Spoon Graphics

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Traditionally, engraved designs are carved into metal or wooden surfaces with sharp tools, but the visual style of engraving is also replicated in design and illustrative work. Ornate floral elements, detailed patterns, and intricate linework are common features that make engravings such a fascinating art style. In today’s inspiration showcase I present 40 amazing designs that are based on the aesthetics of scratchboard illustrations, etching, and vintage engravings.

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Designer Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Many of Designer Daily’s readers probably already know of Duolingo, an app that most of us install to try to learn a new language and give up after two weeks (in the best cases). Recently, this very popular app underwent a rebranding that changed the face of its cute owl. Based on this illustration, a typeface was created to reinforce the look-and-feel of the visuals and unify communications of the brand.

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BP&O

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Opinion by Richard Baird Origen México is a encyclopaedic collection of cultural reference points from Mexico, and an expression of love for its land and identity, edited by Ámbar Editores and Paola Gonzalez Vargas. Written in Spanish it covers things such as, Barro negro pottery; the black clay pottery of Oaxaca, Barrancas del Cobre; the six canyons […].

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Creative Market

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Calendars are still one of the best ways to keep track of stuff you need to do. They work great for all ages, don't need batteries, and can even become a decorative element on their own. Thanks to these Creative Market shop owners, you can also customize their content and layout for all kinds of uses. Print one for your pocket planner, hang one up for your kitchen wall, or get a commercial license and design a product with it.

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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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Canva

OCTOBER 8, 2019

2020 is just around the corner, which means the world of design is about to see a host of new trends in the design space. But when it comes to color, what are those trends going to look like? We spoke to two design experts— Dora Blaskievich of Charm Creative , a branding and graphic design studio in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Frederick Eschrich, senior designer at creative agency Someoddpilot and lecturer in visual communication design at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, to get th

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Just Creative

OCTOBER 2, 2019

This article was contibuted by Roman Daneghyan. We live in a fast-paced world. Everything around us is becoming more bold, vivid and dynamic. Videos are becoming more embedded in society- they are part of most people’s everyday lives. In fact, videos have become vital in today’s media industry. Whether it’s entertainment, news, advertisements or reality shows- videos are an integral part of the global media landscape.

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Designer Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2019

After the Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup that takes place every four years in a different country every time is probably the largest international sport event in the world. With the recent release of the next World Cup’s logo, which was as usual heavily criticized by both designers and non-designers, we thought it would be a good idea to take a look at the evolution of the World Cup’s logos since 1930.

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BP&O

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Opinion by Richard Baird Freadman White is a Melbourne-based architectural practice, led by Ilana Freadman and Michael White, that seeks to embed a curiosity-driven and experientially charged tension into their architectural work, reveal beauty in simple and overlooked settings, and design contextually informed structures with a disciplined whimsy. Further, rather than responding literally to physical surroundings, […].

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Creative Market

OCTOBER 1, 2019

If you hang around professional graphic designers long enough, chances are you'll hear them talk about Adobe InDesign. Long considered the industry standard for creating multi-page layouts, knowing the basics should be part of every designer's core skillset. Need to create a magazine? InDesign. Build a brochure? InDesign. Crank out an ebook? InDesign.

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Canva

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Just like with any profession or discipline, design comes with some rules. While breaking design rules is allowed and even (in some circumstances) encouraged, it’s important to at least be aware of the rules you are breaking so you can break them the right way. Here are 20 design rules you should consider, before breaking them. From typography to layout, right through to color and special effects, this list runs through a few basic rules, tips, tricks and guides to some common errors and how to

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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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I Love Typography

OCTOBER 21, 2019

To the Egyptians, it was a reflection of the Nile; for the Babylonians, a giant serpent or length of rope. In Greek mythology, the infant Heracles was brought to suckle at the breast of a sleeping Hera, the goddess of childbirth. When she wakes, she pushes the child away and her milk splashes against the […]. The post Hera’s Milky Way & the Origins of the Multiverse appeared first on I Love Typography.

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Six Leaf Design

OCTOBER 15, 2019

There’s nothing worse than going to a website only to sit and wait for all the photos to load (ok, there are plenty of worse things…but hear me out). With today’s web surfers getting more and more impatient, a slow loading site can mean that your audience is bouncing before they even get to your information. Not to mention that you will get better SEO results for images that load fast because it provides a better user experience (Google loves a fast loading website).

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Designer Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Every week, we’ll give you an overview of the best deals for designers, make sure you don’t miss any by subscribing to our deals feed. You can also follow the recently launched website Type Deals if you are looking for free fonts or font deals. Belmonte, Delicious Bold Script Font. Belmonte, a sweet, bold, delicious and crunchy script font comes packed with several OpenType features including stylistic alternates, standard ligatures, stylistic sets and swashes.

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BP&O

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Opinion by Richard Baird One Wellington, a partnership between LAS Group and Qualitas, is a new property development located in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda, not far from eclectic Fitzroy Street. Designed by KPDO, the building’s architecture, comprised of 181 apartments spread across two buildings of 26 and 10 floors, features flowing curves inspired by its […].

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Creative Market

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Call it Dadaism or Dada, but it put avant-garde design and abstraction on the map in a big way. Emerging from the ashes of World War I, this movement was as anti-establishment as you could get for the times. The curious element of this way of looking at art was its revolutionary worldview that rejected the norms, both in design and society, of the culture around it.

