Creative Boom
MAY 22, 2024
London-based illustrator and animator Ke Ren has transformed the confusion she felt when moving away from Beijing into a glorious short film that brings letters, numbers, and symbols to life in new ways. Ke Ren has always been moving and relocating. As well as broadening her horizons, as travel famously does, it also led to some confusion in terms of the language barrier.
Graphic Design Junction
MAY 19, 2024
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Design Milk
MAY 23, 2024
What does brick want to be? While steel and glass rely on their inherent physical properties or the power of thinness to impress, brick and mortar are often seen as basic, relegated to a plebeian class of material often unfairly shared alongside textiles within the context of contemporary art. Challenging this cultural connotation is Netherlands-based artist Floris Wubben whose solo exhibition on view at The Future Perfect , aptly named BRICK , rejects that premise altogether in a series of argu
Creative Bloq
MAY 21, 2024
This artist takes requests literally.
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
Creative Boom
MAY 19, 2024
Porto-based graphic designer Chezarit Mattie has combined his love of nature and made a positive change in his lush new visual identity for the city's community garden, Botânica. When it comes to getting away from the hustle and bustle of daily life, nothing beats retreating to nature. And where better to recuperate from a long day at work than a community garden?
Graphic Design Junction
MAY 20, 2024
The rooster, with its proud posture, vibrant colors, and distinctive crow, has captivated cultures for centuries. This majestic bird isn’t just a symbol of the dawn; it’s also a popular choice for logos and illustrations. Let’s explore the reasons why the rooster reigns supreme in the world of visual branding with 40+ creative rooster logos and illustrations examples for your inspiration.
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Creative Bloq
MAY 22, 2024
And it's a radical mashup of typefaces.
Creative Boom
MAY 22, 2024
Somerset-based illustrator, Charles Bailey channels the likes of Quentin Blake and Spike Milligan in his naive, expressive artwork, which explores complex themes. Visual communicator Charles Bailey has always wanted to do something creative. Ever since he was young, he's had a passion for art. However, it wasn't until he looked into further education that he understood the possibilities in the creative industry.
Graphic Design Junction
MAY 21, 2024
Digital photography is an incredible art form, allowing us to capture moments with stunning clarity and detail. However, the raw photo is often just the starting point. Post-processing can take your images to a whole new level, and one exciting way to do this is by using oil painting Photoshop actions. These actions can transform ordinary photos into extraordinary works of art, mimicking the rich, textured look of traditional oil paintings.
Design Milk
MAY 22, 2024
As a graphic designer, House Industries has been in my life since the early 2000s, steadily releasing fresh typefaces that made their mark not only within the industry but in the daily lives of everyone, whether they knew it or not. 2024 marks 30 years of the design studio’s fonts visualizing brands from Hermès to Jimmy Kimmel, along with work from other designers who utilize them.
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Creative Bloq
MAY 19, 2024
Lost in autotranslation.
Creative Boom
MAY 19, 2024
Photography by Richard Murgatroyd With its flowing, colour-shifting masks, the 8m-tall installation for the BAFTA TV awards truly brought this year's ceremony to life. We chatted with Yellow Studio founder Julio Himede to discover how they created it. It doesn't matter how rich or famous you are. If you work in British TV, there's one thing you crave, and that money can't buy.
Spoon Graphics
MAY 20, 2024
Typography is a core component of Graphic Design so it’s an important subject for every designer to learn. Typefaces are divided into classifications based on the era or characteristics of their design. Being able to identify a typeface style can help you make educated design decisions and choose the best font for your work depending on its use.
Design Milk
MAY 23, 2024
Located in a Prague housing estate, a unique project pushes the limits of conventional apartment design. NEUHÄUSL HUNAL designed the Sculptor’s Apartment with an experimental approach to spatial concepts and material fluidity, asking the question: What are the maximum possibilities of a classic prefabricated flat? Their solution is a one-of-a-kind apartment created for sculptor and glassmaker Vladimír Bachorík, featuring a glass workspace, a series of translucent glass walls, and the absen
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Creative Bloq
MAY 21, 2024
A day in the organised chaos of a film's art department.
Creative Boom
MAY 19, 2024
Image licensed via Adobe Stock Looking for a small and portable camera with excellent photography skills? Check out our curated collection of the best compacts. When you're constantly on the move, exploring cityscapes and travelling abroad, you want to make the most of your experiences. After all, as the pandemic proved, seeing the world is a luxury that could be taken away at any moment.
