Wed.Aug 09, 2023

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5 WordPress Side Projects To Help You Learn & Grow

SpeckyBoy

Learning new skills on the job can be difficult for web designers. And client projects aren’t an ideal place for experimentation. What if something goes wrong? You could be stuck in a bad situation. That’s where side projects come in handy. They provide the perfect environment for trying new things. There’s little risk and plenty of creative freedom.

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Michael Bierut On Design Before and After The Computer and Why AI Might Not Be So Bad After All

The Die Line

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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Crafting Distinction With AGENC's Packaging Design for Pistola

The Dieline

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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Laundry Pods Leach Microplastics; Notpla and Mack Want To Change That

The Die Line

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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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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ORIXE Modular Outdoor Collection Pays Tribute to Tree Stumps

Design Milk

Modular furniture is as useful outside as it is indoors – maybe even more so. ORIXE is a new industrialized range of commercial modular outdoor furniture designed by Spanish brands Savia by Finsa and Stone Designs. The collection’s name is derived from the Galician word for “origin” and pays homage to the brands’ focus on materials that come from the earth.

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Delphine Diallo Crafts Divinely Elegant Portraits of Black Women in ‘Highness’

Colossal

All images © Delphine Diallo, shared with permission In her series Highness, Delphine Diallo ’s regal subjects don elaborate masks, headdresses, and jewelry. Captured in both color and black-and-white, the women are portrayed as timeless and noble, wearing body paint, jewelry, and attire that draw on mythology and spiritual symbols to explore what the photographer calls the “divine female body.” Highness developed from an earlier project focused on presenting family members and fr

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How A Brand Consultancy Can Elevate Your Business Identity

Inkbot Design

How A Brand Consultancy Can Elevate Your Business Identity Developing a solid brand identity is more crucial than ever for companies seeking to stand out and establish enduring customer relationships. There must be more than an eye-catching logo or website to capture attention and loyalty in today's saturated marketplace. Businesses must define their unique value proposition , cultivate their company's story, and ensure brand consistency across all touchpoints.

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Our desire for certainty can make us terrible planners

UX Collective

Memory, Image Theory, and the empty pursuit of certainty Midjourney Sometimes it feels like all we do is plan — and then plan for more planning. But what are the cognitive mechanisms we use to ‘plan’? and are they optimized for getting things ‘right’? If we were optimized to be right, we probably wouldn’t be so quick to anchor to assumptions, hold our beliefs in spite of contradicting information, skew our perception of data, and default to following others over building our own convictions.

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The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Attract Vendors on a Marketplace

Inkbot Design

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Attract Vendors on a Marketplace New marketplaces often face the challenge commonly known as the ‘chicken and egg’ problem. The problem simply refers to attracting vendors without customers and vice versa. As more vendors imply more customers and more customers mean more vendors, both of them are interconnected with each other.

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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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The Multifaceted Mastery of Playful Design by Adam Goldberg

Design You Trust

In the grand canvas of Surf & Turf, the spellbinding series by Adam Goldberg, a vivid dance unfolds between the starkly abstract and the intricately complex. Each creation, a masterpiece painted in his characteristic red and black, obeys a mystical design language, where balance and flow are the governing laws. More: TRÜF , Instagram But the enchantment of Adam reaches beyond his creations; he’s a sorcerer in business too.

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Two Projects Transforming Prague into a Skateboarding Hub

Azure Magazine

Lively nightlife, historic architecture, traditional Czech cuisine. Prague is known for many things, but skateboarding doesn’t immediately spring to mind. Yet, over the past three decades, inline skating and skateboarding events have become a staple of the city’s urban culture, with people travelling from around the world to compete. Completed last year, two new skate parks designed by local firm U/U Studio are solidifying Prague as a world-class skateboarding destination.

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50 Long Exposure Desktop Wallpapers

HONGKIAT

Immerse yourself in the world of stunning visuals with our collection of long exposure desktop wallpapers. These high-resolution images capture the beauty of time and movement, transforming your computer screen into a mesmerizing landscape. Whether it’s the star trails, flowing waterfalls, or bustling cityscapes , our long exposure wallpapers are perfect for those who appreciate the art of photography and want to bring a touch of elegance to their desktop environment.

