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How Paper Can Transform Your Design Practice with Eric Miller from UX Kits

Creative Market

Want to transform your design practice? Perhaps it’s time to try a combination of good-old paper and digital kits. We sat down with Eric Miller, Creative Market shop owner and creator behind UX Kits, to get invaluable insider tips from 20 years in the field. How did you get interested in the field of product design? I’ve been doing website and UX design since the late 90s.

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Leval Solare Brand & Web Design by Bunker3022

We And The Color

The team of Argentinian design studio Bunker3022 created a sophisticated brand identity including stationery and website for Leval Solare. Leval Solare is Argentina’s leading brand in curtain equipment and solar control for architecture, design, and decoration projects. The company is part of the Leval Solare Group, the main distributor of the Luxaflex Hunter Douglas curtain manufacturer in the country.

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“weekends with my mother and her lover” by Photographer Ashley Markle

Booooooom

Ashley Markle is an artist working with photography and mixed media. Based between Brooklyn, New York and Ohio, her work focuses on identity, examining the intricacies of personal relationships and the impact of childhood trauma on adult behavior. Her recent series, “weekends with my mother and her lover,” explores the dynamic between herself, her mother, and her stepfather, which she describes as “a newly constructed family that has experienced immense change as the relationship between my moth

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My Ten Favorite Photography Quotes

Richard Bernabe

A photo may be worth a thousand words, but sometimes just a few memorable words can help explain photography. Here are some of my favorites. The post My Ten Favorite Photography Quotes appeared first on Richard Bernabe.

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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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Key Takeaways From the Most Successful Rebranding Campaigns

Noupe

People outgrow themselves. So many things can make you, if not better, so different from what you used to be. You could love kayaking in your younger years but would love the indoors once you turn 30. You could be a house person, then become a mountaineer as you get older. And if people change, so do companies. Brands can grow and shrink too. Companies that consistently reinvent themselves will ultimately grow in size, number, and power.

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A Guide to the Most Loved and Hated Fonts

Vandelay Design

The type used to communicate a message is every bit as important as the language used to do it. Different typefaces, or, in this digital age, fonts, signify different levels of sincerity, whimsy, or authority. Some fonts automatically feel more official, while others cannot help but feel like fun. Some are easier to read while others are more of a struggle for the eye.

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It’s A (Front-End Testing) Trap! Six Common Testing Pitfalls And How To Solve Them

Smashing Magazine Graphics

It’s A (Front-End Testing) Trap! Six Common Testing Pitfalls And How To Solve Them. It’s A (Front-End Testing) Trap! Six Common Testing Pitfalls And How To Solve Them. Ramona Schwering. 2021-07-01T12:30:00+00:00. 2021-07-13T02:07:04+00:00. As I was rewatching a movie I loved as a child, one quote in particular stood out. It’s from the 1983 Star Wars film “ Return of the Jedi ”.

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Uncovering a forgotten era of logo design: Renaissance printers’ marks

Design Week

What does Swiss designer Julien van der Wal’s 1967 work for a sunglass label have in common with Renaissance print branding? Quite a lot, according to the latest issue of LogoArchive. Logo Redux – edited by LogoArchive founder Richard Baird with research from designer Darren Leader – documents early printing press marks and their links to 20th century modernist logos.

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Pentagram has designed a “war-worn” logo and typeface for Total War

Creative Review

Jody Hudson-Powell and Luke Powell, both partners at the studio, designed the lettering for Total War: Warhammer III – a fantasy strategy game developed by Creative Assembly and Games Workshop, and published by Sega. Players are challenged to battle a quartet of Chaos Gods and their armies, prompting the pair to take inspiration from throngs of weapons and armour, and the “brutality of battle”, as Pentagram puts it.

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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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Floral Vector Background Patterns of Leaves and Flowers

We And The Color

Available for download on Adobe Stock as individual sets, these fully editable vector background patterns have been composed of illustrated leaves and flowers. Graphic designer and Adobe Stock contributor @Jallo created a wide range of floral vector background patterns. Based on lovely illustrated leaves and flowers, these patterns can be used for countless design projects including print and web.

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DM 15th Anniversary: Looking Back at Trade Show Highlights

Design Milk

Happy birthday to us! Our 15th anniversary celebration is underway! Stay tuned for more special 15th anniversary content and fun surprises as our celebration continues! I can’t recall how or when I found out about furniture trade shows, but I remember walking the floors of Dwell on Design in 2008 and being both excited and inspired by what I was seeing.

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Hannah Buckman illustrates a comic from a cut scene of Inua Ellams’ Barber Shop Chronicles

Its Nice That

The play by Inua Ellams has a profound effect on anyone who watches or reads it. To explore the unique stories shared in barber shops around the world, Yinka Ilori invites illustrator Hannah Buckman to create a comic based on a poetic version of one of Inua’s scenes.

