Fri.Nov 08, 2019

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The Hauntings Sculptures of Sabrina Gruss

Hi-Fructose

Inside her workshop, Sabrina Gruss re-animates found natural materials and animal remains into eerie sculptures. The artist has said she's inspired by her own family's history and a multi-faceted view of death in her works. In terms of inspiration within fine art, she cites outsider and fringe art, as well as Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon. More.

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Essential Rules To Follow When Designing a Logo

Graphic Design Junction

Do you actually think there could be any well-established brand without having a logo? Of course not! This is because there is not any such business. A logo is something that has a significant impact on how your customers perceive your business. Hence, naturally, you would want your brand to be outstanding enough to stand tall, among others. But, getting a great visual representation for brands demands much more than just graphic design.

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Sarah Lopez on Designing Futures: A Science Fiction Series for Radix Media

Spine Magazine

Radix Media publishes new ideas and fresh perspectives, prioritizing the voices of typically marginalized communities to get to the root of the human experience. Sarah Lopez currently runs their digital press and is responsible for designing the lion’s share of their new Futures: A Science Fiction Series. Here she takes us through her process. Futures: A Science Fiction Series explores critical contemporary issues in an imagined future.

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Sarah Hyndman: “Typography can be a tool for positive change”

Design Week

When Design Week catches up with Sarah Hyndman, she’s just coming to the end of a week’s stint at this year’s Adobe Max in LA. There, she has designed a multisensory installation in which she asks participants to associate the smell, sound, taste and feel of five different typefaces. “I’ve had a lot of people asking: ‘what on Earth are you doing?

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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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Ornaments voiced by D Double E diss their owners in Mother’s Ikea Christmas ad

Its Nice That

Called Silence the Critics, the Tom Kuntz-directed campaign features a couple wracked by “home shame”, whose insecurities come to life via the taunts of animated teapots and toys. It’s Nice That talks to Mother about the genre-defying concept, Electric Theatre Collective’s hilarious animations and creating a diss track for grime MC D Double E. Read more.

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Through an optimistic lens, Nina Bachmann illustrates the playfulness of the everyday

Its Nice That

Pairing flashy colours with scenes from the everyday, the Munich-based illustrator creates work that is equally ghastly as it is lovable. Centred around the lives of her characters, she depicts the moments around us – “things that everyone does and knows” – and counteracts them with a hint of optimism. Read more.

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“Al Araba Al Madfuna” – Wael Shawky Solo Exhibition at Polygon Gallery

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Wael Shawky’s solo exhibition at The Polygon Gallery brings Shawky’s timely work to the West Coast for the first time. Ambitious and multilayered, Shawky’s film productions look at the ways in which history and mythologies are recorded. While highlighting the fallibility of cultural memory, Al Araba Al Madfuna offers critical perspectives on our current narratives of uncertainty and change, bringing into dialogue real and imagined histories of the Arab world in provocative rete

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Salvador Dalí’s Surreal Tarot Card Designs from the 1970’s to be Released as a Complete Deck

Colossal

The surrealist master Salvador Dalí often dabbled in modes of mainstream culture, whether designing wine guides , appearing on game shows , or—in this instance—designing a deck of tarot cards for a James Bond film. Dalí undertook the project in the early 1970’s for Live and Let Die, starring Roger Moore and Jane Seymour. The deck didn’t end up appearing in the film, apparently due to Dalí’s high fees, but the artist continued to work on the cards for a decade and completed them

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Jasper Abels Shots ‘Cool Twins’ in his latest Fashion Stories

Trendland

Based between Paris and Amsterdam, fashion photographer Jasper Abels sent us his latest work, and wow, we loved it! Especially his new story created for Stylist UK, featuring the musicians Bloom Twins, styled by Arrabella Greenhill. “Twin Peaks” September fashion story for Vanity fair Italy, Styled by Gaia Fraschini “Brothers Bram & Mees Valbracht” for Vanity fair Homme, Styled by Gaia Fraschini Let’s Dance at Kunstmuseum The Hague More… www.jasperabels.c

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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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O’Plérou Grebert’s new emojis allow “Africans to communicate more accurately using instant messaging”

Its Nice That

The Ivorian graphic designer has created over 200 emojis representing African culture, now available to download at the Play and App Store. Read more.

