Mon.Dec 02, 2019

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Being a Freelance Web Designer Isn’t for Everyone

Speckyboy Design Magazine

So often, I write about the details and observations I’ve had while running a freelance web design business. It seems like so many web designers have taken this path that I tend to forget about those who haven’t. The truth is that being a freelancer isn’t all rainbows and unicorns. And it’s not necessarily the right fit for everyone. The lifestyle is very different compared to having a steady job with a traditional employer.

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Trends of 2019: Advertising

Creative Review

The year in advertising kicked off with some hand-wringing around brand purpose, as Gillette got out of the traps early with an advertising storm, when it released its Best A Man Can Be ad , which addressed the idea of toxic masculine behaviour. The spot, which featured a decidedly earnest tone, caused a backlash from the off, with critics from Piers Morgan to Mark Ritson decrying its message.

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Locating and anticipating trend patterns in type is key to Pangram Pangram’s creative process

Its Nice That

The Montreal-based type foundry talks us through its latest type designs. First off, Hatton, a collaboration with Two Times Elliot was created in homage to London’s famous jewellery district, Hatton Garden. Second, Editorial New arose out of today’s technological wants. Read more.

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20 Common Branding Mistakes that Small to Mid Sized Businesses Make

Just Creative

This is a guest article contributed by Claire Newton. Branding is chronically misunderstood. From people operating under the impression that branding is something that can be “done” in an afternoon to companies ignoring it altogether, it’s a key area that can make or break your business, especially in the long run. Today, we’ve gathered together 20 of the biggest and most common branding mistakes made by small and medium businesses like yours.

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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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How to Create a Rough Paper Look with Deckle Edges & Handmade Textures

Creative Market

The way old paper looks, feels, and smells can evoke nostalgia for bygone eras, from Celtic parchment to Egyptian papyrus to ancient China's rice paper. There are many different ways in which you can age paper without special tools, from crumpling to tinting. Each method allows you to achieve truly unique results. You can even go a step further and lightly burn the edges of the paper to give it a very ancient look.

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Turn Back the Pages: Robert Fawcett

Illustration Age

“Why do we draw? We draw, I suppose, because it is one of the most primitive and natural human instincts. Some thousands of years ago we would have drawn on cave walls records of the animals which the more virile members of the tribe had stalked. There is hardly a child today who, before age of reason, does not reach out for the colored crayons to record his first visual impressions, and later his first imaginings.

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Interview with Margot Lévêque, Graphic and Type Designer

Shillington

Margot Lévêque is a French graphic and type designer currently based in New York. Before becoming a designer, she studied biology then marketing, realizing that her true passion is design. She’s worked at Pentagram under Paula Scher’s team and now freelances, working across music, fashion and culture. She creates work that spans identity, type and editorial design, inspired by minimalism and new trends, while being flexible in style.

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University Press Cover Round-Up

Spine Magazine

We welcome you to another in our ongoing feature in which notable book cover designer Jordan Wannemacher periodically highlights a selection of recent university press cover designs. Please enjoy this celebration of amazing work. This list is in no particular order. Credits are listed below. If you are a book cover creative and want your work or the work of your department reviewed by Jordan be sure to get in touch with us!

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Chiquita releases special edition of its banana stickers with illustrator Ricardo Cavolo

Its Nice That

The Spanish illustrator was chosen for his flamboyant colours and “exuberant use of yellow” for this collaboration with the banana brand, to create a limited edition range of stickers celebrating people’s inner beauty, dreams and philosophies, and even to customise the iconic Miss Chiquita logo. Read more.

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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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Beautiful Interior & Branding for Lagotto: an Italian Culinary Retreat

Trendland

Lagotto is a new all-day café & wine bar located in Melbourne’s Nth Fitzroy. Named after the truffle-hunting dog breed, the spot offers authentic Italian cuisine within a vibrant, stylish atmosphere. Conceived by Studio Hi Ho, the visual identity was created to reflect the unique interior design concept designed by Flack Studio. From business cards to packaging, the branding combines sans serif and serif fonts together with a playful dog symbol.

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Fashion as an encounter with time: Ying Gao’s robotic dresses react to what they see

Its Nice That

In Flowing water, Standing time , the Montreal-based designer interprets Oliver Sacks’ The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat through robotic clothing. Ying talks us through her early inspirations as a child in Beijing, and how she became interested in new technologies and design as a result. Read more.

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“The Chen Family” by Photographer Fang Tong

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Fang Tong. Fang Tong’s Website. Fang Tong on Instagram.

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Reviewed: New Logo and Identity for Hudson by Siegel+Gale

Under Consideration / Brand

“Hidden Figures”. Established in 1987, Hudson (previously Hudson Group) is one of the largest travel retailers in North America with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks, and tourist locations. Most travelers will recognize them for the Hudson and Hudson News stores, their flagship brand, but they are also responsible for the retail airport experiences of brands like Dunkin, Coach, Pinkberry, FAO Schwartz, and more.

