Fri.Sep 27, 2024

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“Odyssey” by Photographer Pauline Köhlen

Booooooom

A visual exploration of time, space, and self by Rotterdam-based photographer Pauline Köhlen.

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The best magazine covers of all time: Our experts decide

Creative Bloq

With the help of experts in the field, we pick the most outstanding and effective magazine covers ever published.

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5 Modern Table Lamps with Stand-Out Personalities

Azure Magazine

As the daylight hours start to wane, it’s time to cozy up our interiors — and these five modern table lamps cast rooms in just the right light. With expressive materials and compelling forms, each one is crafted to make a statement. 1 Reverse table lamp by Audo With a background in engineering, Danish designer Aleksandar Lazi c brings precision, balance and thoughtful material selection to his body of work – which focuses on creating timeless objects that nod to the past while expressing a

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The Pastille Collection by Emeline Ong Shapes Paper Into High Design

Design Milk

The Pastille Collection by Emeline Ong blends traditional craft techniques with technological advancement to create a brutalist take on adorable design. Like concrete dipped into candy-like colors, these beautiful pieces are handmade through a labor-intensive process, utilizing paper pulp mixed with a composite. This mixture is tamped into various molds and allowed to dry, creating unique ridges based on where the plates meet.

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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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Breathtaking Minimalist Illustrations by XNJ

Design You Trust

XNJ, an artist from Shenzhen, China, creates delicate illustrations featuring soft pastel shades, subtle gradients, and exquisite transparency effects, giving the works an ethereal, dreamlike quality, with minimalist depictions of female forms that emphasize elegance and tranquility. “This group of illustrations is inspired by ancient Chinese poems, like poetry, with concise visual elements and subtle expressions to resonate with people, expressing the fullness of emotions and rich imagery

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Download Vector Graphics Inspired by Brutalism and Postmodern Art

We And The Color

This Vector Graphics Collection is a Fusion of Brutalism and Postmodern Art Max_776’s huge vector graphics collection is a compelling exploration of Brutalism and Postmodern Art, offering a versatile toolkit for contemporary designers. This set demonstrates a masterful synthesis of minimalism, geometric abstraction, and architectural rigidity, elements often associated with Brutalism, while also integrating the playfulness and eclecticism typical of Postmodern aesthetics.

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Jessica Drenk Transforms Thousands of Pencils into Organic Vessels

Colossal

Undulating, organic sculptures emerge from thousands of drawing utensils in Jessica Drenk ’s ongoing Implements series. Fascinated by the aesthetics and behavior of multiples of mass-produced objects, the artist ( previously ) chose pencils because of their stackable shape and “the thought that, if I sanded them, I could make a sculpture that drew on itself in the making: sandpaper would smear the graphite while the piece was being shaped,” she tells Colossal.

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Designers have scathing opinions on the new Aeroméxico logo

Creative Bloq

The eagle has departed?

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Drippy, Feathery, and Spiny Growths Spring from Hannes Hummels’ Otherworldly Flowers

Colossal

Cologne-based artist and designer Hannes Hummel has long been interested in the intersection of digital tools and nature. Previously collaborating on an elaborate collection of artificial specimens , Hummel’s latest project pushes the boundaries of floral design to a bizarrely beautiful place. Eighty unearthly botanical renderings comprise Hybrid Species , a vast herbarium of imagined organisms.

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Kiran Inspired Holiday Cards with a Papaya Twist

Press'd

We created these gorgeous New Year cards for our friends at Posh Parties. Our Kiran design inspired the layout. The papaya letterpress is the perfect compliment to the photo and gives a nod to Florida, where posh parties is based. We topped a flood of papaya digital ink with a foil-stamped heart design in pearl shine, creating a tonal effect.

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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 Superb Sculptural Portraits by Alejandro Monge

Design You Trust

Alejandro Monge, a Spanish multidisciplinary artist, creates stunning large-scale sculptures using materials like fiberglass, concrete, and pigments, drawing inspiration from Caravaggio’s chiaroscuro and John Singer Sargent’s refined brushwork to craft debossed faces that seem to emerge from the materials, producing a captivating play of light and shadow.

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The Ultra-Trail Monarque: Where Branding Takes Flight

Abduzeedo

The Ultra-Trail Monarque: Where Branding Takes Flight abduzeedo 0927—24 Discover how the Ultra-Trail Monarque's branding and visual identity capture the essence of its environmental mission, inspiring action and awareness. The Ultra-Trail Monarque isn't just an ultramarathon; it's a powerful movement to protect the monarch butterfly. This 4,500 km race, mirroring the butterfly's migration from Canada to Mexico, needed branding that would resonate with its mission.

