Mon.Jan 24, 2022

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Manufacturing and Sustainability Branding that Empowers Consumers to Act

Canny

Manufacturing and sustainability branding. What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about this? Are you thinking of big wind turbines? Or maybe a forest? Or maybe you’re thinking about that little green recycling triangle where the arrows follow each other? I wouldn’t be surprised if any of these images sprung to mind. However, it’s all a bit cliche isn’t it.

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On’s new ad tells Olympian Akwasi Frimpong’s remarkable story

Creative Review

Created for Swiss sportswear brand On, the short film, directed by Richard Bullock, puts an emphasis on Frimpong’s position as a role model for younger generations but also the immense challenges he has overcome during his career, which is littered with extreme highs and lows. The ten-minute-long film takes viewers through Frimpong’s journey to the Olympics, and takes in his struggles with citizenship, injury and even a change in sport, from running to the winter Olympic sport of the

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Ashley Minner: building meaningful connections with art

Moo

Ashley Minner was destined for creativity. Born into a family of artists and musicians and raised in the Lumbee culture, she knows the power of storytelling to build relationships. The Baltimore community artist dedicates her work to nurturing these connections, drawing from her roots and her environment to create meaningful projects that stay with the viewers.

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Inside ES Magazine’s retro-inspired redesign

Creative Review

ES Magazine first burst onto the streets of London in 1987 with a striking cover featuring an illustration of the Eros statue in Piccadilly Circus, and a promise to “bring an added dimension to living in our great city” Over the last 35 years, the Evening Standard newspaper’s magazine offshoot has gone from a monthly to weekly print title read by over 600,000 Londoners, and with an online audience of roughly 1.5 million.

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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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10 Trending Photography Techniques To Try in 2022

Graphic Design Junction

The finest photography advice for beginners can help you progress from taking pictures to producing works of art. Are you a beginner when it comes to photography? Do you want to get into digital photography but aren’t sure where to begin? You’re about to enter a great and enjoyable world that will offer you enough delight to last a lifetime, and it’ll be easier than ever before thanks to this beginning photography advice.

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“Almost too beautiful to be true”: Inside Hayao Miyazaki’s genius

Its Nice That

The lauded co-founder of Studio Ghibli has taken animated film to new heights. Now, a first-of-its-kind retrospective pays tribute to the master, inviting us behind the scenes of the mind that gave us Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro.

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Qaammat Fjeld Pavilion by Konstantin Ikonomidis

This is Paper

Inspired by the local area’s rich cultural and indigenous histories, the Qaammat Fjeld Pavilion built by Konstantin Ikonomidis is a public installation made from transparent glass bricks located between two fjords in Sarfannguit, Greenland.

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Gun-toting cowgirls and busy businessmen: enter the fun and fantastical world of Jamie Muck’s illustrations

Its Nice That

Inspired by the cartoons he used to watch as a child and his involvement in the UK’s electronic music scene, Jamie’s work is bold, bright and full of life.

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Scale of the Tonga eruption

FlowingData

Manas Sharma and Simon Scarr used satellite imagery to show the scale of the Tonga eruption , which spurted a 24-mile cloud that grew to 400 miles in diameter in an hour. Notice the little Manhattan in the bottom left corner in the image above. However, instead of leaving it at that, Sharma and Scarr animated the eruption over familiar geographic areas to better see how big it was.

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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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The UX Designer’s Guide to Typography

Interaction Design Foundation

Typography can make or break the success of a site or app. It’s a cornerstone of UX design; more than 90% of online information is in text form. But the design discipline of typography is so much more than choosing an attractive font for your website or app. There are a number of elements to consider when practicing typography. Here is a list of terms and a set of typography principles that will help you to become more proficient in this discipline so that you can create user-friendly designs.

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Inés Maestre’s hyperrealistic paintings comment on desire, relationships and human nature

Its Nice That

The painter and illustrator draws inspiration from daily life, weaving together notions of love, isolation and connection.

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What Colors Represent Cybersecurity?

SpyreStudios

The chances are you associate love with the color red. What about envy? It typically is represented by green. What about cybersecurity? What color comes to your mind when you hear this word? Likely, the color you just pictured is blue. Color plays a vital role in web design. Some combinations might work better with e-commerce, subtly enforcing users to purchase goods.

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24 Page Layout Designs for Beginners

Creative Market

Page layouts might not be the highlight in a conversation about content creation in the same way photography and good body text are, but this design element can make or break how you showcase your content. Always remember that a good page layout uplifts the content and retains your reader’s attention. For what use is engaging content if the way it’s presented won’t give it justice?

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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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Kolaz Packaging Design

Mindsparkle Mag

The second day of the week, and we’re already thinking about that bottle of wine we will open next weekend, or why not this evening? Don’t you want January to end? Months with 31 days seem unfinishable, so a glass of wine tonight might help accelerate the process. Kolaz is a blend of five grape types, named after the art technique collage in which the artist glues multiple pieces together to create a new whole. .

