Creative Boom

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Photograph by DixonBaxi Looking for a little motivation today? Every creative should know about these 25 design studios and learn from their inspiring work. In a world overflowing with creativity and design innovation, there are thousands of outstanding design studios to be inspired by. Some of these make a lot of effort to publicise their work; some tend to hide their light under a bushel.

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Its Nice That

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Our São Paulo correspondent spotlights the graphic designers, illustrators and publishers making beautiful fiction books, and explores the creative techniques they’re using to push the medium.

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Creative Bloq

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Why we need sonic branding, plus get inspired by some of my favourite sonic branding examples.

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Colossal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Atlanta-based artist Jym Davis, who also goes by False Face , has a thing for bats. He began making masks of the winged mammals during a series of residencies at national parks in the American West. In Arizona, he learned about Townsend’s big-eared bat and critically threatened species like the pallid bat in Northern California, Oregon, and Idaho. “(The Townsend’s big-eared bat’s) scrunched up, wrinkly faces, and huge ears seemed so sculptural and beautifully grotesque to me,&#

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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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Abduzeedo

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Seoul Illustration Fair: Redefining Logo Design and Visual Identity abduzeedo 1030—24 Discover the Seoul Illustration Fair’s dynamic logo design and visual identity that celebrates creative expression. The Seoul Illustration Fair (SIF) has evolved into a major cultural event in South Korea, drawing artists and enthusiasts since its debut in 2015. With an updated brand identity crafted by Content Form Context (CFC) in 2023, the fair’s visual identity merges logo design with illustration, represen

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 30, 2024

If you’ve ever watched a sunset dip below the horizon or woken up early to catch the sunrise, you know firsthand just how spectacular the view can be. The ethereal golden light at these hours seems to be made of infinite colors harmoniously blending together, creating an ephemeral moment that is hard to convey through anything other than a painting or a photo.

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Its Nice That

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The international branding agency’s strategic and visual overhaul looks to reinforce the tissue maker’s leadership in the industry, and bring a modern tone to the 100-year-old brand.

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Creative Bloq

OCTOBER 14, 2024

More AI expansion in Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and more.

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Colossal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Clingy bear cubs, a lion-hearted discussion, and a gecko grin are just a few of the giggle-worthy finalists in this year’s Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. From nearly 9,000 submissions from photographers in 98 countries, jurors selected 40 entries for the final round, illuminating a wide range of mammals, amphibians, fish, and fowl around the world.

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Abduzeedo

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Albasound: Branding and Web Design for Audiovisuals abduzeedo 1009—24 Albasound's branding and web design reflect its technical expertise in audiovisual event management. Albasound, a company specializing in audiovisual event management, has recently undergone a branding and web design transformation. The new look, created by Manel Font, is a perfect blend of technical precision and modern aesthetics, reflecting the company's expertise in lighting, sound, and technical management.

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Advertiser: Issuu

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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Design You Trust

OCTOBER 19, 2024

1st Place: “Differentiated mouse brain tumor cells (actin, microtubules, and nuclei)” by Dr. Bruno Cisterna and Dr. Eric Vitriol The 2024 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition has once again unveiled the stunning beauty of the microscopic world, showcasing remarkable detail through cutting-edge microscopy. This year’s winners captured a range of awe-inspiring images, blending scientific precision with artistic expression, offering a unique window into the hidden wonder

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Ladna by Tüpokompanii From a sans-serif backlash to neo-retro revivals, our experts predict a diverse typographic landscape for the coming year. No one wants to be seen as a follower of trends. We all want to be seen as individuals, ploughing our own paths and pursuing our own creative vision. But let's get real. We don't exist in a vacuum, and we all need to be aware of what's happening culturally around us.

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Fonts Typography Branding Brand 501

Its Nice That

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Following a late start in his artistic career, the Portland-based illustrator now creates light-hearted but poignant illustrations that encourage us to appreciate life’s quirks.

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Creative Bloq

OCTOBER 25, 2024

From cool experimental type to Comic Sans, we present the fonts that defined the '90s.

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Colossal

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Every month, Colossal shares opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at hello@colossal.art. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. Design Layers conference by Readymag Featured Join a free conference with five design aces—Abb-d Tayo of Driftime, Verònica Fuerte of Hey studio, Samar Maakaroun, a Pentagram partner, Yah-Leng Yu of Foreign Policy, and Cat

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Design Week

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy began his memo praising his colleagues’ “hard work and ingenuity.” But he wanted to make a couple of changes. One was to reorganise the company’s management structure. The other was to announce that from January 2, all employees were expected to return to the office five days a week.

