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Rise of the machines: How illustrators can avoid being replaced by AI

Creative Boom

Illustration by Tom Woolley As AI-generated artwork becomes more common, many illustrators worry about being replaced. But by understanding AI's limitations, refining a unique style, and embracing new tools, creatives can stay ahead. Illustrator Tom Woolley shows us how to future-proof your career in an evolving industry. Stories of brands using AI in their latest campaign have become a daily occurrence.

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A Michigan House Designed for a Collector of Bourbon Whiskey and Rare Porsches

Design Milk

In Birmingham, Michigan, a northern suburban neighborhood of Detroit, a distinctive residence redefines the relationship between architecture, privacy, and display. Designed by Khanna Schultz , the House for a Collector project caters to a collector with a passion for rare Porsches and fine bourbon, seamlessly integrating his prized possessions into the fabric of daily life.

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The Y2K Aesthetic: Why This Retro-Futuristic Look Is Back in Style

Spoon Graphics

The Y2K aesthetic is back and its taking over fashion, graphic design, and even our digital spaces. Its nostalgic, futuristic, and chaotic all at once. But what makes this turn-of-the-millennium aesthetic so appealing in 2025? And how can you incorporate it into your own designs? Lets dive into the world of Y2K and see why this retro-futuristic style is making waves again.

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Color Atelier Unveils New Limewash Collection With Sarah Sherman Samuel

Design Milk

Limewashed walls are all the rage right now, offering a rich matte finish and depth of texture that is unmatched in other paints or finishes. The Color Atelier is proud to partner with AD100 and designer Sarah Sherman Samuel to bring us seven distinct shades, each more inviting than the next. Environmentally friendly, artisianally crafted, and luxuriously opaque, the mineral-based paints are made in small batches in their California warehouse, ensuring meticulous attention to detail and exceptio

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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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Bizarre movie poster for The Monkey makes a bold statement

Creative Bloq

It's giving retro exploitation vibes.

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DEDON Moves Beyond Boundaries With Nature-Inspired Barefoot Living

Design Milk

German outdoor furniture brand DEDON has been evolving the spirit of lifestyle spaces since 1990 while redefining sustainable splendor and energy along the way. Recently, the brand celebrated 15 years of the SEASHELL collection with SEASHELL NUO , the addition of three chairs that perfectly complement the family’s existing pieces. Alongside this expansion is another, the KIDA collection.

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Design disaster or stroke of genius? The new Cheetos font is turning heads

Creative Bloq

It might just be a brilliant branding move.

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How This InDesign Template Makes Magazine Creation Effortless

We And The Color

Do you dream of creating a stunning magazine? Are you struggling with design and layout? Creating a professional magazine can be a daunting task. But what if there was a way to simplify the process? What if you could have a beautifully designed starting point? Check out this amazing magazine template for Adobe InDesign. It’s a game-changer for aspiring magazine creators.

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From Apple to Airbnb, retro icon design is making a comeback

Creative Bloq

Skeuomorphism is back with a vengeance.

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5 Must-See Artists at The Other Art Fair Los Angeles This February

Colossal

Get your fix of extraordinary art at The Other Art Fair , presented by Saatchi Art, from February 20 to 23. The beloved artist-centric fair is returning to Los Angeles for its 13th edition, coinciding with L.A. Art Week for the first time. Adding to the excitement, the event will be hosted at a new venue on the east side of town: 2800 Casitas Avenue in the vibrant Atwater Village.

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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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30+ Simple Resume Templates with Cover Letter

Graphic Design Junction

The simple resume templates are the perfect choice for job seekers who want a clean, professional look without distractions. A well-structured resume makes The post 30+ Simple Resume Templates with Cover Letter first appeared on Graphic Design Junction.

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Signe Emdal’s Chromatic Weavings Manifest Wonder and Joy

Colossal

Twenty years ago, Signe Emdal founded a business that focused on making unique textile objects and garments, drawing on her background in jacquard weaving, fabric printing, and a range of other techniques. By 2021, though, she was feeling hemmed in and longed for a way to express herself through a more intuitive, less functional creative direction. “It was time to free myself from a frame I no longer fit and make a new one,” she tells Colossal. “I had no idea what the new frame

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Illustrator Spotlight: Mark Krzepis

Booooooom

A selection of work by Toronto-based illustrator Mark Krzepis.

