5 Common Mistakes Designers Make (and How to Avoid Them)
Creative Bloq
AUGUST 3, 2021
Design leaders from Ikea and Deliveroo share their tips
Creative Bloq
AUGUST 3, 2021
Design leaders from Ikea and Deliveroo share their tips
Graphic Design Junction
AUGUST 3, 2021
Free fonts new fresh collection. Beautiful and modern high-quality fonts included condensed fonts, handmade brush fonts , free script fonts and sans serif fonts perfect for logo design , branding, apparel, business cards, Web UI and legible and looks great as a headline or in body text. The following typefaces and fonts are ideal to make an attractive design and fit for any artwork.
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Canny
AUGUST 3, 2021
You would have heard of the word ‘marketing’ and will probably know someone who works in this field. But what does marketing actually mean? And more to the point, what do marketers actually do? In my personal experience, people have a whole host of ideas about what they think this expansive job category entails. Very often, it’s confused with sales.
Graphic Design Junction
AUGUST 3, 2021
Best modern Business Cards Templates available in .AI,PSD,EPS format. Clean and professionally designed business cards can make a lasting impression, so it is important to choose only high quality Business Card Templates for your business or personal branding. An elegant business cards design with classy, stylish, beautiful, modern design, perfect for any business.
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
Creative Review
AUGUST 3, 2021
While drawing has always been an everyday practice for Jean Aubertin, his career as an illustrator is a fairly recent path he’s taken. Previously, Aubertin studied economics and worked for five years as a data analyst at a tech company. After an event in his personal life, drawing took on a more significant role and in 2019 he decided to quit his job and focus on his illustrations. “I like the serenity of everyday scenes,” Aubertin says of his style. “I especially enjoy m
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Creative Review
AUGUST 3, 2021
Founded in 1932, Sight and Sound is the UK’s oldest film publication and has long been considered one of the international authorities on the subject. While independent and arthouse film is at its heart, BFI’s monthly magazine covers every corner of moving image culture, from TikTok through to TV. After a tough year for the film industry in the wake of the pandemic, the publication is relaunching with a new look and editorial approach developed in collaboration with Pentagram.
Design Milk
AUGUST 3, 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. Founder + Chief Creative Officer Jaime Derringer returns this week for our Take 5 series…. 1. We’ve long been fans of LA-based artist Joshua Abarbanel , who I recently started following on “The Gram” There’s something mesmerizing about his intricat
Its Nice That
AUGUST 3, 2021
The Paris-based illustrator is inspired by still life photography and airbrush paintings and aims to connect with viewers through compelling combinations of objects.
Smashing Magazine Graphics
AUGUST 3, 2021
How To Build Resilient JavaScript UIs. How To Build Resilient JavaScript UIs. Callum Hart. 2021-08-03T11:00:00+00:00. 2021-08-03T15:34:18+00:00. Things on the web can break — the odds are stacked against us. Lots can go wrong: a network request fails, a third-party library breaks, a JavaScript feature is unsupported (assuming JavaScript is even available), a CDN goes down, a user behaves unexpectedly (they double-click a submit button), the list goes on.
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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.
Design Week
AUGUST 3, 2021
When people think of seminal music festivals that took place in 1969, it’s likely Woodstock that comes to mind. But two months prior, Harlem Cultural Festival – which sought to promote black music following the civil rights movement – presented an equally starry line-up in New York. Only one of these festivals has infiltrated popular culture so far.
Its Nice That
AUGUST 3, 2021
On the last Tuesday of this month, we’ll find out how award-winning design studio Collins and 3D illustrator and animator Loulou João respectively craft a tone of voice, whether it’s for themselves or clients.
Richard Bernabe
AUGUST 3, 2021
Namibia is a photographer's dream. It's also a big, sparsely populated country so knowing where to go can save you lots of time and money while optimizing your photography output. The post Namibia: 8 Stunning Locations Photographers Must Visit appeared first on Richard Bernabe.
Design Week
AUGUST 3, 2021
Jamilah Rahman is a 21-year-old graphic communication graduate from Cardiff School of Art and Design. This project is called Gallivant. Design Week: Can you explain what your final project was about? Jamilah Rahman: For the final project of my final year, I wanted to further explore branding identity; an area of graphic design that I am particularly interested in.
