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How To Use The Golden Ratio in Design (With Examples)

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Alisa Taylor. You don’t need to look far for people who agree that a simple nautilus shell, the Parthenon in Athens, and the Mona Lisa all have a certain special something about them. To the uninitiated, some designs just ‘look right’, while those in the know will tell you it comes down to the Golden Ratio. They’ll also tell you that, far from being a relic of the past, the ratio is all around you — and you can use it to create impactful, well-proportioned lo

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Video Tutorial: How to Create a Stained Glass Window Effect

Spoon Graphics

Follow along with this tutorial to learn how to create a stylized illustration with the appearance of a stained glass window, where the artwork is segmented into several coloured shapes. I’ll first show you how to create the simplified illustration style by using Illustrator’s shape tools to draw a rose graphic. This vector art alone is a nice, bright, flat illustration style, but I’ll then show you how you can transform your artwork into a realistic stained glass window with t

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Getting Started with SEO

Six Leaf Design

So, you’ve taken the plunge and invested in a shiny new website for your business to take things to the next level. But what good is even having a website if no one can find it? That’s where SEO comes into play. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization and it essentially means making your site visible for search engines like Google and Bing so people can find you when they search.

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How Ladybird’s classic nature books were updated for a new generation

Design Week

In the 1950s, Ladybird’s What to Look for series launched with a playful look at spring and autumn. The season-inspired books were written by E.L. Grant Watson and illustrated by painter Charles Tunnicliffe, aiming to show children the changing events in the four seasons across the UK. The series has now been revived for the first time in 60 years by Ladybird, Penguin’s design-led children’s imprint.

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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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&Walsh brightens up vertical farming company Plenty

Creative Review

Indoor vertical farming company Plenty has been given a fresh look by New York creative agency &Walsh. Similar to the way our towns and cities are expanding, the premise of vertical farming is to grow vegetables up rather than out in a bid to save on land, with Plenty claiming to use 99% less land than conventional farms. The San Francisco-based company uses AI and robots to manage production, yet its new look led by &Walsh is designed to give a friendlier, more “approachable”

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Where the Buffalo Roam creates a narrative-led, five-part animated docuseries

Its Nice That

Titled Being Human Is, the production company briefed a handful of illustrators to animate each episode – including Oddfellows, Emiliano Ponzi, Tracy J Lee, Leonard Dupong and Keith Negley.

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Teach Yourself to Draw with The Help of The Man Who Influenced Walt Disney, 1913

Design You Trust

“In drawing from this book, copy the last diagram, or finished picture, of the particular series before you,” advises American artist E.G. Lutz (August 26, 1868 — March 30, 1951) in the introduction to his first book What To Draw and How To Draw It (1913). h/t: flashbak. “The other diagrams – beginning with number one, then number two, and so on – show how to go on with your drawing.

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Pushing wild swimming into coordination, meet the synchronised swimmers of Henleaze Lake

Its Nice That

Following the spark of an idea to create a series on synchronised swimmers, photography graduate Eva Watkins discovers the physical and mental benefits of taking to the water all year round.

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With Aita Wines, Fossils Will Remind You Of Indulgence, Not The Steady Passing Of Time

The Die Line

The inspiration for these new wine labels comes from understanding that the earth shifts and changes over the years, turning organic matter into hardened fossils.

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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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Kyoto Cold Brew Coffee Visual Identity

Trendland

Words Marta Knas. The visual identity for Kyoto Cold Brew Coffee by FLOV is an edgy reinterpretation of what a modern coffee roaster brand shall look like.

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Elegant Figures Inhabit the Surreal Dreamworlds of Thanh Nhàn Nguy?n’s Sublime Illustrations

Colossal

“ Season of silence.” All images © Thanh Nhàn Nguy?n, shared with permission. Populated with low clouds, oversized peonies, and birds covered in fish scales, Thanh Nhàn Nguy?n ‘s dreamscapes merge fantasy and tradition in a celebration of Vietnamese culture. In his series, Season of Life , the artist digitally renders demure figures who wear áo dài , a long, split gown that’s tied to ideas of feminine beauty.

