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Adobe says we'll soon be able to chat with Photoshop

Creative Bloq

Agentic AI should speed up editing. Now I want to be able to speak to it like in Blade Runner.

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Anime.js, a JavaScript animation engine

FlowingData

New to me, Anime.js by Julian Garnier seems like a fun library to play with. Anime.js is a fast, multipurpose and lightweight JavaScript animation library with a simple, yet powerful API. It works with CSS properties, SVG, DOM attributes and JavaScript Objects. The 4.0 version was just released.

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This Texas Longhorns logo concept is better than the original

Creative Bloq

Emily Morgan nails modern sports branding.

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In Requena Office’s identity for Garden Pizza, words look like plants and letters like flowers

Its Nice That

In a new design system for the restaurant, the studio looked to the slow and quiet processes of the natural world for inspiration.

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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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“It's staggeringly simple” – this coding tool is ideal for artists looking to break into game development

Creative Bloq

Arco game artist and indie dev Max Cahill explains why Lua and the LÖVE engine are a great combo.

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Paradiso fest: four days that redefined the way creatives come together and get inspired

Its Nice That

Part creative retreat, part design conference and part jam-packed school trip, Paradiso festival got rid of speaker hierarchy and keynote exhaustion, swapping in connection and boundless creativity.

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How Passover Became a Design Problem

Its Nice That

Contemporary Haggadot are upending tradition, rethinking form, and asking what freedom and Jewishness look like now.

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You've never heard of Nex Playground, but it's one of the most interestingly designed games consoles out there

Creative Bloq

The Apple-like design and a focus on motion control makes this tiny cube unique.

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When faces go virally wrong

UX Collective

AI portraiture and the crisis of the profile picture in an era where identity is easily exploited and monetized by the viral Ghibli AI art Continue reading on UX Collective

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Canva launches new AI tool expansion – but is that really what designers want?

Creative Bloq

Visual Suite 2.0 puts collaborative design at our fingertips.

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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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✚ Zooming Out For Clarity

FlowingData

In the everyday, when things are getting too heated and frustration sets in, it pays to take a step back and evaluate the full situation. Take a breath. Get the big picture. With data, we can zoom out. Become a member for access to this — plus tutorials, courses, and guides.

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Must-see video shows how an artist made the Severance titles using mocap in his living room

Creative Bloq

The artist makes it look so easy.

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BritBox’s new advert is a 14-hours-long one-shot take

Its Nice That

Created by Uncommon and directed by Blinkinks Nicos Livesey, See It Differently is a love letter to traditional filmmaking championing craft, graft and genre in opposition of CGI and AI.

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LIVE: Struggling to pre-order the Nintendo Switch 2? Here's how and when to buy

Creative Bloq

I'll be bringing you all of the latest stock updates, plus my top picks of essential Switch games and accessories.

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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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Atelier in Kamakura by Yuji Okitsu — Thisispaper

This is Paper

Atelier in Kamakura in Japan by Yuji Okitsu is not merely a renovationit is a meditation on the dialogue between decay and renewal, presence and memory.

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The realism of this AI action figure trend is scarily impressive

Creative Bloq

Another day, another silly AI fad.

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NYC subway map updated with a diagrammatic style

FlowingData

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York is rolling out an updated subway map that trades geographic accuracy for readability and ease of use.

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Lexus's stunning new display could transform car UI design

Creative Bloq

Black Butterfly is a thing of beauty.

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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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Daniela Spector on making work that carries the weight of grief

Its Nice That

At Februarys Nicer Tuesdays in New York, lens-based artist Daniela Spector outlined how archiving came to be the central purpose of her photographic practice. From the loss of her mother in 2019, to the creation of her project I Forbid You to Forget Me, Daniela detailed her journey through grief and the ways shes found to make work that carries some of the weight of it.

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Volvo VNR campaign

Communication Arts

Kat Belloir of Baldwin& highlights Rudy Willingham’s cutout style in showcasing Volvo Trucks’s VNR and the campaign’s challenges.

