Ten ads you probably didn’t realise were made by Aardman Animations
Creative Bloq
MAY 1, 2025
From Chewi the Chewitsaurus to Ready Eddie, the animation studio has a long history of work in commercials.
Creative Bloq
MAY 1, 2025
From Chewi the Chewitsaurus to Ready Eddie, the animation studio has a long history of work in commercials.
Booooooom
MAY 1, 2025
Images from a limited-edition photo book by Australian photographer Nick Bannehr.
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Creative Bloq
MAY 1, 2025
Kerning. Is. Important.
FlowingData
MAY 1, 2025
Chart selection can be a mechanical process that fits into a simple flow chart, but this limits your possibilities. Become a member for access to this — plus tutorials, courses, and guides.
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
Creative Bloq
MAY 1, 2025
2D artist Fogarasi Hunor's stylised approach shows the work of old masters in a new light.
This is Paper
MAY 1, 2025
A poetic study in domestic minimalism, Casa Nogal in Mexico designed by Escobedo Soliz reimagines industrial materials as instruments of warmth, intimacy, and light.
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Its Nice That
MAY 1, 2025
In preparation for his archive show in London, we caught up with the artist to uncover some of the stories behind his most renowned letterpress prints and to celebrate the birth of the poster and manifesto that has come to define his career.
Creative Bloq
MAY 1, 2025
We've tested the Apple Mac Studio M4 Max, and the result is as predictable and solid as the design.
Its Nice That
MAY 1, 2025
Shooting across London, Berlin, Marseille, Seoul, Lisbon and Tokyo, Technophoria captures the style, sweat and solidarity of musical subculture.
Creative Bloq
MAY 1, 2025
This compact power bank charges like a beast - just don’t expect miracles
Advertiser: Issuu
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.
Its Nice That
MAY 1, 2025
Tasked with uniting the football club under one clear vision, Studio Dumbar/DEPT opted for a more stout version Jacob Wises Skrappa as the hero type.
Design Milk
MAY 1, 2025
Milan Design Week is many things: inspiring, chaotic, overwhelming in the best way possible. Its a city-wide flood of exciting new ideas, vibrant colors, and unreal textures, with exhibitions nestled into palazzos, storefronts, and sidewalks. In short, its a lot. Amid the sensory overload, Muuto offered a rare moment of stillness at the Muuto Milan Apartment.
BP&O
MAY 1, 2025
Designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, the Ambassadens angular modernist stature holds a striking presence in the heart of Oslo. When it opened in 1959, it functioned as the US embassy until its closure in the early 2000s. Fast-forward to today the building has been reopened and its programming altered. It now operates as a multi-functional space that includes The post Ambassaden by Bleed appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
Design Milk
MAY 1, 2025
A spiral staircase ascends through three stories of the Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel’s Sky Lobby, its copper-accented herringbone floors below mirroring the city’s historic cobbled streets. Framed by fluted columns, the staircase becomes more than mere vertical circulation, but rather a material manifesto of how Stonehill Taylor’s design for North America’s first Raffles property unveils Boston’s cultural heritage.
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.
Guild News Blog
MAY 1, 2025
Guild member Will Bullas has been a member since 2011. He is the owner and creator within Will Bullas Studio in Carmel Valley, CA. Will Bullas describes himself as an artist: I am comfortably ensconced between my classical training as a fine artist and my love of illustration and narrative. This combination elevates my work beyond a glorified sign painter.
Design Milk
MAY 1, 2025
New month, new screens. For Mays Designer Desktop , were featuring the colorful, kinetic world of Los Angelesbased code artist and digital painter Jeres (Jeremy Schoenherr). Forget AI Jeres writes his own algorithms, building systems that set the rules for color, texture, and composition. But within those boundaries, theres room for endless variation.
Colossal
MAY 1, 2025
Every month, we share opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Make sure you never miss out by joining our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. The Hopper Prize Featured The Hopper Prize is accepting submissions for $3,500 and $1,000 artist grants. They will be providing six grants totaling $11,000 USD.
Design Milk
MAY 1, 2025
As the realities of life set in, some adults find themselves unaware or unable to connect to their sense of imagination, not having adequate outlets to express themselves. This flies directly in the face of an overwhelming amount of research that shows our brains, bodies, and communities need play as an essential element of fostering safe trial, error, and communication.
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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.
Communication Arts
MAY 1, 2025
Xôn Xao Studio’s Ngóc Ngách exhibition uses AR to make art more accessible and inspire young Vietnamese designers.
