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Bala crafts a radical label for category-first grasshopper beer

Creative Boom

GOSE required an identity as unique as its product, which Bala delivered through semi-abstract illustrations and an acidic colour palette that reflects the beer's salty flavour. Designing a product that consumers haven't seen before is challenging enough, but when the main ingredient is an insect, it becomes even more important to make the identity appealing and desirable.

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The 3D-Printed Haibu Lamps Get an Assist From Gravity

Design Milk

In the world of ceramics, 3D printing has revolutionized design and production, offering levels of precision that are difficult to achieve by hand. Whether one prefers the traditional craftsmanship of ceramics or embraces the modern advancements of 3D printing, the results are undeniably impressive. Among these innovations are the Haibu suspension lamps, designed by Vittorio Paradiso for Paolo Castelli , one of Italy’s leading furniture manufacturers.

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Blond develops sustainable and luxurious packaging for Daisyface

Creative Boom

Innovation is at the heart of this packaging solution, with an outer vessel designed to be on show in your home and inner packaging made from daisy seed paper that can be composted or watered to grow daisies. Industrial design studio Blond has designed a series of striking yet minimalistic refillable packaging pieces for skincare brand Daisyface, creating a product that consumers are proud to have on their beauty shelves.

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Adobe announces over 100 new features across Creative Cloud, including text-to-video

Creative Bloq

More AI expansion in Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and more.

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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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30+ Essential Wedding Stationery Templates for Photoshop

SpeckyBoy

Weddings are joyous occasions that create fond memories. It’s one reason why we love to hang on to keepsakes from the day. Each memento is a reminder of good times. Perhaps there’s no better keepsake than wedding stationery. The feel of the paper, the elegant fonts , and the carefully selected color scheme tell a story. It’s no wonder we put so much effort into making them perfect.

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Powerful animal charity ads illuminate the healing power of pets

Creative Bloq

TheraPaws provides a light at the end of the tunnel.

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I just saw an Adobe MAX demo of Illustrator's new AI tool, and now I want to get back into vector art

Creative Bloq

You can now easily convert images to vectors, including 3D models.

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'Caspian' by Khashayar Javanmardi — Thisispaper

This is Paper

In his photobook 'Caspian', Khashayar Javanmardi captures the profound transformation of the Caspian Sea, illustrating how environmental changes have become intertwined with the lives and stories of those who rely on its dwindling beauty.

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This candle features an unfortunate design oversight

Creative Bloq

Bath and Body Works is in hot water.

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Typography for the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts draws from its distinctive architecture

Its Nice That

The visual identity by local design studio Block is highly adaptable and site-specific, to transfigure according to each exhibition as well as the institution’s evolution.

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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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I tried Photoshop's new Distraction Removal AI tool, with mixed results

Creative Bloq

Designed for photo editing, definitely not for art (yet).

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A Leap in the Sun with the Nikon Z 9!

Joe McNally

The desert is unforgiving in many ways. Dust, heat shimmer, and a sun strength that takes no prisoners. Applying flash lighting, you know, the average kind of flash power we would generally deem “enough” for a regular job, well, that can feel like spitting in the wind. Unless you can access the Profoto Pro-11 pack , which is 2400ws of a slam-dunk Pop!

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Why creating advertising for the modern world feels impossible

Creative Bloq

How can we succeed in such a disconnected mediascape?

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Branding: How Traditional Japanese Aesthetics Breathe New Life

Abduzeedo

Branding: How Traditional Japanese Aesthetics Breathe New Life abduzeedo 1014—24 Discover how Studio.Design branding project with traditional Japanese aesthetics to connect with a global audience. Explore the concepts of "ma", "tatami", and "iki" in branding. Studio.Design teamed up with Nuevo.Tokyo to rebrand Japan’s largest no-code website builder, with over 500k global users and backed by IDEO/D4V.

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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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MacDonald Photography Brochure #spread #layout

Designspiration

Saved by Chia Schmitz (@chiaschmitz).

