Mon.Jul 11, 2022

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6 unmissable Photoshop hacks to save you time

Creative Bloq

Plus: a fruity bonus.

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Jeffery C. Becton on liminal spaces, creating emotional connections, and the power of ambiguity

Creative Boom

© Jeffery C. Becton. Fine art photographer Jeffery C. Becton has enthralled audiences for decades with his digital montages that explore the ambiguities of his mediums and subject matter. Based in Maine, he is currently exhibiting in London for the first time alongside conceptual artist and photographer Andrea Hamilton at AH Studios. Running until 31 August 2022, Between Two Worlds is an evocative showcase of two photographic artists who have a strong connection to the poetics of coastal spaces.

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Graphic Poster Designs by Duane Dalton

We And The Color

These minimalist poster designs by Duane Dalton are highly aesthetic. Duane Dalton is an Irish graphic designer who specializes in a variety of work ranging from logos to brand identities. His creative work is often characterized by minimalistic qualities. Below you can see a selection of graphic poster designs that have been created by Duane Dalton for different projects.

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Grime photographer Simon Wheatley on how to capture street scenes in just 24 hours

Creative Boom

© Simon Wheatley. Best known for chronicling the grime scene, London photographer Simon Wheatley recently spent 24 hours shooting across the capital. He walks us through what happened and shares some key lessons he learned about street photography along the way. Each year, Photography News puts on a unique photography challenge that takes place in London.

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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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Where there is more livestock than people in the United States

FlowingData

The United States Department of Agriculture provides annual inventory data on livestock, crops, and various products. The tool is very ad hoc government-looking, but it seems to work well enough. Erin Davis made some fun maps that use the data at the county level to compare livestock populations to people populations. Davis compared animals individually, but the multivariate one that compares cows, chickens, and pigs is my favorite.

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Zeph: An Eames-Inspired Office Chair From Herman Miller and Studio 7.5

Design Milk

There may be no more of an iconic and accessible designer chair than the once common Eames Shell Chair. Countless of these one-piece shell designs accommodated students in classrooms, served as extra seating in offices, and offered patients a place to sit in waiting rooms across the nation since its 1950’s introduction – a design extraordinary in its prevalence and its adaptive nature.

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Somewhere Yes: Beat Baudenbacher's new book explores the power of brands and how they can save the world

Creative Boom

What exactly is branding? It's a simple enough question, but it's also one that can stump people with years of experience in the industry. To help demystify branding and show people how it works, Loyalkaspar's chief creative officer Beat Baudenbacher takes readers on a journey in his new book, which is out this week. Titled Somewhere Yes: The Search for Belonging in a World Shaped by Branding , Beat's book is a beautifully written and designed publication that allows everyone – not just creative

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These Uncanny ’80s Illustrations of Life After Humans Are More Relevant Today Than Ever

Eye on Design

It’s fifty million years after the extinction of humans. Emissions have ceased, property lines have vanished, and plastic particles have all but dissolved. Across the grasslands of what was once the United States, Falanx (giant, dog-like rats) hunt Rabbucks (long-necked, deer-like descendents of the rabbit). On small islands in the Pacific, ground dwelling bats known as the Flooer feast on insects that mistake their large ears for petals.

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Photographer Spotlight: Kurt Bauer

Booooooom

Kurt Bauer. Kurt Bauer’s Website. Kurt Bauer on Instagram.

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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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Neolith’s New Classtone Collection Pays Homage to North American Landscapes

Azure Magazine

The hygiene of spaces has long been a concern for designers and consumers alike. In light of developing information, we have seen and continue to see changes in best practices for ventilation systems, furniture layout and material specifications in both commercial and residential applications — all in the interest of keeping each other safe. While the benefits of these developments to public and personal health are plentiful, their aesthetics can leave something to be desired — instances of prio

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“Design can be a powerful tool for the creation of radical content”: Genderfail builds typefaces from hand-drawn protest posters

Its Nice That

Compelled by the lack of typography available from queer, trans and non-binary artists and designers, founder Be Oakley wants to embed radical histories within design.

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The Venus Collection Is Inspired by the Female Shape

Design Milk

Unveiled at Milan Design Week 2022 , the Venus collection by Serena Confalonieri for Servomuto allows you to dress up your lighting like you would try on a dress. The lamps, inspired by the sinuosity of the female body and the act of dressing up, are made of a central metal body which houses the metal rod partitions folded with Lycra fabric. Similar to how one changes in and out of an outfit, the Venus collection can be dressed and undressed into new colors that can mixed to fit into any space.

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Jurassic Nature: Botanical Assemblages by Raku Inoue Recreate Dinosaurs in Leafy Layers

Colossal

Dilophosaurus. All images © Raku Inoue, shared with permission. In his ongoing Jurassic Nature series, Japanese artist Raku Inoue layers sprigs of kiwi vines, white spruce, and boxelder maple into miniature sculptural dinosaurs. The ribbed, veiny textures of the leaves mimic the reptilian skin of some of the most recognizable characters from the 1993 classic.

