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How to paint fabric and metal textures that bring clothing to life in digital art

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The World Illustration Awards 2025 shortlist is here, and it's a feast for the eyes

Creative Boom

Who Flew The Coop? An Egg-cellent Card Game: Can You Find the Missing by Paperface (Design Product & Packaging) The AOI has unveiled those in the running for this year's World Illustration Awards, featuring 200 standout projects from over 4,700 entries worldwide. From editorial brilliance to site-specific design, it's a showcase of illustration at its most imaginative.

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Richard Turley gives Air’s identity space to breathe through simplicity and parody

Its Nice That

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LinkedIn Marketing for Freelance Designers: The Unspoken Rule for Landing High-Ticket Clients

We And The Color

Many freelance designers believe their portfolio is their only business card. It is the polished gallery of their best work, designed to speak for itself. This thinking, however, overlooks a powerful, strategic tool for professional growth: LinkedIn marketing for freelance designers. In a competitive market projected to soar past USD 500 billion by 2025, visibility is not just an advantage; it is a necessity.

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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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Inclusive Sans expands upon Penguin’s history with playfulness and curiosity

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MBAM – Saints, Sinners, Lovers & Fools

Mindsparkle Mag

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is shining a new light on Flemish art with its major exhibition Saints, Sinners, Lovers, Fools. This carefully curated show brings together iconic works by some of the greatest names in Flemish painting, including Hans Memling, Pierre Paul Rubens, Antoine van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens, and Michaelina Wautier. These pieces tell powerful stories of human emotion, beauty, and complexity, offering a unique opportunity to explore the depth of this influential period in art

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Rico Supply

Mindsparkle Mag

If designers have ever lost hours scrolling for the perfect motion asset, only to land on something that feels… a bit 2016, Rico Supply offers a refreshing platform built for modern creatives working with motion. Rico’s vibe is minimal, bold, and obsessively high-quality. The library features over 100 templates that go beyond the usual — from interactive stacks to clean carousels and portfolio reveals.

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Pauline Mauruschat creates watercolour murals for motherhood and loneliness

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Your Brand is Lying: 12 Signs You Need a Rebrand Now

Inkbot Design

📖 Reading Time: 5 minutes 🏷️ Categories: Design, Branding, Marketing 📅 Published: [DATE] Your Brand is Lying: 12 Signs You Need a Rebrand Now Nobody wakes up thrilled at the prospect of a rebrand. It sounds expensive, complicated, and risky—a black hole for time and money. Most of the advice you’ll find online is soft, full of corporate fluff about “aligning stakeholders” and “leveraging synergies.” It’s useless.

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Spirituality, Nature, and Performance Converge in Victoria Ruiz’s Vibrant Photographs

Colossal

“For me, costume has always been part of everything,” says photographer and multidisciplinary artist Victoria Ruiz. “Culturally, I grew up in Venezuela seeing costume not as something separate from daily life but as something deeply embedded in it, especially through the lens of carnival. Carnival is in our blood. It’s not just a festival; it’s a way of expressing history, resistance, joy, and grief.

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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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75 Free and Pro Powerpoint Presentation Templates

Design Beep

Creating a compelling presentation doesn’t have to be difficult—especially when you have the right tools. Whether you’re pitching a business idea, sharing research findings, or crafting an engaging lecture, professionally designed PowerPoint presentation templates can save time and elevate your visual impact. These templates come with pre-made layouts, design elements, and cohesive color schemes that make it easy to impress your audience.

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The overlooked reasons why '90s animated films still hold up – and why they still feel magical

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A never-ending rainbow: Sarah Boris explores the power of modular art in major solo exhibition

Creative Boom

The celebrated artist and designer presents After the Rain, a vibrant exploration of modular art, sculpture and colour that celebrates creativity, resilience, and the endless possibilities of the rainbow. Artist and designer Sarah Boris is known for her ability to seamlessly straddle the worlds of art and graphic design, and her latest project is her most ambitious yet.

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Somebody finally said it: Apple is in serious trouble

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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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22 Comic Book Illustrations to Give Your Designs Superpowers (2025)

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Comic books aren’t just for collectors and cosplay. They’re a valuable design resource. With bold lines, dramatic poses, and larger-than-life characters, comic-inspired visuals instantly grab attention and bring high-energy. The post 22 Comic Book Illustrations to Give Your Designs Superpowers (2025) appeared first on Onextrapixel.

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How well do you know the NBA logos? Try to get a slam dunk in my quiz

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25 Best Barbie Fonts (Free & Premium) 2025

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Step into Barbie’s fabulous world of typography! This curated collection of 25 pink-perfect Barbie fonts will transform your designs from ordinary to extraordinary. Whether you’re creating party invitations , branding for a girly business, or just want to add some playful elegance to your projects, these fonts capture everything we love about Barbie – glamour, fun, and endless style possibilities.

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Local Brand Positioning: Stop Being a ‘Local Business’

Inkbot Design

📖 Reading Time: 5 minutes 🏷️ Categories: Design, Branding, Marketing 📅 Published: [DATE] Local Brand Positioning: Stop Being a ‘Local Business' Calling your business “local” is meaningless. It's a label you slap on your website footer, a word you throw around in social media posts. But on its own, it carries no weight. It’s a passive descriptor, not a strategy.

