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Artist Spotlight: Eleanor Taylor

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Eleanor Taylor. My work centres around atmospheric landscapes that are both real and imagined. Constructed from old holiday snaps, frozen cinematic frames, observation and fragments of memory hazily pieced together. I am interested in the fuzzy area between what is real and what is not – between waking and sleeping. I live by the sea in the south of the UK and water seeps into my work….

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Reviewed: New Logo and Identity for DLF Avenue by Wieden + Kennedy, Delhi

Under Consideration / Brand

“When Others Zig, this Zags, Zegs, Zogs, and Zugs”. Opened in 2009, DLF Place is a large shopping mall in Saket, an upmarket residential neighborhood in Delhi, India. Owned by DLF -- the largest publicly listed real estate company in India, with residential, commercial, and retail properties in 15 states and 24 cities -- the 519,000-square-foot mall was closed for renovations for one year and re-opened this February as DLF Avenue with a focus on dining, events, and spaces for social interaction

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10 Beautifully Designed, Minimal & Name-Centric Business Cards

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Sometimes all you need is a name. It is a powerful thing. It always has a meaning and, even more, it has a subtext and undertone. A name can speak for itself. It can elicit trust in potential clients and quickly establish the proper atmosphere. As a rule, this name is the one associated with a company. It lies at the heart of the brand and serves as a source for inspiration when it comes to creating a visual identity.

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Artist François Vogel Turns His Unaware Cat into a Wriggling Jellyfish

Colossal

Based on a recent cameo, François Vogel ’s cat actually might enjoy a dip in the ocean despite his feline instincts to avoid it. The Abyssinian has been stretched and distorted in a series of humorous clips made by his French owner, including one that lengthens and spirals the cat’s legs like flowing jellyfish tendrils. The unsuspecting pet also is stretched across the dining room and launched into an expanding sea of fish that he slowly swims through.

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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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Meet Carla Zimbler, VJ, Designer and Shillington Graduate

Shillington

For Carla Zimbler , studying graphic design at Shillington meant diving into a fast-paced, immersive course to overhaul her design skills and swiftly adapt to the growing demands of her clients. In building a strong foundation in the fundamentals of design, Carla was able to jump straight back into business without hesitation. She was even able to use her valuable in-class time to produce work for real world clients.

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8 Websites That Will Turn You into a Photoshop Guru

Inspiration Feed

Photoshop is one of, probably the, most power graphic design application around. With endless features and functions, Photoshop is hard to master. If you’re new to Photoshop, all of the features and buttons can be very intimidating.

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Minecraft’s lockdown simulator helps explain social distancing to kids

Creative Review

With governments around the world implementing social distancing measures to halt the spread of coronavirus, we’ve all been warned of the importance of staying at home and keeping a safe distance from others. While this might seem like common sense to adults, it can be a confusing concept for kids, which is why Minecraft and AKQA have teamed up to explain how it works with the help of a pandemic-themed zombie game.

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Aerial Views of Switzerland Capture Saype’s Massive Artwork Painted on the Alpine Terrain

Colossal

All images © Valentin Flauraud and Saype. Although many of us won’t be flying over Leysin , Switzerland any time soon, French artist Guillaume Legros, who’s better known as Saype , has painted a hopeful new work on a grassy hillside that’s best seen from the air. Across 3,000-square meters, “BEYOND CRISIS” shows a little girl with a hand-drawn farandole circling around her.

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A Brutal Look at Animal Markets Like Those At the Center of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Feature Shoot

Luang Prabang night market. Laos, 2008. © Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals. Dead dog hanging from hook, cooked and sold for meat at the Hanoi Market in Vietnam. Hanoi, Vietnam, 2008 © Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals. Wet market in Anhui. China, 2016. © Kelly Guerin / We Animals. In 2016, the photographer and filmmaker Kelly Guerin, part of the team at We Animals Media, traveled to a wet market in Anhui province, China. “It was the first time I had witnessed the slaughter of an an

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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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Analeovy Pereznafarrate’s paintings fuse the real and her imagination to show beauty and disruption

Its Nice That

With a practice inspired by the simplicity found in daily life and the surrealism encountered in her dreams, Analeovy’s work is full of wonder.

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CREATIVE COMPOSITION: Image Design Masterclass

Richard Bernabe

Creative Composition is a 74-page PDF E-book on photographic composition theory and practice by nature, wildlife and travel photographer Richard Bernabe. The post CREATIVE COMPOSITION: Image Design Masterclass appeared first on Richard Bernabe.

