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The Importance of Cross-Browser Testing in Web Design

Inspiration Feed

As a web designer or developer, it’s best to work on website projects that can be supported by multiple browsers.

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The Most Popular Script Fonts of 2019

Creative Market

Did you ever look across the aisle at school and wish you could master the impossibly gorgeous handwriting of that one kid? You know the one: the kid who always got to write the announcements on the board because their script held everyone spellbound. Well, now you can -- because that handwriting wizard may have grown up and joined Creative Market! Amazing artists around the world are offering their personal handwriting to you, to download and use for anything you want.

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Trends of the Year: Creativity and Activism

Creative Review

I balk slightly at describing activism as a ‘trend’ in 2019, but this year can be seen as a tipping point for various protests of recent years. Climate change activism in particular has had a larger presence than ever, thanks to the work of Extinction Rebellion and Greta Thunberg (as well as climate change’s increasingly obvious effect on our lives and planet through fire and floods).

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Can you translate a memory into a digital font family? Klim and Dia collaborate on Söhne

Its Nice That

The renowned New Zealand type foundry talks us through its latest typeface Söhne, inspired by Unimark’s visual system for the New York subway. For its release, Klim collaborated with kinetic type foundry Dia to further encapsulate the analogue process behind the new font family. Read more.

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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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The best record sleeves of 2019

Creative Review

We might be living in a post-album era but there are still a wealth of great album covers to be found in 2019. Granted, most of us now interact with covers at thumbnail size, but the album cover can still be a powerful tool for communication – and thankfully, there are plenty of artists and designers who are adopting a creative and playful approach to the format.

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Amazing Portraits Using Traditional Oil Style with Digital Painting By Ahmed Karam

Graphic Design Junction

An another Keanu Reeves (John Wick) portrait painting by Ahmed Karam. As i mentioned! I’m big fan of Ahmed Karam’s work specially his digital portrait illustrations , canvas painting and digital drawing work. In this collection I gathered his series of portraits using traditional oil style with digital painting work called “ We Got Guns “ All portraits are just awesome!

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Illustrator Mike Hughes creates pizza-scented wrapping paper for Papa John’s Xmas campaign

Its Nice That

Illustrator Mike Hughes has created a series of pizza-scented wrapping papers and a limited-edition pizza box as part of the Papa John’s seasonal campaign. The aromatic papers will be sold by the restaurant chain online to raise money for its charity partner, national homelessness charity Crisis. Read more.

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Revisiting DogTown and the Legend of the Z-Boys

Feature Shoot

© Glen E. Friedman; Jay Adams, Krypto Bowl—1978. © C.R. Stecyk III; Stacy Peralta. Deep in the DogTown area of west Los Angeles, in the early 1970s, a group of young surfers known as the Zephyr Team (Z-Boys) took their talents to the street. With the introduction of the eurothane wheel, skateboards quickly became an underground phenomenon among the daring, innovative youth who made use of drainage ditches and empty backyard pools to create the ultimate DIY sport — which will finally debut at the

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Artist Panayiotis Terzis creates vibrant works inspired by his upbringing in Greece

Its Nice That

The Thessaloniki-born and NYC-based artist is a man of many disciplines. Not only does he create colour-rich paintings and drawings, but he also lends his hands to Risograph printing and publishing at Mega Press, a RisoLab in Manhattan. Read more.

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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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Dramatic Brush Strokes Energize Trees in Paintings by Adam S. Doyle

Colossal

All photographs (c) Adam S. Doyle, shared with permission. Artist Adam S. Doyle ( previously ) is known for his paintings of birds and other animals that call attention to, rather than mask, his brush strokes. In his latest series, “Night Fall Trees,” Doyle shifts his focus to a different living entity. “By putting trees front and center as subjects, instead of relegating them to the background where they usually are, I’m saying these silent sentinels of our planet deserve our

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Pentagram rebrands human rights organisation Witness to highlight people power

Its Nice That

Launched to coincide with World Human Rights Day, Pentagram partner Harry Pearce has created a new identity for the charity that uses reportage photography from its courageous global network. Read more.

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Vapordreams'97 with Aaron Campbell

Abduzeedo

Vapordreams'97 with Aaron Campbell. AoiroStudio Dec 11, 2019 We have featured the work of Aaron before on ABDZ, I truly love his work especially this latest series titled: 'V A P O R D R E A M S • '97'. If you are a kid from the 80s (like me), you will probably be familiar with some of these items shown and/or scenes in this series are pure nostalgia.

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Thinh Nguyen explores loneliness and rejection in his kooky animation

Creative Review

Tom Has A Plant is animator Thinh Nguyen’s latest film, and follows the emotional journey of the title character, who continually gets rejected by the people around him. “To be honest, the story was inspired by my terrible dating life in Denmark after three years of living there,” says Nguyen. “I’m originally from Vietnam so it was quite difficult for me during the first few years of moving away from home, and I had to adapt to a new way of thinking and living.

