May, 2018

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Mr Toad In Court

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

'Mr Toad In Court' watercolour and gouache 51 x 39cm Last week I completed this complicated scene from 'The Wind In The Willows'. Mr Toad has been brought in front of a judge to hear his sentence for stealing a car and driving recklessly. My rough drawing. Compared with the finished painting you can see I made some changes, especially on the faces. I followed all the usual procedures on the creation of this illustration.

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The Cult of the Complex

A List Apart

’Tis a gift to be simple. Increasingly, in our line of work, ’tis a rare gift indeed. In an industry that extols innovation over customer satisfaction, and prefers algorithm to human judgement (forgetting that every algorithm has human bias in its DNA), perhaps it should not surprise us that toolchains have replaced know-how. Likewise, in a field where young straight white dudes take an overwhelming majority of the jobs (including most of the management jobs) it’s perhaps to be expected that web

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Un/divided

The Book Design Blog

We love this catalogue/look-book from Alma Kamal for Un/divided, a concept for a clothing store that aims to break down gender-norms. Clothing isn’t separated into gendered sections, and instead the models are photographed in outfits that mix clothing from traditional genders. Just loving the general art direction and typography in this one, especially the creamy, off-white paper stock.

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Why Mouthwatering Design Matters for Your Food and Beverage Business

crowdspring

Every year tens of thousands of new food products are brought to market. And every year, 95 percent of new products fail. Getting from the initial product idea to something with an effective package design and brand takes some effort, but it’s an important part of your success. we take a close look at ways you can improve your food and beverage product packaging.

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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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The iconic film posters of Bill Gold

David Airey

American graphic designer Bill Gold, who created posters for hundreds of Hollywood’s most renowned films, died aged 97 on May 20th, 2018, in Greenwich, Connecticut. One of America’s most successful poster designers began his career at the age of 20, after graduating from an illustration and design course at Pratt Institute. Gold got a job in the poster department in the New York office of Warner Bros , and his first two projects were for the hugely successful 1942 films Yankee Doodle Dandy and C

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Tommy Ruff Fish Bar

Enviromeant

Tommy Ruff is a celebration of family, passion and love of seafood. The design re-invents the Fish & Chips stereotype to a contemporary experiential brand, offering quirky, colourful interiors with a sprinkle of cool, tattoo styled graphics inspired by old sailor stories and styled nautical features. The real strength of the space is the cohesive approach to the overall brand, spatial integration & attention to detail.

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Priority Guides: A Content-First Alternative to Wireframes

A List Apart

No matter your role, if you’ve ever been involved in a digital design project, chances are you’re familiar with wireframes. After all, they’re among the most popular and widely used tools when designing websites, apps, dashboards, and other digital user interfaces. But they do have their problems, and wireframes are so integrated into the accepted way of working that many don’t consider those drawbacks.

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The Book of The Book

The Book Design Blog

This curious doctoral project by Marcell Tamás, takes Könyc A Könyvr?l (Book of the Book) by famous Hungarian typographer Imre Kner and reimagines it, exploring the format of the book in relation to todays existing and emerging technologies. How has the book changes during the recent period of radical digitalisation, and how might the disappearance of analogue technology change the format of the book altogether?

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6 Important Reasons Your Fashion Brand Needs Good Design

crowdspring

Your fashion business, like every business, needs a strong visual brand and a professionally designed logo, a website, social media assets and more. Good design is good business. Read on to learn six important reasons why your fashion design business needs good design - and the most import design priorities for your business.

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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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Fast Fonts

Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

Typeface designers frequently speak of curves being fast or slow. We’re often talking about the kind of motion that we imagine having created a shape, whether something feels like the product of a relaxed wrist loosely holding a pen, or pinched fingers meticulously turning a compass. A common topic is changes in speed, whether throughout a curve, an alphabet, or even a family of typefaces.

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Website Update

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

[link] Just a little message to say, have you checked out my website recently ( www.chris-dunn.co.uk )? I've been updating the gallery pages and added a little 'shop' section on the three books I have illustrated so far. Also, due to the new GDPR law, I am deleting all my newsletter subscribers. If you would like to be kept informed about my exhibitions, sales, discounts etc, please subscribe to my mailing list.

