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Where the creative industry is heading, and how to survive the next 15 years

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock The creative industry is changing fast under the onslaught of AI. We share the community's best advice on how to not just survive but thrive over the next decade and a half. This month, Creative Boom is celebrating our 15th anniversary. It's a great opportunity to reflect on how much has changed for creatives since we launched in 2007.

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Famous Brands Get A Surrealist Makeover

Designer Daily

99designs by Vista has given some of today’s most influential brands a surrealist makeover in tribute to 100 years of Surrealism. Collaborating with its global community of professional freelance designers, the platform has reimagined renowned brands in a style inspired by iconic twentieth-century Surrealist artists like Salvador Dali, René Magritte, and Edward James.

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Imperia by Landor

BP&O

As well as being a coastal city in south west Italy (formed in 1923 by none other than Benito Mussolini), Imperia is a pasta machine company that was formed from a ‘little artisan workshop’ in 1932. Imperia soon began to distribute pasta machines around the world; mainly catering to the US’ large Italian community. From its plant in Sant’Ambrogio, Turin, The post Imperia by Landor appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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From Space Age to Metaverse: Vitra’s New Sci-Fi Design Exhibition

Design Milk

Science fiction has had an immense influence on the arts, including literature, cinema, graphic arts, and design. This impact is so significant that Swiss furniture company Vitra has dedicated a year-long exhibition titled Science Fiction Design: From Space Age to Metaverse to explore this intersection of design and science fiction. To understand the relationship between these two realms means revisiting the history books.

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Let's Talk Trends: Designing for Maximum Impact

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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Deji Ajetomobi on how The Torsche is illuminating Africa's design landscape

Creative Boom

Multidisciplinary creative Deji Ajetomobi is launching a new magazine focusing on African design talent and partnerships. We chatted with him about its founding principles, its vision for the continent's creative industry, and the kind of work it's planning to feature. At Creative Boom, we aim to bring you the best of new creative work from around the world.

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Kerem Beyit: Unveiling a Master of Fantasy Illustration

Graphic Design Junction

Kerem Beyit is a freelance illustrator who has carved a niche for himself in the world of fantasy art. With a keen eye for detail and a talent for bringing fantastical creatures and landscapes to life, Beyit’s illustrations have captured the imagination of audiences worldwide. Education and Early Influences While details about Kerem Beyit’s formal education are not publicly available, his work speaks volumes about his artistic foundation.

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Paul Sende Explores the Perception of Geometry Via Visual Art

Design Milk

Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, visual artist Paul Sende caught the creative bug early, with jazz and instrumental music often being played in his childhood home. It helped pave the way to the exploration of geometric shapes as a kid before moving on to disassembling old electronics he found at his grandparents’ house. Motors, lights, and anything with a battery were fair game.

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Three free archives of Victorian illustration to inspire you

Creative Boom

Designer, writer, and academic Michael John Goodman has launched three online archives of Victorian illustrations covering works by Shakespeare, Dickens, and Chaucer. We talked to Michael about what these collections have to offer today's creatives. It's fascinating to compare how illustrators have depicted great works of literature through the ages.

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The Fight to Own Your Creative Content

SpeckyBoy

As a platform, the web caters to creators. It’s a place to publish and share whatever we want. We’ve used it to fuel the rise of everything from blogs to influencer videos. The results are impressive. Think of all the careers kickstarted by online publishing. I am living proof. Writing and web design have provided me with income and a platform.

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Maximizing Space: The Role of Condensed Fonts in UI/UX Design

Graphic Design Junction

In the world of digital design, typography plays a crucial role in creating interfaces that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also functional and user-friendly. Among the various font styles available, condensed fonts have garnered attention for their unique properties. This article explores the usefulness and attractiveness of condensed fonts and examines their impact on user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design.

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The Democratization of Design: Giving Creators & Marketers the Tools to Succeed

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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Betsy Brown Finds Enchantment in the Magic City’s Redmont Neighborhood

Design Milk

Birmingham, Alabama has often been referred to as the “Magic City” due to its rapid growth and industrial development in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The burgeoning metropolis became a major industrial center, particularly known for its metal production, epitomized by Sloss Furnace – a historic iron-producing blast furnace that operated from 1882 to 1971 and is now a National Historic Landmark.

