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

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

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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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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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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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Will the Photoshop alternative become a Photoshop replacement?

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

There’s nothing quite like the joy of finding the gift for the little ones on your list – the one that gets a genuine squeal, a joyful jump, or that wide-eyed wonder. And while choosing gifts for kids can be a bit of a treasure hunt, we’ve done the legwork for you with this year’s playful guide. From magnetic building sets and artsy activity kits to whimsical nightlights and modern play kitchens, these picks promise to dazzle every budding artist, builder, and dreamer.

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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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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The smallest objects in a room can make the biggest impact – especially when you have more than one. We’re talking about hardware, the final accent pieces that complete a home before the decorating and styling begins. While these elements are often purely functional, there’s no reason they can’t inject some personality. That’s where Viefe , a Barcelona-based manufacturer of knobs, handles, wall hooks, and door stoppers, comes in.

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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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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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Moo

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

With Black Friday around the corner, businesses are readying themselves for a retail rush. But rather than simply pushing discounts and deals, why not use it as an opportunity to make a lasting impression on your audience? A simple but powerful way to connect with your customers this Black Friday is by using the best Business Cards to your advantage.

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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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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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Designspiration

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Saved by Ando (@unsui).

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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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Design Week

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

How&How’s new brand for Chester Zoo includes a streaming-inspired website alongside its new place branding. The new identity features a logo with a rhino horn hidden in the custom ‘C’ as a counter form. This references the zoo’s longstanding commitment to supporting eastern black rhinos, a critically endangered species.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

The impressionistic painterly open movie will be released tomorrow.

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FlowingData

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Some states count quickly, whereas others can take days. For NYT, Alicia Parlapiano and Lazaro Gamio show how long it took states to call elections in 2020 and 2022 for an idea of what to expect tonight. Instant gratification is probably not on the 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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Design Week

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

If you want to know about the challenges of designing for fans, ask Everton football club. In 2013, the club unveiled a “modern and dynamic new crest” which controversially ditched the previous badge’s laurel leaves and Latin motto. The backlash was immediate and intense.

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Creative Bloq

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Creating the lively art for Revenge of the Savage Planet.

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

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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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