Just Creative
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
This is a guest article contributed by Tom Buckland. Branding is key for any business. Any successful company will tell you that strong branding is an essential element of attracting and maintaining the right audience. In our modern digital age, your business’ website is one of the main pillars of your communications strategy. As such, it is critical that you get the branding right across your website.
Just Creative
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
This article was contributed by Ashley Wilson. Does your office space relay the same message as your branding? It should! The most successful brands bring their branding message, values and goals to life right in their offices, and here’s why you should do it too. Branding is one of the most important aspects of any successful business. Whether you’re a large multinational, or just starting out, your brand is the first thing potential clients see.
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Spoon Graphics
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
The Wild West is a popular genre for movies, TV shows, games, and even comics, which means it is also a theme that commonly inspires artists to base their creations on, providing us with plenty of artwork we can admire to fuel our inspiration. In today’s showcase I present over 40 designs and illustrations, all with a western theme. Enjoy browsing this collection of digital paintings, posters, cartoons, advertisements and packaging designs that feature cowboys and gunslingers in a variety
Creative Market
DECEMBER 20, 2019
This post is part of the Decoding Creativity series from Creative Market. Follow me on Medium or subscribe to the Creative Market blog , and join the discussion by commenting with your questions and thoughts. Imagine, if you will, two hypothetical people. Let’s call them Charlie and Pat. Both are in their mid-20s, fresh out of college, and both work for an organization that values clear communication, personal responsibility, and hard work.
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
Canva
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
The face of design is always changing. What looks cutting-edge and on-trend one day could look dated and out-of-touch the next. So, as a designer, if you want your designs to feel timely and relevant, you need to keep your finger on the pulse of what’s going on in the design world—and, in particular, the most up-to-date design trends. But what exactly are those design trends going to be in 2020?
BP&O
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
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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Graphic Mama
DECEMBER 6, 2019
Are you looking for cool color combinations to try in your upcoming design projects? In this article, we’ve gathered and reviewed some of the trendiest color combinations in 2020 for web design, graphic design, and digital illustrations. We’ve included some absolute classics that would be a sin not to try. Other color combinations are super innovative, so you have to give them a go, as well.
SpeckyBoy
DECEMBER 1, 2019
Christmas is just a few weeks away, and we know that all you designers will be starting to plan the design of your personalized Christmas cards, invitations, wallpapers and everything else in between that is Christmas or holiday season-related. So, just to help you out we have a fantastic collection of free Christmas related resources we know you will love and will hopefully help get you into the festive spirit.
The Logo Smith
DECEMBER 16, 2019
The post Tokyo Olympics 1964 Logo Design Guide Sheet Design by Yusaku Kamekura appeared first on The Logo Smith. Tokyo Olympics 1964 Logo Design Guide Sheet Designed by Yusaku Kamekura The Tokyo Olympics 1964 Logo Design Guide Sheet, by Yusaku Kamekura, isn’t something I believe I can ever recall seeing, so it was cool to see it in my tumblr feed today.
Shillington
DECEMBER 19, 2019
It’s around this time of year at Shillington that we love to take a closer look at our students’ work and the wider design community to see if we can predict the fonts that will be popular in future. From brand identities and packaging to editorial pieces and website designs, we’ve scoured through all of this year’s projects from our six campuses across the globe to pick out 20 typefaces that look set to be big in 2020.
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Noupe
DECEMBER 31, 2019
Drawing is one of the most common hobbies. It’s a great way of having fun and expressing yourself. And now, with the help of technology, it’s really easy to draw and edit your work digitally. And, you don’t need a high-end graphics tablet, you can just use your Android tablet or iPad to create real art. The thing is though, there are many drawing apps to choose from.
Graphic Design Junction
DECEMBER 20, 2019
A great collection for New Year 2020, 100 greatest free fonts gift for you. Fonts are used to add an appeal to your design and to your brand in order to attract potential customers. For our ease, there are numerous fonts available to download for free on the internet. The ideal font will make reading easy when used for a paragraph, even when it is read from a certain distance.
Type room
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Tags. Graphéine , France , Olympics , logo , visual identity , symbol , Eiffel Tower , Paris 2024 , Paris , agency , emblem. Almost a month ago Paris unveiled a gold-medal-shaped emblem for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games. According to the official press release “the emblem embraces the shape and color of the most beautiful medal of all to express one of the core values of sport: striving for excellence.
Creative Market
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
During the busy holiday time, it’s easy to get caught up in the rush. To cultivate the spirit of gratitude, we encouraged designers to take a step back, reflect, and tell us: What is the moment in your design career that you’re most grateful for? We're sharing their responses below. Meaningful Jobs & Experiences. Some designers expressed gratitude for the experience of joining a certain company or working with a team they admired.
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Canva
DECEMBER 6, 2019
Are you feeling the pressure to make a truly stellar holiday card or design this season? It can be hard work. What imagery do you use? What colors work best? What about the typefaces? Lucky for you, we’ve curated 50 Christmas and holiday-inspired fonts sure to make your designs giftworthy. And in the true spirit of giving — they’re free! 01. One Starry Night.
