Creative Boom

MAY 7, 2024

The Bristol-based agency has again pulled it out of the bag for creative co-working network Gather Round. With more and more people working remotely these days, the growth in co-working spaces has been off the charts. But that also means more competition for bums on seats, so how do you stand out from the crowd? In many ways, Gather Round was pushing against an open door when it came to this challenge.

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BP&O

MAY 7, 2024

There’s always something intriguing about niche, singular companies, stores and brands. When I was growing up, I distinctly remember a shop that sold only various things made out of wicker, for instance. It both intrigued and baffled me then, before I understood the concept of a ‘front’, a la (or so rumour has it) the numerous shops that once lined The post Toundra by LG2 appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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Creative Boom

MAY 7, 2024

Furry Puppet Studio founder Zack Buchman tells us about his life-long love of puppetry and why they still make for more relatable characters than their CGI rivals. Puppets have a timeless appeal. While they might appear to be made of fairly straightforward materials, when put together in the right way, they can conjure distinctive characters that viewers are willing to believe in.

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Inkbot Design

MAY 7, 2024

13 Web Developer Apps That Will Boost UX Productivity Do you need help to stay up to date with the newest omnichannel UX trends? With over 70% of Gen Z users demanding websites to know what they are looking for intuitively, hyper-personalized web design has become a priority for many brands. How do smaller companies and one-person design teams keep up with their biggest brand competitors while putting effort into multiple channels?

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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

MAY 7, 2024

Brooklyn-based illustrator and visual artist Pepita Sandwich explores the multifaceted role of crying in her new book The Art of Crying: The Healing Power of Tears. Packed with research, revelations, and Pepita's amazing illustrations, it promises to shed new light on the misunderstood emotional expression. Pepita Sandwich is no stranger to crying. According to her mum, she let out a steady stream of tears until the age of nine, and upon moving to New York in 2019, the Argentinian artist relied

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Canny

MAY 7, 2024

Finding great branding resources online is easy. It’s almost too easy. There’s a problem with the amount of content and resources created these days. There’s too much choice. But not only that: There’s too much rubbish. In this post, we’ve collated our favourite branding resources that we’ve used over the years at Canny. From templates and tools, to ebooks, guides, and workshops, we’ve covered it all.

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SpeckyBoy

MAY 7, 2024

Futuristic fonts are characterized by their geometric shapes, clean lines, and creative shapes. Each contributes to a clean aesthetic that resonates with contemporary viewers. Their appeal lies in their ability to transform basic typography into something more modern, elegant, and innovative. They can add a stylish, contemporary edge to your work. They are particularly effective in projects that deal with future-thinking ideas or aim to present an ultra-modern image.

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Design Milk

MAY 7, 2024

As hubris pushes architects and developers to new, literal heights in an effort to maximize price per square inch, pedestrian scale projects and the public realm continue to suffer. But Brooklyn-based Format Architecture Office bucks this standard practice with the unveiling of their remarkable design for the Leica Store & Gallery in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, which transforms the formerly dilapidated building into a contemporized historical neighborhood fixture.

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Inkbot Design

MAY 7, 2024

Guide to Design Thinking: The Key to Innovation Let us begin with the most intriguing question – what is design thinking? My friends, it is an effective method of creative problem-solving. This means developing new ideas to solve complicated problems and meet user needs. Do you still need clarification? Don’t worry; I will explain it step by step. Design thinking is a process that involves understanding users, defining problems, generating possible solutions (ideas), building prototypes and test

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Design Milk

MAY 7, 2024

Devotion is the loom with which artists weave craft, steadfastness, and personal conviction, for a meaningful creative practice. Filipino-American artist Paolo Arao explores this concept – metaphorically and physically – with his second solo exhibition on view at the David B. Smith Gallery , aptly named Devotion , in a showcase of new textile works alongside collaborative totem sculptures that pull on patrons’ heartstrings.

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Its Nice That

MAY 7, 2024

Nose picking, battling FOMO, making peanut butter and jelly, and attempting the headstand. The artist-animator makes the everyday playfully surreal.

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Design Milk

MAY 7, 2024

As is often the case with many startups, Los Angeles-based Calico began as a personal passion project that eventually morphed into something more life changing. Founded by Geoff Owens, a former recording engineer who detoured into interior designer, then into furniture design, Calico could be considered the creative culmination of a eccentric mind that finally followed the beat of his own drum.

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Design Everywhere

MAY 7, 2024

Design Everywhere is a blog focused on showcasing carefully selected graphic design works and beyond around the world. These daily dose of visual inspirations are collected by Preston Tham. All works displayed here are rightfully credited to their respective owners.

