Sat.Feb 27, 2021

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5 Things We Learned from NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver

Azure Magazine

When urban planning students across North America returned to their studies amid a global pandemic, all classes had moved online and opportunities for invaluable co-op placements providing real-world experiences were drastically reduced. As two Black women and second-year graduate students at Toronto’s York University, we went back to school with these concerns, plus feelings of trauma and loss resulting from the anti-Black violence taking place across our cities.

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Paloma Nieri Branding and Visual Identity

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Paloma Nieri Branding and Visual Identity. abduzeedo 02.27.21 Guapo./ shared a truly inspiring branding and logo design case study for the work they did for Paloma Nieri. The final result is really good but what caught my attention was the detailed process behind it and the presentation of it. With a technical drawing look the designers at Guapo illustrate how they went from the idea to the logo and identity.

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IllustratorHub Showcases Black Illustrators

Guild News Blog

Art buyers can find a illustrators exhibiting a range of styles and black illustrators can find a supportive community. The post IllustratorHub Showcases Black Illustrators appeared first on The Graphic Artist Guild.

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TypeType Website Redesign

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TypeType Website Redesign. abduzeedo 02.27.21 Pavel Emelyanov and Comence Studio shared an inspiring web design project for TypeType. Their task was to completely rethink the TypeType website. New catalog, new structure, full change of font tester, extended information about TypeType foundry. The main page of the site is also a font catalog. Three font review modes with full functionality to try any font right on the screen.

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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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“We Call It A Movement”: Couple Releases Photography Book To Elevate Beauty Standards For Black Kids

Design You Trust

Photography is not only about creating an image—in the right hands, it can become a tool for inspiration and especially in this case—empowerment. A husband and wife photography team uses art to redefine the beauty standards for black children and shatter any negative stereotypes of their representation in the media. Atlanta, Georgia-based couple Kahran and Regis Bethencourt are behind CreativeSoul Photography and they’re helping kids to come out of their shells and jump-start their confidence.

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Design Crowd Issued A Challenge To Create The Worst Ad, And The Contestants Have Delivered

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There’s no such thing as bad advertisement? Well… This post will put this thought to the test. The ads we’re going to show you today range from brutally honest to honestly brutal, and everything in between—they are anything but what the ad commissioners would ask for. The people at the Design Crowd, a platform for amateur photo editors to share their works, have put their skills to the test in a contest where they had to create bad ads.

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8 Game-Changing Embroidery Tools That You Should Have in Your Craft Stash

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. This article is brought to you by Brown Paper Stitch , my business that makes your wardrobe pawesome by embroidering your pets on clothing. This article is part of a series on how to take your e mbroidery to new heights.

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18-Year-Old Teddy Boy George Photographed by Friend Jurgen Vollmer in 1961 at Rabenstraße Stop in Hamburg

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Jurgen Vollmer captured these images of George Harrison with wind-blown, slicked back hair during and after a ferry ride on Hamburg Lake in Spring 1961. By this time, The Beatles had adopted the brushed forward hairstyle worn by Vollmer, Astrid Kirchherr and Klaus Voormann. Vollmer recalled: “…occasionally George would comb his hair forward, but always combed it back again.

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Incredible Winning Photographs From The 2020 International Photography Awards

Design You Trust

Sometimes it is nice to be a bit nostalgic, and what can be more nostalgic than analog photos? See what your photography skills are made of: enter the IPA as it’s now open for submissions. Here are the best examples of analog photography from the 2020 International Photography Awards. Advertising Photographer Of the Year: “A sustainable future of exquisite luxury mobility” by Mike Dodd. “The image had to represent Bentley’s vision for creating a sustainable future 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.