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Animal-Human Hybrids Spotted on New York Subway in Surreal Paintings by Matthew Grabelsky

Colossal

Images courtesy of the artist, used with permission. Los Angeles-based artist Matthew Grabelsky ( previously ) is back with a new collection of oil paintings of people with animal heads casually navigating the New York City subway system. The paintings combine the mundane with the surreal, as others on the commute and the environments remain neutral to the hybrid creatures.

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Design Case Study: Juliette van Rhyn’s ‘Our Play, Our Party, Our Work’

Shillington

Already a freelance textile designer, Juliette van Rhyn studied part-time at Shillington to add another creative string to her bow. Upon graduating, her portfolio amazed the Shillington teachers—to the extent that a few months later Shillington London teacher George Simkin had Juliette working on a project alongside him. This case study takes a in-depth look at her project Our Play, Our Party, Our Work —an A-Z guide for the Bauhaus centenary.

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30 Amusing Stories of Clients From Hell

Inspiration Feed

Everybody has at least one client horror story, especially if you’re a designer or developer. Dealing with imbecile clients who just don’t understand the hard work and time it takes to create a beautiful design takes guts.

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Artist Proves There Are No Limits To Creativity By Creating 35 Different Illustrations Using One Base

Design You Trust

Here is the original piece Jablow started with to create his art We are all familiar with pin-up pictures, especially with the recent revival of all things vintage and retro. While most of the world associates pin-ups with such ladies like Page and Monroe, it is undeniable that a big part of the pin-up world consists of various suggestive illustrations.

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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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Stylish Web Design for Bodega de Sonido

Abduzeedo

Stylish Web Design for Bodega de Sonido. abduzeedo Jan 13, 2020 Kulik Oleg shared a web design project on Behance for Bodega de Sonido that is worth sharing here on Abduzeedo. There are so many things to love about the design, from the grid system, typography to the cool usage of textures. That also brings me back good memories from the early 2000s, especially the work of Eduardo Recife ( [link] ). .

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Dalbert Vilarino

Communication Arts

Drawn to visual complexity, this Toronto-based illustrator’s work reaches out to the isolated to connect with radiant emotions.

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Beautiful Pics Of Marilyn Monroe Taken By Sam Shaw On The Beach In 1957

Design You Trust

New York-based photographer Sam Shaw took these beautiful photos of Marilyn Monroe at 2-months pregnant on the beach in Amagansett, New York in July 1957. Unfortunately, the following month she had a miscarriage. h/t: vintag. Source.

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Monotype Lays Out All Of The Type Trends You Need To Know For 2020

The Die Line

When you see a piece of packaging, type is one of the most important foundational elements of the packaging. Brands with memorable typefaces—the ones you can instantly recognize—are drilled down into our very subconscious, and they can serve as a clear expression of a product’s identity.

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In the Days Before Fridges: Vintage Photographs Show Butcher Shop Fronts In The Victorian Era

Design You Trust

Although the Victorian times might be remembered for dodgy health and safety and questionable pie fillings, the 19th century saw a huge shift for the local butcher. According to food historian Annie Gray: “Butchers were busier than ever as Britain urbanized rapidly, becoming the first country in the world where more people lived in towns than in the country in 1851.” h/t: vintag.

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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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Pentagram Injects Fun And Play Into Fisher-Price Brand Refresh

The Die Line

As part of a new brand strategy, Fisher-Price is placing more emphasis on fun and play, so they brought agency Pentagram onboard to refresh the brand identity.

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This Russian Artist Dresses Herself And Her Models In Surreal And Weird Costumes Made Out Of Vegetables, Fruits And Plants

Design You Trust

Everyone has a hobby, right? Well, some are weirder than others. Meet this artist from Russia, her name is Katya and she creates unique makeup looks using vegetables, fruits, plants and many other fragments of nature. You can say she’s all-natural. Katya grew up surrounded by plants, crops, and animals, that’s what inspired her to create these surreal and weird makeup looks.

