Designer Daily
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
The world of graphic design can be intimidating to newcomers, but at some point most people will at least have to dip their toes in to either bring their own ideas to life, or to get a better understanding of the skills and techniques used by professionals in this field.
Azure Magazine
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Durable. Odourless. Natural. Sustainable. Sanitary. In an era where personal health and safety dominate global consciousness, the inherent qualities of ceramics – did we mention they’re also easy to clean? – are more vital than ever. What’s more, the innovation championed by manufacturers under the Ceramics of Italy banner continually makes for safer and more versatile spaces throughout the home.
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Design Week
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
We all know the story of vinyl’s, rise, fall and renaissance. It’s had to contend with cassette tapes and then CDs, which for a time outsold them in the 90s and early 2000s. CDs were themselves usurped by digital downloads in the 2000s; and with the 2010s came our dominant form of music consumption today, streaming.
Just Creative
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
This article has been contributed by Ronita Mohan. Many of the brand design trends of 2021 will be a consequence of the events of this year. Some will also be a continuation of what has been successful in 2020. We explore the various trends taking over the branding sphere in the coming years and how marketing designers can make the most of them. What Are the Top Brand Design Trends for 2021?
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
Designer Daily
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Apart from obnoxious influencers, Instagram also includes some accounts that are real gems. This account , dedicated to Arabic book covers and maintained by Egyptian designer Moe Elhossieny, is one of these gems. Elhossieny has catalogued a huge archive of book covers in Arabic on plenty of topics and styles. These act as a glimps of Arabic countries recent history, which was quite intense.
Spoon Graphics
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Today’s video is a reproduction of last month’s written tutorial on how to create your own retro landscape scenes with the help of a huge 80s inspired toolbox named NeonWave. Sci-fi landscape scenes featuring Tron-style grids, mountain scenes, and a vibrant sunrise is a popular aesthetic that is associated with art and design from the 80s.
Graphic Arts Today brings together the best content for graphic arts professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Just Creative
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
This article has been contributed by Haley Osborne. Browsing social media posts has become a regular part of our everyday routine. But we don’t actually take notice of all the posts we see, simply because there are so many of them. People have become picky in what they choose to watch or read. As a result, a caption for a social media post that’s been quickly thrown together is not enough to attract the attention of a wider audience.
Designer Daily
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
The marketing space in the modern era is rather competitive. While brands are striving to make excellent products and have product quality at their core, branding is something that not everyone pays heed to. Sure, your customer base is bound to increase if they have good products at their disposal, but who ensures that it reaches them in the first place?
Speckyboy Design Magazine
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Bring up the subject of artificial intelligence (AI) and it tends to elicit one of two reactions. Either it’s the technology that will save us or it’s going to take our jobs. Both of these responses are understandable. After all, there’s plenty of good AI can bring to the world. It could help us cure diseases and solve other highly complex problems.
Creative Review
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
London-based charity Accumulate supports young homeless people through creative education and workshops covering fields such as photography, sculpture and graphic design. The charity previously launched Sound Judgement , the UK’s first radio station written, produced and run by people who have been affected by homelessness, and has helped people gain a formal education at London’s Ravensbourne University through scholarships.
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Just Creative
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
We’re expecting a striking variety of exciting logo design techniques to flourish in 2021. Logaster logo maker has put together a list of the hottest logo design trends that are set to soar in 2021. Check it out! Logo Design Trends 2021. Simplicity. Inventive Typography. Gradients. Disappearing Letters. Overlapping Geometry. Negative Space. Fine Lines.
Inkbot Design
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Should you hire a design agency or a freelancer? Graphic design needs a creative mind. From colour combinations to proper curves and lines, everything needs to be in place while doing graphic design. Nowadays, designing is no more conventional, and everyone wants a personalised touch to their graphics. Moreover, the logos are not just names now but have become designs that depict stories of brands, owners, and their existence.
Trendland
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Words Emily Sandiford. As museums, galleries and creative studios close their doors amidst a new wave of lockdowns, we’re looking closer to home for inspiration. Here are six Instagram accounts to fill your feed with fun design, dream interiors and contemporary art.
Creative Review
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Titled Like Nowhere Else, BBC iPlayer’s new campaign is a bid to claim viewers at a time when a new streaming service seems to pop up every month. It celebrates some of the key people, programmes and moments that can be enjoyed via iPlayer, including David Attenborough, RuPaul, Wimbledon and Masterchef, among others. The 12 films, directed by Yousef and running no more than 20 seconds, feature animation, live action, archive footage, stop motion and illustration.
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Just Creative
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
When you’re an artist, whether it’s digitally or in real life, there are many different mediums that you can choose from to create incredible works of art every time. One of these is pastels. Dating back to the 15th century, like most things, has changed with time and the advent of technology, and with the Procreate app on your iPad, you can create beautiful works of art in half the time than you could in real life.
