September, 2019

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Design Deals for the Week

Designer Daily

Every week, we’ll give you an overview of the best deals for designers, make sure you don’t miss any by subscribing to our deals feed. You can also follow the recently launched website Type Deals if you are looking for free fonts or font deals. Draft Natural Complete 56-Font Family. Draft Natural Font Family features a subtle, organic texture with a highly realistic grain.

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We Compost by Seachange

BP&O

Opinion by Richard Baird When organic waste breaks down in landfill, methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is released. This has been identified as a significant contributor to climate change. Through composting, this organic waste can be repurposed as a soil nutrient which can then play a role in developing local and sustainable methods of regional food […].

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How to Create Repeating Patterns in Adobe Photoshop

Spoon Graphics

It can be difficult to get your head around how seamlessly repeating patterns work. Any objects that ‘fall off’ one side must reappear on the opposite side of the pattern tile, much like the retro arcade game Asteroids. This allows the pattern to continue over an infinite area, by enlarging the pattern area as the tile graphic is duplicated.

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50 amazingly talented graphic designers to follow on Instagram

Canva

In its early days, Instagram used to be all about filtered pictures of your lunch and your pets, but since then it has grown into an immeasurably useful creative tool. Nowadays Instagram can be used for just about anything, and a lot of creatives have opted to use it as a cataloged portfolio of their work and a platform to network with others in their field.

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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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Meditations on Snowflakes

I Love Typography

Born in December 1571 in southwest Germany, Johannes Kepler would go on to become one of the greatest observational astronomers of all time. He would also write books that forever transformed our view of the cosmos. He is best known for his three laws of planetary motion that describe the motion of planets around the […]. The post Meditations on Snowflakes appeared first on I Love Typography.

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Elegant Packaging for Chinese Delicacies

Designer Daily

Birds nest are a commonly eaten delicacy in China. Praised for the health benefits they are supposed to bring, they have become a luxury product there. Wwave Design was commissioned by Yan Yan Fang, a famous birds nest brand, to redesign its product packages. The main goal of this operation was to distinguish the brand from more traditional brands that sell the same products.

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Atlantic Theater 2019 – ’20 Season by Pentagram

BP&O

Opinion by Richard Baird Atlantic Theater Company was founded in 1985 by playwright David Mamet and actor William H. Macy and, since then, has established itself as an influential Off-Broadway theatre group. It is also known for having a bold and original voice, producing groundbreaking new works by both emerging and established playwrights. This bold and original voice […].

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Easily Create Vintage Logos With This All-In-One Toolkit

Spoon Graphics

If you love the vintage design style you need to get your hands on this brilliant toolkit of fonts, textures, logo templates and graphics from Heritage Type Co. The Milkstore Collection contains everything you need to create vintage style logos, badges, labels, packaging or title designs with a hand-crafted vibe. The newly updated pack is currently on sale, and I’ve teamed up with Heritage Type Co. to offer Spoon Graphics readers an extra 10% off, making the final price $25 with a total di

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The history and psychology of colors

Canva

It’s believed that artists invented pigments using a combination of soil, animal fat and burned charcoal as early as 40,000 years ago. In this article, we deep dive into the history of colors and the color psychology behind them. In today’s society, color is perhaps something we take for granted. With one simple click, we have thousands of colors at our disposal.

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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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Underground World & the man who (thought he) knew everything

I Love Typography

Often described as the man who knew everything, Athanasius Kircher (1602–80) was a German Jesuit polymath of international renown during his own lifetime. He was a prolific author with an astoundingly broad range of interests, writing about everything, from geology and geography to sinology and egyptology, biology, medicine, engineering, theology, anthropology, music theory and linguistics. […].

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How to Use Photo Shapes to Maximize Your Graphic Design

Fotor

In advertising, people often use pictures of real people and settings, and the reason why is that the feelings they convey are more likely to resonate and achieve more palpable results. So how to enrich your designs more with real photos is very important. You can use all manner of shapes to do it. Today we’re gonna focus […].

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Design Deals for the Week

Designer Daily

Every week, we’ll give you an overview of the best deals for designers, make sure you don’t miss any by subscribing to our deals feed. You can also follow the recently launched website Type Deals if you are looking for free fonts or font deals. 750+ High-Quality UI Sound Effects. Packed with over 750 high-quality recordings, the Useful Interface sound library delivers a diverse collection of tastefully crafted user interface sound effects for your UI needs.

