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Jade Watson on the unexpected joy of working in-house and how to create your own dream job

Creative Boom

Jade Watson of Casa Ceramica at Material Source. Jade Watson always wanted to be a photographer and dreamed of capturing the fashion weeks of London, Paris and Tokyo, but a sudden twist of fate meant she instead studied graphic design and later found herself working for an independent tile brand in an exciting role that would push her creativity to the limits.

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How to Create Effective Print Design That Leaves a Lasting Impression

Canny

Print design can be the difference between leaving a positive first impression on your audience, or a negative first impression. Think about it. How often have you received a brochure or catalogue that looks thrown together? Because this is a physical piece of marketing, it’s something that customers can actually touch. This makes printed assets much more personal, as for once, there’s no computer screen or iPhone in the way!

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NFT crypto: which is best for your art?

Creative Bloq

How to pick the best NFT cryptocurrency for your art.

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10+ BEST Video Marketing Tools in 2022 – Everything You Need!

Just Creative

When it comes to video marketing, most of the time, a good video is determined by its content. That said, it never hurts to make use of the most relevant video marketing tools for brand promotion. . When it comes to brand promotion for smaller firms and tools to help with this, we’d recommend that branding consultants and the branding teams work for their team and with good equipment to create impressive finished products.

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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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Portrait illustrations by Becki Gill burst with pop culture, music and joyful colour

Creative Boom

Social Anxiety © Becki Gill. It sounds like quite the idyllic setting for Becki Gill , as the freelance illustrator describes her life in the South Lakes, living with her fiancé, a dog and two cats. Specialising in portraits of pop culture icons and musicians, she loves creating vibrant pattern illustrations, including wildlife and animals. Becki has lived in the Lake District her whole life, even choosing to stay local when she studied Illustration at the University of Cumbria in Carlisle, grad

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Educate, Entertain and Engage: Ebook Examples That Hit the Mark

Canny

If you’re looking for inspiration in the downloads department then look no further than the ebook examples shown here. Downloads and resources are an essential part of your content marketing output , dare we say they are as important, if not more than the blogs you create? To some, that might ring true, especially when it comes to generating leads and getting potential customers into an optimised email funnel.

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30 Best Websites to Download Free Vectors

HONGKIAT

Unlike raster images, vector images are flexible and scalable enough to not lose quality when stretched out beyond their original size. This makes it perfect for use for both web and print design. In fact, we have plenty of compilations that feature vector images (you can start with our multipurpose vector icon sets ) but in case you want to do your own searches, we have the next best thing.

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Spotlight on: Wow Mountain's joyful 3D printed bioplastic flowers and cacti

Creative Boom

Three months into lockdown, Missy Dempsey and her partner Josh Flowers were sitting watching "extreme engineering videos" on YouTube when they asked themselves, what if they could make 3D printed flowers from a biodegradable corn-based bioplastic? The rest, as they say, is history as Wow Mountain was born. The online shop sells 3D printed products, made from a small lab in Sydney, where the couple is based, using a material called PLA, that's polylactic acid to you and I – a bioplastic derived f

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The 10 Best Social Media Kits & Templates for Photoshop

SpeckyBoy

Being active on social media is a must if you want to reach your audience, engage with them, and build their trust. If you want to make sure they engage with your posts, then sharing catchy posts and images are the best ways to stand out in a social media feed, no matter which platform you’re on. Instead of designing social media posts from scratch, save time with premade social media kits and templates.

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Adobe Photoshop T-Shirt Mockup

We And The Color

Download a fully customizable t-shirt mockup for use in Adobe Photoshop. Adobe Stock contributor @Medialoot created this fully customizable t-shirt mockup in a high resolution of 4800 x 3200 px. The gray t-shirt is fully separated from the background. In Photoshop, you can easily change the color of the t-shirt and add your own graphics, images, or text with just a few simple clicks.

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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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How to Get Adobe Lightroom Student Discount – Save 70%

Just Creative

Looking for an Adobe Lightroom Student Discount ? This article will show you to save 70% on Adobe Lightroom. Have you ever wondered if you could make your photos appear even more stunning so that you can share them confidently? Adobe’s Lightroom could be a great tool to achieve this. If you are a student, you will know how to get an Adobe Student Discount for Lightroom.

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Artists Rose Blake, Coco Lom and Yee Poon break poo taboos with a fresh stool chart

Creative Boom

Coco Lom with her Beautiful Stool Chart. For more than 25 years, the Bristol Stool Chart has been a universal scale for assessing the seven types of stools we might pass. Now, it has enjoyed a modern makeover by three leading artists and designers in an effort to raise awareness of gut health issues, which are often revealed in the shape of your poops.

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20 Design Tools for Startups On Budget

HONGKIAT

In the beginning, there was you, and your laptop. As entrepreneurs , we’ve all been there: nurturing a larger-than-life vision of what our app/product should be and struggling to convey that to the masses. Because you don’t strike up on your own with a design team on hand, you do it in the risky, lonely waters of a rented desk in a shared office space.

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Travel Illustrations by Charlie Davis

We And The Color

Check out three personal travel illustrations by Charlie Davis. London, UK-based illustrator Charlie Davis created these personal artworks with the aim to explore the idea of freedom and travel, which is totally understandable in this pandemic time. Enjoy the following three pieces. For those who want to see more of Charlie Davis’ creative work, feel free to follow this talented illustrator on Behance or Instagram.

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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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23 Best Photoshop Actions for Photographers & Designers

Graphic Design Junction

High quality Photoshop actions can turns your photo into a masterpiece that looks amazing. These best Photoshop actions are made for designers and photographers who wanna creative amazing photographs, images and designs. Also these actions are very easy to use , no need professional skills to create unique painting artworks or any other painting effect.