SpeckyBoy
NOVEMBER 14, 2020
With Christmas just a few weeks away, now is the perfect time to give yourself a little bit of seasonal cheer by decorating your desktop with a beautiful Christmas wallpaper. All fifty of the wallpapers below have been photographed by professional photographers or created by designers, and are all free to download and use. You will find decorated trees, red candy canes, winter scenery, vintage seasonal scenes, sparkling lights, stockings hanging over the fireplace, people celebrating, perfectly
Noupe
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
In the world of amateur site building, Wix has fast cemented itself as an invaluable resource for anyone who needs a professional online presence but knows little to nothing about how to make a website. The cloud-based development platform was established in 2006 by a trio of startup founders who saw a need for a simple website builder that’s affordable, intuitive, and super easy to use — even for the technically challenged.
Creative Review
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Recent RCA grad Zohar Dvir’s animation, Mercury’s Retrograde, is about a millennial seeking answers and what happens when the protagonist lets her fortune-telling magic 8 ball replace her intuition. “When she loses her 8 ball inside her unconsciousness, she embarks on a journey to find answers – in the form of her ball and within herself,” explains Dvir. “Mercury’s Retrograde is a satire about a neverending quest towards self realisation, self improvemen
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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.
Just Creative
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
When you’re a graphic designer on the go, powering your laptop will generally come down to using the classic three-pronged plug into the nearest outlet. While that does a great job, wouldn’t it be great if there was an option that you could use to not only power your laptop but also allow you to plug in your peripherals without the need for hubs or extra cords?
DRAWTIFY
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
The new logo trend has become the focus of attention. The 2021 logo design trend is the continuation and innovation of 2020. We will see many things that date back to different eras: chrome and neon lights were juxtaposed with deep black and white images in the 1980s, similar to the 1930s. The logo design trend in 2021 will continue to be based on everything that designers have been exploring in the past few years, and will also develop in a more dazzling direction.
Spine Magazine
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Nathan Ryder knew what he wanted to do from the age of about ten – he wanted to be a graphic designer. He left school at sixteen; went to art college; went to university and then got a job as a Junior Designer. Twenty-plus years later he became a Creative Director before deciding to go freelance in 2017. He now lives and works in Germany. Here he talks us through his process for designing The Storm.
Envato Tuts+
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Do you need to promote your small or medium-sized business in 2021? Traditional forms of advertising, like business flyers, are still effective. According to Entrepreneur.com, flyers are cost-effective and get straight to the point. This makes them an excellent choice. Pro-Biz - Business Corporate Flyer. One of the Best Flyer Template Designs that's trending in 2021.
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.
Just Creative
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
This article has been contributed by Eduard Klein. Whether you’ve been running your YouTube channel for a while or have only just started it, you’ve likely thought about different ways to monetize your videos. You might even have tried a few strategies. One of the most effective ways you can monetize your YouTube videos is with private label products.
Shillington
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
For Shillington Sydney graduate Karina Aslikyan , discovering the intensive, hands-on nature of the Shillington course at one of our info sessions, she knew our course was the best option around to kickstart her career in design. Starting out in a new industry has its challenges, but no one expects their first year on the job to line up with a global pandemic.
Graphic Mama
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
To know how to accurately combine colors is a critical skill that artists, designers, marketers, and brand owners spend years learning and mastering. Science and art aside, a big part of the process is finding the right inspirations. The perfect examples that just click with you, vibe on the same frequency with you and you know this is the right combination of colors just by seeing it.
Spine Magazine
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Elizabeth Yaffe is a designer and motion graphics animator in New York City. She’s currently a senior designer for Ecco Books at HarperCollins. The Orchard happened to be the first book I was ever asked to design for Ecco. My Art Director, Allison Saltzman, emailed me the manuscript shortly after I accepted the position on staff with a note that she wasn’t expecting me to arrive on my first day with designs, but that it would be great if I could start reading.
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.
Just Creative
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
This article has been contributed by Daniela McVicker. So you say that email marketing is dead. “It’s just not working for my business,” you might say. “And no one reads promotional emails anyway, so why bother?”. But what if we told you that you’re wrong? At least that’s what the statistics say. According to statistics by 99Firms : 80% of companies say that email marketing is their top customer acquisition strategy. email marketing delivers around $44 ROI for every dollar spent. almost 18% of e
Speckyboy Design Magazine
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
WebP Images & WordPress: Why and How to Use Them (+Plugins) – Some tips for using this up-and-coming image format with WordPress. What’s Missing From CSS? – A random look at responses to the annual CSS survey. See anything you agree with? Scribbble – A writing tool that focuses on simplicity, so that you can focus on your work. Finding Your Comfort Zone with Clients – Sharing some valuable lessons about gaining comfort and confidence with clients.
Booooooom
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
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Design Week
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
D&AD has revealed the 58th edition of its annual, which has been published in a digital-only format for the first time. Designed by Rotterdam-based Studio Dumbar, this year’s annual is available internationally and can be accessed for free. This move will allow the organisation to better fulfil its priorities, according to D&AD. These include reaching more diverse audiences and cutting down on its carbon footprint.
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