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Lindsey Drennan: From Vogue to Canada’s Top Brands

Graphis

Lindsey Drennan, the first international student to intern at Vogue, has redefined commercial and beauty photography. Her. The post Lindsey Drennan: From Vogue to Canada’s Top Brands appeared first on Graphis Blog.

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Graphic-ExchanGE - a selection of graphic projects #wood #interiors

Designspiration

Saved by Fon Kumuro (@fonkumuro).

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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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Photographer James Clifford Kent returns to the maternity ward where his daughter was born

Its Nice That

The photographer sheds light on how he found a balance between focusing on the experience of people giving birth, and capturing the “resilience and passion” of NHS staff.

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3form Unlocks Infinite Acoustic Solutions With High-Res Printed Felt

Design Milk

Is it wall art or is it an acoustic solution? With its latest innovation, 3form makes it hard to tell. Introducing the new high-resolution, high-tech capabilities on acoustic felt, 3form Elements enables commercial designers to explore endless possibilities for sound dampening. This advancement not only enhances acoustics, but transforms plain walls into vibrant, functional art. “At 3form, we never want to limit our own color palette or a designer’s creativity,” reflects Ryan S

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People are "blatantly stealing my work," AI artist complains

Creative Bloq

Controversial competition winner still hopes to copyright his AI art.

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In YoYo Lander’s Dynamic Portraits, Layers of Stained Paper Capture Light and Shadow

Colossal

From individually stained snippets of watercolor paper, YoYo Lander collages elaborate portraits. Each work begins with a photo session during which the artist focuses on capturing the sitter’s unique gestures, poses, and expressions. She then combines the reference images into a singular composition that conveys a particular emotion or experience. “Kara” In a recent body of work, Lander dresses her sitters in the same green sweater, the kindred knit signifying personal and col

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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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Picayune Dreams scoops top honors at the GameMaker Awards 2024

Creative Bloq

The unique roguelike triumphed amid an impressive short list.

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Hurricane categories, visually explained

FlowingData

As Hurricane Helene approached Florida, it grew from a tropical storm to a Category 4 hurricane. What does that mean? Amudalat Ajasa, Aaron Steckelberg, and Julie Hoban, reporting for The Washington Post, illustrate the hurricane categories with an animated model that starts peacefully and then suffers through each level. As a Californian, I’m more familiar with earthquakes and wildfires, so this was helpful.

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Casas de Eufemia (Casu Residence) by Belen Ilarri Studio — Thisispaper

This is Paper

Casas de Eufemia, designed by Belén Ilarri, transforms a former winery in a small village near Requena into a modern residence. The project thoughtfully balances contemporary living requirements with the preservation of the building’s original character.

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Dove vs. Greenpeace: What This Campaign Teaches Us About Brand Purpose and Reputation

The Branding Journal

As Dove celebrates the 20th anniversary of its iconic Real Beauty campaign, a dark cloud looms over the brand. Greenpeace, through a new impactful campaign, highlights the negative environmental impact of the brand, creating a contrast with its image as a promoter of responsible beauty.

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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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Best Tools for Recovering Lost Data on an iPhone

HONGKIAT

We’ve all probably been there – losing important data on your iPhone can feel like a disaster, especially if you didn’t back up your iPhone. But don’t panic just yet! There’s still hope for recovering those precious videos, photos, and chat histories. Here’s a list of some of the best iPhone recovery tools you can download to help you get your lost data back. 1.

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Who needs Prime Day? There are already record low prices on MacBooks

Creative Bloq

Save up to $600 on an M3 Max MacBook Pro.

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How to Sync Your iPhone with iCloud

HONGKIAT

Your phone holds all the most important things in your life – precious memories in the form of photos and videos, important chats and conversations, documents, etc. So it goes without saying that it’s a must to enable syncing with iCloud, so everything gets backed up in Apple’s cloud. If you’re not currently using Apple’s iCloud to sync and store your data, you might want to start doing it already.

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20 days of emotional blackmail from Duolingo

UX Collective

Is the owl really as evil as they say?

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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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How to Sync Your iPhone with iCloud

HONGKIAT

Your phone holds all the most important things in your life – precious memories in the form of photos and videos, important chats and conversations, documents, etc. So it goes without saying that it’s a must to enable syncing with iCloud, so everything gets backed up in Apple’s cloud. If you’re not currently using Apple’s iCloud to sync and store your data, you might want to start doing it already.

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How to Create a Killer Brand Guide (With Examples)

Inkbot Design

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Trash balloons released by North Korea landing in South Korea

FlowingData

North Korea has been releasing thousands of trash bags into the air with balloons to land in South Korea. The bags in the air disrupt flight traffic and land in random places and on people. Reuters explains the trash , where it’s coming from, where it’s landing, and the annoyance of having bags of garbage floating over you. I like how the story leads with floating trash balloons as you scroll.

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How to Create Authentic Content That Actually Converts

Inkbot Design

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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.