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Enrique Puerto creates bold branding for baking powder company Loosey-Goosey

Its Nice That

Inspired by the expansive qualities of the product and how timid its competitors are, the designer has created a brand that captures by our emotional attachment to eating.

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Insidious Goblins, Cute Elves, and Magic: The Gathering Cards – Fantasy Art by Jesper Ejsing

Design You Trust

Jesper Ejsing was born in Denmark in1973. He first discovered fantasy through the works of Tolkien and got introduced to D&D on Christmas Day, 1986. Skipping through the pages of the rulebooks, he set a goal for the rest of his life: He would become a fantasy artist. He would make a living illustrating things that live only in imagination… one way or the other.

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Winter in the Sky

Joe McNally

Posted the below on our Instagram account , and some folks commented a bit. When I shot it, it was a random frame made from the open door of a helicopter on the way to, as they say, fry larger fish. We were bombing down the Hudson River towards Gotham. Trees and shadows were not the main objective of that flight. But as the ever astute editor of editors, Jimmy Colton , pointed out on Twitter, what makes the frame sing a bit are the footprints and pawprints in the snow.

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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 Nobuko Shelving System Adapts to the Demands of Your Space

Design Milk

Coming this spring 2022, furniture brand Broste Copenhagen is launching a new modular shelving system that can easily adapt to any space. Created in collaboration with designer Mette Degn , the Nobuko shelving system comes flat packed and consists of only two components: shelves and legs. The legs, inspired by flexible bamboo, come in four different heights, allowing you to customize the height and number of shelves needed.

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Euphoria Illustration Tribute

Abduzeedo

Euphoria Illustration Tribute. AoiroStudio 0124—22 Euphoria is an American TV series on HBO starring Zendaya and directed by 4 directors. It tells the story of high school students struggling and living through their teenage years. As we all do right? Inspired by the show, I wanted to feature the inspired-Euphoria work by Paola Wiciak. Titled 'Euphoria', she illustrated 3 character portraits that reflected from the TV series.

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Minimalist Valentine Web Design Solutions

Template Monster

Love is in the air, and the whole world now turns lovely red with all those heart-shaped outlines, doves, the figure of the winged cupid, chocolate boxes, roses, and the rest of the love symbols and motifs! Wondering how we could create a deep spell in your hearts, we've thought of compiling a list of some stylish Valentine web design solutions with useful features and catchy UI elements regarding St.

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“I Paint Big B”: The Fantasy Beauties of Zumi

Design You Trust

Zumi is an artist from Germany who paints seductive, bodacious girls. What else he does, we don’t know, but Zumi himself writes about his work like this: “I’ve always liked drawing, especially fanart on various sexy female characters. There’s something magical and indescribable about it. It’s what allows me to draw for long periods of time without feeling any fatigue, especially when I draw large breasts.

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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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Mobile Apps Icon Designs by Codabrasoft

Abduzeedo

Mobile Apps Icon Designs by Codabrasoft. AoiroStudio 0124—22 Codabrasoft is a digital agency that shares some of their mobile app icons work during the past year for various clients in product, tech, and more. I love how the icons are illustrations rather than 3D. Which in my opinion bring the level of craft, in my opinion! I just appreciate all the small details, just take a look at the 'Depfit' for example.

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Dave Burke’s Superb Acid Art

Design You Trust

Dave Burke is a Los Angeles-based artist who paints upbeat, psychedelic kitsch. Burke is inspired by everything related to pop culture: from gum stickers, Dr. Seuss books, and giant Japanese kaiju to fetish fashion, rockabilly, and custom cars. By the way, Burke managed to work with Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, one of the founding fathers of custom culture in the U.S. – in the late nineties they even held several joint exhibitions.

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Daily NFT Spotlight — The Art of Griff

Abduzeedo

Daily NFT Spotlight — The Art of Griff. AoiroStudio 0124—22 Fabio shared with me the work of Girff for the 'Daily NFT Spotlight' and here it is! What a sublime series of work, I think we have featured Griff in our NFTs of the Week as well. Let's take a look at his work! We would like to introduce a new series titled: 'Daily NFT Spotlight'. For those, who remember this is an experimental shift from the popular 'Daily Inspirations' that we used to publish a couple of years ago.

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Fascinating Nostalgic Black and White Photos of Daily Life in Michigan in 1970s and ’80s

Design You Trust

These pictures were taken by Don Hudson, an experienced amateur photographer born on December 29, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, during his student days at the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts, now called College for Creative Studies. “I was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1950 and have lived in the area my entire life. In 1972 I decided to act on my love of photography and enrolled in art school.

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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.