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JULY 28, 2020

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Azure Magazine

JULY 29, 2020

It’s not often that a piece of street furniture sparks so much controversy. In Montreal, a number of bright blue benches, divided by two centre armrests and stenciled with a COVID-inspired time limit were installed and removed in less than 24 hours in Cabot Square. An image of the bench made its rounds on social media, prompting Mayor Valérie Plante to respond, “This bench has no place in the vicinity of Cabot Square because it contributes to the stigmatization of people experiencing homel

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Just Creative

JULY 28, 2020

This article has been contributed by Karl Kangur. We live in an era largely driven by ideals of physical health and good looks. The culture of staying eternally young sneaked into modern society, took it over, and has no intention of going away. In 2018, the global wellness economy hit a $4.5 trillion mark , compared to $3.7 trillion in 2015. The growth of the wellness market in this period was twice as fast as the growth of the global economy.

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I Love Typography

JULY 31, 2020

The modern poster first appeared in France in the 19th century, but its antecedents can be found in Renaissance printmaking. Woodcut, engraving, etching, and drypoint were techniques used by the likes of Albrecht Dürer, Hieronymus Bosch, and Raphael, while printmaking publishers like Hieronymus C**k, helped popularize the print and expand it into a burgeoning industry.

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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

JULY 29, 2020

In today’s Adobe Illustrator tutorial I’m going to show you some useful techniques for creating colourful vector art with a 3D style. We’ll be basing the design on the rad patterns of geometric shapes and squiggly lines from the 80s, known as Memphis patterns, but adding a modern twist with gradient overlays to give the artwork a nice vibrant appearance. ?

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The Logo Smith

JULY 28, 2020

The post Color Palettes of the Fortune 500 Brand Logo Designs by Bold Web Design appeared first on The Logo Smith All Content © 2020 The Logo Smith.™ |. Fortune 500 Color Palettes by Bold Web Design is a veritable feast of brand logo design colour palettes. Not sure I’ve ever seen such a comprehensive collection of brand logo designs and their respective colour palettes, even if it is ‘limited’ to the Fortune 500 brands.

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Noupe

JULY 28, 2020

Robots are everywhere. In media, in our lives, in our future. And you know what? Robots are cool. Advancement in technology has made robots enter even our household and they are represented widely in media as well. Video games, books, movies all have different approaches at robots and some iterations have caused us to even question our humanity by making us ask the dreaded question, “what does it mean to be human”.

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Under Consideration / Brand

JULY 29, 2020

“Anchor Management”. Established in 1873, Delta Gamma is one of the largest women fraternities* in the U.S. with more than 250,000 initiated members in 152 collegiate chapters and 195 alumnae groups. (* Delta Gamma refers to itself as a fraternity instead of a sorority.) Their Greek letters were chosen by the three young women who founded the fraternity in Oxford, Mississippi, at the Lewis School for Girls when they were unable to go home for the Christmas break, because of their desire to "Do G

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The Logo Smith

JULY 27, 2020

The post Once Appon a Time – A Retro Project Where Modern Meets Retro by Luli Kibudi appeared first on The Logo Smith All Content © 2020 The Logo Smith.™ |. Once Appon a Time is a joyously colourful retro brand & app project by Luli Kibudi, that certainly deserves a bit of your time. Although the Behance Project page is somewhat sparse of information, it obviously appears that Luli Kibudi has reimagined certain famous brands and apps with their retro incarnations.

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Just Creative

JULY 26, 2020

Does anyone remember the TV show, “Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous”? In every episode, the host would present the luxurious lifestyle that people were living and it got us thinking. What luxury fonts are out there that you can use in your branding and logo projects to add a new level to your designs? With our list of the Best Luxury Fonts for Branding and Logo Design, we want to showcase the luxurious fonts that can add that extra something to your work.

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Booooooom

JULY 27, 2020

Paintings by San Francisco-born, Oakland-based artist Lena Gustafson. Gustafson graduated from the Art Institute of Boston with a BA in Illustration and Art Therapy in 2011. She founded Night Diver Press together with her partner Peter Calderwood, utilizing silkscreen and other alternative printing techniques to create prints, books, zines, and monotypes.

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SpeckyBoy

JULY 27, 2020

All creative professionals can benefit from having an online portfolio. They’re great for attracting new clients and can even provide a trip down memory lane – letting you reminisce about what you’ve learned over time. Still, it’s possible to obsess over a portfolio a little too much. For example, adding certain features to a project just so you can list it could be a sign of mixed priorities.

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Under Consideration / Brand

JULY 27, 2020

“Making a Dent… ist in the Industry”. Established in 2018 and opened for business in late 2019, Tend is a full-service dentist start-up with six locations in New York, NY, created with the goal of redefining the dentist experience from beginning to end. With $36 million in seed and Series A funding -- led by Redpoint Ventures and companies like One Medical and Warby Parker -- Tend has invested in every touchpoint, from online scheduling, to staff training, to uniforms, to interior design, to its

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Just Creative

JULY 27, 2020

This article has been contributed by Stephanie Jones. It’s really disheartening to build a landing page, publish it, and then get only a couple of conversions. You spent hours crafting your copy and designing everything. You sent it out to your email list, paid for ads, and yet you’re still not seeing results. As with most marketing work, there is an art to creating effective landing pages.

