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Designing user experiences that delight

UX Collective

There are many steps to be taken before we can actualise a delightful experience. Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight. Gonna grab some afternoon delight. Depending on who you speak to, a delightful experience may be interpreted in a variety of ways. Some people will provide an example of witty microcopy or vivid illustrations, while others may describe a product that works well.

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Jay Cover illustrates the weird and wonderful brand world of Woset

Creative Review

Selling everything from wooden building blocks to explorer helmets (a creative interpretation of a bucket hat), Woset is all about creating a world of imaginative items for children. The brainchild of husband and wife duo Brad and Jenna Holdgrafer, the brand creates products that aim to spark storytelling, enable open play and have multiple uses. The founders and art directors have worked with an array of creatives to help bring the world of Woset to life, including animator Zac Wax, digital stu

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Sleek Times New Roman Alternatives for a Unique Look

Creative Market

It’s crisp, classic, and easy to read. It’s Times New Roman—and while you probably know it as soon as you see it, there’s a good chance it’s also gotten pretty old over the decade you’ve seen it everywhere. So, if you are looking for a font that is similarly legible and light as Times New Roman is, but you want something unique and unexpected, look no further.

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Meet Mason El Hage, Shillington Graduate and Art Director at monopo

Shillington

Back in early 2019, Shillington London graduate Mason El Hage was designing for London fintechs. Though, he always felt, despite a design degree, his skills were lacking and he wasn’t going to land his dream studio job. After chatting with a Shillington graduate on Instagram, Mason swiftly enrolled on our full-time graphic design course and had graduated by the end of the year.

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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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How Web Designers Can Cope with Situations Out of Their Control

SpeckyBoy

Everyone wants to control their own destiny. For web designers, that means layouts that look great, code that works as intended, and clients who pay on time. While we may wish for each of those things, reality usually plays out differently. Layouts aren’t always pixel-perfect, code breaks and clients – well, they’re human. But it goes even further. The deeper you look, the more situations you’ll find that are out of your control.

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30 Best Calligraphy Script Fonts and Handwritten Fonts Of 2021

Graphic Design Junction

Best modern calligraphy script fonts and creative handwritten script type fonts that are very suitable for the publication needs of fashion, magazine, t-shirt design, flyers, and can also be used as a signature fonts. These fonts has a beautiful calligraphy script character with a natural rough strokes and styles. Creative stylish script fonts support multilingual more than 100+ language.

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Ollie Macdonald Oulds’ art reflects the hum of everyday life

Creative Review

“My brothers and I were allowed to draw on one wall in our childhood home. I think that really encouraged us to have a crack, and validated the purpose. I can also recall being about five years old and pointing out corrections to my mum’s Batman she was drawing for me,” says Ollie Macdonald Oulds, “insisting that his eyes needed to look meaner.” The artist has built up a stream of artworks and illustrations with recognisable motifs and scenarios he’s evidently

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Innovators Illustrations by Cathal Duane

We And The Color

An illustration series by Cathal Duane based on historical inventors and innovators. Cathal Duane is an illustrator from Ireland. His work is characterized by highly figurative forms, smart compositions, and joyful colors. Cathal is represented by Usfolk and JSR. The following illustrations have been created by Cathal Duane as a series about historical inventors and innovators.

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5 Ways to Become a Self-Taught UI/UX Designer

HONGKIAT

(Guest writer: Mehul Rajput). Choosing a promising career in the field of IT can be pretty puzzling. It seems like the future holds plenty of potential in this field. This puts you in a dilemma of evaluating your interests and picking the right path for yourself. Today, I have chosen to shed some light on UI/UX industries. Organizations are investing millions to come up with stellar UI/UX.

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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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Yousef Sabry is inspired by the art of “divinity and its deceptions”

Its Nice That

The Egyptian illustrator on sourcing his sci-fi narratives and finding inspiration in his home country – “a beautifully chaotic place with so many rich layers.”.

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The rebranding of an American icon

UX Collective

Should the future of the Mustang visual identity be electrified? Original Mustang Logo designed by Phil Clark c. 1962 (left) vs. Updated “Electrified” Mustang Logo designed by Frank Corridori c. 2021 (right) Car brands establish identity through a range of visual design cues…signature colors, vehicle graphics, and the various unique design languages employed by manufacturers used to inform the shape of a vehicle’s front grille.

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Cotford, a Contemporary (and Highly Personal) Serif for the Digital Age

Eye on Design

Name : Cotford. Designer : Tom Foley. Foundry : Monotype. Release Date : October 2021. Back Story : Cotford began in 2018 as a back-burner initiative for Monotype creative type director, Tom Foley—but when the world went into lockdown in 2020, he revisited the face with focus and determination. “It became a form of escapism for me, something I could immerse myself in, and a way to transform the anxiety of what was happening around me into something productive,” Foley says.

