Telepathy

MAY 9, 2017

Millennials are poised to become the largest demographic group in the world by the end of the decade. That’s less than 3 years away, folks, and as the stats start rolling in, we’re seeing that they have a very different approach to managing their finances. For starters, their trust in — and loyalty to — the big financial institutions is at an all-time low, and they’re responding by taking more direct control over their earning and investment decisions , as well as seeking advice from a much broa

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Envato Tuts+

MAY 12, 2017

If you want to add a touch of luxury to your designs, you’re going to want to know a bit about foiling. Often used on premium print media, like invitations, business cards, reports, and letterheads, this is a process whereby metallic foil is applied to the surface of the paper using either a manually-operated or pneumatic (air-powered) machine. The result?

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Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

MAY 4, 2017

You can read Part 1 and Part 2 here. Paisley Rabbit Book Cover Watercolour and Gouache 42 x 55cm There was a bit of a gap in-between finishing the cover illustration and designing the layout for the book cover. I completed some other illustrations for the same book, and then returned to the above illustration and created some draft layouts to share with the writer and publisher, Steve Richardson.

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Design Soak

MAY 1, 2017

Tycho Poster Shows Colorful Waves. Inspiring - especially if you live in a hot country near the beach! Via.

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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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Illustration Art

MAY 23, 2017

Bernie Fuchs and his wife Anna Lee (known to all as Babe) in front of their new house In 1961 when the young Bernie Fuchs moved his family into the house on Tanglewood Lane, no one could've anticipated the explosive decade ahead. The 1960s shook the whole field of illustration just as they shook the country. The 60s brought revolutions in art, music and literature.

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Fonts in Use

MAY 17, 2017

Contributed by Nick Sherman License: All Rights Reserved. Shortly after being sentenced to jail time for the Eros periodical he started with Herb Lubalin, Ralph Ginzburg launched Fact magazine in 1964, again enlisting Lubalin as art director. Fact focused largely on political issues and was known for its scathingly satirical takedowns of everyone from Bobby Kennedy to Reader’s Digest to the entire American automobile industry (a young Ralph Nader contributed research on that topic).

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Fifi Lapin

MAY 24, 2017

Today I'm wearing Chanel SS17 It's a furturistic rappa bunny kind of a look. Trust me, lingerie and sideways caps will be BIG this summer. Available here The show was pretty amazing as we come to expect from Chanel; Cyber models wearing elegant bling walking the super computer catwalk. After recent events all I want to do is look towards a bright future and I'll certainly be wearing Chanel when I get there. bunny kisses Fifi Lapin xxx p.s.

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Graphic Springs

MAY 10, 2017

Just like you experiment with different recipes, creating your bakery logo takes time and patience. Check out these tips & try our free logo maker now!

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Design Soak

MAY 13, 2017

Life's Labyrinth: looking at life through a shattered lens. A very clever, yet simple concept. Via.

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Illustration Art

MAY 24, 2017

As years went by, more houses were built on Tanglewood Lane. The residents decided they merited a street sign at the entrance. Because it was a private street, the residents would normally have to pay for their own sign. But Bernie Fuchs volunteered to paint one. He took a board, painted it white and hand lettered the words, "Tanglewood Lane." Fuchs' artwork may look free and spontaneous, but he started his training in the rigorous world of car illustration where he had to master technical drawi

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Fonts in Use

MAY 23, 2017

Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: [link] blakney67. License: All Rights Reserved. In August 1923, the Bayerische Bauindustrie A.-G., an incorporated construction company in Munich, issued a series of coupons worth 100,000, 1,000,000 and 5,000,000 marks — the devastating hyperinflation was in full swing. Although these pieces of Notgeld (“emergency money”) weren’t official banknotes, they had the backing of the Bavarian State Bank and the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior.

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Telepathy

MAY 17, 2017

A Sprint Story. Design Sprints are a highly structured week-long approach to solving problems. There’s a strict schedule. There’s an outlined series of exercises to follow. There’s even a timer to ensure things are on task. The structure of a Design Sprint is what makes it so successful and productive, but within that format there are moments of uncertainty and ambiguity.

