Just Creative

JANUARY 3, 2021

This article has been contributed by Tracy Sparks. Sometimes finding the right road to travel down can feel like standing in front of a spaghetti junction. With so many paths twisting and turning up ahead, which one do you choose? Where do they all lead? When it comes to choosing a career, it’s important to find one in which you can thrive. You don’t need something that simply pays the bills, but something that challenges you to solve problems in new ways, where no two days are ever the same.

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Its Nice That

JANUARY 4, 2021

Placing a heavy focus on minimal details such as a varied colour palette and direct typography, United Sodas of America takes a different path to packaging design.

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Designer Daily

JANUARY 5, 2021

Every week, we’ll give you an overview of the best deals for designers, make sure you don’t miss any by subscribing to our deals feed. You can also follow the recently launched website Type Deals if you are looking for free fonts or font deals. The Old Harbour Vintage Font Collection. The Old Harbour is a font collection inspired by the vintage hand lettered signage, old bottles’ labels and the aesthetic of old school tattoos.

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Creative Review

JANUARY 8, 2021

While 2020 was generally pretty miserable for a lot of brands, Burger King managed to buck the trend with a wealth of brilliant creative work, most significantly in its Moldy Whopper campaign , which swept the awards circuit. The fast food giant is showing no signs of slowing down as we enter a new year, however, having just unveiled its first major rebrand in over two decades.

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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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Just Creative

JANUARY 4, 2021

On its own, Steampunk is a fascinating genre of science fiction blending elements from modern sci-fi, the Victorian Era, and the Industrial Revolution. This genre has continuously produced beautiful artwork, cosplay, and fonts. Come join us then as we peel the curtain back on this eclectic, yet the mesmerizing world and highlight some of the most interesting and high-quality Steampunk fonts that can be great for adding a refined but at the same time, grungy look to your work.

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SpeckyBoy

JANUARY 8, 2021

Are you struggling to find that particular font that matches your creative vision? Well, you have come to the right place. We have collected fifty beautifully clean and stunningly crisp free fonts that will hopefully make your search that little bit easier. All of the free fonts in this collection can be used in both your personal and commercial projects.

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Logo Design Love

JANUARY 6, 2021

In the words of Richard Baird, the idea behind the latest issue of his LogoArchive zine is, “to evoke — through materials, processes, form, content and ‘atmosphere and ceremony’ — ‘akogare,’ a deep feeling of respect and admiration for those I look up to, and a feeling of never being able to reach the same level. Japanese publications such as IDEA and ‘Graphic Design,’ and the works of Japanese designers Issey Miyake, Ikko Tanaka, and Kazumasa Nagai were key inspirations for this new issue.

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Just Creative

JANUARY 3, 2021

This article has been contributed by Nicholas Rubright. If you’re running a business, you can’t just hope for leads to come to you. You need an inbound marketing strategy to attract potential clients. That’s where a blog can help you. But setting up and writing a blog is only one part of the equation. To succeed in business, you need a blog that turns leads into paying customers and offers something unique to potential clients.

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SpeckyBoy

JANUARY 2, 2021

Instagram stories are a great way to connect with your followers and give them a glimpse into your personal life as well as exclusive behind the scene updates. However, creating an Instagram story from scratch can be time-consuming. That’s where Instagram Story templates come in handy. In this roundup, we’re featuring the best Instagram Story templates that will allow you to create and share your stories in a consistent manner and get them published quickly.

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Speckyboy Design Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2021

How to Use Color Fonts on the Web – Get the details behind one of the hottest new trends in typography. The Rise and Fall of Invision – A look at why the design tool suite has plummeted in popularity. SidePage – Check out this simple free tool for quickly creating professional documentation. Houdini.how – Helpful snippets for use with the Houdini low-level CSS API. 50+ Free Awesome Certificates to Earn in 2021 – Up your game with this curated list of free Computer Science & Information Techn

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Graphic Design USA

JANUARY 7, 2021

Design Agency CEO DJ Haddad of Haddad & Partners has taken an unorthodox approach to navigating through the pandemic, bringing a mobile office to the 70+ employees working at home.

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Just Creative

JANUARY 5, 2021

This article has been contributed by Jyoti Roy. So, you have created a new website and now you want to monetize your blog. Not a problem – it can be a straightforward process. But to make money from your website, you need web traffic – and the key to generating traffic is successful search engine optimisation (SEO). There are plenty of SEO related articles on the internet that will help you get started.

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SpeckyBoy

JANUARY 2, 2021

Photoshop actions can take a lot of the guesswork out of editing and finishing your photos. However, but if you don’t have a handy set of resources on hand, it might be a struggle to figure out how to proceed. That’s why we’ve put together this collection of Photoshop actions that make it super easy to add artistic effects to your images.

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Web Design Ledger

JANUARY 7, 2021

In all likelihood, you’ve already discovered the benefits of WordPress, and worked with one or more popular WordPress themes or other design aids. Top WordPress themes typically bring both advantages and limitations to the table. As a consequence, a web designer is confronted with finding a theme that maximizes the former and minimizes the latter when addressing the task at hand.

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Its Nice That

JANUARY 7, 2021

The fast food chain’s first redesign in over 20 years brings back a 60s logo and introduces a brand font inspired by the shape of its burgers, with a rich new colour palette, to create a more digital-friendly identity.

