Fri.Jul 08, 2022

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What Is Graphic Design’s Place in an Art Museum?

Eye on Design

This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the archives. We don’t always realize it, but graphic design saturates every part of our lives. It informs the decisions we make as consumers and serves as a structure for how we understand and engage with our environment—whether through navigating the labyrinth of subway lines via color-coded route maps or learning more about a piece of art from the labels adhered to an exhibition wall.

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Orange and White Brand Guidelines Brochure Template for Adobe InDesign

We And The Color

This is a comprehensive brand guidelines brochure template by Grkic Creative available on Adobe Stock. Created in the standard size of A4 by Adobe Stock contributor @Grkic Creative , this comprehensive and fully customizable brand guidelines brochure template consists of 23 pages to cover all common aspects of most branding projects. The design is characterized by the combination of a striking orange with white as well as a clean layout.

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Simple Lines and Shapes Comprise the Lavish Yet Minimal Animal Drawings of Jochen Gerner

Colossal

All images © Jochen Gerner, shared with permission. Lines and basic shapes are the basis of Jochen Gerner ’s distinct, almost paradoxical style that’s sometimes referred to as “abundant minimalism.” The French artist, who lives and works between Lorraine and Burgundy, draws birds and dogs that are sparse in form and yet rich in color and texture: checkered patterns overlaid with a chaotic array of markings create a shaggy fur coat, while variegated patches of feathers distingui

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Charming Stop-Motion Animation Created With Needle-Felted Art

Brown Paper Bag

View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Andrea Love (@andreaanimates). Animator and artist Andrea Love creates animation using needle felted art. The stop-motion pieces feature sets created entirely from the fiber material, and she does things with it you wouldn’t expect. Needle felting, in particular, is known for its stiffness. It’s only by stabbing the fibers over (and over) that you’re able to create a stable form.

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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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Jewels Encrust Ornamental Insects in Sasha Vinogradova’s Digital Illustrations

Colossal

All images © Sasha Vinogradova, shared with permission. Los Angeles-based artist Sasha Vinogradova merges her fascination with nature and ornate design in a series of jewel-coated specimens. Sculptural in form to evoke a brooch or other piece of wearable art, the digitally illustrated insects encase gems and vibrant, iridescent body parts within a metallic structure.

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Artist Painted Themed Rooms Featuring Celebrities And Animals, And Here’s The Result

Design You Trust

Zelenskiy’s Doves. According to Maria Titan: “A year ago, I joined an Instagram challenge called ROOMPORTRAITCLUB. Every Saturday, a photo of a room is posted and artists from all around the world are invited to interpret it in any way they choose. This weekly challenge has become my weekly addiction. Sometimes I add famous people, other times animals, depending on my mood or what suits the particular room.

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You Need These 10 Modern Finds for Your Next Pool + Beach Day

Design Milk

As a born and raised Miami resident, I like to think I’ve mastered the fine art of organizing a perfect beach or pool trip. Truth be told, there’s a lot that can go awry without the proper preparation – snacks getting soggy in transit, drinks boiling in the heat, sun burns, you get the idea. Once you start overthinking your packing list, though, your relaxing day at the pool can get pretty stressful.

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The Dispersion — satisfying loops with Blender 3D

Abduzeedo

The Dispersion — satisfying loops with Blender 3D. abduzeedo 0708—22 Gurlaldeep Singh shared a 3D post featuring a series of compositions exploring the dispersion and refraction of light. The 3D work was all done in Blender 3D. As the author describes — "The Dispersion is a collection of hand animated satisfying loops.". Check out the NFTs on Sale also make sure to follow Gurlaldeep Singh on: Behance.

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F5: Prasoon Shrivastava On His Hometown, How He Centers Himself + Speed

Design Milk

Prasoon Shrivastava is Founder and CEO of Prasoon Design Studio , a new-age architecture and design firm with headquarters in Dubai and an office in India. With a background in construction and sustainability, Prasoon is an architect, an entrepreneur, and a storyteller. It’s his curiosity that’s guided the firm’s design approach since 2020.

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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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A Drone In A Squash Court: Minimalist Aerial Photography Series by Brad Walls

Design You Trust

Future Passe. Brad Walls (previously featured ) was born in Sydney in 1992. Despite studying Science, his preferred artistic medium is Aerial Photography. From 2019 to the present, Brad has been refining his style garnering international acclaim, setting new precedents in photographic expression. Defining a new era of Aerial Photography and the recipient of several prestigious awards, Brad has attracted features in Washington Post, Guardian, CNN, New York Times and multiple other publications ar

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Introduction to Substance Painter

CGIA

CGInspiringArtist. Introduction to Substance Painter. If you want to work faster in Substance Painter then you need to remember some shortcuts.The substance has already shared a detailed shortcut key on his website. It’s hard to remember all the shortcut keys, so you can remember the essential shortcut that you mostly used. You can also edit some shortcut keys.

