Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Artist Xiangni Song has transferred everything she learnt from the world of illustration to her paintings, which specialise in capturing daily observations and peculiar personal experiences. Spending her time between Beijing and New York, Xiangni was trained at the School of Visual Arts in 2016.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

We chat with an independent designer and art director at YouTube Music about his inspirations, career trajectory, and the importance of learning from setbacks. At least in the case of Min , a graphic designer and art director based in New York who graduated in 2020 and is currently working at Google YouTube Music.

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Graphic Design Junction

MARCH 2, 2024

Denis Gonchar stands as a luminary in the world of digital canvas illustrations art, hailing from the picturesque landscapes of Ukraine. These formative years instilled in him a deep appreciation for the intersection of art and culture, laying the foundation for his artistic endeavors in the years to come.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 10, 2024

If you listen to a few of our Creative Boom podcast episodes, you'll discover that many designers and illustrators are keen music fans. So crafting an album cover, filming a video or designing tour show visuals for a favourite musician is a dream job for many. In fact, it's often the way they first got into the industry.

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We And The Color

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the heart of Florianópolis, Brazil, resides a creative force igniting visual symphonies on paper. Pedro Correa , a gifted freelance illustrator, unveiled a mesmerizing series of official screen-printing posters in 2023. Each print is a labor of love, meticulously crafted to capture the nuances and emotions embedded within the music.

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We And The Color

JUNE 20, 2023

Exploring the Captivating Poster Illustrations of Michal Krasnopolski: A Polish Art Director and Graphic Designer. In the realm of visual art, few mediums possess the power to capture attention and convey a message as effectively as posters. All images © by Michal Krasnopolski. Subscribe to our newsletter!

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We And The Color

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Yuanhao Tang , an emerging illustrator based in Atlanta, GA, is quickly making a name for himself in the world of young adult and adult illustration. Although Yuanhao Tang frequently defies the laws of physics or logic in his illustrations, there is an undeniable human element in his characters and the situations they navigate.

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Creative Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The New York-based illustrator and artist has been drawing ever since she could hold a pencil between her fingers, and pursued art in one form or another at every step of her education. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, it wasn’t until she moved to New York that she realised she could make a living in illustration.

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Creative Boom

MAY 29, 2023

Our feature was one of the most popular of 2020, so we thought we'd revisit this specific craft to uncover more independent designers and makers specialising in jewellery. LeSter LeSter is a fine jewellery brand that combines the stories of art with traditional goldsmithing techniques to "remind women of their individuality and inner rebel".

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 26, 2024

Logo Design Guide: Crafting an Impactful Brand Identity A logo is often the first impression your brand makes on potential customers. Digitally Develop Top Logo Concepts Take your top manual logo sketches and recreate them digitally using design software like Illustrator or Sketch. 15-Step Professional Logo Design Guide 1.

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We And The Color

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

On Saturday, March 4th from 12-5 pm, the Yiwei Gallery (1350 Abbot Kinney, Venice CA 90291) will be exhibiting Jesse Liu’s very first solo art exhibition entitled Spring Fever. This Beijing-born artist of 1999 has crafted a collection of works that is sure to dazzle and mesmerize all audiences!

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Colossal

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Open Calls 2024 Booooooom Illustration Awards (International) Artists and illustrators are eligible for this inaugural award worth $2,500 in cash prizes. Five winners and 20 shortlisted illustrators will be featured in a special publication, and the first entry is free to all. 2025 Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition (U.S.)

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Graphic Design Junction

JANUARY 19, 2024

To alleviate this challenge, we’ve curated a collection of some of the most outstanding photo manipulation examples crafted by skilled designers and artists from across the web. From the foundational techniques to the ethical considerations and emerging trends, this exploration highlights the multifaceted nature of the craft.

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Colossal

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The 2022 Socrates Annual Fellowship program is looking for public art proposals for its Sink or Swim Climate Futures project and group exhibition. Visual Art Open Prize. based Visual Art Open Prize will award £2,000 to one artist and £250 prizes to category winners. The Other Art Fair Melbourne. Open Calls.

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Colossal

JUNE 1, 2024

1,800 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo Featured Innovate Grant awards two $1,800 grants each quarter to one visual artist and one photographer. 2024 Booooooom Art & Photo Book Award (International) Artists, photographers, and illustrators are invited to submit cohesive bodies of work they’d like to see turned into a book.

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Colossal

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Collection of the artist, courtesy of Ota Fine Arts. Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute (DATMA) – SHELTER 2023 Featured. Tawney Fellowship at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. This fellowship fosters engagement with Tawney’s art environment installed at JMKAC’s Art Preserve in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

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Design You Trust

JULY 1, 2023

More: Instagram The compositions she creates are meticulously crafted, bearing witness to her attention to detail and artistry. After graduating from NMIT’s School Of Visual Arts, she found solace in Brisbane, Australia, settling there in 2007.

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Colossal

JANUARY 4, 2022

The Other Art Fair. Applications are open for The Other Art Fair’s 2022 schedule in cities like Los Angeles, Dallas, New York City, Chicago, Melbourne, and Sydney. Frankenthaler Climate Art Awards. digital video art, animation, film) or videos about visual works (e.g. NEW WORK from Prospect Art.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 9, 2024

Visual books full of artwork, photography, and graphic techniques often provide the most value for designers. Here are the top picks in this category: Art and Design Books From modern to contemporary works, art books give designers eye candy to admire and draw ideas from. Sale Modern Art. Sale Bestseller No.

