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Thisaway rebrands London kids' sports provider to unify its offerings

Creative Boom

The Bath-based design agency's work for The Foxes Club sets the stage for the expansion of this popular franchise. The Foxes Club is one of London's leading providers of sports classes, camps and academies for kids. It began in 2007 by organising games and activities in a local park and was previously known as The Little Foxes Club. Today, the organisation is a market leader in delivering community-based children's play programmes, holiday camps and football academies.

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STUDIOTWENTYSEVEN’s Inaugural Exhibition Introduces Francesco Balzano

Design Milk

The allure of discovering a new restaurant, hotel, or cafĂ© often lies in the promise of being transported by its space and environment. In the realm of art, founders Nacho Polo and Robert Onuska of STUDIOTWENTYSEVEN have applied this transformative principle to gallery spaces. Departing from the conventional stark white walls and sterile atmospheres that dominate most exhibitions, they have unveiled their inaugural solo showcase of Paris-based Francesco Balzano’s refined artistry.

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ANY%: A History of Speedrunning – new book explores gaming's craziest counterculture

Creative Boom

If you're the kind of creative who likes to deconstruct things and you enjoy video games, this new book is a fascinating dive into speedrunning and the community surrounding it. It started around 1992 with id Software's legendary first-person shooter Wolfenstein 3D. The game's principal designer, John Romero, provided his record times for each level in a tips book on how to complete the game.

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Become a Top YouTuber Effortlessly with AI – Faceless YouTube Channel

Graphic Design Junction

Faceless YouTube Channel and Faceless AI YouTube Channel are revolutionizing the content creation landscape, making it possible to become a successful YouTuber without even showing your face. This guide explores how you can leverage AI tools to create engaging videos for YouTube , gain a massive following, and even cross-promote your content on platforms like TikTok—all while maintaining your privacy.

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Let's Talk Trends: Designing for Maximum Impact

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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The Luxury of Time and Pristine Natural Beauty Cohere at the Gundari Resort

Design Milk

Holidaying in the Greek islands has long been popular among European and American tourists. But while iconic destinations including Santorini and Mykonos get overrun during the high season, others remain relatively quiet and unadulterated. Case in point: Folegandros. Defined by tall cliffs anchoring quaint villages, rocky hills giving way to large caves, and the low vegetation indicative of the Mediterranean region, this small and secluded Cycladic island offers the more discerning vacationer wi

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“The more, the weirder, the better”: Csenge Csató on unlearning everything she was taught about typography

Its Nice That

This designer-cum-illustrator and DJ’s work moves to its own visual rhythms.

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Liza Lou’s New “Paintings” Surprise With Thousands of Beads

Design Milk

Artist Liza Lou’s new exhibition Painting at Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York debuts 12 new works made from tens of thousands of colorful glass beads that resemble brushstrokes. It’s a color and texture surprise that offers more intrigue the closer you view – a hybrid between paint and pixels, light and extreme physicality. Inspired by her experience viewing paint through a microscope, Liza Lou again pushes her signature material into fresh and unexpected possibilities.

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Jony Ive's LoveFrom has an adorable new logo

Creative Bloq

The former Apple design chief's new brand is no longer quite so minimal.

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How to Automate Opening and Positioning Multiple Apps on Mac

HONGKIAT

Here’s a simple app I recently created for a friend who needed to regularly open multiple instances of the same app and position them for easy viewing. While doing this manually isn’t difficult, it can become tedious when you have to repeat the process daily. This app automates the task, positioning the app exactly where I want them to be every time it’s executed.

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An A.I. Model Helped Uncover 303 Previously Unseen Nazca Lines in Peru

Colossal

In 2022, we shared news of a monumental discovery at Peru’s Nazca Pampa, a UNESCO World Heritage site once home to pre-Inca Indigenous peoples who were fond of etching gargantuan artworks into the earth’s surface. Discovered in 1927, archaeologists spent nearly a century uncovering 430 figurative glyphs depicting animals, people, and hybrid creatures.

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The Democratization of Design: Giving Creators & Marketers the Tools to Succeed

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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Branding and Visual Identity in Pastane Bakery’s Elegant Design

Abduzeedo

Branding and Visual Identity in Pastane Bakery’s Elegant Design abduzeedo 0926—24 Discover how Pastane Bakery’s branding and visual identity showcase creativity through typography, colors, and packaging. Pastane Bakery is a stunning example of how branding and visual identity can elevate a business’s image. Designed by Mubariz Yusifzade, this project blends minimalism with vibrant accents to create a memorable brand experience.

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Squarespace's AI image generation could be a risky move

Creative Bloq

Could it spook creatives?

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Sara Andreasson | PICDIT #graphic #art

Designspiration

Saved by Leigh Hibell (@madedigital).

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Mozilla pledges to 'Reclaim the Internet' with new identity by JKR

Creative Boom

A new protest-inspired brand symbol was designed to compliment Mozilla's custom wordmark and typeface family, helping the brand to stand out in a sea of sameness. The free software community Mozilla has set out to reclaim the internet as a global public resource with a new "Grassroots to Government" design system developed by Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR).

