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Botanica: Sensual self-portraits by Maren Klemp soaked in milk and decorated with flowers

Creative Boom

Describing her style as "honest, dreamy and feminine, with a hint of mystery", Oslo-based visual artist Maren Klemp creates dramatic work that tells stories and evokes emotion. Her latest series, Botanica, conveys the sensuality and femininity of flowers. The collection of self-portraits is shrowded in soft focus with the addition of milk and carefully placed floral arrangements to give the images a symbolic feel.

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Download a Unique Resume and Cover Letter Template for Adobe Illustrator

We And The Color

Stand out with this simple but unique resume and cover letter template for use in Adobe Illustrator. The team of @Wavebreak Media created this beautiful resume and cover letter template. With this nice vintage-inspired lettering for your name in the header area, it offers a unique look that totally separates you from the crowd of competitors. The template includes two standard sizes, A4 and US Letter.

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Palazzi – Collection photographs find a special side to Berlin's brutal architecture

Creative Boom

Photographers Ama Split and Riky Kiwy have turned their camera lenses to the brutal architecture of Berlin in their new self-published book Palazzi – Collection: The Berlin Issue. Captured entirely on analogue film, the geometric and distorted images aim to make people find a special side to the city's imposing structures. For French-Italian couple Ama and Riky, the city of Berlin has always had a special allure.

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Borland Bakery Branding by Widarto Impact

We And The Color

Take a look at this beautiful branding work by studio Widarto Impact for Borland, a new bakery shop by Randy Borland. Design studio Widarto Impact wanted to reflect the personality of Randy Borland as founder and executive chef in the personality of the Borland bakery brand. That’s why they chose Borland as the bakery brand name to strengthen the relationship between the brand, its founder, and its customers.

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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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Set for Success: Austin’s Top Startup Incubators for Entrepreneurs

Canny

If you’re looking to grow your business in Austin, then you might want to consider the various startup incubators you have in the area. Why that is comes down to how helpful they are in your development. Taking you from aspiring entrepreneur to established name in your respective industry a lot faster than trying to go off on your own. Incubators, like accelerators, are designed to help startups during the early, early stages of business.

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Notabag’s New Launch With We Are Out of Office Blooms With Spring Spirit

Design Milk

If you’ve been with us a while you know that we’re big fans of Notabag. The original tote bag and backpack hybrid, Notabag’s revolutionary convertible design conveniently switches from tote bag to backpack with just a simple tug on the straps, virtually eliminating the need for disposable bags. Not only are the eco-friendly totes incredibly practical, but they look the part too – they’re made using durable, high-quality materials and come in an endless range of modern shades and fashionable prin

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“Thank god for glitter”: Shweta Sharma on her vibrant, dream-inspired illustrations

Its Nice That

The Mumbai-based illustrator discusses how she “seamlessly tangles” traditional craft techniques with modern subject matter and excerpts from her dreams.

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Weekly News for Designers ? 638

SpeckyBoy

Understanding multilingual typography – Some tips on designing content for a multilingual audience. Flex UI library for Tailwind CSS – This Figma library will output your designs into Tailwind CSS classes. 8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Modern Blog Layouts – Get inspired with these outstanding blog layout examples. The Role of Ethics in Design – The role designers play in promoting organizational ethics. 100 cool web moments – Google Chrome takes a look back at special moments from

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Cardew’s Treatise: the greatest musical score ever designed

UX Collective

The ‘Mount Everest’ of graphical musical scores, Treatise still surprises with its invention and beauty. It is also one of the finest f**k yous to the musical establishment. Seeing the pages of Treatise for the first time is akin to stumbling across an alien manuscript, something unearthly and beautiful, but incomprehensible. Cornelius Cardew created Treatise, the ‘Mount Everest’ of visual musical scores and graphic notation, to break away from the straitjacket of traditional musical notation.

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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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Enric Pérez Vercher on how to benefit society through playful design concepts

Its Nice That

The Barcelona-based graphic designer uses his practice as a tool to impact society, “giving visibility to real stories, enlightening ideas and potentiating them through a design concept”.

