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25 Free Procreate Tutorials for Illustrations, Paintings & Drawing

Just Creative

The Procreate app is an amazing tool that makes it easy for anyone to create beautiful artwork right on their Apple iPad. In all honesty, though, the mobile app is much more than a simple drawing tool. Not only does it give you the ability to draw creations from scratch but you can also create painting, illustrations, graphic designs, and more with incredible detail.

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5 Indigenous Designers Breaking New Ground

Azure Magazine

In 2015, after almost a decade of work, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) released 94 calls to action aimed at redressing the systemic disenfranchisement — past and present — of Indigenous communities across the nation. At that point, there were fewer than two dozen licensed Indigenous architects in Canada, a meagre statistic that was echoed in other countries.

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4 Design Business Mistakes Keeping you from Dream Clients & Consistent Income

Just Creative

The realization that your business isn’t quite working out the way you’d planned isn’t a fun one. You might look back at your last few projects and see that the clients weren’t the type you want to be working with. Or you might not have any past clients to look back on and feel like you’ll never see consistent income. I’ve been there. We’ve all been there.

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University Press Cover Round-Up

Spine Magazine

We welcome you to another in our ongoing feature in which notable book cover designer Jordan Wannemacher periodically highlights a selection of recent university press cover designs. Please enjoy this celebration of amazing work. This list is in no particular order. Credits are listed below. If you are a book cover creative and want your work or the work of your department reviewed by Jordan be sure to get in touch with us!

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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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Franz Impler builds video game-inspired cities for Zouj’s new music video

Creative Review

“The name of the song, j0_0j, can be translated to ‘Jouj’ That means ‘two’ in Moroccan Arabic,” explains animator Franz Impler, the brains behind the new music video for Zouj (aka Adam Lenox)’s new track. “For me the song is about standing inbetween two worlds and the process of entering a new one,” Impler adds. “I tried to translate this through the different worlds in the video.

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How a Children’s Toy Inspired Christian Woo’s Latest Collection

Azure Magazine

For his most recent line of exactingly minimal furniture, Vancouver-based designer Christian Woo found inspiration in a familiar yet unlikely source: his eldest daughter. Taking its cues from the “simplicity and honesty” inherent in her compositions of stacked wooden blocks, Woo’s sculptural Noga series consists of two side tables, a four-seater bench (a quartet of lathe-turned cylinders that continues his Column collection) and a coffee table, all unified by their shared elemental geometries.

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Exposure: Miranda Barnes

Creative Review

Art director Gem Fletcher showcases the photography of Miranda Barnes, whose work is rooted in social justice and examining narratives of Black life. The post Exposure: Miranda Barnes appeared first on Creative Review.

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Cutting, printing and working with spaghetti: Ine Meganck blends analogous design techniques with the digital

Its Nice That

The Ghent-based graphic designer talks us through her recent commissions, including a logo design for Gaar, conceived through playing around with pasta shapes.

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Money transfer company Ria adopts slick new identity by Saffron

Creative Review

Ria Money Transfer has been handling money transfers since 1987, when it opened its first tiny outpost in New York City. Thirty-four years later and the company is helping people across the world send funds to more than 160 countries, allowing cash to be sent as a bank transfer or cash pickup. Although well established, prior to its rebrand the company’s visual identity had been mixed – with different locations using different messaging and multiple versions of the orange and blue Ri

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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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Gomez Bueno: Parallel Universe @ Eastern Projects, Los Angeles

Juxapoz Magazine

Don’t let Gomez Bueno fool you—then again, that’s half the challenge and half the fun. If you’re in the Los Angeles area, go for it and visit Eastern Projects, on Saturday, March 6th, 5 to 9pm, for an opening reception to view the mild-mannered artist’s newest body of work, Parallel Universe. Like many of us during this year of isolation, Gomez assessed his surroundings, a wife working and kids learning from home.

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Loulou João’s immersive worlds provide a safe space for contemplation about identity, society and representation

Its Nice That

The Belgium-based illustrator and animator turns towards her medium as means of escape, using toys and play to deal with the hard subjects she tries to discuss.

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Blockchain Company Buys and Burns Banksy Artwork to Turn It Into a Digital Original

Design You Trust

A blockchain company bought a $95,000 Banksy artwork, burned it and broadcast it live on Twitter — all part of a process of turning the work into a virtual asset called a non-fungible token, or NFT. Injective Protocol, the company behind the stunt, bought the screenprint “Morons (White)” from New York’s Taglialatella Gallery, then burned it.

