Fri.Aug 06, 2021

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Marta Hernández on Why Graphic Design Can “Unleash Something Bigger”

Its Nice That

In Marta’s eyes, design has the power to steer change in politics, social movements and environmental issues.

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50+ Modern Websites Design with Amazing UI/UX

Graphic Design Junction

Huge collection of fresh web design concepts and ideas for inspiration. In this website gallery we showcased newly created award winning websites with amazing UI/UX. We hope that this article was able to help you understand some new 2021 web design trends. Designing a more trendy websites with amazing UX can be easier now than ever thanks to all the available tools, but there are still some coming in future so designers should have to watch out for.

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The best minimalist photography from around the world

Creative Review

It’s the third edition of the awards, set up by BNW Minimalism magazine and judged by a jury of working photographers, as well as representatives from the British Journal of Photography and the Griffin Museum of Photography. This year saw people from over 39 different countries submit work to the award, which covers several categories including landscape, architecture, portrait and abstract.

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Weekly News for Designers ? 604

SpeckyBoy

A framework for building Open Graph images – A look at GitHub’s new Open Graph image generator. There Is No Such Thing As A CSS Absolute Unit – Learn why CSS units aren’t so absolute after all. UI patterns & design inspiration from real products – Browse this curated library of screenshots & interaction patterns from the world’s best digital products.

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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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How apps can transform our interactions with nature

UX Collective

Apps that make use of the full range of technology in our smartphones could profoundly change the way we interact with the natural world. Photo by Jona Novak on Unsplash “The rise of nature conservation as a cultural, scientific, and policy imperative was one of the defining features of the twentieth century. If humanity is embarking on an ‘information revolution,’ then it is vital for nature conservation to engage with new technologies in progressive and experimental ways.

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Enter the “enthusiastically wonky” brand world of Daisy King

Its Nice That

Lockdown forced the fledgling fashion label to get creative with its marketing, resulting in a sugary sweet yet brilliantly odd 3D animated universe where its illustrated prints come alive.

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Google and Stink Studios reveal rebranded issue-reporting platform Bug Hunters

Design Week

London-based Stink Studios has designed Bug Hunters, a new Google-based platform for security researchers. The programme – previously known as the Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) – allows security researchers to report bugs in Google platforms for financial reward. Since VRP’s creation ten years ago, over 11,000 bugs have been reported and almost $30,000 million (£21.5 million) has been handed out to around 2,000 researchers worldwide.

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A Neon Lighting Collection Inspired by Otherworldly Concepts

Design Milk

Latvian designer Dace S?na’s collection of sculptural, neon lights is inspired by a number of special concepts, all of them seemingly separate but are actually divinely connected. A background in interior design with a BFA from FIT NYC and an interest in spatial, dimensional and light connection, S?na looks to that intersection where science and art meet to inform her works.

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Patrick Savile on designing Yuto Horigome’s Olympic gold medal-winning skateboard

Its Nice That

The London-based graphic designer talks us through the considerations of designing for a skateboard and what it feels like to be part of an Olympic gold medal-winning triumph.

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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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FIVE Meshes Together a Domesticated Home Wi-Fi Router

Design Milk

Home wi-fi mesh systems like Eero, TP-Link Deco and Google Nest Wifi have done an admirable job of disguising the necessary tech required to deliver wireless connectivity within the home. It’s the same impetus which inspired British industrial product designers Hans Ramzan and Alex Fleming, both dedicated to “humanizing technology by curating meaningful products with a purpose to improve quality of life” to take a stab at domesticating wi-fi within the home with their own propo

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The Teasing Erotica of Petites Luxures @ Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco

Juxapoz Magazine

Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Petites Luxures’ third solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition will feature the Parisian artist’s signature minimalist erotic drawings alongside new paintings and sculptural works.

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A Cafe Animates a Public Square in China’s Hebei Province

Azure Magazine

Wandering through the streets of Aranya — one of China’s burgeoning tourist destinations — it’s easy to forget that one is only two hours from the bustling city of Beijing. Imbued with a distinctly European influence, the local architecture is a stark departure from the monumental glass and steel monoliths favoured in the nation’s capital. But in the town’s public square, a new coffee shop is proving that these two distinct design languages can sometimes coexist in harmony.

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F5: Josh Wyatt’s Favorite Restaurant, the Future of Design + More

Design Milk

Josh Wyatt , CEO at NeueHouse , can be described as a driven entrepreneur, organizational leader and investor. He finds his inspiration in hospitality, leisure, wellness and membership clubs. One of his biggest career accomplishments is having been credited with creating and scaling the world’s first design-led, global hostel business – Generator Hostels.