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Design Milk

MAY 7, 2024

The Macallan Horizon is one rare expression of single malt Scotch whisky. Crafted by The Macallan Master Whisky Maker, Kirsteen Campbell, from just six first-fill sherry seasoned oak casks from the stocks maturing at The Macallan Estate, the whisky exemplifies a category of spirits defined by exclusivity, scarcity, and extraordinary prices that few can ever sip.

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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 Everywhere

MAY 7, 2024

Design Everywhere is a blog focused on showcasing carefully selected graphic design works and beyond around the world. These daily dose of visual inspirations are collected by Preston Tham. All works displayed here are rightfully credited to their respective owners.

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Design Milk

MAY 7, 2024

Inspired by the ancient art of alchemy, as read in Paolo Coelho’s The Alchemist , Lee Broom set off to design a lighting collection focused on the balance and interconnected nature of sculptural metal lighting. Driven by his own observations of spiritual and mystical significance, the Alchemist lighting collection delves into exploring physical ideas around the craft as well as themes of astrology, mythology, and folklore.

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Design Everywhere

MAY 7, 2024

Design Everywhere is a blog focused on showcasing carefully selected graphic design works and beyond around the world. These daily dose of visual inspirations are collected by Preston Tham. All works displayed here are rightfully credited to their respective owners.

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Creative Bloq

MAY 7, 2024

But the GTA VI logo breaks the trend.

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Colossal

MAY 7, 2024

“Diffusion,” color ballpoint pen, 8 x 10 inches. All images © Nicolas V. Sanchez, shared with permission When Nicolas V. Sanchez ’s dad was young, he was partially raised by his grandfather in Mexico while his own father established roots in Michigan. “My great grandfather bred show horses for festivals and performances, and my dad told me about a specific horse in particular that did not meet my great grandfather’s ‘standard’ for showing,” Sanchez tells Colossal. “

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Creative Bloq

MAY 7, 2024

Paul Hatton loads up Blender Ocean to show you how to create a peaceful beach scene.

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Communication Arts

MAY 7, 2024

Join us in celebrating the brilliance that inspires the world! The 2024 Advertising competition by Communication Arts is officially open! Submit your brilliant ideas by Friday, June 14th, for a chance to be featured in our 2024 Advertising Annual!

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Creative Bloq

MAY 7, 2024

Last Gen iPad Air is reduced by $100 and still competes with the new model.

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We And The Color

MAY 7, 2024

What makes a great brand guidelines presentation template? The folks at TemplatesForest can show you. Brand guidelines are the cornerstone of a cohesive brand identity. They serve as the reference point for all visual communication, ensuring consistency across various touchpoints. An effective brand guidelines presentation brings these guidelines to life in a way that is […] The post Crafting a Compelling Brand Guidelines Presentation appeared first on WE AND THE COLOR.

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Creative Bloq

MAY 7, 2024

Some of these get nul points.

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Design You Trust

MAY 7, 2024

Tim Sandow, who is based in Wuppertal, Germany, completed his studies at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and the Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien in 2019. His artwork, inspired by the mundane scenes of everyday life, often captures characters in the midst of action, seemingly oblivious to their surroundings. Sandow’s paintings masterfully blend profound sadness with the trivial aspects of daily existence, reflecting a poignant duality of melancholy and the poetic moments of solitude and sil

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Inkbot Design

MAY 7, 2024

Alcohol Branding: The Art of Selling Spirits Is alcohol not a product? Yes, but it is not the same as other products. Name-branding alcohol comes with a set of challenges that are unique to most consumer goods. We’re talking about vice products here – things that are fun but can be abused. Alcohol brands have to find a balance between encouraging indulgence and promoting responsibility.

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Design You Trust

MAY 7, 2024

Adam Normandin is a contemporary realist painter based in Los Angeles, well-known for his depictions of freight trains, graffiti, and the American landscape. His artistry delves into the unnoticed or overlooked details, exploring vacant spaces often found beyond the typical confines. More: Adam Normandin , Instagram Normandin’s paintings emerge from his fascination with the traces of age and experience.

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Creative Boom

MAY 7, 2024

The mashing up of words with 'wagen' might be advertising gold for the brand in the long run. Who doesn't love a good portmanteau: a new word made by mashing up two existing ones? At best, it can be an instant way to introduce a new concept without resorting to long-winded explanations. From Brorritos to Barbenheimer, they're true marketing gold. So much so that the Guardian once asked, "Have we reached peakmanteau?

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Press'd

MAY 7, 2024

Maci and Andrew worked with our friends at Sweet Paper to create their beautiful wedding invitation suite. Classic fonts were printed in royal blue letterpress. Our Florence florals were embossed around the invitation, perfectly pairing with the white roses in the supplied liner illustration. The romantic suite is tied with a mother of pearl bow.

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Its Nice That

MAY 7, 2024

Our US editor-at-large picks out highlights from the sprawling, hectic, but inspiration-laden event full of pioneering print ephemera.

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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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