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Weekly News for Designers ? 616

SpeckyBoy

51 git commands that you’ll ever need to get started with Git – This handy reference provides need-to-know git commands. Repetitive Typography Animation – Check out this experimental typography animation, where words get duplicated several times. Typographica Library – Level up your typography game with this digital bookshelf of type and lettering resources. 8 Free Maintenance & Coming Soon Plugins for WordPress – Use these free plugins to inform your visitors about ongoing maintenance

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Ronan Mckenzie curates joyful street exhibition

Creative Review

A new outdoor exhibition is showcasing art and photography by a range of UK-based visual artists whose work embodies the idea of Black joy. Curated by photographer Ronan Mckenzie, the display has kicked off with 12 creatives in outdoor locations in north, east and south London. Among the artists chosen for the London edition are Olivia Twist , whose illustrations capture the intricate moments of daily life, and photographer Christina Ebenezer (shown top), one of the standouts in a recent exhibit

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Naggura’ Rebranding by Toormix Design Agency

We And The Color

Rebranding by Toormix for Naggura, a company that specializes in the design of therapeutic beds for use in physiotherapy, beauty, and health. Toormix Design Agency was commissioned by Naggura to redesign their existing brand identity with the aim of updating the visual experience and graphic language as well as various design elements for communication.

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Sophy Hollington reveals new clothing collaboration inspired by an Icelandic ghost story

Its Nice That

Just in time for Halloween, the Brighton-based illustrator collaborated with clothing line Percival to illustrate the story of The Deacon of Dark River.

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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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Casa Fly, a Modern Majorcan Villa by Beef Architekti

We And The Color

Located on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, the team of Beef Architekti designed this beautiful villa. Mallorca is a Mediterranean island known for its beautiful landscapes and picturesque historic stone towns. Beef Architekti designed Casa Fly, a modern villa that reflects the Majorcan way of life by using traditional techniques and materials as stones from a local quarry.

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Los Caballos on “designing freely”, finding a voice and working without constraints

Its Nice That

Founded by Nicolás Di Filippo and Sebastián Fuks, the Buenos Aires-based studio works across art direction, branding, print, illustration and more.

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Night in Seoul Illustration Series

Abduzeedo

Night in Seoul Illustration Series. AoiroStudio 1029—21 KOREA. It's pretty much taking over our lives lately with many incredible TV shows, music, language learning, and more. I think it's really great to make us get out of our comfort zones and just explore. With this mindset, I wanted to share a beautiful illustration series by Coen Pohl titled 'Night in Seoul' where he illustrates scenes from his past memories.

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Talking all things drag on Halloween with photography duo Drag Coven

Its Nice That

Drag and Halloween have a long-standing history. Today we talk to drag photography duo Drag Coven about its favourite memories of the holiday and drag at large.

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5 Decor Picks Inspired by Our Favorite Halloween Movies

Design Milk

Happy spooky season! Of all the ways to celebrate Halloween, from costume parties and trick-or-treating to pumpkin carving and candy binging, this year we’re celebrating the only way we know how – by pairing our favorite Halloween movies with modern decor (although there still might be candy involved). We know what you’re thinking, this is the kind of hard-hitting subject matter that needs to be explored.

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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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Pack of the Month: Entre Pierre et Terre Spirits Is the Apple Of Our Eye

The Dieline

For our October Pack of the Month, Montreal's Wedge brings this range of apple-based spirits to life with a whole lot of typography.

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F5: Architect Chad Oppenheim’s Love of Nature Helps Guide His Life

Design Milk

Miami-based architect Chad Oppenheim’s work has been praised for its ability to transform through passion and sensitivity towards man and nature. He creates monumental architecture that elicits a site’s inherent power. A graduate of Cornell University and Fellow of the AIA, Chad has had the opportunity to lecture widely and has taught at various architecture schools, including Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning.

