Spoon Graphics
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Sci-fi landscape scenes featuring Tron-style grids, mountain scenes, and a vibrant sunrise is a popular aesthetic that is associated with art and design from the 80s. This retro-futuristic style has remained in trend thanks to the retrowave/synthwave music movement, which has helped to bring back the visual elements from 80s arcades, action movies, fashion and pop culture.
Just Creative
OCTOBER 12, 2020
This article has been contributed by Jason Khoo. When building exposure for your business, you need to get the word out to drive traffic to your website. And you need to use some sort of marketing strategy to do it. One of the most commonly used strategies to drive traffic to a website is SEO. Nowadays, most website owners have some basic knowledge of it, not least of all because it doesn’t cost you anything (except time) if you do it yourself.
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BP&O
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Text by Kazumasa Nagai, 1974 Quarterly Design was a Japanese publication. Fifty years on, it really captures and conveys the spirit of its time. It shares a lot in common with the renowned and still in print publication IDEA although only in Japanese and broader in terms of design, covering other disciplines such as architecture and […]. The post Gorgeous and Delicate by Kazumasa Nagai, 1974 appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
Shillington
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Out of the over thirty briefs that Shillington students complete on the course, the Campaign Brief is one of the biggest—both in terms of deliverables and length of deadline. Though it’s also one of the funnest. Students are given a free rein and can choose their own topic they want their campaign to cover. This means that the campaigns can be really close to their heart, producing some truly wonderful results.
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
The Logo Smith
OCTOBER 12, 2020
The post Type Hero #10: Brule Typeface Designed by Andrei Robu at Typeverything appeared first on The Logo Smith All Content © 2020 The Logo Smith.™ |. Type Hero #10: Brule Typeface. Type Hero #10: Brule Typeface is a tribute to the 70’s graphic design era. A juicy iconic typeface full of opentype features, icons and special glyphs that will make your projects look amazing.
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Booooooom
OCTOBER 12, 2020
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Design You Trust
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Most of us probably remember playing board games when we were little, maybe even now when we’re all grown up. Usually, they are designed to be colorful, happy, and fun, but what if they were a little creepier? What if they had blood, gore, and monsters? More: Instagram h/t: boredpanda Graphic designer Justin Bryant from Nashville decided he would take something as innocent as board games and turn.
Trendland
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Words Marta Knas. Commune Apartment in Moscow by Roomdesignburo is a compact living space with a lot of good taste. Inspired by the design of the 1930s movements of Bauhaus and constructivism, the goal was to create a small, 27 sqm space that's comfortable and uncompromising.
Spine Magazine
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Eric C. Wilder is a freelance cover designer, and former publisher of Spine Magazine. He, along with designer Cherie Chapman, is co-founder of Chapman & Wilder , a studio specializing in book covers, interior layout, and marketing across all genres. Here he details his process for designing the upcoming English translation of Nataliya Deleva’s Four Minutes for Open Letter Books.
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Brown Paper Bag
OCTOBER 12, 2020
I’m not big into decorating my home for the holidays (I like having things up, but I hate having to take it down), so I am all about getting festive online. The embroideries by Courtney McLeod, aka Dearest Q , is a great way to get into the spooky holiday spirit. For weeks now, she’s been creating hoop art with a fall / Halloween twist. Whether it’s fuzzy sweaters and socks in fall colors or cobwebs and spiders, her pieces are great if you love a great pair of boots and also celebrating this tim
Creative Review
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Founded in 2014, Bow-based distillery the East London Liquor Co produces a range of spirits, including gins, vodka, rum and whisky, which it distributes across the UK and internationally. Already a firm favourite among bartenders, the distillery approached branding agency Ragged Edge to refresh its visual identity in order to help it appeal directly to drinkers.
Its Nice That
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Currently studying at SVA, Chaoqun brings her experiences of various countries and cultures to her work.
Design Week
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Swedish start-up Einride has unveiled a range of Autonomous Electric Transport (AET) vehicles which are piloted remotely and hope to transform the world of freight mobility. Featuring an electric drivetrain but no driver’s cab, the vehicle seeks to both reduce freight costs and improve sustainability. The truck is equipped with cameras, lidar and radar technology so that it has a “360-degree of its surroundings” This means that it has no blind spots or dead angles, according to
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.
Design You Trust
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Japanese photographer ‘7’ tends to focus their lens on some of the beautiful night photography locations available in the Kanagawa and Tokyo area. While the talented photographer’s work features shots that are usually breathtaking enough on their own, this time they were given a surprising natural enhancement by this past weekend’s Typhoon Chan-hom.
Just Creative
OCTOBER 12, 2020
What does working at Nike for 10 years teach you about brand? Find out in this episode with Matt Watson, founder of Watson Creative & Brand Labs, as he reveals all, including his strong distaste for the Nike logo. Watson will make you think about your brand and market differently after you hear how his firm handles the branding process. We discuss brand audits, consumer research including both creative & analytical sides, the power of brand DNA, plus some key insights on how to take a po
Purple Rose Graphics
OCTOBER 12, 2020
When it comes to the products & services that fill our daily lives, we all have our favorites and our reasons for our loyalty to certain brands. If you feel like this loyalty to a brand makes you a little odd or set in your ways, it doesn’t. Overall, around 8 out of 10 adults here in the U.S. are loyal to a retailer or a specific brand, and close to half of these people typically spend a more at a brand they are loyal to.
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Graphic Mama
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Design trends for the coming year are always big news and 2021 is just around the corner, out with the old and in with the new has never been more wished for. To say that 2020 has been a strange year is more than just an understatement. But in the online world, lockdown, forced closure of stores and educational institutions, and so on have had an enormous impact.
Creative Review
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Speaking at last week's Festival of Marketing, Alex Weller, marketing director, Europe at Patagonia, talked about how protest and politics are central to the brand's mission. The post Patagonia’s Alex Weller on branding and protest appeared first on Creative Review.
Its Nice That
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Featuring incredible shots capturing global communities and landscapes by Richard Sandler, Yael Martinez, Jared Soares and more, the annual auction is aiming to give back to artists struggling during the pandemic.
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Creative Review
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Richard Hurren, vice president of European retail at Levi’s, discusses the brand’s new concept store, which focuses heavily on recycled and repaired goods, and explains why companies should be making more sustainable decisions around their products. The post Why brands should embrace second hand appeared first on Creative Review.
Trendland
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Words Emily Sandiford. John McKie is an artist based in the north of England, who uses found materials to construct a world of lively chaos. .
Colossal
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Photograph by Bevan Roos. All images shared with permission. To draw attention to the ongoing refugee crisis, an oversized puppet will traverse 8,000 kilometers on a route starting at the Turkey-Syria border. From April to July 2021, “ Little Amal ” will travel across Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and France on a search “to find her mother.
The Die Line
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Boris & Horton feels approachable, friendly, and full of character-kind of like a really awesome dog.
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