BP&O
DECEMBER 18, 2020
LogoArchive is a series of booklets dedicated to the modernist logo-making of the mid-century. It can be enjoyed as is and just for that. However, the ideas within these booklets, in the words of Ian Anderson “exist both on and below the surface” for anyone with the inclination to dig a bit deeper. These zines […]. The post LogoArchive: A Graphic Design Laboratory appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
Designer Daily
DECEMBER 10, 2020
As a designer, you may sometimes wonder how useful it is to publish concept designs on the Internet. Of course, you get to display your skills and build a portfolio, but will it just disappear in the depth of the Internet or will it have a use at all? This design by a wallnut seller is the proof that good surprises can happen and a concept design can be used in a real-life context.
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Just Creative
DECEMBER 29, 2020
As a graphic designer, there are many times when the project you’re working on may require you to flex your artistic muscles and pulling out sheets of paper and pencils is unlikely to satisfy the clients’ needs and unless you get it right the first time, is not going to make editing easy. These days, many artists, illustrators, and graphic designers have started to turn towards using tablets to complete their art projects.
Spoon Graphics
DECEMBER 21, 2020
To finish off every year I enjoy taking a moment to look back at my content from the past 12 months to compare how all my articles, tutorials, freebies and videos performed in terms of view counts. This is my greatest hits collection for 2020, broken down into individual roundups for each category. Did you miss any of these most popular posts? Which one from the list was your favourite?
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
I Love Typography
DECEMBER 13, 2020
Read the book, Typographic Firsts. For more than a thousand years the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs was completely lost. For centuries, many assumed that they were magical symbols that might never be understood by mere mortals. In the seventeenth century, the polymath and walking encyclopedia, Athanasius Kircher, came closer than most to understanding how Egyptian hieroglyphs worked, but the real breakthrough only came with the discovery of a 2,200-year-old black basalt slab.
Creative Review
DECEMBER 14, 2020
It’s been a strange year for cinema. Films like Wonder Woman 1984 and No Time to Die – what should have been 2020’s big blockbusters – have had their promotional campaigns thrown into a bizarre holding pattern; new variations of their key art emerging every now and then to keep audiences warm for those elusive release dates. One example of this perpetual eking-out: Andy Park’s poster for Black Widow was on our 2019 list , but now isn’t due to be released until
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Speckyboy Design Magazine
DECEMBER 22, 2020
With all of the changes and rapid advancements CSS has gone through over the last few years, we should not be surprised at the vast volume of open-source resources and tools that are continually being released. These time-saving CSS libraries, frameworks, and tools have been built to make our lives that little bit easier and also offer a learning window into those CSS areas we may not fully understand.
Just Creative
DECEMBER 2, 2020
This article has been contributed by Jack Leo. A logo is an important mark that represents the story and meaning of your business. Although designing an attractive and effective logo sounds easy, in actuality, it isn’t. Whether you are a designer or not, you can still design your logo. To make an iconic logo , you should possess enough knowledge about the things that matter the most to make a unique logo.
Spoon Graphics
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Samurai warriors are one of the coolest icons of Japanese pop culture! These legendary warriors are a popular subject for artists and designers, who not only feature fearsome Samurai in stunning illustrative work and character concept art, but the iconic battledress is also commonly used within logo designs too. In today’s inspiration showcase I present 40 amazing designs and illustrations of Samurai Warriors, including incredible digital paintings, detailed vector art, and mashups of Samurai wi
Noupe
DECEMBER 3, 2020
“Vintage”. We hear it all the time. People call almost everything vintage (especially if they are trying to sell something to you). But what does it mean really? Is it something really old? No. That’s antique. Perhaps something that was trendy a decade or so back? Nope. That’s retro. So what is vintage? We often hear people use it for retro and antique or anything that looks old to make it fancier.
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Creative Review
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Back in May, we wrote about how Joe Wicks became the nation’s PE teacher during those early months of national lockdown. And as a second lockdown descended upon England last month, again Wicks was there not only with his daily 30 minute PE sessions, but he also released a new YouTube series to get us exercising. The Body Coach brand has carved out a space of unrelenting energy and positivity, and it’s continued to flourish during a time where moving and exercising has, for many, been
ID Identity Design
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Restauranteurs Simon and Darcy wanted to launch a high-end neighbourhood restaurant, with a difference. One based on community and togetherness, that unites people through food, and where everything possible is made in-house with gentle treatment of simple ingredients. They needed a compelling identity to help tell their story and define their brand character.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
DECEMBER 21, 2020
A year “like no other” is about to come to a close. 2020 was certainly unique for everyone – web designers included. And it challenged us on several levels. Our daily grind was complicated by shutdowns, kids invading the home office, and clients who needed our help in rapidly changing their business models. Even though many of us were stuck in the house, there was rarely a dull moment.
Just Creative
DECEMBER 10, 2020
The great American author Stephen King once said, “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” Anyone who knows a writer knows that those two traits are especially true. When it came to this year’s list of the best Christmas gifts for writers ( see our 2019 compilation here ), we wanted to focus on what items would make life easier for a writer.
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Spoon Graphics
DECEMBER 2, 2020
In today’s video tutorial I’ll show you how to create a vintage movie title text effect with the help of Photoshop’s 3D tools. This style of classic film titles is reminiscent of old black and white movies from the 20s, 30s and 40s. Most of the hard work is done by Photoshop’s 3D functionality. Just some configuration of the settings is all that’s required to produce the three-dimensional effects and the chamfered text face, along with low key lighting and shadows. ?
