Speckyboy Design Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2020

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Web Design Web Design 128

Creative Review

AUGUST 24, 2020

When I, like many other BIPOC graduates, decided to pursue a career in the creative industries, I was well aware of the difficulties that would occur to get in and stay in. The messages are clear throughout the university experience by the lack of representation in lecturers, or the little representation of others who looked like me during placements.

Portfolio 87

Portfolio Networking Graphic Design Media 87

The Die Line

AUGUST 25, 2020

For greater ease and clarity, we use master illustrations alongside benefit specific colours and iconography to pull each range apart.

Illustrator 96

Illustrator Illustration 96

Just Creative

AUGUST 24, 2020

While not a household name like some of their competitors, Gaomon continuously crafts incredible tablets for graphic designers and we felt that it was beyond time that we share with you, our loyal readers, what the best Gaomon tablets for graphic designers are. By the end of the article, we hope that you’ll agree that the next time you’re in the market for a new graphics tablet, the products that Gaomon offers will be at the top of your list.

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Graphic Design Graphic Programming Arts and Crafts 280

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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Designer Daily

AUGUST 24, 2020

There are many graphic design tools and resources available in the market to guide and enhance your creativity. Besides various templates, icons, and user interface elements, high-quality vectors are as important. The designer toolbox naturally is a collection of various elements and out of all those the vector graphics are considered as the most versatile to use.

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Vectors Graphic Design Graphic Patterns 497

Spoon Graphics

AUGUST 26, 2020

In today’s Adobe Illustrator tutorial I’m going to show you a really useful technique for creating isometric art, in particular an isometric city scene with loads of skyscrapers and bright neon lights. Usually, isometric illustrations would be drawn with the help of a grid, but this method makes it easy to build simple 3D objects in a range of shapes and sizes.

Adobe 299

Adobe Illustrator Illustration Graphic 299

Booooooom

AUGUST 24, 2020

Photography 203

Photography 203

Graphic Design USA

AUGUST 22, 2020

Thoughts on working with Jim Erickson, unflappable, patient and humorous, and one of America’s leading photographers.

Graphic Design 144

Graphic Design Marketing Marketing Photography 144

Spoon Graphics

AUGUST 24, 2020

Procreate Live is back and this time it’s even bigger! Over 100 of the best Procreate products are on offer with a huge 50% discount. This is your chance to own the best Procreate brushes, drawing kits, background textures and much more. Throughout this week there will also be several FREE Live Sessions with some of the biggest names in the Procreate industry, so you can learn how to use your new tools for lettering, illustrating, and animating in Procreate. 100+ Procreate Products. 50% of

Production 202

Production Textures Animation Artist 202

Azure Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2020

“Everybody poops.” Or so says the almost-canonical children’s book. And, too, everybody pees. Not only does everyone pee, but everyone has a right to pee. From park pavilions and sprawling mall interiors to the depths of subway stations, public washrooms have provided countless individuals (myself included) much needed space to relieve themselves.

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Publication Inspiration Layout Patterns 126

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Booooooom

AUGUST 25, 2020

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Photography 185

Speckyboy Design Magazine

AUGUST 28, 2020

Thumbnail to Full Width Image Animation – Utilize this stunning effect to introduce new content to your readers. Slate – A tool that helps you create beautiful, intelligent, responsive API documentation. Volt – Create something beautiful with this free Bootstrap 5 dashboard theme. Omatsuri – A set of browser tools to fit your everyday workflow. All design projects should start in a Google Doc – The benefits of collaboration before starting up those UI tools.

Animation 109

Animation Web Design Web Design Textures 109

Design Week

AUGUST 25, 2020

When Damilola Marcus and Seyi Olusanya started Lagos-based Dá Design Studio in 2015, they say there was a lack of “authenticity in the way brands were presented” At the time, brands were not as conscious of their design choices or catering to international audiences, though Olunsanya singles out Paystack as an exception. The studio created the branding for the payment app when it launched, and since then, he says that at least twenty Nigerian tech brands have launched — al

Education 101

Education Arts and Crafts Graphic Design Brand 101

Shillington

AUGUST 27, 2020

Annette Dennis is a Shillington teacher in Melbourne, a graphic designer and art director who specialises in branding, visual identity and editorial design. As a true consummate print and typography nerd, Annette runs her own independent experimental publishing imprint called Dossier Industries , where she designs and produces bespoke printed literature across a wide range of subjects.

Book Design 98

Book Design Arts and Crafts Publishing Publishing 98

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Booooooom

AUGUST 26, 2020

Photography 135

Photography 135

SpeckyBoy

AUGUST 26, 2020

You can spend days explaining your design concepts, and one thing will still be true: a picture says a thousand words. So instead of wasting your breath, why not show exactly what you had in mind? Banner mockup templates for Photoshop are a great way to show what your design will look like in reality. From templates perfect for outdoor banners and subway lightbox banners, to storefront mockups, there’s plenty to pick from.

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Banners Photoshop Templates Client 104

Design You Trust

AUGUST 26, 2020

Among all the photos of pets and selfies with them flooding the internet, we present you the only timeless portrait you’ll ever need. Los Angeles pet photographer Danielle Spires has developed her unique style by using stylized backdrops full of kitsch in her photo studio that result in oddly hilarious and quirky portraits of owners with their beloved pets—creative pics that our furry and not-so.

