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How to paint in greyscale for powerful, moody digital art

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Adobe Creative Cloud is the Digital Studio Powering a New Creative Generation

We And The Color

The scent of turpentine, the rustle of vellum on a drafting table, the precise click of a film canister in a darkroom. For decades, this was the sensory landscape of the creative studio. It was a physical place. A destination filled with specialized, often expensive, tools. Today, that studio looks, feels, and functions in a completely different way.

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Collection of Best Free Procreate Patterns ( 30 Free Pattern Sets)

Design Beep

Free procreate patterns are essential tools for digital artists looking to add texture, depth, and visual interest to their artwork without spending hours creating intricate designs from scratch. Whether you’re a beginner exploring digital illustration or a seasoned artist seeking fresh inspiration, these carefully curated free procreate patterns offer endless creative possibilities.

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This hyper-realistic pencil drawing racked up 2.3 million views on TikTok – and took two years to create

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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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30+ Best Circus Fonts for Designers ( Vintage & Modern)

Design Beep

Step right up, designers and creatives! Whether you’re crafting a vintage circus poster, branding a carnival-themed event, or adding a playful twist to your project, the right font can transport your audience under the big top. From bold, exaggerated lettering to whimsical hand-drawn styles , circus fonts bring energy, nostalgia, and a sense of wonder to any design.

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Polaroid just dropped the most iconic anti-AI ad of the year

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Download a Stacked Business Cards Photoshop Mockup For Your Brand’s First Impression

We And The Color

A business card is more than just paper; it’s a physical handshake, a tangible piece of your brand identity. In an increasingly digital landscape, the challenge for designers is not only to create a compelling card but also to present it online with the same weight and prestige it carries in person. This is where a high-quality stacked business cards Photoshop mockup becomes an indispensable tool.

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The Very Welcome Return of the Folkestone Triennial

Creative Boom

john gerrard's Ghost Feed, photographed by Thierry Bal, 2025 © The sixth edition of the coastal-set public art exhibition poses the question, 'How Lies The Land? 'Eighteen artists from around the globe respond to the Kent town – its geography, geology, people, and place. For those with a passing knowledge of the long-dead language of Latin and its many modern derivatives, it might come as a surprise that the last Folkestone Triennial was not three but four years ago.

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Introducing Creative Bloq's AI in Focus series

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Domi Font Family by Latinotype

We And The Color

Here Comes a Closer Look at the Domi Font Family & Why This Sans-Serif is Redefining Visual Communication In the ongoing search for typographic perfection, designers seek tools that offer both flawless function and distinct personality. The Domi font family , designed by Daniel Hernández for the acclaimed Latinotype foundry, emerges as a compelling answer to this modern need.

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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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New 'intimate content' app gets a sophisticated brand

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Spectacular Black-and-White Landscape Winning Photos from the 2025 reFocus Photography Awards

Design You Trust

Gold: “Antarctic” by Jeff Schewe Black-and-white photography reveals a timeless depth, stripping away color to emphasize mood, texture, and light. The 2025 reFocus Photography Awards celebrated this artistry with breathtaking landscape images that brought nature’s quiet drama to life. From misty mountains to brooding coastlines, each photo showcased how tonal contrast and composition can tell powerful visual stories.

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design/leader: Vault49 creative director Sam Wilkes

Design Week

Sam Wilkes is creative director at Vault49 , based in New York. The agency works on branding, packaging and campaigns for clients like Smirnoff, Guinness, and Gatorade Water. Design What would your monograph be called? Joy is Contingous. What recent design work made you a bit jealous? The Zohran Mamdani campaign art. It looked like Bollywood met Queens, NY, and decided to run for office.

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Consume Me's "cute-looking, approachable art style" hides a darker side

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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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What Happens When You Turn 800 Years of History Into a Sonic Brand Identity? Leffe Shows Us

The Branding Journal

Leffe redefines beer branding with a unique sonic identity, inspired by its Abbey roots, engaging consumers through immersive audio experiences.

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PORTAL Celebrates Circular Design by Printing Furniture in Situ

Design Milk

Creation requires a cycle of life and death, each inextricably linked to one another. Our earth designs delicate cycles, as do our bodies – life is nothing without a bit of rhythm. At Salone de Mobile this year, as hundreds of thousands flocked to the palazzos of Milan, PORTAL by Decibel , in collaboration with Vizcom and Caracol , was stationed in the former SNIA factory, light peeking through the forgotten beams and missing walls, where overgrown nature became the backdrop.

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You've got 1 more week to enter the Brand Impact Awards

Creative Bloq

The Brand Impact Awards entry deadline has been extended.

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F5: Tyler Kobick Talks Critical Regionalism, a Trowel, Brion Cemetery + More

Design Milk

Even when architect Tyler Kobick was in daycare he was already a skilled creative. Taking cues from his mother, who painted watercolors, he loved to tap into his imagination and draw animals of all shapes and sizes. Kobick was raised in Ohio, in a house next to the bluffs where the Wisconsin Glacier ends, 30 miles south of Lake Erie. The land was a refuge, where an icicle kingdom formed in the winter and large boulders doubled as hideouts in the summer.