Azure Magazine
MAY 1, 2025
For centuries, the Port of Rotterdam has been one of the world’s busiest shipping hubs. Today, it remains Europe’s largest port, and is second only to Shanghai in global output. In an urban region of just over one million residents, the bustling seaport remains a defining economic and cultural presence, and one now commemorated by the striking Portlantis museum, exhibition centre and lookout tower.
Colossal
MAY 1, 2025
It’s hard to imagine a welcome mat being rolled out at the entrance to a Secret Service compound, let alone a table for two perched atop a diving platform in the middle of winter. But for Frank Kunert , these unsettling scenarios happen practically every day, albeit on a very small scale. Kunert’s photographs ( previously ) capture a range of structures and interiors that for myriad reasons, feel just a little bit “off.” Whether it’s a racetrack’s snack stand
We And The Color
MAY 1, 2025
With the Sunday Eighties Font, You Are Riding the Retro Wave Back to Awesome Design. Remember that feeling? The one you get when you see something instantly familiar, yet excitingly fresh? It often comes wrapped in the bold confidence and vibrant energy of the 1980s. Now, imagine capturing that exact essence in your design projects. That’s precisely where the Sunday Eighties font , crafted by the talented folks at HansCo Studio, enters the picture.
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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.
UX Collective
MAY 1, 2025
Integrating AI from technical components to user experience. Source Reading Paz Perezs The Rise of the Model Designer offers a clear and accessible perspective on the current wave in AI product development. She makes an interesting case for why designers should step beyond the interface and help shape the very behavior of AI agents, an argument I fully support.
Moo
MAY 1, 2025
Your brand story isnt just your About Us page. Its not just the copy on your website or a bold billboard campaign. A brand story is the sum of every interaction every tiny moment where someone meets your business and forms a connection. From packaging slips to pop-ups, coffee cups to calling cards, the most memorable brands know how to show up consistently.
We And The Color
MAY 1, 2025
This architecture project shows what an average-sized city apartment can truly offer. We often think about interior design in terms of nice furniture or trendy wall colors. But what happens when you go deeper? What if design means rethinking the very bones of the place the layout, the structure, even how the pipes and wires run? This Prague apartment transformation by the talented team at No Architects shows us it can offer way more than you might expect.
Moo
MAY 1, 2025
Say hello to the newest addition to the MOO Sticker lineup: Matte Paper Stickers. Sustainable, writable, and satisfyingly tactile, theyre here to help your brand show up in the real world with personality and purpose. Whether youre adding finishing touches to your promo kits or making name tags that spark conversations, these Stickers are designed to pack a punch for your brand.
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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.
A Graphic Design Blog
MAY 1, 2025
Vous tes-vous dj demand pourquoi tant de gens prfrent regarder des films en streaming plutt quau cinma ? Personnellement, jadore lide de pouvoir choisir ce que je veux regarder, quand je veux, sans avoir quitter mon canap. Aujourdhui, je vais vous parler des avantages de regarder des films en HD sur un site de streaming VOSTFR et pourquoi cela pourrait changer votre exprience cinmatographique !
FlowingData
MAY 1, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg, in a podcast with Dwarkesh Patel, envisions a future where we are friends with AI : Heres one stat from working on social media for a long time that I always think is crazy. The average American has fewer than three friends, fewer than three people they would consider friends. And the average person has demand for meaningfully more.
Creative Applications
MAY 1, 2025
Get full content RSS Feed Alba is a light sculpture with 8 programs that explore gradients using different algorithmic approaches. The object has two knobs one to select the program, the other to change a parameter, which does something different in each program. Some gradients are static, some are dynamic, producing subtle variations in the display and the environment.
FlowingData
MAY 1, 2025
Despite what some say, the measles vaccine saves lives and is not associated with autism. For Our World in Data, Saloni Dattani charts the effectiveness. Side effects, like a mild fever or rash, do happen but are usually minor and short-lived. More serious reactions can occur, but these risks are rare and less likely than if the child actually got measles.
Speaker: Eden Spivak, Design Expert and Editor at Wix & Nir Horesh, Accessibility Lead and Senior Product Manager at Wix
When we design products or websites for people like ourselves, there are many others who are, as a result, left out. From visually impaired users who rely on assistive technology, to people with a temporary injury such as a broken arm, tech users are forever diverse and beautifully unique. The products we design can, and should, reflect the extremely wide range of human experiences and needs.
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