Creative Boom

JANUARY 31, 2024

NYBG abbreviation becomes central to the destination's new identity, unveiled this week alongside the singular defining idea of 'Do Right by Nature'. The famous New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) has revealed its first major brand refresh in over a decade in partnership with global brand consultancy Wolff Olins. One of New York's most significant scientific destinations, NYBG is a 132-year-old globally significant institution rooted in research and education, with a strategic focus on deepening co

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 31, 2024

11 Modern Logo Design Trends: The Future of Visual Branding The world of logo design is constantly changing. Designers have more tools to create stunning brand identities as visual communication methods and technologies progress. In 2024, we can expect logo design trends that leverage new digital capabilities while honouring timeless design principles.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 31, 2024

Auckland-based illustrator Joseph Carrington creates instantly recognisable work thanks to his sleek, deceptively simple style. We caught up with him to learn how this results from a lot of graft and how representation has helped progress his career. Having originally trained as a graphic designer, Joseph Carrington pivoted to illustration seven years ago.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 31, 2024

Mastering Interaction Design: A Deep Dive into User Engagement Interaction design, often abbreviated as IxD, is a discipline that designs engaging user experiences and interfaces for digital products and services. As our world becomes increasingly digitised, interaction design continues to grow in importance for businesses looking to build intuitive, satisfying customer experiences.

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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

JANUARY 31, 2024

Creative agency Nice and Serious 'creates space for every conversation' by drawing inspiration from the service's history. A lot has changed for the LGBTQIA+ community in the past 50 years – not least the addition of some letters to that acronym. But the Switchboard support line has been there for five decades, helping people find an understanding ear at any point on their journey with sexuality and gender identity.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 31, 2024

In my mind’s eye I can see each of these lamps living in specific rooms of my home, with a similar feel but also worlds apart. The Folk and Flora Collection , designed by artist and vintage curator Carmen Nash of Loft and Thought for Troy Lighting , is earthy elegance embodied. The series is a reimagining of Nash’s favorite folk art stories paired with her own belief that storytelling connects us to the objects we love.

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HONGKIAT

JANUARY 31, 2024

Selecting the right WordPress themes can be a game-changer for your online directory or listing website. This article showcases 25 exceptional WordPress themes, catering to a diverse range of needs and budgets. Whether you’re on the lookout for a free solution or ready to invest in a premium theme , you’ll find options that blend functionality with aesthetic appeal.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 31, 2024

US-based visual artist Alimo establishes a connection with his audience by focusing on relatable details that leave room for projection. We met him to learn more about his most recent project, Japanuary, and how he captures intimate moments. Alimo has been painting and scribbling with crayons ever since he was a rugrat, and luckily for us, he never grew out of it.

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Its Nice That

JANUARY 31, 2024

We speak to Mohammed Samad and Bouk Ra of Kaam Kaaj about the process of designing its typeface inspired by a plethora of cultural design references.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 31, 2024

The marmite property player is back for round two with a renewed focus on shaking up the housing market. Online estate agency disruptor Purplebricks went from being worth an estimated £1.4 billion to being sold for £1 last year. But now the brand is revitalised by its new owners thanks to work by London-based agency Regular Practice. Founded in 2012, Purplebricks launched to empower homeowners to sell their property themselves.

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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.

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The Die Line

JANUARY 31, 2024

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 31, 2024

Toronto-based Reflect Architecture has a way with words – visually speaking – which pairs well with the asset management firm, NewGen , who is out to redefine the language of the office typology in their new downtown space. While returning to work in-person is a point of contention for some, the three friends and financiers behind the business argue it’s a matter of semantics.

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The Die Line

JANUARY 31, 2024

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 31, 2024

Released nearly two decades ago and well ahead of the era of streaming, the original Tivoli Audio SongBook was a portable 1.75lbs AM/FM radio outfitted with a lone speaker and telescoping antenna – a compact travel radio reflective of a different time and listening habits. Tivoli has recently revived the SongBook with the announcement of not just one new speaker, but two Bluetooth sound systems featuring the melodious moniker, each designed to evoke the stylings of the past while delivering the

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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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SpeckyBoy

JANUARY 31, 2024

I’m a proud member of Generation X. If you don’t know, we’re the kids who stayed home alone and (supposedly) didn’t care about anything. Thus, I’m nostalgic for the culture of those days. I love 90s music, movies, and television. And I’m always up for a chat about the early days of the web. But there is something I miss.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 31, 2024