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Canva

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Have you made the most out of geometric patterns? Sounds like a bit of an odd question, I know, but geometric patterns are an incredibly useful tool that you can really tap into. Geometric patterns when used correctly can be highly flexible, visually effective and in some cases, very functional. You can use them to bring vibrancy and life to your designs or a softer elegance and style to them.

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Spoon Graphics

OCTOBER 23, 2019

In today’s Photoshop tutorial we’re going to have some fun creating a surreal art style known as Grime Art, which is a weird trend where portrait photos are doodled upon with drooping, cartoonish drips of slimy flesh in vibrant colours to produce weird and wonderful zombie-like images with a gross, but somehow cool effect. I’ll show you a handy technique within Photoshop that allows you to easily illustrate and colour your artwork with the help of a pen tablet. ?

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I Love Typography

OCTOBER 11, 2019

I seldom write book reviews. Despite reading many good books, it’s quite an effort, for me at least, to gather my scraps and notes and thoughts and hone them into a few hundred words. But Tom Mole’s latest book is worth the effort – and worth more than a retweet or a half-hearted thumbs-up emoji. When […]. The post The Secret Life of Books appeared first on I Love Typography.

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Designer Daily

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Have you got prepared for Halloween 2019? It’s one of the most appealing events of the year. For this reason, website owners try to keep up with the overall festive mood. They decorate their corporate websites, blogs, e-stores, and other online services with different scary Halloween graphics. Thus, websites become interactive, dynamic, and up-to-date.

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BP&O

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Opinion by Richard Baird Daniel Jensen is a Swedish artist whose work moves between paintings, sculptures and drawings and explores themes such as society and pop-culture, film, literature and nature. His latest book, designed by Bedow, features artworks that are figurative and abstract, unrelated and absent a narrative. With such compelling and intense imagery of colour […].

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Creative Market

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Graphic design is all around us. It’s showcased as visuals across multiple different mediums to express a message or tell a story. Liz Meyer , Senior Brand Designer at Creative Market, explains that she likes “to think of Graphic Design as art that analyzes and solves a problem. The first question you ask yourself when being handed a brief or project should always be—what problem am I trying to solve?”.

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Canva

OCTOBER 1, 2019

When it comes to building your branding, the best place to start is with some inspiration. Whether it’s a mood board , or your Saved section on Instagram , the best place to start is by going straight to the source, and seeing what graphic designers have created. Currently working on a brand identity project? Maybe you’re in the midst of design work and just need a boost of design inspiration to get you through the day?

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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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Just Creative

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Graphic design is a challenging job that requires serious hardware and software. In the current digital nomad haze, laptop characteristics such as mobility and weight have also become extremely important. As with every profession, the laptop choice is always a subtle game of balance between performance and weight, large screen and portability, maximum features and affordable price.

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I Love Typography

OCTOBER 3, 2019

For the best part of 2,000 years, the earth stood at the center of the universe. It did not move but was surrounded by a series of embedded transparent spheres. Each hollow sphere, for the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn and an outermost sphere or firmament of fixed stars, rotated around our […]. The post Long-Haired Stars & the End of the World appeared first on I Love Typography.

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Designer Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Every week, we’ll give you an overview of the best deals for designers, make sure you don’t miss any by subscribing to our deals feed. You can also follow the recently launched website Type Deals if you are looking for free fonts or font deals. 26 Best-Selling Bundles: Textures, Stamps, Charts & More. This Best Sellers Bundle offers you 26 different collections to make any graphic designer giddy.

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Spoon Graphics

OCTOBER 9, 2019

In today’s Adobe Illustrator tutorial I’m going to take you through the process of creating a bold eSports style logo with a mascot graphic, from the initial sketch right through to the final vector logo art. eSports logos are a continuation of the style of American football, baseball and hockey team branding that incorporate mascot illustration with strong type and vibrant colours.

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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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Creative Market

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Typography plays a quiet role in our lives, whether you notice it or not. From shop signage, product labels, to movie posters, and cover letters – type is everywhere. And it’s been here long before people specialized in it. Today, there are all kinds of typography as well as a study dedicated to it. There are experts who make sure the right kind of letters is used in the right settings.

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Canva

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Ever wondered how brands create iconic logos that are instantly recognizable across the world? Did it happen by chance, or, was it the outcome of a strategic design choice? We like to think it’s the second option. Below, we share some ideas you can borrow from some of the most famous logos ever designed. When designing a logo for your business or personal brand, it’s helpful to think of it as the welcome mat to your home: the first thing guests see.

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Graphic Mama

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Logo design trends 2020 are here and they look amazing! Scroll down to check them out. Logo design is a quite major and important niche of graphic design. Although let by graphic design trends, logo design trends are usually more stable and don’t change as much from year to year. The reason is that a logo’s life lasts long – sometimes up to a decade, sometimes even more before the company decides to redesign.

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Lisa Maltby

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Back in July I opened a big can of worms and conducted a survey about pricing illustration. Money is notoriously difficult to discuss and so I offered both illustrators and commissioners the opportunity to contribute anonymous insight into their experiences. The data was eye-opening and revealed that, while illustration proved extremely lucrative for some, many experienced illustrators weren’t making a sustainable living from their work.

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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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