Fri.Mar 13, 2020

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50 Modern Landing Page Design Concepts

Graphic Design Junction

Modern concepts of landing pages or web pages design for website and mobile website. Landing page is the key of any website when people land by clicking link on search engine or by social media. This is an important page of any website and mostly is a direct sales copy. It is often similar to the advertisement of the product or service that is on offering.

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290+ Free Photo Overlays for Photographers

SpeckyBoy

Adding an overlay to your photos will enhance any image, whether a portrait or a terrific sunset photo. Luckily, you don’t have to spend hours trying to recreate a particular overlay effect from scratch every time you want to edit a photo. In this post, we’ve gathered over 290 free photo overlays that you can use in your photo-editing process and transform into works of art.

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Amazing Underwater Photographs Capture the World’s Only Known Pink Manta Ray

Colossal

All images © Kristian Laine , shared with permission. Australia-based photographer Kristian Laine recently got a glimpse at a particularly special underwater creature: the world’s only known pink manta ray. Spanning about 11 feet and nicknamed Inspector Clouseau after The Pink Panther , the aquatic animal lives near Lady Elliot Island, which is part of the Great Barrier Reef.

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Artist Spotlight: Charlotte Trounce

Booooooom

London-based illustrator Charlotte Trounce. Charlotte Trounce’s Website. Charlotte Trounce on Instagram.

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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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Beginner’s Guide: 9 Steps to Build Your First Website From Scratch

Noupe

Are you looking forward to building a website from scratch, and yet you don’t exactly know how? Well, you’ve come to the right place! It doesn’t matter if you wanted to start a blog or create a website for your business. Setting up a site is much easier than you think. In this post, we’ll walk you through the nine steps on how to build your first website from scratch: Register a domain.

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Mammal Photographer Of The Year 2020 Contest Gives Top Prize To Urban Fox Photo

Design You Trust

A curious fox, a posing seal and a rolling hare are just some of the winning pics from amateur photo competition, Mammal Photographer of the Year. Roger Cox/Mammal Photographer of the Year 2020 This snap of a daring fox on a car windscreen won the main prize. It was taken by Roger Cox from London and it’s called Foxhall Zafira after the Vauxhall car the fox had jumped onto!

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Weekly News for Designers ? 531

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Insanely fast redesign exercises – Learn how to grow as a UI designer the quick (but not the easy) way. CSS-only fluid modular type scales – Create a type scale that sizes perfectly on both large and small screens. Why Wrangling User Data in WordPress Can Be a Nightmare – User data can be stored in multiple places. Putting it all together can be difficult.

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Artists Respond to the Coronavirus Outbreak by Flooding Social Media with a Japanese Yokai Said to Ward Off Epidemics

Colossal

Edo-era engraving from Kyoto University Main Library, Kyoto University. A Japanese legend dating back to the 1800s has been resurfacing across social media recently because of its tie to staving off epidemics. A three-legged mermaid or merman with long hair and beak, the Amabie falls within the tradition of the y?kai —which is a supernatural monster or spirit in Japanese culture— and is said to have appeared from the waters near Kumamoto.

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Noted: New Logo and Packaging for Seven Bro7hers by Creative Spark

Under Consideration / Brand

“Stairway to Seven”. (Est. 2014) " Seven Bro7hers Brewing Co. is a new-age, craft beer, brewery, based in Salford, Manchester. We produce incredible tasting beers, backed by a real story. The business was founded by 7 brothers from various professional backgrounds, with one unified goal: to bring beers to market with soul and substance - made with passion and honesty.

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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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Human Backbones and Lotus Leaves Inspire Structural Furniture by Mán-Mán Studio

Colossal

“33 Step Tail Chair” (2016), brass, 31.5 x 25.6 x 32.7 inches. All images © Mán-Mán Studio. Designers Daishi Luo and Zhipeng Tan of Mán-Mán Studio have ensured the stability of otherwise impermanent objects, like delicate lotuses and the human spine. Manipulating copper and brass, the pair conceives of tall spinal chairs with pelvis seats and other stools and tables mimicking the tops of lotus pads.

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Reviewed: Friday Likes 321: From Unifikat, Freytag Anderson, and Red Antler

Under Consideration / Brand

“From Unifikat, Freytag Anderson, and Red Antler”. A little bit of everything from everywhere this week, with work from Warsaw, Glasgow, and Brooklyn. Paraiso Marbella by Unifikat. I usually don't include a project in Friday Likes if the client has no online presence -- it usually means a project is being presented as real when it isn't -- so when I couldn't find a link for this client I reached out to Warsaw, Poland-based Unifikat to inquire.

