Mon.May 15, 2023

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5 Effective Strategies to Overcome Project Perfectionism

HONGKIAT

You’ve been working on the same project for what feels like an eternity. Continuously scanning your work, you search for the elusive error you’re convinced is there but haven’t spotted yet. However, the reality is that it might not even exist. You’ve spent so much time on it that you’re now seeking problems where they likely don’t exist. It’s not even that you want to work on the project anymore; you’re just not ready to let go.

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Neville Brody on authenticity, outrage, and his thoughts on AI

Creative Boom

It's been 30 years since Neville Brody last published a monograph, and it's safe to say a hell of a lot's changed in that time – in his career, in the design industry, and in creativity more widely. Following on from 1994's The Graphic Language of Neville Brody: v.2, The Graphic Language of Neville Brody 3 (NB3 for short) showcases work from the last three decades across editorial, brand identity, typography, systems, information, and interface design for clients including Channel 4, Supreme, Ch

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Fonts for Luxury Brands: part two

I Love Typography

Read the book, Typographic Firsts In part one , we took a look at three typefaces recommend for fashion or luxury brands. Of course, your final decision about font choice will depend on a variey factors, such as the brand's personality, its target audience, and the kind of message it wants to convey. And, although, we tend to typically associate high contrast typefaces with high fashion, they're by no means our only choice.

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Lisa Ha spreads joy with her delightfully colourful and whimsical illustrations

Creative Boom

© Lisa Ha London-based illustrator and designer Lisa Ha seeks out the positives in the world with her joyful artwork that focuses on "exploring ideas and bringing them to life with imagery." Sometimes the world can feel like a bit much. The news can easily bring you down, and even the escape from social media can trigger all sorts of unwanted feelings.

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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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Fabric & Paper Procreate Texturing Brushes

Spoon Graphics

Access All Areas members have a great collection of Procreate brushes to download this week, courtesy of Creative Veila. These Fabric and Paper brushes are perfect for texturing and shading your designs. Rather than typical noise effects, these brushes apply expressive fabric and paper patterns made from denim, crumpled paper, and burlap instead! Discover a range of unique design goods by Tatiana Lapina from Creative Veila , a professional graphic designer and enthusiastic photographer with a pa

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Intelligent interfaces of the future

UX Collective

Making things that think. Created with Midjourney and Photoshop. Copyright C-Squared AI 2023 I was inspired by this post on LinkedIn. AI makes me superhuman — or so the saying goes. As a designer and sci-fi movie lover, I’ve always been captivated by the utopian vision of AI as an assistant or guardian taking care of my every whim, whether it’s the omnipresent voice of Scarlet Johannson in Her , a caring robot in Big Hero 6 , or J.A.R.V.I.S. in Iron Man.

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“Chin Up Baby, Smile” by Photographer Lindsay Ellary

Booooooom

Lindsay Ellary Lindsay is currently based between New York and Los Angeles. “Chin up baby, smile” was selected as one of the winners of our 2022 Art & Photo Book Award. With support from Artmobile , we helped Lindsay turn her lovely series into a book ! If you want the opportunity to publish a book of your own work, you can now apply for the 2023 Art & Photo Book Award.

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20 Beach Color Palettes (Coastal Color Schemes) with Hex Codes

Vandelay Design

Use these beach and coastal-inspired color palettes for authentic graphic designs. Also use them for decorating and more. The post 20 Beach Color Palettes (Coastal Color Schemes) with Hex Codes appeared first on Vandelay Design.

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Logofolio 2023 vol. one by Victoria Rys

We And The Color

Unveiling some captivating logos of Victoria Rys. In the ever-evolving world of graphic design, it takes talent and experience to captivate audiences and leave an indelible mark. Victoria Rys ‘ mastery of visual storytelling and her ability to create logos that seamlessly blend innovation, elegance, and brand identity is nothing short of remarkable.

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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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10 Modern Black Kitchens That Will Tempt You to the Dark Side

Design Milk

Interior designer Casey Keasler of Casework designed this dramatic black and white kitchen in a ski chalet-inspired weekend retreat at the foot of Mount Hood. The black angular window pops against the white subway tiles and wall. The matte black appliances and clean white countertops give the space a minimalist feel. Residing under glossy black pendants is a matte black wood table accompanied by a set of light blue Windsor dining chairs, which offers the only color in the space.

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Fresh brand and visual identity for Maratona de After Effects

Abduzeedo

Fresh brand and visual identity for Maratona de After Effects abduzeedo 0515—23 Maratona de After Effects, an exciting online event, has been created by motion designer @levymotion and brought to you by FIXGU. This one-of-a-kind course aims to challenge young professionals to expand their skills and take their motion design abilities to new heights.

