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How to Write Social Media Captions That Engage & Grow Your Audience

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Haley Osborne. Browsing social media posts has become a regular part of our everyday routine. But we don’t actually take notice of all the posts we see, simply because there are so many of them. People have become picky in what they choose to watch or read. As a result, a caption for a social media post that’s been quickly thrown together is not enough to attract the attention of a wider audience.

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Photographer Documented How Women Protest The New Law That Bans Abortion In Poland

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Portraits of participants in the protest on the abortion ban In Szczecin, Poland from October 26th, 2020. Angered women and their supporters blocked rush-hour traffic in many cities of Poland. Nationwide protests against a recent court ruling that tightened Poland’s restrictive abortion law further. The court effectively banned almost all abortions.

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15 Best Pastel Brushes For Procreate

Just Creative

When you’re an artist, whether it’s digitally or in real life, there are many different mediums that you can choose from to create incredible works of art every time. One of these is pastels. Dating back to the 15th century, like most things, has changed with time and the advent of technology, and with the Procreate app on your iPad, you can create beautiful works of art in half the time than you could in real life.

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Amazing Portraits of a Young Demi Moore in the 1980s

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In the 1980s, a young Demi Moore quickly turned her General Hospital TV stardom into a full fledged movie career that made her one of the top actors of the decade. h/t: vintag.es Demi Gene Moore was born November 11, 1962, in Roswell, New Mexico. After making her film debut in 1981, she appeared on the soap opera General Hospital and subsequently gained recognition as a member of the Brat Pack.

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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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15 Brand Design Trends for 2021 That Graphic Designers Need To Know

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Ronita Mohan. Many of the brand design trends of 2021 will be a consequence of the events of this year. Some will also be a continuation of what has been successful in 2020. We explore the various trends taking over the branding sphere in the coming years and how marketing designers can make the most of them. What Are the Top Brand Design Trends for 2021?

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Garrett Creative Ltd: Junior Graphic Designer

Shillington

The post Garrett Creative Ltd: Junior Graphic Designer appeared first on Shillington Design Blog.

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The Dog Shaming 2021 Wall Calendar Features Thirteen Photo Collages with Themes Like “Learned My Lesson”, “That’s Not Cool”, “Please Come Home”, and “Let’s Play!”

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It’s hard to stay mad at the adorable, misbehaving pups in the Dog Shaming 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar. This daily calendar showcases photos of a variety of doggies and their misdeeds, hilariously captured by the people who love them. Dog lovers will appreciate the work-safe, family friendly humor and the guilty-but-still-cute expressions on each featured pup.

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Tesco bans Santa’s naughty list for 2020

Creative Review

Timing is everything in comedy. If Tesco had released this ad in the summer, the chances are the supermarket would have been condemned for a lack of taste. Yet roll forwards six months and we’re all desperate to find a way to laugh about the awful year it’s been. Unexpectedly for a brand that normally plays it pretty safe, Tesco provides an answer in its Christmas ad, by taking a gentle swipe at the various ways we might have ended up on Santa’s naughty list this year: by buyin

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Makeup Artist Uses His Face And Body As A Canvas To Recreate Famous Paintings

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Many people might still not recognize makeup as an art form, but talented artists all over the world keep proving that amazing things can be created using only the power of makeup. 21-year-old Nils Verberne, also known as Lithunium Snow, is an exceptional makeup artist and model who describes himself as a “weird kid from the Netherlands doing his best with makeup and a camera.” And his “best” is.

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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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Weekly News for Designers ? 566

Speckyboy Design Magazine

How to Update WordPress Themes and Plugins with a ZIP File – Learn how to update your WordPress install with this simple technique. Native CSS Masonry Layout In CSS Grid – An early look at how masonry layouts work in the CSS Grid specification. Why Google’s new app logos are pretty (&) bad – These new logos aren’t so easy to decipher – here’s a look at why.

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Giant Brushstroke Paintings By David Ambarzumjan Capture Different Periods Of Time In The Same Place

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Artist David Ambarzumjan is well-known on Instagram. With an astonishing amount of over 400k followers on the platform, he happily shares his unique pieces of work with his fans. The artist is best known for his ongoing art collection “Brushstrokes In Time,” which features past and present landscapes that are interrupted by tactile strokes of paint, which themselves have their own scenes within.

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Oreo Launches DIY Cookie Design Site 'OREOiD'

The Die Line

Oreo hands the keys to the kingdom over to the customer, with a new customization platform called OREOiD, launching just in time for the holidays.

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Sainsbury’s harnesses the nostalgic power of food in its festive ad

Creative Review

As with most retailers, it’s been a tough few months for Sainsbury’s, who recently announced it was cutting 3,500 jobs in the wake of the pandemic, largely from the Argos side of its business. While last year’s Christmas ad marked Sainsbury’s 150th anniversary with a Dickensian era epic , this time it is taking a more stripped back approach that feels reminiscent of its 2013 documentary-esque spot.

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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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Meat Studio

Communication Arts

Helmed by a visually bilingual designer, this Toronto- and Beijing-based firm navigates the design aesthetics of Canada and China.

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How To Maintain Customer Relationships

Straight North

Although the focus of this blog (and of most Internet marketing campaigns) is lead generation, there’s a danger in going too far. As any business owner knows, adding customers is infinitely more desirable than replacing customers. If you neglect your existing customers and take them for granted, you’ll be running on a lead generation treadmill, adding new business — if you’re lucky — at the same.

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Zero Studios

Communication Arts

This New York– and Milwaukee-based design firm created this new site to demonstrate its essence as a digitally native branding studio.

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8 Pure CSS Games You Can Play in Your Browser

Speckyboy Design Magazine

We may take CSS for granted, but it’s amazing to think about just how powerful it has become. What started out as a simple way to style various design elements has evolved into so much more. We now use the language to handle tasks such as layouts and animation with ease – and without a second thought. But it doesn’t stop there. CSS is also being utilized to build fully-interactive UIs.

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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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The North Face short film

Communication Arts

“Reset Normal” motivates us to embrace the new values we gained during lockdown and change the world for the better.

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Holiday Email Marketing – Your Guide to Drive Maximum Sales

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Kevin George. Have you started planning for your holiday email campaigns yet? If not, now is the RIGHT time to do it. With an ROI of $51 for every $1 spent , email marketing is one of the most cost-effective marketing channels. If done correctly, this marketing strategy has the power to yield maximum conversions for your business.

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Malika Favre’s sexy Kama Sutra alphabet is now available in book form

Creative Review

Malike Favre first created her Kama Sutra alphabet as a personal project and exhibition in 2013. At the time, Favre – who’s no stranger to a saucy alphabet, having previously created the similarly cheeky Alphabunnies – described the images as “sexy, modern and daring without being vulgar or over the top” What began as eight letters was soon developed into a full alphabet made of intertwined human bodies, performing some remarkably acrobatic sex positions.

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