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Hotjar Rebranding

Mindsparkle Mag

How&How celebrate the full spectrum of human emotion in the rebranding and relaunching of Hotjar : the global user insights platform. Hotjar had an image problem. Their iconic flame looked a little too much like Tinder’s, and user feedback had told them it seemed to be in its first steps and wasn’t representative of its users. Since its founding in 2014, Hotjar has enjoyed exponential growth, and its brand needed to catch up.

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The Best Modern Gift Ideas for Kids + Little Creatives

Design Milk

The little architects, artists and creatives in your life deserve modern design in their lives, too. Thankfully these days there are lots of design-centric books, toys and objects that are kid-friendly but not overly juvenile. Whether the kid in your life gravitates towards wooden blocks, fun puzzles or colorful art tools, we have everything you need in our Kids collection to make sure they can explore their creative interests.

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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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How Black Panther inspired Netflix's Maya and the Three

Creative Bloq

Maya and the Three's creators, Jorge R. Gutiérrez and Sandra Equihua, reveal the Black Panther influence.

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A Career in Collectables: Thomas Blackshear Featured in Graphis Journal #371

Graphis

Our upcoming Graphis Journal #371 (available for preorder) features the stellar work of Thomas Blackshear. From his history as an illustrator to his presence as an innovator of the Western art scene, meet the creative mind behind one of America’s number-one selling figurine line. A Graphis Master and fine artist with a roster of work […].

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Why we love FIFA's new Women's World Cup 2023 logo

Creative Bloq

An inspiring new identity for the tournament.

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11 | Piatto sorpresa by no zone, via Flickr #cooking #2013 #calendar #design #food #illustration #photography #calendars

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11 | Piatto sorpresa by no zone, via Flickr #cooking #2013 #calendar #design #food #illustration #photography #calendars

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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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War photographers turn their cameras to Call of Duty

Creative Review

The latest edition of the flagship title, Vanguard, is set to be released on 5 November – joining a series of over 20 games that have been published since 2003. Call of Duty: Vanguard is set during World War Two, and promises to let players experience key battles from across the Eastern and Western fronts of Europe, as well as the Pacific and North Africa.

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Bone - Anatomy Illustrated on the Behance Network #illustration #typography

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Bone - Anatomy Illustrated on the Behance Network #illustration #typography

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30 Powerful and Free Drupal CMS Themes

SpyreStudios

I think it’s a safe bet to assume Drupal is one of the most appreciated open source CMS platforms based on PHP/MySQL. Knowledgeable web developers would agree that Drupal CMS offers more customizations from the backend, without hacking into your theme files. There are also plenty of members in the community who provide support and release their own internal codes for plugins and templates.

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WANKEN - The Blog of Shelby White » Retrofuturs / Stephane Massa-Bidal #retrofuturs #stephane #retro #massa #illustration #bidal #helvetica

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WANKEN - The Blog of Shelby White » Retrofuturs / Stephane Massa-Bidal #retrofuturs #stephane #retro #massa #illustration #bidal #helvetica

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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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The Power of Mapping

Interaction Design Foundation

The map is one of the earliest and most important human inventions. It helps us to navigate our complex world. Maps simplify complex spaces, create shared understanding, reveal hidden insights and help us coordinate action. Around 25,000 B.C. a person carved the earliest known map into a mammoth tusk. It depicted the land routes around what is now Pavlov in the Czech Republic.

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design work life » cataloging inspiration daily #print #illustration

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design work life » cataloging inspiration daily #print #illustration

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Studio LOVE's Design For 'The Dip' Immerses Wine Drinkers Into A Spooky Legend

The Die Line

The Dip’s bottle, designed by the talented folks at Manchester-based studio LOVE, features a hidden, snarling visage of the Dip drawn by artist Maria Octavia Russo.

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Lomo LC A Website on Behance #layout #photography #web #design

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Lomo LC A Website on Behance #layout #photography #web #design

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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.