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For the love of Papier-mâché: Artist Bernie Kaminski on being playful & experimental with art

Creative Boom

© Bernie Kaminski Most of us delved into the world of Papier-mâché as kids and never looked back, but for US artist Berne Kaminski , it's a creative pursuit that stuck. "It's difficult to be precise with Papier-mâché. Sometimes an object looks a little off in an interesting way," says US-based artist Berne Kaminski, but that's precisely what he enjoys most about the art form – not having total creative control over the outcome.

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20 Camping, Travel & Adventure Badge Logo Templates

Spoon Graphics

Access All Areas members have a great collection of logo templates in the style of outdoors badges and patches to download this week, courtesy of JeksonGraphics. These travel and adventure inspired designs feature camping, hiking and mountaineering graphics in a retro style. Edit the text to create custom artwork for T-Shirts, stickers, logos, and more!

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The University of Leeds launches an online Digital Design & Communication MA – and these five things make it unique

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Want to study online at a postgraduate level? Then the University of Leeds' new Masters in Digital Design & Communication has so much to offer. Read on to discover what it entails and the five key benefits that make it stand out from other courses. The University of Leeds is one of the most prestigious universities in the UK, with world-class facilities and teaching.

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HAY Introduces a Timely Refresh of the Wall Clock by Jasper Morrison

Design Milk

You would not be completely wrong considering an analog wall clock as a bit of an anachronism. Even luddites are prone to wake up to the alarm chime of a phone, regularly glance at the passing hours from a mobile device, and perhaps occasionally rely on the aid of a smartwatch to provide an update of the time. Even so, there’s something unobtrusive and ultimately comforting about a non-digital display wall clock – its simplicity focused upon singularly displaying the time is a “quiet

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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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Going on a city break? Here's the ideal travel kit for any creative

Creative Boom

Ramverk Pro Front-access Carry-on by DB Journey From luxurious luggage to clever clothing, here are some brilliant buys that will make this year's getaway a magical one. As the days get warmer and lighter, many of us are already dreaming of our spring and summer travels. Whether it's soaking in the ancient culture of Rome or basking in the sun-drenched streets of Lisbon or Croatia, a city break can be the perfect way to find creative inspiration and take a much-needed break from work.

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A Look at What’s in Store for the Graphic Design Industry

Inkbot Design

A Look at What's in Store for the Graphic Design Industry In today's fast-paced world, graphic design has become indispensable for any brand, business or organisation that wants to make an impact. The graphic design industry has evolved significantly from digital media to print, and the future promises even more exciting changes. With emerging technologies, new design trends and ever-increasing competition, graphic designers must keep up with the latest developments in the industry.

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T-Shirt Photoshop Mockup with Transparent Background and Customizable Colors

We And The Color

This high-resolution t-shirt mockup is available for download at Adobe Stock. Created by Adobe Stock contributor @Moixó Studio , this easy-to-use t-shirt mockup comes in a very high resolution of 6000x4000px. Using this PSD file, you can showcase your t-shirt designs in a hyper-realistic way. Thanks to well-organized layers and a transparent background, using this mockup is so easy!

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Wondershare Recoverit 11 File Recovery Tool Review

HONGKIAT

Recoverit 11 is an amazing piece of technology developed by Wondershare that can help you recover those precious memories and important files that you thought were lost forever. This data recovery software is perfect for those moments when you accidentally delete a file or your hard drive crashes, as well as for small businesses, media agencies, vloggers, and travel enthusiasts who keep a record of everything.

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“CenterFold” by Artist Nick Massarelli

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A Guide To SEO-Friendly Images: Top 10 Tips

Inkbot Design

A Guide To SEO-Friendly Images: Top 10 Tips Do you want to spend hours creating visually stunning content only to find it missing in search engine results? Well, fear not, my friends, because I have a secret weapon for you: SEO-friendly images. That's right; optimising your images for search engines can draw more attention to your content and achieve higher interaction rates.

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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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“New York, Lately” by Photographer Teddy Fitzhugh

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Picture Perfect: Four Homes that Frame the Landscape

Azure Magazine

The splendour of Utah’s Rocky Mountains. Verdant rolling landscapes of Texas hill country. Rugged, woodland charm in New York’s Westchester County. Crisp blue skies above Austin’s growing skyline. For designers, these majestic landscapes are a locus of inspiration — and an opportunity to create unique homes rooted in a sense of place.

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How Koto designed a suite of “immediately cinematic” graphics for Netflix

Design Week

Koto has redeveloped Netflix’s approach to iconography, illustrations and typography, aiming to transform previously neglected touchpoints into “immediately cinematic” graphic assets. Working collaboratively with Netflix’s in house team, Koto sought to build on, rather than reinvent its visual identity. Koto’s chief creative officer and co-founder Jowey Roden says that the studio achieved this by.

