Creative Market
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Ball terminal fonts, in which the end of a letter rounds off into a ball, communicate an artistic aesthetic. These rounded details have always meant that a font is carefully constructed by the designer, who has to precisely draw in each tiny ornament. Prized for their hand-made warmth, the curved lines of ball terminal typefaces can range from the purely playful to the sophisticated.
Booooooom
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
A selection of recent work by Jee-ook Choi from South Korea (previously featured here). See more images below. Jee-ook Choi’s Website. Jee-ook Choi on Instagram.
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Graphic Design Junction
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Fresh free Adobe Photoshop tutorials from 2020. There are 30 new tutorials to learn exciting manipulation skills and learn how to create Photoshop Actions and how to convert boring photos into dashing portraits, photo editing and much more. As we know Adobe Photoshop is the one of the best tools for photo editing, manipulation and graphic design. We are here to help you to learn Photoshop tools and improve your graphic design skills.
Shillington
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Big congratulations to our two Shillington winners of the TDK ’19 Awards ! The competition was competitive this year, with entries coming from around the world and only 30 winners. Full-time Manchester graduate Juan Villascusa Candela was selected by Tess Robinson of Smack Bang Designs in Sydney and part-time London graduate Juliette van Rhyn was selected by Craig Parsons of Parsons Branding from Cape Town.
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
Trendland
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
What a fun project that Ivory Coast designer O’Plérou Grebet has been working on last year – For a more faithful representation of the African cultural diversity, Grebet took on the task to create a full range of emojis entirely devoted to the African continent. 365 emojis to be exact, one a day for his project “Zouzoukwa” where you will recognize the cultural and historical inheritance of Africa with its varied gastronomy, clothes, rituakls or popular modes of transport.
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Design Week
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Clwb Ifor Bach has been given a new identity by London-based design studio Nissen Richards. The club, whose name translates to Ivor the Short Club in English, first opened in 1983 as a Welsh language social club. Since then, it has become a music venue, attracting bands such as Stereophonics and Super Furry Animals. It is also a Welsh-language club and communication centre.
Colossal
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Mimicking Connect the Dots puzzles, a new pair of flipbooks released by Flipboku reveals jumping characters and spinning geometric shapes. Created by the animation studio Zumbakamera , Dots & Lines is made of up two books by the same name— Dots features animations, while Lines unveils optical illusions—that utilize the technique of the classic game to create six different sequences that span the entirety of the book, depending on thumb placement.
Its Nice That
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Despite never being her plan – she still doesn't quite have one – Caitlin McCarthy has shaken up the animation scene with her wicked sense of humour and distinctive style.
Colossal
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
?. In a short clip captured during a blackwater night dive in the Lembeh Strait , a blanket octopus unfolds and displays a colorful web multiple times her original size. The aquatic animal’s iridescent body and tentacles glow against the nighttime water before she releases her translucent blanket that connects her dorsal and dorsolateral arms.
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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.
Its Nice That
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
With an approach that includes illustration, typography, poetry, ceramics, collage and painting, you never know what medium Joy’s next piece will take.
Design You Trust
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
The Hair Freezing Contest at Takhini Hot Pools started in 2011. The early years of the contest had humble beginnings, with $100 of prize money given to the best frozen hairdo and just a few dozen participants each year. Over the years, the contest gained momentum and in 2015 an image from the contest went viral. Since then, Takhini Hot Pools has increased the prize money to $750 and added several.
Its Nice That
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
The Johannesburg-based illustrator had the odds stacked against her but has come out defiant, with energetic work and a resolute work ethic to match.
This is Paper
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
24.02.2020Nara Centennial Hall by Arata IsozakiResearch, Architecture, Interiors. Arata Isozaki, a city planner, architect, and theorist, is the winner of 2019 Pritzker Prize, the annual award regarded as the Nobel Prize for architecture. Photography: E Hisao Suzuki. Arata Isozaki spent much of his childhood in the shadow of World War II. As a native of the city of Oita, the Japanese architect grew up just across a slim body of water from Hiroshima, where the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb —
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.
Creative Review
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
A new exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery in London examines how our view of masculinity has evolved over the decades. Writer Diane Smyth talks to its curator, Alona Pardo, for CR. The post New photography show examines Modern Masculinities appeared first on Creative Review.
Its Nice That
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
The graphic designer discusses her recent interest in manual tools and why, although the computer is “nice and easy to use,” it’s just too predictable.
Under Consideration / Brand
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
“Me Three”. (Est. 1758) " Norwich Theatre is among the UK's leading performing arts organisations and the largest arts organisation in the East of England. Made up of three venues - Theatre Royal, Playhouse and Stage Two all situated in the heart of the historic city of Norwich - Norwich Theatre welcomes around 450,000 visitors across its venues every year.
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Its Nice That
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Developed during the animator’s first year in the city, the three-minute animation is a fluid depiction of New York’s vibrancy.
Anna Raff Illustration
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
“If you are sharing work that is an extension of you, it will be your best work.” Recently, I had the pleasure of talking with the ever-insightful Dan Blank of We Grow Media for an episode of his podcast “The Creative Shift.” Dan has interviewed a slew of writers and artists, analyzing the rewards and challenges that come with choosing a creative path.
Its Nice That
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
The Brooklyn-based illustrator takes visual cues from what’s around him to inform his colourful practice. Then, he adds a fun twist.
Abduzeedo
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Motion Design Monday: Faceversary by Buck. abduzeedo Feb 24, 2020 Yas NV and the incredible people at Buck keep delivering amazing work. What is a wonderful surprise for me is that I didn’t know much about Buck since a month ago. I guess I have been too busy with other things. To celebrate my admiration for Buck, here’s the motion design work they did for Facebook titled Faceversary.
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Its Nice That
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Currently a student at the Royal College of Art in the Netherlands, the graphic designer’s work boasts a wide mix of poster, editorial and typography.
Fonts by Hoefler&Co.
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
From time to time, I’ve been invited to offer advice to designers wrestling with thorny letterforms, and have shared my observations on Twitter. Sometimes these are conversations with first time type designers, other times they’re with accomplished lettering artists who just need a second set of eyes. I love these exchanges (no surprise, this is my day job at Hoefler&Co), so I thought I’d make this a regular feature, open to anyone who’s interested in type.
Its Nice That
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Today, we are excited to be announcing our Ones to Watch for 2020. They’re a multi-talented, cross-discipline, globe-trotting bunch.
Design You Trust
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
This authentic 16th century plague doctor mask has been preserved over the years and is currently on display at the German Museum of Medical History in Ingolstadt.? This was the first design of the Plague Doctor’s mask. During medieval Europe, there were two main theories of how diseases were spread and contracted: the Four Humors theory, and the Miasma theory. h/t: vintag.es Paul Fürst, engraving.
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