Inspiration Feed
JANUARY 17, 2020
So, you’ve worked as a graphic designer for several years already, and now you’ve decided to become your own boss. You’re now ready to use your creativity to start a business. It’s an excellent idea.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
JANUARY 17, 2020
Dealing with concerned clients can be a challenge for numerous reasons. I liken it to running around with a fire extinguisher, desperately trying to put out blazes large and small. But it’s not just the panicky ones who need the occasional dousing. And it’s not necessarily their fault. The web can be a scary place – even for seasoned designers. Trying to wrap our heads around privacy issues, security , accessibility and new technologies can make anyone’s head spin.
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Design Week
JANUARY 17, 2020
Worth an estimated $165 billion worldwide , streetwear has become one of the biggest trends on today’s fashion landscape. Rooted in the counter-cultures of the 1980s and 90s, the pioneers of the style were skateboarders and surfers in the US. In its early days, streetwear was crafted by the people wearing it, with skaters and surfers customising garments with personalised logos and slogans.
Trendland
JANUARY 17, 2020
Soo Burnell is a Edinburgh-based photographer passionate for architecture. His “Poolside” series documents historic swimming pools of his native city and reflects their beautiful decor details. Perfect composition and symmetry are Burnell’s signatures. Combined with a pastel, dreamy color palette, his images look like fantasy film sets.
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
Shillington
JANUARY 17, 2020
Are you getting paid correctly for the work you do, and the level of experience you have? It’s an important question, but one that too few working in graphic design ask themselves on a regular basis. Yet there’s a lot of information out there to help you learn whether you’re being rewarded correctly. Or, if you’re about to enter the profession, what kind of entry-level graphic design salary you might expect.
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The Die Line
JANUARY 17, 2020
A unique copper matte finish serves as a unique backdrop to ornate typography and beautiful illustration.
Graphic Mama
JANUARY 17, 2020
Are in the hunt for free handwriting fonts to jazz up your upcoming designs? Awesome! In this collection, we’ve included almost 50 amazing free handwriting fonts available for free download. Some of them convey elegance and sophistication, others are more casual and every-day. But all are super impressive and can definitely be mistaken with actual handwriting.
Brown Paper Bag
JANUARY 17, 2020
This post contains some affiliate links. If you make a purchase, Brown Paper Bag may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more here. 1. Big Poppy Earrings by WOLL Jewelry. 2. Shell Mirror by Baba Souk. 3. Lion Clutch by Goodness Gang. 4. Cross Stitch Friends — Cat by Moon Picnic. 5. Llama Tea Infuser by Fred & Friends. 6. Pilea Plant Temporary Tattoo by Claudia Pearson x Tattly. 7.
Colossal
JANUARY 17, 2020
All images © Aleia Murawski and Sam Copeland, shared with permission. Illinois-based Aleia Murawski and Sam Copeland have a knack for creating miniature—and slimy—worlds just big enough for their tiny acquaintances to glide through. The creative duo is known for constructing realistic domestic settings featuring plastic covered furniture and a messy painting studio occupied by snails for its stills and short films.
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Creative Review
JANUARY 17, 2020
A wander around the Brick Lane area of London will reveal two types of graffiti: the illegal kind – once frowned upon, now a significant draw for tourists – and the paid-for kind, commissioned to blend into the environs by every brand from Adidas to Oatly, not forgetting Gucci’s looming Art Wall. This divide has come to represent the intense form of gentrification that’s struck the area in recent years.
Creative Review
JANUARY 17, 2020
All images: Nadine Ijewere; hair by Jawara. Photographer Nadine Ijewere and hair stylist Jawara have teamed up on Tallawah, a captivating portrait series involving Jamaican women across different generations in London and Jamaica. Presented by Dazed Beauty, the exhibition will be held at London’s Cob Gallery, and takes its name from the Jamaican Patois meaning strong-willed, fearless and not to be underestimated.
Graphis
JANUARY 17, 2020
Thomas McNulty and his student, Yuya Yoshida, won Platinum with their unique bottle design above titled “Backhouse” in the New Talent Annual 2017. McNulty has been the undergraduate Associate Director of the School of Graphic Design since 2001. His experience with brands and clients such as Apple, Kraft Foods, and Logitech has aided in preparing […].
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.
Creative Review
JANUARY 17, 2020
Afterwork is a film about Groompy the rabbit, who plays the lead in a popular cartoon series which has him performing perilous yet comical stunts every day. Away from work though, his life is full of monotony and sad meals for one, until one night when the carrot from his day job appears in front of him. “In modern societies we set goals in our lives such as getting a job, buying a house etc.
Hi-Fructose
JANUARY 17, 2020
In John Jacobsmeyer’s parallel reality, pop culture and art history collide with the backdrops of his suburban youth. In his third solo show at Gallery Poulsen, titled "Locus Colossus," he offers new paintings and linocuts with these startling convergences. The show runs through Feb. 15 at the Denmark venue. (Jacobsmeyer was last featured on our site here.).
Booooooom
JANUARY 17, 2020
A selection of paintings by Los Angeles-based artist Kris Chau.
Under Consideration / Brand
JANUARY 17, 2020
Visit Link. Google's new design for its search results, which adds the source's favicon to the left of the URL, might usher a new era of concern about how well a logo will reduce now that it will play such a big role in the world of Search.
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Colossal
JANUARY 17, 2020
“Dedo de Deus” There’s a well-known saying that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. For Guy Laramée ( previously ), though, a books’ contents aren’t the only important aspect either. The Montreal-based artist repurposes encyclopedic volumes and series of dictionaries to create topographic carvings that dip into and excavate the pages, framing the physical object as a work of art in itself.
Azure Magazine
JANUARY 17, 2020
The fallout from the British election; increased tensions in European countries; a violent attack in front of a synagogue in Halle, Germany, that claimed two lives; far-right extremists in America and beyond. On the even of the 75 th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, a tide of antisemitism is palpable across the world – but so is the resistance.
The Die Line
JANUARY 17, 2020
This past holiday season, strategic brand design agency Robot Food decided to give the gift of Stollen to their pals and clients, with a little help from The Grinch.
Creative Review
JANUARY 17, 2020
German store Hornbach has established itself as the cathedral of DIY, with years of tongue-in-cheek advertising that’s appealed to home improvers’ sense of humour. We delve into why it works so well, and what it can teach advertisers about the current mania for purpose. The post How Hornbach’s playful take on DIY made tools cool again appeared first on Creative Review.
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Under Consideration / Brand
JANUARY 17, 2020
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This is Paper
JANUARY 17, 2020
17.01.2020Passages of Light by James TurrellResearch, Visual Arts. ©James Turrell The California-born artist James Turrell shows his true colours at the David Chipperfield-designed museum in Mexico City.Photography: Florian Holzherr Spanning two floors of Museo Jumex’s galleries, Turrell’s works bathe viewers in light and crowd them into narrow corridors, juxtaposing the meditative installations against an extensive retrospective of the artist’s work that includes various photographs, and sketch
Shillington
JANUARY 17, 2020
The ever popular and always fantastic Pecha Kucha returns to Manchester for it’s 30th instalment next month! Everyone loves dogs. And everyone loves PechaKucha. So what happens when you combined these passions into one event? PoochaKucha. PK Manchester are kicking off 2020 and their 30th PechaKucha with an event celebrating our canine companions.
The Die Line
JANUARY 17, 2020
Plato Nootropics' minimal packaging design is elegantly executed, like a clear head operating at optimal performance.
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