Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock As the news continues to look grim and the economy struggles, what can creatives do to stay happy and productive? The Creative Boom community share their top tips. Are you finding your life and work particularly challenging right now? You're by no means alone. After all, we might be past the worst of Covid now, but the world hasn't exactly pivoted into the big, happy, post-pandemic party we'd all hoped for.

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Spoon Graphics

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This text portrait effect is known as a Calligram. It’s where a passage of text bends and warps around the contours of the subject’s face. This effect is particularly powerful when used to present famous speeches by depicting the orator through their words. The process uses just a small selection of Photoshop’s tools, with the Displace filter and a clipping mask being the key ingredients to making the effect.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Fine arts pencil illustrator and writer Stephanie Orma can be found in the cafes of Lake Como and Bordeaux, diligently recording the people she sees with a satirical twist. Why? Because according to her, satirical art speaks universally and has the power to connect us all. Stephanie Orma is a self-taught illustrator with a design background who is best known for her witty pencil drawings that capture amusing details of everyday life.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Scandinavian countries are known for their inspirational, nay aspirational creative sensibilities where designers showcasing work at trade shows go on to influence both their contemporaries and craftsmen on the come up, whose product is then brought to market just before their ethos is distilled to aesthetics where it trickles down to luxury department stores and big box retailers.

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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

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Leeds-based illustrator Khloe Baker documents the people and stories behind the city's famous food markets in a charming personal project cum zine. And it's gone down with vendors so well that she's even got some free hot dogs out of it. When it comes to bringing people together, few things beat food. And just as families bond over Sunday roasts and colleagues catch up in the canteen, Khloe Baker has connected to the community of Leeds by drawing the vendors of the city's renowned food markets.

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Noupe

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Accessibility has become a fundamental element in contemporary design. It greatly contributes to the establishment of an inclusive digital sphere. With the continuous progression of technology, designers are recognizing the importance of guaranteeing the usability of websites. They make them suitable for individuals with diverse abilities or disabilities.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Nestled on Guemes Island looking out to the Bellingham Channel in Washington State, the Guemes Island Bunkhouse is two-story retreat with a nod to the past. Designed by SHED Architecture & Design , the rustic yet modern bunkhouse is set to be a family heirloom for future generations to enjoy on family vacations. The bunkhouse is built just ten feet away from the family’s 100-year-old log cabin, a relic originally located on Lopez Island and then taken apart and floated to its current l

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Azure Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When the inaugural cohort of AZ Awards winners was announced in 2011, it marked a watershed for Canadian design. The country’s first international and multi-disciplinary design competition, our nascent annual showcase facilitated a new global conversation. As Azure co-founder Nelda Rodger put it, “The AZ Awards shows the high calibre of Canadian design by pitting it against the best in the world.

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Noupe

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Are you a seller and want to sell your products faster and smarter than others? During the process, you might face several challenges while promoting and delivering your products or services to customers. No wonder selling goods and services is challenging for everyone in today’s competitive market. You have to face various difficulties that include evolving buyer expectations, a changing economic environment, and heavy competition.

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HONGKIAT

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Are you ready to unleash your inner digital artist and blur the lines between reality and imagination? Our latest blog post, “10 Deepfake Tools to Have Fun With,” serves as your ultimate guide to the fascinating world of AI-driven creativity. With these tools, you can swap faces, animate photos, or even create lifelike videos with ease. Designed for both novices and seasoned pros, this selection promises to spark your creativity and expand your digital horizons.

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The Dieline

FEBRUARY 12, 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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Its Nice That

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The artist’s first solo show is both a continuation of his love for folklore and a “self portrait”, reflecting his upbringing in Victoria.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In architecture, there are basic elements that are essential, fundamental, and universal. They are found in virtually all built structures and transcend cultures, time periods, and style. These elements can be simplified down to columns, beams, and slabs and the innovation of architecture depends on how they can all be re-orchestrated. For SeungBum Ma , architect and founder of his eponymous practice Studio SMA , these parts not only serve a practical purpose but also have beauty in their rigidi

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SpeckyBoy

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Embarking on a freelance web design career means embracing uncertainty. You’ll have to book enough gigs to keep you financially afloat. You’ll also need to weather the ups and downs. Most importantly, you’ll have to adjust to a changing landscape. Nothing is guaranteed. Thus, I was astonished and amused when the calendar flipped to 2024.

