Creative Boom
MAY 26, 2024
Image licensed via Adobe Stock Things are tough right now if you want to draw for money. We canvassed the views of illustrators, who shared their biggest challenges and explained what they're doing to meet them. Working as an illustrator is a fun way to earn a living, but it's not without its challenges, not least the need to constantly adapt to new challenges and shifting paradigms.
Graphic Design Junction
MAY 26, 2024
In the competitive world of business, a brand logo designs on other words “visual identity” can significantly influence its success. Central to this visual identity is the brand logo, a powerful symbol that encapsulates a company’s essence, values, and vision. As new businesses emerge, the importance of a well-designed custom logos cannot be overstated.
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Creative Boom
MAY 26, 2024
Glasgow-based illustrator and animator Lesley Barnes invites you to mix and match outfits in a playful manner in her new interactive book, Fashion Play. Consider yourself a budding fashionista or a seasoned trendsetter. If so, the latest book by Lesley Barnes is for you. Divided into three sections that allow you to mix and match outfits to your heart's content, Fashion Play sees Lesley's gorgeous illustration style made to fit the world of clothing.
Graphic Design Junction
MAY 26, 2024
In the business world, it is essential to make a good first impression, and a business card is often the initial tangible contact a client or partner has with your brand. It is crucial to display your business card design in a professional and attractive way to make a lasting impression. This is how business card mockups come in handy. Whether you are a designer aiming to showcase your projects to clients or a business owner seeking to visualize your brand, mockups offer a practical and adaptabl
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
Creative Boom
MAY 26, 2024
Iconic skincare brand E45 has revealed a modern and inclusive rebrand inspired by skin cells. Developed by Elmwood, the new identity elevates the brand while retaining everything that has made it recognisable. Over the last 70 years, E45 has earned its place as the leading name in the skin care industry. But to help the brand move with the times, its parent company, Karo Healthcare, has worked with global design consultancy Elmwood to create a more modern and inclusive identity.
Inkbot Design
MAY 26, 2024
How to Create a Lifestyle Brand That People Obsess Over You have seen it, right? These brands are known as more than just products; they are complete lifestyles that people buy into without hesitation. Think about brands such as Goop, Outdoor Voices, and Away. Its users not only use their goods; they adopt the brand’s philosophy and aesthetics. Well, maybe you’re an entrepreneur with an excellent idea for a product and would love to build this kind of following.
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Inkbot Design
MAY 26, 2024
Top 10 Credit Card Logos: Faces of Plastic Money Hi, money lovers! Have you seen those logos printed on every credit card? These minor signs represent financial might and trillions of dollars worth of transactions. From the timelessly sleek to the playfully bizarre, credit card logos have evolved into cultural symbols themselves. This fascinating investigation examines the best ten credit card logos' history, meaning, and brilliance.
Creative Boom
MAY 26, 2024
Simon Forster. Photo by Joanne Crawford We all love design awards, right? Well, if the reaction to a recent LinkedIn post is anything to go by, apparently not. We chat to Leeds agency Robot Food to find out what they have against them. For the 15th consecutive year, Leeds-based branding and creative agency Robot Food has not won a single prestigious industry gong, such as a D&AD Pencil or DBA Design Effectiveness trophy.
Design You Trust
MAY 26, 2024
Inspired by the movie “How to Train Your Dragon,” twin brothers Manik and Ratan created Drogo, a friendly dragon who quickly captured the hearts of many back in 2014/2015. Today, we revisit their charming Drogo illustrations for your enjoyment. Manik and Ratan, renowned as the “Twin Cartoonists of Bangladesh,” began their journey at the young age of 15.
Inkbot Design
MAY 26, 2024
The Power of Sales Coaching: Unlock Your Team's Potential Do you know the feeling of signing a massive deal after months of hard work? That rush of adrenaline and sense of accomplishment? What if your entire sales team could feel that way all the time? That’s what good sales coaching can do. Salesforce excellence is something every sales leader strives for.
