Designer Daily
OCTOBER 18, 2019
After the Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup that takes place every four years in a different country every time is probably the largest international sport event in the world. With the recent release of the next World Cup’s logo, which was as usual heavily criticized by both designers and non-designers, we thought it would be a good idea to take a look at the evolution of the World Cup’s logos since 1930.
BP&O
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Opinion by Richard Baird Freadman White is a Melbourne-based architectural practice, led by Ilana Freadman and Michael White, that seeks to embed a curiosity-driven and experientially charged tension into their architectural work, reveal beauty in simple and overlooked settings, and design contextually informed structures with a disciplined whimsy. Further, rather than responding literally to physical surroundings, […].
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Spoon Graphics
OCTOBER 14, 2019
The warped and distorted text effect is a classic technique artists would use when creating collages, posters and flyers with photocopiers in the analog days. The effect is still used today to create abstract art, but we can now also use digital creative software to reproduce the distorted appearance with text, logos and other graphics. In today’s guide I show three ways to create photocopy style glitch distortions.
Six Leaf Design
OCTOBER 15, 2019
There’s nothing worse than going to a website only to sit and wait for all the photos to load (ok, there are plenty of worse things…but hear me out). With today’s web surfers getting more and more impatient, a slow loading site can mean that your audience is bouncing before they even get to your information. Not to mention that you will get better SEO results for images that load fast because it provides a better user experience (Google loves a fast loading website).
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
Designer Daily
OCTOBER 14, 2019
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. Belmonte, Delicious Bold Script Font. Belmonte, a sweet, bold, delicious and crunchy script font comes packed with several OpenType features including stylistic alternates, standard ligatures, stylistic sets and swashes.
Creative Market
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Do you have a design project that centers on the great outdoors in general, or mountains in particular? If so, the graphic wizards at Creative Market have you covered. From quirky and minimal to beautifully realistic, shop owners around the world have created whole ranges of mountains that are just waiting for you! Here are 15 of the very best: 1. Call of Mountains Package.
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Canny
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Differentiation can be a great success driver for your brand. People gravitate towards things that are unique, quirky, or different. Nobody wants “vanilla” especially in this day and age where so many flavours are available. But what does that mean in terms of your business? Think about the following brands and how they make themselves stand out in the market: Easyjet.
SpeckyBoy
OCTOBER 17, 2019
The ability of developers to do amazing things with code never ceases to amaze. Sure, functionality still plays a huge role. But these days, we’re also seeing some otherworldly visuals come to life through the help of CSS and JavaScript, among others. Today, we’re going to focus on an area that is sure to grab your attention: Background patterns. Note that there is no subtlety here.
Type room
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Tags. A' Design Award , A' Design Award & Competition , winners , list , top 20 , Graphic Design , branding. If devil is in the details then an awarded branding design is the real win in a market where everything needs to stand out. The following A' Design Award winners are the best inspiration to urge you, the Typeroomers of the globe, to enter the world's most prestigious design competition.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Last year, the web development community was obsessed with vertical lines and vertical rhythm. This year, we see some interesting solutions that have originated from that tendency. The use of ultra-thin lines throughout the interface is one of them. This is an incredibly small and elegant trend. Sometimes it can be difficult to notice at first glance, yet it becomes evident after spending some time on the project.
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Fonts in Use
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Contributed by Peiran Tan Source: [link] ©カラー／Project Eva. ©カラー／EVA製作委員会 ©カラー License: All Rights Reserved. Created and directed by Hideaki Anno, Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, often abbreviated as NGE or simply EVA) is a Japanese media franchise consisting of four main parts: a tw
BP&O
OCTOBER 14, 2019
This first edition of LogoArchive in print was conceived, designed and sent to the printers for quotation within a day. It was inspired by a panel discussion that took place the day before at Somerset House as part of the exhibition Print! Tearing It Up. This first issue was a compact 10 pages printed on Colorplan […]. The post LogoArchive Issue 1 Limited Re-Issue (200) appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
The Logo Smith
OCTOBER 14, 2019
The post Logo Specification & Usage Guidelines – 1 Page Illustrator Template Mock-up for Download appeared first on The Logo Smith. Logo Specification Sheet – 1 Page Illustrator Template for Download This is a clean and simple 1 page Logo Specification Sheet for Download, from my resources category, which you can use as a basis for your own work.
Tuts Plus
OCTOBER 14, 2019
What You'll Be Creating In today’s tutorial, we’re going to take a quick look at the process of creating a set of vector line patterns in Adobe Illustrator, using nothing more than some basic shapes that we’re going to adjust here and there. So, assuming you already have the software up and running, let’s jump straight into it! Follow along with us on the Envato Tuts+ YouTube channel : Looking to download vector line patterns?
