Wed.Mar 08, 2023

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Girl Guides launch biggest design refresh in 113 years

Creative Boom

The worldwide organisation for girls gets a new look in partnership with Landor & Fitch. We explain how it was made and the concepts behind it. Some might think of the Girl Guides as old-fashioned. But Girlguiding – the worldwide organisation first launched in 1909 as The Girl Guides Association – is still going strong in 145 countries. And in the UK, it remains the largest youth organisation devoted to girls, with around 370,000 members and 70,000 adult volunteers.

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Shantell Martin Creates the New Comic Sans: Shantell Sans

Design Milk

Artist Shantell Martin has been catching peoples’ eyes for more than a decade with her large-scale black-and-white drawings. They simply can’t be ignored! Often times they include messages and questions – such as “Who are You” – in Martin’s signature all-caps handwriting. Now, with the open source release of Shantell Sans , everyone has access to this bold, playful, easy-to-read font!

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Art Made of Code: monopo london on the design of Matt DesLauriers' debut book

Creative Boom

NFTs may be on the wane, but mashing up the digital and physical still holds a lot of promise, as this innovative book project demonstrates. Who says writing code can't be creative? Generative artist Matt DesLauriers weaves together art, programming and technology to build playful, creative projects for public installations, print media, and the web.

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Balcony + Terrazza Glass Planters Feature Staggered Silhouettes

Design Milk

As spring inches ever closer I can’t stop thinking about and planning what I’ll be putting into the ground this year. London-based LSA International’s new Balcony and Terrazza collections also have me dreaming up what I’ll be adding to my empty planters – and maybe a few new ones. Inspired by biophilia – our affinity to engage with the natural world – Balcony and Terrazza’s designs are sculptural and purposeful.

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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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'Start Yesterday': 7 female founders share their tips for success in the creative industry

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock In honour of International Women's Day , Creative Boom invited female founders from seven creative agencies across the US and UK to share their experiences and advice on what it takes to build an agency from the ground up. Every creative founder's experience is different, but these seven women have at least one thing in common: they all had a creative ambition they couldn't shake off and wanted to find a way to have autonomy over their own creative and working live

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Illustrated Oscars 2023 Best Picture posters are an absolute delight

Creative Bloq

This might be your last chance to enjoy the series.

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Why don’t your colleagues approve your mockups? UX office politics explained

UX Collective

We all want the best-designed product, right? Well… no! I can’t count the times I realised that this is actually not true. For years, I left meetings disappointed. Or maybe confused. Why are the people I work with slowing me down? Isn’t user satisfaction the reason why we build our product in the first place? Sadly, not necessarily. The bigger the company, the more complex the decision-making, especially in environments where profit isn’t the main driver.

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Illustrator Justyna Green confronts the issues facing women in a series of ChatGPT-generated haikus

Creative Boom

UK-based illustrator and On Design podcast host Justyna Green has explored the most prevalent issues facing women today in a series of ChatGPT-generated haikus, for which she has also created accompanying imagery. Launched to coincide with International Women's Day, Justyna's latest project titled What Does ChatGPT Know About Women, shrewdly brings to life the eight biggest issues that women around the world still have to fight against in everyday life, including work-life balance, sexual harass

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What Are Brand Guidelines? (And How to Create Them)

Vandelay Design

Brand guidelines help to ensure consistency in the messaging and marketing of your business. Learn how to create your own brand guidelines here. The post What Are Brand Guidelines? (And How to Create Them) appeared first on Vandelay Design.

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Making the Most of Slow Times at Your Web Design Business

SpeckyBoy

Part of being a web designer means learning how to deal with extreme situations. Some days can be insanely-busy, stress-filled work marathons. Clients need your help, things are breaking – you know the drill. These types of days make you wonder how you’ll ever get through all the obstacles in your way. Yet you may encounter days or weeks where things are extremely quiet.

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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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Adobe InDesign Resume Template with Gray Header and Footer

We And The Color

Download a two-sided resume template that can be customized in Adobe InDesign. Created by Adobe Stock contributor @broluthfi , this simple resume template comes in two standard sizes, A4 and US Letter. Both sizes include two fully customizable pages. Using Adobe InDesign, you can edit every single detail of the resume template. The template uses a combination of fonts and colors, as well as section dividers to make your resume stand out from the crowd.

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“Arctic” by Photographer Mustafah Abdulaziz

Booooooom

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8 Branding Strategies for Startups to Build Trust with a New Audience

Noupe

Trust. It’s the backbone of any relationship. Whether you’re talking about a romantic connection, a friendship, or even the connection between a business and its customers. Simply put, if people don’t trust you, they’re not going to spend their hard-earned money on your products or services. But trust isn’t just freely given, especially not in the world of business.

