Creative Boom
AUGUST 28, 2024
The calligrapher and typographer Seb Lester has launched a series of beautiful works that eschew scale to favour quality and prove that it's the little things that matter. In the remote Yorkshire village of Settle, you'll find one of the world's smallest galleries. The town's old red phone box has been turned into an art space, which was the setting for hand lettering artist Seb Lester's latest show.
Inkbot Design
AUGUST 28, 2024
Why Do We Need Logos? A Comprehensive Guide Do you notice the amount of logos we see every day? Just look around the room. I’m sure you can pick out a few pretty quickly. When you’re driving around and see those golden arches or the swoosh mark on your bag, you’ll realise you are inescapably trapped in the visual culture of branding. The question remains – why do we need logos?
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Creative Boom
AUGUST 28, 2024
Nomad Studio explains how it crafted an electrifying brand for the online gaming industry—just in time for it to step up to the world stage. You may not have heard of Kaizen Gaming, but they're a pretty big deal. Based in Athens, this GameTech company operate two brands, Betano and Stoiximan, in 16 countries and employs more than 2,500 people across three continents.
Creative Nerds
AUGUST 28, 2024
The end of the month approaches in our usual fashion. We’re rounding up a month jam-packed with excellent design tutorials, ranging from Photoshop to Illustrator—a diverse mix of instructional content. The second half of the post features valuable web articles covering topics from SEO to WordPress. It’s a stellar roundup this month, filled with engaging […] The post Best of the web for Design and Web Development August 2024 first appeared on Creative Nerds.
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
Creative Boom
AUGUST 28, 2024
Designed by local studio Span, the identity features a custom logotype inspired by the park's topography as well as a public bench. Chicago-based design studio Span has unveiled its latest place branding project, an identity for a new public park in the Bronzeville area of its home city. Although Bronzeville was known for its vibrant cultural scene in the first half of the 20th century, decades of race-based economic policies resulted in massive disinvestment in the neighbourhood.
Joe McNally
AUGUST 28, 2024
In 1978, while I was working at the New York Daily News as a studio apprentice, the paper was shuttered for 88 days by a strike. I hit the streets, hungry for work, looking to shoot anything, for anybody. Danny Farrell, my mentor at the News, offered me $50 a picture to go to work for him at an interim newspaper called The City News. It was heady. From running Versamat film processors inside, to being on the street as shooter.
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Colossal
AUGUST 28, 2024
All images courtesy of tapedeck As a graphic designer and graffitist who has been making work since 1989, German artist neck , who also goes by Oliver, is a big fan of the “beauty and (sometimes) weirdness” of common audiotape design. His ambitious archive project, tapedeck , aims to document the wide range of cassettes produced throughout the latter half of the 20th century.
Design Milk
AUGUST 28, 2024
Mercedes-Benz , the car manufacturer known for bringing luxury to four wheels, has a new headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, by Boytorun Architects. The expansive hub features a series of bright spaces that accommodate a variety of working styles while encouraging collaboration. One of only eight licensed firms that the automaker cooperates with globally, the architects have already completed showrooms for the brand.
Azure Magazine
AUGUST 28, 2024
As we count down the days to Cersaie, we’re eagerly awaiting the latest tile and stone launches we’ll explore on the show floor in Bologna. Until then, we’re highlighting collections that exemplify top industry trends, from architecture-inspired tiles to stone-look slabs and everything in between. Below, we’ve rounded up five of our favourites: 1 Milano Collection by Theia Creative Tiles Last year, three-dimensional and architecture-inspired styles caught our eye at Coverings and Cersaie.
Abduzeedo
AUGUST 28, 2024
Montreal's Canal de Lachine 4.0: Where Heritage Meets Innovative Branding abduzeedo 0828—24 Featuring's branding for Montreal's Canal de Lachine 4.0 economic development hub marries historical elements with a forward-thinking vision. Discover how design fosters growth in this unique urban space. Montreal's Canal de Lachine 4.0 is more than an economic development hub; it's a bridge between the city's storied past and its innovative future.
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This is Paper
AUGUST 28, 2024
Danila Tkachenko, an innovative voice in contemporary Russian visual arts, has garnered significant attention for his work in documentary photography.
Abduzeedo
AUGUST 28, 2024
Quarra Stone's Bold Web Design: Where Design Meets Functionality abduzeedo 0828—24 Quarra Stone Company's web design showcases the power of bold typography, a striking dark theme, and seamless functionality to create a captivating digital experience that reflects the brand's commitment to innovation and quality in the stone industry. Quarra Stone Company, a leader in natural stone fabrication, sought to elevate its online presence to match its innovative design and manufacturing approach.
