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Behind the scenes: the design thinking behind Coca-Cola's global holiday toolkit

Creative Boom

We chat with Rapha Abreu, VP of design at The Coca-Cola Company and Kristie Malivindi, creative director at John Knowles Ritchie, to learn how they collaborated on a new holiday campaign identity for the world's most popular beverage. Coca-Cola has released a holiday campaign identity for 2023, built in collaboration with John Knowles Ritchie and the brand's own in-house design team.

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10 Tips to Bag Your First Graphic Design Gig

Inkbot Design

10 Tips to Bag Your First Graphic Design Gig So, you want to break into the world of graphic design ? As a newcomer, landing that crucial first client can seem daunting. But fear not! You can kickstart your freelance graphic design career with strategic planning and persistent effort. In this comprehensive guide, I'll walk you through my top tips for turning your graphic design dreams into a reality.

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A Well-Structured Resume & Cover Letter Template for Adobe Photoshop

We And The Color

Elevate Your Job Application with the Ultimate Resume and Cover Letter Template in Adobe Photoshop In the dynamic landscape of job hunting, the first impression is everything. Your resume and cover letter serve as your brand ambassadors, speaking volumes about your professionalism, creativity, and attention to detail. Crafting these documents to perfection is no easy feat, but what if there was a tool that could seamlessly marry aesthetics with functionality?

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20+ Creative Envelope Design Ideas That Stand Out

Inkbot Design

20+ Creative Envelope Design Ideas That Stand Out Opening an envelope can be an exciting experience, especially when the envelope catches your attention even before you see the contents inside. You can transform an ordinary envelope into an extraordinary mail piece with creative thinking and clever design techniques. This guide explores innovative envelope design ideas to make your envelopes pop so your recipients take notice as soon as your mail hits their mailbox.

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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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Stunning Free Christmas Card Designs To Inspire You With New Ideas

Template Monster

The Holidays are not far off, and you may be up to your ears in Christmas design projects. We all know that you are a creative person and always need a huge dose of inspiration. Might it be true to say that last year’s concept and resources no longer inspire you and will not make your current portfolio up-to-date? We have conducted some research and gathered together some top-notch design ideas that will take your client’s breath away.

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8 Best Web Design Tactics Backed By Research

Inkbot Design

8 Best Web Design Tactics Backed By Research Creating an effective website takes strategic planning and thoughtful execution. You need compelling content presented through intuitive navigation wrapped in appealing visual design. Achieving website success involves art and science across many phases, from planning to launch. This guide covers the top web design tactics for crafting high-quality websites.

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The best 1920s logos - 9 iconic designs from the Roaring Twenties

Creative Bloq

Forged in the Jazz Age and still resonating today, these are the best 1920s logos, as picked by branding experts.

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Navigation patterns in mobile applications. How to make the right choice?

UX Collective

Navigation examples (mobbin.com) Navigation is the heart of any mobile application. The success of an application may depend on how intuitive, efficient, and user-friendly its navigation is. It is crucial for a designer to understand how navigation can function in every application to make the most suitable decisions for their specific situation. This article will explore the most common navigation practices in the market as of the end of 2023.

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The Brunchcity: Adorable Photo Project by Andrea G.Portolés and Bea Crespo

Design You Trust

Athens Two Spanish girls, photographer Andrea G.Portolés from Madrid and illustrator Bea Crespo from Barcelona, love travelling, illustration, photography and creativity more than anything else. The Brunchcity project is the result of their passion and shows the major cities of the world in the form of their “tasty” sights. More: Brunchcity , Andrea G.

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Inaccessible native HTML:

UX Collective

The <select multiple> control doesn’t work well, but there may be a solution on the (far) horizon.

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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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Artist Arina Pozdnyak Created a Unique Eternal Calendar

Design You Trust

The most fleeting thing in the world is not money, not a river, but time. It passes without a trace, leaving behind vain hopes, youth, vain attempts to change one’s life. But at the same time time can be called eternal, as people come and go, but the world continues to exist, seasons change each other, new trees grow in place of old ones, and dried-up rivers start to flow in a new channel.

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The Yellowstone logo drama is really quite bizarre

Creative Bloq

Two people. Two coffee brands. Two logos. One TV show. Got it?