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Music Covers from 2022 by Andreu Zaragoza

We And The Color

Check out these mind-blowing music cover illustrations created by Andreu Zaragoza in 2022. Since his childhood, Andreu Zaragoza has been captivated by drawing and art. Drawn to comic books and musical artwork alike, he eventually made the decision to pursue a career in graphic design at La Llotja (Barcelona). After spending several years as a designer, Andreu opted to revive his long-lost passion for pencils and paintbrushes.

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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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With distorted perspectives and an electric palette, Lulu Lin draws faces like you’ve never seen before

Its Nice That

The Taipei-based illustrator shares how their experimental illustrations are a way to process emotions and uncover productive methods of communication

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Applying design thinking to planning an offsite

UX Collective

By Matthew Williams Our first team offsite in 3 years | By Nikki Maller | CC BY-SA 4.0 With a design team of 26 people spread out through 5 continents, 14 countries, and 9 time zones, finding ways to make remote work effective is something we have worked hard to achieve through our meetings, interactions, and practices. But with 50% of our current team having never met each other in person due to starting during the Covid-19 pandemic, we knew there were certain collaborative and relationship pie

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Sun Ho Lee designs the ephemeral experiences of cultural “inbetweeners”

Its Nice That

The designer, who is currently studying for a graphic design MFA at RISD, shares how activism and design can be intertwined.

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The designers’ guide to development

UX Collective

Source: Holly Guacamolly on Dribbble As a designer in the digital landscape, it is crucial to communicate effectively with various stakeholders in order to deliver pixel-perfect screens. As more people join the conversation, the complexity of a project typically increases. However, managing expectations and designing for that is just one side of the coin.

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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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Innovation at it’s Finest: The Nokia Rebrand Explored

Canny

Last week saw the rebrand of one of the world’s most significant innovation technology leaders, Nokia , with an entire new identity being released at the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona. This rebrand came into play in order to unlock the next stage of growth for the brand, helping Nokia to showcase its move from creating consumer products to becoming a pioneer in the technology market.

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HTML5 Hotel Booking Website Templates

Template Monster

Do you know many people who don't like to travel and discover new destinations? If you work in the travel and hotels related industries, then you should know that there are different types of travelers and the ways how they plan their vacations. The thrill-seekers can spend a night under open sky, whereas the planners need everything to be booked in advance.

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Magic as Medium

Design Everywhere

Magic as Medium

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Russian Carpet: Daily inspiration, trends, mood board. Architecture, art, design, fashion, photography. #inspiration #swear #board #romantic #photography #architecture #mood #wedding

Designspiration

Russian Carpet: Daily inspiration, trends, mood board. Architecture, art, design, fashion, photography.

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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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Ancient Deities

Design Everywhere

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Russian Carpet: Daily inspiration, trends, mood board. Architecture, art, design, fashion, photography. #inspiration #design #graphic #blur #russian #distort #photography #carpet

Designspiration

Russian Carpet: Daily inspiration, trends, mood board. Architecture, art, design, fashion, photography.

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MPB Can Help You Earn Money & Upgrade Your Camera Gear

Feature Shoot

Fujifilm X-T4 Americans are holding onto $650 billion worth of unused devices. That’s according to a recent survey from MPB , the world’s largest platform for used photo and video gear. US adults ages 18 to 34, on average, own $3,691 worth of tech they don’t use. With these figures in mind, MPB makes it easy for photographers to sell their old gear and upgrade to something new.

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Acer Swift Edge 16 review: exceptionally light laptop is a pro performer

Creative Bloq

Outside of the heaviest graphic processing tasks, the Acer Swift Edge 16 is a great choice for creative pros.

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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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DMTV Milkshake: Ian Yang on Making Gorgeous Lighting at a Reasonable Price

Design Milk

A truly beautiful piece of lighting can transform a room – and often costs more than we might think at first (well-lit) glance. Ian Yang , CEO and founder of Gantri , understands that push (toward great lighting) and pull (away from $1800 lamps). But Yang has long investigated the space between impulses: His education took him to the London School of Economics, but also revered art school Central Saint Martins.

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Why the new Toblerone logo isn't as controversial as it sounds

Creative Bloq

Making a Swiss mountain out of a molehill.

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OBJECT Is an Umbrella for Anna Bera’s Utility Objects

Design Milk

When creating the OBJECT collection, Polish artist and maker Anna Bera was searching. Searching for a place where an object suddenly appears without justification, but whose existence is indisputable. The series was on display during the 19th edition of Collect in London as part of the Collect Open exhibition, the international fair’s platform for pioneering, thought-provoking craft installations by individual artists.

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Disney's Encanto has a CG secret (and it's kinda freaky)

Creative Bloq

Weird but magical.

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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.