Tue.Oct 12, 2021

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Rochelle Brock on the importance of being a “size inclusive photographer”

Creative Review

New York-based photographer Rochelle Brock describes her work as “all over the place but not in a bad way” With an interest in fashion, editorial, beauty, documentary and fine art photography, Brock has encapsulated elements from all of these approaches to create a style that is bold and inviting. “ My style is inspired by my environment, the people I’m surrounded by, and heavily influenced by all the things I kind of wanted to create but never thought that I could becaus

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30 Creative Logo Design Inspiration #99

Graphic Design Junction

Logo or what we often encounter with the term symbol, is a visual identity that we often encounter in various situations. Visual images that describe many of these things are closely related to branding and marketing activities of a company, which are usually used as markers of business quality and a means to build consumer impressions of the company.

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70 Free Dual Monitor Wallpapers and Desktop Backgrounds

Vandelay Design

When you spend a lot of time in front of your monitor, like web designers do, it's nice to have wallpaper that will provide some inspiration. Since many people use two screens in their workspace we decided to put together this collection of dual monitor wallpapers. Each has a large resolution that is intended to display well on dual screen setups. If you see something that you would like to download, please click on the image and you will be led to the source.

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In Web Design, Easier Doesn’t Always Mean Better

SpeckyBoy

There are a massive number of products and tools aimed at the web design industry. And it seems like something new arrives every day. They may vary widely in scope, but most have one thing in common: the promise of making our job easier. Whether they’re writing superb code, promising can’t-fail functionality, or adding killer special effects, these solutions aim to do the dirty work for us.

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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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Nautila: The Font Inspired by Cardi B + Realized Through Pussy

Eye on Design

Name: Nautila. Designer: Daytona Mess. Foundry: Type Department. Release Date: September 2021. Back Story: French type designer Daytona Mess (Anne-Dauphine to the tax man) started working on the font that was to become Nautila in spring 2019, with two projects in mind: one was her own take on a record cover for Cardi B’s track “ Bodak Yellow;” the other was to use in a zine she designed called Pussy.

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Where can your creative curiosity take you? Explore the The Ulm School of Design’s digital archive on Dropbox

Its Nice That

We task 3D animator Loulou João and artist Maaike Canne to create work influenced by this exclusive archive and showcase the range of possibilities that can come out of a little inspiration.

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Colorful Strips of Metal Coil into Minimal Animal Sculptures by Artist Lee Sangsoo

Colossal

All images © Lee Sangsoo, shared with permission. Considering his practice a form of “drawing in the air,” artist Lee Sangsoo forges colorful, spiraled flamingos, dogs, parrots, and other creatures with long strips of metal. He sculpts the minimal works with resin or stainless steel depending on the size—he uses the latter for any piece that spans more than one meter—and coats each angled side with subtle gradients or a complementary palette.

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Avoid These 8 Rookie Mistakes That Startups Make At The Beginning

Noupe

With the rapid rise of technological innovation, it’s no surprise that entrepreneurs and tech experts around the world are rushing to create startups. There are presently around 1.35 million tech-related startups internationally. While millions of people hope to establish a business ‘with legs’, not all startups are able to fare well — 90% are destined to fail within their first year , while 30% fail in their second year, and 50% by their third year.

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Storyboarding: The art of storytelling in UX

UX Collective

Source: Isabel Sousa on Dribbble “You cannot understand good design if you do not understand people; design is made for people.”?—?Dieter Rams With all the research, statistics, and data that’s been collected for building a product, communicating the findings to the team and stakeholders is crucial. What better way of presenting your ideas than a series of comic-like illustrations, a storyboard.

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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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Disharee Mathur Turns Damaged Sinks and Toilets Into Vases and Accessories

Design Milk

Disharee Mathur is a graduate of the MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering program at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College, London. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and has worked at internationally renowned Interior Architecture firms – Studio O+A (San Francisco, USA) and Gensler (Bangalore, India).

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20 Creative Cup Coasters You’ll Definitely Love

HONGKIAT

They say that "home is where the heart is", still, it doesn’t hurt to have your home decorated the way you want it. There are plenty of ways that you can make your place more comfortable such as by installing light fixtures or by transforming the extra space under your stairs. What matters ultimately are the details. Whether you’re drinking a beverage yourself or have a few guests over, coasters are just one of the tiny details that can tie your decor together.

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Hezhou by y.ad studio

We And The Color

Yuanshe · Hezhou is a B&B, which is one of the first group of building complexes constructed within the “Ideal Village” Huashengbang Ideal Village is a rural revitalization project located in Dongbangtou Village, Heshan Town, with its core areas set in Huashengqiao Natural Village and Nanshengbang Natural Village. The Heshan Town government works with Xband Club to construct an ideal village that consists of a waterfront B&B, artistic restaurant, Huasheng Academy, rural art g

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Paris’s new travel app lets people “start their day with a Bonjour”

Design Week

Sid Lee Paris has crafted the visuals for Bonjour, a new transport app designed as a travel companion for Parisians on their everyday journeys. The work was commissioned by transport operator Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP), whose internal team worked on the app’s UX. Sid Lee was responsible for the naming, branding and strategy of the new platform.

