Just Creative
DECEMBER 22, 2020
This article has been contributed by KT Mehra and Joanne Green. When you hear the term clipart it might conjure up those basic, clunky looking images you can download in Microsoft Word. However, clipart is so much more sophisticated now. Demand for high quality clipart images is high and people will often pay well to have a beautiful painted design, especially if it is uniquely made for them.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
DECEMBER 21, 2020
A year “like no other” is about to come to a close. 2020 was certainly unique for everyone – web designers included. And it challenged us on several levels. Our daily grind was complicated by shutdowns, kids invading the home office, and clients who needed our help in rapidly changing their business models. Even though many of us were stuck in the house, there was rarely a dull moment.
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Speckyboy Design Magazine
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. You tell yourself you’re going to turn over a new leaf and start a new habit that will help you elevate your career as a designer somehow. Maybe you want to start doing more interesting personal projects , or refining your marketing tactics to reach out to more and better clients. However, it never seems to go exactly as planned.
Spoon Graphics
DECEMBER 21, 2020
To finish off every year I enjoy taking a moment to look back at my content from the past 12 months to compare how all my articles, tutorials, freebies and videos performed in terms of view counts. This is my greatest hits collection for 2020, broken down into individual roundups for each category. Did you miss any of these most popular posts? Which one from the list was your favourite?
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
Just Creative
DECEMBER 22, 2020
This article has been contributed by Scott Stevens. No matter what business you’re in, content is king. If you’re lucky, you have the time and ability to create quality content yourself. But the reality is, most businesses don’t have this luxury and outsource to freelancer writers instead. But finding suitable freelance writers can be challenging and time-consuming.
Designer Daily
DECEMBER 22, 2020
In London, there is a place that tell the story of print by gathering information on typography, graphic design, book design, and printing. This magical place is the St Bride Foundation and was founded in 1891, which means it is exactly 125 years old. To celebrate this anniversary, designers Lucienne Roberts, Matt Willey, and David Pearson have create We Are Type artworks.
Graphic Arts Today brings together the best content for graphic arts professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Graphic Design USA
DECEMBER 22, 2020
As we try to cope with pandemics, politics and protests, our 57th Design Annual suggests that out of the crucible we can expect an even more influential graphic design profession to emerge.
Just Creative
DECEMBER 22, 2020
This article has been contributed by Dave Schneider. Brand authenticity is an essential factor for 86% of consumers , often determining the brand they end up working with and supporting. Numbers this large are hard to ignore for any company, so branding should be a central part of your web design efforts if you’re going to have a chance of standing out in your marketplace.
Colossal
DECEMBER 21, 2020
?. In the hypnotic realm of “ Catgot ,” bubbles explode into kaleidoscopic droplets, and beads of water bounce across the screen. Created by Ho Tsz Wing using Photoshop, the two-dimensional drawings mimic the look of a hand-painted animation. They’re set to an electronic track by ISAN and gracefully follow a series of fluid, synchronized movements.
Its Nice That
DECEMBER 21, 2020
In a year spent mostly in our individual bubbles, these photography projects provided some much needed escapism in the form of fascinating portals into other lives (plus some fluffy animals).
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Design You Trust
DECEMBER 25, 2020
Hand lettering has become an increasingly popular art form and these creative lettering styles are almost everywhere – whether it’s the logo of your favorite coffee shop, burger restaurants’ chalkboards, the stationery or adverts and wall art, to name just a few. Lettering is still often confused with calligraphy, which is definitely where hand-lettering originated from; the art of lettering, however, is essentially drawing all kinds of letters, beautifully rearrange typography broken down into
Just Creative
DECEMBER 22, 2020
This article has been contributed by Ioana Ciobanu. If you’re living in a place where the sun shines all year round, then go ahead and skip this article. Go outside and take a deep breath of fresh air and let that Vitamin D sink into your system, you lucky person! However, if you live in a place where seasons change every few months (I’d say three, but with climate change the way it is, that may not always be accurate), you’re on the right page.
Colossal
DECEMBER 23, 2020
All images © Natasya Shuljak, shared with permission. Adorable, cheery, and slightly dazed, this eccentric ensemble of miniatures is the latest from Moscow-based crafter Natasya Shuljak ( previously ). Made from raw fibers felted together, the expressive characters are imbued with whimsy and play. Flower petals sprout from ambiguous creatures, while other pudgy animals emit a calm and joyful air.
Graphic Design USA
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Veteran Creative Director Theo Fels of Feisty Brown on when it may be time for your logo to experience a refresh.
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Azure Magazine
DECEMBER 23, 2020
From traditional dolls and sunflowers to urban architecture, the influences behind these incredible light fixtures by Lasvit, Pulpo, Midgard and many others are as diverse as the end results. 1. Kokeshi by Pulpo. Celebrating his affinity for Japan, Frankfurt-based designer Kai Linke (who spent time living in his inspiration county) based his floor lamp series for Pulpo on traditional kokeshi dolls.
