Just Creative

DECEMBER 23, 2020

What’s it like to build brands in the food and beverage industries? In this episode we sit down with consultant Folkert van der Heide from the Netherlands who shares his story brand-building for many years in this space. Coming from a humble background where he grew up learning from his families farming and other small businesses, Folkert went on to work for various businesses before finding himself working in FMCG (fast moving consumer goods).

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Colossal

DECEMBER 23, 2020

All images © Natasya Shuljak, shared with permission. Adorable, cheery, and slightly dazed, this eccentric ensemble of miniatures is the latest from Moscow-based crafter Natasya Shuljak ( previously ). Made from raw fibers felted together, the expressive characters are imbued with whimsy and play. Flower petals sprout from ambiguous creatures, while other pudgy animals emit a calm and joyful air.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

From traditional dolls and sunflowers to urban architecture, the influences behind these incredible light fixtures by Lasvit, Pulpo, Midgard and many others are as diverse as the end results. 1. Kokeshi by Pulpo. Celebrating his affinity for Japan, Frankfurt-based designer Kai Linke (who spent time living in his inspiration county) based his floor lamp series for Pulpo on traditional kokeshi dolls.

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Colossal

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Image © Jason De Freitas, shared with permission. On December 22, Jupiter and Saturn appeared closer together in the sky than they have since March 4, 1226. The nearly 800-year event is known as the Great Conjunction , which occurs to some extent every two decades. In true 2020 fashion, though, this year’s meeting was the most acute in centuries.

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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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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

From traditional dolls and sunflowers to urban architecture, the influences behind these incredible light fixtures by Lasvit, Pulpo, Midgard and many others are as diverse as the end results. (For more great lighting products, visit Spec Sheets.). 1. Kokeshi by Pulpo. Celebrating his affinity for Japan, Frankfurt-based designer Kai Linke (who spent time living in his inspiration county) based his floor lamp series for Pulpo on traditional kokeshi dolls.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Kick back, drink some nog, take a deep breath or two (or a zillion). You’ve earned it. As this most challenging of years winds down — and Azure takes a break until January 4, 2021 — we’re leaving you with some of the most interesting stories we’ve covered to make your holidays even more rewarding. The Post-Covid City. One of the silver linings that’s come out of this year is the conversations it’s brought to the fore around equity in urban life.

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Design You Trust

DECEMBER 23, 2020

According to illustrator David Olenick: “This is what happens when a client requests “outdoorsy” graphics from someone who spends sufficient time indoors to have developed a diagnosed Vitamin D deficiency.” More: Instagram h/. Source.

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Graphis

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Designer and professor at Brigham Young University Adrian Pulfer redefines what it means to connect with students as a teacher. After graduating from BYU with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design, this Graphis Master went on to receive the Karl G. Maeser Research Award, as well as several platinum Graphis Awards for teaching. Pulfer has […].

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Urban Influence

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Generally, if you’d like to rock a 100% full-width (viewport) image from inside a container, additional markup would be required to make it happen. You’d have to close the container, add your 100% image, then reopen the container. Rinse repeat for each instance. That’s all well and good, but this becomes a bit of an issue when creating blog post templates / layouts in a CMS like WordPress.

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Interaction Design Foundation

DECEMBER 23, 2020

It’s getting better and better but, still, how many times have you had to justify why user experience matters and what it actually means? To be prepared, as part of your UX toolbox, you should have a set of examples and visuals to ground your arguments. Case studies are great ways to exemplify the relevance of UX for product and service development.

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Urban Influence

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Generally, if you’d like to rock a 100% full-width (viewport) image from inside a container, additional markup would be required to make it happen. You’d have to close the container, add your 100% image, then reopen the container. Rinse repeat for each instance. That’s all well and good, but this becomes a bit of an issue when creating blog post templates / layouts in a CMS like WordPress.

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Noupe

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Check your email inbox right now. How many new promotional emails did you receive over the past 24 hours? And more importantly, how many of these emails convinced you to click through or purchase an offer? Any business navigating the digital world knows just how crucial email marketing is to grow a brand and boost sales. Though email allows ventures to have a direct line to their target market, most readers would only give it around three seconds of their time, if at all.

