Tue.Oct 27, 2020

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Volta Pasta Makes Creative Use of Typography

Designer Daily

It’s not so often that you find some truly well designed packaging, so I was delighted to stumble upon this wonderful work done for Volta by Stamp. Focused on typography and elements around it, the design uses lines, waves, and simple shapes to suggest the pasta rather than placing photos on it. The choice of colors and simplicity, along with simple line-based illustrations, are an amazing publicity for this Italian restaurant located in the heart of Osaka, Japan.

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Photographer Spotlight: Halfdan Venlov

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A selection of portraits by Copenhagan, Denmark-based photographer Halfdan Venlov. Centered around themes of youth identity, coming of age, and a feeling of “being out of step with the world”, Venlov’s images are not tied to specific narratives. Depicting young characters, he explains his intention to allow the viewer to “inhabit a space of multiple interpretations.

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8 Horizontal Rules and Dividers Enhanced with CSS

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Some design elements are so common that they almost become afterthoughts. The horizontal rule is one of them. It’s easy to simply place them within our content without any attention to detail. But this venerable HTML tag is capable of doing so much more – thanks to some clever CSS. Horizontal rules can be quite decorative, whether you prefer a bold or subtle design.

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Sennep and Roli’s light-up keyboard lets people teach themselves piano

Design Week

London-based studio Sennep has collaborated with music technology company Roli on its new project Lumi, which aims to let people learn the piano from home by themselves. Lumi is an illuminated keyboard and app, which aims to make learning the piano “easier and more fun” and help even casual players “more musical in minutes”, according to Sennep.

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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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Vivid Portraits by Photographer Tim Flach Frame the Unique Features of Vulnerable Birds

Colossal

Peruvian Inca tern. All images © Tim Flach, shared with permission. From an Egyptian vulture with wispy feathers to a cockatoo with a vibrant fanned crest, Tim Flach ’s expressive portraits convey the subtleties and bold features of birds around the globe. The London-based photographer ( previously ) focuses on endangered and vulnerable species throughout his work, which includes a range of animal portraiture. “I am also interested in the perceptual divide between sentient beings.

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30 Free Gothic Fonts for Designers

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Gothic fonts are unusually attractive which makes them a popular choice in branding and design projects. They typically belong in the sans-serif category and derive inspiration from the Gothic era. Gothic fonts are akin to Gothic architecture and are best-suited for vintage or retro designs. Many words can be used to describe gothic fonts: grotesque, mysterious, grunge, artistic, blackletter, and others.

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Kurin: Luxury Hydration For The Go-Getter

The Die Line

The design features a refreshing aesthetic utilizing blue water drops, simple and minimal typography, and gold foil for a touch of sophistication not commonly seen in tumblers.

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Think Food Bank campaign takes on food poverty with guerrilla stickers

Its Nice That

Led by designers Maisie Benson and Holly Kielty, the illustrated stickers that blend with each supermarket’s branding urge shoppers to buy extra items to donate to food banks ahead of a difficult winter.

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10 Spooky Flicks with Haunting Architecture to Stream for Halloween 2020

Azure Magazine

From derelict houses to haunted hotels, subterranean tunnels to creepy compounds, much of the horror genre is predicated on a spooky setting — and for good reason. The ghosts that torment such spaces and their inhabitants are often subtle (sometimes blatant) metaphors for a litany of real-life terrors: racism, domestic violence, gentrification, social mobility and much more.

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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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The New Storytellers Issue is out now!

Creative Review

BUY THE ISSUE HERE. The creative industries have long faced accusations of being too narrow in their diversity. While this has led to much handwringing and launching of initiatives, the picture remains bleak. There are small signs of progress emerging, however, and in this issue we aim to shine a light on some of the creative leaders and exciting voices who are initiating change.

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15+ Cute Needle Minders That Will Keep Your Embroidery Needles in Place

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. One of the most helpful embroidery supplies was something I didn’t know about until well after I started stitching. Needle minders are simple tools that do exactly what they say: they mind your needle when you’re not stitching or changing thread.

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Turbulence, tranquility and teamwork: Katy Wang and Charlotte Ager create a serene animated collaboration

Its Nice That

Responding to Wendell Berry’s serene poem The Peace of Wild Things, Charlotte Ager and Katy Wang leave you feeling at peace in their triumphant collaboration for non-profit, On Being Project.

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New short highlights the unpredictability of living with epilepsy

Creative Review

To mark the launch of its new #ALifeInterrupted campaign , Epilepsy Research UK has released a short film that underlines the tough realities faced by people living with the condition, which affects roughly 600,000 in the UK according to the charity. Set in Thurso, a remote coastal town and unexpected surfing paradise on the northern tip of mainland Scotland, the film tells the story of a local surfer who relays his experiences of small-town life and how he got involved in water sports.