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Why Social Media Needs Stronger Measures for Identity Verification?

Noupe

Social media has attracted a lot of audience in the past few years. The introduction of Facebook is considered to be one of the best inventions after television. There was a time when Facebook was not more than cat and dog videos and pictures of our kids. And people use it just for entertainment and looked forward to receiving good news from their friends’ circle but now it seems too weird.

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A Very Modern Waste-To-Energy Power Plant In Copenhagen That Doubles As An Urban Ski Slope

Design You Trust

In very Danish fashion, Amager Bakke, the very visible and thoroughly modern waste-to-energy power plant in Copenhagen was made to run as environmentally clean as possible. That alone would have been enough, yet the designers at Bjarke Ingels Group decided to put the plant’s very unique shape to use in a way that would benefit the community at large.

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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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YouTube Love: 'Day in the Life of' series by Paolo fromTOKYO

Abduzeedo

YouTube Love: 'Day in the Life of' series by Paolo fromTOKYO. AoiroStudio Jan 12, 2020 In the new year, I would like to share a variety of new things to discover outside of the design world (per se). How about some creators from YouTube. I don't need to tell what YouTube is about but it's always fascinating the kind of content you might find. Let's kick off with a broader theme and at the same time about a country that we dearly love.

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BrandOpus Imagines A Lifestyle Brand Just For Santa

The Die Line

While Christmas might be long gone, it doesn’t mean you can’t throw a little Santa style into your winter wardrobe. Or at least imagine what a satirical lifestyle brand for the fashionable Santa would look like.

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JNBY

Communication Arts

TO NINE Inc. increases fashion brand JNBY’s visibility in Japan with a minimal, visually-driven site.

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Think Packaging Creates An Environmentally Friendly Ring Package For Good Gold

The Die Line

Beautifully crafted and engineered package designed to be a keepsake treasure. .

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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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Ikea “The Wardrobe” spot

Communication Arts

“The Wardrobe” reveals all the infinite possibilities of the IKEA PAX wardrobe in a magical, whimsical way.

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Global Entries. Global Jury. Dieline Awards 2020 Is The Best Yet

The Die Line

REGULAR REGISTRATION ENDS TOMORROW. HAVE YOU SUBMITTED YOUR ENTRY YET?

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See the Sound: Audio Visualization CSS & JavaScript Code Snippets

Speckyboy Design Magazine

At the turn of the 21st century, MP3 audio was just hitting the mainstream. Certainly, the portability of these sound files was a big part of their allure. But there was also the unique side benefit of being able to visualize the sound on our computer screens. Audio players such as WinAMP came with visualization plugins, making the experience of listening to our favorite tunes even more engaging.

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Made With Passion

Shillington

The post Made With Passion appeared first on Shillington Design Blog.

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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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22 New Professional Brochure and Catalog Templates for Inspiration

Graphic Design Junction

Creative business brochure templates and professional catalogs with modern and clean design. Brochure templates are designed with a strong theme, multi-functionality and fully editable. These brochures are perfect for corporate annual report, fashion booklet , photography portfolio, product catalog, interior design and company profile. There brochure templates has all the features you’d expect in a brochures, from placeholders, to text styles, one click infographics, and easy to edit master

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CFMG Capital

Shillington

The post CFMG Capital appeared first on Shillington Design Blog.

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Eco At Heart's Packaging Is Inspired By The Ocean, Plastic-Free And Zero-Waste

The Die Line

Eco at Heart makes sustainable alternative to common plastic and single-use products and their packaging not only reflects the oceans they aim to preserve, but is also made of recyclable paper and printed using plant-based inks.

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Restaurant Flyer Design

Afikur Design

Hello everyone, Today I am share a new flyer design for everyone. It is a Restaurant Flyer Design. I am using adobe photoshop cs6 for design this flyer. Anyone can use adobe photoshop CS to CC update version for design this flyer. Also anyone can use adobe Illustrator for design this flyer. It is a print ready flyer with high resolution design. Download This Flyer.

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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.