Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Module by A-Studio and Co As the world thaws and the sun returns, add some extra creative flair to your work by experimenting with these fabulous new typefaces. Yes, it's still a little chilly out, and you definitely need your coat. But you can't have failed to notice those plucky buds forcing their way through the earth everywhere you go. In short, Spring is on its way; as the natural world starts to reawaken, it's a great time for us creatives to revitalise our visual palettes and sources of i

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Designer Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Brief Overview of the Topic Desktop wallpapers have evolved significantly over the years, from basic, pixelated images to breathtaking digital art. This journey reflects not only advances in computer technology but also changes in aesthetic preferences and design trends. Initially, wallpapers served more as a functional backdrop, but they have transformed into a canvas for creative expression, showcasing everything from personal photos to commercial stock images.

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Spoon Graphics

MARCH 1, 2024

Check out the best new font releases for March 2024! Often new fonts are released with some nice discounts, so it can be the perfect time to pick them up when they’re fresh out of the font foundry. Some of these typefaces have up to 60% off, and certain fonts can even be downloaded free! Garrison Up first is an expertly designed font called Garrison, it’s a nice modern sans serif with a humanist style, a little like the classic Gill Sans.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This month, Intuit celebrated the opening of its new Atlanta, Georgia office, a 360,000-square-foot innovation hub that is also now home to Mailchimp , the popular email and marketing platform that the company acquired in 2021. The modern office was an extensive, collaborative effort between local design firm TVS , Studio O+A in San Francisco, Mailchimp’s in-house creative agency Wink , and Intuit’s People & Places organization to create a world-class space that fully supports hybrid work in

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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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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Counter Print's latest book, Three Dimensional Type, is a thing of beauty that will teach you a lot about this ever-evolving discipline. Three-dimensional typography has held a special allure in the design world for many years now. It has an uncanny power to captivate and engage viewers and lift your designs beyond the normal 2D type. 3D type can help elevate your design work in various ways by injecting a palpable sense of realism, for example, or alternatively, a spirit of playfulness and humo

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Six Leaf Design

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When you book a website with me, one of the first things we talk about is the power of killer imagery, especially in your website design. While there's nothing wrong with supplementing with stock photography (that's what it's for!), many of my clients are quick to line up a brand photo shoot as soon as their website is in the calendar. But then comes the big question: "What do I tell my photographer to make sure we get what we need?

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In the busy metropolis of Singapore, Intheory Design has created a Ryokan-inspired apartment that embraces the play between light and shadow. The idea behind the design is based on the quote “To light a candle is to cast a shadow,” which gives nod to the homeowner’s journey through self-exploration. The design philosophy transcends mere aesthetics, transforming the act of lighting a candle into a metaphorical act.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Popular Instagram account Books About Food has amassed a following of thousands by carefully curating the best food books you may have missed. And now it's gone a step further by launching a new site , which aims to be a comprehensive directory of top cookbook releases. If you're after some creative culinary inspiration, you need to follow Books About Food.

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Noupe

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Remember the days when clunky interfaces and confusing menus were tolerated? In 2023, with the average user encountering over 10,000 marketing messages daily, attention spans are shrinking faster than glaciers! Users demand experiences that are intuitive, engaging, and even fun. To cut through the noise and stand out, you must be user-centric and prioritize people’s needs.

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UX Collective

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Design for problems worth solving with AI, distributed cognition, cognitive tasks and human centered intelligent systems How often have we been approached by a client to “do the AI” in a project… with the expectation that some (generative) AI might “magically” solve all known, unknown, and mostly undefined problems? [link] In this opinionated article, based on a talk at UX Live 2023 by Jacqueline Martinez and Johannes Schleith , we propose tweaking design thinking methods for opportunity detecti

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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.

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Design Milk

MARCH 1, 2024

A new month, a fresh start – and we mean it literally! March brings the first day of spring (PSA: it’s on March 19th) so this month’s Designer Desktop is very fitting. From Belgrade, Serbia, Nina Cvijović (who goes by Di Ujdi ) is an illustrator and surface pattern designer known for her whimsical and colorful illustrations, often of florals or other things found in nature.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

New York-based illustrator Andy Huang channels his knowledge of communication design into his illustrations of people to create colourful, expressive depictions that exude style and personality. We caught up with him to hear how they are made. Originally from Taiwan, Andy Huang is an American illustrator and graduate of the Pratt Institute. With a background in communication design, Andy went on to work for NYC agencies before pivoting in 2022 to focus on his freelance illustration career.

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Creative Bloq

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Reddit users are torn over the designs.

