Tuts Plus

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

So, your creative juices have stopped flowing. Try as you might, you just can't seem to come up with a concept that inspires you. How do you get rid of art block, and how did it get here in the first place? Let's take a look at ten creative pitfalls that can start up art block, and how we might be able to kick them to the curb. Fatigue When Burnout Takes Over Sometimes, I love to fool myself into thinking I can work forever —super long hours, without any real need to recharge.

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Just Creative

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

This is a guest article contributed by Tom Buckland. Branding is key for any business. Any successful company will tell you that strong branding is an essential element of attracting and maintaining the right audience. In our modern digital age, your business’ website is one of the main pillars of your communications strategy. As such, it is critical that you get the branding right across your website.

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Canva

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The face of design is always changing. What looks cutting-edge and on-trend one day could look dated and out-of-touch the next. So, as a designer, if you want your designs to feel timely and relevant, you need to keep your finger on the pulse of what’s going on in the design world—and, in particular, the most up-to-date design trends. But what exactly are those design trends going to be in 2020?

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Creative Market

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

During the busy holiday time, it’s easy to get caught up in the rush. To cultivate the spirit of gratitude, we encouraged designers to take a step back, reflect, and tell us: What is the moment in your design career that you’re most grateful for? We're sharing their responses below. Meaningful Jobs & Experiences. Some designers expressed gratitude for the experience of joining a certain company or working with a team they admired.

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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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BP&O

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

LogoArchive in print was conceived, designed and sent to print in a day. It was inspired by a panel discussion at Somerset House as part of the exhibition Print! Now on to its seventh release, LogoArchive continues to reconfigure itself with each new issue with the intention of surprising, graphically and materially, within the context […]. The post LogoArchive ExtraIssue – Letters As Symbols appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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Booooooom

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Synchrodogs. Synchrodogs is a duo of photographers from Ukraine – Tania Shcheglova (30 y.o.) and Roman Noven (35 y.o.) shooting together since 2008. Working on ‘Slightly Altered’ project artistic duo Synchrodogs went into a one-month trip across Carpathian Mountains to discover how far people managed to intrude into the territories that were meant to be wild. “Slightly Altered” is a reflection on how much we are intertwined with nature – changing the environment, we chang

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Just Creative

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

This article was contributed by Ashley Wilson. Does your office space relay the same message as your branding? It should! The most successful brands bring their branding message, values and goals to life right in their offices, and here’s why you should do it too. Branding is one of the most important aspects of any successful business. Whether you’re a large multinational, or just starting out, your brand is the first thing potential clients see.

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The Tokyo-based illustrator and artist turns to the web rather than the outdoors for inspiration. She’s fascinated by the impartial gaze that Google’s location tool offers, and transforms this neutrality into subjectivity through silky-smooth, painterly interpretations. Read more.

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Envato Tuts+

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

What You'll Be Creating Cursive type was once an oxymoron, but modern OpenType technology now lets us create true cursive fonts with letterforms that behave according to their context, just like true cursive lettering, to some degree. How to Create Your Own Cursive Font Here are some quick tips on creating your own beautiful cursive font from scratch: Do a simple warm-up before starting.

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BP&O

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Opinion by Richard Baird Lookbooks is an online bookstore that specialisises in fun and quirky publications of the past. Recent acquisitions include Old Bohemian and Moravian Jewish Cemeteries by Petr Ehl, Arno Parik & Jiri Fiedler, 1991 and 101 Cake Design by Mary Ford, 1987. There is a culturual value to many of these, reflecting a […]. The post Lookbooks by Studio Lowrie appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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Advertiser: Issuu

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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Type room

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Tags. Graphéine , France , Olympics , logo , visual identity , symbol , Eiffel Tower , Paris 2024 , Paris , agency , emblem. Almost a month ago Paris unveiled a gold-medal-shaped emblem for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games. According to the official press release “the emblem embraces the shape and color of the most beautiful medal of all to express one of the core values of sport: striving for excellence.

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SpeckyBoy

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Whether you want to impress potential clients and investors or simply need to design a presentation for your client, there is no doubt that a template can save you hours of time. Luckily, there is no shortage of free templates that not only look good but can be used for business presentations, investor pitches, proposals, portfolios, and more. In this post, we’ll share the 25 best Keynote templates that are completely free and you can use them not only for your clients’ presentations

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Just Creative

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Laptops come in many different screen sizes and choosing the right one can help you get your work done without struggling to see everything on the screen. Knowing which one is best suited for the type of work that you need to do can get tricky at times if you don’t know what you’re looking for, which is where we come in. Choosing a great 17-inch laptop shouldn’t be a life or death struggle and to help we wanted to share our choices for the best 17-inch laptops for creatives.

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Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

In my very first meeting with director Brian Oakes, we agreed that our episode of the Netflix documentary Abstract: The Art of Design should be more than a profile of a working typeface designer: it should also offer viewers some practical insights into the mechanics of the craft itself. I loved Brian’s idea of periodically cutting away from the narrative to offer little lessons, and we both felt that manipulating physical props on a soundstage, rather than using computer animation, would

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Canva

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Across the enormous spectrum of five billion mobile users globally, there’s a similarly staggering size of social media users; an estimated 3.2 billion, growing by 100 million on a daily basis, according to reports. Social media hasn’t just changed the way we interact with friends, however—it’s created an entirely new way to consume content of all types, including news, photography, fashion and even poetry.

