Creative Boom

JANUARY 23, 2024

Ever been tempted to chuck in the 9-5 and follow your dream while travelling the world? That's exactly what illustrator, designer and creative consultant Molly Maine did in 2016, and since then, she's been enjoying the joy of travel while bringing her creative ambitions to life. It's 2016. Molly Maine is single, living alone in London, and working full-time in publishing.

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Graphic Design Junction

JANUARY 23, 2024

In today’s job market, it’s super important to stand out because things are always changing. With technology permeating every facet of our lives, the traditional black-and-white resumes have given way to modern and creative resume templates that not only catch the eye but also reflect a candidate’s unique professional identity. In this comprehensive exploration, we gathered the significance of modern cv resume templates, dissect their elements, and unveil how they cater to the

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 23, 2024

The cover of AFROSPORT. Photography © Eric Lafforgue Creative director Peet Pienaar discusses some of the most iconic African football logos as showcased in a new book, Afrosport. The 21st century is widely predicted to be the African Century, one that brings peace, prosperity and cultural revival to this increasingly thriving continent. This is likely to be mainly about progress in governance, human right and economic development, but culture plays a part too.

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We And The Color

JANUARY 23, 2024

Unveiling the Timeless Elegance: The Douglas Vintage Font Collection by Adam Fathony. Finding the perfect blend of vintage charm and modern versatility can be a daunting task. But fear not, for Adam Fathony brings forth the Douglas Vintage Font Collection—a treasure trove of 12 handmade font files, 25 detailed illustrations, 24 editable text logos, and 36 shape badges (72, if you count the line version of badges).

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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 23, 2024

The themes of guilt and pleasure fascinate art student Irene Chung , whose latest work is influenced by a series of interviews with women working in the food and wine sector who are closer to daily temptations than most of us. Creative Boom had a chat with Irene about her multi-discipline approach. Everyone has their guilty pleasures. Don't they? But what exactly are they?

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Design Milk

JANUARY 23, 2024

In a dimly-lit room, the subtle scent of cinnamon and clove infuses the air from two unbelievable dirt installations. On view at Dia Chelsea through July 2024, artist Delcy Morelos presents El abrazo , an exhibition of two site-specific sculptures that invite a sacred connection to soil that may be the most surprising and satisfying experience with art in New York at the moment.

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HONGKIAT

JANUARY 23, 2024

Are you on the hunt for the perfect Apple device mockup to showcase your digital designs? Look no further! Our expertly curated list of the top 10 websites provides a treasure trove of high-quality mockup resources, catering to both free and premium needs. Whether you’re a graphic designer aiming to present your work in the most visually appealing way, an app developer looking to display your app on the latest Apple gadgets, or a marketer seeking to elevate your branding, this guide is your idea

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Its Nice That

JANUARY 23, 2024

Based in Marseille, the illustrator revels the contrast created by his depiction of modern life with traditional techniques and materials.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 23, 2024

How Much Does a Logo Redesign Cost? Selecting or updating a company, product, or brand logo is an essential decision with financial and perceptual implications. With the average logo redesign costing anywhere from £2,000 to £500,000, understanding the key factors influencing this investment is essential. This article explores the primary considerations around logo redesign cost and the potential return on investment this strategic move can provide over the short and long term.

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Creative Bloq

JANUARY 23, 2024

A history of Adobe's complicated relationship with the web.

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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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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 23, 2024

Email Newsletter Design: Crafting Engaging Emails Email marketing remains one of the most effective digital marketing channels. Despite social media's rise, email boasts impressive stats: emails inspire 3x more purchases than Facebook or Twitter. With some strategic design and segmentation, your email newsletter can captivate audiences, drive conversions, and yield serious ROI.

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Creative Bloq

JANUARY 23, 2024

Nightshade is designed as an "offensive" tool.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 23, 2024

It is often said the best design goes unnoticed, but that’s not entirely true of the Crossfold Loft by interdisciplinary design studio Kalos Eidos. Helmed by architect Ryan Thomas – who is also a founding member of the feminist collective WIP Collaborative and Co-Chair of AIANY New Practices Committee – her solution to a client’s compact space in Brooklyn, New York, is more compelling than any midtown urban development that mistakes novel installations for public art or glossy towers for a solut

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 23, 2024

Co-Marketing: A Powerful Strategy for Business Growth Co-marketing, partnership marketing, or alliance marketing is an innovative approach for dramatically increasing the reach, exposure, and resources available to participating businesses. It can open doors to new markets, save money, and allow companies to accomplish significantly more by working with aligned partners.

