Spoon Graphics

JUNE 17, 2020

Recently I have been checking out the kinds of graphics that are associated with hydrodipping, the popular image transfer technique that is used for applying patterns to all kinds of objects, from vehicle parts to sneakers. Browsing those designs gave me the inspiration to try and create an intense graphic pattern of my own in Photoshop. After a lot of trial and error, I found a useful technique that allows you to quickly fill an entire canvas with randomly placed graphics.

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Tuts Plus

JUNE 17, 2020

What does retro style mean? Retro or vintage design refers to a broad range of graphic design styles which lift influences and inspiration from different historical eras and retro style design, from mid-century modern graphic design and 50s art styles to vintage 70s graphic design. What Is Vintage Design? When you’re asked to give a design or image a ‘vintage’ look, what does that actually mean?

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Colossal

JUNE 17, 2020

“Essence of Life” by Jasmine Carey, of Australia. All images © HIPA and the photographers, shared with permission. Photographer Jasmine Carey , of Australia, captured a heartwarming moment between a mother humpback whale and her baby as they relax in the waters of the Kingdom of Tonga. Titled “Essence of Life,” the underwater shot recently won the top prize in the 2020 HIPA contest. “As we floated and watched them, the sound of the rhythm (of rain) faded just a litt

Photography 101

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Feature Shoot

JUNE 17, 2020

This article is part of our series on unusual and inspiring photography jobs. Today, we’re highlighting John Slaytor, aka The Funeral Photographer. In his time as The Funeral Photographer , the Australian artist John Slaytor has documented grief, compassion and togetherness across cultures. “At a Kenyan funeral, two mourners sang in Kikuyu to the body,” he remembers. “At a Buddhist funeral, monks chanted for hours, giving the family time to reflect. “At a Ukrainian

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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 Review

JUNE 17, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has brought about the closure of university and college campuses across the country, as well as the mass cancellation of degree shows for art and design students. However, many colleges, universities and student collectives around the UK have pulled together virtual showcases instead, meaning there is no shortage of opportunities to uncover emerging creative talent from across the country.

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Colossal

JUNE 17, 2020

Breonna Taylor. All images © Adrian Brandon, shared with permission. When Adrian Brandon starts to color a portrait, he sets a timer. For his rendering of Breonna Taylor, the clock is set to 26 minutes—for George Floyd, 46 minutes, for Tony McDade, 38, and for Aiyana Stanley Jones, just seven. “When the alarm sounds, I am hit with a wave of emotions ranging from anger, to deep sadness, to hopelessness, to feeling lucky that I am still here,” he says.

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Shillington

JUNE 17, 2020

After a degree in nutrition, Mary Lin founded a cupcake shop which she owned for 4 years in Melbourne. Working in the industry, she realized something was still missing and she wanted a more fulfilling career related to her love for design. Upon discovering Shillington, she decided to study abroad and enrolled in our full-time course in New York. After returning to Melbourne, Mary freelanced, worked at a design studio and now is a designer at Colette Werden , a personal branding agency.

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Under Consideration / Brand

JUNE 17, 2020

“The Little Mermaids”. (Est. 2013, originally named SpikedSeltzer) BON V!V (yes, that is the official spelling) is a brand of hard seltzer, considered to be the first to ignite the market in that category (now dominated, at least in recognition, by White Claw). Originally an independent company, it was acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev in 2016 and renamed in 2019 to Bon & Viv which is a shorthand for the names of the two mermaids that appear on the packaging, Bonnie and Vivian.

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Shillington

JUNE 17, 2020

Earlier in the year, Shillington London were approached with an opportunity we couldn’t turn down: H&M, the global fashion powerhouse, wanted recent Shillington London graduates to design posters for the exterior of their new shop on London’s Oxford Street. To celebrate the younger look & feel of their new store store, H&M wanted our most recent graduates’ artwork to be featured on the shopfront to act as a canvas to celebrate youth creativity in the heart of London

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Abduzeedo

JUNE 17, 2020

Welcoming Projector. A powerful creative tool to discover. AoiroStudio 06.17.20 Is there a place for another tool? What if I say there is a combination of Figma and Google Slides? Curious now right? We would like to share a warm welcome to Projector. What is Projector? It's a web browser-based tool that helps individuals and teams turn ideas into beautiful visuals across any format.

