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Siege Magazine returns to champion a new era of artist-led collaboration

Creative Boom

It's the product of years of experience and reflection, shaped by a journey that took him from an early design internship in New York City – where he hosted workshops with legends like Lance Wyman and shared a BBQ with Paula Scher – to founding his own design studio, the CGB (the Contemporary Graphics Bureau), back home in Manchester.

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5 Elements of Iconic Digital Illustrations for Brand Merchandise

Graphic Design Junction

Ever gazed upon a hoodie or mug design and wondered, “How in the world did they come up with that?” Just as a viral TikTok dance sets the internet ablaze, an iconic design can make your brand the talk of the town. Simple but powerful designs create a visual shortcut that etches into people’s minds.

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How to Turn Ideas into Videos with Green Screen Editing

Graphic Design Junction

It’s not just movies that use green screens and VFX anymore – you’ll see them in TV shows, personal videos, brand ads, product videos, and other marketing videos. An easy hack is to hang a white sheet in front of the lights to soften them. Most videos today use special effects (VFX), thanks to green screens.

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You don’t need loads of cash to be a great creative – and we can prove it

Its Nice That

But plenty of artists and designers are still breaking boundaries with little more than grit, talent, and a cramped corner to work in. He put together a proof-of-concept teaser featuring the film’s animal characters, then started production when the funding came through and he found his first technical team.

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Mastering Black Contrast in Design: 5 Tips for Bold, Impactful Graphics

Design Beep

Black contrast is extremely powerful as an element of design. In many graphic designs, black contrast makes it more dramatic and leverages the line of sight, which appeals to the viewer and efficiently conveys the intended message. Today, minimalist design, such as black contrast, remains strongly applied. yearly growth.

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Designing for the Unexpected

A List Apart

Or design products that work on devices yet to be invented? Flash, Photoshop, and responsive design When I first started designing websites, my go-to software was Photoshop. Ethan Marcotte’s talk at An Event Apart and subsequent article “ Responsive Web Design ” in A List Apart in 2010 changed all this.

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Beyond journey maps: designing for control in AI UX

UX Collective

When systems act on their own, experience design is about balancing agency — not just user flow Illustration by Rob Chappell For years, UX teams have relied on the user journey map, a standard tool of design thinking, to visualize and communicate user intent, behavior, and flow. These experiences are a loop of mutual influence.