Just Creative

JULY 23, 2020

While many of us fully believe that we have good penmanship, the truth is that when it comes to using it in the world of graphic design, we might as well have the penmanship of a doctor. Not exactly the best choice when you’re working on the branding or a logo for a new client. To help, we thought that giving your wrist a break from trying to perfect your skills by offering our choices for the Best Handwritten Fonts for Graphic Design.

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Creative Review

JULY 23, 2020

Launched in 2018, Apple’s Behind the Mac campaign has brought us a series of ads showing inspiring people using its computers. A film released to mark International Women’s Day back in March featured MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke alongside Marie Kondo, Ava DuVernay and Lady Gaga, while another released in June focused on UK musicians.

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Tom Kenny

JULY 23, 2020

As designers, simplicity is a goal we strive for with everything we design. We want our designs to be usable and intuitive but that can often be mistaken for clean or minimal visual designs. This simplicity can be misleading and it could be harming the usability of your designs. I’ve picked out a number of examples of false simplicity and what to do to actually make them simple and usable.

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Under Consideration / Brand

JULY 23, 2020

“The Lion’s Share”. Established in 1872, Rangers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, playing in the Scottish Premiership, the top division of the Scottish Professional Football League. The Rangers are one of the most successful clubs in world football in terms of trophies won, including the Scottish League title 54 times, the Scottish Cup 33 times, the Scottish League Cup a record 27 times, and the European Cup Winners' Cup once.

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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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Tuts Plus

JULY 23, 2020

What You'll Be Creating In today's tutorial, I'll show you how to make a fairy-tale book cover with a vintage-inspired look. Vintage-style covers are big news in publishing right now, and clothbound covers are enjoying a well-deserved resurgence. Here you’ll learn how to make a vintage book cover and recreate the look with woodcut-style illustrations and calligraphy type.

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The Logo Smith

JULY 23, 2020

The post HK Grotesk Wide Free Font by Alfredo Marco Pradil for Hanken Design Co appeared first on The Logo Smith All Content © 2020 The Logo Smith.™ |. I do like a good wide font, and HK Grotesk Wide fits the bill perfectly, more so given it’s also a freebie free font offering. HK Grotesk Wide was Design & Developed by the supremely talented type designer, Alfredo Marco Pradil , for the Hanken Design Co.

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Brown Paper Bag

JULY 23, 2020

Artist Tara Jane invites you to take a journey through her sketchbook paintings. Inspired by gardens, forests, and the work of Studio Ghibli, her small gouache works showcase lush lands that will make you want to lace up your shoes and go outside. Each painted environment is confined to a single page in her sketchbook. When sharing the spreads on social media, Tara Jane asks whether you’d go “left or right”—essentially, which place would you visit?

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Colossal

JULY 23, 2020

“The Eternal Couple.” Image © Mithun H, shared with permission. Since 2014, wildlife filmmaker and photographer Mithun H has been pining for sightings of Saya, a black panther that’s been eluding his admirers in the Kabini Forest in India for years. After camping out in the area for six days, the photographer captured a stunning image of the mysterious animal shadowing his leopard partner, Cleopatra.

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Speckyboy Design Magazine

JULY 23, 2020

SEO has become one of my least favorite topics. It’s something that I’ll begrudgingly discuss with clients, but only when I have to. And writing about it? I’d rather hide under my bed. In some ways, it feels like one of the dark arts. But here I am, attempting to change my own sentiment. Why? Because it’s simply too important to ignore. Both web designers and their clients need to have an understanding of how SEO works.

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Interaction Design Foundation

JULY 23, 2020

Now that we appreciate the need for simplicity in designs better, let’s see another great concept. You may have heard of Occam’s Razor; did you know that you can apply it to web design? When you’ve got it in your “toolbox”, you’ll have an edge in the marketplace. Occam’s Razor, put simply, states: “the simplest solution is almost always the best.” It’s a problem-solving principle arguing that simplicity is better than complexity.

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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

JULY 23, 2020

Sci-fi & Cyberpunk inspired Branding for Paradigmal. AoiroStudio 07.23.20 Sabbath Studio is a branding studio based Monterrey, Mexico. They shared a branding project wholly inspired by Dystopian Futures, Cyberpunk, Sci-fi / Neo-noir Cult Films & Anime themed aesthetics by client request. Let's just mention that again: 'by client request'. This is so cool and the result is just perfect and true representation of that cult era that we dearly love.

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The Die Line

JULY 23, 2020

This design concept by Carmen Ngooi captures the unpredictable nature of photography.

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Its Nice That

JULY 23, 2020

In response to Covid-19, Adobe has launched a community fund supporting a range of applicants with grants of $500-$5,000.

