Communication Arts

JANUARY 9, 2020

Reflecting the exploratory nature and magical experiences of exploring The Neverlands’ venues, ActiveColor’s site design incites the senses through animated illustrations.

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Graphic Mama

JANUARY 7, 2020

Get a huge dose of inspiration with these incredible poster design ideas! Poster design does not only raise awareness for a cause or promote an event but it also helps designers reveal their full creative potential. In this collection, we’ve gathered incredible poster design ideas that impress with creativity and good taste. We’ve included retro poster designs, futuristic poster designs, black-and-white poster designs, typography poster designs and many more, so we can load you up wi

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Designer Daily

JANUARY 10, 2020

Digital design is great, it opens a range of possibilities that were unheard of previously. However, sometimes you just want to give a more human, non-digital look-and-feel to your designs. Unfortunately, you cannot always work by hand on your designs for obvious time reasons, but there is a solution, thanks to great online resources. Here is a list of 10 great paper cut-out fonts that will give a more human touch to your graphic design work. 1.

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BP&O

JANUARY 6, 2020

Opinion by Richard Baird AIR Studios was founded in 1965 by Beatles producer Sir George Martin. It is located in London’s Lyndhurst Hall, a former church with one of the largest recording rooms in the world and a live space capable of holding a full symphony orchestra. Since its opening, it has hosted a plethora of world-class […]. The post Air Studios by Spin appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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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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Spoon Graphics

JANUARY 6, 2020

I have created plenty of brushes and textures based on halftone dots previously on Spoon Graphics, but halftone lines are a fantastic alternative pattern that can add detailed retro effects to your artwork. This new collection of free halftone lines textures features 10 high-resolution graphics with a distressed appearance, made of evenly spaced diagonal lines at a 45-degree angle.

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Canva

JANUARY 5, 2020

What do the Pyramids of Giza and Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa have in common with Twitter and Pepsi? Quick answer: They are all designed using the Golden Ratio. The Golden Ratio is a mathematical ratio. It is commonly found in nature, and when used in a design, it fosters organic and natural-looking compositions that are aesthetically pleasing to the eye. But what exactly is the Golden Ratio and how can you use it to improve your own designs?

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Just Creative

JANUARY 5, 2020

Having skills in either UX or UI design can go a long way towards having a successful and rewarding career. As with most skills, taking a class is a great way to earn the knowledge you need to be able to enter the field and get to work. That led us to recommend our choices for the Best UX/UI Design Course available online. When choosing your course, take into consideration the value, cost, length and content of each course, and the fact that some options are subscriptions, meaning you will get a

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Creative Market

JANUARY 10, 2020

How did your business do in 2019? As we look back at last year's trends and performance, there are some popular fonts that businesses have been using to market their brand. These 15 serif fonts will likely continue being popular choices throughout 2020: 1. Lovelyn Font. This delicate and beautiful font was created by Craft Supply Co. Craft Supply Co. provides high-quality graphic designs and fonts for a variety of purposes.

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Canva

JANUARY 4, 2020

Between the pressure of keeping up with the school curriculum, meeting with parents and running daily classes, it can be hard to make time for innovative ideas for students that promote creativity in the classroom. With such little time to spare, it can be easy to think—does it really make a difference? The short answer is: Absolutely. Creative classrooms don’t just look different, they feel different.

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Creative Review

JANUARY 7, 2020

Despite his use of the stock imagery of surrealism – religious and sexual iconography, eyeballs, body parts and knives – Vaughan Oliver, who has died aged 62, was a remarkably down to earth individual. One of the first times I met him was when he showed me round an exhibition of his work. I’d been commissioned to review the show, and I found him to be a self-deprecating and witty host, but intensely proud of the work.

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The Logo Smith

JANUARY 6, 2020

The post Anatomy of a Logo: The Star Wars Logo Evolution by Alex Jay appeared first on The Logo Smith. Anatomy of a Logo: The Star Wars Logo Evolution by Alex Jay This is referencing a super detailed blog post by Alex Jay, that covers every variation of the Star Wars emblem, badge, lettering, and logos. I had no idea so many variations were used prior to the famous final logo designed by Suzi Rice. […].

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SpeckyBoy

JANUARY 9, 2020

Most designers and photographers spend many hours in Photoshop, whether it be for designing or editing photos. In your client projects, you may receive photos that need to be touched up, or you may be a photographer yourself. Photoshop brings endless potential for photo editing , and one of the best ways to make use of Photoshop’s capabilities is to use actions.

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BP&O

JANUARY 7, 2020

This post is a provocation to think more about sequence, time and space within packaging design. To draw a joy from the often overlooked and banal necessities of packaging, to elevate details such as the mechanism of opening into a spatial and performative moment or the sequencing of information as a mediation of time by […]. The post Sequential, Performative & Temporal Thinking appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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Booooooom

JANUARY 10, 2020

We will be printing up to 5 new prints for this first open call – printed on premium lustre photo paper 255 gsm with Epson ultra chrome k3 inks. They are archival and will last up to 75 years. Each print will be released in an edition of 40 and will also include a hand signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticy (signed by the photographers we select).