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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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A new online exhibition explores New York’s iconic drag scene

Creative Review

The online solo exhibition features unseen images by the Los Angeles-based fine art photographer, focusing specifically on the Bushwick area of Brooklyn and the annual Bushwig drag festival, which will be celebrating its 11th iteration later this year. Following a period spent working in portrait photography, documenting New York’s “millennial art community”, Waterman found her way to the city’s.

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Digital literacy and standard design patterns

UX Collective

Are our standard design patterns good enough for the entire spectrum of digital literacy or are we just designing for ourselves? Photo by Giu Vicente on Unsplash Some years ago a colleague of mine reached out for help regarding the website she was responsible for. Back then our department’s adage was “to provide support for all B2C and B2B digital channels”.

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Backdrop’s New Wallcoverings Are Made for the Modern Maximalist

Design Milk

Backdrop is known for its curated collection of modern paints, as well as its simplification of the way we choose color for our home, but the DTC brand is quickly becoming synonymous with contemporary wallcoverings. After being acquired by F. Schumacher & Co. in 2021, Backdrop launched its first ever wallcovering collection earlier this year and has followed up with its second drop inspired by references from nature to folk art to maximalist designs.

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HandsOn Animal Gloves

Swiss Miss

I didn’t enjoy brushing my dog with a regular dog brush. I started digging around on the internet hoping someone invented something better: HandsOn Animal Gloves. My dog LOVES when I brush her with these! (Yes, they look hideous.).

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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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Upgrade Your Pool Party With Our Favorite Poolside Furniture + Decor

Design Milk

White Leisure Chair Float by Funboy. Nothing gets a pool party going like a good pool float – so instead of wasting time on one that won’t survive the summer, go for this luxe Funboy float. The floating Leisure Chair has a modern, curved shape that’s designed to comfortably cradle your body in an upright lounging position, perfect for chatting with friends from the other side of the pool or cozying up with a magazine and a cocktail.

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A Temporary Sanctuary at Hitokotonushi Shrine Provides Fresh Water for Japan’s Honeybees

Colossal

All images courtesy of Hitokotonushi Shrine. Established more than 1,200 years ago in 809, the historic Hitokotonushi Shrine just outside of Tokyo becomes a secondary sanctuary for local pollinators each summer. The on-site water basins, which are designed to hydrate humans, undergo a miniature makeover complete with moss, tiny architecture, and climbing surfaces so that the spaces are hospitable to the region’s bee population, offering a clean source used for drinking, feeding their offsp

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“The spectacular in the ordinary”: photographer Michelle Sank shines a light on everyday encounters

Its Nice That

Inspired to explore contemporary social issues by her family’s legacy of immigration, the photographer’s practice relies upon building connections with her subjects.

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On University Campuses, Women of Color Inspire Change

Feature Shoot

Dorothy Colon. Major: Psych B.A. major and Hispanic Studies minor. Vaishnavi Siripurapu. Major(s): Biology (BS) & Women and Gender Studies; Minor: Medical Anthropology. Valerie Tu Uyen Nguyen. Major: Biology; Minor(s): Medical Anthropology & Chemistry. In the middle of a busy photoshoot, Hanna Wondmagegn paused to look around the room. She had transformed a classroom at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a student at the time, into a studio, pulling together w

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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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UX and web design for street photographer

Abduzeedo

UX and web design for street photographer. abduzeedo 0711—22 Ahmed Ebrahim shared a UX and web design project for Francesco Gioia's personal website. There was no description or details about the project besides what we could see from the screenshots, however I loved the overall look and feel, especially the typography and use of photos, which makes total sense.

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Venezia FC’s new club crest features redrawn winged lion

Design Week

Munich-based studio Bureau Borsche has designed a new crest and match kits for Italian football club Venezia FC. The new crest will feature on the home, away and third kit, as well as a special pre-match shirt inspired by the city of Venezia. These new touchpoints are the latest to be revealed as part of a rebrand, which began in 2021 when the studio redesigned the club’s website and online shop.

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Butcher Billy art series for Netflix Stranger Things season 4

Abduzeedo

Butcher Billy art series for Netflix Stranger Things season 4. abduzeedo 0711—22 Butcher Billy was invited by Netflix and The Duffer Brothers to create an official art series of posters inspired by each one of the 9 epic episodes of Stranger Things season 4. Each piece has turned into products like prints, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and even huge billboards spread all over Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. click here to buy prints and apparel at the netflix shop.

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Don’t “Throw” Away Your Future + Cars for Charity: Latest Advertising 2023 Entries

Graphis

Advertising can be more than just getting you to buy something; it can also help promote causes,

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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.