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Together at Home: Managing Kids and Your Web Design Business

Speckyboy Design Magazine

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The diversity challenge: how to break into and stay in the creative industries

Creative Review

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.

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Healist Blends Science And Nature In Perfect Harmony

The Die Line

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

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Various vector resources that a graphic designer can use

Designer Daily

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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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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Top 8 Gaomon Tablets for Graphic Design

Just Creative

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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Video Tutorial: Isometric City Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

Spoon Graphics

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.

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Pritzker Prize Winners Design Accessible and Inclusive Public Washrooms For Tokyo

Azure Magazine

“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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Snapshots Of A Friendship: Working With Jim Erickson

Graphic Design USA

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

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100+ Best Procreate Products for Half Price. Buy 5+ and Save a Further 50% Off!

Spoon Graphics

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

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Weekly News for Designers ? 555

Speckyboy Design Magazine

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.

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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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Design Case Study: Book Design for Oversharing My Selves with Shillington Teacher Annette Dennis

Shillington

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.

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“Design is everywhere here”: a Nigerian design guide

Design Week

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

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Gradwatch 2020: Photographer Eloïse Atkins, London College of Fashion

Creative Review

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

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The 20+ Best Banner Mockup Templates for Photoshop

SpeckyBoy

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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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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10 Free Google Font Alternatives to Popular Fonts

Shillington

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!

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Rolls Royce redesign by Pentagram’s Marina Willer reimagines the brand for a younger, contemporary audience

Its Nice That

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.

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20+ Best Fantasy Football Team Logos (To Rule Your League)

Tuts Plus

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.

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‘80s Style Double Exposure Portraits Of Pets With Their Owners By Danielle Spires

Design You Trust

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.

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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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Step Inside Petrit Halilaj’s Monumental Nest of Oversized Flowers Within Reina Sofia’s Palacio de Cristal

Colossal

“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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10 Pure CSS Responsive Navigation Code Snippets

Speckyboy Design Magazine

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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Behind Mississippi’s “transparent” process to redesign its state flag

Design Week

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.

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Japanese Artist’s Dazzlingly Realistic Eevee Illustrations Jump Off the Page

Design You Trust

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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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.

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The Importance of Design in Branding

Black Bear Design

Black Bear Design - Atlanta Web Design, Web Development, SEO, Internet Marketing, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Social media. When you introduce your company, product, or even yourself to the consumer world, you have only a few moments to make a worthwhile impression. Within a digital setting, you have an even smaller window of opportunity. Branding affords you the opportunity to break through other advertising and create an interest in your brand.

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Should You Use WordPress Auto Updates?

Speckyboy Design Magazine

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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Osaka Expo 2025 unveils “googly eyed” logo

Design Week

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.

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Art Direction + Graphic Design for The Tide

Abduzeedo

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.

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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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DeadHungry also known as Alex Paganelli

Trendland

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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How to Use Video for Affiliate Marketing

Noupe

Largely thanks to social media, video content has surged in popularity over the last few years with 85% of all internet users in the United States watching online video content on a regular basis. . With audiences watching more video content than ever before, video is taking the place of traditional marketing tactics we’ve become accustomed to. Video has emerged to be an effective and powerful way to inform, entertain, and engage customers regardless of your business, industry, or audience.

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Pentagram designs “edgier” visual identity for Rolls-Royce

Design Week

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.

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3D Rooms Project by Amrit Pal Singh

Abduzeedo

3D Rooms Project by Amrit Pal Singh. AoiroStudio 08.27.20 A good pal Amrit Pal Singh have shared with us his new project titled: '3D Rooms Project' which is basically a series of how iconic rooms would be represented during the pandemic. It's always rewarding and inspiring seeing what artists, designers, and entrepreneurs are putting together during these times.

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How to Create Stunning Typography With the Corel Type Tool Kit

Download this free eBook to learn how you can create stunning typography, using the basics, such as placing text, to advanced controls like ligatures, variable fonts, effects, tracking, range kerning, and everything in between. Learn how to: Use Character Control to add variety to your font styles. Use Paragraph Control to manage spacing, alignment, justification and more.