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Previewing NYC’s Packed Schedule of May Design Events

Azure Magazine

Next stop: New York. After making our way to Milan last month , we’re off to cover New York’s spring design season and everything that entails — from NYCxDesign exhibitions to product launches at ICFF and fresh debuts at WantedDesign Manhattan. Here are all the invitations and product launch teasers that have piqued our interest so far. 1 ICFF + WantedDesign Manhattan The anchor event of New York’s design week has always been the city’s annual International Contemporary Furnitu

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Only 500 of These Purr-fect Eames Fiberglass Chairs Are Being Made

Design Milk

The cat is out of the bag: Vitra and Herman Miller are launching a limited-edition Eames Fiberglass Chair adorned with a hand-painted slumbering feline attributed to artist Saul Steinberg sleeping across its molded front seat. With only 500 pieces to be made, this might just become one of the most sought after Eames collectibles amongst those with a special place in their hearts for mid-century design history, cats, and an affection for cat naps.

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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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Lavish Scenes Glorify the Female Figure in Olivia De Bona’s Straw Marquetry

Colossal

“L’heure Rouge.” All images © Olivia De Bona, shared with permission Through glimpses of elegant interiors lush with plants, Paris-based artist Olivia De Bona celebrates the beauty and contours of the female body. Her straw marquetry —the process of applying thin layers of material (usually veneer) to a surface—adds natural texture, variegation, and historical relevance to such intimate and decadent scenes.

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Brand and visual identity for Tokenology

Abduzeedo

Brand and visual identity for Tokenology abduzeedo 0515—23 Tokenology, a web 3 analytics and social platform, has partnered with Mubien Brands to redefine its strategy and brand architecture. With the goal of revolutionizing the NFT trading landscape, Tokenology combines Social Networking, Data Aggregation, and Resources to create a comprehensive one-stop shop for traders and investors.

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In her ongoing series, photographer Vân-Nhi Nguy?n subverts colonial perceptions of Vietnam

Its Nice That

“As You Grow Older was inspired by my need to not see myself in any kind of box — as a Vietnamese person, this identity feels like such a heavy thing.

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Valkyrie Distillery Inc

Mindsparkle Mag

The project is a brand identity system for Valkyrie Gin Distillery’s packaging labels, created in collaboration with Urbanjava Studio. The goal was to create a distinctive visual identity that would set the product apart from competitors and appeal to customers who value the story behind their purchases. The brand identity system features four distinctive marks, including the Wordmark, Brand Mark, Product Mark, and Seal Mark, all custom-designed by Urbanjava Studio.

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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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The Best Marketing Scholarships in the US for Students

Inkbot Design

The Best Marketing Scholarships in the US for Students Regarding funding their education, today's students in the United States confront significant obstacles. Using marketing scholarships, students may address these concerns and reduce college costs. Scholarship grants are intended to help students advance academically and give them an advantage over other applicants in the employment market.

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TAN MEMORIES Font by TanType

We And The Color

Say hello to TAN MEMORIES, a serif font with tight kerning. In the vast world of typography, every designer knows the power of a well-crafted typeface. Fonts have the ability to convey emotions, set the tone, and elevate the overall design of a project. And when it comes to selecting the perfect font, TanType , a renowned type foundry, never fails to deliver.

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Gem-Encrusted Creatures Encounter Otherworldly Ecologies in Jon Ching’s Vibrant Oil Paintings

Colossal

“Arroyo.” All images © Jon Ching, shared with permission A seahorse nestles in amongst cherry blossoms, and a cone of violet flowers morph from a glistening amethyst in Jon Ching ’s uncanny ecologies. In jewel-toned oil paintings , the Los Angeles-based artist’s hybrid creatures sport regal headdresses or merge their bodies with gems and crystals.

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Christmas Cheat Sheets - Cookie #design #icons #cookie #christmas #illustration #wish #list #typography

Designspiration

Christmas Cheat Sheets - Cookie #design #icons #cookie #christmas #illustration #wish #list #typography

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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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Explore the Extraordinary Eons-Old Details of the Moon’s Surface in an Astounding 1.3-Gigapixel Composite

Colossal

All images © Andrew McCarthy, shared with permission For his latest celestial undertaking, Arizona-based astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy turned his lens toward the moon, documenting the Earth’s satellite in astounding detail. As he’s wont to do , McCarthy stitched together a staggering number of images to create a composite so large that it reveals the craggy, pocked surface in extraordinary detail. “GigaMoon” is, as its name suggests, a 1.3-gigapixel image comprised of

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Invitation Design Elements: Tone on Tone Letterpress

Press'd

We recently test printed our colored papers using corresponding letterpress inks, and we love the results! This tone on tone look would be perfect for an events card, rehearsal dinner invitation, or a modern wedding suite. We used the letterpress plate from our Chicory save the date for these test prints.

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New Cut Paper Sculptures and Illustrations by Elsa Mora sculpture paper illustration #cut #sculpture #paper #tears

Designspiration

New Cut Paper Sculptures and Illustrations by Elsa Mora sculpture paper illustration #cut #sculpture #paper #tears

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Sublime Frequencies

Design Everywhere

Sublime Frequencies

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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.