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Fifi Lapin

MAY 2, 2017

I recently did a little Instagram takeover for those purveyors of cute and colourful makeup Sephora. It was a real joy to play with all the lovely freebies and I went a bit wild with the lipstick as you can see! bunny kisses Fifi Lapin xxx.

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Telepathy

MAY 17, 2017

Chapter Two: Solution Sketching & The Case Of The Missing Context. Chapter One in case you missed it. The Plan. Now that we’ve laid the groundwork, it’s time to dive in and start brainstorming ways to solve the problems identified during Day One. Today’s activities involve sketching out lots of ideas to identify the best course of action. Before the fun begins, each team member shares examples of inspiration to help get the everyone in right mindset.

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Telepathy

MAY 17, 2017

A Sprint Story Chapter Three: Decision Day & The Disciples of Deliberation. Chapter Two in case you missed it. The Plan. Now that our team has generated a bunch of ideas, it’s time for the group to hone in on the solutions that carry the most promise and decide how to test and validate their potential. Today we bust out the dot stickers and have the Sprint team walk around the room, museum gallery style, and vote on their favorite ideas.

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Telepathy

MAY 17, 2017

A Sprint Story Chapter Four: Design, Divide, Conquer, F#% It Up and Fix It. Chapter Three in case you missed it. The Plan. With our storyboard in hand, we work as a team to build a medium-fidelity prototype to help gather reliable data. The key here is “Goldilocks fidelity”, a prototype that feels just real enough to test and get the answers we need.

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Telepathy

MAY 17, 2017

A Sprint Story Chapter Five: Feedback Friday, Mead Makers & Pirate Ships. Chapter Four in case you missed it. The Plan. Today everything our team has discussed for the past week is finally put to the test in the real world, with actual user interviews. The goal is to uncover opportunities to improve and better understand our users’ needs. One team member will lead the interviews while the rest of the team observes via webcam.

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Illustration Art

MAY 2, 2017

photo©The William Heath Robinson Trust. If you aren’t a fan of the great English illustrator W. Heath Robinson, it’s probably because you haven’t found time to visit the marvelous exhibition of his work at the Delaware Art Museum. It’s a rare opportunity, and one you shouldn't let pass by. photo©The William Heath Robinson Trust. The show is the first one man exhibition of Robinson’s work in the United States and includes some of the top pictures from the Heath Robinson Museum in London (which ap

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Illustration Art

MAY 17, 2017

In my latest column for The Saturday Evening Post I've posted several close ups from original oil paintings by J.C. Leyendecker , so you can see his brush strokes and the finer details of his work. For some reason I can get bigger and sharper images through the Post's web site than I can on blogger. Take a look! The close ups are courtesy of the fabulous Kelly Collection of American Illustration.

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MAY 27, 2017

One night Bernie Fuchs awoke to noises in his studio on Tanglewood Lane. He found his friend, the great illustrator Robert Fawcett , highly inebriated. It was not uncommon for illustrators who were working late to get together to paint and drink and talk about the art business. Fawcett had stopped in for a chat (the door to the studio was always unlocked) and tipped over a chair.

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Design Soak

MAY 1, 2017

This unique recycled furniture has been produced by Benjamin Rollins of BRC Designs. He makes furniture out of an abode of recycled materials including playing cards , old bicycle tires and even circuit boards. Above: Protrusion Table.

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Design Soak

MAY 11, 2017

Fantastic pieces of work by talented artist, Yulia Brodskayaby. These two images show the style of her work from a recent collection. See the rest, and more of these amazing works, along with more information over on Colossal.

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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

MAY 22, 2017

After World War II, the illustration market heated up again. Westport illustrator Al Parker recalled, At the end of the war, the illustrator strutted amidst a pageant of plenty. Advertising budgets had skyrocketed and magazines bulged with fiction, providing work for all who painted in the style of the innovators. It was also a profession dominated almost exclusively by male illustrators.

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Illustration Art

MAY 20, 2017

They’re tearing down the house at 3 Tanglewood Lane in Westport Connecticut. The house was built in 1920, when Westport was growing from a sleepy farm community to a village where artists, musicians and writers could live inexpensively and commute to New York City. Westport quickly became a Mecca for American illustrators and over the years the house on Tanglewood Lane served as the home for one generation of illustrator after another-- illustrators such as Robert George Harris, Arpi Ermoyan and

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