Presentation 101

Presentation Animation Photography 101

Shillington

AUGUST 25, 2020

Whether you’re a student or a recent graduate, living on a tight budget means looking for savings wherever you can, including the assets for your creative projects. Of course, you don’t want to compromise on the quality of your work. That would be the very definition of a false economy. But the good news is, when it comes to fonts, you don’t have to!

Fonts 97

Fonts Graphic Design Digital Exhibition 97

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Its Nice That

AUGUST 25, 2020

The overhauled identity features a redrawn word mark, a digital-friendly icon based on the car’s statuette, modern colours and typography, and a computer-generated set of patterns.

Patterns 131

Patterns Digital Typography Brand 131

Creative Review

AUGUST 26, 2020

Eloïse Atkins’ photography is in many ways delicate, yet there is a quiet confidence about her portraits. Far from simply making aesthetically pleasing fashion photographs, she weaves in interrogations of cultural and social themes, a theoretical element of her practice developed by her studies at London College of Fashion. Her project masQ, for example, examined ideas around masculinity and aimed to remove stigmas and challenge stereotypes around how Black men are often portrayed in

Fashion 91

Fashion Photography Web Design Web Design 91

Colossal

AUGUST 28, 2020

“To a raven and hurricanes that from unknown places bring back smells of humans in love,” 2020. Exhibition view at Palacio de Cristal. All photos courtesy Petrit Halilaj and © Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid. Photo by ImagenSubliminal (Miguel de Guzmán and Rocío Romero). Shared with permisison. Bowerbirds are renowned for one of the most unusual courtship behaviors in the animal kingdom, where males build elaborately decorated nests—called bowers—in an attempt to co

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Exhibition Artist Animation Art 99

Design Week

AUGUST 24, 2020

The southern American state of Mississippi has reached the final stages of launching its new state flag — its first update in over a century. Its previous flag was designed in the late 19th century and adopted in 1894, and featured the controversial Confederate emblem. When it was retired earlier this year, the state department asked the public for submissions for a new state flag.

Publication 99

Publication Graphic Design Sports Graphic 99

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.

Graphic Design

Design You Trust

AUGUST 27, 2020

In a series of illustrations, talented Japanese artist ARIA_art, who is known for stunningly realistic colored pencil artwork, draws the popular Pokémon with expert detail and a fascinating “jumping off the page” aesthetic. More: Instagram, Twitter h/. Source.

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Illustrator Illustration Artist Color 98

Speckyboy Design Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2020

Designing a responsive layout doesn’t need to be difficult. Especially if you initially wireframe to plan ahead and figure out exactly what you’re creating. One of the hardest parts of a good responsive site is the navigation. This can take a while to figure out and there are plenty of tutorials to help with that. But I’m also a fan of using code snippets like the ones I’ve collected for this article.

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Coding Templates Animation Web Design 96

Tuts Plus

AUGUST 22, 2020

Many of us take fantasy football super-seriously. Just like our favorite teams out in the real world, branding can be key when you’re building out the perfect fantasy bench. When we imagine our favorite teams, a big part of what we see is that presence that they build. Colors, mascots, you name it—the best teams have that unforgettable feel that inspires us year after year.

Sports 83

Sports Templates Color Animation 83

Design Week

AUGUST 27, 2020

The logo for the Osaka World Expo has been revealed, and its design has proved somewhat divisive for confused onlookers. Intended to showcase the “brilliance of life”, the mark will now be used across communications and branding for the event which is scheduled to run for six months in 2025. This will be the second time the Japanese city has held a World Expo, the first time being back in 1970.

Publication 87

Publication Brand Branding Theme 87

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.

Web Design

Abduzeedo

AUGUST 24, 2020

Art Direction + Graphic Design for The Tide. abduzeedo 08.24.20 I have been quite inspired by how light reflects and refracts lights and objects creating quite stunning visual effects. For this post I bring this project designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro , The Tide includes a network of parks and spaces along a flowing pathway that follows the Thames.

Graphic Design 81

Graphic Design Graphic Art Agency 81

Speckyboy Design Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2020

Keeping a WordPress installation updated with the latest core, theme and plugin versions can be tough. It’s something that frustrates both web designers and website owners. Depending on the particular component, updates can be released quite frequently. They could include not only new features, but important bug and security fixes. And the more websites you manage, the harder it is to keep this all under control.

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Theme Portfolio Templates Client 123

Trendland

AUGUST 28, 2020

Words Claire Granlund. The chef, photographer, and filmmaker Alex Paganelli also known as DEADHUNGRY was born in the picturesque French Alps. During his upbringing, he was surrounded by the beauty of mountains and cultural diversity, which came natural with Italian-British parents.

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Filmmaking Photography 111

Design Week

AUGUST 25, 2020

Pentagram partner Marina Willer has created the new identity for Rolls-Royce which seeks to modernise the marque and appeal to a more diverse audience. The design work includes a new wordmark, typeface, as well as a refined version of the brand’s Spirit of Ecstasy symbol. The new identity has been prompted by a changing demographic. There are now calls for an “edgier, alternative Rolls-Royce”, according to the brand.

Brand 85

Brand Branding Digital Manufacturing 85

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