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Photographs by Helga Stentzel of clothes on a washing line transformed into charming animals

Creative Boom

Smoothie © Helga Stentzel. During a spot of laundry a few years back, London-based Russian-born artist Helga Stentzel got the idea for a unique series featuring clothes on a washing line cleverly staged as different animals. Thus began a viral Instagram account that gained thousands of fans and likes. "I saw a sock on the floor next to some pegs and realised that it looked like a horse's head," she tells Creative Boom.

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Crane by Collins

BP&O

In 1775 Crane paper was used to print the first money for the American colonies, and by 1801 the company was the primary paper producer for local and regional banks. Later that century, equipped with an arsenal of innovative techniques from Europe, Crane won a contract with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and became the supplier for the US. The post Crane by Collins appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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George Byrne's abstract photos of Los Angeles turn the city into a candy-coloured dreamscape

Creative Boom

From the book and series, Post Truth © George Byrne. Over the years, photographer George Byrne has turned his camera lens to the modernist structures of suburban Los Angeles and transformed them into painterly abstractions. In his new edition of Post Truth, George presents his most fantastical images of the city. Described as existing on the border zone between reality and fantasy, Post Truth contains mesmerising images of vibrant walls, dreamlike signage, and saturated streets from suburban Los

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Selected Illustrations by ?ình ?i?p

We And The Color

Check out these fantastic illustrations by ?ình ?i?p. ?ình ?i?p is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In addition to a range of commissioned projects, the talented designer loves to create dreamlike illustrations. Below you can see a small selection of illustrations. Feel free to check out ?ình ?i?p’s portfolio for more.

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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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Alemayehu Regasa Wariyo's paintings capture the freedom and openness of childhood

Creative Boom

© Alemayehu Regasa Wariyo. Full of love, companionship and playfulness, the vibrant paintings of Ethiopia-based artist Alemayehu Regasa Wariyo are influenced by the virtues of childhood. Even by looking at them, you can't help but feel inspired to let your inner child loose. Depicted with vibrant, almost Fauvist colours, the paintings by Alemayehu Regasa Wariyo communicate their expression of childish wonder not only by their choice of palette but their almost doodle-like art style.

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Cora rebrand by Mother Design finds the comfort in menstrual care and wellness

Creative Boom

Cora , the leading US brand for period care and wellness, has teamed up with Mother Design to craft a new identity that puts inclusivity and comfort front and centre. With a bold look and personal tone, the rebrand taps into feelings of self-care and pride. Since launching in 2016, it has firmly established itself in the natural period care sector with abundant product choices.

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Wordle is a masterclass in product design simplicity

UX Collective

Some of the most fun I’ve had this year is playing Wordle with my friends and family. But I’m a product designer and a programmer, so as I played, I couldn’t help but notice some strange things about how it was constructed. I was right in the middle of making my own product School Morning Routine , so I was very interested to see what I could learn from Wordle.

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Pantone Matching System: A Guide for Designers

Inkbot Design

Pantone Matching System: A Guide for Designers. Pantone is an industry leader in colour psychology and has been for decades. As the first colour system to ever gain widespread acceptance, the Pantone Matching System has played a significant role in shaping the colours used for everything from fashion and interior design to photography and film. If you’re running a digital marketing agency, you’ll know the importance of matching colours and fonts across multiple platforms.

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“If I’m not having fun, I scrap it”: Emma Bers on the joys of using Play-Doh to make posters

Its Nice That

This Chicago-based graphic designer taught herself how to use Photoshop over lockdown, and just two years later her colourful, juicy, type-filled posters are going down a storm.

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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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The Design Milk Twenty for 420 Roundup

Design Milk

The history behind the holiday associated with April 20th is hazy at best , but the national holiday in celebration of cannabis culture has undeniably outgrown its stoner origins to become increasingly a mainstream affair. And unsurprisingly so. With more states across the nation every year legalizing THC, CBD, and/or combinations for medicinal or recreational use, there are countless ways to enjoy the plant material’s benefits without even ever lighting up: salves, tinctures, beverages, g

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Neugen Font by Minor Praxis

We And The Color

Neugen, a new font inspired by good old vintage movies and theater display design. This extremely condensed typeface was designed and published by Minor Praxis. It is a great choice for striking headlines as well as large prints, posters, etc. Neugen’s strong expression can be matched with basic sans serif fonts to create a more casual and modern look.

