Mon.Nov 25, 2024

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Why accessibility shouldn't compromise on aesthetic

Creative Boom

SomeOne founding partner Simon Manchipp delves into their recent project with the Motability Scheme, explaining why brands in this sector need to change. Nowadays, there's no excuse for brands and services to be inaccessible with so many tools at their disposal to ensure otherwise. Equally, there's no reason to 'play it safe' and compromise on visual appeal.

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SHED Revives a Mid-Century House in Portland With Japanese Minimalism

Design Milk

Nestled in a serene, forested enclave of Portland, Oregon, the Mori House merges mid-century modern architecture with contemporary minimalist sensibilities. Originally designed in 1963 by Saul Zaik, a revered figure in Pacific Northwest architecture, this home has been thoughtfully reimagined by SHED Architecture & Design to meet the aesthetic and functional needs of its new owners: a young family with a passion for design.

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Poster Cult: the latest works of Swiss printmaker Dafi Kühne

Creative Boom

© Photography: Peter Hauser Kühne's latest publication wrestles with the romanticisation of craftsmanship in a digital age and explores how he merges these two worlds through his ever-evolving practice. It seems that everywhere we look, there is news on advances in technology and the rise of digital techniques, even in the art and design world. The tactility of analogue techniques has become somewhat nostalgic; print papers and magazines are becoming fewer and fewer, and most of our marketing co

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People are starting to suspect the controversial Jaguar rebrand could be a hoax

Creative Bloq

"All will be revealed" next week.

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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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Fantastical Totems Emerge from Clay in Yu Maeda’s Vibrant Sculptures

Colossal

“I enjoy the freedom of shaping clay directly with my hands… creating forms that express spontaneity,” says Yu Maeda. Based near Tokyo, the artist began experimenting with ceramics after a career focused on painting when he started transforming animals and imaginary beings into vibrant, lighthearted sculptures. Maeda is influenced by the bold lines and graphic iconography of pop art, blending abstract forms and traditional Japanese imagery into eclectic works.

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Spotify's latest UI design change is driving people crazy

Creative Bloq

The new Create button has to go.

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My Brain Took an Extended Vacation: Ben Zank Playfully Twists the Banal

Colossal

When words can’t quite sum up a feeling, Ben Zank ( previously ) leans into a bizarre visual language. The New York-based photographer creates strange situations in which subjects find themselves subsumed by topiaries and shrubs or buttoned up with structural supports. Captured in non-discernable locations, Zank’s images turn the banal into the surreal, while his witty titles—”Failed Columnist” and “Cloudy with a Chance of Despair”—amplify his penchant for hum

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Masserini Font Family by Sundance Tipografia

We And The Color

The Masserini Superfamily is a Contemporary Take on Art Deco Elegance The Masserini font family, designed by Sundance Tipografia, is a stunning homage to the typography of the 1920s Art Deco era. Drawing inspiration from the geometric forms and bold aesthetic of vintage posters and signage, this superfamily boasts an impressive 72 styles across four widths: Normal, Semi Condensed, Condensed, and Extra Condensed.

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Warmth and Mystery Emanate from Illustrations by Myriam Wares

Colossal

“In a way, I was always an illustrator at heart, at least since I was old enough to hold a pencil,” says Myriam Wares. “Drawing has always been a part of me since childhood; I simply continued along that path into adulthood.” The Montréal-based artist layers themes like the natural sciences, technology, mythology, and contemporary social issues through a surrealist lens.

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That’s How You Stand Out with a Minimal Portfolio Template for Adobe InDesign

We And The Color

Elevate Your Visual Storytelling: A Detailed Review of LazyDazie’s Portfolio Template For creatives looking to present their work with clarity and impact, LazyDazie’s portfolio template offers an exceptional design solution. Crafted in Adobe InDesign, this template combines aesthetic innovation with user-friendly functionality. With its 20 fully customizable pages and a 1920 x 1080 px layout, it is purpose-built for screen presentations.

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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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Femme Lead x MOO: merchandise with meaning

Moo

Femme Lead is a community with a mission. Since 2020, they’ve been helping women take charge of their careers and break barriers in leadership. Femme Lead creates spaces where women can connect, grow, and thrive through events, podcasts, and online resources. They champion values of inclusivity, authenticity, and empowerment. When they hosted their Career Breakthrough conference in Copenhagen, Femme Lead wanted every detail to reflect what they stand for, from their inspiring speakers to their t

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Daily post-it notes as stop motion diary

FlowingData

Daren Jannace animated 30 frames per day for one year and then put it all together at 30 frames per second. The full video, with audio captured on Daren’s phone during the year, is a 365-second video that represents a year in his life. It’s called 10,946.

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Alex Khabbazi is animating with unusual analogue tools for their tactile, twitchy effects

Its Nice That

The Brighton-based visual artist’s new creative avenue has seen him animating everything from wool to receipt print reels.