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UX Collective

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “What is the effect of constant exposure to information on our attention? Who benefits from a dramatic change in our attention, and when and why has this happened? One hypothesis is that companies have created an ecosystem to encourage continual consumption of information, and they profit from our addiction to information consumption and change in values and behaviors around attention and engagement.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Atsushi Shindo’s award-winning artful lighting, HAORI , made me feel warm and safe the first time I saw it, as though each conical piece was welcoming me into an embrace. The “enwrapped light” was exhibited at Salone and then at the Interior Lifestyle 2023 fair where HAORI received the coveted Young Designer Award. Inspired by the traditional Japanese kimono, or “Haori,” the lampshade stands on its own, spreading its luminescence through a gentle curved surface.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The Aussie studio launches a colourful new visual identity for the ice cream brand, with a palette that changes with the seasons and leans into its LGBT+ values. Founded in 2014 by award-winning Australian pastry chef Terri Mercieca, Happy Endings is an ice cream brand defined by colourful chaos. In its own words, it offers consumers "superbly made, scientific beyond belief, high-quality ice cream and dessert [that will] hit you in the face harder than the glowing yellow lights of Blockbuster Vi

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Creative Bloq

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Finally, some palatable career advice.

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We And The Color

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Elevate Your Job Hunt with the Trendiest Resume and Cover Letter Template by Pixejoo. In the competitive world of job hunting, first impressions matter more than ever. With countless applicants vying for the same positions, how do you ensure that your resume and cover letter stand out from the crowd? Enter Pixejoo’s latest creation: a visually stunning resume and cover letter template designed exclusively for Adobe InDesign.

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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.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We can add Croft House to the ever-growing list of brands releasing exceptional 2024 collections – the year is off to a great start in the world of design. When Croft House’s design team began working on the Baldwin Collection , they found inspiration in a place where dimension and layout meet. Handcrafted in Los Angeles, California, by a small team, the four-piece furniture suite features a bed, nightstand, mirror, and credenza, each constructed from solid oak and detailed in a flat flute

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Quebec-based illustrator and graphic designer Chad Grenier uses his beautiful illustrations as a means of connecting with other people and the world around him. We caught up with him to learn how he's inspired by everything from Wes Anderson to his grandparents, as well as hearing how he stays focused on his creative ambitions. Like most artists, Chad Grenier feels he's following an inner calling.

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Creative Bloq

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Experts share their advice to help you turn your ideas and illustrations into seamless stop motion pieces.

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FlowingData

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Based on data from the USDA Census of Agriculture , this map by John Johnson shows the predominant domesticated animal in each county in the United States. It nonchalantly includes humans.

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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 Milk

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Centara Reserve Samui is a modern luxury retreat located in Ko Samui, Thailand, designed by AvroKO. This resort renovation leans heavily on the architectural heritage of its location, weaving elements of the colonial past with the intricate artistry of traditional Thai wood carvings. The designers have skillfully updated these influences, opting for simplified forms and geometric patterns, all while introducing a striking theme that plays with the perception of weight and buoyancy across the res

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Globe-trotting illustrator Amber Day , AKA VISBII, has created her own unique spin on the Malbon mascot in a new collaboration which pairs up the golf character with luxury watch manufacturer TAG Heuer. We caught up with her to hear how she created it across time zones and how the pitch went better than expected. We're big fans of Amber Day at Creative Boom, having previously explored the psychology of her work and how she tackles the physicality of emotion , so we were excited to hear that she'

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Creative Bloq

MARCH 1, 2024

Olly Gibbs does it again.

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Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

30+ Best Business Ideas to Start Your Own Company Starting your own business can be an exciting and rewarding endeavour. With so many great business ideas, how do you choose the right one to pursue? This comprehensive guide will explore 30 of the best, most profitable, feasible small business opportunities across various industries. Choosing the Best Business Ideas for You When evaluating business ideas, there are several key factors to consider: Passion and Interests Choosing a business you fee

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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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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In the heart of Tokyo, a once mundane narrow office building has undergone a radical transformation, emerging as the radiant Vertical Rainbow Office Building designed by SAKO Architects. Breaking free from the surrounding conventional design, this architectural headquarters stands as a testament to creativity, identity, and a splash of vibrant hues.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The worlds of illustration and variable fonts collide in a new project from creative duo Rob en Robin titled F. C. Variable. In it, the pair explore how users can manipulate exported images to create customisable results. Variable fonts have shaken up the world of typography by making it easier for designers to create custom letterforms. But what if the same could apply to illustrations?

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Creative Bloq

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The more you look, the better it gets.

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Moo

MARCH 1, 2024

If you’ve noticed anything different around here, then well spotted. Yes, we’ve recently updated our brand identity. Some changes may seem subtle right now. Some more obvious. But, all together, they’re going to provide the foundations for a year of transformation that we’re excited to start revealing to you. From a new platform and fresh services, to a whole new selection of credible custom products and gifting options.

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