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These Stunning Contemporary Quilts are Not Bound by Crafty Conventions

Brown Paper Bag

Quilting is something I want to learn in 2020 —especially when I see the work of Lorena Marañon. I’ve been following her work for years. It started with her embroidered jewelry that utilized a variety of colors, materials, and shapes. (I have a piece of it!) Lorena has since moved on from embroidered accessories but that same experimentation is in her contemporary quilts.

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So you want to be … an art therapist

Creative Review

Art therapy can be hugely effective in treating both children and adults. Here we talk to two art therapists, Sarah Harrison-Greaves and Nigel Durkan, about the challenges and rewards it offers as a career and how it impacts their own creative work. The post So you want to be … an art therapist appeared first on Creative Review.

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Found Photographs and Book Pages Weave into Textured Collages by Hollie Chastain

Colossal

“Psychopomp.” All images © Hollie Chastain, shared with permission. Paper artist and illustrator Hollie Chastain clips, layers, and stitches found photographs and scraps of paper ephemera to create her mixed-media collages. The Chattanooga, Tennessee-based artist repurposes old narratives and images?—in one piece, tuba players pop out of a library card pocket, and in another, two men tug on a string woven through a handwritten note?

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50+ Yummy Food Logos to Make Your Jaw Drop

Graphic Mama

Are you looking for appetite-provoking food logos to inspire your creativity? In this collection of yummy food logos, we’ve gathered great designs that appeal to the eyes and the appetite, as well. Some of the logo designs are pretty stylized while others are quite detailed. For sure, all look absolutely stunning and professional, and most importantly, they speak of good, tasty food.

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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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Villa RA by MORQ

This is Paper

30.01.2020Villa RA by MORQResearch, Architecture, Interiors. Expansive openings punctuate the earth-toned facade of this home designed by architecture practice MORQ, which is on a hillside in southern Italy. Photography: Givlio Aristide, Pep Sau Through its spatial organization and materiality, the traditional yet contemporary house creates a visual and tactile continuity between landscape and architecture to preserve the beauty of its context.

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New Portfolio Video! Meet Sylvan Hillebrand, Midweight Creative at HarrimanSteel

Shillington

Sylvan Hillebrand is a Dutch conceptual designer with a background in branding. After discovering Shillington, he became curious about the 3 month course and decided to enroll since he wanted to refine his creative process. Since graduating in 2018, Sylvan has been working as a Midweight Creative on design projects for lifestyle brands like Nike and Jordan at HarrimanSteel.

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Limerick reveals new logo as part of “global” branding bid

Design Week

Limerick has been given a new brand identity, including logo and print and digital campaign, by M&C Saatchi, in a bid to improve the city’s business and tourism prospects. David Glass, planning partner at the consultancy tells Design Week that the project aims to “change perceptions of Limerick and reframe the conversation the city and country has, with multiple audiences across the business, investment, tourism and education sectors, in Ireland, around Europe and globally”

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“What the Living Carry” by Photographer Morgan Ashcom

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Camberwell adopts “distinct, relevant” new identity

Design Week

The south east London district of Camberwell has unveiled a new area identity. Aiming to distinguish what residents feel is an often-overlooked part of the capital, the project has been led by London-based designers at Studio Sutherland. Inspired by a well on the Camberwell coat of arms, the new identity centres around the “Camberwell Brick” “Reflecting a collective community” Local to the Camberwell area, Studio Sutherland was chosen by the Camberwell Identity Group, a o

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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 Superb Figurative Portrait Paintings By Jie Gaoart

Design You Trust

Jie Gaoart is a Figurative artist from the United States of America. He specializes in traditional and digital art. Check out some of his figurative art works. “Being confident whatever in drawing or life. Stopping when you do not feel confident about what you need to do, you should not see everywhere, you should not drawing everywhere because we are human being rather than a camera.

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“Belleville” by Photographer Thomas Boivin

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Instagram Account “Influencers In The Wild” Exposes People Who Are Willing To Do Everything For A Photo

Design You Trust

If you’ve ever wondered how influencers (or other people obsessed with their social media feeds) take those perfect pictures, Influencers In The Wild is here to show you. This Instagram account exposes them in their natural habitat, sharing the crazy behind-the-scenes moments with the rest of us. See the finest examples below! More: Source.