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Rethinking Creative Workflows: Increasing Efficiency in the Design Process

As the design industry evolves, teams are facing new challenges and a need to produce more outstanding creative work than ever. Leaders must learn how to adapt their processes to solve today’s—and tomorrow’s—unique design challenges. In this e-book, you’ll learn how to establish your creative workflow and leverage the power of CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite to streamline the entire design process, from start to finish.

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The Black Workshop #wood #door #architecture

Designspiration

Saved by Matt Lawson (@mpldesign).

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Gamification in Web Design: Boosting Engagement

Inkbot Design

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Q&A with Amstat News

FlowingData

Fourteen years ago, I did a short Q&A with Amstat News, where apparently I talked about why I blog. It feels like a lifetime ago. I was still in school and had only been running this site for a few years. For this month’s data visualization issue, I had the chance to talk about how it’s been going the past decade and a half.

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goop + CB2 Reunite With Modern Heirlooms for Your Home

Design Milk

Say what you will, but if there’s one thing Gwyneth Paltrow knows how to do, it’s elevating every aspect of how we live, whether it’s beauty, wellness, fashion, or interiors. For fans and followers of Paltrow’s “life well lived” philosophy, her unique aesthetic is now more accessible than ever. Following their successful 2018 collaboration, goop’s founder has once again teamed up with CB2 to launch the second goop x CB2 collection – an exquisite range of furniture, lighting, and home decor desi

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Creative Insights: Data-Backed Trends to Help You Design Successful Content

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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The 5 best places to buy a laptop – get it right this sales season

Creative Bloq

As seasonal sales approach, we'll help you uncover the best online retailers to shop with for the best laptop deals, extended warranties, and reliable customer support.

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Challenges of measuring immigration

FlowingData

Jed Kolko, the former Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs of the United States, discusses the challenges of estimation and recent immigration numbers from the Census Bureau : Numerous government agencies estimate the population. Annual Census population estimates guide the allocation of federal spending and also serve as the “population controls” for essential demographic surveys.

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Asakusa Culture and Tourism Center by Kengo Kuma & Associates — Thisispaper

This is Paper

A layered Tokyo's architectural gem, Kengo Kuma’s Asakusa Culture and Tourism Center redefines urban space by vertically integrating diverse functions within a compact footprint.

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Joe Lycett’s new book is a hilarious display of his celebrity portraits and the “salacious stories” behind them

Its Nice That

The comedian and artist describes the collection of paintings and accompanying essays as some of his “greatest artistic achievements”. Read on to find out all about the drama surrounding that infamous Harry Styles portrait.

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Web Design for All: Accessibility, Inclusivity and Beyond

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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Aver by Tom Fereday for Oigall Projects — Thisispaper

This is Paper

In 2024, Australian designer Tom Fereday presents Aver, a solo exhibition at OigĂĄll Projects during Melbourne Design Week. Fereday's work, recognized for its precise engagement with materials, demonstrates his ongoing inquiry into the relationship between form, function, and materiality.

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Best Buy slashes iPad Pro M2 price ahead of Prime Day – but hurry!

Creative Bloq

Apple's 4th-gen tablets have up to $1,000 off today only.

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Wearable Devices – Empowering Patients Through Real-Time Health Monitoring

Noupe

In today’s fast-paced healthcare environment, technology has played a critical role in transforming how patients interact with healthcare providers. One of the most groundbreaking advancements has been the rise of wearable devices. These tools have revolutionized the way patients monitor their health in real-time, offering a wealth of benefits for individuals and healthcare systems alike.

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Skydiving punks and YouTube as an archive: Crack Cloud on its fourth album’s visual universe

Its Nice That

In the wake of their most recent album, Red Mile, the band’s singer-cum-drummer and kind-of creative director tell us what it was like to work with a Hollywood stunt skydiver and why they love YouTube so much.

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From Visualization to Execution: Exploring Our Strengths as Designers

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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This video game was made using clay. and it's the best thing I've seen this year

Creative Bloq

The Midnight Walk looks stunning. and terrifying.

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Why does the Switch 2 look like the Switch?

UX Collective

Nintendo is well-known for producing radically differentiated consoles.

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Transforma Font Family by Fontfabric

We And The Color

The Transforma font family by Fontfabric was designed under the artistic direction of Viktoria Usmanova and Ani Dimitrova. Transforma demonstrates a dynamic interplay between tradition and innovation, offering a compelling blend of visual clarity and expressive flair. The typeface is a tripartite design, integrating sans serif, script, and a hybrid style aptly titled “The Mix,” resulting in a multifaceted tool for designers.

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How to watch Unreal Fest Seattle 2024

Creative Bloq

Tune in for three days of Unreal Engine 5 news and insights.

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What in the World is a Force Majeure?

Speaker: Michele Berdinis

This session will answer business law questions that people are asking most during the pandemic. If my business can’t pay its bills, can my creditors come after my personal assets? Do I have to pay the rent on my co-working space or office? Can my clients cancel signed contracts? Can I cancel contracts for things I no longer need because my business has slowed down?