
AUGUST 17, 2022
The Huion Kamvas 22 Pro is now under £400.
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.
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