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A Clean White Paper Template by GraphicArtist for Adobe InDesign

We And The Color

The white paper template designed by GraphicArtist for Adobe InDesign offers a perfect balance between professionalism and minimalism. Its clean and modern layout comprises 16 pre-designed pages, all formatted in the versatile A4 size. Each page showcases a thoughtful blend of typography, grid-based layouts, and whitespace, allowing the content to breathe without overwhelming the reader.

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Pebble's Branding: A Visual Identity for the Future

Abduzeedo

Pebble's Branding: A Visual Identity for the Future abduzeedo 1014—24 Discover how Ashfall Studio crafted a captivating branding and visual identity for Pebble, a California-based electric travel trailer startup. Ashfall Studio has recently partnered with Pebble, a California-based startup founded by pioneers from Apple, Tesla, and Zoox, to develop a captivating branding and visual identity for their innovative electric travel trailer.

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the_drums-logo2 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! #drums #design #the #vintage #bensky

Designspiration

Saved by zuzyb (@zuzyb).

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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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Us By Night’s return is a raucous and rousing success

Its Nice That

Antwerp’s riverside saw three days of inspiring creative talks, combined with a healthy dose of ping pong and pole dancing. Us By Night festival is officially back – with a resounding bang.

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The Blimp

Communication Arts

Isabel Moranta and Yannis Yannakopoulos discuss their redesign of "The Blimp," a personal music catalog, focusing on user-friendly navigation and a post-rock-inspired visual style.

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Cutler’s Black and White World of A Dog, Two Hands, and a Lot of Meaning

Graphis

Craig Cutler is no stranger to creating striking, high-contrast black-and-white images that carry a deeper meaning. In. The post Cutler’s Black and White World of A Dog, Two Hands, and a Lot of Meaning appeared first on Graphis Blog.

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“Nostalgia is designing with neon-tinted glasses”

Design Week

There’s nothing more ageing than realising that me liking the 1960s in the 1990s, is the mirror of youth liking the 1990s in the 2020s. How the hell did that happen? It got me thinking about nostalgia. In our fast-moving times, it’s become a hot topic of political and cultural debate.

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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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Laura Stein on the Five Books that shaped her approach to design, branding, and sustainability

Creative Boom

From groundbreaking ideas on sustainability to the art of personal and systemic change, these are the reads that continue to shape her creative journey. It's been quite a while since we last explored the inspiring world of book recommendations from leading creatives across the globe, but we're excited to bring the series back with a fresh perspective.

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How to speed sculpt in ZBrush for iPad

Creative Bloq

Glen Southern explains how to create a speed sculpt.

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Juggling life’s threads: a layered portrait of a father, mechanic and fashion designer

Its Nice That

Adam Lin documents the life of 33-year-old designer Zachary Anderson as he balances family and work with his creative passion.

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Crafting the complex creature art of New World: Aeternum

Creative Bloq

Art director Charles Bradbury and associate art director Rosie Strzalkowski reveal how the game's unique world is made

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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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The Nothing Ear (open) Earbuds Aren’t Just See-Through

Design Milk

Smartphone and accessory brand Nothing is bringing its iconic transparent tech design to a new pair of earbuds. While the company already offers the Nothing Ear and the Nothing Ear (a) wireless earbuds, it’s now bringing the same formula to the new Nothing Ear (open) earbuds, which, as the name suggests, offer an open-ear design that allows you to hear your surroundings while jamming out to your favorite tunes.

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Movie director's attack on Elon Musk's 'stolen' Tesla design is a bit of a stretch

Creative Bloq

1920s locomotive design would like a word.

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Turning an oil tanker, 21 UX strategies, body language in AR, Figma rollbacks

UX Collective

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “Just as a tanker cannot make sudden movements without causing disruption, organizations are slow to adapt and change due to their size complexity and established structures. Shifting the course of a company requires careful planning, coordination, and patience. I lead the Momentum Design System team at Cisco where I’ve spent the last three years trying to generate buy-in for a dedicated engineering team.

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Who gets shipped in fan fiction

FlowingData

The Pudding examines who gets shipped , which means a pairing of characters in a relationship. Relationship types, demographics, and fandoms. Completely uninitiated to the world of fan fiction, I did not know many words going into this, but now I do.

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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.