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Audio studio DOKI DOKI launches with an identity inspired by video game sounds

Creative Boom

Quebec-based audio studio DOKI DOKI specialises in creating original music and sound design for video games. With the help of advertising agency No Fixed Address, it's launched with a visual identity built around sound. Sound is the unsung hero of video games. While characters, story and gameplay draw players in, effective sound design helps to bring these virtual worlds to life and make them feel rounded and more enjoyable.

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Mother’s Day Cards & Illustrations (Free & Premium)

Graphic Design Junction

Mother’s Day, a day bathed in sunshine and the warmth of appreciation, is upon us. It’s a time to celebrate the woman who nurtured us, championed our dreams, and held our hand through life’s triumphs and tribulations. While a grand gesture is always cherished, a heartfelt card, adorned with beautiful illustrations and brimming with your love, can be the most precious token.

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POV: Designers need to think more like ecologists

Its Nice That

Graphic design and illustration inspired by natural forms are on the rise. But this isn’t always a good thing, particularly when this aesthetic is being used to mask murkier environmental practices. The founders of creative studio Companion—Platform explain what it takes to approach design in a more thoughtful way.

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Desktop Wallpaper: May 2024 With Andrew Footit

Design Milk

We’re big (HUGE!) fans of Andrew Footit , an award-winning independent artist and designer based in the United Kingdom who focuses on modern and illustrative typography in both 2D and 3D formats. His work has reached worldwide acclaim, garnering the eyes of (and in some cases securing collaborations with) Fortune 500 companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Hyundai, Nike, and more.

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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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Supercharge accessibility with Sidekick from Stark

UX Collective

The promise of AI as a workflow accelerator for the UX process is a given. As I pointed out in a recent article is the great promise of AI is that “AI will reduce our “busy work” load by automating processes, aiding research, and so on. ” What has frustrated me is finding solid examples of AI doing just that. In a course I am developing for LinkedIn Learning I found one when I encountered the updated version of Stark’s Sidekick tool for Figma.

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Kartik Tuli is dismantling graphic design perfection, one project at a time

Its Nice That

Sculpture, web design, typography – whatever Kartik turns his hand to, there is an urge to let real world influences mess with standardisation.

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Ingenious national park rebrand is packed with natural symbolism

Creative Bloq

How&How's design showcases "humanity's spiritual connection to nature"

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Arcadis Taps In-House Experts for Its New Miami Office Design

Design Milk

The team at Arcadis settled into their new home right at The Plaza Coral Gables, a new city development sprawling across 6.7 acres in the heart of Coral Gables, Florida, just outside of Miami. The company specializes in sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy services for natural and built assets globally, and needed a space for their Miami employees.

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Top 7 Web Design Trends in 2024

Inkbot Design

Top 7 Web Design Trends in 2024 Would you believe that technology has taken over every aspect of our lives? As it’s the era of artificial intelligence, this statement is believable! The world has slowly become a technology hub, and the best design trends are here to prove it. Any savvy web design agency knows that making beautiful web pages isn’t the only way to get your website noticed.

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Why Do Web Design Projects Come to a Standstill?

SpeckyBoy

A web designer’s schedule can be challenging. We try to plan so that projects don’t overlap. Scrambling to launch multiple websites simultaneously isn’t ideal. But it seems like something always disrupts our carefully crafted agenda. A stalled project is often to blame. Everything is moving along – until it isn’t. Suddenly, your eager client has gone quiet.

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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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Mother’s Day Masterpieces: Make Your Own Card or Buy One?

Graphic Design Junction

A handmade Mother’s Day card is a thoughtful and unique way to show mothers how much you care. According to the article “Mother’s Day is May 8th,” a young child named Addie Harlow made the oldest Mother’s Day card about 1880, which is currently on display at the British Museum in London. Inside the card, there is a message that says, “For a Good Mama on Mothering Sunday.” This small, simple message demonstrates how much meaning a heartfelt card can have.

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Find Your Comfort Zone With Collection 40’s Inclusive Modular Tables + Benches

Design Milk

This year, Equiparc is celebrating 40 years of making public spaces better with their high-quality, sturdy, versatile site furniture. To mark the occasion, they’ve debuted Collection 40 , an inclusive line of utilitarian modular tables and benches whose aesthetic appeal will stand the test of time. Inspired by the success of the Urbaniti Collection released in 2021, the new series was thoughtfully designed in-house to depict fluidity and freedom of movement.

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Minecraft surprises fans with exciting anniversary pixel art

Creative Bloq

15 new pixel paintings will enter testing soon.

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May 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

Lisa Ericson, “ Chariot “ Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at hello@colossal.art. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. $3,500 Artist Grants | The Hopper Prize Featured The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Spring 2024 artist grants.

