Creative Market

JUNE 22, 2021

With the peak of summer arriving and a year and a half of lockdowns behind us, the thought of escaping to a beautiful beach, kicking back with a cold drink, and taking in some sun is something that many of us have been anticipating for longer than we would have hoped. The coast has always had a special place in the hearts of many many people around the world, and while actually visiting a beach this year still might not be a possibility for everyone, we wanted to explore and celebrate some beaut

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SpeckyBoy

JUNE 22, 2021

When it comes to increasing performance, web designers leave no stone unturned. After all, every kilobyte we can shave off of a page’s load time will make for a better user experience. Images are an area of primary concern. Even basic optimization techniques can mean better performance. But with the advent of Google’s Core Web Vitals , designers are scrambling to squeeze out every bit of overhead while trying to maintain quality.

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HONGKIAT

JUNE 22, 2021

Love taking selfies but wish you don’t have to fall back on Photoshop so much? Let’s face it, we all want to look good on our profile pictures but a pimply complexion, dry skin, a hair out of place, red eyes, or just bad lighting can really mess up an otherwise perfect-for-sharing picture. Rather than depend on photo filters so much, why not use these handy smartphone apps that can give you a quick makeover for a flawless complexion and surgery-free enhancements.

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Graphic Design Junction

JUNE 22, 2021

4th of July Flyer Templates for Photoshop & Illustrator. Fully editable and customizable 4th July flyers. Perfect to promote your party with creative flyers design. There are 20+ Independence Day Flyer Templates very modern psd flyers that will give the perfect promotion / invitation for your upcoming 4th of July event and party ! All elements are in separate layers and all text is editable!

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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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We And The Color

JUNE 22, 2021

Thomas Yang of 100copies just launched his 48th bicycle printed edition titled, Journey To Zen. Inspired by his passion for cycling and the atmosphere of Japanese Zen gardens, Thomas Yang of 100copies just launched his 48th bicycle printed edition titled, Journey To Zen. Its fluid strokes are created with a bold rake brush to simulate the continuous lines or samon (??

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Eye on Design

JUNE 22, 2021

Name: Gravity. Designer: Robert Janes. Foundry: Dinamo. Release Date: Around October 2021 (though can be downloaded by designers on request in Dinamo’s Early Access section now). Back Story: Dinamo’s type designer and engineer Rob Janes began working on Gravity as soon as he joined the team in Berlin (having moved there from Melbourne) three years ago to take control of the foundry’s tech and production work.

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Abduzeedo

JUNE 22, 2021

Hype&Hyper Magazine Branding. abduzeedo 06.21.21 kissmiklos was commissioned to work for Hype&Hyper new visual identity and printed magazine design. HYPE&HYPER is a design and lifestyle magazine covering innovation, urban life and creative ecosystems across Central and Eastern Europe. They made a san serif logotype with a nice '&H' ligature inspired by retro photos and interiors, Central and Eastern European design, that's why the whole identity is based on pastel and vivid colors.

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SpyreStudios

JUNE 22, 2021

Autumn might be the most photogenic season, but summer is everyone’s favorite. It’s a time of year for friends, sunburn, and parties. Stay chill during these dog days of summer with these summer stock photos featuring carnivals, seascapes, cocktails, and kayaks. Follow the links below each image to find their source and see their full resolution.

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Design You Trust

JUNE 22, 2021

A new perspective of Russian urban photography. The idea and implementation belongs to a production studio based in Vladimir. The creators of the project “Lestnica” (“Stairs”) found inspiration in the movie “Inception”. Every photo took tens of hours. More: Instagram h/t: englishrussia.

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Colossal

JUNE 22, 2021

All images © Caroline So?dergren, shared with permission. Formally trained in glassblowing, Stockholm-based artist Caroline So?dergren transfers her experience working with a delicate, fragile material to an ornately illustrated collection of eggshells. She adapts the traditional Ukrainian craft called pysanky , a wax-resist method that involves drawing a design on a clean, empty chicken, turkey, goose, or ostrich egg with hot beeswax.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 22, 2021

Gabriel Carr and Dylan Hatton discuss their collaborative creation, envisioned as “something that could be stained with coffee rings on your dad’s dresser,” now in its fourth issue.

