Spoon Graphics

APRIL 22, 2020

In today’s Adobe Illustrator tutorial I’m going to take you through the process of creating a colourful embroidered patch, based on the kinds of designs associated with National Parks. The artwork will incorporate a landscape scene at sunset, which helps to keep the design simple with a silhouette graphic and a warm colour palette. Stick around until the end of this tutorial to discover an easy way to make your digital design look real with stitching and embroidery effects. ?

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Just Creative

APRIL 22, 2020

If you could look at the tools that a graphic designer uses daily like opening a toolbox, one of the biggest tools you’re likely to see is Adobe Photoshop. Adobe Photoshop is a Swiss Army knife that helps graphic designers the tools they need to create amazing logos, designs, and branding for their clients. One of the best ways they do this is with the use of brushes and with that in mind, we wanted to take a look at 20 of the best free & premium Photoshop brushes out there so you can add th

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Creative Market

APRIL 22, 2020

This year's graduation ceremonies, like so many other events, won't look anything like those of previous years. In the midst of social distancing policies and stay-at-home orders, members of the Class of 2020 will have to get (digitally) creative when it comes to celebrating their hard-earned titles. Whether you're designing digital graduation announcements, greeting cards, email graphics, social media posts, or pieces for at-home celebrations, here is a handpicked collection of graphics to comm

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Just Creative

APRIL 22, 2020

One of the biggest things about being a designer is the pitch that you make to potential clients and many times, this includes presenting your ideas as a presentation in front of who you hope will be your next client. But you can’t go into that meeting with just any old default template. You have to wow them, show them you know what you’re doing long before you get a handshake and a big fat payday.

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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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Graphic Design Junction

APRIL 22, 2020

Download high quality Packaging Mockup to showcase your product packaging design in different styles and arrangements. These mockups are perfect to display beverage, drinks, cosmetic products, chocolates, milks and box packaging designs and impress your client. All presentation mockups are available in Photoshop PSD format, easy to use and customize, just use smart object for the replacement of design, change font size/color, background and present flawlessly.

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Creative Review

APRIL 22, 2020

Each of the short films is designed to provoke thought around global warming and climate change, as well as show Nickelodeon viewers how they can do their own bit. One animation describes the Japanese art of kintsugi – which repairs broken objects using gold – as a way of prompting a discussion around how children can re-use things in their own homes.

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Trendland

APRIL 22, 2020

Staging herself in the middle of nature and atypic location from around the world, Brooklyn-based photographer and multi-media artist Belden Carlson interacts with her environment and then adds another touch with mixed-media collages for her final compositions.

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The Die Line

APRIL 22, 2020

How Gary Anderson's Möbius strip-inspired glyph went from raising awareness about recycling to becoming a symbol of confusion.

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Creative Review

APRIL 22, 2020

Emojis have come a long way since the late 90s, when 25-year-old designer Shigetaka Kurita was first tasked with creating a series of ‘picture characters’ for Japanese telecomms company NTT DOCOMO. Today, they have become a part of our everyday discourse, whether that’s in our family WhatsApp groups or national marketing campaigns, while tech brands such as Apple and Google have invested heavily in developing emojis that smash stereotypes and speak to our times.

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Design You Trust

APRIL 22, 2020

According to Melissa Mariner: “My name is Melissa and I am the owner of Bella-Reed Photography. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I have been out of work with photography sessions. I am following the ‘shelter-in-place’ order and staying home to flatten the curve in the Philadelphia area. Also housebound with me are my 4 pitties: Bella Blue, Hershey, Pesto, and Nova Layne.

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Creative Review

APRIL 22, 2020

Teaching has taken a surprising turn amid the coronavirus pandemic. Juggling kids, work and home-schooling is a new reality for many families around the country, while teachers are having to adapt lesson plans and structures to keep children educated remotely. In response to these new circumstances, a group of teachers and educators formed Oak National Academy, a free ‘online classroom’ and resource bank designed to support teachers and help create lesson plans.