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20+ Monogram Fonts For Monogram Logos

Graphic Design Junction

Creative monogram fonts specially designed for creating stunning monogram logos in no time. Monogram fonts includes regular and bold with uppercase and lower uppercase characters. The fonts have endless options to create high quality professional monograms. For a successful monogram, you simply have to type an uppercase letter and a lower uppercase letter, and you will have an outstanding monogram.

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Fire Erupts From a Gigantic Fantastical Dragon-Horse Designed and Operated by La Machine

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Photo © Emmanuel Bourgeau. All images courtesy of La Machine, shared with permission. The street theater group known as La Machine revived one of its legendary beasts for an ongoing show in Toulouse. “Long Ma,” an enormous dragon-horse hybrid weighing 45 tons and standing 11 meters tall, was originally unleashed in Beijing in 2014 and now joins a minotaur and gigantic spider for an ongoing exhibition at La Halle in the French city.

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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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Prototyping: you’re halfway there

UX Collective

The journey to great ideas passes through many steps in the design process. I recently gave a guest lecture on Prototyping in Scott Witthoft ’s Furniture Experiments class at the University of Texas School of Design and Creative Technologies. I gathered together some of my past work to share stories of lessons I’ve learned (mostly the hard way) in the past few years.

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It’s A Grind: Nike Shoes Get Upcycled Into Noise-Dampening Baffles

Design Milk

Nike has always turned heads for its iconic footwear, but never like this before. In an ingenious partnership between Nike Grind (Nike’s global sustainability program) and Kirei (maker of innovative and eco-friendly materials for interiors), product designer for both companies Michael DiTullo has created an acoustic solution called the Air Baffle that’s made from Nike’s manufacturing scraps and end-of-life footwear.

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Talisman brings posters to life for Everyman theatre’s 30th anniversary, with subtly animated “easter eggs”

Its Nice That

To deliver a poster series and an anniversary print identity, Talisman studio pushes the boundary between a poster, a film and an animation.

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Dims. + Dusen Dusen Remix the Cleo Chair + Eave Desk

Design Milk

With their first collaboration a raging success that sold out within an hour, Dims. and Dusen Dusen have joined forces again. This go around, Ellen Van Dusen reimagined Dims.’ Cleo Chair and Eave Desk as the limited-edition Ogle My Office collection. This collaboration is even brighter than the first, as the two rethought how to make working from home more fun and creative.

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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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UNI Brand Identity

Mindsparkle Mag

UNI is the name of this design studio, and Eunice Su hopes to create a “sustainable” design. The brand’s belief is “starting from daily life, improving with small objects as a unit to change people’s life.” The design strategy revolves around the four core values of the brand: unit, balance, aesthetics, and exploration.

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Assembly Curated: Bringing Fine Art Photography Into the NFT Space

Feature Shoot

Dog Days, Bogotá #2 by Alec Soth , owned by @1centWhale. “Alec Soth’s Dog Days, Bogotá may not be his most famous project, but it’s one of the most honest and true to him as an artist,” Shane Lavalette and Ashlyn Davis Burns, the co-founders of the gallery, creative studio, and agency Assembly Curated , tell me. “It’s his most personal body of work, and a beautiful story.” Soth originally made the photographs in 2002, the year he adopted his ba

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Solbake Identity

Mindsparkle Mag

After a yummy Tuesdah journal, we’re back with a brand new bakery identity we came across after finishing the last Top 10 edition. Solbake’s branding design belongs to designer and art director Lung-Hao Chiang. . The visual concept of Solbake’s brand identity originates from the fermentation of dough, bread, and the rising sun. The identity design aims for customers to remember the smell of freshly baked bread, its warmness, and sunshine, which is crucial for the fermentation

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Top 10 SEO Tips to Boost Your Google Rankings

Inkbot Design

Top 10 SEO Tips to Boost Your Google Rankings. Ranking number one in Google search for a keyword or phrase is a fantastic feeling for any business, especially when free. But it doesn’t come easy, and it takes work. SEO ( Search Engine Optimisation ) is an integral part of internet marketing. A business with a website needs to be optimised so that the search engines will find the page.

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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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Studio Null

Mindsparkle Mag

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Work From Shed: The garden office has never looked so appealing in this tribute to homeworking

Creative Boom

Holloway Lightbox - John Holloway Photography. As remote working is well and truly here to stay, you might want to swap your humble dining room table for something a little more permanent. To get inspired, a new book by Hoxton Mini Press reveals some of the world's most extraordinary garden offices, not just from leading architects but from the people who rolled their sleeves up and built their own.

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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.