Fri.May 22, 2020

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Terrence Caviar & Kristin Texeira

Booooooom

New color in the times of slow coffee. Terrence Caviar & Kristin Texeira. We’re crazy about the paintings of our friend Kristin Texeira, so we had the idea to make photos inspired by the elemental shapes and soothing color palettes that make up Kristin’s beautiful abstract compositions. Everyone under stay-in-place mandates (Kristin in upstate New York, myself in San Francisco, and Michelle in Columbus, Ohio), we collaborated remotely and were reliant on using items we already had in our pos

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Northzone by Ragged Edge

BP&O

Text by Richard Baird. Northzone is an early stage venture capital fund with the insight necessary to cut through the hype of funding and recognise strong teams doing good work. From their offices in London, Stockholm and New York they partner with founders at Seed, Series A and Series B stage across Europe and America. London-based Ragged Edge worked with […].

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25+ Free Restaurant Menu Templates & PSD Mockups

Tuts Plus

A restaurant's menu holds a lot of responsibility. A good one will ignite hunger cravings and give customers a rundown of what to expect. So make the design count! Now you can create enticing restaurant scenes with high-quality menu mockups. Great for websites, profile banners, and more, these visuals help designers and restaurateurs make compelling imagery fast.

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New York Will Prevail: Powerful Storytelling From The Epicenter

Graphic Design USA

Audra Nebolini of the New York office of brand strategy and design consultancy CBX on the power of storytelling and it’s meaning for marketing and brands going forward.

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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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Brigade Court

ID Identity Design

Brigade Court is a residential development at the former headquarters of the London Fire Brigade. The Grade II listed building was one of the capital’s first ever fire stations where the firefighters lived and trained. Located in Borough, the new development features period conversions in the original Victorian building, as well as many new-build apartments.

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The Futuristic Illustrations of Borja Bonaque

Trendland

Spanish designer and illustrator Borja Bonaque graduated from the Polytechnic University of Valencia with a degree in Fine Arts. The Futuristic Illustrations of Borja Bonaque.

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The Best Custom Merchandise Ideas For Software And Creative Companies

Noupe

One way of getting an influential audience as a company is to create awareness for your brand using customized merchandise. Your merchandise should be personalized, usable, and of high quality to last long. It should also be unique to make it identifiable. Ideas on how to customize your merchandise varies. You may use branded caps, pens, books, hoodies, which is an excellent marketing strategy as it reaches a greater audience.

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Noted: New Logo and Identity for Kanga by Chris Ganz Designs

Under Consideration / Brand

“Cool It”. (Est. 2017) " Kanga , Kooler Than A Cooler, keeps drinks cold up to 7 hours without the ice! We created the Kase Mate to be the perfect solution to keeping beverages cold without the inconveniences of a bulky cooler. The design of our Kase Mate perfectly contours to custom fit 12, 24, and 30 packs of your favorite beverage, and after countless hours of research and experimentation, we discovered the best way to keep the cold in and the heat out.

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The History & Future of Password Cybersecurity – [Infographic]

Noupe

How unique are your passwords? Although the average business user has 191 passwords, 81% of confirmed data breaches are due to weak, stolen, or reused passwords. Even though 91% of people know that reusing the same password increases their risk of a data attack, 66% do it anyway. Working from home, we not only hold personal data on our computers but also our business’ Because of this, it’s crucial you take time to create one-of-a-kind login credentials – especially with cyberha

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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 Futuristic Illustrations of Borja Bonaque

Trendland

Spanish designer and illustrator Borja Bonaque graduated from the Polytechnic University of Valencia with a degree in Fine Arts.

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Reviewed: Friday Likes 329: From Where’s Gut Studio, Welcome Stranger, and Re

Under Consideration / Brand

“From Where’s Gut Studio, Welcome Stranger, and Re”. A whole day's worth of sustenance this week -- soy milk for breakfast, poke for lunch, and tequila for dinner -- with work from Kuala Lumpur, Honolulu, and Sydney. Tono by Where's Gut Studio. Tono is a range of soy milk products sold at a brick and mortar store-slash-dessert-joint in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

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This Japanese Zoo is Using Stuffed Capybaras to Visualize Social Distancing

Colossal

All images by @chacha0rca. Take a seat for lunch at Izu Shabonten Zoo in Shizuoka, Japan, and meet your plush dining partners. To help restaurant patrons visualize social distancing guidelines, the zoo has occupied chairs with stuffed capybaras. The soft toys encourage diners to space out among the tables and maintain an appropriate distance. With only a few other cuddly creatures in the mix, the institution’s main choice is a nod to its decades-long fascination with the giant rodent.

