Fri.Nov 29, 2019

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[Webflow] The Best Website Builder?

Just Creative

If you run your own business, one of the most important things that you can have is a website. It is your digital billboard. Good website design can make running your business easier, bringing customers to your site and if you own a brick and mortar shop, into your store. It is pretty unlikely that you are going to have the time to set up a website from scratch, designing a theme, post content and code everything line by line.

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26 New Premium PSD Mockups for Print Design

Graphic Design Junction

New premium PSD mockups are best print design mockup templates to showcase your brand, identity design or print design in creative style. These mockup templates are full layered PSD and used smart object feature with ultra realistic presentation design that can be used for commercial or personal and save your time and make your brand look awesome with amazing effects.

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Graphic designer David Wise returns with a new creative studio, Forthcoming

Its Nice That

A couple years back, we dove into the portfolio of graphic designer David Wise, the then creator of somewhat chaotic compositions, filled with texture, typography and reconstructed imagery. David has since taken on a new position at the Aspen Art Museum and launched his own creative studio called Forthcoming. Read more.

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50+ Free Vector Infographic Templates: Multipurpose, Business, Ecology

Graphic Mama

Infographics are certainly one of the most popular types of graphic design. They combine valuable information with eye-catchy supporting graphics. If you are not a very experienced designer yourself, you will probably find yourself looking for handy and free vector infographic templates that will save you tons of time to create your own designs. In this post, we’ve made a collection of 50+ vector infographic templates which are super easy to edit, suitable for a wide range of infographic p

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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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Jimmy Turrell transports us to the Second Summer of Love for new Chemical Brothers video

Its Nice That

Inspired by 80s rave, the video was created to accompany a new version of The Chemical Brothers 1999 hit Out of Control (remixed by The Avalanches), which has been released in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the former’s iconic album Surrender. It was made in collaboration with Surrender artist Kate Gibb and animators Computer Team. Read more.

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Alexis Beauclair on drawing sensations, ideas and actions to escape genres

Its Nice That

From new compilations of his line drawings to a collection of comics, the French illustrator talks to us about his affinity for ambiguous signs, and explorations of the formal structure of reading comics. Read more.

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Photographer Joseph Philippe Bevillard Captured The Secret Lives Of Irish Travellers Revealed In Intimate Portraits

Design You Trust

These fascinating pictures captured over a decade show the secret lives of Irish travellers. Photographer Joseph Philippe Bevillard shares work from his ongoing series documenting these travellers’ lives through intimate portraits. Irish Travellers (Irish: an lucht siúil, meaning ‘the walking people’), are a traditionally itinerant ethnic group whose members maintain a set of.

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Antoine Eckart on his whimsical and zippy approach to illustration

Its Nice That

The French illustrator’s ‘unaccessible’ style seems to draw in quite the clientele. Currently based in Lyon, he spends his time flitting between commissioned and self-published projects – leading to a vast portfolio that sees his humorous yet poetic sketches, drawings and scribbles take the stage at Arty Farty, DIY Art Market, Kiblind and others.

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15 Gifts Under $50 for the Creative People on Your Holiday list

Brown Paper Bag

This post contains some affiliate links. If you make a purchase, Brown Paper Bag may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more here. I know my posting has been spotty, especially as I work on orders for my embroidered collars. ( Want to get one as a gift? ) But since it is Black Friday, we’re all thinking about holiday gifts. If you don’t want to break the bank but want to get someone something special, make sure you check out Etsy.

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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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Acts of Natural Magik presents Pokémon landscape photography in the post-Giovanni era

Its Nice That

Using the Nintendo 64 game Pokémon Snap, empty landscapes of the dystopian future of Pokémon Island are reimagined in this tongue-in-cheek project. Read more.

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Karan Singh creates vibrant visuals for the Southeast Asian Games

Creative Review

The 30 th edition of the Southeast Asian Games kicks off in the Philippines this weekend and will see athletes compete in more than 500 events – from chess to muay thai, baseball and lawn bowls. The buzz around this year’s event has been overshadowed by reports of unfinished accommodation and athletes stranded at airports, but the Games has unveiled a vibrant identity featuring some striking illustrations by Australian artist Karan Singh.

