Graphic Design Junction

AUGUST 23, 2024

In the rapidly advancing world of digital illustration, Procreate has established itself as a leading platform for creatives. Its intuitive interface, coupled with powerful features, offers artists unparalleled opportunities to bring their ideas to life. One of the key aspects that sets Procreate apart is its extensive range of customizable brushes, which allow illustrators to explore new techniques, textures, and styles.

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 23, 2024

10 Tips for Designing a Logo That'll Make Your Brand Pop Logos are all around us. They can be found on our phones, shoes and cereal boxes. While some may make us yawn, others demand a second glance. But the best ones? They make us feel. Creating a logo is more than just making things look pretty or choosing a fancy font – although those things matter, too.

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Design Milk

AUGUST 23, 2024

What if furniture wasn’t bound by traditional perceptions of placement, calling into question your relationship to the architectural plane? Imagine the untapped potential of banal staircases, thresholds, and edges as they turn the corner. Paddy Pike Studio has pioneered contemporary home furnishings that celebrate and recontextualize these oft ignored liminal spaces as places with the power to pull focus.

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Creative Bloq

AUGUST 23, 2024

XPPen caught up with Clinton Jones, a prominent artist in the field of 3D art, and Vivian Ho, an illustrator renowned for her urban surrealism, to talk about the core element of human art and their anticipation of the Future Me 2024 XPPen Global Drawing Contest.

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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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Design Milk

AUGUST 23, 2024

Nearly a decade ago Susan McKinney took a three-month sabbatical from her full-time industrial design job to explore her interest in ceramics. She participated in artist residencies in Denmark and Greece, and soon realized that she was ready for her next pivot. “It was amazing to see the progress and evolution in such a short period of time,” McKinney says.

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Creative Bloq

AUGUST 23, 2024

Graphic design becomes a science experiment in this innovative branding.

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We And The Color

AUGUST 23, 2024

Designed by BrandPacks in Adobe Illustrator, this brand guidelines poster template is ideal for any business aiming to establish a cohesive and professional brand identity. The template’s structure is impressively well-organized, presenting key branding elements—such as logo usage, color palette, typography, and imagery—in a clear and accessible format.

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 23, 2024

The 25+ Best Gifts for a Graphic Designer Pixels, Pantone’s and passion – that’s what makes a graphic designer tick. But what makes them light up? What present can capture the essence of their creative spirit? It’s not about the price tag or the latest gadget. It’s about understanding design in its soul. The best gift for a graphic designer? The one who speaks their visual language respects their craft and inspires them.

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Azure Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2024

School is almost in session! From a desktop water feature to a sleek articulated table lamp, these five eye-catching products elevate school supplies to designer status. 1 Stream Water Fountain by Umbra Designed by South Korean-born, Toronto-based Sung Wook Park, the Stream water fountain from Umbr a brings a touch of nature indoors in the most relaxing way.

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 23, 2024

The 7 Elements of Design: Unlocking Visual Harmony Have you ever wondered why some designs click with people but others fall flat? It isn’t magic, but it might as well be. Enter design elements – the basic units of building that transform a blank canvas into a work of art. In this article, we’ll deeply dive into the seven elements of design that every creative person should know about.

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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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Abduzeedo

AUGUST 23, 2024

Webisoft’s Bold Digital Identity and Web Design by Locomotive abduzeedo 0823—24 Explore Webisoft’s tech-forward web design by Locomotive, blending modern typography and seamless motion. Montreal-based Webisoft has recently collaborated with Locomotive , a leading digital-first web agency, to create a cutting-edge web design that reflects their expertise in areas like Advisory, Blockchain, Product Development, Enterprise Software, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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Design Milk

AUGUST 23, 2024

Newly emerged interdisciplinary design brand AÈDE Studios is the name you want to keep on your design radar. Founded by Fedor Velyaminov, Ana Mira, and Alix Declercq, the Paris-based studio’s name is a nod to the classical Greek storytellers whose work preserved the culture’s heritage through design. Similarly, the ethos of AÈDE Studios is to tell stories through objects, beginning with its inaugural collection.

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Colossal

AUGUST 23, 2024

All photos © Naser Nader Ibrahim, shared with permission On the outskirts of Xalapa, Veracruz in Mexico, a striking terracotta-colored dwelling sits among patches of trees. Standing before the distinctive structure, its exterior boasts fluctuating convex slopes that rise and fall from top to bottom as circular-shaped windows emphasize natural curves.