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Design You Trust

JUNE 22, 2021

Lisa Aisato is a well-known artist and author for children’s books in Norway. Her career started back in 2008 and since then she has released a few of her own books as well as illustrated for other authors too. Her work has also been posted in various publications, magazines, etc. More: Lisa Aisato , Instagram , Facebook. Lisa’s style is very unique: her watercolor-like illustrations convey the simple beauty of life, reminding us of important things such as love, family and friendship.

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Abduzeedo

JUNE 22, 2021

How to make a graphic design portfolio in 15 minutes with Carbonmade. abduzeedo 06.21.21 Designers tend to put off their portfolio until it becomes a big, looming task hanging over their heads. Carbonmade changes that. If the name "Carbonmade" sounds familiar to you, it's because the portfolio builder has been around since 2005 – but it's a completely different tool now.

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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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UX Collective

JUNE 22, 2021

Using multiples of 4 to get more flexibility in your UI Continue reading on UX Collective ».

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Colossal

JUNE 22, 2021

Hendrum, Minnesota. All images © Mitch Dobrowner, shared with permission. Photographer Mitch Dobrowner ( previously ) captures some of nature’s most dramatic and overpowering shows of force in his black-and-white images of storm cells. Living between Los Angeles and Lone Pine, California, Dobrowner often travels throughout the Midwest and Southwest documenting major systems that rage across rural regions.

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Design Milk

JUNE 22, 2021

Happy birthday to us! Our 15th anniversary celebration is underway! Stay tuned for more special 15th anniversary content and fun surprises as our celebration continues! The second designer we’re spotlighting for Design Milk’s 15th Anniversary is Tanya Aguiñiga , a triple threat artist, designer and craftsperson whose work we’ve been covering since 2010. “I actually started as a community activist,” Tanya reminisced, “focusing on migrant rights and border iss

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Mindsparkle Mag

JUNE 22, 2021

DUET is a skincare brand that cares, they bring natural actives into clean formulations with efficacy and safety. Apart from holding the value of vegan and cruelty-free, they create sustainable packaging to love their planet. Listen to your skin, respond with nature is their motto. They asked Studio écru to recreate their visual identity and packaging design, among other things.

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Designspiration

JUNE 22, 2021

Swiss Legacy | Swiss Legacy, by the initiative of Art Director Xavier Encinas, is a blog focused on typography, graphic design and inspirational matte #print #design #graphic #poster

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Design Milk

JUNE 22, 2021

Every other week we’re inviting one of the Design Milk team to share five personal favorites – an opportunity for each of us to reveal the sort of designs we use and appreciate in our own lives from a more personal perspective. Lifestyle Editor Vy Yang returns this week for our Take 5 series…. 1. I love discovering new accounts on Instagram, especially ones that are full of inspiration or even just fun to see in my feed.

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Its Nice That

JUNE 22, 2021

The Jordan-based designer draws on her rich cultural background to explore not only her creative practice but also a multifaceted identity.

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Design Week

JUNE 22, 2021

In June, Brighton-based studio Baxter & Bailey gave its team of nine designers the Friday off. The Recharge Day, as it was termed, was an acknowledgement of the “different and challenging circumstances” the studio had been through for the past year, explains creative director Matt Baxter. “We understood from discussions that the team had found [the past year] draining at times,” Baxter adds. “And we just wanted to do something – a small gesture to say than

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The Die Line

JUNE 22, 2021

Designed by Émie Ratté, the beer cans for the Montreal-based microbrewery, Mellön Brasserie, are designed with the brewer's favorite songs in mind.

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Design Milk

JUNE 22, 2021

“Over the past year, we have all had to come to terms with the space we call home, living in it with an intensity like never before. We have looked around our home with fresh eyes, thinking how we would like to change it. And we realized that our home is a haven and as such, it has to reflect who we are and how we live. During this period, there was an incredible sense of global solidarity that united us around the world.

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Creative Bloq

JUNE 22, 2021

Make the tools you know and love work for you, in conjunction with Cartoon Animator 4.

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UX Collective

JUNE 22, 2021

“Hold each item in your hands, as close to your heart as possible. And then, pay close attention to how your body responds. When something sparks joy, you should feel a little thrill running through your body, as if your body is somehow slowly rising up to meet the item, embracing it even.” — Marie Kondo If an object does not ‘spark joy’, then professional declutterer Marie Kondo believes we should throw it out.

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