Creative Boom

JANUARY 10, 2024

The work of illustrator Danii Pollehn is bold, unmissable and amazing. But the journey to her current destination as a freelance artist is a somewhat winding one. We caught up with her to learn how she made the leap during the pandemic, why feeling lost proved useful, and why taking your career at your own speed is good. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, Danii Pollehn is a German artist who specialises in creating vibrant, eye-catching work that combines playful shapes and a modern style.

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Graphic Design Junction

JANUARY 10, 2024

Professional and elegant annual report brochures templates for Company Profile, Annual Reports 2023 and 2024, Agency Brochures, or Company Briefs. These brochure templates exude sophistication and professionalism, providing a seamless solution for crafting your company’s documentation swiftly and effortlessly. The templates feature meticulously designed paragraph and character styles, swatches, and styles tailored for your spreadsheet and financial information, block quotes, key figures la

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 10, 2024

A new book celebrates the architecture of Hong Kong public housing in the 1950s-1980s. And you don't just get to read about it but also get hands-on through foldout models. Weird, isn't it? In the UK, we see estates of concrete tower blocks as a historical mistake, many of which have since been demolished. But that's for complicated reasons of poverty, class and history: it's not the tower blocks themselves that are at fault.

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HONGKIAT

JANUARY 10, 2024

Parallax scrolling continues to charm users with its captivating, 3D-like experience in our digital world. As we continue to navigate through 2024 , this engaging design technique’s popularity shows no signs of fading away. In this blog post, we’ll look into the cream of the crop when it comes to WordPress themes that feature parallax scrolling. No matter if you’re a blogger, business owner, or web designer, our list has a theme that will fit your needs and keep your audience engaged.

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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 10, 2024

Is it an album? A website? A video? Rogue Studio founder Britton Stipetic discusses their unique collaboration with musician Radical Face. If you listen to a few of our Creative Boom podcast episodes, you'll discover that many designers and illustrators are keen music fans. In fact, it's often the way they first got into the industry. So crafting an album cover, filming a video or designing tour show visuals for a favourite musician is a dream job for many.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Vital Role of Graphic Design in Marketing Graphic design is no longer just about creating nice visuals. In today's crowded and competitive digital landscape, graphic design has become a vital strategic tool to attract attention, communicate brand values, and drive consumer action. As marketing shifts towards visual media , understanding graphic design principles and psychology is essential for marketers looking to cut through the noise.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 10, 2024

Logo Design Rules: 10 Golden Rules for Crafting Logos Logos are one of the most vital elements of any brand's visual identity. As a graphic design beginner, learning logo design rules and principles can help you create iconic and memorable logo marks. This comprehensive guide covers all the essential logo design rules, best practices, tips, examples, and more to equip you with the knowledge for crafting brilliant logos.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 10, 2024

How do you celebrate a brand's bicentennial without giving off old-man vibes? VCCP's ad for Cadbury's shows how to do it right. When a brand approaches a major anniversary, you're in somewhat of a dilemma. On the other hand, you want to shout about the tremendous achievement of holding a leading position in the market for decades. On the other hand, you don't want to come across as ageing and past it.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 10, 2024

InDesign vs Illustrator: Which Design Software Should You Use? In graphic design and publishing, Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator are two of the most popular software tools. But what is the difference between InDesign and Illustrator, and when should you use each? This comprehensive guide examines the pros, cons, features and ideal use cases for InDesign vs Illustrator to help determine which design software suits your needs.

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Creative Bloq

JANUARY 10, 2024

MPC's Charley Henley, visual effects supervisor on Napoleon, confronts the 'no CG' debate and why working with Ridley Scott is so inspirational.

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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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FlowingData

JANUARY 10, 2024

In the 2000s, if you wanted to make interactive or animated visualization for the web, Flash was the main option. When Flash lost support and fell off the internet, a solid decade of great visualization no longer worked. The New York Times has resurrected their archives with a Flash emulator. So pieces that were relegated to static thumbnail images are back.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 10, 2024

The 24 Most Professional Fonts to Use Selecting the right font is an important design choice that can enhance—or detract from—the professionalism of a document. With thousands of fonts to choose from, the possibilities may seem endless. However, not all fonts are well-suited for professional business communications and documents. This comprehensive guide explores the 24 most professional fonts to create polished, credible business documents that leave a positive impression.

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Colossal

JANUARY 10, 2024

Yuan Minghui, “Like a Flower.” Insects Finalist. “ After a rainstorm, a shield bug ( Pentatomidae) fell onto some decayed leaves in the mud. The gradual decay of the leaves reminded me of printed flowers, and I loved the bright contrast of the insect against it. This shield bug is like a flower that falls to the ground, bringing some bright emotions to the dark rainforest.” All images © the photographers, courtesy of CUPOTY, shared with permission Now in its fifth year, C

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 10, 2024

Small Business Brand Strategy on a Budget Building an effective small business brand strategy is essential to stand out and connect with their target audience; with over 33 million small businesses in the United States alone, having a unique and memorable brand cuts through the noise to make customers choose you. What is a Brand Strategy? A brand strategy is a long-term plan that establishes what your brand stands for, the personality behind your brand, and the emotional connection you want cust

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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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Design Milk

JANUARY 10, 2024

In an unlikely turn of events for the company’s history, Bank of Montreal (BMO) has relocates its 3,000 employees, originally working in multiple offices throughout Toronto, to a new location that no one would have guessed – the mall. The company now occupies four floors originally belonging to a Sears store in Ontario’s Eaton Center, one of the province’s largest shopping malls.