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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.
Design You Trust
MAY 26, 2024
Wai Nok Cheng, Hong Kong The One Eyeland Photography Awards once again delivers a captivating collection of winning photographs, showcasing the extraordinary talent of photographers worldwide. From awe-inspiring landscapes to poignant portraits, this year’s competition highlights the diverse beauty of our planet. Among the numerous outstanding submissions, several images truly captivated with their exceptional composition, creativity, and ability to transport viewers to far-off destination
Creative Bloq
MAY 26, 2024
Hybrid logos have arrived.
Design You Trust
MAY 26, 2024
Numerous times, it has been proven that true artists don’t require fancy supplies to create masterpieces. Many songwriters jot down lyrics on scraps of paper, and graphic designers have been known to sketch initial logo ideas on napkins in cafes, some of which later become iconic. This illustrates that talent and artistic spirit can transcend the absence of traditional tools.
Creative Bloq
MAY 26, 2024
Simple isn't always better.
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.
Creative Bloq
MAY 26, 2024
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Designspiration
MAY 26, 2024
Saved by Jethro Lawrence (@jethro).
ID Identity Design
MAY 26, 2024
Auto racing’s seen an explosion of flimsy “fashion wheel” brands that pretend to be high-performance. Apex is different — engineering elite racing wheels at an unmatched price point. But when we met them, customers were completely unaware of the difference. Working closely with their CEO, Eddy Pintacsi, we developed a new category vision and brand, positioning them as the category leader they are, and injecting some much-needed truth into the wheel industry.
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Designspiration
MAY 26, 2024
Saved by Rickard Arvius (@rickardarvius).
Creative Bloq
MAY 26, 2024
The Memorial Day Sale is here, and we're searching for the best iPad deals currently available – including on the brand new iPad Pro and iPad Air.
Designspiration
MAY 26, 2024
Saved by Cole Nielsen (@colenielsen).
Creative Nerds
MAY 26, 2024
This is a collection of free black and white smoke textures. The set includes a total of 4 free textures that you can use in a range of different design projects. Each texture is 2500px by 2500px, which is a good size to use in your digital work. The set is completely free to use […] The post Free black and white smoke texture set first appeared on Creative Nerds.
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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.
Design You Trust
MAY 26, 2024
The fact that it was discovered in an Edwardian London slum around 1905, crafted from the heel of a man’s shoe, a black sock, and some scraps of household fabric, makes it both the most heartbreaking and marvelous of toys. h/t: vintag.es This represents the highest form of recycling, showcasing the loving efforts of a family who couldn’t afford even the cheapest doll for their child.
Creative Bloq
MAY 26, 2024
Could this NVIDIA 4060 model be the ideal graphics card for designers and graphic artists?
Communication Arts
MAY 26, 2024
Based in Edinburgh, this design firm shatters boundaries and unites people with its work for multicultural brands.
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Creative Bloq
MAY 26, 2024
It's one of the best chairs I've reviewed, and it's an iconic design.
Illustration Art
MAY 26, 2024
When Cy Twombly's painting, Say Goodbye, Catullus, to the Shores of Asia Minor (1994) was exhibited in Houston, a visitor to the museum was so moved by the painting that she took off her clothes and danced naked in front of it. She later wrote, “The painting makes me want to run naked." When Clyfford Still's painting, 1975-J , went on display in Colorado. a visitor to the museum was so affected by the painting that she pulled down her pants, rubbed her bare bottom up against the painting and sli
Creative Bloq
MAY 26, 2024
This might be the best Google bundle deal we've seen for a while.
SpeckyBoy
MAY 26, 2024
It seems like an odd mix on the surface. On one hand, WordPress is a content management system (CMS) that aims to democratize publishing. It’s right there in the mission statement. That harkens back to its roots as a blogging platform. We install the software and push our content out into the world. On the other hand, WordPress has become a tool to make money.
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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