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Speckyboy Design Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2020

With all of the changes and rapid advancements CSS has gone through over the last few years, we should not be surprised at the vast volume of open-source resources and tools that are continually being released. These time-saving CSS libraries, frameworks, and tools have been built to make our lives that little bit easier and also offer a learning window into those CSS areas we may not fully understand.

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Spoon Graphics

JANUARY 10, 2020

Access All Areas members have a wonderful set of vintage illustrations to download this week, courtesy of Smilypixel.com. These detailed rose and flower drawings have been processed into PNG and vector EPS files, making them ideal graphics for your print designs, invitations, scrapbooking, patterns, logos and so much more! Each PNG image is an average around 2000-3000px in size, while the vector EPS files are fully editable without any quality loss, making them ideal for all kinds of uses within

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SpeckyBoy

JANUARY 10, 2020

Slideshows are a great way to grab your audience’s attention. Whether you’re making a business presentation or simply want a unique way to preserve precious moments, a slideshow can help you make it more memorable. That’s why in this post, we’ve selected the best After Effects slideshow and gallery templates that will help you create a stunning video presentation.

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Richard Bernabe

JANUARY 8, 2020

Favorite images of 2019 from around the world by renowned travel, nature, and wildlife photographer, Richard Bernabe. The post Favorite Images of 2019: A Retrospective appeared first on Richard Bernabe.

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Speckyboy Design Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2020

If you have already designed a mobile app from scratch then you will no certainly know that creating the UI from can be a fun, but can also at times be an arduous and time-consuming task. To help take away some of the workload from you, and to help you get started on your next project much faster, we have selected a must-bookmark selection of the best free mobile UI kits.

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Under Consideration / Brand

JANUARY 7, 2020

“The Price is Right”. Established in 1930 by Herman Fisher, Irving Price, Margaret Evans Price, and Helen Schelle, Fisher-Price is a brand of educational toys for children and infants. Headquartered in East Aurora, NY, the company has produced -- among more than 5,000 different toys over the decades -- classics like the Corn Popper , the Chatter Phone , and the endless barrage of Little People.

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SpeckyBoy

JANUARY 9, 2020

Procreate is an app designed for artists that makes it easy to create paintings, drawings, illustrations and other works of art while on-the-go. From quick sketches to animations, this app is truly versatile and is marketed as a mobile art studio. Though it comes with over 200 brushes, you can still add more to further add to the complexity of your work.

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Trendland

JANUARY 8, 2020

A lovely mixed-media branded project from Artfucker. The New-York based anonymous artist uses a combination of manipulated photography and mixed media to transport viewers into his surreal environment. Inspired by gender identities, queer culture, and their passion to create, their pieces communicate unspoken feelings and moods. “Smoke Show” offer viewers a conceptual look into expanding the blurred marriage between advertising and pop culture,” a statement reads.

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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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Design You Trust

JANUARY 4, 2020

Toronto-based illustrator Mathew Borrett creates imagined cityscapes that are inspired by a love for both architecture and fantasy. More: Instagram “I hope that a viewer will be able to put themselves in my spaces,” he relayed in an interview with Line Gallery. “To that end, I’ve avoided adding any figures of any kind to inhabit the rooms, so the viewer is free to imagine themselves inhabiting.

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Its Nice That

JANUARY 10, 2020

Manchester-based illustrator Caroline Dowsett’s colourful shape-based work serves as a gentle reminder to be optimistic. Read more.

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SpeckyBoy

JANUARY 9, 2020

Procreate is a fantastic mobile app that makes it easy to draw on your iPad. But it’s really so much more than that. Not only can you create drawings from scratch, but you can also make detailed illustrations, paintings, graphic designs, and more. There are tons of tools included within Procreate that make the task of creating art more streamlined and just overall easier.

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The Die Line

JANUARY 8, 2020

Fun illustrations and matte paper are used by Caparo Design Crew to create an approachable and casual design for LIDL Greece's 20 Stories' wine label.

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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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Noupe

JANUARY 10, 2020

Climate change is taking its toll on the environment. The temperature is rising, the Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, and the fauna and flora ranges are shifting. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , . “Taken as a whole, the range of published evidence indicates that the net damage costs of climate change are likely to be significant and to increase over time.”.

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Its Nice That

JANUARY 6, 2020

We talk to Christoph Niemann, Belle Palmer, Caitlin McCarthy, Johnny Kelly and Haein Kim about their predictions of what to expect in animation and illustration this year. Read more.

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Booooooom

JANUARY 7, 2020

Olivia Solodko. Olivia Solodko’s Website. Olivia Solodko on Instagram.

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Trendland

JANUARY 6, 2020

The Wild Mushroom Cookbook by a Finnish chef, Sami Tallberg, is a psychedelic look into the world of plants. With the layout designed by Sofia Pusa, the visuals are whimsical and futuristic. The aim was to reflect the character of an author and give book a color-themed structure. Vibrant shades create a cohesive whole, balanced with minimalist yet delicious imagery and modern fonts. www.sofiapusa.com www.samitallberg.com.

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