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Learn core 2D art techniques to design a fierce robot concept

Creative Bloq

The concept artist behind Transformers: Rise of the Beasts shares his process for creating a memorable, animal-inspired machine.

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25 Vibrant Lettering Posters to Electrify Your Creative Process

Graphic Design Junction

Handcrafted typography designs that breathe life into words, creative lettering posters are more than just typographytheyre visual storytelling at its finest. The post 25 Vibrant Lettering Posters to Electrify Your Creative Process first appeared on Graphic Design Junction.

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Texan chain Buc-ee's sues indie Barc-ee's for mimicking its iconic logo

Creative Bloq

The "nearly identical" name is also causing issues.

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“Newtown Creek” by Photographer Farhan Ajram

Booooooom

A series exploring the industrial landscape between North Brooklyn and Queens by photographer and designer Farhan Ajram.

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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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How Microsoft became one of the world's most successful brands

Creative Bloq

On the company's 50th anniversary, we take a look at what Microsoft's done right.

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Civic Center Synagogue by William H. Breger — Thisispaper

This is Paper

A sculptural flame in the heart of Tribeca in New York, the Civic Center Synagogue bridges modernist architecture with Jewish tradition, transforming urban constraint into sacred expression.

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Telepathic Instruments

Typewolf

Fonts: Editorial Old , Suisse Intl , Suisse Intl Mono

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These wild Dreamies billboards are my favourite ad campaign ever

Creative Bloq

They can’t keep their paws off.

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Modular Mastery of the weebarnHouse

Graphis

Alchemy Architects redefines modern living with the weebarnHouse, a masterful integration of modular design and bespoke architecture. The post Modular Mastery of the weebarnHouse appeared first on Graphis Blog.

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AI makes character animation faster and easier in Cascadeur 2025.1

Creative Bloq

The new Inbetweening tool automatically fills the space between poses.

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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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Download 14,000+ Vintage Illustrations for Just $1!

Spoon Graphics

Download thousands of genuine vintage graphics that have been expertly restored into ready-to-use digital assets from Century Library. For just $1 , you can enjoy unrestricted access to the entire archive of illustrations, patterns and textures to inject authentic vintage graphics into your designs and artworks. This rapidly growing library has been sourced from antique books and ephemera, painstakingly scanned, restored and converted into high-quality digital graphics that can be used in Photos

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Zoner Photo Studio X review: photo editing made easy(er)

Creative Bloq

Zoner Photo Studio X is an image editing app that tries to do everything in one place - and mostly succeeds.

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The Archipelago Playscape Brings Energy to Children’s Museum

Design Milk

Taking play and infusing it with a healthy bit of danger, the Archipelago Playscape is a thoughtful structure, designed by Jakub Szczsny and Karolina Potbska , in collaboration with Rainer Stadlbauer , for Kinder Kunst Labor , a wood and concrete children’s museum right in the heart of Altoona Park in St. Plten, Austria. The designers were tasked with creating a multi-sensory indoor play area that catered to small children that also addressed the continued tendency to over-secure these kin

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“I love to see how the model comes together and starts coming to life!” – how this 3D character artist breathed life into a compelling concept using Maya and ZBrush

Creative Bloq

3D art of the week: Marcos Emilio Cuesta Carrasco.

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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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Bar/Giani by NUDE: Glassware Designed for the Art of Mixology

Design Milk

Choosing the perfect glassware is an art in itself. Glassware might seem like just everyday objects, but the moment you find yourself in need of the right one whether for a crisp martini, a slow-sipped negroni, or a refreshing highball you quickly realize just how many details matter. The weight, shape, feel in your hand, and how it presents a drink are all deeply personal and preferential elements, making the decision unexpectedly complex.

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The decades-old Doom 3 engine proves perfectly suited to new indie game Skin Deep

Creative Bloq

Dev Brendon Chung explains why old "laser-focused" tech still matters.

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F5: Jackson Schwartz on the Forest, Clouds, Snowy Branches + More

Design Milk

When Jackson Schwartz was a teenager he watched videos of glassblowing and was transfixed by the process. As he worked with glass he became fully immersed in the craft, responding to the material as it changed. It became a meditative practice for him, and it is one that still resonates today. After studying abroad for several years, Schwartz returned to his roots and settled in the Midwest where he grew up.

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How two artists became devs and made asses.masses that blurs gaming and theatre

Creative Bloq

Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim created a live collaboration game with no previous coding experience.