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Marco Andrea Cacioni uses design to build a “queer underwater civilisation”

Its Nice That

Fusing queerness and electronic music, the graphic designer hopes their work looks like a new language made of "unreadable characters and monolithic architecture"

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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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Earthfoam

ID Identity Design

Earthfoam is a sustainable sleep brand aiming to raise the standards of quality, comfort, durability, and transparency within a misunderstood category. The visual identity was originally inspired by retro Airfoam ads (the original foam rubber mattress) from the 1950s. They featured bright colors, space-age curves, bold lettering, and an old-school script logo.

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Shunga Y2K Illustrations by Sarisa Kojima

We And The Color

Check out these super-stylish, fun, and absolutely trending feminine illustrations. With a remarkable career spanning over ten years, Sarisa Kojima – a transgender artist of Thai-Japanese descent – has been continuously perfecting her artistry in Art History and Japanese Woodcut Printmaking. Her pieces are heavily influenced by Asian culture, traditional myths, folklore, and philosophy which she incorporates into classic eastern art styles with elements of woodblock printing for added depth.

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F-Secure’s playful animated logo appears to “scan and protect”

Design Week

Nomad Studio has rebranded Finnish cyber security company F-Secure, with a new logo that appears to be “scanning and protecting” when animated. F-Secure chose to work with Nomad for its rebrand because the studio had no experience with cyber security, meaning it could start with “a blank sheet of paper rather than a preconceived idea”, says Nomad creative director Ash Watkins.

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How to Organise Your Design Files Like a Pro

Inkbot Design

How to Organise Your Design Files Like a Pro Are you tired of wasting precious time looking for that one design file buried somewhere in your digital clutter? Do you often need help with disorganised and chaotic design folders? If so, you're not alone. Designers everywhere need help to organise their files, resulting in lost productivity, missed deadlines and unnecessary stress.

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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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Artist Used AI To Find Out What Hollywood Legends Would Look Like In The Future

Design You Trust

Audrey Hepburn Do you ever get lost in the glamour of old Hollywood? The legends of Tinseltown have created a magical time capsule that enchants us with nostalgia, sophistication, beloved storylines, and vintage aesthetics that remain etched in our minds. More: Reface h/t: boredpanda Elvis Presley Each year, fans eagerly await new biopics and adaptations of classic novels featuring icons of the past like Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and Audrey Hepburn.

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Instagrams by Bethany Marie #inspiration #photography #iphoneography

Designspiration

Instagrams by Bethany Marie #inspiration #photography #iphoneography

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From Limp Bizkit to Navalny: Artist Creates Absolutely Amazing Cute Portrait Dolls

Design You Trust

Wednesday Addams Doll-making has been a passion for Julia Fedotova, the founder of DollsForFans, since she was a child. In her early years, she played with Barbie dolls and was drawn to changing their hairstyles, makeup, and clothes. At the age of 10, her grandmother taught her how to sew doll clothes, which further fueled her love for dolls. More: Instagram h/t: boredpanda , DollsForFans Alexei Navalny As a teenager, Julia took a break from dolls, but after six years, she felt the urge to creat

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How do our most intimate spaces reflect us? Olivia Pedigo’s dreamy 3D artworks investigate

Its Nice That

The Miami-based creative who works across 3D art, animation and graphic design, explores whether “we give meaning to our possessions or if they give meaning to us.

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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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Fine Art Photography by Irene Suchocki #inspiration #photography #art #fine

Designspiration

Fine Art Photography by Irene Suchocki #inspiration #photography #art #fine

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Two Levitating, Rammed Earth Villas in a Costa Rican Jungle

Design Milk

Dagmar Štěpánová of Formafatal recently completed the first rammed earth structures in Costa Rica that can be yours to rent for your next vacation. Achioté is a pair of minimalist villas in Playa Hermosa that look as if they’re levitating above an overgrown cliff by the Pacific Ocean. The homes are situated in a jungle-like environment with lush greenery all around for ultimate privacy.

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Netflix has a new look (and it's delightfully different)

Creative Bloq

Leaning into the language of cinema.

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5 New Colors + 1 Retro Pattern Refresh Panton’s Flowerpot Range

Design Milk

Arguably better than a fresh bouquet of flowers, the iconic Flowerpot range designed by Verner Panton is getting a spring refresh from Danish design house &Tradition with five, new, vibrant colors and a black & white pattern that has us feeling nostalgic for retro styles. The reissue of Panton’s hypnotic, wavy pattern is a particularly exciting one.

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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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Apple may have gone too far with the iPhone 15 Pro design

Creative Bloq

You're going to need a bigger pocket.

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Listen to the KBIS 2023 DMM Talks Lounge Panels Online

Design Milk

We came, we saw, and we talked. A lot. Seeing the newest products and innovations at KBIS 2023 did not fail to impress, and we’re already looking forward to what’s to come in 2024. Our DMM Talks Lounge , put on in partnership with Modenus Media , was packed every day. Attendees enjoyed panels on everything from creative collaboration to the rise of generational living.

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CJWHO ™ (Riverhouse Bath) #bath #design #interiors #photography #architecture #luxury

Designspiration

CJWHO ™ (Riverhouse Bath) #bath #design #interiors #photography #architecture #luxury

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HeyBetter

Design Everywhere

HeyBetter

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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.