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Spectacular 90-metre artwork adds life and colour to Newcastle Quayside

Creative Boom

Photography and video captured by Jay Dawson, Ben Hughes and Thomas Lennox Pearson Artist Andy Welland is behind what's thought to be the UK's largest piece of temporary pavement art. If you're not familiar with Newcastle and get the opportunity to visit, the best place to start is to head down the Quayside. This vibrant area along the River Tyne, which flanks both Newcastle and Gateshead, has undergone a transformation in recent years, evolving from an industrial dockside to a popular spot for

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Loveday Vickers’ vibrant graphic design work turns to tactile elements and interactive experiences

Its Nice That

The designer is playing with paper, packaging, publishing and stop-motion to reimagine our design interactions into playful and immersive new forms.

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Anthropics PortraitPro review: Photoshop editing tools on steroids

Creative Bloq

Anthropics PortraitPro offers photography editing tools that are easy to use and surprisingly effective.

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Rethinking Creative Workflows: Increasing Efficiency in the Design Process

As the design industry evolves, teams are facing new challenges and a need to produce more outstanding creative work than ever. Leaders must learn how to adapt their processes to solve today’s—and tomorrow’s—unique design challenges. In this e-book, you’ll learn how to establish your creative workflow and leverage the power of CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite to streamline the entire design process, from start to finish.

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Inky Paws and Fluffy Fur Emerge From Kamwei Fong’s Minimalist Cat Drawings

Colossal

All images © Kamwei Fong, shared with permission Kamwei Fong ( previously ) is drawn to the nature of cats. Whether extroverted and playful or curious and timid, the clawed companions truly relish living their lives as they please, embodying a charming spirit that inspires the artist time and again. Appreciative of the calm that follows working in solitude, Fong has often prioritized creative autonomy and introspection.

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A new identity for Barcelona language school Freeda

Creative Boom

Barcelona-based graphic designer Ilia Tuma has refreshed the school's decade-old identity with a new logotype and vibrant colour palette, as well as bespoke illustrations by Anastasia Sheremeteva. Renowned Barcelona-based language school Freeda has a new identity created by graphic designer Ilia Tuma. The work emphasises humanity and friendliness alongside an engaging learning experience.

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Minimal Phone Offers a Masterclass in Minimalist Restraint

Design Milk

Traveling light is often touted as an ideal, one prioritizing bringing only the daily essentials, and in turn allowing us to enjoy experiences unencumbered by the clutter of our possessions. What if we were to adopt that same philosophy of less-is-more when it comes to arguably the most overpacked and cluttered part of our lives… our mobile devices?

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Elegant Branding and Web Design for a Modern Hair Stylist

Abduzeedo

Elegant Branding and Web Design for a Modern Hair Stylist abduzeedo 0718—24 Discover the elegant branding and visual identity for JULI JU, designed by Daria Lym, emphasizing modern style for a New York hair stylist. Daria Lym, a talented designer, has crafted a refined branding and web design project for JULI JU, a hair stylist based in New York. The project focused on creating a discreet yet modern aesthetic that aligns with the stylist's sophisticated work.

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Creative Insights: Data-Backed Trends to Help You Design Successful Content

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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Astrae studio brings a touch of supermarket fun to its sophisticated identity for Danish concept store, Grocery

Its Nice That

The Copenhagen-based clothing brand’s new look is inspired by “kiosk aesthetics, blueprints, archives, semi-transparent plastic bags, hand-poked tattoos, copier machines… and receipts”.

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Creative Boom at 15: What we stand for, and why creatives should care

Creative Boom

Creative Boom turns 15 We celebrate 15 amazing years of Creative Boom with some key highlights and thoughts from our community. If you've been reading Creative Boom since the start, then get ready to feel old… On July 24, 2024, we will be celebrating our 15th anniversary! So, it seems like a good moment to reflect on our platform's journey, what we stand for, and how we aim to help the creative community.

