June, 2017

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A Color Story: Using Curves for Outdoor Photos

A Beautiful Mess

When figuring out the curves feature on A Color Story , it can be confusing. So we’re having Arielle Vey share what she knows about curves and how they can make your photos pop! Hey, everyone! It’s Arielle, photographer and creator of the Weekend pack in A Color Story. I’m jumping in today to start a series of tutorials on curves and how to use this tool to its fullest potential.

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EBook Cover Art Top Tips

Design Wizard

The popularity of eBooks amongst consumers and B2B audiences continues to rise. Whether your eBook is distributed as a a content upgrades on your websites, a self-publishing platform such as Wattpad or commercial publishing site such as Amazon Kindle the one thing your eBook has to have is a cover that stands out on the digital shelf. Here are my top tips for creating irresistible eBooks your audience can’t wait to read: Stand out on the shelf.

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Using the Internet of Things to extend your brand essence

Telepathy

Every once in awhile, a product design challenge comes along that we just can’t resist jumping on, even if it’s quite a departure from the majority of our past work. We tend to view these scenarios as good opportunities to explore just what’s possible in a new medium, and to further hone and stress-test our philosophies on good product design that stands the test of time—whether it’s built with code, atoms or both.

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Meet Inkwell

Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

Sixteen years ago this week, I was designing my wedding invitations. The invitations were set in my typefaces, and printed by a friend who runs a letterpress shop in Berkeley, and the enclosing envelopes were hand-addressed by a calligrapher. Each kind of letterform served a different purpose: the type was dignified, and the calligraphy was personal.

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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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ONE LOVELY DRAWING, part 53

Illustration Art

Illustrator Joe Ciardello is well known for his excellent series of drawings of jazz musicians. My favorite is this marvelous depiction of James Oscar Smith, who worked magic on the electric organ. Ciardiello's picture is an art form somewhere between drawing and music. Vesalius would not recognize the bones in those hands, but their fluidity perfectly captures Smith's music.

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RED Valentino

Fifi Lapin

Today I am wearing RED Valentino Did you know that the 'RED' in Valentino's little sister line stands for 'Romantic Eccentric Dress' well now you know! bunny kisses Fifi Lapin xxx.

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The challenges of going freelance (plus a plate full of cake!)

Emmeline Illustration

So you might have noticed I've been taking some huge leaps in terms of my on-screen presence since my Freelancer of the Year win with IPSE last year. Seriously, if you'd asked me a few years ago how comfortable I'd be with half of the promos and panels I've been doing over the past few months I would've had a reaction-gif-worthy look of horror on my face.

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MY FAVORITE LIGHTNING

Illustration Art

From the perspective of a cartoonist: If a lightning bolt's trousers came unbuckled and it slipped on a banana peel, it would look like George Herriman's marvelous, loopy version. Plus, his black cloud and raindrops put Robert Motherwell to shame. From the perspective of a graphic designer: This brilliant design is not only visually powerful but substantively strong as well: for a column about "judgement day" it effectively conveys the crack of doom.

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MORT DRUCKER WEEK!

Illustration Art

This week the great Mort Drucker is being inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. There will be a dinner and a reception at the Society in New York on June 22, 2017-- about 25 years late, as far as I'm concerned, but I'm still glad to see the 88 year old artist recognized that way. At the same time, I'm pleased to announce that the new issue of Illustrators Quarterly , a superb international journal of illustration art, features a cover story (written by yours truly) about Drucke

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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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Bunny in Red

Fifi Lapin

Tomorrow is voting day and I don't mind telling you I am just a wincy bit excited because t's my first time to vote (I'm eternally young you know) and I am feeling hopefully optimistic. I don't mind telling you that I'm planning on voting Labour - hence my red dress (Valentino darling) I know everyone says Jeremy looks like a geography teacher but really that was one of my favourite subject's at school (I do love to travel darlings) and anyway I like what he stands for.

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LF Markey

Fifi Lapin

Today I'm wearing LF Markey - The sun shines and so I shine. Have a beautiful day! bunny kisses Fifi Lapin xxx.

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Recent doodles

Fifi Lapin

Some recent doodles I have done for my friends in Korea. bunny kisses Fifi Lapin xxx.

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