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Notter Nuts Embodies Health Goodness

Trendland

Notter Nuts is a food company specializing in healthy nut snacks. Sourced carefully and baked at low temperatures, the brand zooms on the quality of its products and gorgeous minimalist branding !

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Pentagram’s Natasha Jen gives Esprit an “effortless” new look

Design Week

As the story goes, the fashion brand Esprit came into being from the serendipitous meeting of its co-founders, Doug Tompkins and Susie Russell, along Route 89 in the US in 1963. Within three months of their meeting, the two were married; and within five years, they had established Esprit. Throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, the Esprit label developed a cult following for its bold use of colour and pattern and self-confessed “flower power” mission, perhaps most aptly summed up by i

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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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“When The Sun Breaks Out, The Fire Is All We Are” by Photographer Carl Bigmore

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Ptolemy Elrington Recycles Old Hubcaps Into Amazing Animal Sculptures

Design You Trust

Ptolemy studied at Bradford in the 80’s, travelled extensively and settled in Brighton, UK. He specialises in animals, insects and marine life sculptures made from recycled materials including car wheel trims, shopping trolleys, car parts and found objects. He’s spent the last 17 years recycling them into beautiful and elegant animal sculptures. Source.

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Illustration Series of the Most Iconic, Unusual and Memorable Cars in History

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Illustration Series of the Most Iconic, Unusual and Memorable Cars in History. abduzeedo Apr 28, 2020 Yuliia Lobodiuchenko is a transportation designer and illustration based in Turin, Italy. She created a series of illustrations dedicated to the most iconic, unusual and memorable cars in the automotive design history. The project is still in progress.

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Molly Martin’s fragile works utilise the tiny details and negative space

Its Nice That

Splitting her time between textile repairs and illustrative works, Molly Martin’s delicate hands create unique artworks.

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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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Wonderful Sunny Pics Document A Spring Break In United States In The 1980s

Design You Trust

These pictures show what was acceptable in the 1980s at Spring Break. Mostly from Daytona beach and Fort Lauderdale, these show a party scene that seems alien, the kind of en masse binge-drinking you could have before the intervention of social media. Take a look at these images for a quality nostalgia of tiny swimsuits, big hair and and most likely loads of cocaine.

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New Vibrant Photography Entry by Sophy Holland and See Gold-Winning Work by Laurie Frankel!

Graphis

United States photographer Sophy Holland submits her photography series “ESPN Body Issue” to the Graphis Photography Annual 2021. Holland wanted to showcase the personality of WNBA all-star Liz Cambage as a DJ, fashion icon, and athlete. These personalities and different activities often require a different look or outfit, but for this shoot, Cambage was in […].

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Netflix Design Shows: What to Binge-Watch Now?

Creative Market

We couldn’t help but be curious about what designers are binge-watching these days, as they try to make the most of their time indoors and escape (at least temporarily) the reality of our pandemic lockdown. While we naturally recommend that designers still get up, stretch their legs, and don’t neglect mobility—even when stuck at home—these strange times are an excuse to binge-watch.

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Afro-Disco & Boogie [Playlist]

Trendland

Take the Disco Movement and most will refer it back to the U.S., particularly to New York City and Philadelphia. While it was hypothetically born in Northeastern U.S., what many don’t know is that it was a universal movement. A movement that travelled fast and far. So while many were grooving to. [1h35 Curated Playlist].

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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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Pier 70’s new logo is a “love letter to San Francisco”

Creative Review

Once a shipbuilding and industrial hub, the area is in the middle of a 15-year regeneration project in the city that will open the waterfront up to the public and create a new home for the creative community as well as restaurants, homes, offices and shops. dn&co delved into Pier 70’s industrial past to create the new identity, which references the 50-foot steel frame that’s been turned into a new gateway for the area.

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Will the current pandemic provide an opportunity for a creative reset?

Its Nice That

During an online event last week hosted by Wix Playground, our four panellists spoke about the challenges of lockdown and a few silver linings that are beginning to emerge.

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Noted: New Logo and Livery for Caribbean Airlines

Under Consideration / Brand

“Ho-hum-ming Bird”. (Est. 2007) " Caribbean Airlines is an authentic Caribbean airline which provides a genuine Caribbean experience on all its services. The airline's professional teams offer the warmth of the islands both on and off the aircraft. Caribbean Airlines operates more than 600 weekly flights to destinations in the Caribbean, North and South America.

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Forty years on and Joel Sternfeld’s photo book American Prospects has never been more relevant

Its Nice That

The renowned photographer has revised his most noteworthy book, featuring 16 unpublished images depicting the ironic, gritty and uneasy beauty of the American landscape.

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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.