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Noted: New Logo for Extensis

Under Consideration / Brand

“Data Mining”. (Est. 1993) " Extensis is a leading developer of solutions that help organizations increase the ROI and value of their digital assets, fonts, and large imagery. Used by more than 100,000 professionals and 5,000 companies across the globe, Extensis' solutions accelerate workflows so customers can achieve their goals faster. Founded in 1993, Extensis is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with offices in Seattle, New York, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Australia.".

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Great Free Animal Clipart for Your Next Cartoon Design

Graphic Mama

A collection of free animal clipart that will make your audience fall in love with your designs. You will find adorable free dog clipart, cat clipart, fish clipart, birds clipart, farm animal clipart, and wild animal clipart that will simply captivate your heart. All resources included in this article are available in vector formats, so you can freely edit them, resize them and adapt them to your needs.

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Evan Cohen thinks about the daily resources we need to survive in his newest comic

Its Nice That

In Quiet, the illustrator reflects on his move away from upstate New York to the American Midwest in another meditative, shape-shifting comic about how we care for ourselves and the ones we are close to. Although his style has slowly evolved, the comic still brings about the same calming nature that’s common across his work. Read more.

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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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Russian Artists Recreate Famous Paintings And Have Much Fun

Design You Trust

Some exciting results of the photo challenge arranged in the Russian social network “VK” – “Photograph as if Rembrandt”. Look them through to the very end, they cool! h/t: Source.

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Warm, tactile and accessible: Kellenberger-White on its exhibition design for Being Human

Its Nice That

The London-based graphic design studio was tasked with creating an exhibition that questions what it means to be human in the 21st century. Working with hand-painted signs, glass-blown typefaces and touch-friendly materials, the studio chats about designing an accessible space for engagement and learning. Read more.

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Brand Identity for Brazilian Soccer Team Goias

Abduzeedo

Brand Identity for Brazilian Soccer Team Goias. abduzeedo Nov 08, 2019 We have published tons of incredible brand identity articles here on ABDZ since we started. These projects were for all sorts of businesses but we never had one for a soccer team, at least until today. BR/BAUEN Design Group shared this beautiful redesign project for the visual identity of one of Brazilians big soccer teams, Goias.

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Meet Sygmond, The Beautiful Gray Cat Of Your Nightmares

Design You Trust

Meet Sygmond the grey. He had the face of a king when he was a kitten. This majestic cat is even fluffier today fully grown and whenever he goes, he makes it epic. More: Source.

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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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Celebrate Influential Design at the Graphis Exhibition + Special Bundle Offer for Members

Graphis

Graphis will be presenting an exhibition highlighting the best of the best that the art and design industry has to offer. Icons in Design, Photography, Advertising, and New Talent will be honored at The Graphis Exhibition, on Friday November 15th from 7-10 pm, in San Antonio, Texas. Experience visual talent from Graphis Platinum and Gold […].

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There is nothing new under the sun by Kata Geibl

This is Paper

08.11.2019There is nothing new under the sun by Kata GeiblResearch, Photography. ©Kata Geibl Kata Geibl is a photographer from Budapest. Her work focuses a lot on humanity, our collective memories and reality.“A generation goes, and a generation comes,but the earth remains forever. The sun rises, and the sun goes down,and hastens to the place where it rises.

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Photographer Steve McCurry’s Photos Show The Complex Relationship Between Humans And Animals

Design You Trust

The legendary US photographer’s favourite shots of creatures and how they interact with humans feature in “Animals”, his latest book. A mahout and his elephant at a sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2010. (Photo by Steve McCurry/The Guardian) More: Steve McCurry A teenage boy with an albino rat, Chennai, India, 1996. (Photo by Steve McCurry/The Guardian) A young nomad with his goat, Litang, Tibet.

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Omer Arbel’s 89 Hanger – An Engineered Accident

Azure Magazine

What’s in a coat hanger? For Omer Arbel’s studio there evidently is quite a lot. Like Achille Castiglioni, who found endless inspiration in everyday objects, Arbel has tapped into the mundane to produce the exceptional. But unlike Castigilioni, who had a talent for the unexpected elevation – think car headlight or tractor seat – Arbel’s talent is the engineered accident.

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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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Linked: Type Champions

Under Consideration / Brand

[If you can not see a video here view this post on Brand New ]. Visit Link. Monotype's inaugural Type Champions Award -- which "recognizes brands for their creative, innovative, and memorable use of typography in developing and maintaining their brand identities" -- winners are announced.

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3 Questions with Photographer Pia Riverola

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Feed: There is nothing new under the sun by Kata Geibl

This is Paper

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3 Questions with Photographer Brendan George Ko

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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.