Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Illustration by Inma Hortas As an illustration agent at Folio Art, James Hughes offers insights into the future of illustration amidst the rise of AI. With many artists concerned about AI taking over creative jobs, he explains why human creativity still has a unique place—and how illustrators can thrive in an evolving industry. One of the most common questions I hear from illustrators these days is: Will AI replace illustration?

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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

From variable fonts to kinetic type, Wix predicts the font design trends that will shape the next year.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In an era when attention spans are dwindling and visual overload has become the norm, Counter-Print's new book celebrates the transformative power of expressive typography. We spoke to co-founder Jon Dowling to find out more. Released this week, Expressive Type Today by Counter-Print explores the world of evocative type design and its ability to command our attention, shape perceptions, and spark emotions.

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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Will the Photoshop alternative become a Photoshop replacement?

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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 Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The London artist follows in the footsteps of Warhol, Bowie, Malika Favre, Tomi Ungerer, JR, and Rylsee. And her vibrant design is the first-ever typographic poster in the event's history. The Montreux Jazz Festival has today unveiled its official poster for the 59th edition, created by London-based artist Lakwena. Known for her bold use of colour and powerful typographic style, Lakwena joins the ranks of celebrated artists like Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, David Bowie, and Tomi Ungerer, who have

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Contextual House , located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, challenges the conventional aesthetic and structural constraints of the traditional row house while honoring its history. Designed by LO Design , this project merges modern living with a unique blend of adaptive reuse, creating a dwelling that stands as both a tribute to Philadelphia’s architectural heritage and a bold statement of contemporary design.

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We And The Color

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

PixWork has introduced a versatile portfolio presentation template for Adobe InDesign, catering to creatives who seek a refined and professional way to display their work. This template, formatted at 1920 x 1080 px, is tailored for digital screens and brings a clean, minimalist aesthetic. Below is a detailed exploration of its features, potential uses, and customization ease.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Things are changing fast right now, and design studios face a pivotal year ahead. Here's how industry leaders are preparing to meet 2025's challenges head-on. Where did that year go? 2025 is fast approaching, and it's no exaggeration to say that this could be a crunch year for many in the creative industry. From navigating an increasingly saturated market to navigating the threats to AI, design studios face more hurdles than ever before.

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We And The Color

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We are Exploring Humanity’s Pursuit of Mastery in Julia Faber’s Latest Exhibition: Tragödie 2.0 Vienna-based figurative artist Julia Faber’s new exhibition ‘Tragödie 2.0’ at Gallery Rodler Gschwenter in Vienna presents an extraordinary body of work, merging classical painting with cutting-edge technology. Known for her signature approach of integrating robots into traditional genre scenes, Faber invites viewers to explore humanity’s age-old fascination with artificial beings.

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Designspiration

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Saved by Ando (@unsui).

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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 Week

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Ordinary is a skincare brand, owned by Deciem, with its HQ in Toronto. Brinkworth was brought in to redesign its flaghship UK store – a small, Grade II-listed building in Covent Garden. The original store design didn’t have much stock on the shop floor.

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UX Collective

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Introducing the Agent Computer Interaction era. AI agent as a persona While the UX community has quickly embraced Large Language Models as design tools, we’ve largely overlooked their more profound implications. Now, as AI agents become integrated throughout our digital products, we face a fundamental transformation: these systems are evolving from tools into active participants in our digital environments, and we need to design for them.

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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Creating the lively art for Revenge of the Savage Planet.

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Koestler Arts is a charity that supports those in criminal justice settings, and each year it hosts an exhibition of prisoner-made art. Here, the artists Jeremy Deller and John Costi discuss their relationship with the organisation, the difference the arts can make to lives of those in custody, and just how inventive prisoners can get with everyday objects.

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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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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Could games really look like this?

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FlowingData

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

You’ve seen the voting tendencies among standard demographic groups, but there is so much more to explore. For YouGov, David Montgomery has the breakdown for less standard groups. It is so dumb yet so necessary.

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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The impressionistic painterly open movie will be released tomorrow.

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FlowingData

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Onion gained access to the most granular election data yet. Technology sure has come a long way.

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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Codenamed Red Panda, the model does vector generation, text and more.

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FlowingData

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Bloomberg Graphics desk is building out a jello map as states are called. Because sure why not.

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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

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UX Collective

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A guide to designing errors for workflow automation platforms Ensuring good visual representation, easy-to-understand copy, thoughtful error placement, intuitive troubleshooting techniques, and accessible error resolution. Source: Grafana technical docs Picture this: you’re in the middle of troubleshooting a critical issue, and time is running out. You’re staring at a screen full of error logs, trying to figure out where your workflow failed.

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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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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Too basic for pros and hobbyists, this is a solid kid-friendly tablet.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Swedish brand Bernadotte & Kylberg , founded by Prince Carl Philip Bernadotte and Oscar Kylberg, is on a mission to produce elegant, heirloom-quality pieces that blend antiquity and modernity. These new pieces utilize the finest local materials with the best of Swedish craftsmanship and production. Titled the Eriksberg Collection , three classical pieces join the portfolio: The Eriksberg Desk , the Eriksberg Chair , and the Eriksberg Cabinet.

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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Over 50 titles will be available for upgraded console.

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Proujanskys were part of leftist movements that sought to overthrow the US government. Now, their history unravels in a new book.

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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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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Want to use a monitor with your laptop but keep the lid closed? Here’s a quick guide on how to set it up.

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FlowingData

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The major news outlets all have electoral vote cartograms, but I appreciate Bloomberg’s version that is extra Tetris-like. I think it’s the spacing and extra thin grid lines.

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The Branding Journal

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Discover practical techniques to achieve a balance between building a strong brand and driving immediate marketing results through performance marketing.

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FlowingData

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

For The New York Times, June Kim, Leanne Abraham, and Maggie Astor provide a reference for when the polls close this election day. A series of maps show the status in each state for the hours between 4:00pm and 11:00pm Mountain Time, with half-hour maps at 5:30pm and 6:30pm, as some polls close earlier.

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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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