Creative Market
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
“It looks great, but can you make it ‘pop’? ”. Sounds familiar? If you’re a designer, you’ve probably heard this overused, cliche phrase crafted into a request or an ambiguous line of feedback. The phrase seems to be a favorite of design clients since it's the easiest way to ask a designer to make something stand out. But sometimes it can be hard to decipher what the client actually means by this.
Just Creative
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
This is a guest article contributed by Tom Buckland. Branding is key for any business. Any successful company will tell you that strong branding is an essential element of attracting and maintaining the right audience. In our modern digital age, your business’ website is one of the main pillars of your communications strategy. As such, it is critical that you get the branding right across your website.
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Graphic Mama
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Is it necessary to invest in getting a degree in order to have a successful career in graphic design? This is probably a question wandering in the mind of every enthusiast headed to a career in graphic design. Well, today I’ll go deeper into the subject from the perspective of a person working in the niche and from the personal experience of our graphic designers here in the studio who are successfully practicing the profession with or without an actual professional degree in the field.
Inspiration Feed
NOVEMBER 17, 2019
Style in various forms is evident in Japan. From shockingly vibrant posters to carefully landscaped gardens, Japan is without shortage of design elements.
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
Spoon Graphics
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
I stumbled across some packaging designs for old cap gun toys recently, which gave me the inspiration to reproduce the style myself. Follow along with today’s tutorial to create a vintage toy packaging design using both Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. We’ll begin in Illustrator to draw the main product illustration, lay out the type, and compose the design.
Just Creative
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
This article was contributed by Ashley Wilson. Does your office space relay the same message as your branding? It should! The most successful brands bring their branding message, values and goals to life right in their offices, and here’s why you should do it too. Branding is one of the most important aspects of any successful business. Whether you’re a large multinational, or just starting out, your brand is the first thing potential clients see.
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Booooooom
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Synchrodogs. Synchrodogs is a duo of photographers from Ukraine – Tania Shcheglova (30 y.o.) and Roman Noven (35 y.o.) shooting together since 2008. Working on ‘Slightly Altered’ project artistic duo Synchrodogs went into a one-month trip across Carpathian Mountains to discover how far people managed to intrude into the territories that were meant to be wild. “Slightly Altered” is a reflection on how much we are intertwined with nature – changing the environment, we chang
Creative Market
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Have you ever wondered how successful creative people do what they do? What is their secret? How do they generate work that resonates so well with their audiences? Where do their groundbreaking ideas come from? Have you ever gotten a straight answer to any of these questions? I haven’t. Looking in from the outside, it feels a bit like magic, doesn’t it?
Just Creative
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
Laptops come in many different screen sizes and choosing the right one can help you get your work done without struggling to see everything on the screen. Knowing which one is best suited for the type of work that you need to do can get tricky at times if you don’t know what you’re looking for, which is where we come in. Choosing a great 17-inch laptop shouldn’t be a life or death struggle and to help we wanted to share our choices for the best 17-inch laptops for creatives.
Its Nice That
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Combining a simple drawing aesthetic with carefully considered compositions, Julien creates work that’s fantastically explorative. He tells us of his recent projects, which includes designing a t-shirt for Braulio Amado’s gallery, SSHH, plus a new book titled Maison Phoenix, published by Editions FP&CF. Read more.
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Tuts Plus
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
So, your creative juices have stopped flowing. Try as you might, you just can't seem to come up with a concept that inspires you. How do you get rid of art block, and how did it get here in the first place? Let's take a look at ten creative pitfalls that can start up art block, and how we might be able to kick them to the curb. Fatigue When Burnout Takes Over Sometimes, I love to fool myself into thinking I can work forever —super long hours, without any real need to recharge.
Creative Market
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
Handwriting fonts are fonts made out of writing done with an instrument, such as a pen or pencil, chalk or brush (handmade or digitally). Characteristics of the handwriting can vary widely from one handwritten font to another, including in the shape and size of the letters, the spacing between letters, the slope and thickness of the letters, and the rhythmic repetition of the elements in the different letters.
Just Creative
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
This is a guest article contributed by Bilal Uddin. If someone gives you $500, what would you do? . Buy a new phone. A domestic flight. Start a business. What? Start a business, seriously. Well, it may sound absurd, and it should be. According to research, it takes around $3000 to start a small business. But, there is a million-dollar business that you can start at just $500 – Dropshipping !
Its Nice That
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Working between commissioned and personal work, the illustrator’s process switches between digital and analogue techniques. But for Cristóbal’s artistic practice in particular, he creates textural collages inspired by traditions and folk narratives from South America. Read more.
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Fotor
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
There is one thing we all have in common, we all have birthdays! And whether it’s with friends and family, or the whole neighborhood there is nothing better than throwing a party for your loved ones both young and old. The first step to getting any party started is by setting up and sending out […].
