Its Nice That
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Henning Skibbe discusses the creative thinking behind Character Type’s latest release NewsSerif, a typeface completing a toolbox for editorial typographic challenges.
Smashing Magazine Graphics
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
What Saul Bass Can Teach Us About Web Design. What Saul Bass Can Teach Us About Web Design. Frederick O’Brien. 2021-02-12T12:00:00+00:00. 2021-02-12T12:05:41+00:00. Web design exists at a lovely intersection of different disciplines. In previous articles, I’ve written about the lessons to be learned from newspapers and from ancient Roman architects.
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Trendland
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Words Marta Knas. Branding for Canadian AUPALE Vodka by a Montreal-based studio Wedge is a mix of purity, chemistry and Northern allure. Inspired by the shades of Aurora Borealis, the concept takes cues from distillery's geographical location.
Abduzeedo
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Hikari - Japan Inspired 3D Lights. abduzeedo 02.12.21 From Pom Pom ’s office in Stockholm, Thomas Pomarelle and Simon Appel meditated around the concept of light during the lockdown. As they were wandering around, looking through the window, they decided to take a spiritual journey to the last and still vivid memory they had from the world from before: Japan.
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 You Trust
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
When’s the last time you played a card game? Did you notice anything unusual with your card deck? Indy Mellink, from the Netherlands, certainly thought that something was strange. Last summer, the 23-year-old card fan realized that traditional playing cards were, in her opinion, sexist and racist, so she created a new deck of cards that would be fully inclusive by completely removing “gender hierarchy and race differences” altogether.
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Design You Trust
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Nikolay Kurganov is a freelance artist based in Moscow, Russia. His works are mostly inspired by Japanese culture and anime. More: Artstation , Instagram.
Abduzeedo
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Tonik Web Design. abduzeedo 02.12.21 Piotr Ka?mierczak , Jacek Janiczak , Maciej ?elaznowski shared a web design project on their Behance for Tonik, a design studio that describes themselves as a studio that tickles users in all the right places making your business thrive. It’s an interesting mission, but my focus is more on the web design work shared here. .
Abduzeedo
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Introducing Editor X - a responsive Web Design Tool. AoiroStudio 02.12.21 We have been getting news about Editor X from our friends at WIX. They are out of BETA and it's now official launched! It would be great to try but what's particular with this tool is that is the only fully collaborative web creation platform on the market right now. Meaning that it will let you and your team members working collaboratively and simultaneously on a website.
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Design You Trust
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Geena Davis. In 1994, a fresh-faced young man was in Los Angeles. Over the next several years he managed to get his photo taken with scores of famous faces. Artist and photo dealer Dan Barry recently found these celebrity photographs. “I can identify some of them,” he tells Flashbak. “Any help confirming identities would be appreciated.”. “I buy and sell vintage photos,” he says.
Noupe
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant restrictions on movement and physical interaction have led to increased demand for online shopping. With people restricted from leaving their houses unnecessarily, it has become imperative for brick and mortar businesses that want to survive to take their operations online. However, transitioning a brick and mortar business into eCommerce is not a matter of simply starting a website and listing your products on the website.
Design You Trust
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
If you don’t have a pic like this, are you even a couple? According to Alexa Machado: “We didn’t let social distancing stop us from a special Valentine’s Day couple’s photoshoot! Thanks to the pandemic, I’ve been feeling touch-starved, so I got a little creative and came up with the perfect solution! All is fun and games… until two suitors show up!
Trendland
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Words Mariana Bettinelli. Stu.dere - Oficina de Arquitectura e Design transformed an old industrial building into a playful multi-functional space. The project, named Warehouse Morinha , is located in Vila Meã, a Portuguese village in the municipality of Amarante.
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.
The Die Line
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
The color scheme only serves to further complement this theme, drawing consumers in with an interest for traditional, Japanese distillation and brewing techniques. .
Colossal
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Toronto-based developer Jacob Jackson just launched a simple visual search engine that’s particularly adept at gathering results with similar patterns, compositions, and textures. Aptly named Same Energy , the tool is still in beta and minimal by design, with a focus on the image rather than keywords. Results are grouped together by category, which generates a more comprehensive set of findings than similar searches. “We believe it should integrate a rich visual understanding, captur
The Die Line
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
In the battle of Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano, this limited-edition Crown Royal bag designed by Ruth E. Carter for Coming 2 America wins.
Colossal
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
All images © Nelson Makamo, shared with permission. Nelson Makamo ( previously ) is known for his oversized, lively portraits of the children and teens he meets around Johannesburg. Using a distinct blend of acrylic, watercolors, monotypes, silkscreen, and oil paint, the South African artist often delineates their silhouettes with a thick line of charcoal before adding colorful details to their clothing and faces.
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The Die Line
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
The new logo celebrates the founder’s love of yoga and philosophy of achieving harmony in the mind and body.
Its Nice That
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
The four winners of this year’s awards “will make us think more about the world around us”, says the Royal Photographic Society.
Graphis
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Designer Ken-Tsai Lee, featured in Journal #365, was born in Taipei, Taiwan and founded the Ken-Tsai Lee Design Studio in 1996. Lee is currently an associate professor at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, and his work has won numerous awards such as the DA&D Award, iF Design Award (2015, 2016, and 2017), […].
Its Nice That
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Are they paintings? Collage? Airbrush? Unexpectedly, these works are made using iPhone 8s and an app called PicsArt.
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Design Week
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Dating can be daunting at the best of times, but the past year has made it even more complicated. Lockdown restrictions have not always been clear about whether you can even meet up – and a socially-distanced park date is not too appealing in the middle of winter. Add to that general pandemic anxiety, and endlessly scrolling through apps may not seem too appealing right now.
Its Nice That
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Our weekly round-up of jobs posted on our sister site If You Could Jobs.
Illustration Age
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
TIME’s Person of the Year issue is an annual tradition that comes with intrigue, drama, and mystery. Every year the editorial staff at the prestigious periodical chooses various artists and photographers to depict a wide range of potential “PotY” candidates. The exact choice is not ever known by the hired artists until the magazine is ready to roll out to newsstands and mailboxes.
Its Nice That
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Featuring ad assets by UnCommon, humorous visuals and a short story from the star of My Dad Wrote a Porno, the book gives a whole new meaning to “property porn”.
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