BP&O
MAY 12, 2020
Words by Richard Baird Tangent GC began as a Scandinavian organic garment and shoe care company developing products that intended to increase the life of clothing and footwear, and entered the organic skincare market in 2016. The longevity of skin being an understandable extension of that original intention. The company’s graphic identity, a typographical system designed by Essen International […].
Creative Market
MAY 12, 2020
The phrase “May the Fourth be with you” is something you’ve probably been hearing a lot this month. That’s because May 4 is the unofficial holiday of Star Wars Day, celebrated far and wide by Star Wars fans in galaxies far, far away. It’s also the perfect time to take a deeper look at space opera. It’s a design movement with an aesthetic you won’t soon forget and usually includes themes related to heroism, adventurism, space warfare, throwbacks to medieval-style romance, and a general vibe of so
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Graphic Design Junction
MAY 12, 2020
Today we are featuring professional Graphic Designer and Illustrator artist Richard Davies , with his amazing digital illustration artwork. He is from Carmarthenshire, Wales. He has worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for almost fifteen years. Inspired by the movie poster and commercial art of his youth. He’s working is predominantly used in the entertainment and publishing industries.
Creative Review
MAY 12, 2020
The canine world is an enduring source of inspiration for creatives, as seen with everything from The Gourmand’s annual calendar Dog Eat Dog , in which dogs named after food are photographed with their namesakes, to Jean Jullien’s playful take on man’s pesky best friend in illustrated card game Dodgy Dogs. As a studio full of dog lovers, getting the opportunity to build a pooch-focused brand from scratch was a dream project for New York based ThoughtMatter – which is exac
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
Under Consideration / Brand
MAY 12, 2020
“Been There, Done Data”. Established in 2014, Mentimeter is an interactive presentation platform that allows presenters to receive real-time data input from an audience. The way it works is that a presenter will have a slide with a multiple-choice question and the audience can access that question online through a menti.com short URL on their phones and the presenter's slide will populate with the answers as they come in through data visualizations.
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Design Week
MAY 12, 2020
The Centre of the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) has launched a digital ‘toolkit’ with designs which encourage safe working practices, as some companies return to work. The posters have been designed by London-based ad agency AML Group. “Clear, concise and simple messaging” was central to the CPNI’s brief for the project, which has taken three weeks to complete.
The Die Line
MAY 12, 2020
A chance encounter with some graphic design students painting pizza boxes took Farm Design founder Aaron Atchison out of the architecture game and into design.
Colossal
MAY 12, 2020
?. Berlin-based artist Falk Lehmann, who’s better known as AKUT ( previously ), recently decided to funnel the energy he would have been using during this time for exhibitions and festivals toward a collaborative project intended to connect artists around the world. After feeling cut off from his previously robust social and professional life, AKUT tasked 37 artists living in 30 different cities with creating “ Isolated ,” a short film that glimpses into each of their studios.
Abduzeedo
MAY 12, 2020
Fuller Branding Transcends Design Trends. abduzeedo May 12, 2020 Sean Kane shared an elegant branding and visual identity project for Fuller, a leading independent brand communication agency, home to strategists, creatives, digital natives and craftspeople. Eight years after their last rebrand, Fuller decided a fresh look with a restrained, timeless quality was needed.
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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.
Brown Paper Bag
MAY 12, 2020
This post contains some affiliate links. If you make a purchase, Brown Paper Bag may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more here. Starting my morning with a handmade ceramic mug is one of my great joys. The artistry and charm of these handcrafted vessels offer an easy way to brighten your day. The Magic Shop , run by husband and wife team Mary and Shelby Ulibarri, creates tumbler-style cups and coffee mugs featuring stylized florals, hands, rainbows, and more.
Booooooom
MAY 12, 2020
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Its Nice That
MAY 12, 2020
Top creatives such as Caitlin McCarthy and Aysha Tengiz, plus celeb parents Olivia Colman and Danny Dyer, join forces on this cheery and vital campaign bringing clinical research to life.
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.
Its Nice That
MAY 12, 2020
In need of some creative inspiration? Look no further than The Midweek Mentor, a weekly newsletter we launched to share motivational advice and creative tips.
Design Week
MAY 12, 2020
Strategy and packaging consultancy Bulletproof has given Meridian Foods a new identity in a bid to help the brand focus on its sustainability mission. The new look for the company, which is best known for its range of natural nut butters, seeks to emphasise its “positive ethical stance” on issues that consumers are increasingly concerning themselves with, such as deforestation caused by palm oil production, the negative environmental impact of food air miles and the benefits of plant
Creative Review
MAY 12, 2020
Whether we’re rewatching endless episodes of Friends or binging retro-inspired series like Stranger Things, revisiting the past is clearly playing a huge role in our viewing habits – but why? CR dissects television's obsession with the nostalgia effect. The post How nostalgia became the new normal in TV appeared first on Creative Review.
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Abduzeedo
MAY 12, 2020
Another Dystopia, a series inspired by the Shin-Hanga. AoiroStudio May 12, 2020 How is your situation in 'confinement'? Is the place you live in still in lockdown? I think will never go back to what we used to think as 'ordinary' or even 'normal'. We will have to get used to newer ways of living and having the right precautions if needed. Along those lines, I can't help to see a vision of a nearby future through this series by Robert Sundelin titled: 'Another Dystopia'.
Design You Trust
MAY 12, 2020
Eugene Atget (1857-1927) wandered the streets of Paris dressed in a large black cloak and floppy hat, his camera slung on its tripod over his shoulder. He drifted until something triggered a response which he stopped to photograph. h/t: flashbak Photography had not been his first choice. He came to it through work as a sailor, an actor, and finally as an artist.
Design Week
MAY 12, 2020
International classifieds platform OLX has been rebranded, in a bid to unify its presence across markets and tackle the stigma associated with second-hand shopping. The project was led by the team at DesignStudio London, who began working with OLX back in 2017. Initial stages of the project revealed that though OLX operated its classified platform across 40 countries, the overarching brand felt “disconnected visually” from market to market. “The smart choice” Though the p
Trendland
MAY 12, 2020
The Chinese-Australian Yi Xiao Chen aka Jyxchen is contemporary illustrator and visual artist currently living in Perth, Australia.
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Its Nice That
MAY 12, 2020
For her portraits, the London-based photographer seeks out the intimate and unexpected connections made between people.
Noupe
MAY 12, 2020
Inbound marketing is the art of driving traffic and engagement on the back of great content. Better the content quality, better the number of leads you generate. Content can be in the form of articles, blog posts, or eBooks , or any other content format you can think of. Many might think with so much content being churned out, to compete with others on the back of content marketin g alone is going to be a truly arduous task.
Its Nice That
MAY 12, 2020
Benedikt Luft, Sophy Hollington and Fisk are just some of the great names behind this global typographic project by Raissa Pardini raising money for WHO.
Creative Review
MAY 12, 2020
Last year, Ryan Reynolds proved he had as much of a knack for advertising as acting when an ad for the brand Aviation Gin , which he owns, went viral. The spot was a deft mickey take of a recent, desperately cringey Peloton ad, and proved what we all know – that a bit of wit and irreverence can go a long way in advertising. Reynolds is now bringing the same formula to Mint Mobile, which he bought last November.
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