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How to Build a Cohesive Visual Identity for Your Brand (Even If You’re Not a Designer)

We And The Color

A memorable brand doesn’t just happen by accident. It is meticulously crafted, piece by piece. Central to this craft is a cohesive visual identity , the silent ambassador that speaks volumes before a single word is read. This identity is the collection of all visual elements—from the logo and color scheme to the typography and imagery—that work together to represent the brand’s essence.

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Mr Men Little Miss Mini Adventures hits YouTube

Creative Boom

Mr Bump. Little Miss Sunshine. Mr Tickle. Little Miss Brave. They're all back thanks to a new animated series created by Maga, an animation studio in Italy. Since 1971, the Mr Men and Little Miss characters created by Roger and Adam Hargreaves have entertained children and inspired creatives worldwide. While we think of them as a quintessentially English creation, they're an international phenomenon.

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Discover Your Next Favorite Design Tool This Summer

Creative Market

Every month, Creative Market Members get exclusive access to download premium design assets for free in our curated Drop. From fonts and mockups to watercolor clipart and Procreate brushes, this Drop is packed with creative tools you’ll use again and again. These featured assets come directly from the talented creators in our Creative Market community, who submit their best work to be shared with fellow designers worldwide.

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40 Free Photoshop Lightning Bolt Brushes

Design Beep

If you’ve ever wanted to add a dramatic spark to your design, Photoshop lightning bolt brushes are the perfect tool. Whether you’re creating a moody sci-fi scene, a superhero poster, or just want to add some electrifying detail to your artwork, these brushes give you that powerful effect in seconds. Photoshop lightning bolt brushes come in all shapes and intensities—from soft electric arcs to wild, stormy bolts that look like they just came from Thor himself.

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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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Casc Tonics Branding by Parcour Studio: Where Wellness Meets High-End Beauty

We And The Color

A fascinating shift is happening in the world of wellness. Products designed for our internal health are starting to look as sophisticated as the luxury cosmetics on our vanities. The Casc Tonics branding project, masterfully executed by Parcour Studio , is a perfect example of this evolution. This isn’t just about creating a pretty label for a supplement.

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30 Free Sets Of Procreate Calligraphy Brushes (150 Downloads)

Design Beep

Procreate Calligraphy Brushes are a total game-changer if you’re into digital lettering. Whether you’re just starting out with hand lettering or you’re already crafting elegant script with ease, having the right brushes makes all the difference. These brushes are designed to mimic traditional tools—like dip pens, brush pens, and even watercolor—so you can create expressive strokes, smooth transitions , and detailed flourishes with just a swipe of your Apple Pencil.

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Jack Sachs takes us through his new intro sequence for The Wonderfully Weird World Of Gumball

Its Nice That

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Defining “Ladderness” Through Ara Thorose’s Sculptural Forms

Design Milk

What makes a ladder a ladder? For designer Ara Thorose , that’s a question worth climbing into. “I ask, what becomes a ladder? What attributes combine to achieve ‘ladderness’? How can that be reached in a single line? ,” the designer reflects. It’s a conceptual puzzle he believes can be solved in countless ways. In his latest Ladders series created for There Will Be Clouds , an exhibition with French artist Guillaume Linard-Osorio at Contemporary Cluster art gallery in Rome and courtesy of Carva

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Yosef Phelan renders storytelling in pencilled motion

Its Nice That

Reading "Yosef Phelan renders." More from Work Search Search Events Next Generation Showcase Creative Jobs Board Home Menu Disciplines Advertising Animation Architecture Art Creative Industry Digital Event Fashion Film Graphic Design Illustration Photography Product Design Publication Popular Tags 3D Book Branding Collage Comic Exhibition Font Food & Drink Identity Logo Magazine Music Politics Portrait Poster Sport Sustainability Technology Typography Web Design Zine It’s Nice That

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Tested: this innovative dock lets you link up more monitors than Apple thinks you need

Creative Bloq

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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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Guay Packaging Design: How Inna Efimova Made Flavor You Can See

We And The Color

The sauce aisle in your local supermarket presents a familiar scene. It’s a wall of uniform bottles and jars. Most product packaging uses standard shapes, with labels that often blur together. This makes choosing a sauce less of an exciting discovery and more of a routine task. You scan the shelves, looking for a name or a color you recognize. But what if the package itself could tell you everything you need to know about the flavor inside?

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Photos by Charly Broyez and Laurent Kronental Celebrate Architecture Ahead of Its Time

Colossal

Forty minutes east of Montpellier on France’s Mediterranean coast sits a midcentury complex once disparaged as “architectural pollution” by L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui. The seminal work of architect Jean Balladur, La Grande Motte — which means “the big mound” — is a modernist development comprising buildings inspired by pyramids and mastabas that rise above the sandy, green expanse of a former farm between the Étang de l’Ór lagoon and the open sea.

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BIEL: Cohesive Branding and Visual Identity for Two Worlds

Abduzeedo

BIEL: Cohesive Branding and Visual Identity for Two Worlds abduzeedo 07/02 — 2025 Explore how CIGA crafted BIEL's branding and visual identity, seamlessly blending health food and beach vibes. Designers often face a challenge. They must create one brand that speaks to many audiences. It means finding the core essence. Then, they translate it across different touchpoints.