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BP&O

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Opinion by Richard Baird. Inn Situ is part of the cultural programme of BTV Bank and series of three events; a exhibition, a concert and panel discussion. This takes place two to three times a year in the Austrian city of Innsbruck. The events are distinctive in their approach, a Russian doll of nested narratives, with […]. The post Inn Situ by Studio Mut appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Illustrated by the magazine’s cartoonist Liana Finck, Animate Objects is a new AR feature of the New Yorker Today app, which brings everyday items like coffee cups, bananas, plug sockets and bottles of wine to life with witty musings. Read more.

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Graphic Mama

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Wondering what web design trends 2020 will be like? In this article, we throw some light on the subject. Web design trends 2020 are an absolute mixture of the visual side of graphic design and the high-tech side of evolving technology. We can’t hide that once we started researching, we’ve been absolutely impressed with the modern web design.

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Just Creative

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

This is a guest article contributed by Bilal Uddin. If someone gives you $500, what would you do? . Buy a new phone. A domestic flight. Start a business. What? Start a business, seriously. Well, it may sound absurd, and it should be. According to research, it takes around $3000 to start a small business. But, there is a million-dollar business that you can start at just $500 – Dropshipping !

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Inspiration Feed

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Style in various forms is evident in Japan. From shockingly vibrant posters to carefully landscaped gardens, Japan is without shortage of design elements.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

New premium PSD mockups are best print design mockup templates to showcase your brand, identity design or print design in creative style. These mockup templates are full layered PSD and used smart object feature with ultra realistic presentation design that can be used for commercial or personal and save your time and make your brand look awesome with amazing effects.

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Creative Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

One of the most revered eras in cinematic history, the French New Wave marked a shift away from mindless tradition and solidified the birth of the director. Though filmmakers took different approaches depending on which bank of the Seine they were allied with, the movement saw a fresh take on everything from narrative structures to technical conventions.

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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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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Combining a simple drawing aesthetic with carefully considered compositions, Julien creates work that’s fantastically explorative. He tells us of his recent projects, which includes designing a t-shirt for Braulio Amado’s gallery, SSHH, plus a new book titled Maison Phoenix, published by Editions FP&CF. Read more.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

All photographs © Mikko Lagerstedt and shared with permission of the artist. Photographer Mikko Lagerstedt ( previously ) has once again captured the quiet beauty of his native Finland with a recent series centered around trees. Ethereal skies, virgin snow, and seemingly isolated pockets of nature serve as backdrops to twisted trunks and outstretched branches.

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Just Creative

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

If you work in a small office or design studio, you know pretty well that the real estate on your desk can come at a premium and using a bulky desktop computer can take up a lot of room. This is why the all-in-one computer is such a great idea. With everything contained within one casing, it can easily free up some much-needed room. With our list of the Best All-in-One Computers for Creatives, we hope to change some minds into giving these computers a chance and hopefully help them find a place

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Identity Designed

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

We created the brand identity and packaging for Good Things Brewing , a new Sussex-based company with the goal of building the world’s most sustainable brewery. The company target is to be completely energy efficient, off-grid with everything recycled and reused — from water to grain. The founder and creative lead of Good Things Brewing Co., Sam Robinson, said, “The way beer is brewed is really inefficient.

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Speaker: Michele Berdinis

This session will answer business law questions that people are asking most during the pandemic. If my business can’t pay its bills, can my creditors come after my personal assets? Do I have to pay the rent on my co-working space or office? Can my clients cancel signed contracts? Can I cancel contracts for things I no longer need because my business has slowed down?

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Noupe

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Coca Cola, Apple, Tesla, IKEA. These four companies all operate in different industries. One is in the soft drinks industry, another in the tech, third makes electric cars and fourth sells read-to-assemble furniture. So why are we talking about these four companies in the same sentence if they are so different? Because, despite all their differences, they still have one thing in common that connects them.

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Creative Live

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

While we’ve already established that it’s perfectly ok to take a break during the holiday season , the raw reality is that a lot of creative types literally can’t afford to do that. Bills need to be paid, gifts need to be purchased, and tax season is coming up quickly. If your usual kinds of work — commercial, wedding, whatever — is extra-slow during the chilly winter months, the lack of income can be an extremely stressful and even scary experience.

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Its Nice That

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Trypophobics beware: the Korean illustrator’s work, including illustrations that merge his style with Rick & Morty’s for Adult Swim and large-scale animation work for Sogo in Hong Kong, is filled with holes that transports him to different worlds and realities. Read more.

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Under Consideration / Brand

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

“’Bok to the Future”. Established in 1895 in the small England village of Holcombe as J.W. Foster and Sons, Reebok , as it was renamed in 1958 (after "rhebok", a type of African gazelle) is a "worldwide designer, marketer and distributor of fitness and lifestyle footwear, apparel and equipment." With headquarters in Boston, MA, and a subsidiary of Adidas since 2005, Reebok has transitioned over the years "from a traditional sports brand to a brand focused on fitness" which means that inste

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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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