Just Creative
DECEMBER 10, 2020
This article has been contributed by Katherine Rundell. If you’re thriving as a brand, you’ll have developed some kind of following. There are thousands of creative, passionate and inspirational individuals out there for whom your products or services are integral to their lives. User-generated content (UGC) takes this passion and serves it up for the world to see.
Designer Daily
DECEMBER 10, 2020
As a designer, you may sometimes wonder how useful it is to publish concept designs on the Internet. Of course, you get to display your skills and build a portfolio, but will it just disappear in the depth of the Internet or will it have a use at all? This design by a wallnut seller is the proof that good surprises can happen and a concept design can be used in a real-life context.
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Just Creative
DECEMBER 10, 2020
The great American author Stephen King once said, “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” Anyone who knows a writer knows that those two traits are especially true. When it came to this year’s list of the best Christmas gifts for writers ( see our 2019 compilation here ), we wanted to focus on what items would make life easier for a writer.
Typographica
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Neebinnaukzhik (Neebin) Southall (she/they/he) is a designer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a member of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation. The Chippewa, also known as Ojibwe, is one of the tribes belonging to the larger Anishinaabe people. Southall predominantly focuses on work impacting and involving Native communities, including writing on Native artists and designers; photography encompassing portraits, fashion, artwork, and jewelry; and graphic design projects for cultural and arts orga
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
Just Creative
DECEMBER 10, 2020
There’s a common belief that condensed and narrow fonts make a text look cramped. That’s far from the truth. The most important thing here is the type of creative projects that you are working on. Headlines and bold messages are perfect for using narrow and condensed fonts. These fonts will make your creative projects look stunning. In this article, we bring you the best narrow and condensed fonts.
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Just Creative
DECEMBER 10, 2020
This article has been contributed by Lesley Haught. With 1.5 billion websites in the world, the competition is pretty evident, right? And the only way you can beat your competitors is by being better than them – better in your UI/UX design. What is UI/UX Design? UI stands for user interface and UX is the user experience. These are interrelated terms, and one is not possible without the other.
BP&O
DECEMBER 10, 2020
LogoArchive returns with its fourth collaborative Extra Issue and first bi-lingual release, documenting the forms of Japanese logo design. Through the distinctive smaller format of the bound booklet LogoArchive seeks to surprise and delight with each new issue, introducing new collaborators to offer unexpected interpretations of the ubiquitous logo book.
Just Creative
DECEMBER 10, 2020
This article has been contributed by Mark Quadros. Today, building a website is a must for every kind of business. Having a piece of the internet under your control is something that you can’t afford to ignore. Plus, given only 64% of small businesses own a website, creating one can signify a huge competitive advantage (if done well). Image source: clutch.co.
Booooooom
DECEMBER 10, 2020
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The Die Line
DECEMBER 10, 2020
The Art Nouveau-inspired refresh lifts Crane’s product to something used when seeking the kind of intimacy and closeness that comes from a physical message.
Creative Review
DECEMBER 10, 2020
While some areas of the creative industries were already well versed in emerging technologies pre-coronavirus, the theatre world has had a tough few months moving away from the revenue model it has relied on for the last 500 years: bums on seats. What has become clear is that people’s appetite for live performance hasn’t gone away during the pandemic, and as a result theatre companies such as the National Theatre are witnessing huge demand for their live broadcasts.
The Die Line
DECEMBER 10, 2020
The line illustration of a bee keeper is charming and understated enough to make this design a staple for any honey lover with a design eye. .
Abduzeedo
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Incredible Soft Sculptures by Hiné Mizushima. AoiroStudio 12.10.20 I tend to think that craft artists don't have enough spotlight from the industry, those artists definitely need more exposure. That is why I will focus more on craft artists around the world that take their time beside their work to do things they love. Most of them bring their hobbies with so much passion to become their actual work.
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
DECEMBER 10, 2020
With sugary neon tones, a highly unusual custom variable font and divergent illustration styles, this redesign is unlike anything we’ve seen before.
The Die Line
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Belif has fun with it's design, and having fun is exactly what you'll be inspired to do after using their product. .
Its Nice That
DECEMBER 10, 2020
The Porto-based graphic designer explains her unexpected route into graphic design, and how a complex process can lead to a simple object.
Design Week
DECEMBER 10, 2020
When Nick Dwyer began designing the cans of the core Beavertown Brewery range, it was while sharing a chaise longue with the brand’s sales manager. Said chaise longue was on a “rickety mezzanine” above the old Beavertown Brewery in Hackney Wick. That was back in 2012. Eight years later and the beer brand has graduated from these humble beginnings and now operates a bigger brewery in Tottenham while having built significant brand awareness and equity in the craft beer sector.
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Design You Trust
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Gaku Azuma is a multimedia artist who has a long relationship with the Japanese art world. He was born to a father who was an ?gi-e (??) artist, which meant that he used traditional paper fans as a canvas for his paintings. More: Instagram h/t: grapee Following his creative familial background, he’s been involved in creating his own paintings from a young age.
Viktorija Illustration
DECEMBER 10, 2020
This autumn I got back into using my sketchbook more and one of my favourite spreads was this collage (you can see it at the very top of my work in progress photo) :). I was actually covering a spread I didn’t like and it took some pressure away so I ended up having lots of fun with creating a collage autumn forest. I wanted to play a bit more with it and created a bigger version with some houses.
Design You Trust
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Larry Burrows/Life Magazine The Youth of the Republic (Thanh N? C?ng Hòa) is a paramilitary organization of the Can Lao Party under Ngo Dinh Diem. Under the leadership of Tran Le Xuan, the wife of adviser Ngo Dinh Diem, this organization often has monumental force demonstrations, attracting the attention of the press both nationally and internationally.
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Its Nice That
DECEMBER 10, 2020
The New York-based photographer has shot some of the biggest names in showbusiness. Here, he discusses his process and what aids his people-centred practice.
Design You Trust
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Gaku Azuma is a multimedia artist who has a long relationship with the Japanese art world. He was born to a father who was an ?gi-e (??) artist, which meant that he used traditional paper fans as a canvas for his paintings. More: Instagram h/t: grapee. Following his creative familial background, he’s been involved in creating his own paintings from a young age.
Its Nice That
DECEMBER 10, 2020
In a showdown of captivating photography, last month, the arts and culture platform left our Nicer Tuesdays online audience breathless.
Creative Review
DECEMBER 10, 2020
After a relentlessly horrible 2020, Pantone has opted for a double colour of the year, selecting grey and yellow to convey “a message of strength and hopefulness”, as the press release states. Pantone 17-5104 is described by the colour company as “solid and dependable”, akin to pebbles on the beach, or weathered natural elements that have stood the test of time, while Pantone 13-0647 is described as “sparkling with vivacity, a warming yellow shade imbued with solar
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