Creative Boom
MAY 2, 2024
Image licensed via Adobe Stock The photo and video-sharing site is changing how it surfaces content, ostensibly to help creatives. But is this too little, too late, or even counterproductive? We canvas the creative community's views. If you use Instagram to help promote your creative business, you may have found it increasingly challenging to get traction with your content lately.
BP&O
MAY 2, 2024
In recent years we’ve seen some radical shifts to the ever-booming pet care sector. That’s thanks in no small part to the Covid 19 lockdowns that saw many of us seeking solace and company in domestic animals, taking advantage of the WFH policies that, once upon a time, felt endless and unwavering. Another catalyst, perhaps, is that in an increasingly The post Pamipe by Omni Design appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
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Booooooom
APRIL 30, 2024
For our second annual Booooooom Photo Awards, supported by Format , we selected 5 winners, one for each of the following categories: Portrait, Street, Shadows, Colour, Nature. Now it is our pleasure to introduce the winner of the Street category, Riac Oseph. Riac Oseph is a fashion designer and visual artist from India, born and raised in Kuwait. His practice serves as a dissection of his psyche, using clothing, movement and still image to dive into specific memories and understand their psychol
Graphic Design Junction
MAY 1, 2024
Mother’s Day, a day bathed in sunshine and the warmth of appreciation, is upon us. It’s a time to celebrate the woman who nurtured us, championed our dreams, and held our hand through life’s triumphs and tribulations. While a grand gesture is always cherished, a heartfelt card, adorned with beautiful illustrations and brimming with your love, can be the most precious token.
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
MAY 1, 2024
Quebec-based audio studio DOKI DOKI specialises in creating original music and sound design for video games. With the help of advertising agency No Fixed Address, it's launched with a visual identity built around sound. Sound is the unsung hero of video games. While characters, story and gameplay draw players in, effective sound design helps to bring these virtual worlds to life and make them feel rounded and more enjoyable.
Design Milk
MAY 1, 2024
We’re big (HUGE!) fans of Andrew Footit , an award-winning independent artist and designer based in the United Kingdom who focuses on modern and illustrative typography in both 2D and 3D formats. His work has reached worldwide acclaim, garnering the eyes of (and in some cases securing collaborations with) Fortune 500 companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Hyundai, Nike, and more.
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Graphic Design Junction
APRIL 27, 2024
The graphic design industry is constantly evolving, with new tools and technologies emerging to streamline workflows and enhance creativity. One of the most exciting advancements in recent years is the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) mockup generators. These innovative platforms are transforming the way designers approach mockups, offering a plethora of benefits that can significantly improve efficiency and design outcomes.
Creative Boom
APRIL 30, 2024
Image licensed via Adobe Stock Improving your sleep is the best way to become more creative, productive and happier. So it's time you prioritised it, and we have some fantastic tips from fellow creatives to help you do so. Sometimes, it seems like the unattainable Holy Grail. How, you wonder, can I become more creative, more imaginative, and more productive?
HONGKIAT
APRIL 29, 2024
The ‘ look and feel ‘ of a website forms the foundation of any successful online presence. As soon as you make your website live on the internet, it becomes accessible globally. This universal reach is exactly why you should meticulously plan the design of your website if you aim to appeal to an international audience. Whether your goal is to generate significant revenue or to establish a robust international community, it’s crucial to consider several design elements from the outset.
UX Collective
MAY 1, 2024
The promise of AI as a workflow accelerator for the UX process is a given. As I pointed out in a recent article is the great promise of AI is that “AI will reduce our “busy work” load by automating processes, aiding research, and so on. ” What has frustrated me is finding solid examples of AI doing just that. In a course I am developing for LinkedIn Learning I found one when I encountered the updated version of Stark’s Sidekick tool for Figma.
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Graphic Design Junction
APRIL 29, 2024
As the graphic design landscape constantly evolves, fresh fonts have become a powerful tool for shaping brand identity. These innovative typefaces can elevate your brand’s voice, injecting personality and style that resonates with your target audience. They act as the voice of your brand, conveying personality, professionalism, and a sense of style.
Creative Boom
APRIL 28, 2024
America's most important music festival makes everyone up their game, both musically and visually. Jonny Kingsbury of COUR Design explained how they brought singer-songwriter Suki Waterhouse's vision of an enchanted forest to life on stage. Founded in 1999, Coachella has grown in size and stature to become America's answer to the Glastonbury Festival in the UK.
Its Nice That
MAY 2, 2024
For the singer-cum-rapper, Will Wharton and Hugo Shiboski created a hypnotising 3D world that aims to capture the essence of 2D animation.
Design Milk
MAY 2, 2024
Beyond the utility of shelter, home serves as a backdrop for life while providing a safe place to collect memories, many of which are often stored in the house’s quirks and expressed through interior design. SkB Architects embraces this notion of immersion into memory with their solution for a San Francisco Residence that seamlessly stitches global inspirations into a storied structure with a through-line of California cool.
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Inkbot Design
MAY 2, 2024
Creating Business Card Designs: A Comprehensive Guide Did you ever recognise how a plain sheet of card stock could have such an impact? I’m talking about business cards – those small, humble rectangles. Don’t be misled by their small size; these little ambassadors are influential in networking and building your brand. Imagine it this way: the first physical introduction to you or your company usually uses a good business card.