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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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We And The Color

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Ditch the Cubicle, Embrace the Pixel: Unlocking the Freedom (and Fun!) of Creative Freelancing in the Digital Age Remember that Dilbert comic where he stares longingly out the window, dreaming of escaping the corporate grind? Yeah, freelance creatives used to feel that way too. But buckle up, cubicle dwellers, because the digital age has thrown open the window, and creative freelancers are soaring like… well, like highly caffeinated eagles with killer branding portfolios.

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Canny

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Last time you made a purchase, a brand archetype would have had an influence on your decision. View this archetype as a silent storyteller who is subtly guiding your decision-making process, encouraging you to choose one brand over another. For example: Are you bold and daring? Enter The Outlaw brand archetype. Are you all about having fun and living in the moment?

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We And The Color

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Rediscovering Elegance: The Bouchers Script X.1 Typeface In typography, where every curve and serif tells a story, the Bouchers Script X.1 vintage typeface by Swistblnk stands out as a timeless tale of elegance and sophistication. With its versatile features, Bouchers Script X.1 breathes new life into design projects, capturing the essence of vintage charm while offering a contemporary twist.

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Creative Bloq

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Kieron reveals how he broke into editorial design, and became a D&AD Judge and Adobe Live host.

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FlowingData

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Your body goes through a special process to digest spicy food. The sting, the sweating, the sting afterwards. For the Washington Post, Bonnie Berkowitz, Aaron Steckelberg, and Szu Yu Chen illustrate with a factory metaphor and a personified chicken wing.

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Designspiration

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Swiss Legacy | Swiss Legacy, by the initiative of Art Director Xavier Encinas, is a blog focused on typography, graphic design and inspirational matte #offscreen #book #magazine

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The Die Line

FEBRUARY 12, 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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Abduzeedo

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Nordyk's Branding & Visual Identity in Architecture abduzeedo 0212—24 Explore Nordyk's journey in branding and visual identity, setting new standards in sustainable urban and residential architecture design. In the dynamic world of architecture, Nordyk emerges as a beacon of innovation and sustainability. Led by Natan Foustel , this Office of Architecture and Urbanism has been redefining the landscape of city planning and building design since its evolution from Studio PAAR - Landscape and Arch

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Colossal

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

“Seated Stag” (2023), carpet and mixed media, 39 1/2 x 43 x 18 1/2 inches. All images © Debbie Lawson, courtesy of Sargents Daughters, shared with permission Rising from the plush motifs of woven rugs, the wildlife that emerge from Debbie Lawson ’s Kent studio are camouflaged by domesticity. The artist ( previously ) is known for her sculptures cloaked in ornate carpets, the latest of which are on view now at Sargents Daughters for her solo exhibition Hidden Territories.

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Creative Bloq

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It could transform the iPhone 16 experience.

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Colossal

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

“The Noah’s Ark Motive” (2023). Photos by Deniz Guzel. All images © the artist, courtesy of Carvalho Park, New York, shared with permission The Book of Genesis , which is thought to have been written around the 5th century B.C.E. and influenced by much earlier Mesopotamian myths, contains four chapters that chronicle an earthshaking deluge.

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Creative Bloq

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Move over Lady Gaga, there’s a new meat dress in town.

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The Dieline

FEBRUARY 12, 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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The Die Line

FEBRUARY 12, 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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The Dieline

FEBRUARY 12, 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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Abduzeedo

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Motion Design and Typography Elevate Cassina ECHOES abduzeedo 0212—24 Explore how Cassina ECHOES exhibition uses motion design and typography to pay homage to iconic designers and avant-garde movements. Cassina's ECHOES exhibition delves into the rich history of iconic furniture design. For this presentation, Studio Patricia Urquiola enlisted the talents of Gabriele Colia to elevate the visual experience with captivating motion design and typography.

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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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