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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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35+ Tech Logo Templates Design Ideas and Concepts

Graphic Design Junction

Tech logos carry structure, clarity, balance, scale, visibility, function, style, and identity for modern brands. Choose a logo template as a starting point, not the final product. Adjust text, layout, and icons to match your brand. The post 35+ Tech Logo Templates Design Ideas and Concepts first appeared on Graphic Design Junction.

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Finally, a Wall Desk That’s More Designer Than Dorm Room

Design Milk

Wall desks often sound like a great idea – until you meet one in real life. All too often, they’re clunky, utilitarian, and nowhere near beautiful. Thankfully, Carl Hansen & Søn is here to raise the bar. Recognizing the need for a wall-mounted desk that saves on space without skimping on style, they’ve teamed up with Danish designer Anker Bak to create the AB019 Wall Desk : a minimalist, thoughtfully-crafted solution that blends into your space rather than stick out like an afterthought.

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Seen that adorable Tastefully Yours intro? Here’s the secret behind how it was made

Creative Bloq

The secret behind the animation everyone’s talking about.

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20+ Best Japanese Style Lightroom Presets

Design Beep

Japanese style lightroom presets offer photographers a unique way to capture the serene beauty and cultural richness of Japan in their images. These carefully crafted presets bring the essence of Japanese photography to your work, featuring soft cherry blossom tones, neon-lit cityscapes, and the timeless elegance of traditional film aesthetics. Whether you’re editing travel photos from Tokyo or creating artistic portraits, these japanese style lightroom presets will help you achieve that c

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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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Dennis Lehtonen Documents a Pair of Immense Icebergs Paying a Visit to a Small Greenland Village

Colossal

From rocky outcrops overlooking modest, brightly painted houses, photographer Dennis Lehtonen captures an astonishing nordic phenomenon. Innaarsuit, Greenland, which sits more than 430 miles north of the Arctic Circle, sets the stage for a series of images highlighting dramatic visitors to the area’s waterways. Lehtonen moved to Greenland in April 2023 to work in a local fish factory.

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Meet Shoekids: Collection Of Tattoos That Bring Cute Characters Into The Real World

Design You Trust

Acoordint to an artist, Diana Tarakanova Diaz: “Hi everyone! I’m a tattoo artist originally from Ukraine, and I’ve been creating art for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I was always drawn to creativity, and that passion led me through art school, art lyceum, and later, art college. But it wasn’t until I discovered tattooing that everything really clicked.

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How to Create Research-Backed User Personas: The UX Designer's 2025 Guide

Interaction Design Foundation

Great design starts with great understanding—if you know the real problems people have, you can build solutions that they love. So, how do you communicate who these people are, their needs, and the challenges they face? You can’t empathize with a 100-page research report. But you can empathize with a persona. When done right, personas don’t just represent your users—they unite your team, sharpen your decisions, and lead you to products, services, and experiences that improve lives and advance yo

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AI in Focus

Creative Bloq

The latest AI in Focus breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at Creative Bloq

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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.

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Keynote Talks Announced for Human/Nature 2025!

Azure Magazine

This fall, Toronto’s iconic Evergreen Brick Works will become a global hub for sustainable architecture and design, with the second annual edition of Azure’s Human/Nature conference taking place on October 29-30. Bringing together a wealth of thought leaders from across North America and around the world, the inter-disciplinary conference is devoted to sharing proven solutions and fostering dialogue between architects, urbanists, designers, activists, public servants, environmentalis

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I tried this tablet that wants to replace your laptop, and I'm (almost entirely) sold

Creative Bloq

Capable if unspectacular, the Lenovo Yoga Tab Pro can be a creative and entertainment replacement for your laptop.

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Jazz Campus by Buol & Zünd — Thisispaper

This is Paper

In the historic heart of Basel, architects Buol & Zünd have woven a uniquely intricate tapestry of music, community, and architectural expression in their design for the Jazz Campus.

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Tracking federal layoffs

FlowingData

For the ongoing federal layoffs and reversals, a tracker from CNN : CNN is tracking the evolving situation at federal offices in Washington and across the United States. Earlier this week, the Department of Veterans Affairs walked back its plans to conduct mass layoffs, so it is no longer included in the tracker below. This page will be updated as new reporting becomes available.

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Web Design for All: Accessibility, Inclusivity and Beyond

Speaker: Eden Spivak, Design Expert and Editor at Wix & Nir Horesh, Accessibility Lead and Senior Product Manager at Wix

When we design products or websites for people like ourselves, there are many others who are, as a result, left out. From visually impaired users who rely on assistive technology, to people with a temporary injury such as a broken arm, tech users are forever diverse and beautifully unique. The products we design can, and should, reflect the extremely wide range of human experiences and needs.