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 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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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 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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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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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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Advertiser: Issuu

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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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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Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

35 Graphic Design Interview Questions (With Answers) Landing a graphic design job takes more than just a stunning portfolio. During the interview process, you'll need to impress potential employers with your knowledge, skills, and personality. This article provides tips on preparing for and ace a graphic design interview. We've included the most common graphic design interview questions and example answers to help you craft your winning responses.

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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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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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Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Bauhaus Graphic Design : Past, Present, and Future The Bauhaus school revolutionised graphic design by pioneering bold, minimalist styles emphasising function over ornamentation. From 1919 to 1933, the Bauhaus united fine arts and crafts to create practical yet beautiful designs for the machine age. Bauhaus graphic designers embraced mixed-media collages, vibrant colours, and inventive typography to create posters, advertisements, magazines, and more that broke past conventions.

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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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Graphic Design Junction

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As a creative, I use any commute time to watch or listen to interesting things and soak in inspiration or unwind. Over time, I’ve tried different ways to download YouTube videos, movies, music, and podcasts to fuel my work and downtime. But, for anyone who’s tried using online browsers or downloading videos using manual workarounds by digging through the website’s code, saying it was time-consuming and very frustrating is an understatement.

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Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Optimising Page Layout Design for Better UX Creating a practical page layout is crucial for any website or publication. The layout directly impacts how easy and engaging your content is to read and navigate. Optimising your page design requires considering multiple factors, from typography and whitespace to grid systems and responsive design. This comprehensive guide will provide fundamental principles, strategies and tips to optimise your page layouts for enhanced usability and aesthetics.

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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 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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Logo Design Love

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Shoop is the brainchild of Noam Oppenheimer, an Israeli architect with a burning passion to bring hot soup to the people of central London. Alongside chef Brem Gil, their mission is to serve up delicious soups (and sandwiches and salads) freshly made every day from seasonal ingredients. With a site secured in Fitzrovia, the biggest challenge was to attract attention in an already saturated “casual dining” market, and attempt to lure office workers and tourists alike away from the multitude of tr

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Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Mac vs PC: Which is Best for Graphic Designers? Graphic designers have a tough choice when selecting a computer platform. The classic debate between Apple Mac and Windows PC has raged in the creative community for decades. With the advancement of technology, the lines have blurred between the capabilities of Mac vs PC hardware. However, there are still some critical differences graphic designers must consider when deciding whether to go Mac or PC.

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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 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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Lisa Maltby

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

When contemplating my career choices, a creative profession often appeared as a realm exclusive to the privileged few – individuals armed with financial safety nets from their parents, insider insights and connections to influential figures in creative studios, galleries, and the world of expensive art supplies. In my early years, the creative sector felt distant and unfamiliar; gallery visits were non-existent, and encounters with professional artists, illustrators, or designers were unheard of

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Inkbot Design

MARCH 1, 2024

11 Luxury Brand ing Trends To Pay Attention To The luxury goods market has seen tremendous growth over the past decade, fueled by rising incomes and changing consumer attitudes, especially among younger generations like Millennials and Gen Z. As the tastes and preferences of luxury consumers evolve, brands must adapt their strategies to remain competitive.

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