Just Creative
DECEMBER 23, 2020
What’s it like to build brands in the food and beverage industries? In this episode we sit down with consultant Folkert van der Heide from the Netherlands who shares his story brand-building for many years in this space. Coming from a humble background where he grew up learning from his families farming and other small businesses, Folkert went on to work for various businesses before finding himself working in FMCG (fast moving consumer goods).
Design Week
DECEMBER 20, 2020
Feed identity, from DutchScot. London-based design studio DutchScot has created a typographic identity for social media and content creation agency Feed. “Their spirit is young and vibrant but it’s backed up by expertise,” studio partner Alex Swatridge tells Design Week. The logo is a “living, breathing representation of the word ‘Feed’” and is constantly moving vertically online.
Typographica
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Annual review of the most interesting type of the year, as selected by graphic designers, type designers, and scholars.
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Azure Magazine
DECEMBER 22, 2020
What relevance does product design have in a world gripped by viral disease? A great deal, as it turns out. During a year in which many of us were forced to shelter in place, the ways in which we accoutre said places — the stuff that we surround ourselves with, the things that protect us and help us adapt to change — became top of mind and even more important.
Its Nice That
DECEMBER 21, 2020
We take at the most popular graphic design articles of the last year, from industry icons to the discipline’s most recent graduates.
Design Week
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Brandy & Baubles, from Baxter & Bailey. To commemorate a year in Zoom and videocalls, branding studio Baxter & Bailey has designed a series of twelve backgrounds for people to download and use in their seasonal work calls. These range from the festive – a snow globe with London’s skyline and hanging mistletoe, for example – to the now all-too-familiar sights and sounds. “You’re on mute” appears lit up in fairy lights in one background.
Trendland
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Words Emily Sandiford. Ana Popescu takes joy in the everyday. Her art transforms a table of oranges or a neighbor’s shrubs into a covetable sight, using bold colors and bright light to give objects a second life in two dimensions. The illustrations of this Vienna-based artist are a revitalizing tonic: the only blues here are cloudless skies and cool pools.
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.
Abduzeedo
DECEMBER 20, 2020
Stunning Solar Scripts by Jesperish. AoiroStudio 12.20.20 Under the name of Jesperish is a freelance illustrator, graphic designer, and concept artist from the Netherlands, Noord-Brabant. Founded as a sole proprietorship in May 2010, Jesperish was born out of the founder's vision and ambition to create a graphic, illustrative, design agency for international online entrepreneurs.
Azure Magazine
DECEMBER 23, 2020
From traditional dolls and sunflowers to urban architecture, the influences behind these incredible light fixtures by Lasvit, Pulpo, Midgard and many others are as diverse as the end results. (For more great lighting products, visit Spec Sheets.). 1. Kokeshi by Pulpo. Celebrating his affinity for Japan, Frankfurt-based designer Kai Linke (who spent time living in his inspiration county) based his floor lamp series for Pulpo on traditional kokeshi dolls.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
DECEMBER 19, 2020
How to Help Your Clients with Website Content Strategy – How to get the processes of creating and organizing content moving in the right direction. Devbook – A new kind of search engine made just for developers. What Makes CSS Hard To Master – Thoughts on what frustrates some developers about CSS. The Grumpy Designer Looks Ahead to 2021 – The definitive tongue-in-cheek look at how the new year will impact the web design community. 10 new rules of design – Leading experts say that it’s time
Trendland
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Words TL Team. A new type of digital charity-driven art gifting platform just launched. Double Dutch was conceived by one of Trendland's favorite artist duo Inez & Vinoodh in collaboration with Rent the Runway Exec and Founder of social savings app Kidfund.
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.
Abduzeedo
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Banana Split LEGO Star Wars by Pé Grande Animation. AoiroStudio 12.21.20 A little bit of a fun project to share by Pé Grande Animation' from Porte Alegre, Brazil. Imagine a 'Lego inspired Star Wars' animation video showcasing a battle in the middle of a 'banana split party'? Yeah that's right, make sure to check it out in full on Behance. The goal was simple with this episode, maintain that feeling we all had to watch the Star Wars movies, but with LEGO aesthetics.
Its Nice That
DECEMBER 21, 2020
From lovable characters to sexy colouring books via grin-inducing comics and lovely emojis, this year produced some top-notch illustration work.
Creative Review
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Image: Kofi Paintsil. Courtesy: Studio PI The photography industry has been through an intense period of flux, as calls for new voices and more diversity have led major institutions and commissioners to consider how they operate. In this panel discussion, hosted by Creative Review in association with Studio PI , we will bring together a number of industry experts to look at what further change is required.
Colossal
DECEMBER 23, 2020
Image © Jason De Freitas, shared with permission. On December 22, Jupiter and Saturn appeared closer together in the sky than they have since March 4, 1226. The nearly 800-year event is known as the Great Conjunction , which occurs to some extent every two decades. In true 2020 fashion, though, this year’s meeting was the most acute in centuries.
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