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Design Week

JULY 23, 2020

London Design Biennale and Chatham House have revealed the full details of their four open briefs, which aim to “harness the creativity that comes from crisis” The competition – entitled Design in an Age of Crisis – is seeking responses from young designers and more established practices. There are four briefs, which have been created by a steering committee of over 50 designers and industry leaders: Environment: Building back greener.

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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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Noupe

JULY 23, 2020

In the hypercompetitive telecom industry that is constantly changing, companies are fighting for the attention of each prospective customer. While traditional marketing campaigns, tariff wars, and affordable deals still drive impressive results, many companies in the telecommunications sector have started investing heavily in their digital presence.

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Design You Trust

JULY 23, 2020

As you can guess from the header image showing Vermeer’s “The Girl with a Pearl Earring” and Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” enjoying selfies together, this article introduces a series of illustrations which reinterpret classic paintings with a modern twist, imagining the women in candid moments capturing their lives on social media. This witty series comes courtesy of Isuka.

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Abduzeedo

JULY 23, 2020

Neumorphism icons inspired by macOS Big Sur. AoiroStudio 07.23.20 Neumorphism or shall we say Skeuomorphism is a hot topic in UI trends. For the past months we have been talking, debating, and even more since the release announcement of the macOS Big Sur coming this fall. Why? Because it's cool! One thing, I do like about this 'style' is the craft that goes into an icon design.

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Design You Trust

JULY 23, 2020

Flying Boys Dimpy Bhalotia, United Kingdom. Grand Prize Winner, Photographer of the Year. Location: Banaras, India. Shot on iPhone X. The overall winner of the 13th annual iPhone Photography Awards has been announced, with the winning entry shot on an iPhone X. The winners of the 2020 iPhone Photograph Awards — an annual contest solely for images taken with an iPhone or iPad — have been announced.

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Under Consideration / Brand

JULY 23, 2020

“All Things Being Royal”. (Est. 1848) "For over 170 years The Royal Melbourne Hospital has touched the lives of millions of Victorians, providing care and treatment for the sickest in our community. Today the hospital is recognised as a world renowned institution, not only providing outstanding care and treatment, but improving the outcomes for all through a comprehensive medical research program, and the training of our future health professionals.

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Design You Trust

JULY 23, 2020

Age is no barrier to looking great. A wholesome elderly couple from Taiwan is making headlines and going viral on social media for their great style and fashion sense. 83-year-old Wan-Ji and his wife, 84-year-old Sho-Er are dressing up and posing in the clothes left behind at their laundry shop and they look magnificent. The charismatic duo has captured the internet’s heart with both their looks.

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The Die Line

JULY 23, 2020

While the Gro Planting Kit is very much a student project, it's hard not to feel a little green thumb inspiration from the conceptual branding.

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Design You Trust

JULY 23, 2020

These intimate color photos were taken by American photographer Harold Gee that show portraits of his young friends in San Diego from 1971 to 1975. More: Flickr h/t: vintag.es “Late Sixties, and I was timid about carrying a camera because there were a lot of folks that were suspicious of anyone carrying a camera…probably with good reason. It was a period of social upheaval, drugs that were fun but.

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Creative Review

JULY 23, 2020

Graphic designer and writer Anoushka Khandwala continues our series exploring what creatives would change about their industry following this enforced period of lockdown and reflection. The post What Would I Change: Anoushka Khandwala appeared first on Creative Review.

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The Die Line

JULY 23, 2020

Pechka is a delicious and comforting design that uses a bright color palette and aesthetically pleasing illustrations. .

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Its Nice That

JULY 23, 2020

London-based illustrator and artist Wednesday Holmes has a clear mission with their work as their talk at June’s Nicer Tuesdays proved.

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Just Creative

JULY 23, 2020

This article had been contributed by John Noels. The development team at Instagram update the application more often than some of us change our toothbrush. They are constantly adding new features, which is great news for marketers! Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, while the entire world is struggling to lead a normal life, Instagram looks in no mood to take a step back.

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Communication Arts

JULY 23, 2020

Taking cues from a town newspaper, this site by Studio Nolie and Superhero Cheesecake draws us into the work of animation studio Dunderville.

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Booooooom

JULY 23, 2020

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Graphis

JULY 23, 2020

The Future of Typography free event starts tomorrow. Online Conference July 24–26Typographics is a design festival for people who use type. The annual event series is foc­used on con­tempo­rary typo­graphy and where its future may lie. The core of Typographics is a lecture series focused on the contemp­orary use of type. Register here: [link] And don’t miss out […].

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Interaction Design Foundation

JULY 23, 2020

Steve Jobs once said: ''Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.'' Normally, we like to showcase great design but there’s a lot you can learn from dreadful design too. We don’t think Steve Jobs had anything to do with the 30 howlers that follow. From lousy usability to no utility we’ve got all your design failures covered here.

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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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