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Mastering the Art of Writing a Graphic Design Resume: A Comprehensive Guide

Graphic Design Junction

A graphic design resume is not just a summary of your work experience; it is a visual representation of your creativity, skills, and design expertise. The post Mastering the Art of Writing a Graphic Design Resume: A Comprehensive Guide first appeared on Graphic Design Junction.

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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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For Emir Karyo, posters are like paintings

Its Nice That

With a multidisciplinary mix of approaches, the creatives practice merges disciplines worlds apart, making graphic design feel akin to fine art.

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Download resources for ImagineFX 250

Creative Bloq

All the files, resources and videos to accompany issue 250 of ImagineFX magazine.

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“Skill stacks, not niches, make great designers”

Design Week

Graphic design is relatively easy to define. Broadly speaking, it is the commercial art of manipulating type, image and shape in order to communicate an idea, a brand or a story. However, as we find new ways to interact with brands on a global level, the role of the graphic designer has been harder to […] Source What to read next: “A great workplace is more about people than design” | “Designers need to put instinct over data” | “Every decision you make shapes

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12 skills to help designers get ahead in 2025

Creative Bloq

Senior creatives and educators offer their tips on how to boost your career.

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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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Spectacular Winning Black and White Photos From The Garden Photographer Of The Year

Design You Trust

1st Place: “Leaf and Butterfly” by Petar Sabol The Garden Photographer of the Year’s 15th competition unveiled 18 stunning black and white images, each showcasing nature’s beauty in mesmerizing contrasts and textures. These award-winning photos transform simple garden scenes into captivating art, revealing the delicate intricacies and elegance of monochrome photography.

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Bang & Olufsen Atelier Lets You Design Your Own Speakers

Design Milk

Ever wanted to design a speaker? Now, you can. Bang & Olufsen has announced Bang & Olufsen Atelier , a service designed to give customers the power to create the perfect look for their speakers. To be clear, customers won’t actually be able to design their own speakers from scratch , though you wouldn’t want that anyway, considering how much effort goes into speaker design.

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2025 Designers To Watch & Students To Watch

Graphic Design USA

The February 2025 edition of Graphic Design USA marks the 62nd anniversary of our People To Watch selections leaders and influencers and our Students To Watch forecast with the help of leading design schools and programs.

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How underground comics, 80s pop and a great sense of humour built Richard A Chance’s signature illustration style

Its Nice That

At Novembers Nicer Tuesdays in New York the illustrator took to the stage to talk the audience through the development of his distinct drawing style, giving us a glimpse into his journey to editorial illustration as well as revealing how he translates headlines into complex visual stories.

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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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Designspiration - Untitled Article

Designspiration

Saved by Aegir Hallmundur (@aegir).

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Someone spent 100 days mapping Super Mario's entire planet – and the result is epic

Creative Bloq

From Mushroom Kingdom to Dinosaur Land, this video makes sense of a sprawling game design.

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Hank Azaria on human voices and AI mimicry

FlowingData

Hank Azaria, who does the voices for many characters on The Simpsons, wrote an op-ed for The New York Times on craftsmanship and AI : If A.I. tries to recreate one of my voices, what will the lack of humanness sound like? How big will the difference be? I honestly dont know, but I think it will be enough, at least in the near term, that well notice something is off, in the same way that we notice somethings amiss in a subpar film or TV show.

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"It gives you almost everything": How Unreal Engine 5 empowered the indie team behind WILL: Follow the Light

Creative Bloq

Indie studios can now achieve impossible visuals.

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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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Geopolitical UX, can AI read feelings, the myth of ‘fully accessible’

UX Collective

Weekly curated resources for designersthinkers andmakers. Things got even messier with accusations of stolen tech, sneaky access to restricted hardware, and possible data privacy breaches. U.S. officials werent happy, and cybersecurity experts raised concerns about DeepSeeks data collection. But theres more to this story than just politics and economics.

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Christie's first AI art auction provokes fierce debate – and it's hard to pick a side

Creative Bloq

Artists are protesting, but have they chosen the wrong fight? We've already seen auction houses start to flirt with AI art.

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Loo and behold: Why well-designed toilets matter

Design Week

You walk into a hotel lobby. You’re dazzled by opulent marble floors, decadent furnishings, and a hand-carved mahogany reception desk. You’ve had a long journey so you pop to the restroom to refresh yourself before checking in. But what you walk into is a stark contrast to the glamour of the lobby.

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All the Apple Macs we expect in 2025 – and the first one is almost here

Creative Bloq

Apple will launch a slate of new Macs in 2025, from laptops to desktops. Which one is best for creatives?

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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.