Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Type designers work with a diverse clientele, and yet common themes always seem to emerge in our conversations. This seems to be the season of complex typography, in which designers everywhere are faced with the challenge of presenting different and competing kinds of information to readers. An agency we’re working with is designing a demanding identity for a fast-moving consumer goods brand; an in-house art department is creating a responsive website for complex financial disclosures; a f

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Design Wizard

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Fluid Typography =equals= Responsiveness of the Future. When the term responsiveness first entered the vocabulary of marketers and web designers, we used it to describe the future of email and website design. Web designers in particular were faced with a big challenge – creating websites that provided mobile, tablet and desktop users with a website that not only fit their screens but delivered an enjoyable experience.

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Smashing Magazine Graphics

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Exploring New Worlds: March Desktop Wallpapers, Challenge and The Winner Exploring New Worlds: March Desktop Wallpapers, Challenge and The Winner Cosima Mielke 2018-02-28T14:30:00+00:00 2024-02-23T22:34:49+00:00 Everybody’s an artist. That was the idea behind the Smashing Creativity Challenge which we announced at the beginning of the month. We asked the community to get their creative ideas flowing, and design a desktop wallpaper for March 2018.

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Grain Edit

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

“Module” Calendar by Katsumi Tamura. The deadline for submissions to the A’ Design Awards is quickly approaching. Entries must be received before February 28th. The renowned event which is held each year Como, Italy honors exemplary design work from a variety of categories including Print , Packaging , Photography , Visual Communication , and more.

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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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You The Designer

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Blogs are solidifying their spot on the internet very quickly due to the many advantages they provide. You can easily start a blog with very little money, and you can publish content easily to your audience. WordPress is arguably the best blog engine out there and it comes with tons of great and easy to install plugins that you can add to your site.

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Uppercase Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

As one can see from UPPERCASE magazine and the books that I publish, I'm a very visual person. I love colour and typography and enjoy creating an experience with these elements. I was a freelance graphic designer for a dozen years before I transitioned into using those skills into my own products. I’m definitely someone who judges a book by its cover—but also what’s inside!

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FSketcher

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

In this article, I am going to explain how to draw beautiful eyes with an easy and fast technique. First, I am going to show you how to place eyes. Moreover, you will learn how to change the ethnicity of your model by altering eye shape. In the second part, I will show you how size, location, and distance can affect an overall stylistic look of your sketch.

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Smashing Magazine Graphics

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Exploring New Worlds: A Smashing Creativity Challenge Exploring New Worlds: A Smashing Creativity Challenge Cosima Mielke 2018-02-06T11:30:09+00:00 2024-02-19T16:35:14+00:00 Time flies! Did you know that it has been more than nine years already since we first embarked on our wallpapers adventure ? Nine years is a long time, and sometimes we all should break out of our comfort zones and try something new, right?

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Grain Edit

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Motif Wine by En Garde Interdisciplinary GmbH. Do you have a project you’re really proud of? Do you think it could win an award? Start off the New Year by taking a chance and entering the A’Design Awards , the largest design competition in the world. The annual event is held in Como, Italy and accepts entries for both conceptual and realized projects.

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David Airey

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Canada Modern is a physical and digital archive of modernist Canadian graphic design, focusing on the period 1960—1985. It’s the culmination of Blair Thomson’s long-held ambition to curate a comprehensive national cache, whilst addressing the absence of any such resource on a singular thread. “Canada Modern exists to preserve, document, educate and inspire, to build a new and richer understanding of what can clearly be seen as a seminal point in Canada’s development as a nation — one of optimism

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Uppercase Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Looking back to my own decision-making process 4 years ago, here are the 3 things that helped me decide: 1. Testimonials from other B-Schoolers Reading the personal stories of other B-Schoolers was how I first was introduced to Marie Forleo and B-School. I heard about it via an email from Beth Kempton from Do What You Love , whom I had featured in a previous issue of the magazine.

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Logo Geek

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

This is a guest blog from Del Mauricio, a multi-media designer and founder of Aesthetic Philosophies – a graphic design consultancy and blog. For decades, logo designers have relied on a set of design principles and intuition to create successful logos. Most designers through years of experience and practice know what works. Yet, they may […].

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Inspo Finds

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

It’s been a brilliant start to 2018 over at Inspo Finds, with over 2.5k new followers and a huge leap in project appreciations on our Instagram. We thought we’d write our latest post about a January favourite, Tartine. Recent graduate Shui Chang was briefed to rebrand the bakery and meeting place Tartine. The independent cafe needed an upgrade from their dated brand, with an approachable and welcoming feel.

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Illustration Art

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When Rembrandt declared bankruptcy in 1656, an official from the Amsterdam Insolvency Office showed up at his house at No. 4 Breestraat to inventory Rembrandt's possessions. The possessions would have to be auctioned off to pay Rembrandt's debts. Moving from room to room, it didn't take long to figure out why Rembrandt had gone bankrupt. As Anthony Bailey wrote in his book, Rembrandt's House : The house was crammed with pictures, stacked against and hanging from the walls.

