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4 Ways Marketing and Customer Service Can Work Together

Noupe

In 2020, cross-departmental collaboration is not optional anymore. It is a necessity for any small business wanting to provide consistent and user-oriented customer experiences. One such example is the collaboration between your marketing and customer support teams. In this article, you will learn how they can work together to improve user experiences, boost sales, and deliver better results. 1.

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Futuristic Neon 3D Letters for Access All Areas Members

Spoon Graphics

Access All Areas have a really cool collection of 3D letter graphics to download this week, courtesy of Dealjumbo. This futuristic neon lettering set contains A-Z characters constructed with detailed blue neon tubes within a dark letter frame. Each letter is supplied as a 3000x3000px PNG image with a transparent background, so you can easily lay out the letters to display any wording you require.

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Weekly News for Designers ? 558

Speckyboy Design Magazine

The 12 Best Double Exposure Effect Photoshop Action Sets – Create incredible photo effects in no time with this collection of Photoshop actions. UX Design for Navigation Menus – A look at the principles of navigation design and providing the best possible experience. Parsel – Download this tiny, permissive CSS selector parser. Write fewer media queries with the clamp() CSS function – Use this handy technique to specify minimum and maximum values for things like font size and padding.

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Graphic Design No. 11, 1963

BP&O

Text by Richard Baird. “Graphic Design” / ?????????? was a monthly magazine from Diamond that moved between the flourishing practice of graphic design (commercial art) and more broadly, visual culture (historical and of the present) both nationally in Japan and internationally. The magazine was distinctive in its proportionality (nearly square), and in its mix of papers.

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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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Rich Portraits Illustrated by Uli Kno?rzer Capture Subjects’ Idiosyncrasies through Colored Pencil

Colossal

All images © Uli Kno?rzer, shared with permission. Fascinated by the transient expressions and feelings of his subjects, Uli Kno?rzer attempts to capture a moment in time. The Berlin-based illustrator draws richly detailed portraits that are simultaneously revealing and elusive. By positioning each subject against a solid backdrop, Kno?rzer eliminates the contexts that inspire their particular looks and moods. “Because a tilt of the head and look to the side or a smirk could be just that b

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A Plant Overruns an Incredibly Intricate Cardboard Universe for Robots by Greg Olijnyk

Colossal

All images © Greg Olijnyk, by Griffin Simm , shared with permission. Until now, Greg Olijnyk ’s cardboard robots have been poised for adventure, whether perched on a speed bike or sailing an undulating sea. His meticulously crafted universe, though, has taken an eerie and slightly dystopic turn. The Melbourne-based artist presents fully articulate robots lying on an operating table and attempting to wrangle an aloe plant bound to a cage.

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Creative Spark brand hospitality app Peazi with “northern charm”

Design Week

Manchester-based design studio Creative Spark has created the “vibrant” branding for recently-launched hospitality app Peazi. Peazi has been created in an attempt to maintain social distancing measures as restaurants begin to serve customers once more post-lockdown (though measures are being changed often). [link]. Customers can scan a QR code at each table to view menus.

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How to Use Swashes in Fonts

Tuts Plus

Have you ever noticed that twisty curl at the end of a character? That's called a swash. In this quick tip tutorial, we take a look at what they are and how to use swashes in fonts. First, we'll define swashes in fonts and look at their origin, and then we'll move on to see how to use swashes in fonts and discover some of the best script fonts with swashes.

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Soul Seasons Has Timeless Minimalism and a Contemporary Brand Identity

The Die Line

Soul Seasons’ collections are inspired by life’s beauty, in its diversity and intricate details, expressed in ephemeral manifestations or through a sense of timelessness.

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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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How To Reclaim Unused Spaces

Old Brand New

Sponsored by The Home Depot We’re helping my good friend Ryan reclaim his dining room with some help from HomeDepot.com/decor. I say this with love, but he is a bit of a hoarder and like many people (myself included), so he can have a tough time parting ways with objects. By transforming his cluttered space into a colorful place to entertain, we were able to reframe his idea of how to honor his belongings.

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Out Now: The 10th Annual AZ Awards Issue

Azure Magazine

When AZURE launched the AZ Awards back in 2011, more than 600 submissions from 25 countries poured in for consideration. Flash forward to this year — the 10th anniversary of the competition, which honours the best in global architecture, design, concepts and more — and a record 1,200-plus projects from nearly 50 nations were submitted, suggesting just how much the AZ Awards has grown in impact, scope and stature.

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Museums Association’s visual update balances heritage and activism

Design Week

Studio Output has created a new visual identity for Museums Association (MA) which seeks to evolve the campaigning members organisation. The London-based studio’s work also includes a new digital platform for the cultural organisation as well as an update to its editorial branch, Museums Journal. “Not part of the modern landscape” [link].

