Creative Boom

AUGUST 26, 2024

Image licensed via Shutterstock Your introversion isn't a barrier to making social video; it's actually an asset. Discover how to conquer the world of video content with these expert tips and strategies. For the last couple of decades, the creative profession has been broadly kind to us introverts. Many of us who enjoy spending a good part of the day alone, quietly working, have found that working as an artist, illustrator, designer, animator, musician, or writer provides plenty of opportunities

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Spoon Graphics

AUGUST 26, 2024

In one of my recent tutorials I showed how to create a Grainy Xerox Grunge Effect in Photoshop , named after its similarity to old photocopied images. Download this FREE Smart PSD to easily recreate the effect with your own images by replacing the contents of the Smart Object. The artwork is given a high-contrast appearance with shading generated by large grainy noise textures, all customisable by altering the layers within the PSD file.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 26, 2024

The Münster School of Design graduate discusses her creative journey so far and how she has developed her unique style. Julia Wand is an illustration and graphic design graduate of the Münster School of Design in Germany. In her work, she always aims to combine these two disciplines: a conceptual approach and visual storytelling. "In my opinion, illustration and graphic design go hand-in-hand together," she explains.

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Creative Bloq

AUGUST 26, 2024

Here's my approach to image creation, demonstrating techniques in Blender and Photoshop to fast track you to a finished scene.

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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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Creative Boom

AUGUST 26, 2024

Good Phats is a new brand aiming to disrupt the world of cooking oils. Office of Overview's founder, James Sedgwick Taylor, explains how they positioned it with a focus on consumer education. Nowadays, most people think of fats as bad, things to be minimised and avoided. But two friends, Ben and Tom, didn't see it that way. They were both on the Keto diet, a high-fat, low-carbohydrate regime that helped them lose weight.

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Colossal

AUGUST 26, 2024

“Startsi,” Voynyagovo Village, Karlovo Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria. All images © Ashley Suszczynski, shared with permission As a child, Ashley Suszczynski used to draw copiously in her school notebooks and escape into the chimerical worlds of books. “I loved the imaginative illustrations,” she tells Colossal. “Each story sent me into a new world, and I kind of dissociated from my own… Every page was full of magic and mystery—an immersive adventur

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Colossal

AUGUST 26, 2024

Beth Moon, “Heart of the Dragon” (2010), archival pigment inks on cotton paper, 32 × 48 inches. Image © Beth Moon, courtesy of the artist, shared with permission Spanning 3,500 years of art, science, culture, and history, Tree: Exploring the Arboreal World surveys the awe-inspiring beauty and romance of trees. Forthcoming from Phaidon, the volume includes more than 300 illustrations ranging from ancient wall paintings and botanical illustrations to captivating photography and multim

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Design Milk

AUGUST 26, 2024

The following post is brought to you by Signature Kitchen Suite. Our partners are hand-picked by the Design Milk team because they represent the best in design. Kitchen technologies have considerable potential to streamline the way we cook, the variety of foods we eat, and even the ingredients we may keep on hand. Luxury kitchen appliance maker Signature Kitchen Suite understands the comprehensive role that food, and the ritual of preparing it, plays in our overall well-being.

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Azure Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2024

In Indian classical music, the seven foundational notes of the heptatonic scale are known as the swara. The distinct tonal progression has shaped centuries of rich musical heritage, and one that continues to influence a wealth of cultural, spiritual and religious sonic expressions. In the city of Nagpur, however, designers Morphogenesis have visually inscribed the rhythm across the built environment, courtesy of a striking and colourful array of energy-saving solar fins that grace a new office c

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Design Milk

AUGUST 26, 2024

In the heart of London’s King’s Cross district, the Rufford Mews Apartment is the result of a creative collaboration between partners Mike McMahon and Jewlsy Mathews, of Mike McMahon Studio. Embracing a philosophy of “don’t move, improve,” the duo has turned their own 90-square-meter (approximately 969 square feet) home into a personal design lab, where they experiment with materials and innovative building techniques to meet the evolving needs of their family.

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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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Colossal

AUGUST 26, 2024

Artist Residency Participant Mia Gahrmann in her studio at SVA, 2024 (photo by Cat Guzman) Ready to take your practice and creativity to new heights? The Division of Continuing Education at the School of Visual Arts (SVACE) has the resources and expertise to help you go to the next level. With a diverse range of more than 200 courses and 10+ artist residency programs, you’ll find everything you need to achieve your goals and actualize your potential.

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We And The Color

AUGUST 26, 2024

Designed by PixWork , this graphic design portfolio template is a stunning A4-sized creation designed using Adobe InDesign, featuring 16 pre-designed and fully customizable pages. The template showcases a modern and minimalist aesthetic, utilizing a clean and structured layout that effectively balances text and imagery. Download at Adobe Stock Please note that for customizing this template you need Adobe InDesign.