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FSketcher

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

In this section of fabric directory, you will find all the information needed to design and produce garments made of chiffon fabric. Description Chiffon is a light, plain-woven fabric usually made of silk or nylon. Silk chiffon is a smooth textile with a stretch, soft drape, and shimmering look. Its name is derived from the French word for a “cloth” or “rag” Composition Chiffon can be produced from a wide range of fibers or their blends such as : Natural fibers : cotton

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Brand Struck

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Category: Media & entertainment – TV channels, streaming services Owner of the brand: Home Box Office, Inc. (Time Warner, AT&T) Key competitors: Showtime, Starz, AMC, Sky, Canal+, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Artyku? HBO pochodzi z serwisu BrandStruck.

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Uppercase Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

When you use my affiliate link to register, you'll also receive these UPPERCASE B-School Bonuses: A complimentary one-year subscription/renewal to UPPERCASE magazine. A pair of Everyday notebooks to jot down your B-School a-ha moments. Access to a private UPPERCASE + B-School community and discussion board. Online conference call with Janine to ask questions and share your progress with the encouraging UPPERCASE B-School community.

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Logo Geek

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

I’ve been working freelance (part time) now for just over a year, and throughout most of that time I’ve been using a fairly old 23 inch iMac. It did the job, but I knew I needed to upgrade as it was slowing me down… and, whilst previously I was happy to wait, suddenly that time […]. The post A Hardware Upgrade: BenQ 32 inch 4k Monitor first appeared on Logo Geek.

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Smashing Magazine Graphics

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

77 Hand-Drawn Space Icons That’ll Take You Into Unexplored Territories (Freebie) 77 Hand-Drawn Space Icons That’ll Take You Into Unexplored Territories (Freebie) Cosima Mielke 2018-02-08T15:30:03+00:00 2024-02-20T05:05:53+00:00 When you were small, haven’t you ever dreamt of becoming the commander of a space mission? Of exploring outer space and seing the Earth from above?

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Illustration Art

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Continuing our daily series of artists who draw in a slick, polished style. Allan Kass drew these1960s illustrations for clients such as Esso Oil Company and Vauxhall automobiles. Some will object that this was drawn from photo-reference, but there's a reason Esso didn't use a photograph for its ad. It cost Esso more time and money to commission a drawing, but a photograph would've lacked that snazzy brushwork on the fender and headlights.and in a photograph, that asphalt would be solid black, r

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Anna Raff Illustration

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Thursday was my second time participating in World Read Aloud Day. As usual, it was a whirlwind day of Skype sessions with classrooms across the USA and Canada. I read a few of my books (THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED, YOU ARE NOT A CAT!, and A BIG SURPRISE FOR LITTLE CARD), shared some of my illustration process, and even snuck in a sneak peek at my next project.

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Brand Struck

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Category: FMCG Alcoholic beverages – vodka, gin and other spirits, alcopops Owner of the brand: Bacardi Limited Key competitors: Captain Morgan, Havana Club, Tanduay, McDowell’s No.1 Celebration Artyku? Bacardí pochodzi z serwisu BrandStruck.

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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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Illustration Art

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

I like this cartoon by Charles Barsotti of a committee of dogs deliberating a rubber ball: From the inventory of Taraba Illustration Art LLC Barsotti is famous for his light hearted, spontaneous style. He draws only the bare essentials, perfect for his special brand of humor. There's no "over-thinking" in this drawing. is there? When you look at the original, you see that Barsotti decided that some of those dog noses would be funnier if they were a fraction of an inch shorter: And that round rub

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Illustration Art

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Continuing our daily series of artists who draw in a slick, polished style: Stan Drake. Like Alex Raymond, Stan Drake drew pretty pictures in a tight, realistic manner. Portraits of the rock group Supertramp from Drake's 1979 strip, "Pop Idols and the Disco Scene" Note how Drake's fine tipped marker has discolored with time, while the ink remains black Drake understood perspective.and (unlike the poor, dissed Mr.

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Brand Struck

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Category: Automotive – cars, car accessories; Owner of the brand: Ford Motor Company Key competitors: Toyota, Honda, Chevrolet, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Nissan, Renault Artyku? Ford pochodzi z serwisu BrandStruck.

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Illustration Art

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Once upon a time audiences prized clean sharp, draftsmanship. Alex Raymond's Rip Kirby Slick, controlled lines, sparkling use of blacks, fast descriptive strokes-- all of these projected an aura of confidence and virtuosity. Alex Raymond's Rip Kirby Alex Raymond's Rip Kirby Smooth, evenly spaced, connected lines completed with pen or brush: Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon See the closeup below: Flash Gordon (detail) Cartoonist Leonard Starr described how his friend Stan Drake wielded his "flexible r

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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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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

This is my final example of an artist who drew in what might be called a slick, polished manner: Leonard Starr. Like other artists we've observed this week, Starr could draw in a tight style: And yet, take a close and look you'll see that, like the previous artists I've featured, he doesn't pursue realism slavishly. This zig-zag line in the man's hair, for example, adds a nice effect but could never be derived solely from tracing photographs: Neither could Starr's restraint on the girl's face, o

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Illustration Art

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Continuing our daily series of artists who draw in a slick, polished style. One current comic artist who draws sharp as a razor is Sean Murphy , creator of series such as Tokyo Ghost and Punk Rock Jesus. Note how Murphy's range encompasses the sleek speed lines and mechanical drawing for that boat as well as the imagination and courage necessary for that heavy brush treatment of the explosion: Murphy clearly loves to draw; he often inserts splash pages with ambitious architectural drawings and g

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