The Logo Smith
NOVEMBER 16, 2019
The post Vintage Colour Wheels, Charts and Tables Throughout History appeared first on The Logo Smith. Vintage Colour Wheels, Charts and Tables Throughout History As a graphic designer, where colour inspiration is pretty darn important, so this selection of Vintage Colour Wheels, Charts and Tables Throughout History has made me far too excitable! The moment I found the post, and saw the featured image and post title, I clicked it straight […].
Booooooom
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Brooklyn-based photographer Tonje Thilesen shares her fascination with suburban American and how she approaches her work in this lovey profile for The Creator Class’s Canon Creator Lab series. #canoncreatorlab is a collaborative campaign from TCC and Canon, aimed at empowering the next generation of photographers, filmmakers, and social storytellers through online and offline programming.
Its Nice That
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Following a yeti-like protagonist called George, the video for new track Like Lightning presents his journey from outrage at news footage of the dying planet to his role starting a global movement. Read more.
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Under Consideration / Brand
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
“Still Remarkably On and Off”. Most of the introduction I wrote for this back in 2014 still applies, which is commendable given that pretty much every cable channel in America has pivoted to doing shows about ghosts: Launched in 1994 and owned and operated by AMC Networks, IFC (Independent Film Channel) is a television channel with a mix of kooky, serious, and pop-culture-y programming.
Creative Review
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
While there might be a certain aesthetic traditionally associated with rock bands, Foals have shifted gears entirely in the new video for Like Lightning, from the second half of the band’s two-part album Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost. The playful video was created by French animator Virginie Kypriotis, and has climate activism at its core. It follows the recent release of Rip Up The Road, a feature-length documentary that takes a closer look at the individuals behind Foals.
Design Week
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
The Design Museum has announced Anatomy of an AI System, a digital case study revealing the impact of the Amazon Echo, as the overall winner of the Beazley Designs of the Year 2019 competition. The annual competition celebrates innovation across six sectors, including digital, graphic and product design. As well as the overall winner, individual category awards have also been revealed.
Its Nice That
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Masterminded by agency The Community and illustrated by Cristian Turdera, The Secret Lives of Animals is styled like an average children’s book but reveals the appalling conditions in farms, circuses and labs. Read more.
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.
Graphic Design Junction
NOVEMBER 16, 2019
Best ultra HD Photoshop brushes pack contains more than 1500+ amazing high resolution Photoshop brushes , up to 5000 pixels in size. All brushes are very high quality, super detailed and realistic brushes for Photoshop. . Photoshop brushes can be useful in the way it could make your work easier and have a good design result at the same time. There are different kinds of brushes like watercolor, splatters, flourishes, explosion, halftone, grunge, abstract bokeh, lighting and retro brushes.
Booooooom
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
These 2 time-limited edition prints are only available until December 6th 11:59PM PST and will never be available at this size again!
Graphic Mama
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
“Is it necessary to invest in getting a degree in order to have a successful career in graphic design?” This is probably a question wandering in the mind of every enthusiast headed to a career in graphic design. Well, today I’ll go deeper into the subject from the perspective of a person working in the niche and from the personal experience of our graphic designers here in the studio who are successfully practicing the profession with or without an actual professional degree in the f
Its Nice That
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
The two Barcelona-based animators collaborated to create the band’s new music video depicting a submarine exploration into a mysterious underwater landscape reminiscent of a fever dream. Read more.
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.
Graphic Design Junction
NOVEMBER 17, 2019
The Best Photoshop actions for your HDR photography effects. The hand-picked fresh twenty high quality Photoshop actions that will transform your Photos into realistic Oily effect, newspaper print, abstract, watercolor effect, comic and dots effects within a seconds. Mostly Photoshop actions available with video tutorials that shows how to setup action files and how to use.
Under Consideration / Brand
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Visit Link. This Friday let us celebrate the visual gift that is Norway's financial identity as this month's release of the 1000 NOK note marks the completion of the redesign of the banknotes designed by Norwegian design agency Metric Design and illustrator and artist Terje Tønnesen that started in 2014.
Abduzeedo
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
That 90s Look is Coming Back: Work of Dylan Levionnois. abduzeedo Nov 22, 2019 For the past few years, or I dare to say decade, we saw a resurgence of the 80s in fashion, movies/TV and design in a way. Look at the work of amazing people like James White for example. However, I have noticed a slow shift to a new trend. We are moving ahead and beginning to see an influx of 90s inspiration.
Its Nice That
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Upon first glances of Riccardo’s portfolio, we’re instantly transcended into this transient land of the 80s – where the fashion is oversized and the hair is permed. Having adored the 80s since he was a teenager and its fashion, music and film, Riccardo tells us more about his key influences that inform his photography practice today. Read more.
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