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Names to know: 20 visionaries shaping the future of creativity

Creative Boom

Discover the creative stars challenging conventions and shaping the future across the U.S. and Europe through their remarkable work. In an ever-evolving creative landscape, a new generation of visionaries is emerging, disrupting the industry and leaving an indelible mark on the world around us. From pioneering entrepreneurs to innovative brand leaders and multidisciplinary creative forces, these are the movers and shakers propelling their respective fields forward.

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Procreate Tutorials: 30+ New Tutorials To Boost Your Illustration Skills

Graphic Design Junction

In today’s digital age, the art of illustration has transcended traditional mediums, finding a new canvas in the digital realm. Among the plethora of tools available, Procreate stands out as a powerful ally for artists, offering a versatile platform to unleash their creativity. However, mastering this tool requires more than just familiarity with its interface; it demands skill, technique, and guidance.

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Everyone will want to use Photoshop's upcoming People Distractions Tool

Creative Bloq

And two other cool Adobe Max Sneaks.

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Making Sense of Color Tests the Bandwidth of Human Perception

Design Milk

It may come as a surprise, but the human experiences of taste, hearing, smell, touch, and sight, share the computing capacity of technologies like the pocket calculator, hard disk, USB Key, and computer network, respectively. Google Hardware Design Studio , in collaboration with arts and research lab Chromasonic , explores the bandwidth of those sensory perceptions with their Milan Design Week 2024 exhibition Making Sense of Color.

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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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Liz Schaffer's breath-taking new book encourages you to explore the world around you more slowly

Creative Boom

In Slow Travel Britain, writer and creative director Liz Schaffer pens an image-filled love letter to this beautiful country and reveals the value of taking time to experience your surroundings. In an age of instant communication and on-demand entertainment, it can often feel like the world is moving too fast. No sooner has an article like this appeared on your feed than it's whisked away for the latest piece of content.

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Create a Powerful Logo on a Budget: 50+ Affordable Logo Templates

Graphic Design Junction

In the ever-evolving landscape of business, establishing a strong brand identity is paramount to success. At the heart of this identity lies the logo – a visual representation that encapsulates the essence of a company’s values, ethos, and offerings. However, many budding entrepreneurs and small businesses often find themselves navigating the challenge of creating a powerful logo on a budget.

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The Villa Tabebuia Offers Zen-Inspired Tranquility in Bangalore

Design Milk

In the bustling city of Bangalore, India, The Villa Tabebuia stands as a serene, Zen-inspired sanctuary with a contemporary Japanese-style designed by TaP Design Inc. The vision behind Villa Tabebuia was to create a space that exudes tranquility and elegance while maintaining a deep connection with its natural surroundings. Teakwood elements and organic accents adorn the home, seamlessly integrating it with the lush greenery that surrounds the property.

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Esther Tang's gloriously textural illustrations help her connect to the world emotionally

Creative Boom

New York City-based illustrator Esther Tang communicates her emotions and connects to the world through her delightfully nuanced and universally resonant work. We caught up with her to learn more. Connection and communication are at the heart of Esther Tang's illustrations. Since graduating from the School of Visual Arts in 2022, her distinctive illustration style has been recognised by the Society of Illustrators, Creative Quarterly, and the World Illustration Awards.

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Elevate Your Brand: 25+ Top Brand Guidelines Templates For 2024

Graphic Design Junction

In today’s saturated marketplace, a strong brand identity is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity. Every detail, from logo design to social media voice, contributes to the story you tell about your brand. But how do you ensure consistency across all these touchpoints? Enter brand guidelines – the secret weapon for achieving brand coherence and unlocking its full potential.

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Er, what just happened to the Coca-Cola logo?

Creative Bloq

Few brands could pull off this campaign.