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Colossal

AUGUST 26, 2024

“Mariner’s Tale.” All images © Andrea Spencer, shared with permission While a seaweed known as bladderwrack might not sound like something you’d want to eat, the unique kelp is in fact quite tasty and gets its name from small air pockets in its leaves akin to tiny bladders. For glass artist Andrea Spencer , the tendrils, bulbs, fronds, and combinations of organisms provide the starting point for an ongoing series of elegant sculptures.

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Design You Trust

AUGUST 26, 2024

1st Place Winner: “Macadam” by Manuel Besse (France) The AAP Magazine Awards honor exceptional black-and-white photography, featuring diverse, masterfully composed images that captivate with their powerful storytelling and emotional depth, proving color unnecessary for conveying meaning. More: AAP Magazine , Instagram 2nd Place Winner: “The White Fence of Boyle Heights, East LA” by Tom Zimberoff (United States) 3rd Place Winner: “Gaia” by Jaume Llorens (Spain)

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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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Creative Bloq

AUGUST 26, 2024

My complete thoughts on how the tools compare.

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We And The Color

AUGUST 26, 2024

Completed in 2022 by Espaço Objecto , Arquitetura & Design, and Lda, the requalification of the Exporlux building, one of Portugal’s leading lighting equipment companies based in Águeda, represents a bold step forward in industrial design and architecture. Spearheaded by the innovative team at Espaço Objecto, Arquitetura & Design, this project breathes new life into an industrial facility and reflects a sophisticated approach to modernizing commercial spaces.

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 26, 2024

Top 10 Casino Logos that Upped the Ante in Branding Have you ever walked the Las Vegas Strip in the dark? The ambience is volatile, with pillars of light and sound waiting to explode and capture attention. However, some icons within this disorder can be picked out with the naked eye. They stand out as the casino logos that have won the branding lottery.

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Moo

AUGUST 26, 2024

Nothing beats the charm of a handwritten Postcard – especially when it comes to corporate gifting. Modern Postcards are an excellent and creative way to connect with clients and partners. Why choose postcards for corporate gifting? Postcards offer a personal touch that emails and digital messages lack. They are tangible, memorable, and can be customized to reflect your brand’s personality.

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Abduzeedo

AUGUST 26, 2024

Bold Typography and Elegant Branding Define Sake Show 2024 abduzeedo 0826—24 Quim Marin’s branding for Sake Show 2024 masterfully uses typography and a red circle motif to highlight Japanese culture and sake. Quim Marin ’s branding for Sake Show 2024 captivates with refined typography and a powerful red circle motif, spotlighting Japanese culture. The Sake Show, a premier event scheduled for 2024 in Barcelona and Bilbao, is a celebration of sake's rich heritage.

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Designspiration

AUGUST 26, 2024

Saved by Vanin (@alvan).

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Creative Applications

AUGUST 26, 2024

Hyperthread explores the aesthetics of parametric chip design through the lens of the Jacquard Loom. It is based on public domain microchips and emulators that perform different functions such as a cryptographic key generator, a general purpose CPU or a simple flipflop (the fundamental building blocks of a microchip).

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Noupe

AUGUST 26, 2024

If you want your business to be safe and secure, 2FA Live is one of the most useful tools available. With malicious cyber attacks increasing at an alarming rate, what better way to secure your business than to use 2FA Live. The following is a guide to achieve just that. What is 2FA Live? Before stepping into the implementation part, be aware of what 2FA Live is. 2FA Live is the next upgrade level of 2-factor authentication.

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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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Design Milk

AUGUST 26, 2024

Denon is pulling together the new and the old. The company has announced the new Denon Home Amp , an amplifier that’s built to connect to your wired speakers , and allow you to stream wirelessly to them. Those interested in the speaker world will draw immediate parallels between the Denon Home Amp and the recently-launched Marantz MODEL M1 , which is Marantz’s take on the wireless speaker amplifier.

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Creative Bloq

AUGUST 26, 2024

Shannon Tindle and co-director John Aoshima discuss the character design and visual style of the Netflix superhero movie.

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Design Milk

AUGUST 26, 2024

As the seasons start to shift, Blu Dot makes a case for refreshing your living space, especially with holiday prep and fall gatherings right around the corner. The Minneapolis-based company known for its modern home decor and furniture has unveiled their Fall 2024 collection and the line up is so good. Ranging from $200 to $3000, the collection reiterates Blu Dot’s commitment to making high-quality design more accessible.

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Communication Arts

AUGUST 26, 2024

Vaishnavi Murthy Yerkadithaya, creative type director at Monotype India, discusses the rise of multiscript fonts in Indian markets and her passion for digitizing ancient scripts.

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This is Paper

AUGUST 26, 2024

The Kyoto Wand Café, designed by Kazuteru Matsumura Architects, is a nuanced blend of tradition and innovation, echoing the gentle yet dynamic flow of the nearby river, after which it is named.

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Creative Bloq

AUGUST 26, 2024

Glen Southern reveals how to get started in VR design.

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UX Collective

AUGUST 26, 2024

Avoiding over-reliance on recent or easily recalled information.

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Creative Bloq

AUGUST 26, 2024

Can the ASUS ProArt 4070Ti Super with 16 GB of VRAM do it all for multimedia/3D designers?

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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.

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