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Amazon’s Sci-Fi Drama Series “Tales From The Loop” Gets A Posters Created By Simon Stålenhag

Design You Trust

Amazon Prime Video has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming sci-fi drama series Tales from the Loop. Inspired by Simon Stålenhag’s narrative art book of the same name, it stars Rebecca Hall, Jonathan Pryce, Paul Schneider, Daniel Zolghadri, and Duncan Joiner. Inspired by the wondrous paintings of Simon Stålenhag (previously). Source.

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Shota Nakamura’s colourful works are inspired by his love and awareness of environmentalism

Its Nice That

Birds, trees, flowers and animals take centre stage in the works of this Japan-born and Berlin-based artist.

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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 Spotlight: Pascual Martínez & Vincent Sáez

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Documenting the now

Creative Review

A lack of commissioners and outlets for documentary photography has meant that our habit of recording everyday life has diminished. Yet a regular supply of indie mags and Instagram accounts are keeping the medium alive: here, we examine a changing scene. The post Documenting the now appeared first on Creative Review.

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Geran Knoll gets a little obsessive over elements in his work

Its Nice That

Following the release of a highly intricate zine with publisher Nieves, the illustrator talks us through how he’s made such a delicate book with just a pencil and paper.

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The Architectural World Through Alan Karchmer’s Lens

Azure Magazine

Update: In light of COVID-19, the National Building Museum has postponed its post-renovation opening and this exhibition until the end of April. Last year, the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., announced that American architectural photographer Alan Karchmer had donated his professional archives to the institution. The bequest was a boon: For the past four decades, Karchmer has been photographing the works of famous architects – including Tadao Ando, Santiago Calatrava, Morphosis and

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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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Ben Mendelewicz’ latest book brings together suffocating stories with a “no way out kinda plot”

Its Nice That

The illustrator embraces “aggressive Photoshopping” and stock photos in his dystopian stories.

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Craft Your Future: A Discussion with Artist Craig Black

Shillington

Join artist, designer and friend of Shillington Craig Black in a discussion about developing a career in the creative world! In his talk, Craig tells the story of his career so far—spanning from professional football player to independent designer, sharing how it has shaped him and what he has learned along the way. Craig dives deep into how he got his business up and running with no financial safety net.

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Christoph Niemann and Paul Smith muse on modern life in new sportswear collaboration

Its Nice That

With all the heartwarming charm you’d expect from the Berlin-based illustrator, the collection riffs on the everyday details of life and travel.

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Graphis Master Tim O’Brien (US) Creates Classic and Impactful Illustrations

Graphis

Tim O’Brien is an American illustrator and portrait painter who has been praised for his quirky artwork and depiction of pop-culture and historical/political events. Tim has received multiple awards and recognition from the Society of Illustrators, (becoming the President of the organization in 2014), Communication Arts Magazine, Graphis, Print, and the Art Directors Club.

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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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Part fashion film and part documentary, Nobu is a stylised portrait of a Japanese immigrant

Its Nice That

Lisa Konno’s collection was inspired by her father, a first generation immigrant to the Netherlands.

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How to Collaborate With YouTube Influencers to Grow your Business

Noupe

YouTube is one of the biggest social media platforms, with over 2 billion monthly active users, second only to Facebook. Additionally, nearly 81% of 15-to-25-year-olds in the US use YouTube, and about 58% of people above the age of 56 years use it too. This makes it a great platform for brands to reach out to their target audiences. However, building your reputation and subscriber base on YouTube is quite challenging due to the humongous number of videos that are uploaded onto the platform daily

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Educational Insights Makes Packaging Part Of Play With Bolt Buddies Line

The Die Line

The packaging is not only an added element of play, but it also serves as storage for all the included pieces once playtime is over. Though, when it comes to getting your kids to clean up, may the odds be ever in your favor.

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Twitter offers advice for brands during the Covid-19 outbreak

Creative Review

With Covid-19 dominating headlines and conversations around the world, it is inevitable that brands might want to send messages to their customers and followers on the topic as the situation unfolds. To help with this, Twitter has set out a blog post with useful advice on how companies and marketers might go about this. The text is obviously geared towards how brands will communicate on Twitter itself, but includes sage advice that is relevant for all communication channels.

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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.