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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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How Branding Works: The Keys to Captivating Customers

Inkbot Design

How Branding Works: The Keys to Captivating Customers We’re surrounded by brands every day. But have you ever stopped to think about how branding works? From fancy logos to those jingles that get stuck in our heads, branding is inescapable. A good brand is like glue for your brain. It makes you feel things, creates connections, and might even make you irrationally loyal (hey there, Apple fanatics!).

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The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) gets a rebrand that amplifies the region’s heritage and contemporary art

Its Nice That

With a logo inspired by the museum’s site plans, a colourway that reflects Benin City’s landscape and an identity that boasts its far-reaching collection – this branding helps to connect West Africa’s budding cultural hub to the world.

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How Can Busy Creatives Maintain High Energy Levels

Graphic Design Junction

Juggling design concepts, tight deadlines, and the inevitable creative slump is not easy. For us creatives, it can seem as though our energy reserves are perpetually flirting with the red zone. But it doesn’t have to be this way. You just need to know a few tricks and methods to stay energized throughout the day. After a thorough analysis of the behavior of high performers, we learned that it all boils down to three foundational blocks – nutrition, physical activity, and time managem

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Branding & Visual Identity in Mood’s Café Design

Abduzeedo

Branding & Visual Identity in Mood’s Café Design abduzeedo 0501—24 Explore how Mood café-bakery’s branding and visual identity break the mold with organic logos and playful patterns, enhancing customer engagement. At the intersection of creativity and culinary art, Mood café-bakery emerges with a branding and visual identity that captures both the essence of comfort food and the vibrancy of modern café culture.

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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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Switzerland Tourism gets logo design down to a tee

Creative Bloq

The new branding is a big improvement.

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Captivating And Humorous Illustrations Created From Everyday Items By Christoph Niemann

Design You Trust

Artist, author, and animator are just some of the numerous hats that Christoph Niemann wears. There is a good chance that you have seen his art featured on the covers of prestigious publications like as The New Yorker, National Geographic, and The New York Times Magazine. Instagram, on the other hand, serves as his playground, particularly with his ‘Sunday Sketches.’ It is there that he performs his magic, transforming ordinary things into captivating images that connect with people

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The rise of sonic design: a crucial part of brand success

Creative Bloq

McDonald's, Old Spice and Corona prove the best branding is multi-sensory.

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Athletics builds a bold brand for 15-year-old motorsports star, Alba Larsen

Its Nice That

“This project wasn’t just about creating design; it was about telling a story and inspiring the next generation of female athletes.

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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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Effective Packaging Design for Fitamin’s Health Products

Abduzeedo

Effective Packaging Design for Fitamin’s Health Products abduzeedo 0501—24 Explore how Fitamin’s packaging design uses a Habit Tracker Grid and symbolic graphics to enhance user engagement and convey a journey of health. In the bustling market of health and wellness, Fitamin stands out with its innovative approach to packaging design, crafted by the creative minds at ORDINARY PEOPLE Studio.

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Marvelous Designer 2024 review: now with improved Unreal Engine 5 support

Creative Bloq

Creating lifelike 3D clothes just became even easier.

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What Happened To Ronald McDonald, According to AI

Design You Trust

Remember Ronald McDonald? That clown who used to be the star of McDonald’s before clowns got the reputation of being the nightmarish creatures from a horror flick. Well, we got curious about what he’s been up to these days. So, someone asked an AI for an update. Turns out, Ronald is chilling in the basement of a secret McDonald’s location, gradually transforming into something out of a sci-fi movie—a massive cockroach-spider hybrid.

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Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King causes a live-action design dispute

Creative Bloq

The people yearn for hand drawn animation.

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How to Create Stunning Typography With the Corel Type Tool Kit

Download this free eBook to learn how you can create stunning typography, using the basics, such as placing text, to advanced controls like ligatures, variable fonts, effects, tracking, range kerning, and everything in between. Learn how to: Use Character Control to add variety to your font styles. Use Paragraph Control to manage spacing, alignment, justification and more.

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How you can expand an image using generative AI in Photoshop

Creative Nerds

In this video tutorial, we will show you step by step how you can utilize the generative AI tool available in Photoshop to expand photos. Tutorial details Getting Started To begin, we will start by expanding a photo. Follow these steps: The process is quick and can be done across a range of different photos. […] The post How you can expand an image using generative AI in Photoshop first appeared on Creative Nerds.

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All sizes | Untitled | Flickr - Photo Sharing! #illustration #typography

Designspiration

Saved by Jordan Halvorsen (@thehalvo).

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Striking Hyperrealistic Paintings by François Chartier

Design You Trust

François Chartier, a Montreal-based artist, excels in crafting stunning hyperrealistic paintings characterized by meticulous precision, detailed attention, and profound emotional resonance. His work transcends simple photographic replication or static still life scenes, delving deep into the nuances of light, texture, and emotion. More: François Chartier Unlike many hyperrealists who specialize in a particular niche, François’ portfolio displays a broad spectrum of subjects.

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nightlandscapes-31 #night #photography #light

Designspiration

Saved by Rickard Arvius (@rickardarvius).

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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.