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.
Spine Magazine
AUGUST 3, 2021
Photo: Daniel Carrillo. For the first time in its decades of existence, the Washington State-based independent press Empty Bowl has published the work of an Asian American female author. The work in question is Virga , a full-length book of poetry written before and during the pandemic, and the author is Shin Yu Pai , a writer, photographer, and editor with no shortage of accolades.
Feature Shoot
AUGUST 3, 2021
In June 2020, the governors of Nigeria’s 36 states declared a state of emergency on rape. The Nigerian Governor’s Forum took action after women’s group spoke out following the brutal rape of students including Uwaila Vera Omozuwa, who died after being attacked in a church on May 27. According to a 2014 UNICEF study , at least 25% of Nigerian girls have been sexually assaulted before the age of 18 — though it is a crime that has long been woefully underreported. “The
Noupe
AUGUST 3, 2021
As a business person, you’re always looking for new opportunities to improve your company’s standing in the marketplace. Whether it’s creating high-quality content, adopting new marketing strategies, or brushing up current ones, you always want to fulfill your potential when it comes to advertising your company’s products. . Not doing so can adversely impact your business image.
Creative Nerds
AUGUST 3, 2021
This a great free photoshop brush we are pleased to add to our massive library of free Photoshop brushes. The set includes a collection of authentic cloud smoke brushes. This a great brush for instantly adding a great effect to your design in seconds. The rising cloud smoke brush is great diverse brush, which is […]. The post Rising cloud smoke free Photoshop brush set first appeared on Creative Nerds.
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Its Nice That
AUGUST 3, 2021
In a commission from U-Dox, Adidas and Manchester United, the studio has created 20 original handmade collages, each depicting an archival feel and its personal love of the team.
We And The Color
AUGUST 3, 2021
It’s easy to see why Dark UI designs have their appeal. They’re sexy, sophisticated and slick, and are very sought after when it comes to modern web design. Everyone from Facebook to Apple is using it in their designs, but just because something is trending, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the right fit for you.
Its Nice That
AUGUST 3, 2021
Atelier Éditions has assembled The United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection into a beautiful retrospect of nature, art, science, and gender.
Abduzeedo
AUGUST 3, 2021
Illustrations portraying a phantom of eastern block socialistic times. abduzeedo 08.02.21 Marcin Wolski is a graphic designer and illustrator from Sopot, Poland. Marcin’s portfolio is full of some very stylish illustrations exploring a wide range of themes. The one that caught my eye was the set titled Eastern Bloc, described by Marci as a “Set of illustrations portraying a phantom of eastern block socialistic times.” — everything about these illustrations is great, the colors, the textures, the
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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.
Its Nice That
AUGUST 3, 2021
Beloved by her growing following for her ability to create calming moments in a hectic world, Sara Hagale shows how less really can be more.
Juxapoz Magazine
AUGUST 3, 2021
Chicago is a densely rich art capital, in any genre you can imagine. But there is something very special about the Chicago comic and illustration world, with some of the most influential artists finding the city to be their home: Kerry James Marshall has worked in a particular brand of comics, Chris Ware is one of the most unique storytellers we have, Lynda Barry, Edie Fake, Daniel Clowes as well.
Design You Trust
AUGUST 3, 2021
These illustrations come from the book Astronomy (published 1875) by Jean Pierre Rambosson (1827-1886). Rambosson was something of le grand fromage in Paris, and keen to tell his readers just that, stating that as “early as 1852 I pointed out in an influential newspaper the progress of science, and in the columns of La Science pour tous [Science for all; 1850-1900], of which I was editor-in-chief for several years, the successive discoveries of the astronomers were carefully registered.
Mindsparkle Mag
AUGUST 3, 2021
How often do you take out that heavy box of memories from the closet and let the nostalgia flourish? Today’s design post is about the person in charge of making those special moments last in time. We’re talking about a lifestyle and couples photographer in northern California, Hannah Posey, who needed a branding identity that represents what she enjoys the most, creatively led by San Diego-based Brianna Miller.
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