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Graphic Design USA

JANUARY 10, 2024

“As GDUSA winds up its sixth decade, I have been thinking a lot about the evolution of graphic design as a discipline and profession, how it has morphed and changed over time, and how to make some sense of it all.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 10, 2024

Oftentimes non-professionals approach lighting as a singular solution rather than an orchestrated effort requiring primary, secondary, and ambient light sources to illuminate and conjure a mood within their space. That might be partially attributed to the fact most lamp designs limit the possibilities and applications as a light source. The same cannot be said about Thomas Bentzen’s Dedicate Lamp system for Muuto – a light that can stand, clamp, mount, and pin itself onto a myriad of sur

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Azure Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2024

Ask a University of Toronto student what they think of Robarts Library — the concrete behemoth nicknamed Fort Book — and the responses you’ll get will be mostly unflattering. My own students have called it harsh, depressing, soulless, and ugly. These descriptions are correct only in the limited sense that feelings are always valid. For architecture nerds — and other kinds of nerds, including the medievalist and semiotician Umberto Eco, who set scenes from his novel The Name of the Rose in a Roba

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Design Milk

JANUARY 10, 2024

Soft curves and a voluminous profile combine to make you feel right at home in the Sundae Seat by Jason Ju , Design and Production Coordinator for Australia-based DesignByThem. The armless, compact easy chair beckons you with its low height, deep seat, and bubbly proportions the newest modular addition to the larger Sundae Collection. “Sundae was all about designing comfort into the aesthetic, to create a range that immediately comes across as welcoming and calming, but built internally t

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The Die Line

JANUARY 10, 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 10, 2024

MPavilion is Australia’s leading architecture commission, celebrating a decade as the country’s “cultural laboratory” as of 2023. MPavilion 9 , designed by Thailand’s all(zone) , is a standout orange marquee that delves into the potential of tensile architecture. The canopy resembles a low lying cloud, using flexible materials for a light and ethereal look, which filters the summer sun through three layers.

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Moo

JANUARY 10, 2024

We get to work on some incredible projects with our MOO business plan customers. From rebranding multiple marketing materials , to designing bespoke branded merchandise to support their growth. We do it all. And with a dedicated account manager, professional design expertise and exclusive savings – our business plan customers really get the best of what MOO has to offer.

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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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Design You Trust

JANUARY 10, 2024

Allow us to introduce you to @Princess_Prompt, a talented fine art photographer and graphic designer hailing from Belgium. Their most recent project has been generating quite a buzz across social media platforms, and we couldn’t resist sharing these mesmerizing creations with you! With the formidable tools of Midjourney V6 and the enchantment of Magnific.ai at their disposal, @Princess_Prompt has embarked on a remarkable journey.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 10, 2024

30 Best WordPress Plugins to Supercharge Your Website In the early days of the internet, creating a website took some serious coding chops. But with the advent of WordPress, anyone can build an attractive, functional site without needing to know the intricacies of HTML and CSS. Still, even the most flexible platforms have room for improvement. That's where WordPress plugins come in.

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We And The Color

JANUARY 10, 2024

In the vibrant realm of creative expression, there exists a luminary whose brushstrokes of imagination traverse the boundaries of conventional artistry. Meet Yann Sadi, affectionately known as blindSALIDA , a maestro who orchestrates a symphony of visuals through his kaleidoscopic illustrations. A former Art Director turned Illustrator, Yann’s journey is an odyssey of boundless creativity and unbridled passion.

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Colossal

JANUARY 10, 2024

  How do you visualize seemingly imperceptible changes over time, like trees rustling in the wind or cabinets shaking when someone walks by? Michiel de Boer , a.k.a. Posy, devised what he terms “ motion extraction ,” a filtering technique that leaves only the variances in time visible. In a compelling and instructional video, de Boer explains a rather straightforward editing technique he uses to isolate movement over time.

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Creative Bloq

JANUARY 10, 2024

It’s the end of an iconic era.

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Colossal

JANUARY 10, 2024

Image © Valerio Minato, shared with permission Looking out from the high elevation of Castagneto Po in Italy on December 5, Valerio Minato photographed an extraordinarily magical alignment across the way in Piemonte. Already glowing in the darkness, the hilltop Basilica of Superga sits directly in the center of the Monviso mountain with the moon precisely framing the pair.

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Moo

JANUARY 10, 2024

Hello, 2024 ! Now, don’t roll your eyes just yet. This isn’t another “new year, new me” motivational blog. Instead, we’re taking a different approach. We’ve reached out to some of our favorite customers – who are doing incredible things – to reflect on their 2023 journey, and more excitingly, reveal what lies ahead for their business in 2024.

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Design You Trust

JANUARY 10, 2024

Close-up Photographer of the Year: The Bird of the Forest by Csaba Daróczi Hungarian photographer Csaba Daróczi has declared himself the 2023 Close-up Photographer of the Year. The captivating moment of a Eurasian nuthatch in mid-flight above a hollowed-out tree stump is captured in his winning entry. In addition to a universal license for the Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher applications, Daróczi will get a £2,500 cash reward (about $3,100) in celebration of his grand prize achievement.

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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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