Its Nice That
APRIL 7, 2021
As part of New World, our collaboration with Today at Apple, we’re bringing you a series of step-by-step Creative Guides which allow you to complete a project, guided by a leading creative.
Shillington
APRIL 8, 2021
We always love hearing about the personal design projects that our Shillington Teachers take on, but Shillington London Teacher Lizzie Curtis caught our attention with her’s for more reasons than one. Along with some friends, Lizzie runs her own detective agency, Marmont Road Bespoke Detective Agency. Born out of a conspiracy theory and a UFO sighting, Marmont Road is the most beautifully designed detective agency we’ve ever seen, with Lizzie herself heading up both the design and t
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Noupe
APRIL 6, 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and natural language processing (NLP) are three of the hottest technologies on the marketplace at the moment, and they power many of the tools and applications that we use on a daily basis, from Netflix and YouTube to the eCommerce stores where we spend our money. Of course, if you’re reading this article then the chances are that you own or run an eCommerce store, and so we’re not going to dwell too much on how AI works.
Designer Daily
APRIL 8, 2021
One crucial component of an excellent website is to have clear communication. It is vital as it establishes a relationship between the brand and the user. Around ninety percent of all information is text. Text is represented through typography – it is a way to communicate efficiently. It is the primary thing that leads your website. Many designers pay attention to the visual details.
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
Just Creative
APRIL 6, 2021
Perfect for creating web designs, branding projects and headlines, and more, outline fonts can make your designs stand out. An outline font can help make your design stand out. . While there is no shortage of outline font options out there, going through them all can be a time-consuming process, and to be honest, you’d probably like to have a life too.
Spoon Graphics
APRIL 5, 2021
It’s that time of year when Spoon Graphics gets a little older, with 2021 marking 14 years of tutorial creating, freebie sharing and article writing on what started as a blog that was attached to my portfolio website in 2007. Every April I take some time to reflect on the past 12 months and talk about how things have changed. Last year I talked about how my subscriber counts were growing well despite plummeting traffic levels, so let’s take a look at the latest stats and figures and see how thin
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Web Design Ledger
APRIL 8, 2021
Given all the drama, panic and fear that dominated 2020, we are seeing brands tone down their usage of color in 2021. Businesses, their customers, and the population as a whole have had to make adjustments. and may have to make even more as we prepare for what will be the new normal, whatever that new normal will look like. This applies to web designers as well.
Design Wizard
APRIL 7, 2021
Social Media Types. You can likely recognise all of the biggest social media platforms. You probably already use many of them or at least have an account. But when it comes to business, there is a lot more to the big social media platforms. To gain the most from these popular platforms for your business, you need to understand the types of social media and how to leverage them for your business.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
APRIL 4, 2021
As web designers, we are often encouraged to utilize the latest and greatest features that CSS has to offer. And there are plenty of compelling reasons to do so. Techniques like CSS Grid and Flexbox make quick work of common layouts , while CSS animations add movement and interactivity. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. However, implementing these features can sometimes come at the cost of browser compatibility.
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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.
Spine Magazine
APRIL 9, 2021
We welcome you to another in our ongoing feature in which notable book cover designer Jordan Wannemacher periodically highlights a selection of recent university press cover designs. Please enjoy this celebration of amazing work. This list is in no particular order. Credits are listed below. If you are a book cover creative and want your work or the work of your department reviewed by Jordan be sure to get in touch with us!
Joe McNally
APRIL 6, 2021
My dear friend and fellow photog of many years, PF Bentley , recently shot me a super solid and sent me a beautiful 16×20 rendition of the moment of the transition of power, from January, 2001. Framed it, and it’s about to go up on the wall. Shot from an unusual angle, it wonderfully, monochromatically shows the inauguration of George W. Bush.
Booooooom
APRIL 9, 2021
British artist and photographer Josh Adam Jones explores themes of mental illness, loss, and the invisible struggles of daily life with his latest series, “Sometimes A Silence Will Cut Through Sounds.” In response to the death of his paternal grandfather in 2019, Jones turned to photography as a form of therapy, addressing his immediate grief and also the ongoing familial struggles with mental health that he has witnessed.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
APRIL 8, 2021
Business cards are a great way to share your contact information during networking events or even when you meet a potential customer or business partner. That’s why it’s important that your business card not only reflects your brand but has a professional design that will help you make a great first impression. Below, you’ll find the best business card templates and mockups that you can use the next time you need to design a business card for your client.
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Its Nice That
APRIL 9, 2021
Inspired by Japanese comics, anime and games, the Seoul-based illustrator knows how to work a good (and weird) narrative.
