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Names to know: 20 visionaries shaping the future of creativity

Creative Boom

Discover the creative stars challenging conventions and shaping the future across the U.S. and Europe through their remarkable work. In an ever-evolving creative landscape, a new generation of visionaries is emerging, disrupting the industry and leaving an indelible mark on the world around us. From pioneering entrepreneurs to innovative brand leaders and multidisciplinary creative forces, these are the movers and shakers propelling their respective fields forward.

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Free Mockup Templates Download: 30+ High-Quality Design Assets

Graphic Design Junction

Elevate your designs with these high-quality free mockup templates. For any designer, visualizing a project in its final form is crucial. Mockups bridge the gap between concept and reality, allowing you to showcase your designs on a realistic template. They’re invaluable tools for presentations, client feedback sessions, and refining your own ideas.

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Coca-Cola pulls apart its iconic red-and-white logo to encourage recycling

Creative Boom

The famous wordmark is distorted and destroyed in an eye-grabbed new ad campaign led by WPP Open X. It's one of the most famous wordmarks of all time and has remained broadly unchanged since 1941. So Coca-Cola doesn't mess with its logo lightly, which means that for graphic designers in particular, the brand's new global out-of-home advertising campaign is an intriguing sight.

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The Top 16 Most Iconic Beer Logos of All Time

Inkbot Design

The Top 16 Most Iconic Beer Logos of All Time What comes to your mind when you think of beer? Is it the crisp and refreshing taste of a lager on a hot summer day? Or maybe it’s the warm, malty smell of an ale alongside a roaring fire. However, there’s one connection your brain probably makes fairly quickly – beer logos. The colours, fonts, and, most importantly, the iconic branding are synonymous with specific beers.

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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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Er, what just happened to the Coca-Cola logo?

Creative Bloq

Few brands could pull off this campaign.

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Social Media Videos: The New Kings of Content Marketing

Inkbot Design

Social Media Videos: The New Kings of Content Marketing We can all agree that videos are amazing. They activate more than one sense, deliver a wealth of information quickly, and are just fun to watch. But social media videos? That’s where the real magic happens. This fast-paced, shareable content has genuinely taken the crown in digital marketing. Why?

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This classy food packaging design is deliciously retro

Creative Bloq

Matheson Food Company serves up an instant classic.

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Street Photographer Tony Van Le Captures Beauty in Brevity

Colossal

“The Magic Number.” All images © Tony Van Le, shared with permission As John Koening writes in The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows , the term s onder refers to “the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—an epic story that continues invisibly around you.” This profound feeling reveals itself in Tony Van Le ’s street photography, circling around the meaningful coincidences that he captures instantaneously.

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How to Create a Minimalist Resume with a Customizable InDesign Template

We And The Color

Craft a Compelling Resume: Mastering Minimalism with Bourjart’s InDesign Template In today’s competitive job market, a strong resume is your first impression. But with hiring managers sifting through countless applications, how can you make yours stand out? Enter minimalism – a design approach that prioritizes clean lines, clear hierarchy, and impactful content.

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Progress Press fills a gap in publishing with small books for big change

Creative Boom

Katee Hui and Zoë Gibson Quirk founded the independent publisher to create a space for stories of lived experience, devising an accessible editorial process for first-time authors. What does the modern bookshelf look like? Is there room for contemporary books among the classics? It is worrying to think about how many stories are being lost because there's no space to share them or certain experiences might be considered taboo.

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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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Amazng Photos of The Wrought-Iron Beetle, aka the Wedding Car

Design You Trust

An unusual Volkswagen Beetle model featured a body made entirely of white wrought iron, complete with black vinyl upholstery and all its original gear from 1969. Rafael Esparza-Prieto, raised in a family of blacksmiths in Mexico, earned his nickname “Blackie” from years working in the forge. At a local auto parts store in Zacatecas, he crafted a wrought iron Beetle to serve as a store sign.

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africa-souls-zoo-photography-manuela-kulpa-8 #photography #animals

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Saved by Rickard Arvius (@rickardarvius).