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Illustration Age

JULY 28, 2020

[Editor’s Note: Guest Post and Illustration by Dave Arcade.]. Ever since we were kids we’ve heard the adage “practice makes perfect” and this is true if you don’t have access to command Z or in other words, what you do can’t be undone. However, for illustrators working in the digital format this means we don’t have to be perfect. It also means we have way more options for how to travel from point A to B.

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Noupe

JULY 27, 2020

Even as many countries start to emerge from pandemic-induced lockdown, it’s unlikely that the business world as a whole will ever return in full force to the traditional office structure. It’s been made abundantly clear that people can — and do — work just as productively from afar as they do when asked to work alongside their colleagues under controlled conditions.

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Design Week

JULY 31, 2020

The plastic crisis is well-documented. Around 8bn metric tonnes of plastic has been created worldwide – with a projected figure of 34bn by 2050 – and much of the material is single-use. Once it is used, it is often discarded, filling landfills and making its way into the ocean and water systems. It’s estimated that there are five shopping bags full of rubbish for every foot of coastline around the world.

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Just Creative

JULY 30, 2020

This article has been contributed by Rob Meyerson, who we interviewed on the JUST Branding Podcast. Those with little experience naming new brands may imagine it takes little more than a late-night brainstorm over pizza and beer. But the scarcity of available names, the necessity of legal and linguistic viability, and the difficulty of aligning on a single name require a considerably more rigorous approach.

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Under Consideration / Brand

JULY 28, 2020

“Raiders of the New Arc”. Built in 1944, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport -- colloquially known as Sea-Tac -- is among the top ten busiest airports in the U.S. and serves as the primary commercial airport for the Seattle metropolitan area in the state of Washington. Operated by the Port of Seattle, 30 airlines connect to 91 non-stop domestic and 27 international destinations at the airport.

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SpeckyBoy

JULY 30, 2020

An attractive proposal can make a world of difference when it comes to getting a positive response. Luckily, creating an attractive proposal is not difficult nor do you have to start from scratch when you have hundreds of ready-made project proposal templates and mockups available online. Browse through this collection of creative and modern project proposal templates that will help you get your proposal noticed.

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Azure Magazine

JULY 27, 2020

It is the worst of times. Bruce Mau’s latest book, MC24 (Phaidon) , arrives in the midst of a ravaging global pandemic and an anti-racist movement inspired by the death of George Floyd that has continued for two months now, as the American government has responded by deploying federal agents to violently clash with protesters in some cities. In 2020, the year of an impending U.S. election, the most innocuous and simple life-saving and democracy-upholding solutions – wearing a face mask and votin

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Brown Paper Bag

JULY 29, 2020

Soph This post contains some affiliate links. If you make a purchase, Brown Paper Bag may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more here. Artist and illustrator Niki Dionne creates exquisite oil pastel drawings of women during quiet moments of life. Over the course of 75 (!!) pieces, she has depicted people in bookstores, walking with groceries, and outdoors (wearing a mask).

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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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Under Consideration / Brand

JULY 31, 2020

“R’over the Moon”. "NASA's next mission to Mars -- the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission -- launched on July 30 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It will land in Jezero Crater on the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021. Perseverance is the most sophisticated rover NASA has ever sent to Mars, with a name that embodies NASA's passion for taking on and overcoming challenges.

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Its Nice That

JULY 28, 2020

Initiated by Canon with agency Uncle Grey Copenhagen, it allows photographers to upload images together with the stories and contexts behind them, aiming to curtail misappropriation.

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Noupe

JULY 29, 2020

Video marketing is the practice of using video content that will help you to reach your audience faster. Video marketing allows you to promote your brand, your services, and your products – but you must know that video marketing is about more than sales. Video in digital marketing encourages more visitors to your website, joins your email list, and engages better on social media.

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99u

JULY 29, 2020

Welcome to 99U’s monthly Book Club , where we look at book releases that challenge us to think deeper, explore new perspectives, and spark a better understanding of the nuances of a creative career, from leadership and community building to productivity and everything in between. Red Antler , the Brooklyn-based agency founded in 2007, is behind some of the most memorable campaigns of recent years and is responsible for the branding of some now-household names.

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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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Speckyboy Design Magazine

JULY 31, 2020

Shoelace – A forward-thinking library of web components that works with all frameworks. Teeny Icons – These little icons are built to look crisp at any size. Recursive Sans & Mono – A five-axis variable font with plenty of styles – all in a single file. Stop Worrying About People Stealing Your Ideas – Paranoid about others taking your brilliant ideas?

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Colossal

JULY 30, 2020

All images © STUFF Studio and bloom bloom FLEUR, shared with permission. A collaboration between photographer CheukLun LO, of STUFF Studio , and floral artist bloom bloom FLEUR , Oceania celebrates the mysterious and dreamy qualities of the ocean. The series of photographs is centered on botanical sculptures comprised of jewel-toned petals and thick fronds that float through the dark water.

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Trendland

JULY 27, 2020

Words Francois Correia. Born in Scotland, raised in Colombia, the leading British ethical chocolate manufacturer COCO Chocolatier aims to inspire the consumer and industry that a different road to chocolate production is possible – uniting art and ethics.

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Under Consideration / Brand

JULY 30, 2020

“S Marks the Spot”. (Est. 2016) " Solarisbank is the first Banking-as-a-Service platform with a full banking license that enables companies to offer their own financial products. Through APIs, partners gain access to Solarisank's modular services including payments and e-money, lending, digital banking as well as services provided by integrated third party providers.

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