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Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas

Logo Design Love

The 25-foot-high, internally lit Las Vegas sign was designed by the late commercial artist Betty Willis (pictured below in 1998). Photo via Las Vegas News Bureau (LVNB). Betty started designing neon signs in the 1950s for Thomas Young’s YESCO and other sign makers. In 1952 she moved to Western Neon, a small local outfit, where, in 1959, salesman Ted Rogich, the father of political consultant Sig Rogich , got the idea to propose a welcome sign for the highway from Los Angeles.

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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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Video: How To Create Custom Camouflage Patterns in Photoshop

Spoon Graphics

In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial I’ll show you some clever techniques for creating military style camo patterns, using nothing but Photoshop filters. The result is completely randomised, which is perfect for producing abstract shapes and disruptive patterns. I’ll also present a range of optional steps you can take to customise the appearance of your camouflage design, then prepare to have your mind blown when you see how Photoshop can completely automate the creation of your pattern

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50 free handwriting fonts

Canva

One design trend that we predicted for this year was handwritten and hand-drawn designs. That’s because if you want to add a unique, DIY-inspired touch to your designs, there’s nothing better than some good, old-fashioned handwriting which can seriously up the charm factor of everything from invitations to logos, flyers to web design. Now, you could go ahead and actually write each and every typographic element of your designs by hand.

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Marcea Decker: Educator To Watch 2019

Graphic Design USA

Marcea Decker of Shillington Education kicks off our 2019 Educator To Watch series. Marcea sees design as a way to improve quality of life through problem-solving and education as fundamental to it.

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Type Design Coming to Netflix

Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

I’m delighted to announce that I’m one of the six designers profiled in season two of Abstract: The Art of Design, the Emmy-nominated Netflix original documentary series that returns on September 25. The creation of Scott Dadich , Morgan Neville , and Dave O’Connor , Abstract explores design as a way of thinking, through the work of designers in different disciplines.

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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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Old Bulgarian Lottery Tickets Were Winning at Design

Designer Daily

I couldn’t find much information about these lottery tickets from communist Bulgaria, but the design alone makes it worth sharing here. Heavily inspired by Russian constructivism, these tickets are an amazing display of great layouts produced with abstract shapes only. Images via Delcampe.net. Thanks for being a subscriber, here is your FREE house vector icons set.

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University Press Cover Round-Up

Spine Magazine

We welcome you to another in our ongoing feature in which notable book cover designer Jordan Wannemacher periodically highlights a selection of recent university press cover designs. Please enjoy this celebration of amazing work. This list is in no particular order. Credits are listed below. If you are a book cover creative and want your work or the work of your department reviewed by Jordan be sure to get in touch with us!

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Nail the Vintage Look with This Massive Library of Resources

Spoon Graphics

It is difficult to create convincing vintage-style artwork without the right materials, but tools and resources that are made from real antiques are quite rare! The resources in The Expansive Vintage Design Library are derived from various authentic sources, so you can inject a piece of history right into your design work for the most realistic results.

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21 creative business cards ideas and how to get the look

Canva

In a world of LinkedIn and professional Instagram pages, we discuss the importance of physical business cards and give you 21 creative business card ideas that will make an impact. In 2019, most of your business interactions probably take place in the digital space. But that doesn’t mean that print mediums are an ineffective way to meet your business needs.

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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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Sean Loose Designs US Open Theme Art

Graphic Design USA

Sean Loose, an illustrator for Indeed.com and an appreciative SCAD graduate, has created illustrations that are the face of this year's U.S. Open.

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20+ Online Ad Banner (Maker) Template Designs to Customise Now

Tuts Plus

If you’re just getting into online advertising or hoping to boost your online traffic with better advertisements, ad banners are the way to go. Ad banners are currently one of the most ubiquitous forms of marketing used on the internet. Companies use them for everything from raising their brand profile to increasing engagement, announcing discounts, and promoting products.

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Design Deals for the Week

Designer Daily

Every week, we’ll give you an overview of the best deals for designers, make sure you don’t miss any by subscribing to our deals feed. You can also follow the recently launched website Type Deals if you are looking for free fonts or font deals. 10 Vintage Effect Photoshop Actions. Create an authentic vintage photo effect in no time with this set of 10 fully editable Photoshop actions.

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9 Basic Photoshop Adjustments That Beginners Need To Understand

Creative Live

RAW files are not processed within the camera, which means they’re essentially a huge chunk of data for you to mold. Think of them like raw materials found in nature, just waiting to be used for any number of purposes. In the world of technology, the larger your data file, the larger the canvas and the more choices you have. To help beginners navigate the breadth of options available, here’s a quick and easy Adobe Photoshop tutorial for beginners to help get you started.

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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?