Speckyboy Design Magazine
APRIL 20, 2021
If the internet has accomplished one thing (beyond giving us web designers a career), perhaps it’s the emboldening of cheapskates. The ability to get free and low-cost items online has outshined even the most fervent coupon-clippers of yesteryear. Now, everybody (even the grumpiest among us) loves a bargain. But when it comes to building websites, free and cheap don’t always add up to much.
Creative Review
APRIL 20, 2021
Growing up on the books of artist Tomi Ungerer sparked a desire within French illustrator Simon Bailly to tell tales through images. While studying illustration, the most important lesson he learned was about telling a story simply through one picture or a series of them. “It’s something I use every day in my work,” he says. “For example, in my work for newspapers, I have to understand an article, take the essential ideas and draw an image to create a more compact compreh
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SpyreStudios
APRIL 20, 2021
Anyone who builds websites knows that responsive design is important. In fact, any modern website should be built with responsive techniques in mind. While there are plenty of tools for creating responsivity , it’s tougher to find debugging & testing tools. And what good is an untested layout? About as good as an uninspected car, although less threatening to your corporeality.
Colossal
APRIL 20, 2021
Detail of “Kumbi Saleh 3020 CE” (2019). Photos by Samuel Engelking. All images © Ekow Nimako, shared with permission. Hundreds of thousands of sleek, black LEGO structure the utopic universes by Toronto-based artist Ekow Nimako. Ranging from life-sized figurative sculptures with an eccentric twist to sprawling landscapes mimicking dense metropolises, Nimako’s artworks are rooted in the visionary realm of Afrofuturism , which “explores the intersection of technology and ra
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
Speckyboy Design Magazine
APRIL 20, 2021
It’s been said many times that, if you want to learn more, you should teach. Taking on proteges, apprentices, students – whatever you want to call them – who will appreciate and absorb your knowledge not only boosts your ego, it can also help you learn and grow as a designer. And no, you don’t have to become an actual teacher at a school or university.
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Creative Review
APRIL 20, 2021
As museums in England tentatively await their reopening in May, the Design Museum in London is gaining a head start by launching Supermarket, an installation-cum-store stocked with beautifully designed essential goods. The product packaging features the work of ten emerging artists, from the painterly aesthetic of Charlotte Edey and Holly Warburton to Kentaro Okwara’s bold illustrations.
Design Week
APRIL 20, 2021
In Perth, Australia, a series of public bus stops represents a personal journey for graphic designer Kevin Wilson. The redesigned signage features Aboriginal artwork, rendered in a minimalist style and simple colour palette. The interconnecting lines symbolise the younger generations who pass on stories and the new energy they carry, according to Wilson. “The way I saw the project,” the designer explains, “we were retaking the space.” Wilson is a Wongai man, an Aboriginal
Designs.Ai
APRIL 20, 2021
Before the pandemic, most of us, who lived under the regime of modernity, were more separated from nature than ever. Fast-paced urban life made it more difficult for us to experience the pleasure of connecting ourselves to natural surroundings. We often forget about the greatness of nature and what we have lost as generations go […]. The post 6 Simple Ways to Celebrate Earth Day appeared first on Designs.ai.
Design You Trust
APRIL 20, 2021
The French artist Benedicte Piccolillo, graphic designer and street artist, is the talent hidden behind Voglio Bene. Based in Mauguio, South of France, she creates from “coups de Coeur” that she may have had on old paintings from masters. Initially a photographer, the artist is self-taught in digital graphic creation. “I can fall in love with a piece from the Middle Ages as well as a Mannerist painting.
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Abduzeedo
APRIL 20, 2021
A Magical and Tasty Lettering Series. abduzeedo 04.20.21 What would it look like if you could put a foodie spin on popular fairy tales? “ Hungrily Ever After ” is a collection of colorful hand-lettered book cover art that reimagines fairy tale messages if their characters were big foodies. Filled with puns, parodies, and playful illustrations, this series will appeal to your appetite and childhood storytime nostalgia.
