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Isle of Dogs animator Tobias Fouracre directs charming ad for a startup that helps pooches to be healthier

Creative Boom

Stop motion animation legend Tobias Fouracre has collaborated with advertising company 72andSunny to create a charming video for dog food and technology startup Ilume. Having overseen the direction and character design, Tobias' iconic work has definitely got our tails wagging. Based on the familiar command 'stay', which owners use when they want their dogs to obediently remain in place, the advert taps into Ilume's aim to feed dogs healthier food that ensures they live longer.

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Fresh Free Fonts – 20 New Fonts For Designers

Graphic Design Junction

The new fresh collection of modern free fonts , 100% free fonts available for free download and use for any commercial graphic design projects. New high quality free fonts perfect for logotype, branding and any kind of typography artwork. This collection included sans serif fonts , script fonts , handwritten fonts and brush fonts which can make your design more professional.

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A new zine by Studio Bang-Gu celebrates Singapore's iconic dragon-inspired playground

Creative Boom

San Francisco-based Studio Bang-Gu is behind a new zine that reimagines Singapore's most iconic dragon-inspired playground. The modular forms and custom display typeface in Play Play Laaaaah draw inspiration from the founders' nostalgic past and how they used to play there as children. With backgrounds in design, motion, fashion and technology, Daisy DalHae Lee and Lucien Ng launched their own design practice in 2016 and have since worked with a range of clients across art and commerce, creating

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New Design Brand Vero Blends Italian Craftsmanship with International Influences

Azure Magazine

New Italian design brand Vero launched earlier this month with the promise to become a bridge between “mass distribution and niche design.” Founded by Pasquale Apolominio (of Level Project ) with creative direction by architects Simona Flacco and Riccardo Crenna (of Simple Flair and Riviera Creative Space respectively), the company drops curated and ready-to-order product collections that focus on raw materials, availability and, of course, aesthetics.

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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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Skarstedt New York explores Francis Bacon's relationships in upcoming exhibition

Creative Boom

Seated Woman (1961) © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. / DACS, London / ARS, NY 2022. A group of masterworks by Francis Bacon painted between the 1950s and 1970s are coming to Skarstedt Gallery in New York as part of an upcoming exhibition that explores the artist's relationships with beloved friends and muses. Running from 4 May to 11 June 2022 at Skarstedt Gallery in New York, Francis Bacon: Faces and Figures looks at the "poignant moments of loss and companionship" which were

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How creativity can empower people living with dementia

Its Nice That

Ellie Robinson-Carter – founder of The Photobook Project – discusses working with individuals to document their experiences through photography, and the impact a creative project can have.

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Top 10 Instagram Advertising Tactics That Work

Inkbot Design

Top 10 Instagram Advertising Tactics That Work. Instagram advertising isn’t easy to master, but there are several ways to approach it. This list will help you determine what works best for your brand and what strategies are worth trying out. Over the past few years, there has been an explosion of interest in Instagram advertising. Instagram estimates indicate over 1 billion active monthly users.

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Paul Davis’ new show is a love letter to the humble kiosk

Creative Review

Artist and illustrator Paul Davis has carved out a reputation for his unique perspective and observations of daily life. His artworks often highlight the way that people interact with one another, and turn a critical eye to the areas of modern life that many of us take for granted. His relatable approach has earned him a raft of commissions from brands, ranging from creating animated idents for.

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20 Website Optimisation Strategies for Small Businesses

Inkbot Design

20 Website Optimisation Strategies for Small Businesses. Your website isn’t just there for visitors to read or view your products; it’s there for your business. When designing a strategy for small businesses, your website optimisation approach shouldn’t be different from what you do for big companies. There’s one common theme among small business owners: growth.

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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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Figure Drawing Online Course for Beginners

We And The Color

With this online course, you can learn basics techniques to draw the human body with precise proportions and without using a model. This is an online course by illustrator Miguel Bustos Gómez, aka ZURSOIF. Starting with simple lines and circles, he will teach you how to draw the human figure and its proportions. Later you will apply these techniques and exercises to create realistic drawings.

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Brand identity for Herr Menig Junior an optician for kids

Abduzeedo

Brand identity for Herr Menig Junior an optician for kids. abduzeedo 0427—22 Transatlantica Brand Design created a world of fun shapes and quirky characters that roam the colorful retail interior (designed by Raum Klaue ). The friendly color palette is inspired by classic toys. It is accompanied by geometric forms that suggest they can be played with like building blocks.

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Erica Evans: Suspended in Transition IDD 2022

Guild News Blog

To help create more awareness towards underrepresented populations, Ed Shems has become much more intentional in his illustration. The post Erica Evans: Suspended in Transition IDD 2022 appeared first on The Graphic Artist Guild.

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DMTV Milkshake: Celebrating Color With Artist and Author Edith Young

Design Milk

Edith Young’s new book – Color Scheme: An Irreverent History of Art and Pop Culture in Color Palettes – is a small wonder of incredible moments, equal parts art history and paradigm-shifting invention. In the book, Young shares the color palettes for David Hockney’s pools, Dennis Rodman’s hair (shown chronologically), Tonya Harding’s homemade skating costumes, and the blush of Marie Antoinette’s cheeks from her portraits.

