Creative Bloq

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Immersive, character-led, handcrafted and unique, these are the illustration trends for the year ahead.

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 29, 2024

As the clock resets and we step into a brand-new year, GDJ extends heartfelt wishes to everyone for an exhilarating and prosperous New Year in 2025. Ladies and gentlemen, weve reached this exciting milestone together! I eagerly anticipate the journey ahead in Twenty25, but before we fully embrace the future, lets take a moment to reflect on the incredible highlights of 2024what we proudly call The Best of 2024.

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Creative Bloq

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Inspired by the movie Elysium, this villainous render delivers realism while staying out of the Uncanny Valley

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Design You Trust

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Alberto Vargas, born in Peru, became one of the most renowned pin-up artists of the 20th century. He gained early prominence in New York, working for the Ziegfeld Follies and Hollywood studios, including creating the iconic poster for the 1933 film *The Sin of Nora Moran*, celebrated as one of the greatest movie posters ever made. Vargas achieved widespread fame in the 1940s with his Vargas Girls pin-ups for *Esquire* magazine, producing 180 paintings between 1940 and 1946.

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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 Bloq

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Make complex animation movements much easier by moving the object along a predefined line

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Design You Trust

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Winner: “Hunting Shadows” by Tommi Viitala (Finland) The 2024 AAP Magazine Street Photography Awards celebrated the art of capturing everyday life with extraordinary vision, featuring award-winning photos from talented photographers across 11 countries and five continents. These stunning images, showcased in *AAP Magazine #44: Street*, reveal compelling stories and the mastery of light, timing, and composition that define the dynamic world of street photography.

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Creative Bloq

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Sustainability wasn't on my bingo card.

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Communication Arts

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Cocota’s new website balances creativity and business, showcasing their team, playful design, and smooth functionality to connect with diverse audiences.

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Creative Bloq

DECEMBER 29, 2024

From post-apocalyptic Earth to historic cities and other planets, VFX artists created magic in some of the best TV shows of the year.

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We And The Color

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Looking to ditch the mundane and make a statement? This resume template, designed by Wavebreak Media for Adobe Illustrator, is not your average run-of-the-mill document. It’s a vibrant blend of retro charm and bohemian flair, perfect for the creative soul seeking to stand out. But is this resume the right fit for everyone? Absolutely not. Lets see why.

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Advertiser: Issuu

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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Creative Bloq

DECEMBER 29, 2024

It's got style, it's got power, it's got some funky features - will the Honor Magic V3 change your mind about foldable phones?

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Design You Trust

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Svetlana Petrova reimagines famous artworks by incorporating playful images of her cats, starting with her orange cat Zarathustra and later including David Bowie and Tyger Blake. Zarathustra, who loved posing dramatically, inspired the project with his charismatic antics, leading Svetlana to create the humorous series *FatCatArt* and her famous FatCatArt Calendar.

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Creative Nerds

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The last roundup of the year and what a year 2024 has been! Some great month roundups we have compiled together. Be sure to check out our news category to see our previous months’ editions. This month’s roundup is split into two sections: tutorials, then design and web development articles. There’s some great posts featured, […] The post Best design and web developments posts from December 2024 first appeared on Creative Nerds.

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Design You Trust

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The 1969 Holden Hurricane, built by GMs Australian division, was a revolutionary concept car designed to explore advanced technologies and future trends. Powered by a mid-mounted 5.0-liter V8 engine producing 259 hp, it featured a hydraulically powered canopy instead of traditional doors and innovative seats that rose and tilted forward. h/t: vintag.es Other features included Pathfinder, which used magnetic signals built into the road to guide the driver.

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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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