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In London, A Co-Working Space Built to Be (Re)moved

Azure Magazine

We don’t often come across new builds with a set expiry date — especially not one as short as ten years. But that’s exactly the length of time that London’s newest office building, The Hithe, plans to stay erect in its current neighbourhood of Rotherhithe. The name Hithe, from Old English, designates a small port or landing place for ships — both a reference to the area bordering the Thames river, where the new offices are located, and the building’s ethos of fostering young businesses that need

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Public Address wants its seltzer identity to look anything but colourful and care-free

Its Nice That

Sculptural, serious and gallery-inspired, Cliché has been built with one goal in mind: to be included on a restaurant’s by-the-glass list.

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Pretty Anime Girls by The Artist Little Thunder

Design You Trust

Little Thunder is an artist from Hong Kong who draws illustrations with adorable anime girls. She works in digital as well, but she mostly draws in watercolor – it gives the pictures an incredible tenderness, but without losing the richness of the colors. Watching Little Thunder’s work is like lying on a huge soft marshmallow. It’s a real pleasure.

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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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A Decade of Haboobs Cloud Landscapes in Thick Walls of Dust in a New Timelapse by Mike Olbinski

Colossal

? ?. When strong winds gush out of a collapsing thunderstorm as it rips across a dry landscape, they sometimes generate a thick wall of dust known as a haboob. Photographer and storm chaser Mike Olbinski ( previously ) has been documenting these monumental weather events for the past decade and recently compiled dozens of clips into a dramatic timelapse showing just how quickly these phenomena form and subsequently obscure visibility.

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A design perspective on the new (and frustrating) Formula One TV graphics

UX Collective

How being mindful of minute details can significantly improve the heuristic experience for viewers. Carlos Sainz zooming through As the new spring season began (or autumn if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere like I am) , motorsport fans worldwide were looking forward to the 2022 Formula One Grand Prix. Watching those races as a new viewer last year, I remember thinking about how sleek and concise the TV graphics were.

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30+ Beautiful Fashion Websites from Brands of All Sizes

Vandelay Design

Fashion websites need to be well-designed in order to present the right brand image. Here's a showcase of beautiful fashion sites for inspiration. The post 30+ Beautiful Fashion Websites from Brands of All Sizes appeared first on Vandelay Design.

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Green Slime and Bizarre Creatures: Sam McKenzie’s Acid Art

Design You Trust

Sam McKenzie is an Australian illustrator, mostly drawing all kinds of crazy and incredibly colorful stuff for t-shirts, book covers, and music albums. He doesn’t have any big names yet, but we’re sure that sooner or later he will, because McKenzie’s pictures are so acidic and cool that it’s almost impossible to take your eyes off them.

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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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Introduction of Food Photography 2022

Creative Photo Editing Ideas

We love food. Everyone loves to explore and try more food. The memories that food weaves in us are special. The reason behind food photography is that we love food and photography. Food photography in Dubai is an art that takes pictures of delicious food. Of food products. People are often very picky and specific about what they order when they think about food.

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Funniest Raccoon Memes by Nocturnal Trash Posts

Design You Trust

Who doesn’t like a good raccoon meme? Who doesn’t like a good raccoon? Wait, who doesn’t like a good raccoon anything? Trash pandas are awesome and no, there can’t be any other way. And speaking of raccoon memes, there is a dedicated Instagram page that celebrates raccoonhood with existential, funny, and straight up nonsensical memes. More: Instagram h/t: sadanduseless.

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“Fat Strawberries” by Photographer Grace Ann Leadbeater

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We've Got To Hand It To Bel Gazma For A Foot-Inspired Door Opener

The Die Line

Egypt's Bel Gazma has created a hands-free door opener with lovely packaging designed by Bassem Amer.

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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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Endless Illusion Rec

Design Everywhere

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Kenichi Aikawa

Mindsparkle Mag

The post Kenichi Aikawa appeared first on Mindsparkle Mag.

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Design Everywhere

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A touch of drama defines Kushagra Gupta’s electrifying 3D designs

Its Nice That

We speak to the Kolkata-based artist-turned-designer about club poster design, how he became enamoured with 3D softwares and his love of collaborating with queer-focused events.

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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.