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Pops of Color Permeate This Brooklyn Townhome by Claire Hung

Design Milk

While there is much debate from psychologists about the definition of play, experts agree that the immediate and long-term effects of amusement yield both personal and relational benefits regardless of age. Outcomes may include a reduction in stress with some arguing it can lead to an improved ability for unconventional thought as well as advanced problem solving skills.

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The worst movie poster designs of 2024 (so far)

Creative Bloq

From tired tropes to Photoshop fails and AI, these poster designs failed to impress.

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From Visualization to Execution: Exploring Our Strengths as Designers

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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30+ Modern Business Cards: Make a Lasting Impression

Graphic Design Junction

In today’s digital age, the business card remains a powerful networking tool, a physical touchpoint that cuts through the digital clutter. It’s a tangible representation of your brand identity, offering a chance to make a lasting first impression. But with a sea of business cards floating around, how do you create one that truly stands out?

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Reality serves as a bridge to the surreal for illustrator Wenjing Yang

Creative Boom

Energetic shades of pink, green and blue are blended and carved into forms that begin rooted in daily life but quickly lead to strange realms of dreamlike surrealism as envisaged by the talented young illustrator Wenjing Yang. It's the colour that hits you first when Wenjing Yang 's portfolio is laid out before you. Just how she manages to balance loud hits of pink, blue and green without overpowering the viewer will leave you scratching your head.

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Coperni x Transparent Speaker Jacket Blasts a Nostalgic Tune

Design Milk

Parisian ready-to-wear fashion brand Coperni openly wears an affinity for emblems of yesterday’s youth. Take for example the label’s CD-PLAYER Swipe Bag revealed late last year, a design referencing that all too brief period when digital innovations had yet to completely define the populace’s still predominately analog lifestyle. Their newest creation – the Coperni x Transparent Speaker Jacket Blasts Nostalgia – turns up the volume of nostalgia to another level.

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The daily decision marathon: How our minds work and what it means for UX

UX Collective

The daily decision marathon: how our minds work and what it means for UX Our brains are constantly working and making decisions can be exhausting, impacting the quality of our choices. Daily routine. Illustration by Anna A from Ouch! Imagine starting your day: you wake up, decide whether to snooze your alarm, choose what to wear, and consider what to have for breakfast.

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Web Design for All: Accessibility, Inclusivity and Beyond

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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33 Digital Marketing Predictions: Looking for Trends

Inkbot Design

33 Digital Marketing Predictions: Looking for Trends Robots writing your ad copy? Billboards that come to life as you walk by them? Is your favourite influencer morphing into a hologram before your very eyes? Welcome to the weird, wild, and wonderfully unpredictable world of what's to come in digital marketing. Now, I know what you're thinking. “Another article about digital marketing predictions?

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New Coca-Cola commercial aims give the world a big Olympic hug

Creative Boom

With Paris '24 about to kick off, the fizzy drink brand wants to give everyone a warm, fuzzy feeling with its new ad and packaging designs, courtesy of WPP Open X and Ogilvy. Let's face it: Many of us aren't interested in watching sports like swimming, gymnastics, or dressage on TV – well, most of the time anyway. But every four years (pandemics permitting), the Olympics roll around, and that all goes out the window.

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NINM Lab’s Long Time No See CD Player Is Transparent About Its Nostalgic Appeal

Design Milk

Did you know the first portable compact disc player launched on the 100th anniversary of the phonograph, way back in 1984? Once CDs became a portable medium, the silvery discs skyrocketed to replace cassette tapes and vinyl. Ironically those two analog mediums have boomeranged back into popularity amongst a new generation feeling increasingly detached from streaming digital media.

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10 Best Graphic Design Ideas For Modern Businesses

Pixel 77

One of the most important aspects of modern business is graphic design. By itself, graphic design is somewhat of an umbrella term. It covers many different topics and areas that all work together to give character to a business’s identity.

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How to Create Stunning Typography With the Corel Type Tool Kit

Download this free eBook to learn how you can create stunning typography, using the basics, such as placing text, to advanced controls like ligatures, variable fonts, effects, tracking, range kerning, and everything in between. Learn how to: Use Character Control to add variety to your font styles. Use Paragraph Control to manage spacing, alignment, justification and more.