Creative Boom

JANUARY 17, 2024

The picture book 'Daniel de la Nuit' tells the story of a nice little squid who refuses to sleep and heads out to investigate the Night of the Periwinkles. As well as being beautifully illustrated, the story has been realised audibly with an accompanying soundtrack by composer Julien Sénélas. Originally a children's show that combined theatre and animation, 'Daniel dans la Nuit' is the creation of Timo Hateau in collaboration with Carmela Chergui and Vincent Lahens.

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HONGKIAT

JANUARY 17, 2024

With over 50,000 free plugins, WordPress.org boasts a vast array of features and functions, many of which you might not have considered. Additionally, there’s a plethora of premium WordPress plugins available. To simplify your selection process, we’ve rigorously tested over 100 WordPress plugin candidates in several key marketing areas. From this, we’ve narrowed down our choices and compiled a curated list of the top WordPress plugins for marketers.

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Six Leaf Design

JANUARY 17, 2024

If there's one thing I get super excited about, it's creating brand patterns for clients. It happens to be one of this pattern-obsessed designer’s favorite parts of a branding project. A brand pattern is a distinctive, repeating design that's used as part of a brand's visual identity. It helps to create a cohesive look and feel across different materials and platforms, making a brand more recognizable and memorable.

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Graphic Design Junction

JANUARY 17, 2024

In digital marketing establishing a strong and recognizable brand presence is vital for success. As businesses strive to connect with their target audience and distinguish themselves in the market, the role of brand guidelines templates becomes increasingly significant. These templates serve as foundational tools that guide the creation and maintenance of a consistent brand identity.

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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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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 17, 2024

10 Disruptive Companies Shaping the Future “Disruption” has become a popular buzzword in business and technology circles. But what exactly makes a company “disruptive”? Disruptive companies introduce innovations that creatively destroy and transform existing markets. They upend the status quo with game-changing products, services, or business models.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 17, 2024

Mentally out of office, dreaming of sun-filled days and owning enough beachfront property to recreate this setup of the Contour Daybed. Haldane’s architectural statement piece features circular geometries and oversized details, inspired by organic shapes and, fantastically, body positivity. Designed by Haldane Martin , the Contour Daybed instantly upgrades the luxury level of any alfresco situation through its impressive color, form, and materials.

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Booooooom

JANUARY 17, 2024

A still life series featuring eight distinct vegetables by Vancouver-based photographer Skye Tao.

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The Dieline

JANUARY 17, 2024

As we predicted in our 2024 Trend Report, the "What's Your Type?" trend is taking over, with brands like Go Human, Eau de Yellow Pages, and WHINE leading the way. Here are a few typefaces we think we'll see more of throughout the year.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 17, 2024

When New York-based Architecture Plus Information (A+I) was called to design a new creative workplace in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City for Publicis Groupe , the expectation was high. After all, the French advertising giant is one of the oldest advertising and public relationships company in the industry and the second largest communications group in the world.

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The Die Line

JANUARY 17, 2024

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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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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Design Milk

JANUARY 17, 2024

A storied creative journey conspires with the distillation of abstract shapes and material experimentation in Lostine’s expanded Modernism Lighting Collection. The Philadelphia-based marketplace and design studio adds four fresh fixtures to the range: Onslow Floor Lamp , Onslow Table Lamp , Cora Table Lamp , and Malcom Table Lamp. What was originally intended to be fashioned from clay is now fully realized in a variety of woods, which anchor the furnishings in a natural richness and warmth emana

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The Die Line

JANUARY 17, 2024

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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Packaging Design Inspiration 104

Design Milk

JANUARY 17, 2024

Lovesac founder Shawn Nelson’s entrepreneurial journey began when he was 13 years old, a kid on a bus on the way to middle school, when, he says, a transcendent moment alongside his classmates made clear the principles that guide his brand today: “They are equally worthy of every opportunity, accolade, or award. These are people with dreams no less than mine, and I need to love and respect them.

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Consulting Interior Design Travel Education 105

The Die Line

JANUARY 17, 2024

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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Packaging Design Inspiration 104

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.