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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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F5: Brigette Romanek Loves Alaia Dresses, Soulful Books + More

Design Milk

It’s been nearly eight years since award-winning interior designer Brigette Romanek first realized her calling. Her love for helping friends style their homes lit a fire, and in 2018, she decided to get serious, founding Romanek Design Studio in Los Angeles. It’s a gift to do what you love, and if your work can bring joy to people in their daily lives in the process, it is triply rewarding.

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Illustrator Wenjia Tang's first fiction book is a beautiful exploration of mankind's relationship with nature

Creative Boom

New York-based illustrator Wenjia Tang has transported her captivating style to the land of fiction in her latest book, Mountain Temple. Set in the remote mountains of China, it tells the fantastical tale of a boy who gets transformed into a baby wolf. Wenjia Tang's beautiful illustrations are a familiar sight in nonfiction books, ad campaigns, and editorials.

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Beyond Imagination: Exploring Samji’s Stunning Digital Illustrations

Graphic Design Junction

In the realm of contemporary digital illustrations art, one name shines brightly: Samji Illustrator. With a unique style characterized by vibrant colors, intricate details, and whimsical narratives, Samji has carved a niche for themselves in the world of illustration. Through their captivating artwork, Samji seamlessly combines traditional techniques with digital illustrations medium, creating visually stunning pieces that captivate audiences worldwide.

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OLED iPad Pro: everything we think we know about Apple's long-awaited tablet

Creative Bloq

The iPad Pro could get its biggest design change yet.

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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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Sabine Marcelis Shifts From Colorful to Monochrome With the Stedelijk Chair

Design Milk

Designed by Rotterdam-based designer Sabine Marcelis for BD Barcelona , the Stedelijk Chair made its debut at this year’s Milan Design Week. Although Marcelis is typically recognized for her use of vibrant, gradient colors, ironically, it is the stark, uniform appearance of aluminum in the Stedelijk Chair that offers a refreshing change. This departure from her usual palette highlights the raw beauty of the single material used, offering both a statement of design philosophy and a reflecti

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GameStop and WMH&I shake up the gaming market with customisable candy-themed controllers

Creative Boom

Pick n mix sweets inspired Candy Con, a new range of colourful, customisable controllers from GameStop and WMH&I that look good enough to eat. The world's largest gaming retailer, GameStop, has collaborated with global branding agency WMH&I to create Candy Con, a ground-breaking controller that players can customise to their heart's content with a colourful array of faceplates, thumbsticks, and directional pads.

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Free Mockup Templates Download: 30+ High-Quality Design Assets

Graphic Design Junction

Elevate your designs with these high-quality free mockup templates. For any designer, visualizing a project in its final form is crucial. Mockups bridge the gap between concept and reality, allowing you to showcase your designs on a realistic template. They’re invaluable tools for presentations, client feedback sessions, and refining your own ideas.

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Apple spoils us with six stunning new logo designs

Creative Bloq

Do I spy an Apple Pencil?

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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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Gensler Goes Big With Experiential Clubhouse Office for Huge

Design Milk

Huge is no stranger to working with big ideas. The digital agency shares that it “creates products and experiences that grow ambitious brands,” including clients like Google, M&M’S, LEGO, TEZOS, Adobe, and more. It only makes sense that the environment where innovative and bold ideas come to life matches the agency’s ethos for pushing boundaries and redefining what’s possible.

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When work meets play: Setting boundaries in creative professional relationships

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Navigating work relationships and maintaining professionalism can sometimes prove tricky. We asked the creative community for advice on finding the right happy balance. When you work in a creative studio or freelance and know loads of other creatives in the local industry, it's inevitable that friendships will form. Those talk events you all attend and after-work socials provide the perfect environment to relax, have a drink, share common experiences, and forge bon

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Why Color Matters: Influencing Food Choices Through Design

Graphic Design Junction

We’re visual beings – we’re sure this is not the first time you’re reading this, but it’s a fact of life we need to be aware of. A study by the Seoul International Color Expo showed that 92.6% of consumers consider visual factors as their top priority when purchasing products. This is also true for the food industry – we eat with our eyes first.