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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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How&How brings surreal simplicity to Jupi, the AI decision-making platform for modern leaders

Creative Boom

For Jupi, a new AI-powered OS for executive decision-making, How&How crafted a visual identity that's both deeply cerebral and radically simple, where melting clocks meet boardroom clarity. What does decision-making look like in 2025? If you ask Jupi, it's part science, part strategy, and part surrealism. Jupi is the latest venture from serial entrepreneur Nick Hernandez, founder of 360 Learning, and it promises to bring clarity to the murky waters of high-stakes leadership decisions.

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Why Oasis definitely maybe has the best band branding ever

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The Lagom Residence Is a Wabi-Sabi Inspired Home in Bangalore

Design Milk

In a city known for its fast-paced tech life and urban sprawl, a tranquil haven has taken shape – offering not just an aesthetic escape but a lesson in intentional living. Designed by Studio Autumn , the Lagom residence in Bangalore, India, is a 2100-square-foot apartment that elegantly intertwines Japanese wabi-sabi philosophy with modern minimalism, creating a personal and globally inspired home.

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A Chaotic Good: An Interview with Laura Laine

Hi-Fructose

Laura Laine is a Finland-based artist whose spectral illustrations bridge the worlds of fashion, art, and the surreal. Read he Hf exclusive interview with the Artist by clicking above. The post A Chaotic Good: An Interview with Laura Laine first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine.

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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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Fonts In Use is not active on Instagram

Fonts in Use

Contributed by Nick Sherman Fonts In Use. License: CC BY-SA. The Fonts In Use staff was never especially enthusiastic about maintaining our account on Instagram. The platform is antithetical to so much of the what we love on the web: hyperlinks, web feeds (e.g., RSS ), advanced search, chronological timelines, archival functionality, cross-references, citations and proper credits, web standards, semantic formatting, and direct community connections, with freedom from corporate intermediaries and

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Barrel Riot: Crafting a Wine Branding and Visual Identity

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Barrel Riot: Crafting a Wine Branding and Visual Identity abduzeedo 07/15 — 2025 Explore how MiresBall crafted Barrel Riot's unique visual identity, blending tradition with a rule-breaking spirit. Discover innovative branding. Hey creative peers! Let's dive into a case study that really pops: the branding for Barrel Riot. This isn't your typical wine brand.

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The Minimalist Business Investor Pitch Deck That Actually Gets You Funded

We And The Color

The moment of truth for any entrepreneur often boils down to a single presentation. All the late nights, the strategic pivots, and the unwavering belief in an idea are compressed into a few crucial slides. This is the pitch. The pressure is immense. The stakes are everything. In this high-stakes environment, clarity is not just a virtue; it is the currency of conviction.

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Missoni x Malfy return with a design-led summer collab that turns gin into a lifestyle object

Creative Boom

Italian fashion house Missoni and premium gin brand Malfy have unveiled the second season of their creative partnership – a vibrant collaboration that merges fashion, flavour, and storytelling into one collectable experience. When high fashion meets high spirits, you can imagine that the result is rarely subtle. The second collaboration between Missoni and Malfy Gin is no exception.

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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.

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Alena Figurová

Mindsparkle Mag

Alena Figurová is a Creative Director that transforms trends into unforgettable, emotionally resonant campaigns through strategic vision and creative insight. This web design was created by Haritos Constantinos and Christos Adamos. The post Alena Figurová appeared first on Mindsparkle Mag.

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RTH’s New Mirror Takes Cues From Your Favorite Retro Dessert

Design Milk

Cue Destiny’s Child’s iconic hit from the 2000s – Ready To Hang’s latest launch has us nostalgic for the dessert that’s been staging a quiet comeback. We’ve seen jelly reappear in food styling and fashion, and now, thanks to RTH , in interior design. Inspired by the beloved kitchen staple found in pantries across the world, Ready To Hang brings jelly’s translucent quality and sculptural form out of the kitchen and into the home with the Jelly Mirror.

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Double-Sided Save the Date

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This double-sided save the date is modern and refined, yet elegant and completely unique. Sydney, the bride, worked with our Bella Figura NYC team to create this tonal, double-sided save the date. This inspiration for this card loosely came from our Lucent design. The artwork on the back of this card was initially found on the save-the-date and the envelope liner from the inspiration design.

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Created some incredible branding? Enter the Brand Impact Awards 2025 – but hurry!

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The Brand Impact Awards entry deadline is coming up fast!

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Web Design for All: Accessibility, Inclusivity and Beyond

Speaker: Eden Spivak, Design Expert and Editor at Wix & Nir Horesh, Accessibility Lead and Senior Product Manager at Wix

When we design products or websites for people like ourselves, there are many others who are, as a result, left out. From visually impaired users who rely on assistive technology, to people with a temporary injury such as a broken arm, tech users are forever diverse and beautifully unique. The products we design can, and should, reflect the extremely wide range of human experiences and needs.