Shillington
FEBRUARY 11, 2023
A graphic designer is a multitude of things—they’re a visual communicator, a problem solver, a creative thinker; they work in editorial, typography, information design and many, many other things. Graphic design is a career full of endless possibilities—and it all starts with a certificate in graphic design from a graphic design course or school.
Creative Boom
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Design and Illustrations by Giovani Flores using GT Pressura It's Valentine's Day this week, a celebration of love, passion and obsession. And if there's one obsession that designers feel truly passionate about, it's typography. But while font choice may be deeply personal, that doesn't mean you can't play the field once in a while. After all, passions ebb and flow; similarly, designers' love affairs with fonts can sometimes be fleeting – like short, intense affairs that come and go.
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SpeckyBoy
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
Can web design still be considered a “new” industry? Sure, it hasn’t been around for as long as tech stalwarts like software development or graphic design. But it’s no longer an emerging career opportunity, either. The industry has matured. And the job description has evolved as well. Web designers are expected to know much more than basic HTML and CSS.
Spoon Graphics
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
This grainy heatmap effect gives a photo an abstract, retro vibe with its ultra-bright colours that resemble thermal imaging. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create it using three examples, each with a different colour scheme. First we’ll convert the photo with a gradient map to generate the surreal colours, then the addition of some blur and grainy filters really helps to enhance the effect.
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
Creative Boom
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Melissa McCarthy in Booking.com 's ad for the Super Bowl 2023 Super Bowl LVII aired this weekend, and so did nearly 80 advertisements from brands ranging from Hellman's Mayonnaise to Netflix to Bud Light, all custom created to draw eyeballs during the big game. Creative Boom spoke to four advertising experts about the top trends that dominated this year's ads and how the biggest hits suggest brands have opted to play it safe this year.
Creative Boom
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Image licensed via Adobe Stock We all suffer burnout, but you don't have to suffer alone. Ahead of this year's Valentine's Day, leading creatives share their top tips on reigniting your passion for creativity. Are you feeling uninspired, burnt out, or just plain tired of your creative work? It happens to us all, but most of us don't really talk about it.
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Creative Nerds
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
It’s no secret that the web design industry is constantly evolving and changing. Keeping up-to-date with the latest trends, tools, and techniques is essential for aspiring designers and veteran developers alike, and a great way to stay ahead of the game is by listening to podcasts. In this roundup, we have put together a list […] The post 12 must listen to podcasts for front-end developers and designers first appeared on Creative Nerds.
Inkbot Design
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The Top 10 Purple Logos of All Time Purple has been a colour associated with royalty, luxury and sophistication for centuries. It is a colour that inspires creativity and evokes a sense of mystery and elegance. In branding and design, purple is a very sought-after colour that gives a feeling of prestige and quality. From tech giants to fashion powerhouses, several brands have successfully harnessed the power of purple in their logos, leaving a lasting impact on consumers.
Creative Boom
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Offered a Ride by Emily Pettigrew. Landscape continues to be a major theme for many artists, exploring the idea of "home" and its impact on their creative practice. We take a closer look at two artists heavily influenced by their own surroundings deep in the Catskill Mountains. J.M.W. Turner is famous for his intense studies of landscapes. While Claude Monet, regarded as one of the most significant impressionist painters of all time, is probably best known for his seascape view from Le Havre, Fr
BP&O
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Water masquerading as an edgelord-baiting energy drink (Blackletter fonts, skulls, and a name straight out of the heavy rock canon); running shoes aping a chesty cough remedy; olive oil bottles that owe more to the science lab than the Mediterranean. Packaging at the moment, it seems, is frequently playing fancy dress. That’s no bad thing, of course: brands borrowing aesthetics The post Seedsman by Here Design appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
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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.
Graphic Design Junction
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Procreate Brushes set was created to help you try out different techniques and styles, such as oil painting, watercolor, pencil sketch, digital illustration and more. With the best Procreate brushes you can create amazing realistic illustrations, drawing portraits and landscape for newspaper, magazine and websites. Download the high quality 31 brush sets with over 2500 hand-crafted , pro-quality brushes, all finely tuned to take advantage of Procreate 5’s powerful brush engine.
We And The Color
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Check out this fantastic New Wave poster collection based on simple geometric shapes. Inspired by Bauhaus architecture and design as well as modernism, architecture, minimalism, and Swiss design shapes, David Vineïs, a Paris-France-based graphic designer created this stunning poster collection as a tribute to some of the best New Wave songs. Consisting of simple geometric shapes as known from good old Swiss graphic design principles, David Vineïs produced some stunning graphics that visualize ea
Creative Boom
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
© Van Saiyan Spanish illustrator Van Saiyan recalls special moments from his childhood when creating gloriously retro artwork that evokes the look and feel of old-school pulp comics. Thanks to his delicate inky line work and considered use of block colours and faded textures, Van Saiyan's artwork harks back to sci-fi comics of the 50s and 60s. His illustrations have appeared in editorial columns for the likes of The Washington Post, Forbes and Entertainment Weekly.
Inkbot Design
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Top 10 Best 1920s Fonts for a Timeless Look The 1920s, also called the Roaring Twenties, was a decade of cultural and social revolution marked by economic prosperity and a new sense of freedom. From the rise of jazz music and dance culture to the emergence of contemporary art movements and fashion styles, this era was a time of significant change and innovation.