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Should creatives work for free? That depends, says Jessica Hische

Creative Bloq

Lettering artist shares how to navigate getting paid.

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From Visualization to Execution: Exploring Our Strengths as Designers

Speaker: Sean Adams, ArtCenter College of Design

Thomas Edison once said “Vision without execution is hallucination.” This statement applies not just to invention, but to graphic design. One of the greatest strengths of graphic designers is the ability to first develop a concept and then execute it to make it real. From visualization and ideation all the way through to actuation and execution, each step of this process takes skill and expertise.

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7 Designers Showcase Recycled Aluminum Objects at Hydro’s 100R Exhibition

Design Milk

Milan Design Week 2024 visitors who stopped by the 100R exhibition had the chance to see how aluminum scrap can be turned into coveted design objects that are ready for mass production. Norwegian aluminum and renewable energy company Hydro is changing the game when it comes to the endlessly recyclable material with Hydro CIRCAL 100R , the first industrial-scale aluminum product made entirely of post-consumer scrap.

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Come and bask in the comforting glow of Imogen Hawgood's festival paintings

Creative Boom

Artist Imogen Hawgood immortalises the nostalgic glow of British festival lighting in her new series of comforting paintings. The best part? You don't even need to get muddy to enjoy them. What is it that makes the lighting at festivals, funfairs and carnivals so special? Is it because they evoke fun memories of braving the rides, or do they tap into broader experiences of growing up?

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From Hobby to Career: Turning Your Photography Passion into Profit

Graphic Design Junction

Starting a career in photography from a place of passion and turning it into a venture can feel like a dream. Many budding photographers have successfully trodden this path, leveraging their skills and artistic vision to build thriving businesses. If you have an affinity for photography and aspire to transform your hobby into a profession, this guest post offers valuable advice and insights. [ Hide ] Table Of Content Enhancing Your Skills Crafting Your Portfolio Building Connections Determining

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Wacom's first OLED pen display is incredibly thin and light

Creative Bloq

Movink 13 could be perfect for digital artists on the go.

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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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Artist Vik Muniz Reconfigures Shredded Cash

Design Milk

Vik Muniz , the master of creating unbelievable images out of unexpected things, debuts his latest series, Legal Tender , at Sikkema Jenkins & Co. on the west side of Manhattan. Included in a double-feature exhibition, Muniz’s work once again celebrates everyday material, ignites the imagination, confuses reality, and questions current systems of symbols and representation.

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Coca-Cola pulls apart its iconic red-and-white logo to encourage recycling

Creative Boom

The famous wordmark is distorted and destroyed in an eye-grabbed new ad campaign led by WPP Open X. It's one of the most famous wordmarks of all time and has remained broadly unchanged since 1941. So Coca-Cola doesn't mess with its logo lightly, which means that for graphic designers in particular, the brand's new global out-of-home advertising campaign is an intriguing sight.

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20 LUTs to Add Vintage Film Looks to Your Photos & Videos

Spoon Graphics

Access All Areas members have a great collection of photo effects to download this week, courtesy of Sickboat. These Film LUTs can be applied to photos or video to create a vintage film effect effect with various warm, cool and B+W colours. There are 20 LUT presets included to provide a variety of vintage film effects to choose from. Being LUT files means they are compatible with all kinds of software, the effects can be easily applied to photos and images in Photoshop using the Color Lookup adj

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Bizarre AI camera turns images into sonnets and haiku

Creative Bloq

A very different type of AI art generator.

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How to Create Stunning Typography With the Corel Type Tool Kit

Download this free eBook to learn how you can create stunning typography, using the basics, such as placing text, to advanced controls like ligatures, variable fonts, effects, tracking, range kerning, and everything in between. Learn how to: Use Character Control to add variety to your font styles. Use Paragraph Control to manage spacing, alignment, justification and more.