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Sound and vision: the 3D animation of Reggie Perry, Jr

Creative Boom

Like the main image above, this still render was created in collaboration with South African artist Ells Phee. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Reggie Perry, Jr. creates virtual visions of a world inspired by black culture, '90s animation techniques, and 3D movies – one that moves to retro beats he remixes himself. When Reggie Perry, Jr. looked at the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2001, the fees were too high for him to attend Georgia's famous art school.

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Casa Catedral Utilizes Custom-Designed Blocks for Its Monolithic Look

Design Milk

Located in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, Casa Catedral is a bold architectural project by Laboratorio de Arquitectura , spanning over 8,600 square feet. The project emphasizes materiality, focusing on economic efficiency and sustainability, while embracing a distinctive design approach that harmonizes with its natural surroundings. From the front, Casa Catedral appears to be a monolithic structure with no views to the inside.

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Art history skates the halfpipe with Jimmy Simpson

Creative Boom

Colourful, playful, and surreal, New York illustrator Jimmy Simpson has a portfolio full of mind-blowing artwork driven by retro influences but executed in his own contemporary style. Illustration seems to come naturally to Brooklyn-based artist Jimmy Simpson. His easy-going line work defines clear, simple forms anyone can relate to, with flat colours and intelligent palettes giving his images impact and appeal.

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The best typography books

Creative Bloq

Our pick of the best font books for typographers and graphic designers, at every career stage and budget.

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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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Stars and stripes: Designing Fox’s summer sports broadcasting campaign

Creative Boom

Barcelona-based motion design studio THRU developed the Summer of Stars campaign identity, collaborating with designer and art director David Rinman and 3D designer Richardo Rey. The summer of sport has officially drawn to a close, but that doesn't mean we can't spotlight another excellent design project that emerged from it! Earlier this year, motion design studio THRU was commissioned by FOX Sports to create the design system for their Summer of Stars broadcasting campaign, developed to promot

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Mustard Made’s The Ledge Shelf Complements Its Retro Lockers Perfectly

Design Milk

If there’s one thing Mustard Made does exceptionally well, it’s transforming everyday storage solutions into a parade of color and joy. Founded by sister duo Becca and Jess Stern (who live on opposite ends of the world in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively), the brand started with a simple yet personal question: What is it that you love that is uniquely you?

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Top 5 Webinar Sales Conversion Tips To Transform Your Audience Into Eager Buyers

Graphic Design Junction

Webinars have evolved into a powerful marketing tool. They offer entrepreneurs a unique opportunity to generate leads, nurture prospects, and ultimately drive sales. However, simply hosting a webinar isn’t enough to guarantee success. The real challenge lies in transforming attendees into eager buyers. To achieve this, you must go beyond the basics and focus on crafting compelling presentations, fostering engagement, and providing value that resonates with your target audience.

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'The beauty of typography is that there are no rules': Brian Cho on working with fonts

Creative Bloq

We talk to the designer about a recent type-led project.

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Ian Grandjean on the key to evolving as an artist and illustrator

Its Nice That

With a style inspired by everything from Ghibli landscapes to retro fantasy box art, Ian Grandjean’s work is more detailed and immersive than ever. We chat with the illustrator about his influences and recent commissions.

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What happened to fonts when brands went digital?

Creative Bloq

How the digital era changed everything and nothing at the same time.

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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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Famous for my dinner parties

Design Everywhere

Design Everywhere is a blog focused on showcasing carefully selected graphic design works and beyond around the world. These daily dose of visual inspirations are collected by Preston Tham. All works displayed here are rightfully credited to their respective owners.

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The history of fonts in branding: corporate typefaces through the ages

Creative Bloq

Typography and branding have always been entwined.

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Introducing the Modernist Utzon Stool Presented by Fritz Hansen

Design Milk

As consumers, design can sometimes seem to be made in a vacuum, born from a spark of ingenuity where there was nothing before. As designers, we understand that all is built on the backs of those that came before. We cannot help but be influenced by what we know, whether we like it or not. A prime example of this type of creation is the Utzon Stool. The Utzon Stool by Jørn Utzon is proudly presented for the first time by Fritz Hansen in 2024.

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How to paint vibrant creatures in Photoshop

Creative Bloq

Creature designer Bobby Chiu explains how he develops a pen drawing into a fully painted fantasy creature that has its roots in reality.

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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 over-confetti-ing of digital experiences

UX Collective

Have we gone too far, and how do we make surprise & delight moments special again? OK GO uses 75 pounds of confetti per show. 75. POUNDs. I recently saw them live on their recent reunion tour. Every blast of confetti (these happened every 3 songs) was a joyous moment perfectly fitting the celebratory atmosphere. Confetti falls on a sea of fans at an OK GO concert at The Basement East in Nashville.

