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Simone Brewster's new exhibition explores our social relationship with objects

Creative Boom

A new exhibition from one of the leading voices in contemporary design, Simone Brewster , encourages viewers to reconsider their perception of everyday objects and how we interact with them. Most of the time, we just think an object is an object. Yes, we imbue certain items with sentimental attachment, whether that be a scarf our nan knitted us or a ticket stub from a special gig.

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28 New Fresh Free Fonts For Graphic Designers

Graphic Design Junction

There are many websites where you could download new fresh free fonts , however it could be difficult to find the hottest and maximum creative options. That’s why we’ve got put together a list of 28 new fresh free fonts that you could download right now. These fonts are available in quite a few styles, from script fonts to sans serif fonts to ornamental fonts.

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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

Creative Boom

Yayoi Kusama and Dots Obsession, 1996-2011 Installation view_ The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. © YAYOI KUSAMA. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner. Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's exhibition You, Me and The Balloons is a colourful wonderland of inflatable inspiration: a suitable opener for a brand new type of arts centre.

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Step Inside This House in Poland Where Playfulness Reigns

Design Milk

In Wroclaw, Poland is a lively terraced house that reflects the youthful energy of the couple who owns it. Designed by Znamy się for the owners, and their two dogs, who love to cook, entertain friends, and play board games. Drawing inspiration from the whimsical world of Playshapes (wooden blocks that can be moved, layered, or combined), this modern home now boasts a fusion of structures, forms, and vibrant colors that bolster creativity, socializing, and play.

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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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Artisan wine label designs by Fen Acey craft a narrative through collage and typography

Creative Boom

This side project by Fen Acey combines her love of food and drink packaging with collage and elegant typography to create beautiful and original artisan wine label designs. Fen Acey is a freelance graphic designer based in the North East of England with a passion for the food and drinks industry. Her self-initiated project Graphia (which means "to write" in Greek) features a collection of artisan wine label designs inspired by her love for typography and printmaking.

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Eva Redamonti's detailed illustrations are a chaotic explosion of the whimsical and the surreal

Creative Boom

Brooklyn-based illustrator Eva Redamonti specialises in creating highly-intricate illustrations which communicate themes of mental health, science, nature and Futurism. We caught up with her to learn more about her work. Considering that mental health is a common theme in Eva Redamonti's illustrations, it makes sense that art was a kind of therapy for her growing up.

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July 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

Image © Chris Wood Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at hello@colossal.art. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. Open Calls Franklin Furnace 2023 XENO Prize for Artists’ Books (International) This prize offers $5,000 to one artist to publish an artist’s book centered around book banning/burning in an

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Here Design Captures Fleeting Beauty For Glenfiddich’s Latest

The Die Line

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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The Lightbone Floor Lamp Looks to a Japanese Bamboo Forest

Design Milk

It only takes a glance to see where the Lightbone floor lamp got its monicker – the connection point between the spherical glass globes and the wooden sections. Inspired by a bamboo forest on a trip to Japan and designed by FÄRG & BLANCHE for Oblure , Lightbone was originally exhibited during Milan Design Week 2017 as part of the “Armour Mon Amour” exhibition.

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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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Jardins do Porto Branding by 327 creative studio

We And The Color

Jardins do Porto is a boutique guesthouse located in the bustling heart of Porto that perfectly blends the original details of a 19th-century bourgeois townhouse with modern-day comfort. The place provides an era of unassuming luxury and captures the essence of bringing the outside in. With welcoming scattered plants, a large skylight, and its greenhouse restaurant Jardineiro, the guesthouse lets natural light flood in, providing a refreshing ambiance to its guests.

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Desktop Wallpaper: July 2023

Design Milk

Austin, Texas-based URBS Studio is joining us for July’s Designer Desktop with a background that’s cool-tempered but energizing. Through her interdisciplinary design studio, Alyson Beaton explores the urban culture that surrounds her. The details and detritus observed all contribute to the whole of the studio’s work: grids, grit, signs, symbols, rhythm, scribbles, weeds, chaos, order, and more.