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Its Nice That
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Welcome to the land of the Lumps. Here, grinning characters go about their daily antics – they go shopping for rainbows, beers, packaged babies, and head to the local all you can eat to feast on some luggage. It’s a strange place, but everyone seems rather happy about it. Read more.
Fotor
OCTOBER 18, 2019
While sites like Facebook and Instagram have their own built-in filters and photo effects available, the filters they offer are far from the best. That is because online editors can not only offer many more varieties; they can also offer more in terms of customization and fine-tuning. Online selfie filters like Fotor.com has all the […].
Creative Market
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Retouching skin is one of the most common ways to improve portraits. In this Photoshop tutorial, you'll learn how to smooth skin using frequency separation. This technique splits your photo into two channels, allowing you to fine-tune the skin texture and smoothness. The end result is beautiful, natural-looking skin! Step 1. Load an image into Photoshop.
Tuts Plus
OCTOBER 15, 2019
What does it take for a font to change the world? Amongst thousands of typefaces, only a handful have had a significant, wide-reaching and long-lasting impact. . A testament to the power of type, here you’ll find fonts that have the power to win landslide elections and build empires, as well as helping billions of people reach their destinations every day. .
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Its Nice That
OCTOBER 17, 2019
The Berlin-based designer from Iran tells us about the influence of growing up immersed in calligraphy and his accidental entry into graphic design. Masoud says: “3D elements come into my work when I want to destroy the form of design structure and its elements. 2D elements don’t show the feeling of destruction and suspense as perfectly as I’d like.”.
Fotor
OCTOBER 12, 2019
Millions of people visit the platform to get inspirations for their home decoration, fashion, cooking recipes, home renovations and so forth. But, what many of them don’t realize is that Pinterest is an extremely massive sales channel for businesses. Knowing how to sell on Pinterest is an essential skill set that modern businesses should strive […].
Graphic Design Junction
OCTOBER 15, 2019
A beautiful gold business card templates, clean professional metallic design cards perfect for any brand identity or individual business. Modern and fully customizable black gold business card templates come in a well organized Photoshop PSD file. You can easily change the color of the element itself in just one click. All elements, including the logo, you can resize without losing quality.
The Die Line
OCTOBER 17, 2019
We love this new look for The Northern Dough Co. The new design takes a friendly approach with humanistic typography and downright adorable doodle-style illustrations.
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.
Trendland
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Tom Hegen is a photographer and graphic designer based in Munich, Germany, focusing on aerial photography and investigating the impact of human presence on earth. Examining the relationship between nature and people, his images take a stance on important issues such as food shortage, the evaporation of seawater and the effects of coal mining on the environment.
Its Nice That
OCTOBER 16, 2019
The Sagoskatt range of soft toys returns for its fifth year, directly inspired by the coloured-pencil creations of children across the globe, featuring Gurki the cucumber superhero and Rainbow Kid, who wears socks to keep warm in the sky. Read more.
Design Roast
OCTOBER 15, 2019
A good designer draws from a diverse range of inspirations and learns from many teachers. We’re more connected than ever — on the internet, it’s possible to learn from the work of designers across the world. The logo design blogs that show off this work are essential for any designer who wants to stay in [.]. The post The Top Logo Design Blogs appeared first on Design Roast.
The Die Line
OCTOBER 15, 2019
StudioBah created this mysterious, typography-driven label for Old Rogue’s Daydream, a brewery and bar located in Brazil.
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.
Trendland
OCTOBER 15, 2019
The Dictionary of Female Feelings is a new project by a Warsaw-based studio Unwind that interprets a variety of emotions both textually and visually. Featuring definitions written by women from all around the world including artists, activists and entrepreneurs, the online dictionary aims to reflect the emotional diversity and complexity of female psyche with respect to cultural differences.
The Logo Smith
OCTOBER 17, 2019
The post Exploration of Scalable & Responsive Logo Designs by Joe Harrison appeared first on The Logo Smith. Exploration of Scalable & Responsive Logo Designs by Joe Harrison Just when you might have been wondering when the next cool logo design project was going to surface: Responsive Logo Designs pops up to show us there are still novel, practical and fun ways to experiment with popular brand logos.
This is Paper
OCTOBER 17, 2019
17.10.2019House for a Couple by SET ArchitectsResearch, Interiors SET Architects completes an early 1900 apartment that plays on the dialogue between history and modernity. Photography: Simone BossiThe use of natural materials such as wood and marble, the careful study of colors and the relationship between light and shadows give life to a project with an elegant atmosphere suspended over time.
The Die Line
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Norwegian Supermarket Chain MENY has a fresh new look that aims to tie each product line together while also maintaining differentiation through typography and illustration.
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