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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 23, 2024

The web was once commonly thought to be a “green” platform. That makes sense, given the times. Electronic documents weren’t as popular. Using a website could save lots of printer paper and ink. Yes, websites often eliminate the need for physical copies of documents. But there was much we didn’t consider in those days. We didn’t think about massive server farms and the electricity required to run them.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Life of Freelance Web Designers Freelance web design is an intriguing career path that offers freedom and flexibility. As technology evolves rapidly, businesses seek talented web designers to craft intuitive online experiences. This article explores the world of freelance web designers – their skills, clients, work style, income, challenges, and more.

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Lisa Maltby

JANUARY 23, 2024

For the past year I volunteered as a mentor for a young person with a charity called Arts Emergency. Arts Emergency is a charity that helps to give young people a fair start in the creative industry and one that I have supported through my work where I can. Helping a young person find direction was both rewarding and challenging so I thought I’d write ten things I learned from the experience.

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FlowingData

JANUARY 23, 2024

You can always count on the site for updates on visualization, data, and statistics. There’s also RSS and email. But someone told me you should meet the people where they are, so here are the other places you can find FD. Instagram — Visual. More common to post less frequently. I have a feeling this might be where I end up in my social media travels.

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Creative Bloq

JANUARY 23, 2024

Is there really more than meets the eye?

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 23, 2024

How did the London team turn an unconventional brief from a design and manufacturer studio specialising in quality workwear pieces for clients, including Paul Smith and Matches, into a triumphant new brand? We find out more. It's not often you get a brief from a client that says, 'We want it to feel a little bit wrong' - the usual parameters normally focus on finding the perfect identity for the brand.

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Creative Bloq

JANUARY 23, 2024

The designers need to work on their French accents.

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Colossal

JANUARY 23, 2024

 Rugged survivors of the Northern Great Plains, bison were nearly eliminated in the late 19th century due to overhunting. The creatures’ highly profitable, heavy wool hides were fashionable for jackets, and the U.S. government also sanctioned their slaughter as a way to compel Native Americans, who relied on the animals for sustenance, onto reservations.

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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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Creative Bloq

JANUARY 23, 2024

Behold, the penguin and egg galaxies.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 23, 2024

Impulse Buying: What Drives Impulsive Purchases? Can you resist purchasing something you don't need? Here's why you grab items in checkout lines and how to curb impulse buying. What is Impulse Buying? Impulse buying happens when we add unplanned items to our carts on the spur of the moment. Consider the tubes of lip balm, rolls of breath mints, and packs of gum we grab at the register when checking out at a store or online.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 23, 2024

Leaning into the popularity of memes has often been a half-baked marketing strategy, but few will begrudge Gordon Ramsay having a bite out of his own 'Idiot Sandwich' as he steals the phrase back for his latest show and guest edits the Chef's Special of Sandwich Magazine. The infamously feisty chef held the future of the legendary meme in his hands in 2015 when he placed a slice of bread on either side of talk show host Julie Chen's head and asked her, 'What are you?

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Digital Marketing Funnel: A Comprehensive Guide The digital marketing funnel illustrates the typical journey a customer goes through when interacting with your business online. It's a visualisation of the process from first learning about your company to becoming a loyal customer. In the digital age, buyers have more control over purchasing. As a business, you must attract their attention and guide them from awareness to consideration, right down to the final purchase.

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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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We And The Color

JANUARY 23, 2024

In the mesmerizing realm where words transcend their literal meanings and intertwine with visual aesthetics, the art of typography stands as a beacon of creativity. Enter Mario Carpe , a visionary artist whose ongoing typographic poster design project, “You Are My Type,” has captivated audiences worldwide. Building on the success of Volume 1 , the recently unveiled Volume 2 takes us on another enchanting journey through diverse themes and profound expressions.

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Colossal

JANUARY 23, 2024

“Grafted Wing” (2023), porcelain, glaze, pigment, adhesive, canvas, hardware, dye, thread, 223 x 218 x 10 centimeters. All images © Rebecca Manson, shared with permission “I’ve always been captivated by the fluidity of ceramics,” says Rebecca Manson. Invoking metamorphosis in material and subject matter, the artist fashions large-scale wings and bodies that gracefully drape from gallery walls with eyespots and other patterns cloaking the forms.

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Design You Trust

JANUARY 23, 2024

Maisie Matilda, a 24-year-old UK artist, has gained acclaim for reviving the rare art of book fore-edge painting. She began exploring this technique during the COVID-19 lockdown, gaining viral fame in late 2021 through her TikTok videos, particularly one featuring a J.R.R. Tolkien book. With over half a million Instagram followers, Maisie has brought attention to this critically endangered craft, dating back to the 10th century but evolving into an art form in the 18th century.

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Colossal

JANUARY 23, 2024

All images © Brendon Burton, shared with permission Last summer, Brendon Burton hit the road from his home in Portland, Oregon, and wandered across the great western expanses of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Utah. In the fall, he captured misty scenes around the Pacific Northwest and then headed east to New York and West Virginia, where the trees burst with autumnal orange and red hues.

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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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