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Daniel Rueda and Anna Devís’ New Book ‘Happytecture’ Finds Beauty and Whimsy in Architectural Details

Colossal

“Window Shopping.” All images © Daniel Rueda and Anna Devís, shared with permission Whether interacting with architecture or crafting their own sets, photography duo Daniel Rueda and Anna Devís ( previously ) find endless inspiration in the built environment. Grounded in their training as architects, the Valencia-based pair conceive of visual puns and whimsical ways to augment existing structures and spaces by adding new design elements and donning garments that blend in with the sce

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Think Packaging®'s packaging design for Supreme Coffee's iced cans

Abduzeedo

Think Packaging®'s packaging design for Supreme Coffee's iced cans AoiroStudio 0703—23 With an impressive portfolio of innovative and visually striking designs, Think Packaging® has established itself as a leading force in the industry. Their latest project, collaborating with Supreme Coffee, has resulted in a sleek and captivating packaging solution for their iced coffee cans.

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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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Julie Alex’s captivating illustrations are drawn at an angle to add “a little bit of life”

Its Nice That

Her still lifes, portraits and landscapes lean ever so slightly, bringing movement into otherwise static illustrations.

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Ant and Dec parody the creative brainstorm in new ad by Leo Burnett UK and Mitre Studios

Creative Boom

Anyone who's been in a creative meeting where everyone's encouraged to "throw around ideas" will find the TV duo's latest parody painfully amusing. Since 2019, the UK public has gotten used to loveable Geordie TV presenters Ant and Dec representing Santander via their parody brand Bank of Antandec. So you may be confused about them promoting an entirely different brand in their latest spot.

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‘The Flower of Tujia’ Weaves History and Culture Through 150,000 Meters of Red Brocade Thread

Colossal

All images © YI+MU, shared with permission Intricate geometric patterns and rich hues distinguish the woven textiles of China’s Tujia people, who call the Wuling Mountains home in western Hunan. In the nearby city of Zhangjiajie, the new China Tu­jia Bro­cade Mu­seum will be dedicated to the art of Xi­lan Kapu, or Tujia brocade, to celebrate the culture’s distinctive creativity and preserve an endangered craft.

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REGGIE's Boldness Keeps Scandinavian Minimalism In Mind

The Die Line

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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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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One Line Celebrities: Capturing Essence in a Single Stroke

Design You Trust

Leonardo Dicaprio In their latest venture, Loooop Studio took on a unique challenge with the project “One Line Celebrities.” Their goal was to distill the distinctive features and expressions of each celebrity into their signature style: a single, unbroken line. It wasn’t just about recreating a likeness but capturing the essence of each individual in a way that’s instantly recognizable.

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Gyst Font Family by phospho

We And The Color

Gyst: The Perfect Fusion of Grotesque and Antiqua Principles in Typeface Design. In typography, the marriage of tradition and innovation often leads to remarkable creations. One such typeface that captures this harmonious blend is Gyst, a neo-humanist sans-serif typeface meticulously crafted by Roland Hörmann of foundry phospho. Gyst pushes the boundaries of typographic design by artfully blending the principles of Grotesque and Antiqua, resulting in a typeface that seamlessly transitions from a

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The Dieline's Best of June 2023

The Die Line

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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Vratislav Pecka: Unleashing Creativity Through Graphical Poster Series

Abduzeedo

Vratislav Pecka: Unleashing Creativity Through Graphical Poster Series AoiroStudio 0703—23 Vratislav Pecka's journey as a graphic designer began with a deep passion for visual storytelling and a keen eye for detail. Inspired by the rich cultural heritage of Prague and its vibrant artistic community, he embarked on a mission to create visually stunning and thought-provoking poster designs that would leave a lasting impact on viewers.

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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 photography of Maite de Orbe is an endless source of warmth and fun

Its Nice That

Originally from Spain and now based in London, Maite has an eclectic slew of artistic influences they draw on to create something truly intimate.

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Design United | Allan Peters #allan #design #graphic #eye #peters

Designspiration

Saved by Floris Spoelder (@studioemptiness).

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19 Bold and Chunky Fonts for Headlines

HONGKIAT

There are certain must-have fonts that become quintessential for your designs, and bold fonts are one such type. Bold and chunky fonts add a lot of substance to your design and look aesthetically pleasing as well. In this post, we’ve put together an interesting collection of free bold and chunky fonts which can be used for headlines, titles, or some other aspect of your design.

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QuipImaage #typography

Designspiration

Saved by Tamas Velociraptor Horvath (@notwo).

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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.