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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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22 Fresh Free Fonts for Graphic Designers

Graphic Design Junction

New fresh high quality fonts free download for commercial use. Another handpicked free fonts perfect for website and graphic design projects. This collection included script fonts, handwritten fonts and brush fonts which can make your design more professional. The following fresh free fonts are ideal to make an creative design and perfect for any artwork.

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Looking for a Personalized Holiday Gift? Give Someone an Embroidered ‘Pet Collar’ Shirt

Brown Paper Bag

Looking for a personalized holiday gift? Through my Etsy shop , I’ve recently listed Holiday Gift Certificates for my embroidered collars. So, if you know someone that loves their cat, dog, bunny, or even reptile (currently working on one of them!), this is a great option. Each collar can feature two animals—or the same animal, that’s fine too—that is embroidered on either collar point.

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Motion Design Monday - Dominik Tarabanski Website

Abduzeedo

Motion Design Monday - Dominik Tarabanski Website. abduzeedo Dec 02, 2019 Adencys shared a really awesome motion design and web design project for Dominik Tarabanski, a New York-based photographer. Dominik’s interests and inspirations revolve around visual arts and its relation with fashion, yet photography is the ultimate form of reflection. The project deliverables consisted of Identity System, Brand Strategy, Creative & Art Direction, UX & UI Design, Web Development including Shopify CMS and

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“stick gardens” by Photographer Madeline Cass

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Madeline Cass. Madeline Cass’s Website. Madeline Cass on Instagram.

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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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That 90s Look is Coming Back - BUSH

Abduzeedo

That 90s Look is Coming Back - BUSH. abduzeedo Dec 02, 2019 And here we are, the last month of the decade, the 2010s are over and for the next decade we still believe there will be a renaissance of the dirty/grunge lost style of the 90s. To celebrate our conviction we started the least popular series on ABDZ, That 90s Look is Coming Back. For this edition, we would love to feature the beautiful graphic design work for Budapest Showcase Hub 2019 design and shared by VAN Studio.

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Richard Holman on managing creative calamity

Creative Review

When something goes wrong in your work, it’s easy to think that everything is ruined. But, points out Richard Holman, it doesn’t necessarily follow that every failure is a disaster. The post Richard Holman on managing creative calamity appeared first on Creative Review.

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Noted: New Logo and Identity for Fanhood by Hoodzpah

Under Consideration / Brand

“When the Hoops Hits the Fan”. (Est. 2019) " Fanhood is a members-only newsletter dedicated to basketball enthusiasts. Each week, we cover the untouched stories, and innermost machinations of your favorite game and its players through a beautifully designed email.". Design by. Hoodzpah (Orange County, CA). Related links. Hoodzpah project page. Relevant quote The Fanhood logo features custom sans serif lettering that feels retro but clean.

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How Brand Consistency Can Help You Put Competitors In Your Rearview Mirror

crowdspring

You’ve probably heard by now that consistent branding is important. Everyone says so – it’s one of those common business truisms that, for many, goes in one ear and out the other. But, you can’t afford to let this wisdom fall on deaf ears. It’s too valuable. Because… Consistent. Branding. Is. Vital. Your company’s logo design , your business website , your mobile app, your store signage, your marketing and customer support messaging… they must all

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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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Design inspiration: the best projects from November

Design Week

Black Lines brand identity, by & Smith. Black Lines wants it to be as easy to serve a Negroni as it is a pint of lager. The drinks company is seeking to revolutionise the bar experience by serving cocktails by draught with a changing menu of drinks (as well as same favourite stand-bys). A pink grapefruit spritz was served through the summer while a new pear and white tea fizz joins the line-up for winter.

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Ladies, Wine & Design x Jana Langhorst

Shillington

Join the Ladies, Wine & Design team for a night of art direction, photography, great people, wonderful wine and some non-wine with Photographer Jana Langhorst. Join in for a night of art direction, photography, great people, wonderful wine and some non-wine too. In collaboration with Photographer and Creative Jana Langhorst , you are invited for a night at her studio SEMI Vacant in Footscray.

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Photographer Brent Stirton Captured Magnificent Images Of Mursi Warriors Of The Omo Valley In Ethiopia

Design You Trust

Brent Stirton/Getty Images Brent Stirton is a senior staff photographer at Getty Images and four times a World Press Photo winner. On his travels Brent encountered a fair amount of conflict, including a tribal skirmish over a strip of land that resulted in the death of nine people. Brent has excelled in a career that could have evolved quite differently had a photographer been on hand when he.

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Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in December

Design Week

Talk: Diversity in Design. To mark the UN’s Day for Persons with Disabilities, the Design Museum will be hosting a panel discussion with diversity experts in the field of art and design. It will be chaired by Rashmi Becker, the founder of inclusive dance company Step Change Studios and board director of Sport England. On the panel will be Dr Jos Boys, co-founder of The DisOrdinary Architecture Project; Jessica Ryan Ndegwa, founder of Design for Disability; Natasha Trotman, a designer and r

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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.