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Mind-blowing Pringles ad reveals how you have evolved to eat the irresistible crisps

Creative Boom

Everyone knows that Pringles are so moreish that once you pop, you can't stop. But for the irresistible crisp's new brand positioning, Pringles has worked with London-based advertising agency Grey to create a new campaign that will blow your mind. Titled 'Mind Popping', the brand refresh kicks off this week across TV, VOD, online video, social media and out of home advertising.

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How to Keep Your Design Skills Fresh

HONGKIAT

A designer’s skill set can very quickly become obsolete in this day and age. Designers need to know more skills than ever before, and client expectations are constantly changing. It can be somewhat more difficult to remain current if you work in-house and are required to stick to a certain style guide or use outdated tools. However, freelance designers need to closely monitor their skills as well, to avoid getting passed up by the competition.

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Multiple Posters Mockup for Adobe Photoshop

We And The Color

This hyper realistic Adobe Photoshop mockup includes fully customizable outdoor weathered posters on a brick wall. The skilled team of @Pixelbuddha created this fully customizable Adobe Photoshop mockup to give you the opportunity to present your branding and poster projects in a hyper-realistic environment. The PSD file is based on a high resolution of 3900 x 2600 px.

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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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Unique Photoshop Brushes Pack

Graphic Design Junction

Amazing Photoshop Brushes that can transform your photos to realistic watercolor, abstract and digital artworks with no work at all! All brushes are very high quality, super detailed brushes for Photoshop. Simply brush over your subject with a color and just play the action. It’s really that simple! Creating this advanced and realistic photo effects has never been this easy and fun.

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Playfully sinister works by the Cameron Twins challenge our connections with our past selves

Creative Boom

Old paintings, childhood drawings and Barbie dolls are just some of the raw materials used in the multidisciplinary works of the Cameron Twins , an identical duo of creatives whose garish art playfully explores dreams, the imagination, and the role that nostalgia plays in shaping our lives. Made up of Abigail and Phebe Cameron, the Cameron Twins are London-based artists who recently graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in Fine Arts.

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An Early Look at the WordPress Photo Directory

SpeckyBoy

If you’re looking for high-quality images to dress up your website, there is no shortage of resources. Stock photography sites exist for just about every need and price range (including free ). But licensing for photos isn’t always simple. Commercial offerings can be both restrictive and difficult to understand. And even free photo websites have their risks.

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2022 GDUSA People To Watch

Graphic Design USA

Our 2022 GDUSA People To Watch spotlight on creative professionals who embody the spirit of the creative community. It is a tradition that reaches back to 1963.

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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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Amazing Pop Art Illustations by Van Orton Design

Graphic Design Junction

? Today we are featuring creative twin artists (brothers) who are behind Van Orton Design. The pair of twin brothers from Turin, Italy. Their pop culture-themed artwork is stylistically inspired by the stained glass windows of churches. Von Orton Design’s work was featured in the Netflix & Dreamworks Voltron Exhibition in Los Angeles. Their list of clients includes big names such as ESPN, Warner Brothers and Rolling Stones.

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The best cards by independent artists and designers for Valentine's Day 2022

Creative Boom

You Have My Heart by Lisa Maltby. It's February. And for many, that means the annual celebration of lurve is nearly upon us. If you're looking for a card for that special someone, whether prospect, partner or bestie, we've pulled together some excellent suggestions from the very community we love to support. And that's independent artists and designers.

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Obakki Brand & Packaging Design by arithmetic _

We And The Color

Canadian studio arithmetic _ created this sophisticated brand and packaging design for Obakki. The creative folks of studio arithmetic _ created a climate action focussed packaging for OBAKKI, custom-designed to house handcrafted goods. Below you can see a few images. For more, please take a look at the arithmetic _ website or follow them on Behance.

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F5: Leyden Lewis Loves the Internet, Pork Belly Buns + More

Design Milk

With global influences from his Caribbean heritage in Trinidad and Tobago, Founder and Creative Director Leyden Lewis leads his practice with the ability to design timeless environments with a universal aesthetic. Leyden Lewis Design Studio is a full-service interior design firm based in Brooklyn, New York. They specialize in creating poetic, culturally sensitive spaces that emphasize the importance of fine arts, design, and structure.

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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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Aubrey Powell’s new book reveals untold stories from the Hipgnosis archive

Creative Review

Founded in 1968 by Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell, Storm Thorgerson and Peter Christopherson, Hipgnosis quickly established itself as the studio behind classic record sleeves for the likes of AC/DC, The Police, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who, and more. In the years since he stopped producing work as part of Hipgnosis, Powell has been responsible for designing and curating the record-breaking V&A exhibition Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains, along with writing a number of books on album c

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Building blocks form the central theme around Pentagram's new identity for Manuvo

Creative Boom

Marina Willer and her team at Pentagram are behind a new brand identity for Manuvo, a technology company that transforms cultural resources into applications and digital media, making them accessible for people from marginalised communities around the world. Founded in 2010, Manuvo is a tech company based in Mexico that believes that this sharing of cultural knowledge can lead to social change, help fight inequality, elevate those in need, and even tackle climate change.

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Gibberish Minimalism by Ori Toor

We And The Color

Gibberish Minimalism, a collection of personal artworks by Ori Toor. Ori Toor is a Tel Aviv, Israel-based freestyle illustrator and avid doodler. He is totally obsessed with drawing worlds to live and get lost in. Below you can see six personal artworks of his Gibberish Minimalism series. You can find more of Ori Toor’s work on his website or Behance account.

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Whole lottie tools out there

UX Collective

From ugly-GPL-free to inspirational procedural animation, your alternatives to Adobe After Effects. Continue reading on UX Collective ».

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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.