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Friday Market Trips

Viktorija Illustration

Some of the Fridays on my way to work I go through Portobello Market. Before moving to my new studio space at Kindred Studios last September I saw the market as something which used to be fantastic for antique and second hand bargains and now was replaced by mass produced souveniers and overpriced vintage shirts and vinyls. But it turns out that if you just stick with it and keep going up up up. you'll find true treasure.

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Onboarding: A College Student Discovers A List Apart

A List Apart

What would you say if I told you I just read and analyzed over 350 articles from A List Apart in less than six weeks? “You’re crazy!” might have passed through your lips. In that case, what would you say if I was doing it for a grade? Well, you might say that makes sense. As a part of an Independent Research Study for my undergraduate degree, I wanted to fill in some of the gaps I had when it came to working with the World Wide Web.

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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 FACES OF TIME

Illustration Art

Time magazine-- which was for decades the dominant news magazine in the world-- seems to be limping toward its end. It was purchased last year for a fraction of its former value and the new owners are dismantling and selling off the assets. The cover of Time was the showcase for thousands of remarkable portraits painted by talented artists such as Boris Chaliapin and Ernest Hamlin Baker.

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The Goods Line

Enviromeant

The Goods Line urban renewal project opens up a new pedestrian and cycle network from Railway Square and Ultimo to Darling Harbour. Key to its success is the transformation of a disused rail corridor and its ability to act as a vital pedestrian pathway connecting students, locals and visitors to the many major Sydney attractions. The Sydney Harbour Foreshore project was led by Aspect Studios with collaborating architects, CHROFI.

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Taco Bell

Brand Struck

Category: Restaurants – fast food chains Owner of the brand: Yum! Brands, Inc. Key competitors: Chipotle Mexican Grill, McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway Artyku? Taco Bell pochodzi z serwisu BrandStruck.

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A Video Of My 'Paisley Rabbit' Exhibition

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

For your viewing pleasure, a two minute walk around my exhibition at the Pound Arts Centre , complete with inane wittering. Here are some photos too. The show closes Saturday 9th June. Entry to the Pound is free, and you can also check out their packed program of events, theatre shows and gigs too.

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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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Most Powerful Logos Study

Graphic Springs

Designing visually compelling logos is an art form that we've refined to a delicate science. Check out the study we conducted analyzing which logos are the most powerful logos in the world.

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So You Want to Write an Article?

A List Apart

So you want to write an article. Maybe you’ve got a great way of organizing your CSS, or you’re a designer who has a method of communicating really well with developers, or you have some insight into how to best use a new technology. Whatever the topic, you have insights, you’ve read the basics of finding your voice , and you’re ready to write and submit your first article for a major publication.

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PAINTING FOR THE ANGELS

Illustration Art

The peculiar grace of a Shaker chair is due to the fact that it was made by someone capable of believing that an angel might come and sit on it. -- Thomas Merton This little paint box was used by an Egyptian artist 3,300 years ago: The artist had seven colors: blue, white, ochre, hematite (dark red), hematite mixed with calcium carbonate (lighter red), and two grades of charcoal black.

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No More Labels - a project about mental health

Lisa Maltby

In the light of Mental Health Awareness Week, I wanted to create some work that challenged and provoked attitudes towards mental health. There are a lot of 'labels' placed upon the people who experience mental illness, and that in itself is part of the problem because it feeds into the stigma that having a mental illness is somehow a weakness. It makes it harder to reach out for help.

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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.

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Hilton

Brand Struck

Category: Travel & transportation – hotels Owner of the brand: Hilton Key competitors: Marriott, InterContinental, Airbnb Artyku? Hilton pochodzi z serwisu BrandStruck.

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Sunshiney Day

Fifi Lapin

Today I'm wearing Loewe bunny kisses Fifi Lapin xxx.

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Funding & Exit Ranking

Graphic Springs

We conducted our own research to find the top universities and top companies for entrepreneurial incubation. Check out our study here!

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The Slow Death of Internet Explorer and the Future of Progressive Enhancement

A List Apart

My first full-time developer job was at a small company. We didn’t have BrowserStack, so we cobbled together a makeshift device lab. Viewing a site I’d been making on a busted first-generation iPad with an outdated version of Safari, I saw a distorted, failed mess. It brought home to me a quote from Douglas Crockford, who once deemed the web “the most hostile software engineering environment imaginable.”.

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What in the World is a Force Majeure?

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?