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Watch This Space: 5 Architecture-Inspired Timepieces

Azure Magazine

March felt like a decade, April passed in a flash and May feels like it’s barely happening. From the confines of our homes, the passage of time has taken on a different texture of late, the minutes and hours by turn stretched and compressed in the maw of isolation. In other words, what better time for the comforting presence of a wristwatch? For design lovers seeking respite from the temporal void, here are our top five architecture-inspired timepieces. 1.

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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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Women in Motion Energize Dreamy Photographs by Kylli Sparre

Colossal

“Wonder Wheels.” All images © Kylli Sparre, shared with permission. Often blurring or concealing the faces of her dramatically posed figures, Kylli Sparre ( previously ) captures magical portraits of young women and girls. The fine art photographer, who is based in Tallinn, captures her lone subjects amidst swirling swaths of fabric or perched atop a towering mass of bicycle wheels.

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“American Interiors” by Photographer M L Casteel

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Bond’s identity for Type Directors Club celebrates “the extensive, rich and complex world of type design”

Its Nice That

Entrusted with creating the identity for the Type Directors Club's annual competition, the agency decided to represent the vast styles of typography creating a unique but balanced specimen.

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Photographer Spotlight: Dom Taylor

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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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The Excellent Fringe Benefits Of SEO

Straight North

Let’s be clear: The reason to invest in SEO, the driver, is to generate online sales leads or e-commerce revenue. Nevertheless, a well-executed SEO campaign offers companies several excellent fringe benefits. These are the ones that stand out. Improved Website Content. You may have read that content quality and SEO are in conflict, that SEO keywords make content sound spammy.

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Translating Artificial Intelligence Core Values in 3D

Abduzeedo

Translating Artificial Intelligence Core Values in 3D. abduzeedo 05.22.20 In partnership with Microsoft Azure AI, Deep Yellow task was to create three dimensional shapes translating core values of Artificial Intelligence. Imitating human behavior these dynamic shapes evolve and interact in a natural way. The result is a series of shapes and forms that have a lot of movement, fluidity and above all beauty.

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Go Public With Privacy

Straight North

Protecting privacy on the Internet became a major issue in 2019, and figures to be even more important in 2020. Data breaches, ad tracking, misuse of personal data and other issues have rattled the public, justifiably so. To illustrate: SelfKey reports that 2019 data breaches exceeded 5 billion records as of last November. As many of us know, stolen records include credit card numbers, home phone numbers and other sensitive data.

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7 of the Best Creative Products to Illustrate Your Life This Week

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. 1. Ostrich Checklist Notepad by Rifle Paper Co. (They are having a 30% off sale right now!). 2. Hot Planet Embroidery Kit by Nelly Makes Embroidery Kits. 3. Cat Basket by Stacksto x Leah Goren. 4. Illustrated Nomu Cup by Arhoj. 5.

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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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Strange Beast teams up with BBC Creative to animate uplifting acts of kindness during lockdown

Its Nice That

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Digital Marketing in 2020 – Possibilities and Opportunities

Noupe

It looks like 2020 is going to be a watershed year in many ways. The pandemic, COVID-19, has disrupted life as we know it, and the road back to normal is going to be a long one. For companies reaching out to consumers, there are challenges as well as opportunities. Technology has evolved to make it possible to find several new ways to attract eyeballs and build loyalty.

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Stage 1 in the Design Thinking Process: Empathise with Your Users

Interaction Design Foundation

Design Thinking cannot begin without a deeper understanding of the people you are designing for. In order to gain those insights, it is important for you as a design thinker to empathize with the people you’re designing for so that you can understand their needs, thoughts, emotions and motivations. The good news is that you have a wide range of methods at your command for learning more about people.

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Linked: Worst Logos Redesigned

Under Consideration / Brand

Visit Link. Emanuele Abrate has redesigned what are regularly considered the worst logos on the internet with very decent and usable logos, even throwing in some application mock-ups. Mr. Abrate, you, sir, are a hero.

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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.