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Colossal

MAY 1, 2024

Submissions will be juried by Lauren Rosati, Associate Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City and Maya Brooks, Assistant Curator, North Carolina Museum of Art. This is an international open call, and all visual media is eligible. Thirty artists will be selected for a shortlist. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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Colossal

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Materials: Hard + Soft International Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition. Open internationally, the 35th annual Materials: Hard + Soft exhibition celebrates contemporary works in clay, fiber, glass, metal, paper, wood, or any combination of craft media. Sustainable Arts Foundation Grants for Artists with Children.

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Inkbot Design

APRIL 12, 2024

Its robust feature set makes it ideal for crafting all sorts of visual content — static designs, animated videos, interactive presentations, you name it. You'll never be short on resources to craft drool-worthy designs! If you enjoy dabbling in different types of visual art, Pixlr could be right up your alley.

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Colossal

AUGUST 1, 2022

Faena Prize for the Arts (International). Artists across genres, disciplines, and technologies are invited to imagine temporary and site-specific projects installed at Faena Beach during Miami Art Week 2022. The annual SPIE International Day of Light Photo Contest focuses on light and its vital role in nature, art, and technology.

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Colossal

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

NYC Mural Arts Project (New York City). Three artists will receive a $20,000 honorarium to complete a proposed work for the NYC Mural Arts Project. The annual SPIE International Day of Light Photo Contest focuses on light and its vital role in nature, art, and technology. London Craft Week 2023 (International).

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Colossal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Illustration by Marija Tiurina Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. The grants are marked to aid the completion of visual projects and to ease the burden of business expenses. Contemporary Craft Artists-in-Residence (U.S.)

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Colossal

JULY 3, 2023

Mophradat Orbitals Open Call (International) This open call will take four curators and art researchers to Dakar, Senegal. During the one-week guided research trip, the participants will meet and share experiences with peers from the art scenes they are visiting. El Paso Museum of Art–2024 Border Biennial/Bienal Fronteriza 2024 (U.S.)

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Colossal

MAY 3, 2022

based artists at any stage of their career to create a public art project that addresses a critical social issue. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Awarding $57,000 in cash and prizes, this annual international competition celebrates diversity and excellence in visual arts, supporting all static mediums. Deadline: May 5, 2022.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

London Craft Week 2023 (International). The 2023 edition of London Craft Week runs May 8 to 14, and the annual event is accepting applications from emerging artist-maker-designers. More Art Commission (U.S.). More Art will commission one public art project from an early career artist with an $8,000 budget.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

It is good to look for inspiration from titans of the industry, the ones who know their craft and rightfully have a spot in the hall of fame. In the world of art, you quickly get disillusioned in a myth of a one-person band because sometimes you have to get professionals to help you out. Annie Atkins – @annieatkins.

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Colossal

MARCH 1, 2022

Bio Art and Design (BAD) Award 2022. Recently graduates interested in bio art and design are encouraged to submit proposals for the 2022 BAD Award. The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is offering $10,000 to one Native artist for a proposed project in a variety of disciplines. Open Calls. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST on March 25.

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Inkbot Design

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Beyond success in branding and communication design, Scher has crafted iconic artwork for books, magazines, newspapers and more. As a partner at the distinguished design firm Pentagram since 1991, Scher continues to produce innovative, thought-provoking designs that push boundaries and reimagine visual narratives.

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Colossal

JUNE 1, 2022

International Art Textile Biennale 2023. Open to international applicants, Fibre Arts Australia is seeking submissions reflecting contemporary textile practice as an art form in the International Art Textile Biennale with prizes totaling AU$15,000. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Faena Prize for the Arts.

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Colossal

JULY 5, 2022

The Burlington Contemporary Art Writing Prize. Arts writers with fewer than six published reviews are eligible for The Burlington Contemporary’s annual prize. International Art Textile Biennale 2023. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Faena Prize for the Arts.

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Noupe

JULY 20, 2022

Visual art designers, such as graphic artists, require more than natural aptitude and skill to produce their work. Audiences and buyers of visual art agree. Many options exist, but these 22 critical tools for graphic designers who want to unleash the next generation of visual experiences are an excellent place to start.

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UX Collective

JULY 20, 2021

But while I believe only beautifully crafted experiences can deliver this emotional value, I will agree that beauty is a rather ambiguous term and therefore difficult to define. Art Nouveau design by Hector Guimard. Beauty has always been a very important theme in my work. Entrance to Abbesses, Paris Metro.

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Canva

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Hailing from Austin, Texas, designer Jay Master ’s work spans the gamut from branding projects and logo design, to packaging and illustration work. Despite featuring a rough-hewn illustration style and a utilitarian, no-nonsense typographic voice—Master’s branding work retains a decidedly earnest charm that’s both inviting and warm.

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Colossal

APRIL 4, 2022

10th Annual Art Competition at Bridgeport Art Center. Open to Chicago-area artists, the 10th annual art competition at Bridgeport Art Center will award $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 prizes to winning entries. 8th National Juried Exhibition at the Oxford Arts Alliance. Ceramic Artist in Residency at Clay Art Center.

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