Creative Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

New York-based photographer Melissa O’Shaughnessy’s street photography has already been featured in numerous exhibitions and books including the re-publication of Colin Westerbeck and Joel Meyerowitz’s Bystander: A History of Street Photography (2017), yet Perfect Strangers: New York City Street Photographs is the first monograph of her work. “The book is a culmination of seven years of work on the streets of New York City,” O’Shaughnessy tells CR. “Good

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

“Axiom” (2016), mixed media on ledger, 16 x 16 inches. All images © Chris Pappan, shared with permission. In his mixed-media portraits, Chicago-based artist Chris Pappan draws on the tradition of ledger art, a practice that flourished among Native populations throughout the Great Plains from around 1850 to 1920. Rooted in narratives, the renderings depicted the ways of life of Indigenous people and the nuances otherwise left out of mainstream conversations. “The mid-19th Centur

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Ohn Mar Win

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

When my first child turned one I gave up any pretence of trying to be an editorial illustrator, as I just couldn't find the time to be a mother and meet deadlines. It was a tough decision, as I had no savings to fall back on, and my then husband was freelancing erratically in London. I call this the end of my first illustration career. When my son started kindergarten (age 4) I decided that the stack of unused art I had from nine years of freelancing myself could be repurposed, so I uploaded it

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Spine Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Ben Prior is a graphic designer at Head of Zeus. Here he tells us about his process for designing Sebastian Fitzek’s The Package. The idea of designing a cover for a book titled The Package , to look like an actual package is far from an original one. It sounds simple but the design and approval process for The Package was quite long and involved lots of tweaking and refinements.

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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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Colossal

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

All images © Reuben Wu, shared with permission. During recent years, Chicago-based photographer Reuben Wu has visited quiet regions in Bolivia , Nevada’s SolarReserve , and the rivers of molten sulfur flowing in Indonesian volcanoes to capture the natural grandeur of the earth’s outmost layer. In each location, Wu highlights the land’s beauty by juxtaposing the organic features with artificial light cast by drones flying overhead.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

?. Perhaps no video game has evidenced the necessity of escapism in modern life more than Animal Crossing at the beginning of the pandemic. Players worldwide dove into the fictional universe to avoid the anxiety of daily life, a coping mechanism that a new animation by Austin-based creator Eric Power beautifully encapsulates. Set to a new song by Mixtape for the Milky Way , the short history is an ode to the charming simulation and a slew of its predecessors and contemporaries.

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Design You Trust

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Jaws According to Alex Zane: “Hi everyone! My name Is Zane and I run an Instagram account with nearly 17,000 followers whose star is my 5-year-old daughter Matilda, who has channeled her inner actress in G-rated tributes to iconic moments in cinema. The idea started in April when I was looking for a creative outlet to occupy myself and my kid during the height of lockdown.

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Graphis

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

It’s with a sense of authority that French photographer Vincent Junier approaches his still-life shots and colleges. Funny enough, he says this assertion is how he expresses his artistic freedom. His methods certainly work, however, considering his photographs have been exhibited at museums like the See Exhibition Space, Galerie Meanings, Les Passerelles, and the Eretz […].

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Titled Immortal Mushroom, the publication features an array of text and photography – a “time capsule” into the remote mountain location of Yunnan.

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Communication Arts

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Undistracted by fleeting graphic design trends, this studio in Macau refines beautiful ideas to last.

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Booooooom

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

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The Die Line

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The New York-based painter tells us how graffiti, photography and sculpture influences his painting practice.

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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.

Graphic Design

Interaction Design Foundation

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

What type of designer are you? Do you have a set of principles, checklists, or methods that guide your designs? Or do you prefer to start from scratch and analyze afterwards with a checklist? If you feel more comfortable looking forward, looking backwards– or if you’re a perfectionist who likes to do both – then this article will be useful to you.“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken''.

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Noupe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

It’s essential every software engineering team must keep track of their performance through a set of selected indicators called KPIs. Before going into further details, you need to understand what KPI is. What is KPI? KPI Stands for Key Performance Indicators. It is a measurable value through the performance of a business organization can be gauged.

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Interaction Design Foundation

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

If you’re going to design for mobile, then it’s likely you’re going to need to consider the way that the device is used and the specifics of the device itself. There are some general principles that can help designers for mobile get started but don’t forget that these don’t replace the need for user research. They are guidelines not hard and fast rules.

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Noupe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The biggest onboarding mistake you can make as an employer is to fail to prepare for your new hires before they arrive. This disorganized onboarding process leaves a bad taste of your company’s perception and indicates that you don’t value your new employees. In this post, I will show you eight smart ways to onboard customer service employees so that you can consistently grow your market revenue by four to eight percent, as reported by Bain & Company.

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Creative Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In response to the public outcry against racial inequality, sparked by the killing of George Floyd in May of this year, countless brands rushed to compose messages of support for the Black Lives Matter movement. While many acted in good faith, much of the messaging was regarded as at best misguided, and at worst woefully ignorant (here’s looking at you Popeyes Chicken).

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Noupe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Advocacy is a common way for nonprofits to show their stance on relevant public issues in order to advance their mission, increase their fundraising, and deepen relationships with supporters. Nonprofits generally conduct advocacy campaigns through strategic outreach initiatives, hosting events, sharing petitions, and mobilizing supporters to raise awareness with phone calls, texts, and online messages.

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Made during a live online event featuring models affected by breast cancer, the artworks are being given as prizes in a raffle to raise money for Breast Cancer Now.

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Interaction Design Foundation

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

How many Black Friday offers have you bookmarked this week? Are you following the general trend of buying consumer goods at reduced prices, or are you looking for something slightly different this time round? We want to encourage you to think a little outside of the Black Friday box and consider what else you could spend your hard-earned cash on this weekend.

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Creative Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

BrandOpus associate strategy director Molly Rowan Hamilton delves into the power of nostalgia, and explores the ways food and drinks brands can use it to connect with consumers. The post Should food brands look back to look forwards? appeared first on Creative Review.

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The lockdowns of 2020 forced many designers out of their studios and into makeshift home offices. As a result, they needed to adapt to new ways of working, often away from their colleagues. Some design disciplines were easier to migrate to home working than others. The inherent tactility and materiality of product design meant being outside of the studio posed a challenge to many.

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Lost Summer depicts 44 teenagers in the outfits they had planned to wear for their leavers’ ball, capturing the “sadness and resilience” of young people during Covid.

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The Die Line

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Like the sustainable product within, the packaging design for Oatlaws is a no-frills affair, making it all the more charming. .

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