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Illustrator Tom Gauld and War Horse designer Paule Constable named among 2019 Royal Designers for Industry

Its Nice That

The Royal Society of Arts has announced the six designers named as the 2019 Royal Designers for Industry. This year’s list includes illustrator Tom Gauld , Alexander McQueen fabric designer Kim Avella, War Horse lighting designer Paulo Constable, landscape architect Johanna Gibbons, structural engineer Adam Lowe and furniture designer Michael Marriott.

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Reshaping perceptions of the hoodie

Creative Review

The history of the hoodie is undoubtedly a colourful one. Its origins date as far back as medieval times, when hooded garments were worn by everyone from monks to outdoor workers. The hoodie as we know it today was popularised in the 30s by the now cult sportswear brand Champion, which produced them as a practical solution for warehouse workers. Today, perceptions of the hoodie are both myriad and complex.

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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 Chen Family” by Photographer Fang Tong

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Funny Homeless Signs That May Actually Work

Design You Trust

OK, these are all well worth a couple bucks. Panhandling is a tradition as old as human civilization, but sometimes instead of just asking for money, homeless people come up with really funny and clever signs. Source.

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Ancient & Futuristic Typeface Bundle for Premium Members

Spoon Graphics

Access All Areas members have a great bundle of 5 premium typefaces to download this week, courtesy of James Dene of Dene Studios. Included in this collection is the Ancient Languages Typeface Bundle, which contains 3 fonts based on the first systems of writing in human civilisation (Cuneiform, Norse Elder Futhark and Egyptian Hieroglyphs), plus 2 additional display fonts with a futuristic style named Equinox and Perehilion.

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New in the Shop: @Canada x Booooooom Prints

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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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“Trust, transparency, and no cannabis leaves” – designing for the UK’s CBD market

Design Week

As historians and anthropologists the world over will attest to, humans using cannabis is no knew phenomenon. The history of the plant can be traced as far back as 2000 BC , and in the millennia that have followed, it has been cultivated extensively for its medicinal and nutritional qualities, its material potential, and perhaps most infamously, for its psychoactive properties.

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“Men of Men” by Photographer Tyler Roste

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Mark Parascandola documents the scenery and sets of China’s booming film industry

Its Nice That

Mainland China already produces more films than Hollywood. This series, Once Upon a Time in Shanghai, goes behind the scenes to discover vast sets, entire replica cities, ancient fortresses, and a group of sailors taking a nap. Read more.

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An oral history of the London Calling cover

Creative Review

As The Clash's seminal punk rock album nears its 40 th anniversary, we look back at how the iconic cover artwork came to be and its lasting legacy as a symbol of "universal angst". The post An oral history of the London Calling cover appeared first on Creative Review.

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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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Sky's emotional Christmas ad reunites ET and Elliot 37 years later

Its Nice That

Directed by Lance Acord, the cinematographer best known for Lost in Translation and Being John Malkovich , the two-minute ad shows the much-loved alien from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 classic returning to earth to meet Elliot’s young family. Read more.

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Eataly Brings the Piazza Experience to Toronto

Azure Magazine

When Eataly Toronto opened its doors earlier this month , one thing was inevitable: crowds. Lots and lots of crowds. Two weeks later, there’s still often a lineup around the block at any given hour. The global brand’s built-in popularity has collided with the city’s food-loving energy to create a sure-fire success. But if the place feels jam-packed, that’s also because it was designed to be that way.

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Slanted’s Yearbook of Type highlights the design zeitgeist through 158 fonts

Its Nice That

Never fear type enthusiasts! This year’s Yearbook of Type is here once again to round up the best of a bunch of type designs from the last few years. With over 400 pages, circling from Tokyo, The Philippines, Sweden, Poland and Mexico, the third yearbook offers a comprehensive overview of some of the most interesting typefaces out there today.

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Cloudways Offers 40% OFF for 3 Months on All Plans

Noupe

Cloudways is a managed WordPress hosting platform for individuals and businesses. It lets you host or migrate your websites to the industry-leading IaaS providers such as DigitalOcean, Linode, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Linode. Your websites hosted on Cloudways Platform get platform-level firewalls, real-time monitoring, advanced security, staging URLs, automated backups, PHP 7-ready servers, and much more.

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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.