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The introvert's guide to creating video content: how to thrive on social media

Creative Boom

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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Free Xerox Grunge Smart PSD

Spoon Graphics

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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Designer and illustrator Julia Wand on her love of nature and why sketching is crucial

Creative Boom

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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Artist Spotlight: Andrew Tseng

Booooooom

A selection of work by Amsterdam-based illustrator and artist Andrew Tseng.

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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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Office of Overview's healthy oil brand takes inspiration from the world of coffee

Creative Boom

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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How to illustrate an ancient jungle

Creative Bloq

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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Photoshop vs Krita: I just abandoned Adobe. Should you?

Creative Bloq

My complete thoughts on how the tools compare.

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A New Book Branches Out Across 3,500 Years to Explore Our Enchantment with Trees

Colossal

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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Stay True to Food With Signature Kitchen Suite

Design Milk

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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Morphogenesis Unveils a Colourful Tech Hub in Nagpur

Azure Magazine

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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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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Duo Designs Their Own Eclectic Apartment + Furniture in London

Design Milk

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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Advance Your Art Career With SVA Continuing Education Courses, Workshops, Residencies

Colossal

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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Spectacular Black-And-White Winning Photos From The AAP Magazine Awards

Design You Trust

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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Andrea Spencer’s Painstakingly Layered Glass Sculptures Intertwine Tendrils of Seaweed

Colossal

“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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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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This A4 Graphic Design Portfolio Template by PixWork is a Modern Adobe InDesign Masterpiece

We And The Color

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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Bold Typography and Elegant Branding Define Sake Show 2024

Abduzeedo

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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Reimagining Industrial Elegance: The Exporlux Building Transformation

We And The Color

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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Top 10 Casino Logos that Upped the Ante in Branding

Inkbot Design

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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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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ONE LOVELY DRAWING, part 75

Illustration Art

Once upon a time, a single line drawing could dominate a full page of the New York Times. They took a pen and ink drawing by the great Ronald Searle, enlarged it several times and cleared the decks. The result was the most compelling page in the entire newspaper on March 1, 1970. Probably the whole month of March. What art director today has the courage to rely on a line drawing to fill such a role?

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How to write a Postcard for your corporate gifts

Moo

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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10 Best Free Blog Platforms for Beginners

Inkbot Design

10 Best Free Blog Platforms for Beginners Everyone's got things to say these days, right? It’s as if we all have these mini soap boxes readily in our pockets and are constantly searching for ears to unload them, minus the fear of being unheard. There is more to this than just having something to say. The other part remains in touch – finding the right place to say such things.

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The Design Chaser: Madrid In Love #interior #design #decor #deco #decoration

Designspiration

Saved by Vanin (@alvan).

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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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Hyperthread:  The intertwined histories of the Microchip and the Jacquard loom

Creative Applications

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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If you've been waiting to buy a MacBook Air M3, you should do it now

Creative Bloq

It's currently.at its lowest-ever price.

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The Denon Home Amp Brings High-End Wireless Audio to Your Speakers

Design Milk

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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"It feels exactly like we wanted it to": the making of Ultraman: Rising

Creative Bloq

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

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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.

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How to Implement 2FA Live for Your Business

Noupe

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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How to use the Crease tool in Gravity Sketch

Creative Bloq

Glen Southern reveals how to get started in VR design.

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Scammed out of life savings line chart

FlowingData

Annette Manes, a retired widow and single mother who saved by spending little, was scammed out of $1.4 million of her life savings. Bloomberg shows the large deposits and withdrawals through Manes’ JPMorgan checking account with a step chart. There’s also a Sankey diagram to show the splits and bank-specific timelines that make you wonder why the banks’ systems didn’t start alerts sooner.

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Star Wars Outlaws review: a flawed but enjoyably roguish heist epic that gets the small things right

Creative Bloq

Tells a good Star Wars story.

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Web Design for All: Accessibility, Inclusivity and Beyond

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.