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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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The Best Minimalist Powerpoint Templates for Free Download

Graphic Mama

Are you looking for cool minimalist Powerpoint templates to grab now for free? In this awesome selection, we’ve gathered templates with attractive minimalist designs – all editable according to your personal taste. Either in Pptx or Ppt file formats, some of these templates are compatible with other presentation software , as well, such as Keynote and Google Slides.

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Linked: Levi's Serif Logo

Under Consideration / Brand

Visit Link. Levi's has released a new range of products featuring a "90s-inspired" serif logo. No word on whether the foot mark instead of a proper apostrophe is on purpose.

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Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Smaller Web Design Projects

Speckyboy Design Magazine

By and large, web designers are very passionate about their job. That stands out in contrast to most other industries. But when it comes to the bottom line, web design is just like other businesses. The main point is to gain clients and make a decent living. As such, there is a lot of talk about booking big clients with budgets to match. Yet, that’s not always realistic – especially for freelancer designers who are just starting to make their way.

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Punking The Past: The Steampunk Aesthetic Of Victorian London In Superb Paintings Of Vadim Voitekhovitch

Design You Trust

Vadim Voitekhovitch was born in a small town of Mozyr, Belarus. He spent most of his life Belarus and he graduated from Bobruisk Art College. From 2004 he lives and works in Germany. His style is quite diverse, but he dedicates most of his time to watercolor and oil. Voitekhovitch likes to draw pictures on history subjects and especially subjects coming from XVIII-XIX centuries.

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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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The Edge of Knowing by Magda Biernat

This is Paper

10.12.2019 The Edge of Knowing by Magda BiernatResearch, Photography. ©Magda Biernat The Edge of Knowing is the culmination of a year-long journey from Antarctica to the Arctic; a journey undertaken with the goal of understanding the places that from the vantage point of the United States, are often simply thought of as being beyond “America.” This collection of photographs and essays redefines the American conceit of an idealistic, utopian dream as a pan-American vision that is shared across th

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Poster: New Entries from Lynda Decker and John Madere, A2/SW/HK, and Stephan Bundi

Graphis

For the Poster Annual 2021 competition, U.S. designer Lynda Decker designs a poster for a photography exhibition dedicated to winter surfers. Entitled “Montauk Winter Surfers Photography Exhibition” (above, left), the poster features a photo taken by Graphis Master John Madere. It advertises an exhibition of Madere’s portraits that he took as surfers emerged from the […].

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How to Get Files to Your Dropbox Through Your Website

Noupe

For your business or personal needs we’re sure that you are going to need to get some files from either your customers, business associates or friends. . You might be needing to collect job applications, portfolio submissions, consent letters or just plain Christmas photos that your great aunt took last year. As these files start to come from further zip codes it becomes harder and harder to collect them in person.

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How packaging design is helping to shift the narrative around periods

Design Week

Taboos relating to periods can be found in varying forms and severities around the world. In China , just 2% of the population use tampons because of misplaced health concerns and fears surrounding virginity; in India , six out of ten girls say they aren’t allowed to handle food while menstruating; and in the UK , 137,700 girls aged 10 – 18 skipped school because of their period in 2017.

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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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Social Poster Exhibition: time for graphic design to teach us kindness

Type room

Tags. Gabriel Benderski , Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture , Toronto , posters , tolerance , activism , artivism , social change , Graphic Design , Mirko Ilic. Promoting tolerance among nations through the art of the poster is a mission Typeroom approves and Gabriel Benderski is an artivist whose portfolio speaks of the importance of human rights in times of need. .

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Branding and Visual Identity of La Diplomate

Abduzeedo

Branding and Visual Identity of La Diplomate. abduzeedo Dec 10, 2019 La Diplomate celebrates tea offers 60+ teas from all over the world. Rice Creative , a design agency from Vietnam, created the visual identity, and packaging solutions for the gorgeous 18th century storefront which sits on a quaint pedestrian lane in the center of Bordeaux, France, a newly labeled UNESCO World Heritage site. .

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Gorgeous Pics Of The Ordinary Swedish Residents And Karelian Orthodox Monks Photographed By Einar Erici In 1930s

Design You Trust

Karl Oskar Lööw, Fredhäll, Uppland, Sweden, 1933. The crofter Karl Oskar Lööw in Fredhäll. Born in 1873. Einar Erici (1885–1965) was a physician by profession, working at a tuberculosis hospital in Stockholm, even running a private medical practice. He was by then the most renowned Swedish expert of church organs and organ builders, and his archival collection is today held by the Swedish National.

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Reviewed: New Logo, Identity, and On-Air Look for FOX by Trollbäck + Company

Under Consideration / Brand

“What does the FOX Say?”. Launched in 1986, FOX is a free-to-air television network that became the main competitor of the initial "Big Three" TV networks in the U.S., ABC, CBS, and NBC, after years of failed "Fourth Network" attempts by other companies. With hit shows like The Simpsons , Married. with Children , and Beverly Hills 90210 , among many others, FOX gained in viewership and ultimately caught up and surpassed the Big Three by the mid 2000s, ranking among the top two networks in primet

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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.