Six Leaf Design
MARCH 17, 2020
This month I’m starting a new series to help explain some of the common terms that I use everyday as a graphic designer, but that may not be as commonly known to others. I’ve found myself answering questions about these more than a few times, so I thought it might be helpful to start defining some of these terms that I commonly use when talking with clients.
Under Consideration / Brand
MARCH 17, 2020
“Join the Inner Circle”. Established in 2016, Inner West Council is a local government area located in, as its name implies, the inner western region of (not implied) Sydney, Australia. The new council incorporates the former local government areas of Marrickville, Leichhardt, and Ashfield into a 14-square-mile (35-square-kilometer) area that is home to 195,000 residents that make up a "uniquely creative community with vibrant and diverse neighbourhoods living side-by-side in harmony".
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Colossal
MARCH 17, 2020
As many of us are stuck at home the next few weeks due to the ongoing threat of coronavirus, Colossal aims to help fill the hours both productively—and unproductively—with some fun lists of activities: think art podcasts, animated shorts, online classes, our favorite art documentaries streaming now, and a few great new books. So log off Twitter, block the news for a few hours, and distract yourself from the ebb and flow of global anxiety.
Design Roast
MARCH 17, 2020
The Olympics trace back to Ancient Greece, where they took the form of athletic festivals. Most of the games were athletic, but there were also combat games and chariot races. The iconic Olympic rings aren’t quite as old, dating back to 1913 when they first showed up. The symbol used by the Olympics is five [.]. The post The Best Olympic Logos appeared first on Design Roast.
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
Colossal
MARCH 17, 2020
All images © Nicole McLaughlin. Nicole McLaughlin ( previously ) ensures she always has a snack at her fingertips—or stashed in a puffy vest or lining the top of her sandals. The former Reebok graphic designer creates upcycled clothing, footwear, and household items from pouches of gummy candy, old fleece jackets, and even inflated bags of popcorn. Often prominently displaying logos, McLaughlin’s projects provide a humorous take on branding and fashion trends.
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Design You Trust
MARCH 17, 2020
California, 1918. The 1918 Spanish flu killed up to 50 million people around the world and has been called “the mother of all pandemics”. Between 1918 and 1919, an outbreak of influenza spread rapidly across the world, and killed more than 50 million—and possibly as many as 100 million—people within 15 months. The speed of the pandemic was shocking; the numbers of dead bodies overwhelmed hospitals.
Juxapoz Magazine
MARCH 17, 2020
HuskMitNavn is one of the best follows on IG if you love interactive illustration and a little play. We have featured him often over the years, and the Danish painter was part of our Juxtapoz Black & White book and show in 2019. The artist just released a free "Do-it-Yourself" drawing that touches on the wide-rangning global community impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Brown Paper Bag
MARCH 17, 2020
This post contains some affiliate links. If you make a purchase, Brown Paper Bag may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more here. Remember, all this week I’m sharing creative products from small makers. Now in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, they need our support. At the very least, become a fan of their work! Follow them on Instagram. Favorite their shop on Etsy.
Its Nice That
MARCH 17, 2020
Francesco Valtolina and Kevin Pedron talk us through their recent redesign of the highly regarded Mousse Magazine and shed light on their design ethos.
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Abduzeedo
MARCH 17, 2020
The Emphasis of Illustrations in Product Design. AoiroStudio Mar 18, 2020 It's not common to know that illustrations have somehow redefined the modern days of web/product design. When you are building interfaces, it's should part of the design process to help emphasize the message for any service, software, hardware or well provided by the brand or company.
Its Nice That
MARCH 17, 2020
We catch up with the artist and illustrator who was previously one of our Graduates , and Jackson tells us about how being busy has altered his artistic approach.
Design You Trust
MARCH 17, 2020
Anthropocentrism is the philosophy that man is the center of the world. It is this theory that Liz Sexton fights through her hybrid creatures. The artist spends several weeks designing masks of foxes, owls and other wild animals in papier mache, which are then worn by humans. These hybrid creatures are then placed in unnatural environments (a rat near the metro lines or a porcupine fish out of the.
Design Week
MARCH 17, 2020
Looking to inspire an awakening of national pride and superiority, the leaders of the post-revolution Soviet Union found the answer to their problem in the relatively obscure work of scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. As early as 1903, Tsiolkovsky, who worked as a teacher on the outskirts of the western Russian town of Kaluga, had calculated a velocity required to take a spacecraft into orbit around the Earth using liquid oxygen and hydrogen as fuel.
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.
Design You Trust
MARCH 17, 2020
Each week, ICS D illustrates one international news. A fern able to take selfies, the possibility for women to access to command posts in the Indian army, the legalization of the cannabis growing for personal use in Italy… Since October 2019, this artistic director and illustrator based in Bucharest, Romania, dissects the news around the world in order to illustrate the “news that can’t be.
Communication Arts
MARCH 17, 2020
Typography and color do the heavy lifting in this flexible identity system for grocery brand YEMA’s broad packaging line.
Illustration Art
MARCH 17, 2020
Dan Zimmer at The Illustrated Press has just released an excellent new book on the legendary Stanley Meltzoff. Meltzoff was unique among illustrators. A fierce intellectual, he wrote a 400 page, carefully researched book entitled Botticelli, Signorelli and Savonarola; Theologica Poetica from Boccaccio to Poliziano for Biblioteca Di Lettre Italiae Studi E Testi XXXIII.
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Design Week
MARCH 17, 2020
The Plumstead Centre, located in the London borough of Greenwich, has been given a new visual identity by SEA studio. The London-based studio is responsible for the centre’s identity, exterior and interior signage as well as a wayfinding system. It has been unveiled with the reopening of the building, which was recently refurbished by architects HawkinsBrown.
Its Nice That
MARCH 17, 2020
Take a dip into the weird and wonderful imagination of Sophie Koko Gate and her latest (and most gnarly) animation creations.
Noupe
MARCH 17, 2020
Content access levels refer to sets of content permission allowing you to decide which content your members could or couldn’t see. It helps deliver premium content to your members and customers easily. You can also ask users to pay and upgrade their member levels to view restricted content. Membership plugins instantly come to mind when you seek out a WordPress access levels solution.
The Die Line
MARCH 17, 2020
In response to a growing demand for more sustainable alternatives to single-use hotel guest toiletries packaged in plastic, Hotel Emporium, a direct manufacturer of hotel amenities, developed a series of bath products packaged in compostable, plastic-free containers called Eco Pod.
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Trendland
MARCH 17, 2020
Five years ago, we introduced you to the beguiling series, ‘The Secret Lives of Fruits and Vegetables‘ by photographer Maciek Jasik who took a step back from his familiar realm of portraiture to explore still life. Punctured and perforated, the aforementioned fruits and vegetables spill tendrils of colored smoke from their bodies. You can now read more about his concept and process on the gestalten journal. www.maciekjasik.com www.gestalten.com.
Its Nice That
MARCH 17, 2020
While not defined by an aesthetic, Wedge’s projects are recognisable through their use of colour, detail and a sense of familiarity, even when something is entirely new.
Trendland
MARCH 17, 2020
Lisbon is a year-round destination. The weather helps: rarely too hot or cold. But also, for all it has to offer – great historical depth, exciting gastronomic scene, and a multicultural art heritage mixing African, Brazilian and European rhythms and concepts to feed one’s cultural fix. The beaches, castles, palaces and other historic monuments. The contemporary design that you will find in graffiti street walls, to modern buildings and interiors combining vintage with the latest designer pieces
The Die Line
MARCH 17, 2020
Here are our favorite packaging winners from the 2020 iF Design Awards.
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