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Photographer Spotlight: Reveka Pasternak

Booooooom

A selection of images from an ongoing series by New York-based photographer Reveka Pasternak.

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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 Hilarious LEGO Sets Generated by AI

Design You Trust

When you ask artificial intelligence to come up with new LEGO set designs, what do you get? Exactly what you requested is delivered to you.

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Algae Cooking Club

Design Everywhere

Design Everywhere is a blog focused on showcasing carefully selected graphic design works and beyond around the world. These daily dose of visual inspirations are collected by Preston Tham. All works displayed here are rightfully credited to their respective owners.

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Spectacular Winning Photos from the International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2024

Design You Trust

The 11th annual International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition has announced its 2024 winners, showcasing breathtaking imagery from around the globe. Canadian photographer Andrew Mielzynski earned the title of International Landscape Photographer of the Year for his minimalist portfolio, marking a back-to-back win after sharing the award last year.

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Elegant Web Design for Intrepid Automation by REJOUICE®

Abduzeedo

Elegant Web Design for Intrepid Automation by REJOUICE® abduzeedo 1125—24 Explore REJOUICE®’s sleek web design for Intrepid Automation, blending minimalism, editorial aesthetics, and bold accents. When innovation meets craftsmanship, the result can be stunning. The web design for Intrepid Automation, crafted by REJOUICE® , exemplifies this synergy. Intrepid Automation is a leader in 3D printing, specializing in automating resin-based mass production.

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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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Wow, people only scored 40% in this test of AI art vs human creations

Creative Bloq

It seems AI art may be harder to spot than we thought.

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Packed to Perfection: Kith and TUMI’s Chic Collaboration Takes Flight

Design Milk

Leave it to Kith to turn travel into a full-on style statement. The New York-based lifestyle brand just unveiled its multi-year partnership with luxury luggage powerhouse TUMI , and the debut collection is a first-class upgrade for your next journey. With elevated carry-ons and sleek travel accessories, the Kith for TUMI collection is so good, it might make you book a trip just to show it off.

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3 things the design industry needs to improve according to experts

Creative Bloq

We need to strike a balance between innovation and empathy.

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Impersonal software, dev-design mismatch, embracing play in design

UX Collective

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “Having recently changed my day job, I have had a lot of contact with the tools and practices of hiring: the majority of the aforementioned, alongside the treatment of candidates, has been appalling. I can’t claim to point to the ultimate cause, but the result is the dehumanization of candidates by analytical, AI and automated solutions that hiring managers turn to in order to deal with the unmanageable deluge of resumes from candidat

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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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The character designs in this iconic RPG took less than a day to make!

Creative Bloq

(And by a 2D artist who had no experience in 3D).

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Creatives most likely to lie on their CV, study claims

Design Week

Nearly two thirds of designers and creatives admit to lying on their CV, according to new research. 64% of creatives, design, and arts workers said there are fibs on their CV. This makes our sector the most openly dishonest of those represented in the 1,000 person survey conducted by credit card company, Capital on Tap.

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RedMagic Nova Gaming Tablet review: portable gaming at its best

Creative Bloq

Almost as fast as a laptop, the RedMagic Nova is a real pocket rocket (if you have really big pockets).

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Diana Markosian captures the pain and joy of reuniting with her estranged father

Its Nice That

The photographer spent 15 years looking for her father. Her new photobook is a raw and honest document of the difficulty of reconnecting with someone that was once lost.

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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.

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At 40% off, the iPad mini 6 might be a better buy than the iPad mini 7 right now

Creative Bloq

With $200 off, this could could be the portable tablet to choose.

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Beyond the research repository

UX Collective

We need to deliver UX research assets to the business, not store them in a repository When I entered the field of user experience research in 2021, research repositories were top of mind. As a former librarian (and ethnographer), I had found my niche! Research teams were having trouble finding past research within their organizations, which led to repeated studies and duplicated efforts.

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$169 might be the best AirPods Pro 2 deal of Black Friday

Creative Bloq

$170 is a record low price for Apple's best earbuds.

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How AI Tools Have Changed UX Writing: Balancing Innovation and the Human Touch

Noupe

The rise of AI tools has significantly influenced UX writing, transforming how we create and transform user experiences. Companies leveraging AI in UX report marked improvements in efficiency, with AI tools capable of reducing content production time by up to 50%. While AI can handle routine tasks and improve scalability, the human touch in UX writing remains the key for crafting easy-to-use, authentic, and emotionally resonant experiences that solve users’ pain points.

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Web Design for All: Accessibility, Inclusivity and Beyond

Speaker: Eden Spivak, Design Expert and Editor at Wix & Nir Horesh, Accessibility Lead and Senior Product Manager at Wix

When we design products or websites for people like ourselves, there are many others who are, as a result, left out. From visually impaired users who rely on assistive technology, to people with a temporary injury such as a broken arm, tech users are forever diverse and beautifully unique. The products we design can, and should, reflect the extremely wide range of human experiences and needs.