Graphic Design Junction
MAY 22, 2024
LinkedIn is one of the crucial networking platforms that connect millions of professionals worldwide. Users, in order to improve their LinkedIn experience, use extensions and mostly turn to Chrome extensions so that they can automate their tasks and streamline workflows. However, the LinkedIn platform does not accept all extensions. Let’s dig deep to learn about banned LinkedIn extensions , the reasons behind their prohibition, and the risks they pose to your LinkedIn account. [ Hide ] Tab
Design Milk
MAY 23, 2024
While office spaces have evolved over the decades, shifting from private cubicles to expansive open workspaces, the post-pandemic world is still adapting to its redefined context. As working from home becomes the norm, most people have realized that they can be more productive in an environment of which they are comfortable. Melissa Lee, founder of the interior design studio Bespoke Only , knows this better than anyone.
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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.
Creative Bloq
MAY 18, 2024
But it's really hard to see.
Creative Boom
MAY 20, 2024
Take That has been at the top of the pop music game for three decades now, and not by accident. Ric Lipson of entertainment architects STUFISH explains how they helped Britain's hardest-working band put on a truly spectacular show for their latest arena tour. In the world of live entertainment, few names carry the weight of Take That. After all, most boy bands fizzle out after just a couple of years.
SpeckyBoy
MAY 20, 2024
Creativity can be freeing for web designers. There’s nothing quite like reaching that “a-ha” moment. It’s when an idea transfers from your head to a screen. I had that feeling a lot during my early days in this industry. My work wasn’t great, mind you. But I felt the thrill of doing things I’d never done. And it was even better if I had made a client happy.
Design Milk
MAY 24, 2024
When Gina Nadal fell in love with textile weaving – the mathematical thinking, the color and design opportunities, and the traditions and cultures behind it – she fell hard. The Manchester-based Catalan designer was first introduced to the practice during her undergraduate studies in Arts and Design at Escola Massana, but she would take it much further. “I explored various disciplines, from product design to painting.
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.
Creative Bloq
MAY 21, 2024
AI-powered tools that transform footage from low to high quality. But watch out; Video AI 5 is incredibly RAM intensive.
Creative Boom
MAY 22, 2024
The Birmingham agency has enlisted the help of illustrator Andy Smith and animator Ben Rustage to help promote the Midlands toll road, and you can't help but be grabbed by the vibrant visuals they came up with. The M6 Toll, aka the Midland Expressway, is a 27-mile toll road that allows drivers to bypass Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Connecting Junction 3a to 11A, this six-lane stretch of motorway – the only major toll road in Great Britain – offers a free-flowing alternative to the congested M6
Booooooom
MAY 22, 2024
A series documenting the horse fairs in England and Ireland by Polish photographer Tori Ferenc.
Design Milk
MAY 24, 2024
Many Modernists reject ornamental objects in an effort to preserve clutter-free surfaces and uninterrupted architectural lines – often forgetting that personal possessions imbue spaces with great meaning. Orrefors Glassworks teams up with internationally renowned architect and design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune to deliver the Midsummer Mini Vase series, seven tabletop vessels that capture the spirit of Swedish tradition.
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.
Creative Bloq
MAY 19, 2024
The artist shares the importance of following what you love.
Creative Boom
MAY 20, 2024
Amid the rising popularity of Japanese whiskeys, LOVE has designed a new brand that combines two cultures while staying true to the category's time-honoured codes. Manchester-based creative agency LOVE has designed a new luxury whiskey brand from scratch in collaboration with William Grant & Sons (WG&S). By merging Japanese minimalism with Scotch provenance, LOVE has brought a modern yet timeless look to the sector.
Booooooom
MAY 24, 2024
A selection of work by French artist and illustrator Jul Quanouai.
Design Milk
MAY 20, 2024
If you’ve ever been inside a camper van or watched someone else in one, you know that oftentimes one has to slouch or bend over due to their low ceiling heights. Then there’s Noovo Plus who is setting out to change that. Built on the Super High Roof platform, this innovative vehicle offers unparalleled comfort, versatility, and off-grid capabilities, making it an ideal choice for adventurers and remote workers alike.
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