May, 2022

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Meet DALL-E 2, the robot artist using AI to make dreams a reality

Creative Boom

Teddy bears working on new AI research underwater with 1990s technology © DALL-E 2. You may have thought your jobs were safe from robots as an artist or creator. Think again. DALL-E 2, a new artificial intelligence application developed by OpenAI is expanding the world's perspective on how creative a machine can be. Have you ever wanted to paint a portrait of your cat in the style of Rembrandt Van Rijn but just didn't have the time?

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TOP Inspiring & Most Liked YouTube Channels for Designers

Designer Daily

“Design is intelligence made visible”. This quote by Alina Wheeler is the perfect way to portray what the design concept is. Everyone can design in many ways but that doesn’t mean that we are each excellent at it. But there are a myriad of people out there who have an eye for design. If you’re one of those people, you should be sharing that with the world!

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Cover Designs For “The Rift”

Designer Daily

Presented by Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner, The Rift tells the story of a single mother and her son whose lives change forever after witnessing a WWII fighter pilot from 1941 crash land in present-day Kansas. They find themselves drawn into the work of Section 47, a secret government organization responsible for responding to Rifts that open in space and time.

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25 Photorealistic Packaging Product Mockups

Graphic Design Junction

Highest quality packaging product mockups to present your work in a realistic and professional style. These mockups can make your design presentation stand out from other mockups and give it truly photorealistic look. Photoshop mockup templates can save your time and make your brand product look amazing with eye-catching effects. In this article we are gathered most useful mockup templates, which are very easy to use with smart objects , simply double-click the Smart Layer, copy & paste

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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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Retro Striped Text Effect Photoshop Tutorial

Spoon Graphics

Over the years I’ve shared several tutorials showing how to create retro text effects mostly using Adobe Illustrator, so today I thought I’d mix things up and show some techniques for creating retro striped text effects with a 70s vibe using tools in Photoshop. Photoshop’s Layer Style tools are the natural place to start, but as we’ll discover they don’t quite cut it.

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Dive Into the Surprising “Daydream” of Artist Josh Sperling

Design Milk

Artist Josh Sperling’s current exhibition of shaped paintings is on view at Perrotin in New York. Open through June 11 th , “Daydream” pushes the possibilities of precision, color, and curiosity through multiple series of joyful works. Josh Sperling paintings on canvas combine an obsession for color selection with the precision of a CNC router. Each painting feels too perfect to be human but too human to be a computer.

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12 inspirational free courses to get your creative juices flowing

Creative Bloq

Improve your art by mastering everything from colour and light to sketching with freedom.

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Typographic Electronics Vinicius Araújo

Designer Daily

As a graphic designer based in Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Araújo enjoys experimenting with letters and it’s very obvious in his latest side project, titled 36 Days Electronics. Mixing graphic design, industrial design, and typography, he created an entire alphabet in which brand styles are applied to letters.

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21 New Creative Brochure / Catalog Templates

Graphic Design Junction

Professional Creative Brochure Templates for business annual report, corporate firm, fashion or personal photography portfolio. The pre-build ready to use brochures, catalog, booklet templates can move your brand to the next level. Easy to use and fully customizable layout. The corporate brochure templates used for all type of businesses. Fully editable layers or colors shape layers, print ready (CMYK/3mm Bleeds/300 dpi) Perfect for Industrial, technology, manufacturing, photographic, constructi

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All The Best Photo Effect Resources in One Discounted Bundle (91% off!)

Spoon Graphics

This Greatest Hits Photography Bundle contains the best of the best! It’s a collection of the most popular resources from previous photography bundles to provide you with a second chance to acquire these amazing tools at a heavily discounted price of $29 (91% off). Inside you’ll find an array of Photoshop actions, photo overlays and effects packs to take your photos to the next level.