Few things feel as safe as being wrapped up in something cozy, and that’s exactly how Paola Lenti’s new seating series, Pod , plans to indulge you. Oversized cushions and knitted upholstery beckon you to relax while redefining the pastime with modern comfort and style, challenging convention, and staying close to the brand’s roots of designing with an open and curious mind.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 31, 2024

How to Use Amazon Posts to Gain Brand Visibility Imagine a platform like Instagram only for showcasing brands and products embedded within the Amazon shopping experience. That's what Amazon Posts is! It's a free program available to brand-registered sellers on Amazon, allowing them to create engaging image-based content, share their brand story, and connect with potential customers.

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We And The Color

JANUARY 31, 2024

In a groundbreaking collaboration between the venerable New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) and global brand consultancy Wolff Olins , a new chapter is unfolding for this 132-year-old institution. The NYBG, known as a local gem for New Yorkers, has undertaken its first rebrand in over a decade, ushering in a refreshed brand strategy that bridges the gap between its physical, local essence and its global impact.

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Creative Bloq

JANUARY 31, 2024

Former Witcher and Cyberpunk dev Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz joins new studio Rebel Wolves on first game Dawnwalker, so what does the future hold?

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We And The Color

JANUARY 31, 2024

Elevate Your Creativity: TemplatesForest’s Adobe InDesign Creative Brief Presentation Template. In the dynamic realm of design, the importance of a seamless creative brief cannot be overstated. TemplatesForest , a beacon of innovation, presents a revolutionary tool designed to transform your creative presentations. The Creative Brief Presentation Template, meticulously crafted using Adobe InDesign, stands out as a 16-page masterpiece tailored to the digital canvas with a screen-friendly si

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 31, 2024

App Engagement: From Clicks to Conversions in 60 Seconds Imagine you're in the starting blocks, heart pounding, adrenaline surging. Rival apps flank you, all vying for the same prize: capturing the fleeting attention of a user in today's app-saturated world. This is the Attention Olympics, and your app is the athlete. Every tap, swipe, and scroll determines if you'll soar to the podium or face the crushing weight of “uninstall.” Don't worry!

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The Dieline

JANUARY 31, 2024

Dieline is a global package design community and showcase of package design inspiration. We cover industry news, sustainable packaging news, design trends, and host our own packaging conferences, package design events, and Dieline packaging design awards.

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Booooooom

JANUARY 31, 2024

An immersive documentation of Berlin's disappearing gambling dens by Danish-German photographer Anne Lass.

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Design Everywhere

JANUARY 31, 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 Nerds

JANUARY 31, 2024

January 2024 marked the start of a new year and brought us a wealth of design tutorials. This month’s highlights include creating wavy text effects and using halftone effects in Illustrator. The latter part of this post is filled with diverse topics, ranging from SEO to the complex CSS border image property. We hope you […] The post Best of the web for Design and Web Development January 2024 first appeared on Creative Nerds.

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Design Everywhere

JANUARY 31, 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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Colossal

JANUARY 31, 2024

All images © Jean Mallard, shared with permission Awash in blues and greens, Jean Mallard ’s watercolor illustrations plunge us into enchanting worlds of knights, castles, and dark forests. The Paris-based artist gravitates toward mystery and magic, rendering tiny characters amid vast landscapes of rolling hills and pastel skies. Many works shown here are commissions for a children’s film festival and a book of stories from the Middle Ages, and all appear as if from a dream.

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Design Everywhere

JANUARY 31, 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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Juxapoz Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2024

An artist with quite the following as Rain Szeto needs no introduction here on A Portfolio, but we love her illustrations and prints so much. She was just included in the Traditions show curated by Thinkspace and Tlaloc at the Muzeo in Anaheim, and we wanted to feature some of the works here today.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 31, 2024

Publication weaves a narrative around the influential studio's three decades through the lens of work for brands such as Amazon, McDonald's and legendary band Metallica. The storied history of one of the world's foremost brand design studios, Turner Duckworth , is the subject of a new book out this month. Published by Phaidon in the UK, the book tells the shared experience, instincts, and insights behind the studio, founded by David Turner and Bruce Duckworth, through a collection of essays that

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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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