Creative Boom
APRIL 30, 2024
With FRAMES, you'll receive a beautiful magazine and exclusive digital content, as well as engagement with a worldwide network of photographers and a chance to chat with some of the world's leading talent. Best of all, we've got an exclusive discount code, too. In a world increasingly dominated by digital content and virtual experiences, there's something refreshingly tangible about holding a printed magazine in your hands.
Graphic Design Junction
MAY 3, 2024
In the fast-paced world of design, the ability to present your work convincingly is paramount. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or an aspiring creative, the importance of mockup templates cannot be overstated. They serve as invaluable tools for showcasing your designs in realistic contexts, helping clients and stakeholders visualize the end product before it’s even created.
Design Milk
MAY 2, 2024
Le Labo has recently unveiled their newest home in Kyoto within a meticulously preserved Machiya. In 2006, Le Labo’s inaugural retail store in New York City’s budding Nolita neighborhood introduced many to the previously unfamiliar concept of wabi-sabi. The intentional deconstruction – featuring chipped paint, holes in walls, and exposed pipes – came together in a then novel manner that simultaneously represented the brand as a whole while also showcasing the art of Le Labo’s p
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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.
Inkbot Design
APRIL 28, 2024
6 Social Media Branding Strategies that Fuel Growth Social media branding has become the new talk of the town for marketers; however, it is not merely a cliché. An influential social media branding strategy makes or mars your business in our digital era. Consider it: when was the last time you landed on a company’s social media accounts and said to yourself, “Man!
Creative Boom
APRIL 29, 2024
Designed by NYC-based studio Porto Rocha, the new performing arts centre's identity looks to close the curtain on exclusivity while honouring the former World Trade Centre site. A new creative space has made its home at the historic World Trade Centre site in Lower Manhattan, NYC, with an identity designed by Porto Rocha to welcome previously excluded audiences.
SpeckyBoy
APRIL 28, 2024
I’ve learned many lessons in my years as a grumpy designer. One is to try and separate work from the rest of your life. It’s a healthy practice – one that leads to (slightly) less stress. But, try as I might, certain things stick with me. Things that stay at the front of my mind all day and night. This vicious cycle results in less sleep and more grump.
Its Nice That
APRIL 29, 2024
Throughout history, artistic production has been framed in opposition to productive labour. Today, creatives are still feeling the aftereffects of this. Here, anthropologist and illustrator Julien Posture unpacks why this might be and offers some potential solutions.
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.
Inkbot Design
APRIL 29, 2024
15 Common Mistakes in Web Design and How to Avoid Them We have all been to that point – browsing a website that looks like a monkey put it together. It has slow load times, unreadable text, and buttons that go nowhere. You know what I mean; it makes you want to chuck your laptop out the window. It’s true — good web design is intricate. It takes skill, practice and understanding of what users want when visiting a site.
Creative Boom
APRIL 28, 2024
French collective Unexplored Fields has been drawing on the new Headshot 2.0 feature in Character Creator to make it easier to design digital humans. Co-founder Virgile Biosa shares the inside details. Not sure whether you'd like to work in fashion or 3D? Unexplored Fields is a collective of 3D artists who decided to do both! Based in Lyon, France, they're at the forefront of combining art, fashion and CGI, crafting digital fashion campaigns that seamlessly blur the lines between reality and the
Booooooom
MAY 2, 2024
Our interview with 2023 Booooooom Photo Awards Winner for the Shadow category, TJ Martin.
Graphic Design Junction
APRIL 29, 2024
In the age of digital photography and high-definition videography, capturing life’s precious moments is easier than ever. However, sharing those cherished memories with loved ones can become a challenge when file sizes exceed email attachment limitations. Cramming photos and videos into clunky email chains often leads to compression, resulting in a loss of quality.
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.
Inkbot Design
MAY 3, 2024
What are the Principles of Design: Why You Need Them Design is more than just being creative and beautiful; it is guided by principles that ensure the creation of valuable works of art. Do you ever ask yourself why some designs are attention-grabbing while others are not? The solution lies in design principles. Whether a website, a product or a marketing campaign, these principles are the foundation for any successful design project.
Creative Boom
APRIL 30, 2024
For ten years, dating app Bumble has been putting power in the hands of women. Now, an in-house rebrand is refreshing that mission. Hate dating apps? We're not massive fans either. But Bumble is a bit different. Founded in 2014, its unique twist is that it empowers women to make the first move. Unlike other dating apps where either person can initiate contact, Bumble flips the script in heterosexual matches by requiring women to send the opening message within 24 hours of a match, or else the co
ID Identity Design
APRIL 29, 2024
Located in the heart of the Mexican city of Hermosillo, Sonora, you will find Champ, a small boutique hotel. The street on which it is located is Campodónico, the surname of recognized waltz composer Rodolfo Campodónico, born in Hermosillo in 1866. He garnered a lot of recognition for his work during the early 20th century and his nickname was “Champ,” and that is from where the hotel took its name.
UX Collective
APRIL 28, 2024
Selecting a typeface that suits your brand, is versatile enough for your products, and is accessible can be a daunting task with the multitude of fonts available. In this article, I will walk you through some key factors to consider when selecting an accessible typeface that is also functional and visually appealing. Font… typeface… what is the difference?
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