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Just Creative

JANUARY 4, 2021

Some of the biggest brands in the world use a gothic font in their logos. Don’t believe us? Go take a quick look at the logos for Adidas, Mobil, Macy’s, Groupon, or even the original logo for Microsoft. All of them use some type of gothic font whether it be a humanistic gothic sans serif or a more traditional blackletter. So we thought that if some of the biggest companies on the planet trust a font this implicitly, how could it help you make your work better?

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SpeckyBoy

JANUARY 7, 2021

When professionalism matters, it’s time to turn to the experts. But don’t think that means hiring a video producer and breaking the bank. Instead, use a professional intro video template for After Effects to set the stage. You could use professional video templates for many purposes, like: Start off a company town hall or event – give a preview or build energy with a polished intro.

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Speckyboy Design Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2021

The time has come. The WordPress Gutenberg block editor has become reliable enough to power your existing website. You can now eschew that aged page builder plugin in favor of a native content editor. That’s the situation I’ve found myself in. A client that has, for years, utilized a bundled, out-of-date page builder is ready for change. Thus, I’m charged with helping to convert existing layouts and features to blocks.

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Colossal

JANUARY 8, 2021

All images © Ted Chin, shared with permission. In Ted Chin ’s surreal dreamland, it’s not uncommon to see massive anglerfish swimming through the sky or a figure scooping up shooting stars. The San Francisco-based artist merges idyllic landscapes and outdoor scenes with fantastical details, choosing to upturn an evergreen in mid-air or position an oversized octopus underneath a floating house.

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Just Creative

JANUARY 3, 2021

This article has been contributed by Jesper Faurby. Imagine this. It’s early morning Monday, and already the week’s off to a rough start. One of your graphic designers sent you an email over the weekend with an updated logo for a client. You’re supposed to present it in a few minutes but it’s buried in your inbox and you can’t find it. Meanwhile, your content writer is trying to wrap up a blog post for another client, it’s supposed to go live in an hour.

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SpeckyBoy

JANUARY 2, 2021

Not every project includes the budget to capture video. Sometimes, you need to take your photos and create a video as the final product! The best way to do that is by using slideshow templates for After Effects. Instead of learning animation and transitions, these templates do the hard work for you. Just add your images, and you’ll create an After Effects slideshow in minutes, not hours.

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Design Week

JANUARY 6, 2021

Digital design activities, from the Design Museum. Young Design Museum has plenty to offer creatively-minded kids during lockdown as a break of addition to homeschooling. On offer this week is a worksheet with cut-out templates to colour in and build your own high street. There are also videos on DIY musical instruments (think castanets and banjos).

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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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Spine Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2021

Optical illusions can be puzzling, amusing and headache-inducing (often all at the same time). Theories on how they work have been expounded on since the time of the Ancient Greeks, with philosopher Aristotle noticing that when you look at a waterfall and then shifted your gaze to static rocks nearby, it appeared as though the rocks were moving in the opposite direction than the waterfall.

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Just Creative

JANUARY 3, 2021

This article has been contributed by Lucy Bell Bird. Allow us to start with a disclaimer: it was 100% Mad Men that led us here. We’re ashamed to admit it because there were certainly very few role models on that show. Pete was smug and awful; Don missed the mark as a husband and father more times than we can count but, boy, he was captivating; and Peggy, well, we liked Peggy but as far as uphill battles go, hers was certainly steep.

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Speckyboy Design Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2021

Our 50 Favorite CSS Libraries, Frameworks and Tools from 2020. The Rules of Margin Collapse – Joshw Comeau unravels the mystery that is known as “margin collapse.” 50 Best Websites of 2020 – Here’s a collection of the websites that Webdesigner Depot loved in 2020. Typography Principles – The Obys Agency shares some of their typography principles that help improve your experience.

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Its Nice That

JANUARY 4, 2021

Illustrators, graphic designers and artists have been submitting artworks to be disseminated by political organisation The 99 Problems before the crucial vote on 5 January.

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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 Week

JANUARY 8, 2021

Burger King has been rebranded by Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR) as the fast food restaurant chain tries to “more authentically represent” its values. Founded in 1954, Burger King operates more than 18,800 locations in more than 100 countries. The new look designed by JKR is the company’s first full rebrand in 20 years. Burger King has said it expects the roll out of the visual identity to be completed “over the next few years” [link]. “Rounded, bold, yummy”

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Just Creative

JANUARY 3, 2021

This article has been contributed by Thomas Moore. Picture the time you wrote your first blog post. You were full of ideas and had an endless flow of imagination. If anyone asked what you were creating, you could easily explain what you wanted to achieve since it was all well-laid in your mind. But what happens along the journey that makes you lose touch with your creativity?

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Speckyboy Design Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2021

In much of the world, 2020 started off like any other year. January 1 provided a reason to celebrate and look forward to good things. You don’t need to be a historian to know the rest of the story. The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with social and political unrest, made 2020 a memorable year – mostly for the wrong reasons. It’s certainly been a whirlwind for web designers, developers and marketers as well.

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Abduzeedo

JANUARY 4, 2021

Delicious Ramen Illustrations by Stephan Lorse. AoiroStudio 01.04.21 Ramen. You may be addicted to it, have tried it, or simply heard of it. come on it's 2021, and pretty sure everyone knows about ramen, the highest and most important meal from Japan but every country has its own interpretation of this delicious noodles bowl. Same in design, everyone has their own take on it whatever it is photography, 3D design, or even typography.

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