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Creative Bloq

AUGUST 23, 2024

How freelance can help you survive agency diversification.

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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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We And The Color

AUGUST 23, 2024

A Fusion of Heritage and Modern Elegance: NOA’s Renovation of Park Hotel Franceschi The historic Park Hotel Franceschi in Cortina d’Ampezzo has recently undergone a transformative renovation by the renowned architecture and interior design studio NOA (Network of Architecture). This ambitious project aimed to redefine the hotel as a year-round destination, blending Cortina’s rich heritage with a fresh interpretation of Alpine elegance.

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Booooooom

AUGUST 23, 2024

A selection of images by Seoul-based illustrator Oyow.

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Designspiration

AUGUST 23, 2024

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 23, 2024

The Rule of Thirds in Design: A Game-Changing Principle This principle has been the secret weapon of artists, photographers and designers for centuries. But, surprisingly enough, most people don’t get it throughout their lives of creativity. However, there is one thing I must tell you: once seen, it cannot be unseen. Upon discovering it, you will only understand how you designed something with this knowledge.

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Designspiration

AUGUST 23, 2024

Saved by Nathan Schroeder (@nthndesign).

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 23, 2024

10 Marketing Hacks To Increase Brand Awareness Brand awareness is different from being known. It refers to being recognised for something of value. How can your brand become visible and memorable in a world where attention is the rarest commodity due to information overload? The traditional approach of using louder ads and more giant billboards has become outdated because people today seek more imaginative solutions rather than larger ones; they want connection, not interruption.

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Designspiration

AUGUST 23, 2024

Saved by Fernando Ivarra (@ivarra).

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 23, 2024

Top 10 Square Logos: Iconic Design in a Box Have you ever wondered why some logos are so memorable even though they’re just a simple square? There’s a reason for that. Square logos were designed to fit neatly into our digital world while still standing out among other brands. They can be considered the Swiss army knives of branding – small enough to be versatile yet powerful enough to impact wherever they go.

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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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FlowingData

AUGUST 23, 2024

Ben Grosser made a personal mini-site that indicates whether or not he’s on TikTok : Stuck in the Scroll is a compulsive scrolling monitor that reveals, in real-time, whether I’m currently scrolling TikTok. Think of this work as a last-ditch effort, a sort of public confessional as therapeutic tool aimed at defusing the intense compulsion I feel every day to endlessly scroll the world’s most popular video app.

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 23, 2024

Food Branding: The Secret Ingredient to Culinary Success Have you ever wondered why you can't resist that packet of crisps with the shiny wrapper? Or, why would you drive an additional mile for a latte from your favourite coffee shop? It’s not just the flavour. It’s about the narrative. The hope. The character. Enter the realm of food branding – the invisible power that converts ordinary sustenance into objects of longing.

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Interaction Design Foundation

AUGUST 23, 2024

It's probably happened to you. You've found the door to a building you were looking for but are having trouble getting in—you've pulled when you should have pushed (or vice versa). Blame yourself; everyone else does! This is the opening scenario from Don Norman's Design of Everyday Things (DOET), which reached its 35th anniversary in 2023. But the example above was just a simple case, as the clip below demonstrates.

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Creative Bloq

AUGUST 23, 2024

Google's latest Gemini AI device is here! And with this deal, you can treat yourself to a smartphone accessory to go with it.

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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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This is Paper

AUGUST 23, 2024

Brendon Burton’s Epitaph unearths the eerie beauty of America's forgotten spaces, capturing the echoes of past lives in desolate landscapes.

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Noupe

AUGUST 23, 2024

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, brands are constantly seeking innovative ways to engage their audience. Across channels of email marketing, social media and within the marketing funnel, creative content is a key way that brands can build a relationship with their audiences. This creates a challenge for brands: your social media content needs to renew itself daily, based on the latest memes and trends.

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UX Collective

AUGUST 23, 2024

In the race towards agility, we’re losing the ability to think through our big decisions. Here’s a guide to better decisions.

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Noupe

AUGUST 23, 2024

Shopify apps are like power-ups for your business, transforming your Shopify store from a basic online shop into a high-performing eCommerce powerhouse. In 2024, utilizing the right Shopify apps can give your store the competitive edge it needs. This blog highlights the top seven Shopify apps that can elevate your store. Each app brings unique features and benefits, turning potential challenges into opportunities for growth.

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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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