September, 2015

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10 Reasons Why I Hate The New Google Logo

Design Roast

Google changed their logo. To many folks, this would register as a big, “So, what?” However, to web designers and folks who don’t like things to change (present company included), it is a big deal. This isn’t the first time Google has fixed something that wasn’t broken. Anyone remember Google Lively? Of course you don’t. […].

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Playing with 'Creative Playgrounds'

Ohn Mar Win

Some of you know I take part in daily arty challenges. Last August it started with month of hand lettering daily, then a month of food, then desserts and biscuits. There was no major thought process behind them, it was to keep up with my drawing skills without engaging my brain as to its final use, if any. I am still taking part in daily doodles #365doodleswithjohannafritz if I can, and sometimes mashing it up a daily watercolour in my moleskin and even further mashed with #alittleart that Victo

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Peacock Arts Trail 2015

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

I'm very pleased to announce I will be opening my studio to the public during the Peacock Arts Trail this year. The trail is an artists open studio event encompassing Corsham and surrounding towns and villages. For more details on the trail and other exhibitors, visit the website - peacockartstrail.co.uk My studio is at the Pound Arts Centre, Corsham, SN13 9HX.

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Choosing the Right Font for the Job

Black Bear Design

Black Bear Design - Atlanta Web Design, Web Development, SEO, Internet Marketing, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Social media. Font choice seems like a daunting task. There are millions of fonts available for your use. The hard part is not finding a font, but finding the right font. There are no simple rules about font choice, but don’t despair. At Black Bear Design Group, our designers have a few tips to help you narrow down your choices.

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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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There’s no such thing as a big break

Paul Jarvis

Someone asked me the other day how I got my big break (i.e. the opportunity to work for myself full-time). I told them, like Santa Claus or unicorns that fart rainbows, I don’t actually think big bre.

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Learn from Great Design: Beliyf

Tom Kenny

Homepage. The homepage is incredibly simple. So simple that it only includes two headlines, a button and an image but it’s well targeted to the type of people they want to help: “Your product can be copied in a heartbeat, your prices undercut, your people poached.”. “Uncover the one thing that can never be stolen.”. The headlines speak directly to business owners’ common fear of being copied.

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Shop Grand Re-opening!

Fifi Lapin

Hello and welcome to the grand re-opening of my little online shop ! Help yourself to a glass of Cristal and a carrot canapé and have a snoop around all the lovely new goodies. bunny kisses Fifi Lapin xxx.

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Porter McKnight of Atreyu on design, photography, and directing his first music video

Creative Live

Art and music have always gone hand in hand, and some of my favorite memories are listening to a new album while poring over the artwork at the same time. With that in mind, it’s no surprise that most bands seem to have at least one graphic designer/photographer in their ranks, who usually ends up being their defacto art director. In the case of Orange County metalcore legends Atreyu , that person is their bassist Porter McKnight.

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Discover.typography: an Innovation by Design

Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

It’s lovely to see Discover.typography recognized by the Innovation by Design Awards. While the story of H&Co is usually the story of our fonts, less visible is the project of working with the fonts, and creating the kinds of experiences in which we can share what we find so exciting about type in the first place. Thank you to Fast Company for highlighting an innovative piece of technology that’s been one of our most satisfying creative outlets.

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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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Sneak Peek - Boots & Fifi Lapin collaboration

Fifi Lapin

I am so excited today to announce my latest collaboration. I have been working on this for what feels like an eternity and finally I am able to tell you guys about it! This is the first sneak peek of my new Makeup and lifestyle gift range with Brit high street icon Boots. As I'm sure many of you are aware every year Boots make the most fabulous ranges for the Christmas season and this year you'll be able to pick up some Fifi Lapin goodness alongside all the other lovely smelly's and stocking fil

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Fifi Lapin Brooches

Fifi Lapin

As I mentioned in my last post I'm super busy at the mo playing shops. It's really is so fun creating lovely new things for you my gorgeous Fifi fans. Here are my latest additions, two new brooch designs based around my best selling charms. Made of gold plated enamel they measure 4.5cm tall and have a lovely heavy feel to them. You can also pick up a matching print which I will show you in my next post.

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Inside Obsidian

Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

We’re delighted that Fast Company has recognized our Obsidian typeface in this year’s Innovation by Design Awards, and thought we’d mark the occasion with a behind-the-scenes look at some of the technology, history, and design thinking that went into this one-of-a-kind typeface. 1. The roots of the Obsidian typeface begin with Surveyor , a family of fonts designed at H&Co which revive the style of roman and italic letterforms native to engraved maps of the nineteenth centur

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