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Singapore's Milan Design Week 2025 showcase bridges past, present and future

Creative Boom

Set inside a centuries-old church in Milan, Future Impact 3: DESIGN NATION traced six decades of Singaporean design, from cultural icons and everyday ephemera to future-facing provocations. In the middle of Milan's Cinque Vie district, past the glossy showrooms and Aperol-fuelled launches, sat one of the most powerful and quietly confident exhibitions at this year's Milan Design Week.

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Zaha Hadid Architects Brings Futuristic Lens to Baroque Rome Hotel

Design Milk

Defined by its elaborate articulation of grandeur and intricate curvature, the 17th century Baroque style was implemented as a counter Protestant Reformation measure intended to draw the masses back to the pomp and circumstance of the Catholic Church. There is perhaps no place where this approach was deployed with more fervor than in Rome, Italy. The ancient city is a palimpsest of history like no other.

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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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Ten by Paul Belford Ltd

BP&O

Ive been writing about the work of Paul Belford Ltd. (Next Chapter, Spudos & Social Enterprise) for very nearly fifteen years. Initially, and admittedly, the articles practically wrote themselves, which was ideal for a self-taught designer with very little experience but keen to take an approach to learning that was very much my own. That was to write about a The post Ten by Paul Belford Ltd appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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Take 5: Nick Cave, a Cute as a Button Stool, Fresh Mats + More

Design Milk

1. Bjorn Button Stool by KAOI Cute as a button, and stackable as well, the KAOI Bjorn Button Stool uses clever details like lashing on the seat to mimic thread, and contrasting colored seats that can be switched out for a different look. Satin-finished components combine to create a sweet little seat, the bright shades sure to delight alone or in a spiraling stack. 2.

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Is Tumblr Making a Comeback? Here’s Why the Tumblr Revival Is Heating Up in 2025

We And The Color

Hey, remember Tumblr ? That quirky, artsy platform where you could scroll through endless GIFs, quirky quotes, and niche fandoms? Well, guess whatits back, and people are buzzing about it again. The Tumblr revival is real, and honestly, its kind of exciting to see this old friend resurface in 2025. Picture this: a platform that started as a chaotic creative playground in 2007 is now catching the eye of a new generation, and even folks like me, whove been around since its early days, are feeling

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Material Narratives Transform Mountain Residence in Sun Valley, Idaho

Design Milk

In the heart of Sun Valley, Idaho, where snow-laden mountains frame expansive skies, Studio Mountain’s H.M.L. project reveals itself as an extension of the land, rather than a disruption of it. Light pours through oversized metal-clad windows, amplifying the grain on white oak floors while illuminating the Italian calacatta viola marble with its distinctive purple veining.

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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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15 Free Adobe InDesign Menu Templates ( easy to edit )

Design Beep

This is a collection of Free Adobe InDesign Menu Templates. Adobe InDesign is a powerful desktop publishing software used by designers, marketers, and publishers to create professional layouts for print and digital media. Whether you’re designing brochures , magazines, eBooks, or restaurant menus, InDesign provides the tools needed for precision and creativity.

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A Striking Resume Presentation Template: Apply for Creative Jobs with Impact

We And The Color

Do you have the feeling that your standard, black-and-white resume just disappears into the void? You spend hours crafting the perfect bullet points, agonising over fonts, and ensuring every margin is just right. Yet, when you hit ‘send’ on that creative job application, you can’t shake the feeling that it lands in a digital pile, barely glanced at.

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Concrete Amsterdam Brings a Hint of Manhattan to a Dutch Mall

Azure Magazine

Steve Madden is ubiquitous. Named for its legendary and controversial New York-born founder, the brand is a profoundly global presence, boasting a plethora of brick and mortar locations that stretch from Peru to Kuwait, Japan and Pennsylvania. Up close, however, the footwear giant’s vast retail footprint is gradually taking on a surprisingly intimate, site-specific character.

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“Waiting Room” by Tristan Martinez

Booooooom

Artist Tristan Martinez recently released a new photo book, published by Friend Editions. "Waiting Room" is a celebration of transitional moments and experiences which may be otherwise overlooked. Martinez describes the work as "the feeling of being on the cusp of a moment, just as something is about to happen or just after something has happened.

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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.