November, 2015

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Making it to 30 ILLUSTRATED RECIPES and WHY do I draw so much food?

Ohn Mar Win

I've just submitted my 30th illustrated recipe for They Draw and Cook, so they can consider publishing them in a book. It's been a true labour of love and far trickier than I anticipated. The trade off is I've received much work from clients seeing my ideas, and I hope they continue to check in on the TDAC site. Here are the last two recipes, for easy baguettes and Christmas gingerbread.

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Creating Monsters with Sam Boucher

Creative Live

After seeing these screenshots from his upcoming game, we had a few questions for Sam Boucher. He’s the creator and designer of GNOG : a wondrous journey through a universe of playfully interactive monster heads. Tell us a little bit about yourself. When and how did you become a designer? In 2009 I finished my multimedia degree in college and went to work at a design agency as an intern in Montreal.

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Unique Blogger Of The Year Finalist

Emmeline Illustration

I'm so incredibly excited to tell you that I'm a finalist in the Bloggers Lounge Awards ! Eee! I've been picked out of hundreds of entrants (internationally!) as one of five blogs up for Unique Blogger Of The Year. Blooming exciting. I'll be heading down to the awards evening in London in late January, but to be in with a chance of being named Unique Blogger Of The Year I need a hand from you: the winners are based on public vote and I'd so so appreciate your support.

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10 Top Tips for Creating Awesome Event Flyers

Envato Tuts+

It’s party season (hooray!), and there’s no better way to advertise a fun event than with an awesome flyer design, whether in print format or circulated online. . This post is packed with awesome flyer design ideas and event flyer templates like this one. I’ll share 10 professional flyer design ideas for making your flyer designs look special and stylish.

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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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Christmas all wrapped up

Fifi Lapin

If you're flying through Heathrow this Christmas season be sure to check out my charity wrapping paper. Heathrow Airport has teamed up with 4 beautiful beings; moi of course plus the very talented Daisy de Villeneuve , Clym Everden and Emily Johnston of Fashion Foie Gras to help add the finishing touches to your gifts! All donations at the Christmas wrapping stations will go to Oxfam so please give generously!

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Useful Pinterest advice for designers and illustrators

Ohn Mar Win

A few days ago I made a short video on Periscope about Pinterest, tall pins and foodie illustrations. As these videos are only around for 24 hours I've decided to blog about the main points I mentioned, as many folks found it very useful. I'd like to point out one important aspect of Pinterest: approx 80% of pins on Pinterest are repins, so the image has kind of been 'recycled' over and over which is great as that's how your work is spread, and found in searches.

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The Art of the Personal Brand with James Victore

Creative Live

My goal in talking to James Victore for the Profit. Power. Pursuit. podcast was to figure out his special brand of, well, personal branding. His persona—and what I’ve come to believe is his real life character—is a magnetic rockstar-cum-artist. What makes James personal brand unique, though, is that it’s not just a representation of who he is, but seems to be the driving factor behind what he’s been able to accomplish.

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Jessica Jones

Emmeline Illustration

I've been a little bit under the weather since Thought Bubble Comic Festival (and an adventure to Nottingham last week to boot) so naturally, I've basked in the warm embrace of Netflix. Jessica Jones, a new show based on the Marvel comic, has just popped up and I've absolutely stormed through it as, well, it's brilliant. I love TV shows with strong-but-realistic female lead characters (yup, I've been meaning to draw a million Buffy characters) and you'll notice a lot of tough ladies in my illust

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Considerations for Tall Pins and (one) Easy Way to create them

Ohn Mar Win

Since folks found the last post about tall pins useful I've added a few more details you may want to be mindful of. 1 - Try to keep the essence of the original illustration/ pattern. This was for the Feast aspect of They Draw and Cook - the normal layout spread.but now rearranged first to this.but also this to make best use of viewing in different social media platforms and devices. 2) Create in 'squarish' and 'tallish' formats. 3) Make it 'decorative' and appealing 4) Don't forgot your watermar

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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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Emmeline In The Guardian!

Emmeline Illustration

If you've read The Guardian this week, you may have spotted me featured talking about my plans for Small Business Saturday ! This year I've been picked as one of the Small Business 100 , a select group of one hundred small business from across the country chosen as representatives for Small Business Saturday on 5th December. We're an incredibly diverse bunch: from candle-makers to green-grocers and freelance illustrators like me!

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Victoria Beckham

Fifi Lapin

Today I am wearing Victoria Beckham I love this coat, it's so chic. I guess the price tag is a little out of most people's realm but I have offset that by just popping it over my undies. Judging by the runway look it was the designers vision n'all. Justified.

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Cosmo by Valentino

Fifi Lapin

Last Friday I wore this amazing galaxy print skirt by Matthew Williamson and it got me thinking about all the other space themed loveliness out there. I am particularly in love with the Valentino pre-fall Cosmo collection. In fact I'm starting to think that currently Valentino is my favorite designer. For example this and this and hello, this! Here I am wearing their covet-able embroidered cape.

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Fendi

Fifi Lapin

Today I'm wearing Fendi AW2015 This outfit is just perfect for the strangely changeable weather we've been having recently, one minute sunshine and dare I say it hot and the next chilly and foggy (Yes it's true we Brits do love to obsess about the weather) The dress also helps with the pain that is getting out of bed in the morning, I feel as if I could just stop and have a little nap just about anywhere in this get up!

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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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Happy Thanksgiving!

Fifi Lapin

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends across the pond! To celebrate I am offering a discount for my little shop. Just enter fifilove at the checkout for 20% off!

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Matthew Williamson

Fifi Lapin

Today I'm wearing Matthew Williamson AW 2015.and if you love my look as much as I do you can buy the skirt here. A mere snip at £1530 Shhhhh don't tell Daddy!

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Giambattista Valli

Fifi Lapin

Today I'm wearing Giambattista Valli.Well only just. It took so long to put these shoes on I nearly gave up!

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Chloe

Fifi Lapin

Today I'm wearing Chloe Two words - COLD KNEES! Brrrrrrrrr 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.