Just Creative

DECEMBER 29, 2020

As a graphic designer, there are many times when the project you’re working on may require you to flex your artistic muscles and pulling out sheets of paper and pencils is unlikely to satisfy the clients’ needs and unless you get it right the first time, is not going to make editing easy. These days, many artists, illustrators, and graphic designers have started to turn towards using tablets to complete their art projects.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

All images © Rosa de Jong, shared with permission. Suspended within Rosa de Jong ’s simple wooden frames are miniature dwellings that climb the steep, rocky terrain. Stilt houses, tents, and exceptionally tall ladders form the idyllic environments that are surrounded by faux moss, minuscule trees, and generally rugged typography. Once assembled, the enchanting scenes appear to float in the open air or within the vertical enclosures of test tubes.

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 29, 2020

This article has been contributed by Jessica Fender. When it comes to digital marketing, Instagram can help to take your business to the next level. Boasting more than one billion monthly active users and becoming a widely accepted shopping platform, Instagram is a gem for businesses looking to achieve their marketing goals. However, to make your Instagram account a selling machine or a popular place to visit for your target audience, you need to gain users’ trust.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

All images © Ismail Zaidy, shared with permission. “Family is intrinsic to my creativity,” says Ismail Zaidy about his photographic practice that’s grounded in color, emotion, and various aspects of Moroccan culture. In many of his conceptual images, Zaidy’s brother and sister serve as models positioned among swathes of pastel fabrics or balancing between taught ropes.

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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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Design You Trust

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Maxim Sipakov is an 18-year-old animator living in Russia. He specializes in adding neon lights to videos from other creators and began his page by animating soccer videos. He soon found his new niche by animating videos from tattoo artists, adding an entirely new dimension to an existing piece. And now, his videos have been viewed more than one million times on Instagram.

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Design You Trust

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Cups and mugs are some of the best things you can ever get as a gift for someone: it doesn’t require a huge investment, whether financially or emotionally, it’s both beautiful and practical, and, most importantly, it shows that you care. More: AP Curiosities h/t: boredpanda. The only difficulty will be choosing the right one. So, make it special—special like one of these mugs with tiny animal sculptures embedded into the side, making it not only beautiful but also adorable.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

Canadian designer Yurko Gutsulyak finds folk art inspirational for his food spread packaging for Olkom, while South Korean agency BRAND DIRECTORS lights up promotional packages for credit card service company KB Kookmin Card. In Ukraine, food spreads are stigmatized thanks to contrary media information and a market full of low quality “fake butter.” Olkom is […].

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Design You Trust

DECEMBER 29, 2020

“The Hunt’s Reward” By Ben Maze Tasmania, Australia. benjamin.maze. Nature is a beautiful place and in these hard times when everything seems kinda sad and dull, it’s always nice to look at some amazing things. These photographers managed to capture one of the wonderful things nature has given us—aurora borealis. This beautiful phenomenon occurs in the high-latitude regions because of the disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind.

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Inspiration Feed

DECEMBER 29, 2020

There are many things to consider when building a website and perfecting the online face of a brand. If a website is the brand’s online persona, it needs to reflect the values and brand essence of the business. It must… The post Should You Choose a Dark or Light Background for a Website? appeared first on Inspirationfeed.

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Communication Arts

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Obys’s site unpacks the best practices when it comes to typography design and tests visitors’ knowledge with quizzes.

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Design You Trust

DECEMBER 29, 2020

There’s a reason the 1970s continue to be one of the most stylish decades of all time. From flares and bell sleeves to shearling coats and miniskirts, the era birthed an eclectic mix of style influences that evolved quickly over the 10-year span. More: Flickr h/t: vintag.es. Skirts got shorter, boots got taller, and a range of style icons like Jane Birkin and Jean Shrimpton helped spearhead some of the most memorable fashion moments of that time.

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Dolphins, Donuts and Condoms. What do these three things have in common? Nothing. However, we do touch on these topics through the lens of brand strategy. Our guest today is Peter Wilken, who is a brand strategy consultant, author and professional speaker. He’s the founder of Dolphin Brand Strategy, as well as the former Head of BBDO Asia Pacific. He has run agencies for Leo Burnett and Ogilvy too, working for numerous Fortune 100 companies during this time.

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Communication Arts

DECEMBER 29, 2020

To celebrate the release of Communication Arts’s latest Typography Annual, we’re running a $40 one-year subscription deal all this week! One year of Communication Arts, beginning with our inspiring Typography Annual, can be yours for just $40! Offer ends Friday, January 1st!

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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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Just Creative

DECEMBER 29, 2020

A curved monitor can be a lifesaver. Eyes darting between two and sometimes three screens can be maddening and it can get even worse if you have the monitors set up wrong. While we certainly feel your pain, we do feel that the right curved monitor not only helps present a better image quality than a standard display, having the extra space can really help and that’s why we wanted to take a closer look at the Best Curved Monitors in 2021, for graphic designers or anyone for that matter, so you ca

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Booooooom

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Laurie Lee Brom. Laurie Lee Brom’s Website. Laurie Lee Brom on Instagram.

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 29, 2020

This article has been contributed by Sandra Brooke. There’s nothing like earning money doing something that you love. You may even be lucky enough to turn your creativity into an additional source of money. Web designers and developers have the opportunity to share their talent and make a profit using online marketplaces. Here are five popular marketplace platforms for selling design products, like templates, logos and fonts.

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Noupe

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Are you wondering whether content marketing is the right strategy from a B2B perspective? You might question whether content marketing can efficiently reach your best prospects and create sales for your business. You should know this: Without a doubt, B2B content marketing creates a competitive edge for your business. As we’ll explore together, it does the following: Creates a direct pathway to your best customers Saves time for your sales team Generates sales qualified leads Improves customer r

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The Die Line

DECEMBER 29, 2020

By striking out the ingredients that don’t include, it’s a bold nod to consumers that this is a brand that knows how to craft a good glass.

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Colossal

DECEMBER 29, 2020

All images via the artist and Momentum Gallery. Merging traditional craft techniques and the natural world’s abundant materials, Hillary Waters Fayle ( previously ) meticulously stitches brightly hued florals into found camellia leaves and other foliage. From simple lines and ribbing to fully rendered botanics, the thread-based embellishments interrupt the fragile matter.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

Monseré is not a usual beauty brand: it's based on all skin cultures.

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Communication Arts

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Modern and utilitarian, the identity for the Design District champions British creativity in a bold way.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

Every sip is a trip into the fantastical.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

Santi Zoraidez - New Normality Reel. abduzeedo 12.29.20 Santi Zoraidez shared a collection of his best 3D work done in 2020. I am personally a fan of his incredible designs. I actually try to recreate some of them to learn 3D. Disclaimer, they never look even closer to his. That’s why I really love to feature any update from Santi. Plus I really relate to what he wrote for the description of this project, quoted below from Behance.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

Wendy Richmond considers the new meaning that breath has taken on.

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