Fri.Jul 15, 2022

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The If You Could Jobs weekly: the future of internships in the world of creativity

Its Nice That

Intern magazine's Alec Dudson explores what needs to change about the internship model, and how it could benefit workers and companies alike.

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F5: Kelly DeWitt Shares Her Favorite Time of Day, a Love of Light + More

Design Milk

Kelly DeWitt believes in the inherent beauty of a shared space. As Founder and Creative Director of KKDW , her work revolves around designing and building environments meant to be experienced by many people. She’s worked on restaurants, bars, offices, storefronts, and retail spaces over more than ten years in the interiors industry. Kelly’s sharp sense of aesthetics paired with her creative approach to technique and materials produces spaces with longevity.

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Minimalist Movie Posters by Bruno Carvalho

We And The Color

Check out this amazing selection of minimalist posters based on movies and TV shows. Bruno Carvalho, aka bruno illustra, is a Brazilian designer, illustrator, and creative leader at B.I.R.D Marketing Makers. He has more than six years of experience in the design industry. In his free time, he loves to create minimalist posters of his favorite movies and TV shows.

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The Stick Lighting Family Tackles an Ancient Symbol

Design Milk

A minimal, triangle-shaped lamp with a form that symbolizes ancient cultures – a graphic that represents the four elements. This is a special edition of Studiopepe’s Stick , presented by Contardi exclusively for Mohd at Milan Design Week 2022. The lamps that make up the Stick collection use the same base module in different configurations, all highlighting their sharp triangular shapes.

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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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Minimalist Mid-Century Artworks with Abstract Geometric Shapes for Printing

We And The Color

Available for download on Adobe Stock, with this editable and printable collection of minimalist mid-century-inspired artworks, you can visually upgrade your home. Adobe Stock contributor @anya specializes in a range of artsy stuff such as those minimalist mid-century-inspired artworks with abstract geometric shapes. The collection includes a great variety of different artworks that can be downloaded and printed.

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The 7 Most Popular Websites for Every Need & How To Create Them

Inkbot Design

The 7 Most Popular Websites for Every Need & How To Create Them. Creating or redesigning a website for your business poses many questions, and the first is probably – what type of website do you need? To determine this, you must ask yourself and your business partners what purpose the website will serve. Who will use it? And how will it assist your business?

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Mystery and Disquieting Stillness Pervade the Surreal, Conceptual Photos by Oleg Oprisco

Colossal

All images © Oleg Oprisco, shared with permission. Throughout Russia’s war, photographer Oleg Oprisco ( previously ) has remained in his native Ukraine creating works that reflect the unjust aggression and its devastating effects. Oprisco is known for his conceptual shots that involve elaborately constructed props and scenes that capture his distinct sense of surreality.

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Weekly News for Designers ? 652

SpeckyBoy

Body Margin 8px – Discover the origin story behind the style that no one wants. Golden Ratio in UX design – Why it Matters for Brands? – Learn the history of this irrational number and why it’s important in design. The Public APIs List – Browse this curated and categorized list of public APIs. Learn to Prioritize Your Web Design Work – Tips for handling projects based on their importance.

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The Empathy Economy Is Booming, but What Happens When Our Emotional Connections to Others Are Designed, Packaged, and Sold?

Eye on Design

This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the archives. It was originally published on January 27, 2020. On a Monday afternoon in late fall of 2018, a group of 30 or so adults in various interpretations of business-casual sat in neat rows of chairs facing a projector screen with the words “Applied Empathy” written across it.

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Pointillist Paintings by Quint Buchholz

Design You Trust

Quint Buchholz was born in Stolberg near Aachen in 1957 and grew up in Stuttgart. He studied history of art for four terms, followed by painting and graphic design at the Munich Academy of Art under Prof. Gerd Winner. He has worked as a painter and illustrator since 1979, illustrating over fourty books for German and international publishers. From 1982 onwards his works have also been exhibited in over seventy solo exhibitions in Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Greece and Taiwan.

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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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Interiors inspiration: Design Week’s favourite new projects

Design Week

A 17th century canal house in the heart of Amsterdam has been converted into a cultural hub by UXUS. The space now houses a restaurant, espresso bar, and private dining room as well as a reception and concept retail space which will sell art, books and gifts on the ground floor. The new interior attempts to combine new contemporary fixtures and finishes with the original ceiling frescos and.

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Creative Cursing: A Mix ‘n’ Match Profanity Generator

Design You Trust

Let’s talk about a gift that keeps on giving: Creative Cursing flip book. It’s divided down the middle to create two-part curse words as delightful as “Jerk Waffle” or “Fart Gobbler”. Half of them don’t even make any sense, but they still will make you chuckle in an utterly childish way. More: Amazon h/t: sadanduseless. Face it, sometimes a standard curse word or a common insult just won’t do.

