November, 2014

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Christmas is (nearly) here!

Emmeline Illustration

Big announcement! I've just stocked my first ever batch of Christmas cards! They're available individually or in sets (Naughty Animals, Winter Walks and Christmas Castles!) in my online shop - www.emmelineillustration.mysupadupa.com I intend to design Christmas cards almost every Autumn, but until this year I've always ended up missing the timing. It is a struggle to get in the festive mood months before Christmas, and for some reason these months are always busy for me with commissions.

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The Elements of Effective Brochure Design

Black Bear Design

Black Bear Design - Atlanta Web Design, Web Development, SEO, Internet Marketing, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Social media. You might think that a physical brochure isn’t necessary anymore in this digital era, but guess again. A professionally designed and printed brochure can be a vital tool. When you meet someone face-to-face for the first time, whether it be at an event, tradeshow or an initial sales meeting, you take the time to learn about each other’s businesses.

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Cheese Delivery

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

Cheese Delivery Watercolour / Gouache 24 x 31cm My latest painting, 'Cheese Delivery,' was challenge to paint because I decided to use a very restricted range of colours or, as James Gurney would say, a narrow colour gamut. My influence behind colour mixing was 'Saying Grace' by Norman Rockwell. I leant heavily on yellow ochre, burnt sienna, burnt umber and sepia throughout the whole process and only went to ultramarine, prussian blue and cadmium reds halfway through and even then they were alwa

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Sideline - Competition Time!

Fifi Lapin

Today I'm wearing an amazing SIDELINE SS15 jumpsuit. SIDELINE is a brand new label by denim specialist and trend consultant Ellen Brookes. Inspired by the woman who is effortlessly stylish, fashion aware, but timeless in her way of dressing, the collection has been created to be wearable every day, while being special enough to be cherished. The emphasis of this simple but precisely detailed label takes its cue from the fabric it’s crafted in.

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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 motivating and scary allure of expressing yourself in your work

Paul Jarvis

The thing with lines in the sand is that they create division. What if you draw one and your audience/customers/people you care about are on the other side of it? What if you offend or turn off the p.

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Inktober

Emmeline Illustration

This year I finally joined in with Inktober. The challenge is to get artists to illustrate in ink and post it online for each day of October. The initiative started in 2009 with Jake Parker , who planned to use October to hone his ink drawing skills and challenge himself to push his boundaries. I've seen the #Inktober hashtags pop up each year, but didn't completely know what was going on.

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The Lavender Blue Dress at Ebb & Flo

Emmeline Illustration

I'm pleased to announce another Lavender Blue Dress event! This time it's closer to home and I'll be taking the reins, at the gorgeous Ebb and Flo bookshop in Chorley. I'll be reading the book, signing copies and afterwards I'll be running a character design workshop with the kids (informal, fun and will hopefully inspire a whole new generation of designers!

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Little (but still exciting) Christmas card giveaway!

Emmeline Illustration

It's been a while since my last giveaway, so with the launch of my new Christmas card range I thought it was high time to run one, even if it is a mini 'un. The compeititon's being run through my Twitter profile this time, so if you'd like to enter just head over to the giveaway tweet here and RT to be up to win this Naughty Animals Christmas card set!

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Creative Review's Best New Picture Books

Emmeline Illustration

I've been feeling particularly chuffed about this, and I'm happy to say that Creative Review has featured The Lavender Blue Dress as one of their top picks for Christmas books this year! Definitely an honour considering some of the other books are by my very favourite picture book makers, and they're ALL absolutely stunning! Such a lovely review! You can see the Lavender Blue Dress book teaser here , or if you're already keen: grab a copy of the book here.

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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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My Art Turned Into Cross Stitch

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

Paine Free Crafts are converting a selection of my artwork in cross stitch charts and kits! The first image, 'Autumn Scribe' is up for sale. Click here to visit painefreecrafts.com. Those owls are being stitched up good and proper!

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Massive Fantastic Interview

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

I have recently given a 10 question interview, courtesy of Eric Millen, for his superb blog 'Massive Fantastic. You can read it here. Make sure to have a browse through the archives, there is an especially good interview with James Gurney where Mr Gurney turns the tables on Eric and asks about the fate of his old brushes, Eric had previously traded new brushes for James' used ones!

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Fifi Lapin X Petit Bateau - launch & competition!

Fifi Lapin

Today I'm wearing Petit Bateau.and it's for a very special reason! Tomorrow see's the launch of my gorgeous collaboration with Petit Bateau on three fabulous t-shirt's. Two for adults and for the first time one for kids! I know you're just going to LOVE this collection and to celebrate I am launching an Instagram competition to win one of these little beauties.

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The Fifi Lapin Shop Stock Up

Fifi Lapin

Exciting news! I just updated my stock with loads of lovely new Fifi things. I'll write again soon in more detail but until then here's a sneaky peek. available here> bunny kisses Fifi Lapin xxx.

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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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Peter Pilotto - the perfect cover-up

Fifi Lapin

Today I'm wearing Peter Pilotto Luckily this coat is so gorgeous it doesn't feel too bad to cover up this amazing dress bunny kisses Fifi Lapin xxx.

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Michael Van der Ham

Fifi Lapin

Today I'm wearing Michael Van der Ham.well trying to anyway! Too many to choose from, which should I wear today? bunny kisses Fifi Lapin xxx.

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Delpozo

Fifi Lapin

Today I'm wearing Delpozo.Don't forget to enter my exciting SIDELINE giveaway! Entries close this Thursday bunny kisses Fifi Lapin xxx.

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Fifi and Ruby in Orla Kiely

Fifi Lapin

Today Ruby Gatta and I are wearing Orla Kiely Best friends forever! bunny kisses Fifi Lapin xxx.

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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.