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Photoshop Vintage Mockup: The Light Burn Film Poster Photo Effect by Pixelbuddha

We And The Color

Captivating Nostalgia with the Light Burn Film Poster Photo Effect Mockup. The Light Burn Film Poster Photo Effect Mockup by Pixelbuddha offers a charming gateway to the world of vintage aesthetics, beautifully capturing the essence of yesteryears with a modern twist. Designed to instill a sense of nostalgia, this Photoshop mockup brings a touch of timeless elegance to images, making it an ideal choice for a variety of creative projects.

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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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Papier-Mâché Critters Traipse and Trot in Delighful Sculptures by Diana Parkhouse

Colossal

All images © Diana Parkhouse, shared with permission Nuzzling against each other, moseying along, or convening with a group of forest friends, Diana Parkhouse ’s papier-mâché personalities capture her passion for nature and love for animals. Based in Nottingham, the Australian artist is especially connected to the U.K. region, depicting its common woodland wildlife, such as foxes, hares, and badgers.

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Upcycling Art for a Sustainable Future by Sebastian Mueller-Soppart

Design You Trust

Sebastian Mueller-Soppart, a contemporary artist and ex-advertising executive, critiques unsustainable consumer habits through his innovative upcycling of traditional oil paintings. Starting his artistic journey in 2020 after leaving the corporate world, he utilizes his background in visual communication and passion for environmental conservation to create unique pieces that challenge and inspire.

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In Dare and Darius Moreno’s doll universe issues of classism and elitism won’t go unheard

Its Nice That

Taking inspiration from their mother, Lil Kim’ and popular culture, the Moreno twins have created a series of doll characters and comics that tackle our present and future woes.

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Architecture Photography: Mimesis Museum / Alvaro Siza + Castanheira & Bastai Arquitectos Associados + Jun Sung Kim - Mimesis Museum - Alvar #museum #siza #mimesis #architecture #minimal #alvaro

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Architecture Photography: Mimesis Museum / Alvaro Siza + Castanheira & Bastai Arquitectos Associados + Jun Sung Kim - Mimesis Museum - Alvar #museum #siza #mimesis #architecture #minimal #alvaro

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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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Redefining Tradition With Toro Pinto's Creative Brilliance For El Rayo Tequila

The Die Line

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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These new AI tools for Maya could transform 3D art and animation

Creative Bloq

Will 3D art be changed forever?

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africa-souls-zoo-photography-manuela-kulpa-4 #photography #animals

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Saved by Rickard Arvius (@rickardarvius).

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Angels Envy Whiskey Unveils Exquisite Packaging by Stranger & Stranger

The Dieline

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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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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Evolution of Type, Fig. 23 on the Behance Network #scheiger #illustration #evolution #type #organic #andreas #typography

Designspiration

Saved by Jethro Lawrence (@jethro).

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DMTV Milkshake: Architect + Interior Designer Goil Amornvivat on Creating Beautiful, Livable Spaces

Design Milk

Goil Amornvivat hadn’t worked as an interior designer until he landed on Bravo’s Top Design in 2007 – and the first room he approached as an interior designer on the show was his first room he approached as an interior designer, anywhere. (He wasn’t without qualifications, of course: He was a Yale-trained architect – and he’s still a practicing interior designer today.

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The Yesterdayskin Wardrobe No.3

Designspiration

Saved by handeye (@handeye).

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Specialized’s 3D-Printed Matrix Mirror Saddle Is Designed to Go With the Flow

Design Milk

Even if you only harbor a passing interest in bicycles recreationally, there’s a good chance the name Specialized rings a bell. The brand’s range of mountain bikes (and other cycles) are coveted for their combination of cutting edge technologies and performance. Specialized is equally popular with seasoned riders who grew up riding hardtails as they are with the new generation accustomed to technologies that allow riders today to carve trails faster, farther, and more comfortably tha

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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.