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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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Where I Work: Artist Ethan Cook

Design Milk

Ethan Cook is a Texas-born, New York-based artist known for his minimalist works and woven art. The abstract woven pieces feature color block compositions in bold colorways on self-made canvases. The geometric “paintings” are made from sewn pieces of canvas that Cook has woven on a four-harness floor loom. Once the various pieces are sewn together, they make up the canvas that’s then stretched on bars for hanging.

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Melcher Oosterman creates intricate, colourful illustrations without even planning them

Creative Boom

Rotterdam-based illustrator Melcher Oosterman has an expert eye for colour, which he uses to create intricate illustrations brimming with wit, character and tragedy. But another important skill in his creative toolkit is an aversion to planning. A self-confessed late bloomer when it came to reading and writing, Melcher was originally drawn to illustrations as a child because they offered him an alternative way to express himself and communicate.

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10 of the best free 3D apps

Creative Bloq

Sculpt, model, animate and render to your heart's content with these budget-friendly apps.

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Photoshop CC Corrupted Files

Designer Daily

What should you do, if the file with the Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud graphic project stops opening? Users think that Adobe will save Photoshop for a project, that took many days and hours to work on because the cost of subscribing to Adobe Creative Cloud is prohibitive. However, they will be very disappointed: the function of repairing corrupted files in Adobe Photoshop CC appeared recently, and the quality of its work is very mediocre.

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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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Amazing Digital Paintings Illustrations By Hanaa Medhat

Graphic Design Junction

Once again we are featuring passionate and hardworking professional Digital Paintings Illustrations Instructor and Art director “ Hanaa Medhat “. She has extensive experience managing and creating a wide range of design project s from posters to brochures. Her achievement oriented new media designer with keen eye for details and strong commitment to contemporary design.

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How to Create Detailed Bitmap Effects in Photoshop

Spoon Graphics

In today’s tutorial I’m going to show you how to create detailed pixel effects just using Photoshop’s Bitmap conversion tool. By configuring a few simple settings, you can easily create retro-style artwork just like old 8-Bit game screens. I’ll first show you how this effect can be applied to photographs, but stick around until the end to also see how this effect helps to create some really cool digital text effects.

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A Mid-Century Modern Los Angeles Home Inspired by Japanese Ryokans

Design Milk

Palmero is a minimal residence located in Los Angeles, California, designed by Joel Wong and Amanda Gunawan of Owiu. The project, perched on Palmero Drive, is a mid-century modern home set in the foothills of LA’s Mount Washington neighborhood. Influenced by the design of Japanese ryokans, the building sits in harmony with its surrounding landscape.

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10 decorative accessories that we always see in every graphic design agency

Creative Boom

Office of Tom Muller. Image courtesy of the designer. We've spent 13 happy years supporting the creative industry through Creative Boom. One of the things we enjoy most is visiting people in their studios, seeing where and how they work. What might surprise you is how often these spaces share similar decor, as though without them, they simply couldn't call themselves graphic designers.

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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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Technology meets aesthetics in the MSI Summit E16 Flip Evo

Creative Bloq

For power, portability and beautiful design, meet MSI's new productivity laptop, inspired by the Golden Ratio.

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How To Design Custom Online Learning Programs

Designer Daily

Nowadays, it’s more accessible to learn new skills or earn certification through online programs. Various platforms provide opportunities to anyone who wishes to expand their knowledge or supplement their studies. However, it’s also undeniable that there are many available platforms online, making it challenging for new programs to gain many students. .

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Product Mockups: High Quality Packaging Product Mockups

Graphic Design Junction

The huge collection of photorealistic packaging mockups and packaging product mockups design to showcase your product packaging design in different styles and light arrangements. The mockups are perfect to display beverage, drinks, cosmetic products, chocolates, milks and box packaging designs and impress your client. All presentation mockups are available in Photoshop PSD format, easy to use and customize, just use smart object for the replacement of design, change font size/color, background

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'Live well & eat well': Chang Chih on her deliciously warm and nostalgic illustrations

Creative Boom

Breakfast © Chang Chih. Taichung-based illustrator creates homely works Inspired by her family, the food her mother used to make, and even the daily weather. Chang Chih has only been illustrating for less than a year, but her finely refined style proves otherwise. Mature and consistent, Chang has developed an aesthetic that gives off the allusion that she's been working in the medium for decades.