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More satisfying minimalism from McDonald’s

Creative Review

It can be risky to go minimalist in an ad campaign: what if your audience miss the point entirely and don’t realise who the ad is for? Yet McDonald’s has created a series of outdoor ads in recent years that have boldly expressed just how deeply the fast food brand is embedded in our consciousness. These have included using the Golden Arches to point the way in a set of ads from McDonald’s Canada , and a series of elegant, minimal ads from the French market, such as these charmi

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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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Future Mars Humans by Builders Club for Gentle Monster

Trendland

London-based forward thinking creative studio Builders Club was hired by Gentle Monster to create five portraits of future mars humans. The amazing resulting video portraits became part of a Gentle Monster art experience at SKP Beijing. Credits: Direction: Jonas & Julien x Builders Club Digital Art & Design: Builders Club Production Company: Builders Club Sound: Chris Banks Make Up: Jimmy Owen Jones Hair: Sophie Anderson Styling: Neesha Champaneria Shoot Producer: Erinn Fitzgerald Mode

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Weird Skittles is back

Creative Review

The film, directed by Ian Pons Jewell and created by DDB Chicago, feels like a return to the brand’s Taste the Rainbow ads of days gone by – think sentient beard and singing rabbit. In the ad, a butler is sent to fetch more yoghurt-covered Skittles, which means a trip to the kitchen and a dark, if strangely erotic encounter with the milky creature that lives there.

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Agile vs DevOps: Which Software Development Methodology You Should Consider

Noupe

The plethora of opportunities provided by software applications is beyond imagination. One cannot take a step without looking at the apps or at least using them once. Be it entertainment, shopping, banking, connecting, messaging anything, a user has tons of options available to explore and make their life simpler and easier. Now that we know how software apps are transforming lives, do we know what methodologies a software development company uses to make the magic happen?

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Whimsical Visual Identity for New Energy Drink Brand KOYA

Trendland

KOYA is an energy drink brand that claims to help you open your mind, consciousness and perception. Featuring natural ingredients, it is changing how energy beverages are perceived, so does its branding. Minimalist cans feature sans-serif fonts, some of them come transparent. Playing with a holographic rainbow palette, the branding speaks vibrancy and innovation, reflecting original drink formulas.

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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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Pepsi Releases Limited-Edition Bottle With Some Miami Flavor For Super Bowl LIV

The Die Line

PepsiCo Design & Innovation turned up the South Beach vibes for the BIG GAME™ going down at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

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Linked: Game of Chicken

Under Consideration / Brand

Visit Link. Zaxby's (est. 1990, over 900 locations in 17 states) filed a lawsuit against Joella's (est. 2015, 15 locations in 5 states) because of the similarity of a new chicken-inside-a-circle mark the latter registered last year -- Zaxby's has been in use since 2016.

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Floorboards Burst in Destabilizing Wood Installations by Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels

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2019, part of Beauty Surplus at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. All images © Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Knoxville, Tennessee-born artist Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels ruptures long-held conceptions that human environments are stable?—literally. Part of two different projects at Catinca Tabacaru Gallery and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center , Bothwell Fels creates ridge- and mountain-like installations that split and burst through the floorboards,

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New INC & Ruinart “Forever First” Mixed Reality Pop-up [New York]

Trendland

Next weekend (February 1 to 2), NEW INC and Ruinart Champagne present “Forever First” Mixed Reality Pop-Up at the New Museum. The pop-up will transform the Sky Room into a space where visitors experience the power and fragility of nature through two mixed-reality projects: Tree, created by NEW INC alumni team Milica Zec and Winslow Porter, and Dawn Chorus, a new work-in-progress by current member Reese Donohue in collaboration with artist Sarah Meyohas.

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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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Noted: New Logo and Identity for Uswitch by venturethree

Under Consideration / Brand

“Switching Gears”. (Est. 2000) " Uswitch is one of the UK's leading comparison and switching services. We help compare prices on gas and electricity, home phone, broadband, digital television, mobile phones, and personal finance products including mortgages, credit cards, current accounts and insurance. Our aim is to help customers take advantage of the best prices and services on offer from suppliers so they can get the deal that's right for them.".

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Artist Spotlight: Alex Wilby

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Alex Wilby. Alex Wilby’s Website. Alex Wilby on Instagram.

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The creatives exploring mental health in their work

Creative Review

CR speaks to four creatives who have explored their own mental health issues through their work to find out what they’ve learned through the process. The post The creatives exploring mental health in their work appeared first on Creative Review.

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A $2 Million Porsche-Designed RV Has A Full Bedroom And Bathroom

Design You Trust

Newell Coach has created the 2020 Newell Coach p50 1675, a $2 million home on wheels. The company has been crafting motor homes for half a century, and the p50 was created to honor the company’s 50th anniversary. Newell also has a longstanding partnership with Porsche Design, which collaborated with Newell on the body style of the motor home. More: Newell h/t: businessinsider The RV seller.

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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.