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RxLess Logo and Brand Identity Redesigned by The Logo Smith

Logo Smith

The post RxLess Logo and Brand Identity Redesigned by The Logo Smith appeared first on The Logo Smith All Content © 2020 The Logo Smith.™ |. The Logo Smith was hired by RxLess in 2019 to redesign their existing logo design, and to also revamp their general brand identity. Below you can see the comparison of the old RxLess logo, and the new RxLess logo.

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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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The identity for a disability-inclusive housing group resists “outdated perceptions”

Design Week

San Francisco-based design studio Landscape has crafted the identity for disability-focused housing start-up The Kelsey, informed by inclusive design principles. The work includes a new logo, illustrations, animations as well as a series of portrait photography which was shot in-house at Landscape. [link]. Based in California, The Kelsey is a non-profit organisation that aims to prompt innovation in multifamily housing for people living with disabilities.

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Collection of Abstract 3D Explorations

Abduzeedo

Collection of Abstract 3D Explorations. abduzeedo 03.04.21 Atilla Kurt shared a collection of abstract 3D explorations created using Autodesk Maya, Maxon Redshift, Adobe Photoshop. They feature simple compositions using spheres with beautiful materials/textures and lighting. The attention to details really set the work appart, especially the golden elements with realistic reflections.

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This Optical Illusion Is the Most Beautiful Street Artwork in France

Design You Trust

Facebook. An impressive trompe-l-oeil fresco painted in the coastal city of Boulogne-Sur-Mer was recently crowned France’s most beautiful street artwork for 2020. Every year, a popular French portal dedicated to urban art hosts a national competition to crown the nation’s most impressive street art. Thousands of votes are cast, and for last year, the title went to an amazing artwork created by Spanish street artist Gonzalo Borondo, on the city’s rue Jules Baudelocque, last summer.

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161 Collins Street

Enviromeant

The historic T&G building at the prestigious ‘Paris end’ of Collins Street in Melbourne’s CBD is considered one of the city’s most beautiful and occupies a significant corner address. Integral to the building’s extensive refurbishment and upgrade to a world-class, A-grade workplace environment, the wayfinding and signage by Studio Ongarato required seamless integration with the new and historic architecture, whilst performing the functional role of guiding visitors through the complexities o

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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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Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath on the design-led electric car brand’s ambitions

Design Week

“At least now you don’t have to go into an interview and talk about how electrification is the future of mobility,” Thomas Ingenlath says. “In the beginning, electrification wasn’t such a crowded place.” Ingenlath is CEO of the Swedish marque Polestar which has produced two electric vehicles since it was established in 2017: Polestar 1 and Polestar 2.

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Permission identity

Communication Arts

Impactful and dynamic, the identity for this body-positive activewear brand captures the idea of motion through graphic design.

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Thirst Craft Gives Brooklyn Brewery’s Hazy IPA A Juicy Pop Art Makeover

The Die Line

If you ever wanted to know what a Milton Glaser logo would look like if it went through a pop art filter, then Brooklyn Brewery's Hazy IPA is likely what you’d get. And it’s a bright, bold, and incredibly playful addition to your beer cozy.

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A new photo book is celebrating LA’s vibrant lowrider culture

Creative Review

Since its beginnings in the 1940s, the lowrider tradition has provided a platform for Mexican-Americans to express themselves. With their extended bodies and low to the road roll, the cars have become the vehicle of choice for cruising, a popular pastime in many American communities. Today, there are tens of thousands of lowriders in Los Angeles alone, but the movement remains misunderstood by wider society and misrepresented as crude and dangerous by the media.

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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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Why is Toronto Waging a Legal Battle Against Tiny Shelters?

Azure Magazine

Last fall, as the temperature started to drop and the first signs of winter approached in Toronto, carpenter Khaleel Seivwright began building small wooden shelters for people experiencing homelessness. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of people living in makeshift tent encampments in parks and other public spaces across the city has dramatically increased.

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The best universities for art and design ranked for 2021, in a very different context

Its Nice That

While many universities in the UK remain closed and those in the US continue to navigate Covid restrictions, the annual list of best higher education schools for creative subjects remains fairly consistent.

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Out Now: Creating Inclusivity

Azure Magazine

“Homes for adults with disabilities are commonly horizontal and introverted institutions,” say Lambert Lénack, the architects of the Paul Meurice Home and Day Centre in Paris. Their elegant design, knitted into the city fabric and ushering in generous light and space, is an exception. Rather than hiding the building – and its dwellers – away from the urban core, it integrates them into society.

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Artist Spotlight: Jamie Morse

Booooooom

A selection of recent work by artist Jamie Morse. Jamie Morse’s Website. Jamie Morse on Instagram.

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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.