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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.

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Constanze Bachmann's groundbreaking UAL project redefines what fashion means

Creative Boom

Constanze Bachmann at LCFMA22 Catwalk Show. Photography by Ana Blumenkron, Styling Collaboration. If you want to know the future of the creative industries, the universities are an excellent place to look. Here, you'll find a fresh, young talent unfettered by the preconceptions of previous generations, striking out with new and innovative ideas. Take Constanze Bachmann, who recently completed an MA in Fashion Design Technology (Womenswear) at London College of Fashion , University of Arts London

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Fred Perry, the British icon to be celebrated at the Design Museum this summer

Creative Boom

Vintage Fred Perry brochures / catalogues, 1950s 1970s. All images courtesy of Design Museum. It's been 70 years since the Fred Perry polo shirt made its debut. Little did its founder know just how much his sportswear would leave such an enduring legacy. The former world number one's clothing range has had such influence that it's now the focus of a new exhibition at London's Design Museum this summer.

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'I destroy the work after an exhibition': Inside the weird worlds of artist JeeYoung Lee

Creative Boom

© JeeYoung Lee. South Korean visual artist and designer JeeYoung Lee is returning to London's NOW Gallery with her upcoming exhibition, Maiden Voyage. Make sure you see it while you can, though, because once it's gone, it's gone for good. JeeYoung Lee has been touted as one of the rising stars in the Korean artistic world, and with her new installation coming to London, there's never been a better time to see her work in person.

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Ukraine war exhibition at Wieden+Kennedy gallery updates its images in real-time

Creative Boom

© Volodymyr Petrov. In Ukraine right now, history is being written, recorded and documented; history will undoubtedly be studied by our children and grandchildren for decades to come. But although the world craves raw facts about what's happening, it mustn't be just journalists that testify; artists have a crucial role to play too. In a fast-changing situation, any display of artists' work runs the risk of becoming dated very quickly.

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What in the World is a Force Majeure?

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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&Walsh disrupts the 'stuffy' wine landscape with a 'non-snobby' identity for Stompy

Creative Boom

&Walsh is behind a new identity for Stompy , a personalised wine subscription service founded by college friends Stephen Wong and Andy Williams in 2020. The work by Jessica Walsh and her team hopes to challenge the "stuffy" nature of the wine buying experience by championing "doing wine your way" expressed through bold type, bright colours and humorous illustrations.

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How designers can help brands to stand out by tearing up the rule book

Creative Boom

Since farmers started branding livestock in 2000BC, branding's primary role has been to make a product, service, organisation or cow uniquely identifiable. Why, then, is so much of modern identity design so indistinguishable? And how can we fix it? Everyone knows that standing out is good, right? If you work in the world of design and branding – either as a creative, a client, an agency or a brand owner – your job is to help the brands you represent get noticed and remembered.

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22 fantastic tools and gadgets for video creators in 2022

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock. Once, video creation was something only specialised professionals engaged in, while the rest of us only dabbled or stayed well clear altogether. But those days are long gone. In 2022, more and more independent designers, artists and illustrators are getting involved in making original video content. That might be part of a 360-degree client project, which requires both still and moving images.

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Denomination's designs add animal magnetism to eco-friendly wine brand Wise Wolf

Creative Boom

These days, we're all looking to brands to be more environmentally responsible. But that doesn't necessarily mean sticking to the same cliched aesthetics of eco-friendly design. We still want to see packaging that delights and surprises us – and so we love this environmental identity for Accolade Wines by Banrock Station. The packaging itself ticks lots of pro-planet boxes.

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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.