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How to create a cookbook with Yotam Ottolenghi

Its Nice That

The renowned chef and Shelf Love co-author Noor Murad talk us through their new publication, which aims to channel the inspirational chaos of the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen.

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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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8 Interesting Uses of Barcodes

Noupe

Barcodes are everywhere and for all the right reasons! They are used in a large variety of operations among different industries. Not to mention, some industries can’t function without barcode technology. Barcodes are ubiquitous in retail. They are widely used in healthcare, logistics, and inventory management. With the advancing technology and increasing use of mobile devices, the use of barcodes has increased more than ever.

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Milk splashes free photoshop brush set

Creative Nerds

This brush set is an authentic milk splashes brush set, which contains 3 high resolution brushes each 2500px. Its a great brush set, which is a great way to apply authentic milk splashes to your designs in a matters of seconds. Its a great brush your really enjoy using across both print and digital design. […]. The post Milk splashes free photoshop brush set first appeared on Creative Nerds.

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Remembering Bob Gill: “There’s no such thing as a bad client”

Design Week

Bob Gill, co-founder of Pentagram precursor Fletcher/Forbes/Gill and founding member of D&AD, has died at the age of 90. Gill was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1931, where he was raised by his mother. He later studied at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts before moving to New York. Early professional work included illustrations for magazines such as Esquire and Seventeen.

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With These New Tools From Squarespace, It’s Easier Than Ever To Create a Gorgeous Site

Design Milk

We’re proud to create the following content in partnership with Squarespace , an easy-to-use website builder. Our partners are hand picked by the Design Milk team because they represent the best in design. You can start your free trial today. Use code DESIGNMILK for 10% off. The miracle of online shopping is that any independent retailer can go toe-to-toe with the biggest sellers – but only if they have a website that’s made for a seamless shopping experience.

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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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Explore the Vast Archive of the Museum of African American History and Culture Through Its New Digital Platform

Colossal

Tintype of a young girl, 1870s. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey. The latest in a slew of institutions launching virtual counterparts, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture released a new platform that makes its archive accessible to those outside of its Washington, D.C. home.

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Candylab Toys Crafts Vintage Inspired Toys for Modern Play

Design Milk

If you’re a parent, you know what it’s like to be completely overwhelmed by a growing pile of plastic toys. Their lifecycles are notoriously too short to keep up with, and when one is tossed three more somehow sprout up in its place. Candylab Toys is here to break this cycle of wastefulness by expertly crafting modern wooden toys that kids and parents alike will want to keep around for years – and they’re now available in the Design Milk Shop so you can give the gift of a stylish, handmade

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Flyer Design Goodness - A flyer and poster design blog: Wim Crouwel - selected graphic designs and prints from museum archive #white #red #black #cover #crouwel #wim #typography

Designspiration

Flyer Design Goodness - A flyer and poster design blog: Wim Crouwel - selected graphic designs and prints from museum archive #white #red #black #cover #crouwel #wim #typography

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Dyson opens virtual reality store for customers to test out products at home

Design Week

Dyson has unveiled an “advanced virtual reality technology” which will allow its customers to test out products in a hands-on way in their own homes. Called Dyson Demo VR, the technology is described as a “virtual online environment” It seeks to help customers understand products better without being instore. Dyson says it is the “first virtual store” of its kind.

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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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Works for IOPE — Blender 3D

Abduzeedo

Works for IOPE — Blender 3D. abduzeedo 1123—21 Sungwoo Hong shared a beautiful 3D project using Blender. The project was for IOPE and all of these works are to explain AMOREPACIFIC's technology. Cosmetics and nutritional supplements are included, and the effects that can be obtained when using these products are shown, for example improving skin wrinkles and improving skin elasticity.

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Creative Journal - design, art, architecture and photography inspiration #hair #profile #illustration #head

Designspiration

Creative Journal - design, art, architecture and photography inspiration #hair #profile #illustration #head

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Creative Drawings On Pictures Of Everyday Objects Created By Artist Irfan Yilmaz

Design You Trust

Turkish-born artist Irfan Yilmaz, currently living in Boston, Massachusetts, who is known as “Doodletheaction” on his Instagram creates drawings on pictures of everyday objects. Irfan allows us to imagine what ordinary photos would look like if they had certain feelings and emotions portrayed visually. Irfan Yilmaz adds a touch of surrealism to the photos he takes and brings them to life by adding art on top of them.

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8 Interesting Uses of Barcodes

Noupe

Barcodes are everywhere and for all the right reasons! They are used in a large variety of operations among different industries. Not to mention, some industries can’t function without barcode technology. Barcodes are ubiquitous in retail. They are widely used in healthcare, logistics, and inventory management. With the advancing technology and increasing use of mobile devices, the use of barcodes has increased more than ever.

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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.