Creative Review
APRIL 9, 2021
Anti-animal cruelty charity, Humane Society International (HSI), has launched Save Ralph, a short film to spotlight the realities of animal testing. Created by London-based stop motion studio Arch Film Studio and director Spencer Susser, the short calls for an end to cosmetic testing on animals around the world. The film features HSI’s ‘campaign spokesbunny’ Ralph, voiced by Oscar winner Taika Waititi.
The Die Line
APRIL 9, 2021
The Ammie series of rice packaging designed by Zhang Fengqiao is as tranquil as it is intriguing. The local environment of Yongan Reservoir in Dabie Mountain plays a considerable role in the inspiration behind the illustrations.
Design You Trust
APRIL 5, 2021
Katt Phatt shared a beautiful 3D project on Behance featuring some ornate and highly decorative design. A typographic piece which accentuates curves within typography. With the addition of 3D to further enhance the effects. The tools used were: Autodesk 3ds MaxPixologic ZbrushCorona Renderer. Katt Phatt is a South Africain 3D illustrator and art director, specializing in typography and decorative arts.
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Dexigner
APRIL 6, 2021
Adobe has today launched CoCreate: Small Business, an initiative providing small businesses with creative services and digital tools while generating paid opportunities for the global creative community.
Graphic Design USA
APRIL 6, 2021
Sydney Ligouri is a designer who has been teaching at Shillington for over three years and was recently promoted to Head of the New York campus, overseeing all teaching and teaching teams. She is the first of our 2021 Educators to Watch.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
APRIL 6, 2021
Web design and development are incredibly vast fields. There are so many potential skills to learn and areas in which to specialize. That means even the top people in the industry will have holes in their knowledge. There is also a fine line between what can be considered a knowledge gap and a true weakness. For example, just because you don’t know React or create layouts in Figma – is that a detriment?
Design You Trust
APRIL 7, 2021
Vasjen is a Graphic and Visual Designer from Albania. He has been designing Mobile Applications, Websites and Ads for 10+ years. He loves to shoot photographs with his Canon Camera and Experiment around with different styles and colors. Studying Multimedia at UCLAN (University of Central Lancashire) he is developing his web based skills on programming and UI as well.
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.
Web Design Ledger
APRIL 6, 2021
There can be multiple reasons for not delivering a product on time. An example would be where progress slows down or grinds to a halt because of a client’s requirement cannot be met. It can be due to the designer who doesn’t have the right design tool for the task. Your toolbox may be well stocked, but there may be a tool or web design resources you frequently use that simply isn’t up to the task at hand.
Creative Review
APRIL 9, 2021
French illustrator Valentin Pavageau creates digital collages which allow her to mix multiple influences and aesthetics that she’s inspired by. “If you select your sources carefully you can creates moods or atmospheres really of their own, without limitation of drawing ability or style,” she tells CR. “Digital collage especially allows unlimited possibilities in terms of background creation or colour scheme, and feels very much alive because every single aspect of the pie
Speckyboy Design Magazine
APRIL 6, 2021
Everyone knows that education is the best investment a designer can make to further his or her career. But what does that mean, exactly? Should you go back to school (or attend for the first time)? Should you find a mentor or study the greats repeatedly until you perfect your craft? Perhaps you should do these things… and perhaps not. Today, we explore specific ways to further educate yourself as a designer, and apply what you learn immediately to becoming better at what you do, as well as
The Die Line
APRIL 6, 2021
Tasked with rebranding Turtle Rock Farm's line of farm-grown products and heirloom harvests, Pulp+Wire recently took their creative lead from the beautiful simplicity of Maine’s landscapes and beautiful botanicals.
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.
Booooooom
APRIL 5, 2021
Jaclyn Kolev Brown is an artist and photographer based in Richmond, Virginia, where she teaches photography at Virginia Commonwealth University. Walking the line between reality and surrealism, her work often emanates from a central theme of questioning identity. “A Kind of Blindness, a Kind of Sight” explores the connection between faith and sight. “Faith is a focused way of seeing that often looks past the present or reality into a hopeful, future-oriented, and abstract space
Creative Review
APRIL 8, 2021
Aside from face masks and hand sanitising stations, one of the most visible elements of the ‘new normal’ is the wealth of Covid-related signage we’re now used to seeing on a daily basis. Signage and wayfinding have taken on new significance in our buildings and public spaces , as businesses of all kinds have been required to produce new warning notices and social distancing guidelines.
SpeckyBoy
APRIL 8, 2021
Launching an online magazine is an exciting business venture. Sharing stories and news about topics that interest you is a great way to connect with other like-minded people and build authority in a particular niche. But, before you launch your online magazine, you will need a magazine or a news theme that will help you share your stories in style. There is no shortage of high quality, free magazine and news themes for WordPress and in this post, we’ve gathered the best of them.
Its Nice That
APRIL 9, 2021
Savannah Walker, a New York-based graphic designer, has launched an open-source library of markings and stickers from around the city.
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