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DS Creative's Distinctive Branding & Identity Design

Abduzeedo

DS Creative's Distinctive Branding & Identity Design abduzeedo 1210—23 Exploring DS Creative Design Studio's branding and visual identity, crafted by Angelika Staruch , this article delves into their unique approach to digital presence. DS Creative Design Studio, an award-winning branding studio, recently unveiled its brand identity and website, a project led by the talented Angelika Staruch.

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New art exhibition in Ukraine offers a range of perspectives on war, past and present

Creative Boom

Jam Factory, a new arts centre in Lviv, Ukraine, has just launched its opening exhibition. We share some of the best pieces, and the meaning behind them. Here at Creative Boom, we get invited to a lot of exhibitions, and there's unfortunately never time to attend them all. But here's one we had to make time for. 'Our Years, Our Words, Our Losses, Our Searches, Our Us' is the first exhibition at Jam Factory , a new arts centre in Lviv, Ukraine.

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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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Sam Wilde

Communication Arts

This London-based illustrator and artist examines the merging of natural and synthetic through preternatural sculptures and patterns.

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Beautiful Surreal Minimalist Photography by Sejkko

Design You Trust

A self-taught fine art photographer from Lisbon, Portugal, Sejkko has created three photo series: “Debut,” “Dreaming Magritte,” and “Fernwehallein.” His “Debut” series earned him widespread acclaim, appearing in leading media outlets such as Wired magazine, HuffPost, The British Telegraph, and the World Photography Organisation, among others.

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Melissa Deckert - Mindsparkle Mag - Melissa Deckert is a multi-disciplinary designer who loves to work with her hands and whose website is s

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Saved by MindSpárkle Magazine (@mindsparklemagazine).

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How we made Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song short film

Creative Bloq

Director Oliver Murray explains how he created the new short documentary telling the story of The Beatles' last song, Now and Then.

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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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Talk Nerdy To Me. / constantine?belias™ picture on VisualizeUs #glasses #design #graphic #art

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HOC EST CORPUS MEUM by Berta-Blanca T. Ivanow

This is Paper

Barcelona's Vasto Gallery presents "HOC EST CORPUS MEUM" by Berta-Blanca T. Ivanow, an exhibition set within the intimate living space of Vasto, blending sculpture, performance, and culinary art.

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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

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Saved by Savoir-Faire (@savoirfairemade).

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The Poem

Swiss Miss

tina roth eisenberg | swiss designer gone NYC

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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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FFFFOUND! | Illustrative and Surreal Work of Takeshi | Abduzeedo | Graphic Design Inspiration and Photoshop Tutorials #illustration

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Saved by Clayton Perryman (@clayton).

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Karl Lagerfeld Home Library

Swiss Miss

tina roth eisenberg | swiss designer gone NYC

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FFFFOUND! #graphic design

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Graphic Design’s Impact on Society

Inkbot Design

Graphic Design’s Impact on Society Graphic design. It’s something we all interact with every single day, though we may not always realise it. When you think about graphic design, you probably picture logos, billboards, magazine layouts, album covers, or other visually engaging print pieces. But graphic design is so much more than that. It’s on our phones, computer screens, TVs, product packaging – you name it.

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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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Drawings by Kim Sin Hye, a.k.a. SSIN - you must first let forms, colors, words and tones grow and afterwards. but does it float #islands #sin #design #hye #kim #illustration #art #surreal #drawing

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Drawings by Kim Sin Hye, a.k.a. SSIN - you must first let forms, colors, words and tones grow and afterwards.

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Artist Couple Creates Amazing Embroidery Harry Potter-themes Masterpieces

Design You Trust

Two Russian artisans have shown thousands of women how to make embroideries inspired by the ‘Harry Potter’ world! Svetlana Panina and Ksenia Gromova are skilled needleworkers who have taught over 5,000 aspiring embroiderers in their courses. They use needle and thread to create portraits of mostly animals and pets, as well as famous figures like Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, Jacques Yves Cousteau, and more.

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laura cattaneo #design #graphic

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10 Top Visual Trends For 2024

Graphic Design Junction

The calendar turns its pages to 2024, the ever-evolving landscape of visual design propels us into an exciting era of innovation and creativity. Anticipate a convergence of cutting-edge technologies, societal shifts, and artistic expressions that will define the visual trends of the year. In this exploration, we unveil the top 10 visual trends for 2024 that are poised to captivate our senses and redefine the way we perceive the world.

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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.