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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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Recycled Scraps and Discarded Objects Are Fashioned Into an Eccentric Menagerie of Metal Animals

Colossal

All images © Barbara Franc, shared with permisison. London-based artist Barabara Franc ( previously ) upcycles materials that otherwise would be tossed into the recycling bin to create a quirky menagerie of metal creatures. Composed with scraps and copper wire, the lively sculptures generally are indicative of movement: owls lift a talon mid-waddle, two cats peer over their shoulders with surprised expressions, and a squirrel appears ready to scurry off.

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Wednesday Holmes on illustration and activism

Creative Review

As a non-binary queer artist, Wednesday Holmes’ work is tied to activism. Here, the illustrator talks about why sharing personal stories online and on social media can help people feel connected. The post Wednesday Holmes on illustration and activism appeared first on Creative Review.

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Beautiful Bizarre: Weird and Wonderful Post-Mortem Fairy Tales by Mothmeister

Design You Trust

Artistic duo Mothmeister have created a place they call “Wounderland” It is a land in which grotesque creatures, in fascinating yet disturbing masks, stare out from barren wastelands, usually accompanied by mounted and stuffed animals. Unconventional and enchanting, the fairytale world of Mothmeister is at once reminiscent of a bygone age, while subtly criticising today’s ever-present ‘selfie’ Source.

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One Photographer’s Quarantine Diary with His Mom and Ex-Wife

Feature Shoot

April 7, Quarantine in Queens, Day 26. A Facebook friend recommended a gentle bubble bath as a great way to relieve stress during a lockdown in my one bathroom apartment in Queens. Not sure the plan worked. March 24, Quarantine in Queens, Day 12. Tensions are already rising. Earlier this year, the photographer and writer Neil Kramer ’s mother, Elaine, moved in with him, returning to the Queens apartment where they lived together during his childhood.

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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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Illustrator Spotlight: Nick Öhlo

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Shape our Future initiative - take part now for a better tomorrow

Abduzeedo

Shape our Future initiative - take part now for a better tomorrow. AoiroStudio 10.27.20 2020 is filled with events that will change the course of our lives for the years to come. Even though the year is still not over yet, there are things happening that need closer awareness in order to shape a better future. The fine folks from Inside Design have kickstarted back in September what they called: 'Shape our Future' initiative.

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Studio Blackburn avoids “old-fashioned” route for at-home brewing brand

Design Week

Studio Blackburn has rebranded mail-order company The Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co. to move it away from “old-fashioned” ideas of beer brewing. Greater Good aims to bring the process of brewing into the home. At the core of its offering sits the Pinter, an at-home brewing device capable of producing 10 pints of beer or cider at a time. Users fill it with flavourings, water and yeast, which come delivered in the post in flat, letterbox-sized bottles either as a subscription service o

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Ingram Mono Typeface

Abduzeedo

Ingram Mono Typeface. abduzeedo 10.27.20 Chrisb Marquez shared a beautiful typography work, to be more precise, it’s about his new mono typeface called Ingram Mono, a sans serif font design published by Minor Praxis and Powered by YWFT - sometimes monospaced typefaces tend to be a bit too spaced out, most of them look a bit difficult to use on most project.

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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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Arinze Stanley's Hyperreal Charcoal Works in "Paranormal Portraits" @ Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles

Juxapoz Magazine

Last week, as we spoke with Lagos, Nigeria-based artist, Arinze Stanley, for an episode of the Radio Juxtapoz podcast, we could hear the frustration in his voice and yet a powerful dedication to his home country. It was been a complicated year for so many around the globe, and in Nigeria, the last month has seen incredible social unrest with anti-Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) protests, and last week, SARS had open-fired on protestors, resulting in death, lockdowns, curfews and more confusing

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Wearing Futuristic Protective Suits, Washington State Crews Destroy First US Murder Hornet Nest

Design You Trust

AP Heavily protected crews worked in Washington state on Saturday to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in the United States. h/t: guardian The state agriculture department spent weeks searching, trapping and using dental floss to tie tracking devices to Asian giant hornets, which can deliver painful stings to people and spit venom but are the biggest threat to honeybees.

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Branding and Visual Identity for the Menomadin Foundation

Abduzeedo

Branding and Visual Identity for the Menomadin Foundation. AoiroStudio 10.27.20 The fine folks from Designit are back with another case study covering their collaboration on the branding & visual identity for a non-profit The Menomadin Foundation and their 'mission-based' approach to social impact. Another project where Designit shines on how they approach through research to learn more through field research and our co-creation workshops.

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Artist Raises Thousands for Charity with Hilarious Pet Portraits

Design You Trust

Hercule Van Wolfwinkle – real name Phil – has been tackling 150 portraits a week for local homelessness charity Turning Tides. Move over Banksy – Hercule Van Wolfwinkle has taken the prime spot with his unconventional animal portraits on social media. The unlikely new darling of the pet art world was drawn into it while doodling with his young son.

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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.