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Design Week

JUNE 17, 2020

The UK’s creative industries are projected to experience a revenue drop of £74bn in 2020, according to the Creative Industries Federation (CIF). The figures emerge from research carried out by Oxford Economics, which reveal the UK’s creative industries are “on the brink of devestation”, CIF says. They also revealed that 406,000 creative jobs – 1 in 5 – are expected to be lost across the UK.

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Azure Magazine

JUNE 17, 2020

For an exhibition about imagined space, the move to a virtual format offers – if not quite a blessing in disguise – a new opportunity. Dubbed Majesty. Illusion between Italy and Canada , the new exhibit hosted by Toronto’s Istituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Cultural Institute) and Muse Factory Projects explores the relationship between the design cultures of the two countries.

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Under Consideration / Brand

JUNE 17, 2020

“First Full Episode Drops June 23”. After the amazing and (amazingly) supportive response we received from many on you on the state of UnderConsideration last month, we were encouraged, inspired, and motivated to finally take the plunge and start a podcast! The Follow-up is a weekly podcast that goes in depth into projects recently reviewed on Brand New, featuring conversations with the designers -- and sometimes their clients -- uncovering the context, background, and design decisions behind th

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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.

Graphic Design

Shillington

JUNE 17, 2020

The Type Director’s Club hosts virtual salons with designers, curators and writers, giving creatives an opportunity to share their work and connect with others who love typography. Yomar Augusto is an educator and he has taught across Asia, Europe, South and North America, and enjoys helping students find their own creative style. He has held many other experimental calligraphy and book art workshops around the world.

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Brown Paper Bag

JUNE 17, 2020

Although thread is perhaps the most popular of all embroidery supplies , floss is not a requirement for something to be classified as the craft. Beading is another material that you can use, and if you’re looking for inspiration of how dazzling it can be, look no further than work by Celia Jayi. She creates portraits and abstract designs using only beads, and the results are awe-inspiring.

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Interaction Design Foundation

JUNE 17, 2020

Designers often need to convey information to the users of their designs. Specialists in information visualization design in particular find themselves presenting data over and over again to their users. However, it’s important when developing your designs that you don’t create “information overload” – that is presenting so much data that you leave the user confused and/or unable to make a decision.Author/Copyright holder: Pietro Zanarini.

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The Die Line

JUNE 17, 2020

ECKART, a leading provider of metallic and pearlescent pigments, just launched the illoom. Visualizer, a tool for those that want to create or experiment with 3D packaging visualizations that have metallic effects and inks.

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Interaction Design Foundation

JUNE 17, 2020

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Booooooom

JUNE 17, 2020

Vancouver-based artist Jazz Keillor. Our stuff, from well-worn living room chairs, to a kettle in the kitchen or a long beloved blanket, harbors emotional histories and intimate meanings that run far deeper than originally perceived. Both everyday items and precious possessions have stories tell; stories that are at once deeply personal, and yet capable of reflecting the experiences of entire communities.

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Trendland

JUNE 17, 2020

Words Camila Rigaud. D’strict agency unveiled a new digital installation on a building of Coex Square in Seoul. This area of town is known as the Korean Time Square and is the country’s first free display outdoor advertisement zone.

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Interaction Design Foundation

JUNE 17, 2020

If you work in an area related to UX, you’ll probably agree that good UX has a huge business value. Good UX helps you create the most relevant products and services for your customers and ensure that they are a joy to use. But if you have any practical experience of working with UX in organizations or as a consultant, you might also have found that getting resources to do UX right and incorporating UX into your company culture can be an uphill battle.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 17, 2020

Chris has been documenting London since the 80s but this new body of work paints the capital in entirely new, and eerie, light.

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Trendland

JUNE 17, 2020

Words Francois Correia. The craft of indigo dye has been nurtured since the 19th century in Japan , becoming widespread in the early 20th century.

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The Die Line

JUNE 17, 2020

The material is compostable, degrades in 4-6 weeks, and gets made from fish scales and skin along with red algae that would ordinarily get discarded.

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Trendland

JUNE 17, 2020

Words TL Team. Italian artist Fabio Viale presents a tale of decay and reconstruction, as part of his ongoing exhibition ‘Acqua alta High Tide’ at Galleria Poggiali in Florence, Italy.

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