Noupe
DECEMBER 1, 2020
If you are just starting out as a designer, deciding between Photoshop vs Illustrator might not be an easy task. So, we’ll lay out some facts for you to decide which one of these Adobe products is a better fit for you. . Let’s start off with the basics. Adobe Illustrator. Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor and design software that is developed by, well, Adobe.
Creative Review
DECEMBER 14, 2020
During the eight months since the UK declared the first of its nationwide lockdowns, writers have still written, publishers have still published and book designers have continued to produce an ever-varied range of covers for new titles. Yet there’s no denying that, as with pretty much every job in every sector across the country, the worlds of design and publishing have had to change and adapt accordingly throughout most of 2020.
Inkbot Design
DECEMBER 11, 2020
8 Rebranding Examples Showing Superb Rebranding Strategy. Rebranding usually occurs when a business decides to change a significant element of its identity. This change can include something as obvious as a new brand name or logo design , or something more in-depth like a shift in communication or new company values. Whatever the reason for that change might be, a rebranding strategy is crucial for success.
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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.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Since the beginning of the World Wide Web, the venerable hyperlink has been a crucial feature. Remember the amazement when you found out that a single click could take you anywhere in the world? OK, maybe that gee-whiz moment has passed. But links are still as important as ever. And they’re something designers need to make both obvious and accessible.
Just Creative
DECEMBER 10, 2020
There’s a common belief that condensed and narrow fonts make a text look cramped. That’s far from the truth. The most important thing here is the type of creative projects that you are working on. Headlines and bold messages are perfect for using narrow and condensed fonts. These fonts will make your creative projects look stunning. In this article, we bring you the best narrow and condensed fonts.
Colossal
DECEMBER 21, 2020
?. In the hypnotic realm of “ Catgot ,” bubbles explode into kaleidoscopic droplets, and beads of water bounce across the screen. Created by Ho Tsz Wing using Photoshop, the two-dimensional drawings mimic the look of a hand-painted animation. They’re set to an electronic track by ISAN and gracefully follow a series of fluid, synchronized movements.
Noupe
DECEMBER 8, 2020
Does #000000 and #FFFFFF mean anything to you? If you’re a designer, a programmer, or just someone who works in web design they probably do. When beautifully united, a black and white design can turn your artwork into a sophisticated and classy masterpiece. Before we jump into our top black and white design picks, let’s take a moment to carefully dig out the symbolism behind this timeless color duo.
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.
Design Week
DECEMBER 18, 2020
“One day I’m designing a pair of socks, the next day I’m designing a campaign for the side of a bus,” William Allen tells Design Week. “You just never know what you’ll have.” Allen is one quarter of the Barbican’s in-house design team, established in 2011 and in more normal times based in the Brutalist arts centre itself.
Inkbot Design
DECEMBER 9, 2020
7 Ways to Improve Your Company Web Design. Mapping out the user journey is essential. If you don’t have a plan for your user, visitors will mill around aimlessly before abandoning the ship. You may be at a total loss when you go to draft your website’s user journeys. No fear — some foundational principles can help guide you. Here are the seven principles you should leverage for your company web design (read on how to implement them below): Start from the end, starting with the desired action you
Speckyboy Design Magazine
DECEMBER 7, 2020
All released this year, each of these free web-based apps offers a time-saving solution to many of the web design tasks you will need to perform from time to time. Without ever having to install anything, all you have to do is bookmark and save them for that day when they will be called upon. Some of these tiny time-savers will help you to better manage your SVG icon collections, organize code snippets, randomnly create profile pictures, generate CSS animations, or even translate CSS selectors i
Just Creative
DECEMBER 10, 2020
This article has been contributed by Lesley Haught. With 1.5 billion websites in the world, the competition is pretty evident, right? And the only way you can beat your competitors is by being better than them – better in your UI/UX design. What is UI/UX Design? UI stands for user interface and UX is the user experience. These are interrelated terms, and one is not possible without the other.
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?
Its Nice That
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Acting as a “form of therapy”, Until One Sunday We Didn’t is a deeply personal story of the illustrator’s memories and emotions growing up with a father “who becomes a different person from one day to the next”.
Noupe
DECEMBER 11, 2020
Starting your own web design freelance business can be an exciting and challenging endeavor. And whether you just need a little extra cash on the side of your day job or you’re hoping to build a business that will let you leave your 9-to-5, building a web design freelance business can be very lucrative. That’s because, as the Internet continues to grow and evolve, companies are constantly needing new websites, updates to their current websites, or complete site overhauls.
Design You Trust
DECEMBER 25, 2020
Hand lettering has become an increasingly popular art form and these creative lettering styles are almost everywhere – whether it’s the logo of your favorite coffee shop, burger restaurants’ chalkboards, the stationery or adverts and wall art, to name just a few. Lettering is still often confused with calligraphy, which is definitely where hand-lettering originated from; the art of lettering, however, is essentially drawing all kinds of letters, beautifully rearrange typography broken down into
Inkbot Design
DECEMBER 11, 2020
Why Invest in Branding? 8 Reasons to Build a Brand Identity. Branding is a term that’s still shrouded in a veil of confusion. Even some marketers believe that a brand is synonymous with a logo design and a trade name, but this concept is much more complicated than that. Yes, it incorporates a company tagline, brand colours, design, packaging , or brand voice , among many other things, but it cannot be reduced to any of them.
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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