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Identity & packaging for Airgraft by CommissionAirgraft is.

The Design Blog

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“Languor” by Photographer Donavon Smallwood

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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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Tech Tips for Keeping More Donors Engaged in 2021

Noupe

The shift to virtual-only engagement in 2020 has been a major challenge for every sector of the economy, from small startups to large businesses to nonprofit organizations alike. Your own organization has almost certainly rolled out a variety of new tactics for communicating with donors , constituents, partners, or customers. Take a note from the nonprofit sector, where organizations that have always depended on events and on-the-ground interaction had to quickly and dramatically change course.

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Pentagram’s Sascha Lobe and Yuri Suzuki rebrand Midi, the tech that changed music forever

Its Nice That

As the Midi Association releases Midi 2.0, its biggest update in 35 years, the two designers have created an identity inspired by musical forms – yet devoid of any music brand cliches.

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Russian Janitor’s Mock GQ Photoshoot Pays Off

Design You Trust

filippov_photo. Fashion photographer Roman Phillipov snapped the chic photos of his friend, janitor Yury Vetlugin, in a bid to raise funds to help pay off Vetlugin’s debts — and the photos have become the latest Russian internet craze. The fashionable GQ-esque photographs appear alongside ordinary pictures of Vetlugin, 42, at work in the city of Ufa in Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan and his not-so-glamorous life story.

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In-house teams: how Facebook designers work “cross-family” to unite its offering

Design Week

“It’s such a big team, we could never run it in a traditional hierarchical way,” says Austin Chang. Chang is director of product design at Facebook and is based in California. When he speaks to Design Week, it’s from his home office. Like so many workers around the world, he’s been at home since the coronavirus pandemic told hold in earnest in March 2020.

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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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Forest Fires and Helping Health: 4 New Protest Posters 2 Entries

Graphis

From forest fires to music, these four new Protest Posters 2 entries have it all. Read more below and think about what inspires you to protest. American designer Marlena Buczek Smith’s poster “WildFires” (above, left) features two orange hands intertwined, their fingers like roots of a tree. Along with the yellow background, the colors refer […].

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7 Cool Backgrounds Every Designer Should Use

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Backgrounds are the unspoken heroes of graphic design; they are the hardest-working images in your series, adding depth, interest and nuance to layouts. They can dramatically elevate your design, transmit emotions and stories and add a huge amount of value. As a matter of fact, a carefully selected background has the power to draw social.

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Cory Feder’s beautiful and expressive illustrations are born out of feelings of otherness

Its Nice That

The Santa Fe-based illustrator explains how she combines the day-to-day with the divine in her thoughtful practice.

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Barnes: Graphic Designer // Ongoing Remote Freelance Work  

Shillington

The post Barnes: Graphic Designer // Ongoing Remote Freelance Work appeared first on Shillington Design Blog.

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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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Style Icon Bernie Sanders Wears Mittens Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles To Biden Inauguration

The Die Line

When asked who he was wearing to the inauguration, Bernie Sanders replied, "Jen Ellis mittens made from repurposed wool sweaters that are lined with a recycled plastic bottle fleece. And my mail.".

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Olsam: Graphic Designer

Shillington

The post Olsam: Graphic Designer appeared first on Shillington Design Blog.

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The Pink Triangle: how a symbol moved from one of persecution to power

Its Nice That

The Pink Triangle is a symbol of resistance and solidarity among the LGBTQIA+ community but its beginnings in Nazi Germany are dark. How has the meaning of such a simple icon changed so much? And why has it endured so long?

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Tribute to E. Sottsass by Paradisiartificiali

Trendland

Words Mariana Bettinelli. The Milanese collective Paradisiartificiali pays tribute to the avant-garde Memphis group in a 15sqm room in Milan. The Memphis group was funded 40 years ago in Milan. It is the evening of 11 December 1980 and a group of young designers and architects has gathered in Ettore Sottsass's living room.

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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.