Design You Trust
APRIL 20, 2021
Christian Angel‘s work is the ability to reproduce the style of classic JRPGs such as Final Fantasy or Fire Emblem. He will take this graphic and make it his own to pay tribute to different characters from Japanese productions. The result is crazy and Christian’s reinterpretation is clearly worth a look! More: Artstation , Instagram h/t: geek-art.
Its Nice That
APRIL 20, 2021
Recently published by Slanted, Juliane Nöst’s first book explores what happens when meaning is stripped away from type.
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.
The Die Line
APRIL 20, 2021
These new tins didn't hit Seth Rogan's pottery wheel, but they are a thing of beauty. .
Graphis
APRIL 20, 2021
Everyone knows the saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” and one of the best things graphic design can do is speak out. This week’s featured Protest Posters 2 entries are grabbing megaphones and raising their voices for issues across the globe. First up today is Graphis Master Boris Ljubicic and his design “+ […].
Design Week
APRIL 20, 2021
“Flags are maybe the best example of effective communication design there is,” says designer Evan Townsend. “I knew we could use a tool like that in Antarctica.” Despite having been the subject of human exploration for 200 years, Townsend is the designer of Antarctica’s “first ever” flag. He designed True South while working there, providing support to a scientific research team during the continent’s winter, when the average temperature averages -
The Design Blog
APRIL 20, 2021
Must-have Fonts under $15 We bring you a selection of amazing font deals available for under $15. Our list features modern, clean sans serifs, as well as more playful fonts. Enjoy the full selection with all the links to purchase below. Neo Mayhem: Modern Retro Font Family The Neo Mayhem Font Family is a modern, retro combination of 3 distinct typefaces: Neo Mayhem, Neo Mayhem Alt, and Neo Mayhem Oblique.
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Its Nice That
APRIL 20, 2021
With a new logo, typeface and revamped approach to photography and colour, the online marketplace is marking five years in business with a matured new look.
Design You Trust
APRIL 20, 2021
Photographer Igor Siwanowicz took these incredible photographs of tiny creatures. Dr Siwanowicz, a neurobiologist at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Farm Research Campus, Virginia, shows us the wonders of life in kaleidoscopic color. “Laser scanning confocal microscope produces images in a very different way than a bright field microscope (your standard biology class microscope).
Swiss Miss
APRIL 20, 2021
It’s May 2020. The UK has been in lockdown for over a month leaving many people feeling isolated and anxious. Photographer Nick Pumphrey turned to where he feels most at home – the sea. In May he dedicated to taking his camera in the sea for every dawn of the month, and sharing his experience each morning with ten photographs on Instagram with the hashtag #DawnDaysOfMay.
Design You Trust
APRIL 20, 2021
Hamilton St., Regina Saskatchewan. Production of postcards blossomed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As an easy and quick way for individuals to communicate, they became extremely popular. A real photo postcard (RPPC) is a continuous-tone photographic image printed on postcard stock. The term recognizes a distinction between the real photo process and the lithographic or offset printing processes employed in the manufacture of most postcard images. h/t: vintag.es.
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Abduzeedo
APRIL 20, 2021
Posters | Vol. 3 is Pure Graphic Design Nostalgia. abduzeedo 04.20.21 I grew up in a time when poster were the most desired piece of object in any kids room. Magazines would have the big center pages with a massive poster from skateboarding, surfing to video-game publications. Graphic design was and still is one of my passions and every time I see a poster collection I have to share it.
The Die Line
APRIL 20, 2021
Candy Brophy Creative is rethinking the edible industry via their conceptual suckable. Think adult lollipops that will have you feeling like a kid again in no time.
Creative Review
APRIL 20, 2021
While previous ads for the Amazon Alexa have seen Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi ponder what life was like before the arrival of smart assistants, and Michael B Jordan become one , Droga5’s latest spot for the brand tackles a topic which will likely spark painful memories for many parents: home schooling. Happily, the ad goes about it in humorous fashion, showing a dad navigating devastating destruction in ancient Italy as he tries to find out facts for his daughter’s project on
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