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Fantastic Detailed 3D & VR Paintings and Sculptures by Giant Swan

Design You Trust

Giant Swan, a groundbreaking virtual reality artist, crafts immersive worlds that blend elements from sculpting, painting, and experience design. Raised in the Australian bush, their passion for nature inspires their surreal, emotional iconography. Giant Swan’s unique VR sculptures maintain an authentic, human touch, resonating with audiences.

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Bennett & Clive

Communication Arts

Designed by Spatzek Studio and developed by Thomas Aufresne, this creative production company’s site balances minimalist layouts with unique typographic animations.

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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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Art of Retro-Futurism in Jack Wang’s Tva Computer Design

Design You Trust

The TVA Multifunctional Computer, inspired by Marvel’s “Loki,” merges retro charm with futuristic technology, crafted by 3D modeler Jack Wang. This computer incorporates elements of 1960s retro-futurism with modern features, combining a classic spherical design with a full-size keyboard and various functional buttons. It stands out for its detailed design, featuring yellow and orange accents, appealing to both tech enthusiasts and fans of the series.

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All sizes | Retro Corporate Logo Goodness_00022 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! #logo #illustration

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Saved by Nathan Schroeder (@nthndesign).

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Incredible Hypnagogic Architectural Inspirations by Tomasz Artur Bolek

Design You Trust

Polish 3D artist Tomasz Artur Bolek, known as “The Architectural Dreamer,” crafts buildings that exude a surreal, futuristic aura reminiscent of the world depicted in Blade Runner. Through advanced 3D modeling and CGI, he realizes his visionary architectural concepts. Tomasz’s creations are marked by detailed design and striking lighting, presenting structures that merge the familiar with the fantastically complex.

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Whitespase wordpress website by Brandon Hunter #layout #design #gradient #minimalist #web

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Saved by Jeremy Ford (@jeremyfordesign).

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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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A Digital Series Exploring Eerie Nostalgia Through Endless Pool Environments by Jared Pike

Design You Trust

“Dream Pools” by Jared Pike is a digital series that explores the unsettling yet nostalgic concept of liminal spaces through infinite pool settings. Using Blender 3D and LuxCoreRender, Jared creates environments that are eerily familiar yet deeply disconcerting. This project captures the essence of transitional spaces—where reality and dreams converge—enhanced by meticulous lighting, texture, and composition to immerse viewers in a sense of surreal disorientation.

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CACAFRUTTI! on the Behance Network #cacafrutti #design #illustration #colors #monster #poop #character

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Saved by Kevin Minnis (@milktoday).

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AI-Powered Customer Insights: A Game-Changer for Businesses

Noupe

Customer research is an essential part of any business process. It gives companies insight into how the audience interacts with their specific products or services while also discovering key information about their user experience. Since user research has always been a long and complex process, many businesses have started implementing AI technology to take the workload off their shoulders.

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Max Bill Modern Wall Clock with Numbers ($200-500) — Svpply #clock #wall

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Saved by Shelby White (@shelbywhite).

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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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How to Win at Client Communication

Inkbot Design

How to Win at Client Communication Do you ever feel like you’re talking to a wall when you talk to clients? You’re not alone – bad client communication is one of the top business headaches. But here’s the deal: There are some innovative strategies you can use to keep up your sleeve and make those confusing conversations plain sailing. So, let’s learn how to own the art of effective client communication.

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emmas designblogg #interior #design #decoration #deco

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Saved by Get Inspired (@loualvarez).

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NYXI Hyperion Pro review: this retro-style joypad is the answer to stick drift

Creative Bloq

This purple retro joypad from NYXI is a delightful alternative to standard Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons.

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Buamai Bones Atelier Olschinsky #layers #rocks #structure

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Saved by Jethro Lawrence (@jethro).

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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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3 tips for advanced prototyping in Figma

UX Collective

Gone are the days of tangled prototyping spaghetti. And thats a good thing. Welcome to the new era of conditional logic design.

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Showcase #logo #identity

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Saved by phetens (@phetens).

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Subject: Looking for design feedback, please

UX Collective

Templates for effective asynchronous feedback Continue reading on UX Collective »

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Ronny Hunger | PICDIT #design #graphic #poster #art #collage

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Saved by PICDIT (@picdit).

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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.