Creative Review

APRIL 27, 2021

Initially, self-taught photographer Kacey Jeffers never saw becoming a creative as a viable option when growing up in Nevis, a small island in the Caribbean sea. “Nevisian culture pushes very traditional career paths,” he tells CR. “When I was around 16 I became interested in modelling and that opened up a whole new world for me. Years later in my early 20s while modelling in London, I realised that I much preferred being behind the camera.

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We And The Color

APRIL 27, 2021

G8 identity: the creative community manifesto. Roma Erohnovich, a well known Russian art director, graphic design, and illustrator just worked on a new visual identity for G8, a project in Russia for the creative community created by the creative community. In terms of its vibe and communication tactics, this event is more like a punk performance than a conference, meetup, or competition.

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Creative Review

APRIL 27, 2021

These new editions bring a fresh set of covers to well-known titles, wrapping them in clashing two-colour palettes and featuring graphics inspired by the contents of each title. Jo Thompson, deputy art director at 4th Estate and William Collins, says the art department was briefed to create jackets that would look nothing like other classic book editions, but still be timeless enough to stand apart from current trends.

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Creative Nerds

APRIL 27, 2021

This is our month tradition where we end the current month by compiling together a list of the absolute best design tutorials and web articles created throughout month. The post features a great collection of comprehensive design tutorials photoshop, Illustrator and Pixelmator Pro. The roundup includes some great tutorials from how to create a floral […].

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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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Colossal

APRIL 27, 2021

By Amy Young. All images courtesy of Tomer Hanuka, shared with permission. Astute, evocative, and occasionally controversial, The New Yorker ’s covers are keen observations of contemporary culture in their own right. The weekly renderings are widely recognized as visual interpretations of today’s most pressing issue that span politics, culture, and this last year, life during COVID-19.

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Colossal

APRIL 27, 2021

?. As we collectively count down the days until we can safely enjoy post-vaccination visits with friends and family, a delightful animation has a comforting message for those of us struggling to reign in our anxiety: “If this disruption undoes you, if the absence of people unravels you…lean into loneliness and know you’re not alone in it.” A collaboration between poet Tanya Davis and filmmaker Andrea Dorfman , “How to Be at Home” plucks some of the same scenar

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We And The Color

APRIL 27, 2021

Download these minimalist social media post templates to stand out on Instagram and other platforms. If you are looking for some Instagram post templates that offer more of a business-kind look and feel instead of those cheesy layouts, the following collection might be a good choice. Created with 12 design options by Adobe Stock contributor @Phillip , these templates are based on a modern and minimalist style.

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Vecteezy

APRIL 27, 2021

Quality, authentic lifestyle photos that showcase people in everyday situations are extremely popular on stock photo websites. As a photographer, this presents a great opportunity to make money with Vecteezy’s contributor program. Stock photos featuring people are relatively easy to find. However, today’s users want photos that look genuine.

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Spine Magazine

APRIL 27, 2021

Mark Abrams , enduring cover designer at Vintage/Anchor, Penguin Random House, lives in Brooklyn (of course) with his local pod. He will update his website any day now. Here he takes us through his process for designing Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing. Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing is a collection of funny, often acidic, sneakily (or not so sneakily) intimate essays by Lauren Hough.

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Its Nice That

APRIL 27, 2021

Always seeking new challenges, the Icelandic graphic designer works hard to take on new skills and processes.

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Creative Review

APRIL 27, 2021

The director duo cut their teeth creating unusual animated visuals for artists like Björk as part of Lynn Fox. They reflect on how architecture influences their work, the elements that ads often overlook and the future of music videos. The post Christian & Patrick on 20 years of directing appeared first on Creative Review.

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Design You Trust

APRIL 27, 2021

Street kids at play, Georgetown, Washington D.C., Summer 1935. The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. It began after the stock market crash of October 29, 1929, the “Black Tuesday”, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. More: Flickr h/t: vintag.es.

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Swiss Miss

APRIL 27, 2021

I find myself getting lost in the visual content shared by Chicago based Graphic Designer Estefania Loret de Mola. (via Patricia ).

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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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Its Nice That

APRIL 27, 2021

Cara has a particular love of ants and the small creatures allow her to evoke empathy for the natural world in her viewers.

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Design You Trust

APRIL 27, 2021

Jordan Metcalf is a South African graphic designer based in Portland, Oregon and one of our very special guests for this year’s edition. He has a strong focus on diverse, experimental custom lettering and identity design. Jordan was awarded the ADC Young Gun in 2013 and he’s our proof to the world that if you can dream it, then you can definitely do it.

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Design Week

APRIL 27, 2021

Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has changed its name to Abrdn as part of an identity overhaul which hopes to create a “modern, agile, digitally-enabled brand” Brand consultancy Wolff Olins has worked on the new identity which will roll out fully later this year. So far, the new logo, name update and brand video have been revealed. SLA is the result of a 2017 merger between insurance business Standard Life and asset management firm Aberdeen Asset Management.

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Graphis

APRIL 27, 2021

If the state of the world has you screaming for justice and peace, this week’s Protest Posters 2 entries are for you, with our featured designers tackling important issues with eye-catching designs. First today is Katie Belloff from the studio of McCandliss and Campbell, and her “1st Amendment Poster” design (above, left). Belloff was commissioned […].

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Design You Trust

APRIL 27, 2021

Sometimes it’s not about what you say. It’s how you say it. There are people whose passive-aggressive signs are so creative, so petty, so next level, you can’t help but respect their words. Even if you’re on the receiving end. h/t: sadanduseless.

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Devlounge

APRIL 27, 2021

Instagram has become the sweet escape for most people nowadays. They come to look for inspiration and also to discover things they care about, which includes content from brands and businesses. Also, Instagram has an open network integration with other social media sites which has gone a long way in making it more popular. Increase your followers! The fact that Instagram allows users to easily post and share photos with content to other social media platforms directly, is a good way to gain popu

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Design You Trust

APRIL 27, 2021

We’ve been in lockdown for far too long now and any means are acceptable to fight boredom. We’ve been surrounded by the same walls and items to the point that some of us have started looking at items around us from a new perspective. More: Instagram , Twitter h/t: boredpanda. This fashion-forward Chilean designer definitely did. They say inspiration can strike at any moment and at any place, so how about while doing chores?

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Booooooom

APRIL 27, 2021

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Abduzeedo

APRIL 27, 2021

Kocbek Branding and Packaging Design. abduzeedo 04.27.21 Kocbek approached Visual Brain Gravity with an extraordinary problem. How to push his renowned pumpkin seed oil to high-end and demanding customers? His family has been producing pumpkin seed oil for over 80 years, when his grandfather, Anton Kocbek, started producing pumpkin seed oil in 1929.

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Its Nice That

APRIL 27, 2021

The Hackney-based photographer captures the unique beauty of her subjects, using their individual stories and personalities as the inspiration.

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The Die Line

APRIL 27, 2021

Fan of a tan? Lex & Turner/Burner presents branding for PRITZ, a sunscreen for people that want some fun in the sun! The branding screams nostalgia and summer fun.

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Its Nice That

APRIL 27, 2021

The Edinburgh-based illustrator discusses how she came to accept that “how I draw is how I draw.”.

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