Designer Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

As a designer, you should always be on the lookout for trends, resources, and… good deals on these resources. At Designer Daily, we try to keep you updated on the best discounted design resources on the market. In this post, we’ll briefly explore the amazing site that is Design Bundles and their SVG section in particular. At any given time, you will be able to find tons of design resources there sold with a heavy discount.

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Graphic Mama

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Logo design trends in 2021 simply refuse to be left behind by other areas of design. Your logo is a vital cog in your branding machine and the design states not only who you are but also how you do it. Whether you are looking at launching a new business, rebranding an old business, or simply bringing your old logo up-to-date these latest trends for 2021 will get you talking and inspire you to head confidently into the future.

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Creative Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

While we’ve become all too familiar with the hallowed John Lewis Christmas ad’s mission to tug at our heartstrings, for all the obvious reasons no one has quite known what to expect from the retailer’s festive campaign this year. Following on from its first joint campaign with Waitrose last year, which told the story of an excitable dragon called Edgar , the retailers have teamed up again on Give a Little Love, a festive fundraising campaign inspired by the kindness of the Brit

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ID Identity Design

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Specialising in adventure cruise travel around Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, True North delivers experiences designed to push its small coterie of guests out of their comfort zones. This is a company that takes you on a journey of discovery — and in taking you away to remote lands, brings you back to yourself. The brief was to create a brand that feels premium without losing the appetite for adventure.

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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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Spine Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Alison Forner is an Art Director at Avid Read Press and Simon & Schuster, whose work has been recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts in their 50 Books/50 Covers Show. Here she tells us about her process for designing The Appointment. In book publishing, there are certain genres or themes that repeat year after year. There’s the sweeping historical novel set in WWII, the contemporary coming-of-age story, the confessional memoir… all the usual suspects that make an appearance in

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

As new reports find a despairing lack of diverse representation in children’s book characters and the people who create them, we talk to illustrators and publishers about why, and how things can change.

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Azure Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Built in 1974 at the heart of the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, the austere Don State Public Library has become a de facto hub for the area’s cultural activity. Though encircled by a number of universities and institutions, the stone-clad, Jan Kanis–designed complex is an imposing — even uninviting — presence. For a new “conceptual fast food cafe” adjacent to the building, Moscow-based designer Eduard Eremchuk opted for an airy treatment with the addition of mobile, graphic elements that

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The French illustrator shares insights into the “thrilling” project for Penguin and his inspirations, from Georges Beuville to Quentin Blake.

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Creative Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Anime Architecture brings together some of the most elaborate and futuristic locations of the genre, emphasising the level of work and detail that went into creating these fictional pieces of architecture. The images were all created between 1988 and 2010, during which, as the book’s author Stefan Riekeles notes, the anime industry went through significant changes as the result of new digital technologies. “Over these 22 years, paper-based background artwork reached its peak in terms

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

All images © Søren Solkær, shared with permission. Captured in the marshlands of southern Denmark, Søren Solkær ’s ongoing project documents one of nature’s most mesmerizing phenomena. BLACK SUN focuses on the quiet landscapes of the Danish photographer’s childhood where nearly one million starlings congregate during the vernal and autumnal seasons.

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Fast food giant McDonald’s has revealed a suite of new packaging designs for its food range, coinciding with the announcement of the McPlant, its first foray into plant-based burgers. Unveiled this week, the restaurant chain says the new look will be rolled out worldwide within the next two years. It is unknown whether the work has been produced in-house, or with a design studio.

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Abduzeedo

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Nothingness: Eerie 3D Art. abduzeedo 11.12.20 Nothingness is the titled of a new set of beautiful but also eerie 3D images created and shared by Murat Y?ld?r?m. The images have a photorealistic style, which made me think they were photos, until I saw the floating boats one. The color, the mood, everything is super inspiring. The 3D software used was Maxon Cinema 4D.

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Musician and designer Tom Vek has unveiled plans for Sleevenote, a portable music player which hopes to lead “the digital album artwork revolution” Unlike most traditional music players, Sleevenote is square – designed to mimic a physical album. At 16cm wide, it is slightly bigger than a CD and just smaller than a 7” record sleeve.

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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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Abduzeedo

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

3D Typeface Compositions in Cinema 4D. AoiroStudio 11.12.20 Jeison Barba is and art director based in Medellín, Colombia, he shared a colorful and detailed project via his Behance. Titled 'Typeface Compositions', it's a personal experiment made in Cinema 4D. I am just stunned by the level of details and how the depth is so creative on the actual typography.

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Design You Trust

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

John Frankenheimer’s 1966 film, a fast-paced story of Formula One excitement, featured many genuine racing legends on set – and a young French singer by the name of Francoise Hardy… h/t: vintag.es With James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Brian Bedford, Antonio Sabàto and Toshiro Mifune in starring roles, John Frankenheimer had put together an impressive international cast.

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Booooooom

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

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Abduzeedo

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

HALO by Swissotel Branding and Visual Identity. abduzeedo 11.12.20 Sharmaine Zuidgeest , Andrew Millington , Liger Pham , Matt Millard and PurpleAsia ® shared a beautiful branding and visual identity project for Swissotel. Drawing inspiration from Manila’s Bar 360 and Raffles Singapore, Halo is a circular entertainment bar with high-end cocktails and bites.

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Design You Trust

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The supermarket chain Silpo has designed a new store in the style of GTA: San Andreas. The department signs are written in a font similar to the typography of the game by Rockstar Games, and themed images are placed in the stands. Company officials noted the Venice Beach-style store opened and shared photos of the premises on the official Facebook group.

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Sign up for Extra Nice before 31 December 2020 and you’ll become a Founding Supporter, getting your hands on one of these artworks embodying creative community and inspiration.

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Communication Arts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Blast Design and Mud’s site for this mixed use space incorporates its slogan into the animation and design.

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

During an online event last week hosted by Wix Playground, we heard from four boundary-pushing designers, who discussed the processes behind their most successful website projects.

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The Die Line

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Turning the ubiquitous to-go coffee cup into a sustainable vessel is no easy task. But Unocup may have found the secret.

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The musician and designer tells us about the pioneering device he describes as “a cross-pollination of a vinyl record and an iPod” and why artwork is “all-powerful”.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

“Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat,” September – October 1887, Paris, 4.5 × 37.2 centimeters, Van Gogh Museum. A point of levity during the temporary shutdowns of museums and cultural institutions during the last few months has been the plethora of digital archives making artworks and historical objects available for perusing from the comfort and safety of our couches.

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Design You Trust

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Stillness in Motion: The Matka Series is an ongoing body of sculptures by Polish artist Olga Ziemska. To date, the artist has installed several of these sculptures in various places including: The Centre of Polish Sculpture in Oronsko, Poland; The Daejeon Museum of Art in South Korea; and even an art festival in Romania. “The body of work explores the concept of place.

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