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Booooooom

OCTOBER 31, 2024

An audacious offering from filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, The Substance is a satirical be-careful-what-you-wish-for fable grounded firmly in the body horror genre.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Designed in collaboration with Kleenex's parent company, Kimberly-Clark, the refresh offers more than just a makeover—it unites the iconic tissue brand across global markets as it commemorates a century in business. Kleenex, the world-renowned facial tissue brand, marks its centenary with a new global identity crafted by Turner Duckworth. This redesign aims to bring consistency to the brand across all regions while infusing it with a distinct personality that highlights its role in life's "unexp

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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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Its Nice That

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The Polish graphic designer’s multifaceted practice spans everything from big branding gigs to pin badges, with “no project too small” to take some joy from.

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Creative Bloq

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Our expert guide to how to choose a drawing tablet for digital art and illustration, whether you want a beginner pen tablet or a pro pen display.

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Colossal

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The cat’s pajamas take on new meaning in Helga Stentzel ’s fashionable menagerie. Working in what she calls “household surrealism,” the London-based artist styles cheeky illusions from socks, sweatshirts, and even onesies that, once draped over a washline, appear like a cow grazing in a pasture or a sloth hanging lazily from a branch.

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BP&O

OCTOBER 3, 2024

There has never been more awareness of allergens and inflammatory ingredients, with lupins and sulphites now on the mainstream radar alongside common culprits like gluten and dairy. At the same time, nostalgia and anemoia (‘a feeling of yearning for a past that you never experienced’) have become driving forces shaping contemporary tastes. Direct-to-consumer cereals neatly bridge a gap in this The post Superkeen by B&B Studio appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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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.

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FlowingData

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Picking colors for visualization can be tricky, because there are infinite possibilities across the color spectrums. Often you’ll want to adjust hue, saturation, and lightness separately or together. Then you need to know what it actually looks like with your charts. Color Buddy might be the tool you need. The goal of Color Buddy is to help you make excellent color palettes for data visualization via a direct manipulation environment that evaluates your color palettes as you go.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Every creative should have a secret place to collect inspiration and visual references – mymind makes it easy to do so. As creatives, we're expected to pull original ideas out of thin air. But here's the thing: we're not actually coming up with something from nothing. In truth, our ideas stem from our personal experiences – the visuals, moments, cultural references, music, movies, architecture, designs and other inspiration we mentally collect over our lifetime.

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Its Nice That

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Led by Polaroid and Magnum, this open call has resulted in an exhibition showcasing the photographers’ explorations through the lens of Polaroid’s I-2 camera.

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Creative Bloq

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Take your sporting designs to the next level with these impactful fonts.

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Speaker: Michele Berdinis

This session will answer business law questions that people are asking most during the pandemic. If my business can’t pay its bills, can my creditors come after my personal assets? Do I have to pay the rent on my co-working space or office? Can my clients cancel signed contracts? Can I cancel contracts for things I no longer need because my business has slowed down?

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Colossal

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In Haikou, Hanan Island, China, a strikingly contemporary, single-material design for a new cinema and coffee shop by One Plus Partnership Ltd. has risen from humble brick. Swooping overhead and swelling up from the foundation, the monochromatic interior of the Haikou Gaoxingli Insun Cinema & Coffee Bar is animated by light and shadow, a jack-on-jack masonry pattern, and elegant curves to invoke movement.

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This is Paper

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Studio Beta's new interior project, Z Ø space, is the kind of place where emptiness transforms from a void into a warm homecoming—a raw canvas where minimalism breathes freely.

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FlowingData

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This is very important. How did your favorite candy rate? The old FiveThirtyEight ran a head-to-head between Halloween candies years ago. I used the data for the above, which should be taken very seriously.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A crowdfunding campaign has just launched for Margaret Calvert: Woman at Work, showcasing the career of the iconic British graphic designer. Editor Adrian Shaughnessy explains how it came about and why you should support it. Margaret Calvert is one of the biggest names in British design history. Now 88, she's famed for her groundbreaking work on UK road, rail, airport, and shipping signage.

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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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