Sat.Feb 05, 2022 - Fri.Feb 11, 2022

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Jade Watson on the unexpected joy of working in-house and how to create your own dream job

Creative Boom

Jade Watson of Casa Ceramica at Material Source. Jade Watson always wanted to be a photographer and dreamed of capturing the fashion weeks of London, Paris and Tokyo, but a sudden twist of fate meant she instead studied graphic design and later found herself working for an independent tile brand in an exciting role that would push her creativity to the limits.

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How to Create Effective Print Design That Leaves a Lasting Impression

Canny

Print design can be the difference between leaving a positive first impression on your audience, or a negative first impression. Think about it. How often have you received a brochure or catalogue that looks thrown together? Because this is a physical piece of marketing, it’s something that customers can actually touch. This makes printed assets much more personal, as for once, there’s no computer screen or iPhone in the way!

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NFT crypto: which is best for your art?

Creative Bloq

How to pick the best NFT cryptocurrency for your art.

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Vintage Script Logo Templates with Green and Gold Elements

We And The Color

Download these vintage-inspired script logo templates on Adobe Stock. Adobe Stock contributor @More Profesh created this amazing set of nine script logo templates. Thanks to the use of fully editable vector graphics, you are free to customize these logos in every possible way. With just a few simple clicks, you can add your own text or graphics to the design.

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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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Portrait illustrations by Becki Gill burst with pop culture, music and joyful colour

Creative Boom

Social Anxiety © Becki Gill. It sounds like quite the idyllic setting for Becki Gill , as the freelance illustrator describes her life in the South Lakes, living with her fiancé, a dog and two cats. Specialising in portraits of pop culture icons and musicians, she loves creating vibrant pattern illustrations, including wildlife and animals. Becki has lived in the Lake District her whole life, even choosing to stay local when she studied Illustration at the University of Cumbria in Carlisle, grad

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The 10 Best Social Media Kits & Templates for Photoshop

SpeckyBoy

Being active on social media is a must if you want to reach your audience, engage with them, and build their trust. If you want to make sure they engage with your posts, then sharing catchy posts and images are the best ways to stand out in a social media feed, no matter which platform you’re on. Instead of designing social media posts from scratch, save time with premade social media kits and templates.

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Adobe Photoshop T-Shirt Mockup

We And The Color

Download a fully customizable t-shirt mockup for use in Adobe Photoshop. Adobe Stock contributor @Medialoot created this fully customizable t-shirt mockup in a high resolution of 4800 x 3200 px. The gray t-shirt is fully separated from the background. In Photoshop, you can easily change the color of the t-shirt and add your own graphics, images, or text with just a few simple clicks.

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Spotlight on: Wow Mountain's joyful 3D printed bioplastic flowers and cacti

Creative Boom

Three months into lockdown, Missy Dempsey and her partner Josh Flowers were sitting watching "extreme engineering videos" on YouTube when they asked themselves, what if they could make 3D printed flowers from a biodegradable corn-based bioplastic? The rest, as they say, is history as Wow Mountain was born. The online shop sells 3D printed products, made from a small lab in Sydney, where the couple is based, using a material called PLA, that's polylactic acid to you and I – a bioplastic derived f

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How to Keep Your Design Skills Fresh

HONGKIAT

A designer’s skill set can very quickly become obsolete in this day and age. Designers need to know more skills than ever before, and client expectations are constantly changing. It can be somewhat more difficult to remain current if you work in-house and are required to stick to a certain style guide or use outdated tools. However, freelance designers need to closely monitor their skills as well, to avoid getting passed up by the competition.

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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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An Early Look at the WordPress Photo Directory

SpeckyBoy

If you’re looking for high-quality images to dress up your website, there is no shortage of resources. Stock photography sites exist for just about every need and price range (including free ). But licensing for photos isn’t always simple. Commercial offerings can be both restrictive and difficult to understand. And even free photo websites have their risks.

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Travel Illustrations by Charlie Davis

We And The Color

Check out three personal travel illustrations by Charlie Davis. London, UK-based illustrator Charlie Davis created these personal artworks with the aim to explore the idea of freedom and travel, which is totally understandable in this pandemic time. Enjoy the following three pieces. For those who want to see more of Charlie Davis’ creative work, feel free to follow this talented illustrator on Behance or Instagram.

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'Be More Panda' is the resounding cry in This Way Up's rebrand for an all-natural candy

Creative Boom

This Way Up has created a playful new identity for all-natural candy brand Panda Liquorice, enticing younger audiences to "be more Panda". The London-based agency, which specialises in branding healthier food and drink, was brought in to work on the project in 2020, working across the visual identity, packaging, website, and broader brand world. A big requirement of the brief was to ensure Panda's branding "reflects and retains its position as the category leader while helping it secure new stor

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Amazing Pop Art Illustations by Van Orton Design

Graphic Design Junction

? Today we are featuring creative twin artists (brothers) who are behind Van Orton Design. The pair of twin brothers from Turin, Italy. Their pop culture-themed artwork is stylistically inspired by the stained glass windows of churches. Von Orton Design’s work was featured in the Netflix & Dreamworks Voltron Exhibition in Los Angeles. Their list of clients includes big names such as ESPN, Warner Brothers and Rolling Stones.