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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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Wagamama introduces Vegamama, an angry vegan monster

Creative Review

Wagamama has taken a humorous approach to highlighting its environmental credentials in this new ad, which features a Godzilla-style monster rampaging through a city. It turns out there’s a focus to Vegamama’s anger – she’s angry at how we’ve treated the planet and the spot sees her take aim at an offshore oil rig and skyscrapers.

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Todd Atticus on Designing She's a Killer

Spine Magazine

Todd Atticus is a book cover designer and Creative Director of SlashBackslash. Here he takes us through his process for designing the cover of She’s a Killer. As soon as the new Kirsten McDougall novel dropped into my inbox, I knew that nothing but the boldest design work would do it justice. The book is tense, witty, sharp, and packed with ideas and motifs that lent themselves to a strong cover.

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Katy Welsh wants you to see evidence of the human hand in her illustrations

Its Nice That

Many artists strive for a polished aesthetic, removing traces of their creative process as they go, but for the Bristol-based illustrator, it’s crucial to “keep the connection between the eye, mind and hand” in the work.

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Future of Concrete: NEST HiLo is Completed in Switzerland

Azure Magazine

HiLo stands for “high performance – low emissions.” It’s a humble moniker for a decidedly ambitious building that stretches the limits of experimental concrete construction. The Swiss project is part of NEST, a facility on the Zürich campus shared by research institutions Empa and Eawagin Duebendorf that seeks to gather state-of-the-art technologies for energy-efficient architecture all in one place.

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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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Is “Web Designer” An Obsolete Job?

Devlounge

Ten years ago, web design was seen as the industry of the future. Millions of people worldwide sought out qualifications in web design because they thought the job was future proof. They had every reason to think that. The internet was growing exponentially, small and medium-sized businesses were falling over themselves to get online and start making money through the internet, and bigger companies were already making billions of dollars a year that way.

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“Vegetables, but fun”: Public Address gives plant-based food brand new look

Design Week

Canadian design studio Public Address has unveiled a new brand for plant-based food company Wholly Veggie, which aims to “push industries boundaries” According to Wholly Veggie, its mission is to help create a more sustainable food system by “democratising access to healthy foods made from plants” The company does not offer meat-alternatives, but rather “quality vegetables and simple seasonings” “An opportunity to take an entirely different route”

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Tomek Rygalik Shares the Circula Bench Designed for Social Interaction

Design Milk

Circula is an experimental project by Polish designer Tomek Rygalik developed within Design Nature , offering a tool for togetherness with the focus on sustainability. “Humans are social creatures,” says Rygalik. “Human beings are not intended to be a solitary species: we are social animals. Today everyone’s talking about distancing – but there will come a moment dedicated to recovery from all of this, both physically and relationally.” Coming (slowly) out of a time

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Tom Etherington designs the covers for Penguin’s series of little books with big ideas on the climate crisis

Its Nice That

The London-based designer looked into the “visual language of protest” to inspire the 20 new covers for the Green Ideas series.

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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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MOCA GTA21 Exhibition Identity by Blok Design

We And The Color

A unique exhibition identity created by Blok Design for MOCA GTA21. Curated by Daisy Desrosiers, Rui Mateus Amarel, and November Paynter, Greater Toronto Art 2021 (GTA21) brings together twenty-one Toronto-based artists and art collectives. Studio Blok Design was asked by the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (MOCA) to design the exhibition identity including environmental graphics and printed publication for this large-scale exhibition and new triennial.

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This Artist Illustrates Adorable Glowing Monsters From Outer Space

Design You Trust

According to Zuzana Ziakova, a digital artist based in Slovakia: “My name is Zuzana and you can remember my forest monsters I posted while ago. Today I want to introduce my creatures coming from the outer universe. They love to play with stars, moons, planets and other space objects. And of course, they glow. Maybe if you look closely at the night sky, you will be able to see them.” More: Instagram h/t: boredpanda.

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Jen Uman is a refreshing reminder that talent can be cultivated without art school

Its Nice That

The painter and illustrator tells us how she has “found a sort of contentment in exposing myself in a language I made up.”.

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Zine Celebrates African American Masculine Women In The LGBTQ Community

Feature Shoot

“One day, I said to myself: ‘I want to make something that uplifts who I am as a person–and who we are as people,’” the photographer Lindsay Perryman tells me of the seed that would later blossom into The Colors We Don’t See at The End of The Rainbow , a resplendent zine made in celebration of African American masculine women in the LGBTQ community. “I’ve always been a part of a community that has very little representation, and I wanted that to ch

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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.