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This Lithuanian Woman Has The Greatest Facebook Profile Pictures Ever

Design You Trust

Lina Slizauskiene from Lithuania has the most extraordinary Facebook profile we have ever seen. Her photos are so horribly photoshopped, that they’re actually kind of impressive. More: Facebook. Source.

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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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“Mirror Portraits” by Photographer Matthew Morrocco

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Japanese Artist’s Puzzling “Spot the Killer” Murder Mystery Has Net Baffled

Design You Trust

Japanese illustrator Shida has a talent for dark and thought-provoking artwork that has just enough detail combined with an air of mystery that invites you to fill in the blanks by imagining a story to go along with it. That’s probably a big reason why Shida has been able to befuddle so many with a simple question accompanying a murder-mystery themed illustration: “Who killed that girl with the.

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7 of the Best Creative Products to Illustrate Your Life This Week

Brown Paper Bag

This post contains some affiliate links. If you make a purchase, Brown Paper Bag may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more here. 1. Arizona Midnight Face Mask by Link Collective. 2. Wildflower Scout Boot by Rifle Paper Co x Keds. 3. Flying Bat Hanging Planter by Tramai Ceramics. 4. Marble Finish Vase by Extra&ordinary. 5. Soft Dachshund Toy by Chaumiere Oiseau. 6.

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Street Artist Uses Traditional Persian Rugs As Canvas To Spray-Paint Female Portraits

Design You Trust

Mateo is a french artist based in Montreal. He is best known for his baroque street art inspired by ornaments from around the world, as well as for his striking oriental carpet paintings, resulting in a mix of urban art with the heritage of ancient cultures. More: Mateo, Instagram, Facebook h/t: boredpanda The art of Mateo questions the perception and impact of traditional and ancient wisdom in.

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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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Exposure: Lindley Warren Mickunas

Creative Review

In the latest edition of the Exposure column, art director Gem Fletcher profiles Lindley Warren Mickunas, whose photography speaks to the chaotic, awkward and even occasionally claustrophobic nature of the maternal bond. The post Exposure: Lindley Warren Mickunas appeared first on Creative Review.

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This Dude Keeps Protesting Annoying Everyday Things With Funny Signs

Design You Trust

“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything,” states the description on Dude With Sign’s Instagram account. And the guy means it. He stands for free guacamole, more chips than air in the bag, making it illegal to charge $15 for a bowl of lettuce, or honking as soon as the light turns green, and these are just a handful of things Dude has been protesting for.

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A Decade of the AZ Awards

Azure Magazine

When the AZ Awards were launched in 2011 , more than 600 submissions from 25 countries poured in for consideration — not a bad showing for a brand-new undertaking. Flash forward to today and the numbers are even more impressive: This year, more than 1,200 projects from nearly 50 countries were submitted for evaluation, the winners placing in a total of 20 categories (up from 14 a decade ago).

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Sustainable Packaging: Is AR The Solution We Have Been Looking For?

The Die Line

When AR gets used to its full effect, it can offer the creative answer to some critical strategic principles, particularly when it comes to sustainability.

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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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A new photo book is documenting African surf culture

Creative Review

Traditionally surf culture has been dominated by the image of the blue-eyed and blonde-haired beach bum. In reality, the sport’s history is much more nuanced. African surf brand Mami Wata is looking to change the narrative around the sport with its new project, a Kickstarter for the first book to comprehensively document and celebrate surfing and surf culture in Africa.

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V&A announces new digital database providing access to Glastonbury Festival archive

Its Nice That

The new archive has been funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and will increase public, digital access to the Festival’s history.

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It’s architecture … but for dogs

Creative Review

The Architecture For Dogs initiative has been running for some time now, originally set up by Muji creative director Kenya Hara. It was launched eight years ago as an open-source set of designs, created by various architects and designers but available for anyone to download and make. Now, the 16 designs are coming to London for the first time, as part of an exhibition hosted by Japan House London – where Hara is also chief creative director.

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Bees Encase Raw-Material Embroideries with Honeycomb in New Encaustic Works by Ava Roth

Colossal

“Falling Horsehair, Gold #2,” encaustic, Japanese tissue, horse hair and thread in embroidery hoop, embedded in honeycomb, custom double length Langstroth hive frame, 19”x 9.5 inches. All images © Ava Roth, shared with permission. When Ava Roth adds the last stitch grasping horsehair or porcupine quills to her embroidered artworks, she passes the fibrous material on to her black-and-yellow counterparts.

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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.