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D.S. & DURGA

Mindsparkle Mag

The post D.S. & DURGA appeared first on Mindsparkle Mag.

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Karl Font by Local Desk Designstudio

We And The Color

Take a look at the Karl font, a minimalist sans serif typeface for display use. Created and published by Local Desk Designstudio, Karl is a minimalist sans serif typeface. You can use it for unique logo designs, branding, bold packaging design, powerful website headers, etc. The Karl font comes with 26 stylistic alternates. Using these alternates, you can create diverse and totally unique typographic designs.

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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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Japanese Energy Drink Pocari Sweat Partners With Loop and Releases a Recyclable Glass Bottle

The Die Line

Pocari Sweat is rolling out a recycled glass bottle in partnership with Loop, the global reuse system that teams up with major brands to sell their products in reusable packaging.

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The Dieline Friday Wrap-Up: Powdered Ketchup, Grace Jones, and.Oscar Mayer Meat Seltzers?

The Dieline

Check out Dieline's Friday Wrap-Up, where we highlight some of our favorite stories and viral weirdness from around the world of design and branding! In this edition, you'll find powdered ketchup, Grace Jones, and, uh, Oscar Mayer hard seltzer?

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A visual snapshot of a century of teenage kicks

Creative Review

Are teenage dreams so hard to beat? While we might each have our own answer to the Undertones’ perennial pop-punk question, a new exhibition devoted to British youth culture certainly shows that those tricky, hormone-packed years are something to celebrate – and hold up a mirror to social history more widely. Grown Up In Britain: 100 Years of Teenage Kicks at Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in.

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“Pride means everything to me”: five photographers reflect on this year’s London event

Its Nice That

Last weekend, the crowds flooded in their millions to central London for the return of Pride. To mark the occasion, we asked five photographers to share an image that they feel best depicts their experiences from the day.

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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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Just 20 of These Balenciaga x Bang & Olufsen Speaker Bags Will Be Made Available

Design Milk

Unsurprisingly Balenciaga put on quite the memorable event for their 51st Couture show in Paris, giving the coterie of fashionistas sitting shoulder-to shoulder a celebrity-filled parade of models that included Dua Lipa, Bella Hadid, and Kim Kardashian donning the label’s latest collection. Beyond the celebrity factor, the show will be most remembered for its incorporation of dystopian face shields designed by Mercedes-AMG F1 Applied Science accessorized with a surprising collaboration: t

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The If You Could Jobs weekly: How to figure out the next steps as a graduate

Its Nice That

For all those taking their first steps into the creative industry this month, we asked the class of 2021 what they wish they had known when they graduated.

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Thread Grids by Laura Fischer Encase Stones in Exquisitely Knotted Webs

Colossal

All images © Laura Fischer, shared with permission. Precision is at the core of Laura Fischer ’s practice. Using cotton and linen threads in neutral tones, the Bellingham, Washington-based artist sheaths smooth stones in impeccably exacting grids. She forms the tiny squares and rectangles with a series of knots, mimicking the loom weaving process but working directly on the natural material.

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Rubee Samuel’s photobook Omo Nigeria explores the Londoner’s emotional ties to West Africa

Its Nice That

After years of wanting to travel to Nigeria alone, Rubee self-funded a trip to Lagos where she spent time at two schools leading workshops with students, and taking portraits.

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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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Atelier Št?pán’s Internal Landscape Villa Combines Atmosphere & Architecture

Azure Magazine

It can sometimes be hard to find the motivation to leave the comfort of your own home. With the Internal Landscape Villa, a residential project in the Czech Republic, Atelier Št?pán takes motivation out of the equation by bringing the outside in. Featuring a spacious atrium, an open concept interior and an abundance of circular skylights, the villa blurs the physical distinction between the interior environment and the outside world.

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An oral history of Percy Pig

Creative Review

As M&S' famous character turns 30, we speak to his original creators and the brand team about how he went from a humble sweet to a cultural institution.

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6 of Kanye West's biggest design debacles

Creative Bloq

These are Yeezily his most controversial design moments.

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Artist Spotlight: Nikoo Bafti

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Nikoo Bafti. Nikoo Bafti’s Website. Nikoo Bafti on Instagram.

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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.