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Finalists Announced for 2021 Women in Sport Photo Action Awards

Design You Trust

‘AFLW Leap’ Kelly Defina (VIC) AFLW. Dragon Boat Racing, Highlining, Weightlifting and SwimRun are just some of the sports that are showcased in the finalist images which have been named today for the 2021 Women in Sport Photo Action Awards. “It’s fantastic to have such a varied range of sports and sportswomen portrayed in the 30 finalist images.

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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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EXHIBITION: LogoArchive’s spieLrAum, July 16th–17th, London

BP&O

Richard Baird, LogoArchive & BP&O, and Jim Sutherland, Studio Sutherl&, invite you to an exhibition on the theme of “Work” and “Play” in graphic design at the DN&Co’s Ground Floor Space in London from July 16th–17th. The exhibition will coincide with the launch of LogoArchive’s latest Extra Issue: pLAy, designed by Jim Sutherland.

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The Anicorn x NASA Space Watch Honors One of the Most Iconic Logotypes Ever

Design Milk

Of the numerous iconic logos designed throughout history, one quickly notices most fall under the category of companies and brands selling wares or services. Which makes the NASA logotype designed by Richard Danne an exception and exceptional graphic and typographic imprint left upon history, one representing an ideal and the efforts of science to explore our solar system and beyond.

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July 2021 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

“The Safety Patrol” (2018) by Bisa Butler. Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at hello@colossal.art. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. Open Calls.

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UX vs. profit: The blurred ethical lines between EdTech and public education

UX Collective

How big money affects the online learning experience for our kids Illustration by Randompopsycle As our underfunded K-12 public school system is reimagining the future of education post-pandemic, it is becoming more and more dependent on software like Canvas LMS to help lead the way. It is important that we as a UX community understand the implications of this growing dependency so we can proactively design solutions for the challenges that lie ahead.

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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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Maxim Dosca takes graphic design back to its most foundational aspects

Its Nice That

Venice-based graphic designer Maxim Dosca talks us through his "metagrafik" project and the contextual practice of his graphic work.

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Photographer Spotlight: Isobel Rae

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From prison rehabilitation to fantastical new worlds: David Uzochukwu and Nigel Poor on storytelling through photography

Its Nice That

At June’s Nicer Tuesdays Online we dived into original ways of storytelling with photographer David Uzochukwu and artist Nigel Poor.

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The unseen benefits of accessibility

UX Collective

A few days ago I posted a graph I found some time ago that jokingly explained the benefits of subtitles in movies and tweeted about it.  —  @codepo8 The tweet went wild and so far has 35 answers, 290 retweets, 1,500 likes and 150,000 impressions. I love that the answers are all about people’s experiences with subtitles and why they choose to turn them on.

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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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Curry Pizza House

Mindsparkle Mag

What says more Friday night than ordering pizza? We are big trinity fans, aka dough, sauce, and cheese. Yes, this applies to pasta too. However, we have a twist for the iconic Italian dish. Today we’re featuring Curry Pizza House rebranding project creatively led by Barnada Studio. The goal of this rebrand was to create a modern, bold, and edgy brand image to reflect their spicy motto. ‘Never met a pizza like you’ states the delivery box.

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Desktop Wallpaper: July 2021

Design Milk

Happy birthday to us! Our 15th anniversary celebration is underway! Stay tuned for more special 15th anniversary content and fun surprises as our celebration continues! To celebrate our 15th anniversary and the fact that Designer Desktop has been running since March 2010 (!!!), we’ve asked Molly Fitzpatrick of DittoHouse to return and create another fabulous downloadable desktop for us, paired with one of our favorite quotes about passion by American author Howard Thurman: “Don’t ask wha

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“Personal, Political, and Poetic”—Homie House Press Recommends 6 Publications That Match Their Radical Ethos

Eye on Design

Homie House Press is an independent photo book publisher based out of Baltimore that seeks to “hold space for and with underrepresented communities.” Their output may be small but everything they publish is *so good*—and we’re also big fans of their design aesthetic, all of which is done in house. We asked Caterina Ragg and Adriana Monsalve, HHP co-founders, to recommend us some of their favorite publications.

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Summer, the 4th, Fireworks…and a Great Contest!

Joe McNally

It’s the Fourth of July Weekend! Break out the hot dogs, the beer, the ball game and the sunscreen. Not to mention the tripod and a cable release or maybe a fancier remote trigger. And, tune in to an amazing contest. Printique , maker of great photo prints and books, is sponsoring a photo challenge called, GO BIG! And the BIG prize is a high-end mirrorless camera.

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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.