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Procreate Brushes

Noupe

Procreate is one of the most popular digital illustration apps that creative designers find quite unique owing to its excellent features and free & premium brushes that are sufficient for every need. Improving your drawing experience and staying on top of professional design is made possible with sophisticated features of Procreate. Even though working on complex illustrations with Procreate might not be ideal, it is excellent for digital sketching, drawing and painting with its powerful lay

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Cadbury has been given a tasty new look

Creative Review

Cadbury is one of those brands that has managed to remain instantly recognisable over the years – from its regal purple brand colour , which dates back to the company’s origins in the 1800s, to the longstanding Glass and a Half logo seen on the Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bar. In its newly unveiled brand identity, the company attempts to tread the fine line between heritage and modernity, retaining its signature purple hue but introducing a redrawn wordmark, new iconography and a fr

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26 Fresh Free Fonts for Graphic Designers

Graphic Design Junction

New modern stylish free fresh fonts are here. There are twenty six free fonts are perfect for branding, wedding invites and postcards , t-shirt, letterhead and labels. High quality professionally designed fonts are freely available for commercial use. Only Graphic designers know the importance of typography, something it’s really hard to select typeface or fonts for any graphic or web project.

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TerDawn DeBoe: My Son, My Client

Graphic Design USA

Graphic designer TerDawn Boe executed a project for her son and re-learned some valuable lessons.

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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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Thunder is 80s Graphic Design Awesomeness

Abduzeedo

Thunder is 80s Graphic Design Awesomeness. abduzeedo Apr 15, 2020 In this time of sorrow and stress there’s nothing better than a boost of pure 80s graphic design inspiration. A lightning of energy directed straight to our hearts to lift us up. Perhaps even get me out of my lazy state and make me open Photoshop and try to recreate that effect. I am talking about the artwork that João Marques designed and shared for "Thunder", a long-awaited track from KURA released for free on July 2019. .

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A new contest wants your best bad logo ideas

Creative Review

If a room full of people was asked to name the world’s most recognisable brands, it’s almost guaranteed that a few usual suspects would crop up. And while no singular element can be enough to carry an entire brand to success, these logos do some heavy lifting when it comes to recall, desirability and, eventually, legacy. But what exactly constitutes a strong logo – and what makes a bad one?

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Extraordinarily Intricate Cardboard Robots by Greg Olijnyk Feature Embedded Lights and Moveable Limbs

Colossal

All images © Greg Olijnyk, shared with permission. Photographs by Griffin Simm. Imbued with a penchant for adventure, Greg Olijnyk ’s cardboard robots are ready to zoom around on a Vesbot or dodge oncoming bumper cars. The fully operative sculptures have bendable limbs, spinning wheels, and glowing LED lights that add an ambience to “Speedybot Dodgem” and serve as functioning headlights.

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‘Thank You’ to NHS – Free Colourful Posters

Graphic Design Junction

COVID-19. A novel Coronavirus disease (2019-nCoV) is a new corona virus that has not been previously identified. Public health officials and partners are working hard to save lives. HOW IT SPREADS. Coronavirus disease spreads primarily through contact with an infected person when they cough or sneeze. It also spreads when a person touches a surface or object that has the virus on it, then touches their eyes, nose, or mouth. ( via Google ).

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Photographer Spotlight: Marija Strajnic

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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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Sawdust

Communication Arts

Through constant experimentation, this English duo stays on the cutting edge between design, illustration and typography.

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Moroso and Alfredo Häberli Launch the Taba Collection – on Zoom

Azure Magazine

Around this time any other year, Moroso would be on the top of our list of brands to check out at the Milan furniture fair – its stand a paean to the merging of designer creativity and Italian craft. This April, things are much different due to the coronavirus, which has caused the cancellation of fairs around the world. But Moroso, like many companies that have had to halt or slow down production in the past several months, has decided to unveil new pieces online.

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Laura Csocsán on the artistry of type design and some advice for this year’s graduates

Its Nice That

Without the time for large scale projects, Laura has been focussing on posters and custom typography.

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“Meditations on America” by Photographer Nasrah Omar

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Nasrah Omar. Nasrah Omar’s Website. Nasrah Omar on Instagram.

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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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People Are Posting Their Next-Level Quarantine Meals, And Here Are The Weirdest Ones

Design You Trust

Fish Finger And De-Sauced Beans On A Bed Of H.P. Reduction reddit Plenty of us promised ourselves that we’ll clean up our diets and start eating well as soon as the coronavirus quarantine starts. Sadly, like this chocolate bar and carton of chocolate milk we’re enjoying for breakfast show, not all things go to plan. The quarantine has brought out our creativity and desperation in equal parts.

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Center Designs Swoon Mixers And We Are Swooning Over The Typography And Bright Colors

The Die Line

Swoon is here just in time for Summer and a quarantine drink at home. .

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Hello I am Mac, a cloneable template made in Webflow

Abduzeedo

Hello I am Mac, a cloneable template made in Webflow. AoiroStudio Apr 15, 2020 While we are still 'confined'. Hope you are still staying healthy and safe. As I was going through my social feeds, I stumbled across this very cool retro-themed Webflow template made in Webflow. Titled:' Meet Mac', it's a cloneable and fully customizable template you can get and make any adjustments you can to make it yours.

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Flip phones, vintage selfies and kitschy graphic design: Meet 1413 magazine, a “tickle fight” with Chinese culture

Its Nice That

Turn back time to the start of the millennium. There's a flip phone in your hand and you take a selfie. Welcome to the latest issue of 1413.

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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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How One Man Is Bringing Together Coronavirus Survivors For A Good Cause

Design You Trust

These are trying times for everyone right now. We are all stuck at home, trying our best to stay safe and take care of those around us by practicing social distancing. Many of us may know someone affected by the coronavirus, either having been exposed or currently experiencing symptoms. More: Corona Survivors T-Shirt, Instagram h/t: playjunkie Thankfully, many coronavirus sufferers have now made a.

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Scholar

Communication Arts

Celebrating ten years of content creation, Scholar presents its design and animation prowess on its new site made with East of Western.

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An exclusive chat with photographer Chris Killip and his son – who uncovered a lost archive of an 80s punk venue

Its Nice That

In 2016, Matthew Killip discovered a box of contact sheets at his father’s studio documenting 80s punk venue, The Station. Here, the father and son chat about this serendipitous recovery.

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Bulletproof Gives Cadbury A New, Revitalized Global Brand Identity

The Die Line

Ripe with invigorated touches like a new wordmark and redesigned milk glasses, the branding agency dug deep into Cadbury’s archives to create something that still manages to feel timely and exciting.

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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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Remote Design at Creative Market: How We Do It

Creative Market

With the unexpected spread of COVID-19, 2020 has brought a sudden surge in remote work of all kinds. As you read this, creative professionals all around the world are figuring out ways to complete design projects at a distance. Perhaps you're one of them. That's why this week we want to share some of our own team's go-to strategies when it comes to remote design.

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Fuego Hot Sauce Has Us Dreaming Of BBQ

The Die Line

The labels utilize pastel colors and various font weights to create a simple but extremely striking label design that will have you day-dreaming of your next BBQ. .

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This screen printed fabric will soon provide solar power for your headphones, bags and more

Its Nice That

Swedish carbon positive start-up Exeger is first partnering with JBL to release self-charging headphones, as well as plenty more smart products that will transform how electronics fit into our everyday lives.

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ESCO Coffee Is Abstract And Funky

The Die Line

The concept of ESCO packaging design is to convey a natural, fresh look, with a fun combination of tropical abstract patterns and color palettes.

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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.