Creative Review

MARCH 2, 2021

The pandemic has forced creative businesses of all kinds to totally rethink their working model: a baptism by fire that has put a new hybrid-working future to the test. When it comes to creating entertainment content, studios packed with state-of-the-art kit with eye-watering processing power suddenly had to decamp and operate remotely – without breaking stride. “Just because we’re in the middle of a global pandemic, studios aren’t getting a pass,” reflects Robert H

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Just Creative

MARCH 2, 2021

With a history that stretches back 73,000 years, line art is one of the oldest forms of art known to mankind. While it has most certainly evolved since then (and thankfully, so have we), our knowledge and appreciation have grown as well. Some of the world’s best artists including Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, and Albrecht Durer have created some of the world’s finest art by simply wielding lines with a combination of purpose and expertise.

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SpeckyBoy

MARCH 2, 2021

Capture their interest before you even capture a photo! Berenice Abbott once said that photography helps people to see. However, if you’re a photographer (or if you’re working with a photographer), then you know that it’s your logo that convinces new customers to come and take a look at their portfolio. Competition in photography can be tough.

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Creative Review

MARCH 2, 2021

Last month saw Royal College of Art MA graduate Dimitris Armenakis finally able to release his graduation film All You Can Eat in full online. Initially created in 2019, Armenakis’ film was selected for more than 40 international animation and film festivals, as well as receiving a couple of nominations. “Animation and film festivals are a great experience for filmmakers, as not only is their work introduced to a bigger audience, but it’s also a welcoming place for networking a

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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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Trendland

MARCH 2, 2021

Words Emily Sandiford. New York-based photographer and art director Arch McLeish likes the solace of empty places. His photography embraces traces of people, freeing up the space they leave behind for a myriad of interpretations.

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Feature Shoot

MARCH 2, 2021

In 2020, swaths of our planet were ravaged by wildfires and hurricanes as global temperatures soured. The Australian bushfire crisis killed or displaced almost three billion animals, and California experienced the worst wildfire season on record. Severe floods in West and Central Africa hit 760,000 people, with more than a hundred killed. In India and Bangladesh, Cyclone Amphan killed more than a hundred people and displaced millions.

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SpeckyBoy

MARCH 2, 2021

If there is only one group of people seriously attached to what their graphics look like, then it’s writers. We can repeat that we don’t judge a book by its cover all day long. However, at the end of the same day, we’ll grab the book with the most enticing design. And writers, as well as other entrepreneurs, know it. In order to make sure your design draws attention, it’s important to visualize it.

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Spine Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

I have a thing for silhouettes on book covers. I find them beautiful. A simple outline seems to do so much more than a detailed object or person in conveying the mood of the book. They’re mysterious and, in the case of human silhouettes, they act as a blank canvas, allowing us to project whatever face we want onto it. Here are (quite a lot of!) my favourite covers that have nailed the art of the outline.

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Abduzeedo

MARCH 2, 2021

Illustration Inspiration - Mike Karolos. abduzeedo 03.02.21 Mike Karolos shared a beautiful selection of his most recent personal illustrations. As with all Mike’s personal works, “when i find the time in between client work, i like to experiment and take my style a little bit further. That could mean something as simple as using new color pallets or even trying a new approach overall on a new illustration.

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Colossal

MARCH 2, 2021

All images © Valerie Hammond, shared with permission. In Valerie Hammond ’s series of wax drawings , protection is two-fold: the artist ( previously ) encases dried flowers and ferns in a thin layer of wax, preserving their fragile tissues long after they’ve been plucked from the ground. In outlining a pair of hands, she also secures a memory, or rather, “the essence of a gesture and the fleeting moment in which it was made.” Centered on limbs lying flat on watercolor paper, th

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Design You Trust

MARCH 2, 2021

The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone receives an official logo. It was developed by a Ukrainian creative agency, who are famous for creating the branding of Ukraine Now (so good that it has been copied many times by other people). According to an Ukrinform correspondent, the brand was presented on February 19 in Kiev with the participation of Deputy Chairman of the State Agency of Ukraine for Management of the Exclusion Zone Maxim Shevchuk, First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural R

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Creative Review

MARCH 2, 2021

As you will no doubt be all too aware, the world is not a very funny place at the moment. But that seems all the more reason for us to turn our attention to humour and explore what is making us laugh these days, and why. Creative Review’s February/March 2021 issue is dedicated to keeping us laughing in lockdown, and looks at the performers, writers, illustrators, directors and photographers that are finding humour in our everyday lives and our torrid political landscape.