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Seamless pattern illustrations for Nichelodeon

Abduzeedo

Seamless pattern illustrations for Nichelodeon. abduzeedo 0715—22 Juan Molinet has an awesome portfolio of illustrations. Juan’s latest work is incredible, with some quite funny stickers for Snapchat and Youtube, however I’d love to share an old one. It was a series of 4 seamless patterns commissioned by Nichelodeon USA. The reason I love this project so much is because despite being literally 7 years old, it’s still super fresh and relevant.

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Artist Creates Fantastic Upcycled Insect Artworks Using Discarded Objects

Design You Trust

Mark Oliver is a full time, professional artist and award winning illustrator based in Worthing, United Kingdom. As a child he was fascinated by his father’s collection of electrical and engineering components. This fascination has significantly influenced the style of his illustrations and artworks. And still 20 years later, robots, industrial architecture, and mechanics are consistent themes in Mark Oliver’s creative work.

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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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“Devil’s Rib” by Photographer Mateusz Kowalik

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A Selection of The Canadian Architect Magazine Covers From the 1960s

Design You Trust

The Canadian Architect is a monthly publication aimed at people who work in the world of architecture in Canada. The architecture magazine has been continuously published since 1955. Below is a cool set of covers of The Canadian Architect magazine from 1964 to 1967, designed by Laszlo Buday. h/t: vintag.es. Source.

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Design Everywhere

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You Are Not Alone: on murals and mental health

Moo

Street art may not be the first thing that comes to mind when advocating for mental health, but the project You Are Not Alone is just that. Discover how murals around NYC were created with the goal of sparking hope, connection and conversations about mental health. You Are Not Alone Murals officially launched in New York City back in 2019 as a community-based art project.

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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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The lowest iPad Pro 12.9 prices in 07 2022

Creative Bloq

We've found the best iPad Pro 12.9 prices.

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The Nothing Phone 1 Is Clearly a Different Kind of Smartphone

Design Milk

The truth is despite all of the slew of marketing hype advertising one device from another, the current breadth of smartphones have reached a point where most models represent mostly different degrees of very good to excellent. But even flagship devices appear remarkably similar in features and design in comparison to one another. We’ve entered an era of peak performance accompanied with a stagnation in design, a trend attributable to “if it ain’t broke, why fix it” and p

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Timeless typeface Helvetica is now a trendy NFT art collection

Creative Bloq

This is the type of NFT we love.

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Branding and visual identity for Architecture Fringe 2021

Abduzeedo

Branding and visual identity for Architecture Fringe 2021. abduzeedo 0715—22 Kyle Lamond shared a branding and visual identity project for Architecture Fringe 2021. The very first Architecture Fringe opened on Friday 1st July 2016. The 2017 programme hosted work from around 260 contributors over 50 projects in 37 venues. The 2018 programme saw the range and geographical spread of events grow even further.

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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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These clever logo mashups are totally on-point

Creative Bloq

You'll never see these brands the same way again.

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Artist Spotlight: Travis K. Schwab

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Travis K. Schwab. Travis K. Schwab’s Website. Travis K. Schwab on Instagram.

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This Stranger Things fan art is the best thing to waste time on today

Creative Bloq

Stop working right now.

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Heinz Reveals Its Latest Invention, and It’s Beyond Our Wildest Dreams: Meet Spoon Friez

The Dieline

Heinz launches Spoon Friez in honor of National Fries Day. .

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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.

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Maidesite SC1 Pro standing desk review

Creative Bloq

The Maidesite SC1 Pro has ample space, but does it deserve to be in your office?

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How Content Marketing Helps Grow Your Business

Inkbot Design

How Content Marketing Helps Grow Your Business. Content marketing is a powerful tool that helps your business grow by helping you create relevant content for your audience. You can use content to generate leads, build brand recognition , and strengthen relationships with your customers. This is a great way to get started if you're interested in gaining momentum with your content marketing.

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The making of the Ancestories XR cinematic game trailer

Creative Bloq

Giving life to characters with Digital Soul.

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OSO- The Idea of Impermanence

Trendland

Words Alisa Ota Tietboehl. Arimatsu Narumi , an area near Nagoya, in Central Japan is famous for the historic tie dye technique, called Arimatsu Narumi Shibori since over 400 years ago.

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Web Design for All: Accessibility, Inclusivity and Beyond

Speaker: Eden Spivak, Design Expert and Editor at Wix & Nir Horesh, Accessibility Lead and Senior Product Manager at Wix

When we design products or websites for people like ourselves, there are many others who are, as a result, left out. From visually impaired users who rely on assistive technology, to people with a temporary injury such as a broken arm, tech users are forever diverse and beautifully unique. The products we design can, and should, reflect the extremely wide range of human experiences and needs.