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4 fonts that dominate brand design

Creative Bloq

It doesn't always pay to go custom.

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Colorful Brand Guidelines Presentation Template by PixWork

We And The Color

PixWork’s brand guidelines presentation template is such an eye-catching and easy-to-use design tool, crafted for professionals seeking both aesthetic appeal and functionality. This customizable template, comprising 18 pre-designed pages, is a visual showcase of how modern design principles can meet practical brand communication needs. With a clean layout and vibrant gradient background that transitions from pastel pinks to muted yellows and greens, the template maintains a fresh, dynamic look t

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Meryl Meisler’s ‘Street Walker’ is a Time Capsule of 1970s America

Colossal

Graflex Norita in hand, Meryl Meisler walked the streets of 1970s America and boldly photographed transient moments of coincidence. From dimly lit discos and charming carhops to bustling streets and suburban homes, the photographer carried her medium-format camera everywhere she went. Inviting viewers to an intimate perspective of a country facing a dynamic era of disillusionment, individuality, and eclecticism, these poignant photographs are curated into her forthcoming monograph, Street Walker

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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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CARE OF LORD: Bauhaus-Inspired Branding for the Modern Commuter

Abduzeedo

CARE OF LORD: Bauhaus-Inspired Branding for the Modern Commuter abduzeedo 0917—24 Discover how CARE OF LORD's Bauhaus-inspired branding elevates minimalist fashion for the urban commuter. Explore the fusion of form and function in this visually striking design project by Lowkey Design. In the bustling world of urban commuting, where functionality meets style, the CARE OF LORD brand emerges with a distinct visual identity.

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ATIPUS - Graphic Design From Barcelona, disseny gràfic, disseny web, diseño gráfico, diseño web #identity

Designspiration

Saved by Doug Lyon (@douglyon).

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&Tradition's Branding and UI UX: Where Heritage Meets Modernity

Abduzeedo

&Tradition's Branding and UI UX: Where Heritage Meets Modernity abduzeedo 0917—24 &Tradition's design seamlessly blends classic craftsmanship with modern aesthetics. Explore the branding and UI UX design concept that captures the essence of this Danish design company. &Tradition, a Danish design company, masterfully blends classic craftsmanship with contemporary aesthetics.

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Pinned Image #glasses #kaleidoscope

Designspiration

Saved by chrissie (@chrissie).

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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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House of Reptile by Studio Gruhl

BP&O

It’s not often that BP&O covers record label design. Unlike sectors such as fintech or FMCG, record labels naturally lend themselves to the more creative side of design and branding – they have far more niche audiences, and usually don’t have to work as hard as something aimed at the supermarket shelf to stand out or appeal to mass audiences. The post House of Reptile by Studio Gruhl appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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When Americans Stop Working

FlowingData

Normal retirement age, also known as full retirement age, is 67 years old for those born in 1960 or later. It’s when you can get full Social Security benefits (assuming they still exist). It’s common for people to stop working before this age, but they’re veering older.

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Beyerdynamic Revamps Consumer Headphones With Pro Audio Expertise

Design Milk

Beyerdynamic is making a renewed push into the consumer headphone space. While the company had previously released consumer-focused headphones, those efforts seemed to slow down. However, at the consumer electronics show IFA 2024, Beyerdynamic unveiled several new models that signal a comeback. Based on early impressions, these new offerings – the Aventho 300 over-ear headphones and the Amiron 300 wireless earbuds – look ready to compete.

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Ugee 16 review: a perfect beginner drawing display at a good price

Creative Bloq

Ugee's latest budget drawing tablet gets so much right, but it's not perfect.

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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.

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The View From Seoul: Korean poster design has a unique visual language – so why is it disappearing?

Its Nice That

Our Seoul correspondent speaks to Jude Kang about the diminishing art form, and the archive he’s building to preserve it.

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CorelDRAW upgrades mean its still a viable alternative to Adobe

Creative Bloq

Updates include improved brush tools and an AI vector generator.

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Why is risk management important to underwriters?

Noupe

“An uncontrollable, potential lack of something valuable” is a fundamental definition of risk. The foundation of the insurance industry is based on the idea of risk and its sharing, in which an insurer takes on part of the monetary hazard of an insured celebration in return for a predetermined amount of money referred to as a top class. Underwriters are essential to the insurance sector as they determine the types and conditions of insurance coverage.

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Creators can start uploading to Fab – the new marketplace for Unreal Engine

Creative Bloq

Epic Games' new store will unify UI Marketplace, Sketchfab Store, Quixel, and ArtStation Marketplace.

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Web Design for All: Accessibility, Inclusivity and Beyond

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.