BP&O
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
LogoArchive in print was conceived, designed and sent to print in a day. It was inspired by a panel discussion at Somerset House as part of the exhibition Print! Now on to its seventh release, LogoArchive continues to reconfigure itself with each new issue with the intention of surprising, graphically and materially, within the context […]. The post LogoArchive ExtraIssue – Letters As Symbols appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
Fonts by Hoefler&Co.
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
In my very first meeting with director Brian Oakes, we agreed that our episode of the Netflix documentary Abstract: The Art of Design should be more than a profile of a working typeface designer: it should also offer viewers some practical insights into the mechanics of the craft itself. I loved Brian’s idea of periodically cutting away from the narrative to offer little lessons, and we both felt that manipulating physical props on a soundstage, rather than using computer animation, would
Graphic Mama
OCTOBER 28, 2019
Logo design trends 2020 are here and they look amazing! Scroll down to check them out. Logo design is a quite major and important niche of graphic design. Although let by graphic design trends, logo design trends are usually more stable and don’t change as much from year to year. The reason is that a logo’s life lasts long – sometimes up to a decade, sometimes even more before the company decides to redesign.
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SpeckyBoy
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
With UI design continually changing and moving forward, it can be an arduous task keeping up with the latest changes in icon design. Even though trend changes have not been as drastic this year as we”ve seen in previous years, the icons have clearly become more refined, more specialized, and they have fully embraced the beauty of simplicity by blending all of the minimal features from previously popular icon styles.
The Logo Smith
DECEMBER 15, 2019
The post Erich Dieckmann: Design Development of a Metal Tube Chair appeared first on The Logo Smith. Erich Dieckmann: Design Development of a Metal Tube Chair The Erich Dieckmann vintage metal tube chair development illustration has been doing-the-rounds of late, and it’s quite a interesting—at least to me—look into the design process way-back-then.
Lisa Maltby
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Back in July I opened a big can of worms and conducted a survey about pricing illustration. Money is notoriously difficult to discuss and so I offered both illustrators and commissioners the opportunity to contribute anonymous insight into their experiences. The data was eye-opening and revealed that, while illustration proved extremely lucrative for some, many experienced illustrators weren’t making a sustainable living from their work.
Inspiration Feed
DECEMBER 6, 2019
Just because you’re creative and innovative does not mean you can conquer the design industry. Thought these are among the most important ingredients, there’s a lot more to the recipe.
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.
Its Nice That
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
The Tokyo-based illustrator and artist turns to the web rather than the outdoors for inspiration. She’s fascinated by the impartial gaze that Google’s location tool offers, and transforms this neutrality into subjectivity through silky-smooth, painterly interpretations. Read more.
Azure Magazine
DECEMBER 18, 2019
What a decade. Over the last 10 years, Canada’s largest urban centres have dramatically transformed. Relentless high-rise building booms in Toronto and Vancouver are poised to continue into the 2020s, while cities like Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton, and Halifax, have also been re-shaped by development. Noteworthy buildings emerged from a landscape of blue-glass condominiums – think Saucier + Perrotte’s River City – but the country’s most prolific architecture was seldom a
Illustration Age
DECEMBER 2, 2019
“Why do we draw? We draw, I suppose, because it is one of the most primitive and natural human instincts. Some thousands of years ago we would have drawn on cave walls records of the animals which the more virile members of the tribe had stalked. There is hardly a child today who, before age of reason, does not reach out for the colored crayons to record his first visual impressions, and later his first imaginings.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
DECEMBER 3, 2019
If you want your design to immediately grab attention and stand out, consider using an outline font. You can use these fonts for headers in ads or on websites as well as logo or branding projects. In some cases, you can even apply the neon text effect to them and create beautiful and attractive posters, business cards, signage, and more. There is no shortage of outline fonts available online.
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?
BP&O
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Opinion by Richard Baird. Inn Situ is part of the cultural programme of BTV Bank and series of three events; a exhibition, a concert and panel discussion. This takes place two to three times a year in the Austrian city of Innsbruck. The events are distinctive in their approach, a Russian doll of nested narratives, with […]. The post Inn Situ by Studio Mut appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
Colossal
NOVEMBER 30, 2019
All photographs © Mikko Lagerstedt and shared with permission of the artist. Photographer Mikko Lagerstedt ( previously ) has once again captured the quiet beauty of his native Finland with a recent series centered around trees. Ethereal skies, virgin snow, and seemingly isolated pockets of nature serve as backdrops to twisted trunks and outstretched branches.
Feature Shoot
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Ollie. Ex stock broker. Made his millions in the Dotcom boom and now spends 6 months of the year on his yacht in Monaco. Henry. Enormous introvert. Loves football, has no idea about the rules he simply cheers for the winning team. DOGG. Pronounced ‘D’ ‘O’ “double G’ as in Snoop. Impossibly cool. Fan of hip hop. “‘Dog’ was found on the side of the road,” the photographer and rescue advocate Emma O’Brien tells us.
SpeckyBoy
NOVEMBER 3, 2019
Whether you want to impress potential clients and investors or simply need to design a presentation for your client, there is no doubt that a template can save you hours of time. Luckily, there is no shortage of free templates that not only look good but can be used for business presentations, investor pitches, proposals, portfolios, and more. In this post, we’ll share the 25 best Keynote templates that are completely free and you can use them not only for your clients’ presentations
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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