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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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How Can We Build a Brand Identity That Truly Connects and Endures?

We And The Color

So, you’re ready to craft or refine your company’s brand identity ? That’s genuinely exciting news! It’s one of the most impactful journeys you can take for your business. You’ve probably felt it yourself that instant recognition, that gut feeling you get from brands you admire. Maybe its the sleek simplicity of Apple, the comforting reliability of your favorite local coffee shop, or the bold energy of a sports brand.

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I'm a little bit in love with this Nintendo Switch 2 Piranha Plant Camera

Creative Bloq

You can preorder this HORI accessory right now in the UK for only £34.85.

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Ethereal Waterfalls Cascade Across Darkened Landscapes in Jonathan Knight’s Photos

Colossal

When most hikers are headed off the trail, Jonathan Knight is just getting started. The Denver-based artist prefers to photograph about 45 minutes after sunset, during “the last few minutes the sky has any blue hue in it and the last few minutes you can see without an external light source,” he shares. Once deep in the forest, Knight captures majestic waterfalls that cascade from rocky cliffs, their mist casting an ethereal haze across the scene. “I had many nights of walking b

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Unity 6 and Unreal Engine 5 bring whizz-bang tech to Nintendo Switch 2

Creative Bloq

Games can only get better.

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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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AZ Awards 2025: The Longlist for Special Categories

Azure Magazine

Our third and final longlist is here! Celebrating ingenious student projects, visionary concepts and environmental and social good, this selection features inspiring works from around the world. You might, however, notice that something seems to be missing: our inaugural Emerging category. The winners in its design, interiors and architecture subcategories will be announced exclusively at our AZ Awards Gala on June 19, 2025 and you can get your tickets now!

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Not Super Mario or Doom – this is the most influential video game of all time

Creative Bloq

Not Super Mario or Doom, it's a controversial choice

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Wireframing, Prototyping, and Mockuping: Understanding the Digital Design Spectrum

Design Beep

In the world of digital design, the journey from initial concept to polished product follows a carefully structured path. Three pivotal stages in this journeywireframing, prototyping, and mockupingoften get conflated or misunderstood, yet each serves a distinct purpose and offers unique value in the design process. Whether you’re a designer explaining your process to clients, a developer trying to understand design deliverables, or a product manager planning project timelines, understandin

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Visualized plans to reduce homelessness

FlowingData

With Streets to Stability , Crankstart illustrates a plan to reduce homelessness in San Francisco: This report outlines 12 specific recommendations to improve the way people enter the system, the services they receive, and the overall management and support required to help them. If implemented, these changes would allow San Francisco to better support those at risk of losing their accommodations or living on the streets.

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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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PALMORE Font Family by Creative Corner

We And The Color

We’re always on the lookout for those typeface gems, aren’t we? Those that offer something a little different, a twist on the expected. Something that can elevate a simple headline into a statement piece. Enter the PALMORE font family by Creative Corner. If you’ve been hunting for a typeface that blends vintage charm with modern clarity, you might want to sit up and pay attention.

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Kitchen Stories Rebranding: Crafting a Global Visual Identity

Abduzeedo

Kitchen Stories Rebranding: Crafting a Global Visual Identity abduzeedo 04/04 2025 Explore the Kitchen Stories rebranding by Nancy Gao. Discover the new branding and visual identity connecting cultures through food. Kitchen Stories, the digital platform for sharing cooking recipes, recently underwent a significant rebranding effort. The goal was to create a more memorable identity and attract a broader, global audience.

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Wondrous and Mischievous Misfits Populate Rhea Mack’s Bubblegum Daydreams

Colossal

On candy-colored paper, Rhea Mack draws a world in which all misfits are welcome. The Massachusetts-based artist lovingly renders curious characters with three heads, flowers growing from their palms, or a penchant for plump, strawberry hats. Mack has a soft spot for these strange oddballs who develop organically, often springing from her Sunday morning sessions seemingly on their own accord. “I usually start drawing, and they just kind of develop over a few hours.

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There Are So Many Incredible Details in This Cozy Embroidery by Juniper Wolfenbarger

Brown Paper Bag

Fiber artist Juniper Wolfenbarger created an embroidered scene that is stunning in its use of technique and attention to detail. The cozy piece is titled inner comfort ii and features a sleepy kitty nestled in a floral-print blanket, a tiny deck of tarot cards, acorns scattered on the table, and a bottle of ink and quill sitting next to it. And thats just the table!

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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.