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Colossal

APRIL 22, 2020

Echoing each others’ sentiments of hope and optimism during uncertain times, the folks who contributed to a new short film have joined together despite being thousands of miles apart. “ A Social Distance ” is a collective look at global life during COVID-19 featuring dozens of people, ranging from a 93-year old Malayan grandmother to a 19-year old Slovenian man, from the 30 most-affected countries.

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Azure Magazine

APRIL 22, 2020

Depth, texture, intimacy and an uncommon sensitivity to architectural vernacular. These are among the trademarks of London designers Peter Barber Architects , whose international portfolio of built work includes an impressive collection of 21st-century brick housing complexes throughout the English capital. And in the borough of Southwark, the new residential block at 95 Peckham Road ranks as one of the best.

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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.

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Design Week

APRIL 22, 2020

Thought to have been adopted sometime in the 12 th century, the historic system of heraldry – coats of arms and other graphic armorial bearings – was designed so that individuals could identify themselves as belonging to a particular family, and showcase their heroic achievements. It was popularised on battlefields, so that those involved could identify their fellow soldiers.

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Abduzeedo

APRIL 22, 2020

Create Super Cool Refractive Art in Cinema4D. abduzeedo Apr 22, 2020 Jonathan Quintin , founder and Creative Director at StudioJQ has an incredible class on Skillshare. In his class you will learn how to use Cinema4D & Octane to create super cool abstract graphics to enable you to use for motion and video or poster art. I found out about his class after seeing a beautiful design on Dribbble.

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Its Nice That

APRIL 22, 2020

Inari Type tackles typography with a cultural approach, based on research, immersion and process.

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Creative Review

APRIL 22, 2020

With social distancing rules putting a stop to large gatherings, musicians, record labels and festival organisers have been thinking up innovative ways to engage with fans in the absence of live events. John Legend, Chris Martin, Billie Eilish and Elton John have all performed live from their homes, while members of New York’s Philharmonic Orchestra recently put on a virtual performance dedicated to healthcare workers.

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Booooooom

APRIL 22, 2020

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Design Week

APRIL 22, 2020

Studio Dumbar has created a new identity, including name change, logotype and visual guidelines, for Club Brugge’s women’s team. The team is now called Club YLA, which is an acronym of Yvonne Lahousse. The late Lahousse was a pub owner and seen as the “one of the most ardent fans” of Club Brugge, according to the studio. Club Brugge is a Belgian football club, based in Bruges.

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Design You Trust

APRIL 22, 2020

People around the world are finding various ways to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. There are also people like New York-based artist Gripless, who’s using art to show solidarity with people impacted by the virus. Gripless is an anonymous artist who illustrates puns inspired by celebrities, characters, and current events. Speaking to Insider, Gripless said he originally thought the coronavirus.

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Its Nice That

APRIL 22, 2020

In the Chinese illustrator’s mesmerising works, bubbles and trees mean much more than meets the eye.

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Design You Trust

APRIL 22, 2020

Pastel colors, meticulous compositions and images that could come straight out of a movie… you guessed it, Franck Bohbot has released a new photo series. More: Franck Bohbot, Instagram h/t: fubiz Captured in Beverly Hills, California, the artist presents a series of geometric shapes while playing with the lines of the tennis court in Roxbury Park, a public park with several sports fields.

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Its Nice That

APRIL 22, 2020

The data illustrator depicts three stats from the natural world to offer comfort in its constancy.

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Booooooom

APRIL 22, 2020

A selection of recent work by Los Angeles-based artist Seth Armstrong (previously featured here ). Seth Armstrong’s Website. Seth Armstrong on Instagram.

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Trendland

APRIL 22, 2020

"Self Reflected" by American artist/neuroscientist Greg Dunn and Dr Brian Edwards is a stunning series of gold leaf prints of the human brain. Bringing new perspective to the mind, the work bridges the connection between the.

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