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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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Ribena's classy new look proves the power of the subtle rebrand

Creative Bloq

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The power of doing nothing (and why it helps your creative work)

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Sometimes, the best ideas come when you're off the clock. Here's why rest is your secret weapon in hard times. In a culture obsessed with productivity, doing nothing can feel like failure. But if your creativity's running on empty, stepping back might be the most powerful move you make all summer. In this article, I'm going to explain why purposeful rest matters and how to give yourself permission to embrace it.

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Spectacular Award-Winning Black and White Photos from the 2025 reFocus Photography Awards

Design You Trust

Overall Contest 1st Place Winner: “Toxic Lake” by Radek von Hirschberg The 2025 reFocus Photography Awards have once again celebrated the art of visual storytelling, with black and white photography emerging as a powerful highlight. This year’s 33 award-winning monochrome images strip away color to reveal raw emotion, striking form, and masterful composition.

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Spreeeng is the graphic design cooperative rethinking design’s dogmatic structures

Its Nice That

Following untraditional modes of practice and production, these creatives are rejecting hierarchy in favour of a truly collaborative, horizontal approach.

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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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LA-Based Product Photographer Alexander Gusev Brings LEGO To Life

Design You Trust

Los Angeles-based commercial photographer Alexander Gusev, the visionary behind Snapshot Studio LA, transforms humble LEGO bricks into breathtaking visual narratives. With masterful lighting, ingenious compositions, and a cinematic sensibility, he elevates miniature scenes into grand, film-like moments. Whether it’s an action-packed standoff frozen in time or a quiet, heartfelt exchange between minifigures, Gusev’s work blends storytelling, nostalgia, and high-caliber photography.

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10 Best Premiere Pro 360 Degree Product Promo Templates

Design Beep

Premiere Pro 360 Degree Product Promo Templates are revolutionizing the way brands showcase their products in digital media. Whether you’re promoting tech gadgets, fashion accessories, or premium packaging, these dynamic templates allow you to create immersive, eye-catching presentations that stand out. By utilizing the power of 360-degree visuals, your audience can experience products from every angle — all within a seamless, professional animation powered by Adobe Premiere Pro.

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Artist Spotlight: Carson Monahan

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Become a Member Submit BOOOOOOOM Log In / Profile Submit LINKS Membership Open Calls Newsletter Submissions Shop Contact Categories Art Film Photo Design ART PHOTO Shop Open Calls Membership Submissions Painting Artist Spotlight: Carson Monahan 02.07.25 — Staff A selection of recent work by Detroit-based artist Carson Monahan. Monahan takes seemingly ordinary moments and infuses them with an otherworldly presence, heightening reality and blurring the boundaries between the physical and the

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40 Free Carbon Fiber Textures For Your Designs

Design Beep

Carbon fiber texture is that sleek, almost futuristic pattern you see on high-end car parts, phone cases, and expensive bike frames. That distinctive weave screams “I’m serious about performance,” and there’s way more to carbon fiber texture than just looking cool. It’s All About the Weave Here’s the thing about carbon fiber texture – it isn’t just for show.

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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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How Ukrainian folk art and '90s TV inspired Inna Vjuzhanina to create energetic fantasy art

Creative Bloq

A cultural mash-up that delivers vivid, high-energy fantasy art.

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Katerina Kopytina’s Light Bean Preserves the Beauty of American Oak

Design Milk

San Francisco-based designer Katerina Kopytina introduces the Light Bean , the debut product from her studio – a pendant that celebrates restraint, material honesty, and quiet charm. Each piece is handcrafted from American oak, allowing the wood’s natural grain to shine through, and paired with its large sculptural globe. The first edition bears a maker’s mark: individually numbered and limited to just 100 ( you can even pick which number you want!

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Ocean Bottle's brand refresh makes waves with a sharper, more human mission

Creative Boom

Social impact brand Ocean Bottle has unveiled a striking new identity and strategy designed to reconnect with its roots, inspire global action, and drive systems-level change. Ocean Bottle, the social impact business fighting ocean plastic, has unveiled a fresh brand identity designed to match its ambitious mission and ever-expanding reach. The London-based company, known for its reusable bottles that fund the collection of ocean-bound plastic, partnered with Made Thought and Tokyo Calm to rebui

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Generations – ciphrd

Creative Applications

Get full content RSS Feed Inspired by the just released FXH Protocol, Generations comes as an introduction to open-form, new genre of generative art that's inspired by Darwinism and natural selection. Read More CreativeApplications.Net is a community supported website. If you enjoy content on CAN, please become a member.

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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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Sigma by Stockholm Design Lab

BP&O

You could argue that there’s a fair few similarities in terms of Japan and Sweden’s approach to design, and the aesthetics of life more generally. Both are known often for a specific kind of minimalism – a tastefulness that eschews fluff, luxuriates in crisp whites and keeps its edges, everything in its right place, rules and order and form following The post Sigma by Stockholm Design Lab appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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TripAdvisor just revealed its new logo in the most hilarious way possible

Creative Bloq

The most 'chronically online' rebrand announcement of our times.

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The G580 Electrifies the Iconic Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen

Design Milk

The Mercedes-Benz G-Class has long occupied a singular space in the automotive world – at once a symbol of luxury and ruggedness. With its boxy silhouette, oversized grille, and unmistakable presence, the G-Wagen became an icon by sticking to what worked. Now, Mercedes-Benz is trying to change that. Enter the G580 : the first all-electric version of the legendary SUV, and a bold attempt by Mercedes-Benz to bring its most recognizable model into the electric age without compromising the essence t

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This unnecessarily creepy optical illusion just gave me the shivers

Creative Bloq

Watch and watch again.

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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.