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Interaction Design Foundation

DECEMBER 23, 2020

In any type of research that involves human participants, it’s important to consider the ethics of the research project. That is also the case when you do user research. You are responsible for your participants’ wellbeing, for representing them honestly, and for keeping their personal information safe. That is a big responsibility, so it’s important to know what to consider when you plan to do user research so as to keep your project ethically sound.

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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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Noupe

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Are you looking for an efficient offshore development partner? According to Statista , Information technology outsourcing contributed $66.5 billion to the outsourcing industry’s overall revenue, and this number is only going to grow with time. It is common knowledge that an offshore team can lead to a significant reduction in cost. But if your team isn’t just right, the end-product might turn out unsatisfactory.

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Interaction Design Foundation

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Application design is the biggest field of endeavour in technology at the moment. It seems that ever since Apple launched the iPhone that clever people are coming together to try and make our lives ever more interesting via the various app stores. Yet, there are some simple things that these wonderful folks could do to improve our overall user experience:1.

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Design You Trust

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Every year since 1961, the Veal family has been celebrating Christmas by creating their now-traditional giant ice tree on their property in Indianapolis, Indiana. It has become known as the Veal Ice Tree and is considered a seasonal tourist attraction. More: Instagram, Facebook h/t: odditycentral If you’ve had enough of traditional Christmas trees and you’re looking for something more original.

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Interaction Design Foundation

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Social proof (sometimes referred to as informational social influence) is a psychological concept. It refers to the tendency of human beings to follow the actions of others when making decisions and placing weight on those actions to assume “the correct decision”. It’s a concept that can be used in product design for the Internet and mobile web to help drive user decisions in the direction that a business wants them to go.Human beings are social creatures.

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Communication Arts

DECEMBER 23, 2020

A new site for the Samuel H. Kress Foundation by C&G Partners gives art lovers of all levels the chance to see the Kress Collection closer than they ever could before.

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Interaction Design Foundation

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The prospect of winning a new client is something that leaves us all a little excited. Yet, the more clients we bring on, the more we realize that there are great clients and there are clients with whom every interaction sucks our will to live. Signing the former is a great shot in the arm and leaves us enthusiastic and signing the latter usually turns out to be far more effort than it is worth.So how do we protect ourselves against terrible clients and moreover how do we deal with them if we do

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Booooooom

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Bony Ramirez. Bony Ramirez’s Website. Bony Ramirez on Instagram.

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Interaction Design Foundation

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Content fried is the point we reach when we subject ourselves to too much data. It commonly affects content curators but it can affect any of us. The “always on” Internet may be a blessing much of the time but it can also be a curse. The term “content fried” was defined Beth Kanter, who is a trainer, researcher, speaker and motivator. Content fried is when we’re subject to too much data.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

Terrorism gets a makeover, crosses fall over, and other posters make their point with these entries to our Protest Posters 2 competition. Jean-Paul Krammer has given terrorism a face with “Terrorism is Not A Solution” (above, left). Knowing the power of a human face and how terrorists tend to hide theirs, the Mexican poster designer […].

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Design Week

DECEMBER 23, 2020

There has been much to reflect at the end of a year which has been undoubtedly difficult, particularly for designers who have faced furlough and job losses. At the same time we have seen resilience and adaptability from designers and design consultancies which have helped businesses and organisations navigate digital spaces in new ways. It has also been a year of innovation and one that has seen some designers use their skills to contribute to grass routes movements in response to political turb

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Communication Arts

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Ronan Mckenzie’s new multifunctional creative space is grounded on the core values that make up the ideas of identity and home.

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Noupe

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The rumor that cold outreach is dead has been circulating the web for years now and yet cold email conversion rates continue to remain high with the average ROI being $38 to every $1 invested- that is a 3800% ROI. Of course, the success of your outreach campaign depends on a multitude of factors whether that is a high open-rate or a good subject line.

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