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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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2022 GDUSA People To Watch

Graphic Design USA

Our 2022 GDUSA People To Watch spotlight on creative professionals who embody the spirit of the creative community. It is a tradition that reaches back to 1963.

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Multiple Posters Mockup for Adobe Photoshop

We And The Color

This hyper realistic Adobe Photoshop mockup includes fully customizable outdoor weathered posters on a brick wall. The skilled team of @Pixelbuddha created this fully customizable Adobe Photoshop mockup to give you the opportunity to present your branding and poster projects in a hyper-realistic environment. The PSD file is based on a high resolution of 3900 x 2600 px.

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Playfully sinister works by the Cameron Twins challenge our connections with our past selves

Creative Boom

Old paintings, childhood drawings and Barbie dolls are just some of the raw materials used in the multidisciplinary works of the Cameron Twins , an identical duo of creatives whose garish art playfully explores dreams, the imagination, and the role that nostalgia plays in shaping our lives. Made up of Abigail and Phebe Cameron, the Cameron Twins are London-based artists who recently graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in Fine Arts.

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Unique Photoshop Brushes Pack

Graphic Design Junction

Amazing Photoshop Brushes that can transform your photos to realistic watercolor, abstract and digital artworks with no work at all! All brushes are very high quality, super detailed brushes for Photoshop. Simply brush over your subject with a color and just play the action. It’s really that simple! Creating this advanced and realistic photo effects has never been this easy and fun.

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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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Craig Daily: Branding An Iconic Event With Full Sail University’s Creative Director

Graphic Design USA

Craig Daily, VP and Creative Director of Platinum Creative at Full Sail University, answers our questions about rebranding one of the University’s most well-known experiences – the annual Hall of Fame week.

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Aubrey Powell’s new book reveals untold stories from the Hipgnosis archive

Creative Review

Founded in 1968 by Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell, Storm Thorgerson and Peter Christopherson, Hipgnosis quickly established itself as the studio behind classic record sleeves for the likes of AC/DC, The Police, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who, and more. In the years since he stopped producing work as part of Hipgnosis, Powell has been responsible for designing and curating the record-breaking V&A exhibition Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains, along with writing a number of books on album c

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Wild horses, Mexican traditions and twin Buddhists: National winners revealed in Sony World Photography Awards 2022

Creative Boom

© Thanh Nguyen Phuc, Vietnam, Winner, National Awards, Travel, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards. It's always a fascinating source of inspiration when the Sony World Photography Awards reveals its national winners, plucked from over 170,000 images from 211 countries to give us an insight into different cultures and perspectives. Today, this year's lineup has been announced.

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Obakki Brand & Packaging Design by arithmetic _

We And The Color

Canadian studio arithmetic _ created this sophisticated brand and packaging design for Obakki. The creative folks of studio arithmetic _ created a climate action focussed packaging for OBAKKI, custom-designed to house handcrafted goods. Below you can see a few images. For more, please take a look at the arithmetic _ website or follow them on Behance.

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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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Free Paper Bag Mockups (PSD)

Graphic Design Junction

Presenting high-quality free paper bag mockups available in Photoshop PSD format. These mockups are premium model PSD file well organized, it’s possible to use too many things to save your time and money and present something beautiful to your customer. Mockups can use for presenting shopping bag mockup , product bag, market bag, food bag, drink bag, office bag, kraft bag, fashion bag and etc designs realistically.

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The Circle’s rebrand is a “rallying cry” for feminism

Creative Review

The branding marks a clarified mission statement from The Circle , and a new strapline: ‘global feminism in solidarity and action’ UnitedUs has designed a new logo, colour palette and series of circular motifs, as well as a typographic framework that lends the organisation a more prominent, activist tone of voice. Annie Lennox set the NGO up in 2008, with the aim of supporting women and girls around the world by bringing together a network of women who can campaign for equality.

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'Childlike' typographic paintings by Ces McCully brutally explore our most embarrassing thoughts

Creative Boom

Ces McCully in her studio. "The thing about painting alone in a studio all day is that you have too much time to ruminate on the state of the world," says Ces McCully , an Australian artist who has created a series of type-led works inspired by recent lockdowns and how we relied on social media to stay connected to others and combat isolation. Punchy, bold and "somewhere between a little loose and hard edge", Ces McCully's textural paintings are a mix of autobiographical reflection and cultural

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Business Infographic Brochure Template for Adobe InDesign

We And The Color

You can download this high-quality business infographic brochure template for InDesign with an Adobe Stock trial subscription for free. Adobe Stock contributor @PixWork has designed this A4 InDesign template. Using this file, you can create high-quality infographic brochures for your business. Consisting of 16 pages with lots of fully editable infographics, this template is ideal for a wide range of topics.

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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.