Graphic Design

Inkbot Design

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Art and Science of Naming a Brand Coming up with the perfect brand name is part art, part science. A great brand name needs to check many boxes – it should be memorable, evocative, simple to spell and pronounce, protectable, and appropriate for the product, service, or company it represents. With so many requirements to balance, naming a brand can be complex.

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The Die Line

JANUARY 17, 2024

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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Packaging Design Branding Brand Inspiration 98

Colossal

JANUARY 17, 2024

Skyway Bridge, Chicago (2023). All images © Dave Jordano, shared with permission “Night photography is one of the most challenging aspects of photography, which is one of the reasons why I enjoy it so much,” says Dave Jordano , whose atmospheric images cast landscapes in a unique light. The Chicago-based photographer gets to work after the sun goes down, traversing the streets of cities and towns, most often across the U.S., where he seeks illuminated corners, architectural curiosit

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Creative Bloq

JANUARY 17, 2024

"The one piece of tech Apple never has been able to make correctly.

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Design You Trust

JANUARY 17, 2024

1st Place: Sleeping Giant by Dhanu Paran Discover the fascinating world of nature via the 20 breathtaking winning images from the Drone Photo Awards. The astounding and unparalleled beauty and diversity of the animal species on our planet are showcased in these striking photographs, which were taken from a unique aerial perspective. The most significant competition in the world for aerial photography and video is called Drone Awards.

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Creative Bloq

JANUARY 17, 2024

The first version of VisionOS might not be the productivity beast many were hoping for.

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The Dieline

JANUARY 17, 2024

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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Packaging Design Inspiration 71

The Die Line

JANUARY 17, 2024

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

Packaging Design 71

Packaging Design Inspiration 71

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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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We And The Color

JANUARY 17, 2024

Crafting Your Career Canvas with a Resume and Cover Letter Template by McLittle Stock. When it comes to job hunting, first impressions matter more than ever. Your resume and cover letter serve as the gateway to your professional world, making it crucial to present yourself in a way that is not just informative but also visually captivating. Introducing McLittle Stock’s resume and cover letter template, a masterpiece crafted with precision using Adobe InDesign, designed to elevate your appl

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Its Nice That

JANUARY 17, 2024

The London-based animator discusses moving towards VR and having “the good kind of hater”.

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We And The Color

JANUARY 17, 2024

In the heart of Vilnius, Lithuania, resides a visionary artist who brings the shadows to life with her mesmerizing illustrations. Meet Roberta Railaitė , a freelance illustrator whose work transcends the boundaries of conventional art, delving deep into the realms of dark creatures and mysterious places. With a unique penchant for the eerie and the enigmatic, Roberta’s artistry takes us on a haunting journey through her Horrors Series 08, a collection that will send shivers down your spine

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Abduzeedo

JANUARY 17, 2024

Minimalist Web Design: A Look at B.T Vision's UI/UX abduzeedo 0117—24 Explore B.T Vision's approach to minimalist web design and UI/UX. Discover how this project enhances user experience with its focus on imagery and clever text orientation. In the ever-evolving world of web design and UI/UX, B.T Vision stands out with its minimalist approach that balances aesthetics and functionality.

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Designspiration

JANUARY 17, 2024

Saved by Tamas Velociraptor Horvath (@notwo).

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Abduzeedo

JANUARY 17, 2024

FAIR: Pioneering Digital Asset Creation with Unique Branding abduzeedo 0117—24 Explore FAIR's innovative approach to digital asset creation and curation, showcasing a unique blend of branding and visual identity. The digital world continually evolves, and at the forefront is FAIR, a UK-based technology company redefining digital asset creation, collection, and curation.

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Designspiration

JANUARY 17, 2024

Saved by Anton Rhoden (@almr1226).

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FlowingData

JANUARY 17, 2024

Earth got its hottest year on record in 2023. Based on data from Berkeley Earth , John Muyskens and Niko Kommenda, for The Washington Post, focused on the geographic areas that experienced the biggest jumps. The Post has mapped the regions that saw the largest temperature anomalies in 2023 — places that have warmed so fast that the climate is already testing the limits of human infrastructure and the ability of the natural world to cope.

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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.

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