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Graphic Design Junction
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Creative funny print advertisements are effortless ways to put a Smile on Face. We all watched lots of digital TVC ads and some were really hilarious and clever with hidden message. Funny ads make your brand or product more attractive and eye-catching. The funny print advertisements are the fastest way to communicate the message to the world. Print advertising continues to be a strong market, companies spending dollars to make their ads really creative and inspiring.
HONGKIAT
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Stories are important. Whether one tells a story to evoke emotion or to gain a new client , there’s a certain simplicity in it that speaks to a lot of people as everyone has a story to tell. Now with technology, there’s digital storytelling, too. Digital storytelling is accomplished by combining narration with digital content such as animation, stills, audio, etc.
Creative Boom
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
© Jun Zhou Haiti-based illustrator, motion media designer and children's book artist Jun Zhou channels her love of maths and logic into creating maze-inspired work that helps develop children's problem-solving skills. Maths and illustration might intuitively feel like opposite disciplines. For instance, you might have pursued an artistic career to get as far away from maths as possible.
Inkbot Design
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Top 10 Vintage 1950s Fonts for Your Design Projects The 1950s was a decisive decade in the design world, in which modernism began to assert itself and creativity blossomed in all forms. The period after the Second World War was characterised by a new spirit of optimism, progress and consumerism, which also influenced the design industry. The era introduced a contemporary aesthetic that revolutionised the way people approached design.
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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.
SpeckyBoy
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The ability for clients to update their websites has become a common project requirement. Thanks to content management systems (CMS) such as WordPress, this functionality is now well within reach. In its most basic form, a user needs only an account and a web browser to get started. But while the technology is in place, a streamlined experience for clients isn’t guaranteed.
Vandelay Design
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Here are the best zoo websites that can serve as excellent examples if you're building a site for a zoo or wildlife park. Be inspired! The post 25 Best Zoo Websites: Examples for Design Inspiration appeared first on Vandelay Design.
Creative Boom
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Credit: James Hurst / Punk Works The former Head of Brand Design at Google opened his own studio, Punk Works, this January. Hurst recently sat down with Creative Boom to introduce his new venture and share why he wants more branding agencies to embrace their punk side. When Creative Boom last interviewed James Hurst , he'd freshly joined the team at Google – a dream job.
We And The Color
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Check out Weitong Mai’s dreamy illustration series. Weitong Mai is a Chinese-born Canadian freelance illustrator who currently lives and works in London, UK. She graduated from the Camberwell College of Arts with a BA in Illustration major. During the past years, Weitong Mai worked for a wide range of international clients. Below you can see seven exceptional pieces from her Blue illustration series.
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.
SpeckyBoy
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Adding smoke to your designs can instantly enhance their visual appeal and create a stunning effect. However, creating smoke from scratch in Photoshop can be a difficult and time-consuming process, especially if you’re working on a tight deadline or need to create multiple smoke effects. Fortunately, there’s an easy solution: smoke brush packs.
Inkbot Design
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Top 20 Best Advertising Campaigns of All Time To successfully sell a new product or service, it is necessary to ensure that potential customers are aware of it. Even if a product or service is the best in the industry, it will only be successful with proper presentation and promotion. This is why advertising campaigns are so important. There are several ways to create an advertising campaign, but first, it is crucial to identify the target audience and tailor the campaign to their specific needs
Creative Boom
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Image Credit: GoneShells Swedish design studio Tomorrow Machine is out to solve the problem of unsustainable packaging with an innovative new line of bottles, GoneShells. This packaging solution is something that replicates the life cycle of fresh products. It's no secret that most modern packaging raises environmental concerns. While the content inside goes bad after days or weeks, most packaging solutions are made to last for years or even decades, and many biodegradable packaging materials to
Shillington
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Putting together a kick-ass graphic design portfolio isn’t just something you need to worry about when you’re a student. You need to think about maintaining, improving and evolving your portfolio throughout your graphic design career. If you’re looking to get your portfolio to the next level, then below you’ll find a selection of 35 graphic design portfolio websites to inspire you, curated by teachers and graduates from our graphic design course.
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.
SpeckyBoy
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Not so long ago, web design was a brand-new industry. As such, there weren’t many opportunities to get a formal education on its fundamentals. Thus, the most direct path to becoming a professional was to teach yourself the necessary skills. That’s how my career started. I studied the source code of different websites and figured out how things worked.
Inkbot Design
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Brand Book In today's fast-paced business world, creating a solid and recognisable brand is crucial to stand out from the competition. A well-defined brand reflects your company's unique identity and communicates the value and quality of your products or services to customers. And one of the most effective tools for creating a strong brand is a comprehensive brand book.
Creative Boom
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Cabeze Patata BCNMCR , the design event which brings Barcelona's best creative talent to Manchester for a series of illuminating talks, is returning to the city for a third and final time. We caught up with organiser and designer Dave Sedgwick to hear why he brought it back for one last hurrah. Taking place at Manchester's Hallé St Peter's on Friday, 21 April, BCNMCR will be a one-off design event with innovative individuals and agencies due to take to the stage, including Lo Siento, Javier Jaén
Creative Review
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Following on from Netflix’s superbowl ad that promises to show more EVs in its programmes to normalise them, the streaming platform has now released an updated graphic toolkit that connects iconography, typography and illustration. Created by Koto, the team built on the existing system but wanted to steer clear of the “over-saturated, over-done, one-dimensional” approach often seen in the tech and.
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