Colossal
AUGUST 28, 2024
“Personages, Elkhart Lake” (2024), found cardboard, staples, and polyurethane, 90 x 43 x 10 inches. All images © Ann Weber, courtesy of Palos Verdes Art Center, shared with permission From scraps of found cardboard, Ann Weber constructs billowing forms that rise in vibrant patterns—almost figure-like—to greet us. The Los Angeles-based artist ( previously ) focuses on sustainability, community, and relationships by using found materials and pairing forms.
Creative Bloq
AUGUST 28, 2024
Fans love the tribute to Michael Jordan.
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.
Moo
AUGUST 28, 2024
Corporate gifting isn’t just another item on your seasonal to-do list. It’s a great way to show your team that you appreciate them, recognize their hard work, and want to build a positive work environment. Done right , it can boost company culture, lift employee spirits, and make your brand stand out in the workplace. So, what exactly is corporate gifting, and how can you make it a valuable part of your strategy?
Creative Bloq
AUGUST 28, 2024
Queen B is more than a one-trick pony.
Inkbot Design
AUGUST 28, 2024
42 Famous Slogans: The Power of Memorable Taglines Why do specific phrases pop into our minds randomly? Why do we get stuck humming jingles when doing the dishes? What about catchphrases people connect with across the world? This is the domain of brand slogans – those little sentences or phrases that remind us they exist. Here, we will look at 42 famous slogans representing consumer culture over the last century.
We And The Color
AUGUST 28, 2024
Discover the Power of Color During the Final Week at the “Summer Selections 2024” Exhibition at Margaret Thatcher Projects Margaret Thatcher Projects in New York City is thrilled to announce the final week of its “Summer Selections 2024” exhibition, a vibrant and thought-provoking showcase that celebrates the diverse talents of local and international artists.
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Communication Arts
AUGUST 28, 2024
Adrià Paituví's minimalist portfolio site, designed by Jordi Garetta and Naiara Odriozola, showcases his interdisciplinary work with advanced video optimization and animations for a seamless experience.
Designspiration
AUGUST 28, 2024
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Inkbot Design
AUGUST 28, 2024
What If These Famous Brands Switched Identities? AI Rebranding Imagine a world where Nike sells smartphones, and Apple makes running shoes. It sounds absurd. But what if these iconic brands suddenly swapped their core products? What would happen to their identities, their messaging, their very essence? This isn't just a thought experiment. It's a window into the DNA of branding itself.
FlowingData
AUGUST 28, 2024
One-third of households are rented and the other two-thirds are owned or in the process. This is based on 2022 data from the American Community Survey. However, the difference between renting and owning changes with age.
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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.
Inkbot Design
AUGUST 28, 2024
Gestalt Theory in Design: Shaping Visual Perception The brain is a pattern-seeking device. In a chaotic universe without cause and effect, it continuously searches for pattern, completeness, and significance. This is not mere philosophising. It is in our nature. This is why some designs resonate with us from the first instance, whereas others do not affect us.
Design Milk
AUGUST 28, 2024
Cadillac has long been an influential force in the world of automotive design. Whether through the Eldorado designs of the 50s and 60s or the early 2000s launch of the Escalade, Cadillac design has not only been aspirational for customers but also a guide point for other automotive manufacturers. But the 2020s will see another massive shift for the Detroit, Michigan based brand.
Inkbot Design
AUGUST 28, 2024
How to Choose an Ideal Outsourcing Partner A decade ago, rising to the top of search results and running advertising campaigns were the only means to reach a potential customer. Businesses primarily relied on Google Ads and Facebook Ads to fast-track this process. Few means of content and platforms were available to reach an audience organically. Today, more ways exist to promote products and services through organic means beyond ads, and businesses want to leverage them all.
UX Collective
AUGUST 28, 2024
As owners of product creation, are we accountable for how the products are sold? What’s the point of delivering and not understanding how users interact with our products? Shouldn’t we be protagonists of the birth of a product? After much effort from your squad, the product went live and didn’t work as expected or worked poorly. How is this possible if we are experts in creating and developing digital products?
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Design Milk
AUGUST 28, 2024
The MÄVINN collection from home goods staple IKEA focuses on promoting traditional handcraft from all over the globe, uplifting these crafting communities and increasing economic mobility. All pieces in the collection are completely handmade, and feature partnerships with social change groups across Asia. The MÄVINN collection gets its name from a dialect in Småland, Sweden, where IKEA was founded, meaning “having the wind at your back.” This is a symbol of forward momentum for the c
Booooooom
AUGUST 28, 2024
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Creative Bloq
AUGUST 28, 2024
"No CGI is really just invisible CGI," this VFX supervisor says.
Its Nice That
AUGUST 28, 2024
The Peruvian-American artist uses purple corn to make a photographic emulsion that connects the culinary traditions of her homeland with her image making.
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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