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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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Tomorrow Bureau designs a fictional car inspired by Formula One

Its Nice That

For the past two years, the studio has been chugging away at a large-scale speculative project – including made-up characters and stories about their lives.

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The Torii Nest Outdoor Collection Is a Woven Dream

Design Milk

Minotti’s Torii Nest was first introduced in 2020 for use indoors – but this year it’s making the move outside. The Torii Nest Outdoor collection , designed by nendo , features some of the same traditional Japanese structural details as its predecessor, with a woven backrest. Inspired by Vienna straw and executed in a larger mesh, the ecru or dark brown cord covers the varnished tubular steel frame of the armchair, lounge, and dining chair that make up the collection.

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Monumentalism of Hell: The Grim Posters by Wies?aw Wa?kuski

Design You Trust

Wies?aw Wa?kuski is a Polish illustrator, famous at the end of the eighties for his incredible series of film and theater posters and his coolest book covers. To describe Wa?kuski’s work: it’s the grim monumentalism of Zdzis?aw Beksi?ski multiplied by the nightmarish imagery of Stephen King’s half-drunk dreams. A truly great master.

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Pinch Food Design on Giving Food Waste a Makeover

Design Milk

Each April, we are called to celebrate the Earth. In addition to thanking nature for its splendor, we choose to reflect on our relationship with the planet and how our actions impact the overall health of our climate. Many companies, like Pinch , pledge to bring sustainability to the forefront of their business practices by eliminating plastics, offsetting carbon footprints by contributing to regenerative agriculture and composting.

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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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Best of the web for Design and Web Development April 2022

Creative Nerds

The month has come to end we are wrapping up the month in our monthly tradition by looking back at the best design and web tutorial published through April 2022. Th roundup feature some great photoshop tutorials from how to create a double color exposure effect in photoshop to how you can create your very […]. The post Best of the web for Design and Web Development April 2022 first appeared on Creative Nerds.

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4 Digital Marketing Techniques For Growing Your Brand

Inkbot Design

4 Digital Marketing Techniques For Growing Your Brand. In this day and age, digital marketing is essential to the success of any brand or business. It’s the process of using the internet, websites, social media networks, emails, and smart devices to make a company visible to its target customers and engage with them. Many thriving businesses perform digital marketing efforts as they find it cost-effective and more manageable to grow their brands by reaching a wide range of potential buyer

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NUDA bar branding & graphic design

Abduzeedo

NUDA bar branding & graphic design. abduzeedo 0427—22 Matej Špánik shared a branding and visual identity for NUDA bar. In Slovak "nuda" means boredom but NUDA bar's ambition is to be a place where you can have a great time with friends and enjoy top-class wines. NUDA bar offers a curated wine selection from the region and around the world as well as a variety of drinks and cocktails and all that paired with easy finger food and other snacks.

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Polish Artist Paulina Bartnik Creates Realistic Looking Embroidered Brooches Of Birds

Design You Trust

Poland-based artist Paulina Bartnik creates realistic-looking embroidered brooches of birds. Paulina loves nature, travel, and art. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and she is very much passionate about embroidery. More: Paulina Bartnik , Instagram , Etsy. If you are a bird lover you will absolutely love this creative artwork from Paulina.

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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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Last chance to see major Banksy exhibition before it goes on tour

Creative Boom

© The Art of Banksy, 2022. Have you checked out the major Banksy exhibition in the heart of Covent Garden? If not, then time's running out. With the exhibition due to pack up and go on tour from 22 May 2022, there's not long left to see a diverse selection of the enigmatic artist's work. You might not know exactly who Banksy is, but you know his work.

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Kehinde Wiley Addresses Vulnerability and Resilience in a New Series of Monumental Portraits and Bronze Figures

Colossal

“The Wounded Achilles (Fillipo Albacini)” (2022), oil on canvas, 70 1/8 × 107 7/8 inches. All images © Templon, Paris –Brussels, shared with permission. In 2008, artist Kehinde Wiley ( previously ) exposed the violence against Black bodies in a series of majestic portraits titled DOWN. Holbein’s painting “ The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb ,” which depicts an emaciated Jesus outstretched on white cloth, inspired Wiley’s collection that reimagined the 16th Cent

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Sleek, Masculine, and Cheerful Pin-Up Superheroes and Ordinary Males by David Talaski

Design You Trust

We’ve been taught to think that only gorgeous ladies with elegant shapes can be pin-up models, but that’s actually a vile stereotype – male pin-up models can be charming, too. Don’t believe it? Then check out the work of artist David Talaski, who draws Marvel and DC superheroes in very non-trivial images and seductive poses. More: Instagram , Tumblr , Etsy.

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Abstract Forms Evolve into Insects and Animals in a Hypnotic Animation by kanahebi

Colossal

?. Chaotic masses of rounded shapes morph into insects, animals, and other organic lifeforms in a new animation by Hideki Inaba , aka kanahebi ( previously ). Drawing on the inevitability of change, “ FLOW ” opens with a small cluster of matter that swirls into a diatom-like disk. The digital renderings expand in size, form, and density throughout the short film as they contort into increasingly complex creatures from beetles and butterflies to birds and sweeping, radial motifs conta

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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.