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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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An Insightful Short Film Follows a 90-Year-Old Fisherman Who Clears Plastic from Bali’s Coasts

Colossal

?. Each day, 90-year-old Wayan gathers his nets and mesh sacks and sets his small boat out on the coast of Bali. The jewel-toned waters used to be a prime location for fishing, a profession Wayan practiced throughout childhood and continued for decades, but today, instead of reeling in massive catches and struggling to drag them back to shore, he’s finding an overabundance of disposable containers and garbage where the once-thriving marine populations used to live— some reports estimate th

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Leta Creates the Atlas Collection to Celebrate Special Places on Earth

Design Milk

Inspired by the fact that the world and its beautiful places are in fact architecture shaped by nature, designers Katya Alagich and Michael Tantsura created the Atlas collection for their jewelry company Leta. Each piece in the collection follows the contours of a specific place, like the coastline of the Côte d’Azur or the tea plantations in Sri Lanka.

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“Time For Your Extraction Honey”: The Incredible Bizarre 3D Collectibles by Heal Bell

Design You Trust

Heal Bell is a Chicago based 3D animation artist creating high fashion artworks of powerful women appearing as monsters. The self taught artists has been featured in Felt Zine, Superchief Gallery and is rising to rapid success across the industry. “Inspiration comes from my love of alternative fashion and cosplay and anime. I always enjoyed the counterculture and mixing of styles from many different niches.

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Employment Hero

Mindsparkle Mag

How hard is it to find a job in current times? Today we’re featuring a brand identity of an HR hero who might help you find your new job position. Employment Hero is Australia’s leading all-in-one HR, payroll, and people management platform. It was originally established as an Australian-only solution, but with its expansion to overseas markets, the business needed a brand that could stand proudly on an international stage.

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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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“Braided Rivers”: Beautiful Landscapes From Above By Kevin Krautgartner

Design You Trust

Kevin Krautgartner, born and raised in Germany, currently lives and works in Wuppertal. Already during his design studies, he devoted himself intensively to digital photography, which today is the core of his artistic work. More: Kevin Krautgartner , Instagram , Facebook , Behance h/t: 121clicks. Conceptually, Krautgartner’s projects focus not only on classical architectural photography but also primarily on aerial perspectives, from which he rediscovers and redefines landscapes and habitats cre

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CCA Law Firm Identity by VOLTA Brand Shaping Studio

We And The Color

The team of VOLTA Brand Shaping Studio designed a sophisticated visual identity for the CCA Law firm. On the occasion of its 70th anniversary, the law firm CCA decided to split from Ontier to go its own way. The creative team of Volta was commissioned to design its new identity. With a focus on new technologies, CCA can be considered a company with a young and modern attitude.

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Beyond the Streets on Paper: A Conversation with Yusuke Hanai

Juxapoz Magazine

There has been a lot of art creating over the past year that speaks to the human condition, our uncertainty, our universal fears and concerns. Japanese-based artist Yusuke Hanai doesn't literally create art based on the current state of the world, or hit you in the face with a political message. His works are quiet, unifying in their simple emotions, often depicting a type of sadness or even care that is rare.

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Photographer Spotlight: Sophie Stafford

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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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Watercolor Illustrations by Steeven Salvat Cloak Natural Specimens with Elaborate Metallic Motifs

Colossal

All images © Steeven Salvat, shared with permission. History, science, and nature converge in the watercolor and ink drawings of French artist Steeven Salvat ( previously ). Whether encasing beetles in ornate armor, rotational gears, and antique dials or rendering vast entanglements of flora and fauna, Salvat’s works exquisitely apply a fanciful veil to wildlife and insects.

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Apostle Digital

Mindsparkle Mag

Get your sunglasses near because this design post will make your eyes pop out! At first sight, and based on what you may read in the title, it seems we’re showcasing a religious project. Far from that, Apostle Digital is a complete video marketing solution agency based in Sydney. These divine guys create kick-ass videos centered on content strategy for today’s digital ecosystem.

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MagSpreads - Magazine Design and Editorial Inspiration: Australian Prevention Magazine #spread #photography #magazine #typography

Designspiration

MagSpreads - Magazine Design and Editorial Inspiration: Australian Prevention Magazine #spread #photography #magazine #typography

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Paul Cocksedge’s Time Loop Represents the Transformation of The Hong Kong Neighborhood

Design You Trust

Created in partnership with Sino Group, Time Loop is an installation designed for Hong Kong’s Yue Man Square. It takes inspiration from the rich history of the surrounding Kwun Tong district, created as an infinite loop that echoes the constant change and pace of life in the city. More: Paul Cocksedge. Passersby can sit on the artwork, which frames views of the surrounding architecture and is engraved with an ‘infinite’ poem reflecting on the passage of time.

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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.