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Design You Trust

MARCH 2, 2021

In 1945, photographer Menno Huizinga took these photos of excited Dutch boys hanging on the door of a moving train after the Liberation from German occupation. Their faces are contorted into a mad sort of joy. The photographs could have been taken on the Liberation Day on May 5 1945. h/t: flashbak , vintag.es. Fast forward to 1945, the Allied forces are advancing through Europe and the Nazi regime is all but defeated.

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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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SEGD Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

Read Time: 3 minutes. SEGD pays tribute to Michael Bryce – Australian architect, environmental graphic designer and longstanding member of SEGD – who died on January 15, 2021, after a long illness. Bryce is perhaps best known for his accomplishments as Principal Design Adviser to the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

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Design You Trust

MARCH 2, 2021

An interpretation of a classical Japanese meditation garden is the winner of the second UX Art Car design competition. “Zen Garden,” by Valencia’s Clap Studio, sees the entire bodywork of Lexus’ premium compact crossover covered in a pattern of thousands of paper petals. More: Lexus. The striking monochrome work won the popular vote among six artists’ submissions presented by Lexus Spain on its customer website.

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Brown Paper Bag

MARCH 2, 2021

This post contains some affiliate links. If you make a purchase, Brown Paper Bag may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more here. Do you find it a challenge to keep plants alive? Well, artist Lidia Esteban has a way to cultivate botanicals with no effort on your part. She creates handmade stitched plants inspired by real leaves and uses the seams to convey their veins.

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Its Nice That

MARCH 2, 2021

The Barcelona-based illustrator flits between printmaking, coloured pencils, oil pastels, gouache and sewing, altering her technique as she goes.

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Just Creative

MARCH 2, 2021

In art, the term outline refers to lines that are real or apparent by which a figure is defined in or bounded by the plane of vision. Essentially, an outline is used to create a border around an image or lettering. Outlines can add a level of detail that other brushes cannot add. With our selections of the Best Procreate Brushes for Outlining, you can start adding detail to your work right away.

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Its Nice That

MARCH 2, 2021

The animator's 30 inch claymation animation features characters sporting clothing from the collection, designed as part of Virgil Abloh’s Foundations program.

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Just Creative

MARCH 2, 2021

When you start your career as a graphic designer, you tend to concentrate on making a big first impression to any potential clients and delivering more than you promise. However, if the tech you’re using to create those works of art is out of date, it will affect the quality of your work. You’ll know it and your client might know it too. While it’s always a good idea to upgrade the monitor that comes with the computer you just bought, don’t forget about the little guy most people just igno

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The Die Line

MARCH 2, 2021

The AF&PA's Design Guidance for Recyclability for Paper-based Packaging is a helpful tool for brands and designers to determine how non-fiber elements impact recycling.

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Noupe

MARCH 2, 2021

Have you ever had a dream of building your own website? A personalized website where you can construct your own online business. It can be either an online clothing store or an online school platform. Do you know the best thing about the internet? ; it provides an ample number of possibilities and freedom of being your own. It also helps you to create any website or apps with little or no investment. .

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The Die Line

MARCH 2, 2021

The completely transparent, amber acrylic box used for packaging was a brilliant and bold choice, leaving no room to question if the taste of the whiskey is as crisp as its aesthetic. .

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Colossal

MARCH 2, 2021

“Seaside,” bronze, 42 x 23 x 15 centimeters. All images © Valérie Hadida, courtesy of Galry, shared with permission. For Valérie Hadida , the deep, protective partnerships fostered between women provide the foundation for her practice. The French artist casts bronze sculptures that are poetic and nuanced, depicting female figures wearing contemplative and composed expressions. “Coming from a large family where women reign supreme and play a key role, they have established a bon

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The Die Line

MARCH 2, 2021

This year, Starbucks turns 50, and little resembles the original small bean roaster run by three friends from college. It’s no wonder that the coffee chain would mark the occasion with an exclusive roast.

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