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The best new typefaces for June from leading foundries and designers

Creative Boom

FT Scenik Unleash your creativity with June's innovative fonts, from versatile workhorses to bold experimentations and cultural inspirations. Feeling like trying something new? Us too. It's the kind of spirit that often takes over when summer hits, the weather improves, everyone gets outside, and you start to think: let's shake things up a little. And one of the best ways to do that as a designer is to start experimenting with new typefaces.

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PAC NYC by Porto Rocha

BP&O

There have been some brilliant logo designs inspired by the very buildings they represent. The Centre Pompidou, for instance, bears a powerfully stark logo that’s been largely unchanged since it was first created in the 1970s: six black stripes crossed by two zigzags representing the site’s ‘caterpillar’ escalator, one of the most famous parts of Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers’ The post PAC NYC by Porto Rocha appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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“Bird in Hand” by Photographer Finn O’Hara

Booooooom

A series documenting the bird banding at the Long Point Bird Observatory by UK-born, Toronto-based photographer Finn O'Hara.

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Fuel Your Creativity: Fresh and Free Graphic Design Resources

Graphic Design Junction

Every designer, seasoned or just starting out, faces the challenge of keeping their creative wellspring flowing. Inspiration can come from anywhere, but sometimes you need a spark to ignite a new idea. Here’s where free graphic design resources come in – a treasure trove of tools to fuel your creativity and elevate your projects. Buckle up, because we’re diving into a world of fresh, free PSD files, mockups, icons, and templates to jumpstart your design journey.

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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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What successful creatives wish they'd known when they were fresh-faced graduates

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Navigating the transition from student to professional can be daunting, but these lessons from creative pros will help you achieve success. The journey from the structured confines of an academic setting to the dynamic and ever-evolving professional world can be exhilarating. But it can also feel like a sharp, handbrake turn, and thus, it can be pretty unsettling at the time.

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5 Must-See Summer Pavilions Around the World in 2024

Azure Magazine

The summer pavilion is one of the most effective ways of communicating the inspiring possibilities of architecture to the general public. Whether they are designed primarily as gathering spaces or as follies that invite individual reflection, these types of installations present new ideas for shaping space in often novel materials and with nascent technologies.

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Can you ever really own an aesthetic? Creatives discuss what happens when your style becomes a trend

Its Nice That

We constantly tell young designers and illustrators to develop their own unique style. But what happens when that style becomes widely adopted and even copied? Our US editor-at-large considers the impact on both individual creatives and the industry as a whole.

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&Walsh draws on TikTok trends to give cottage cheese a youthful makeover

Creative Boom

The New York agency draws inspiration from viral videos to showcase the culinary versatility of cottage cheese brand Good Culture. Do you ever eat cottage cheese? Many people don't, and some have never even tried it. This soft, crumbly cheese is unusual because it's made by curdling milk, typically skimmed milk, giving it a mild flavour and creamy texture.

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Freelancing and Co-Working: A Perfect Blend for Modern Professionals

HONGKIAT

The appeal of freelancing lies in its flexibility – you’re not tethered to traditional work hours, which can sap the joy from your professional life and strain your personal time. As a freelancer, you set your own schedule and even have the luxury of working in your pajamas. Plus, you avoid the distractions of a typical office, like a loud colleague or a watchful boss.

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Ready-Made Logos: Pros & Cons (or Hire a Pro?)

Inkbot Design

Ready-Made Logos: Pros & Cons (or Hire a Pro?) In the business world today, entrepreneurs and organisations are always finding means to simplify their procedures and accelerate the establishment of their brands. This demand for rapidity has been most pronounced in logo design. Hence, ready-made logos exist – pre-designed visual identities that claim to offer your brand an instant face.

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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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RTS Cambridge Convention by Studio Kiln

BP&O

The Royal Television Society’s annual two-day event at The University of Cambridge brings together leading television industry bigwigs to ponder the present and future of the small screen. This year, over 350 luminaries descended on Cambridge to contend with such weighty topics as ‘the future of media, the impact of AI, and the role of opinion in news’.

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McCann's Wimbledon 2024 trailer freezes classic moments in time

Creative Boom

This epic spot blends legends, rising stars and iconic moments from Centre Court to excite us all about a thrilling summer of tennis action. Wimbledon is coming: the world-famous tennis tournament takes place on 1-14 July. And advertising agency McCann London has already unveiled an evocative new trailer for their client, The All England Lawn Tennis Club, hyping the championships.

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Yi Hua Lin’s graphic posters are inspired by the seas and mountains of Taiwan

Its Nice That

The Taipei-based designer takes from the sounds of indigenous Taiwanese music and views from the natural world to construct her playgrounds of shape and colour.

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Chelsea Residence Pays Homage to Manhattan’s Lost Artists’ Lofts

Design Milk

As glass and steel continue to pierce the sky, a growing number of homeowners are trading tower residences for older buildings modest in story – homes akin to the artists’ lofts that made New York City a cultural epicenter during the second half of the 20th century. One such case study is this post-industrial-style apartment, situated in a 1920s prewar co-op building in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, by full-service interior design firm McGovern Project.

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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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10 Products We Loved at NeoCon and Design Days 2024

Azure Magazine

We returned from Chicago with plenty of inspiration — and renewed excitement for the latest innovations in contract furnishings. Across the Merchandise Mart and Fulton Market, experimental materials, high-tech solutions and a focus on circular design were the key drivers of this year’s product launches. But beyond superior ergonomics and sustainability certifications, many brands also embraced a sense of fun — signalling a continued trend towards commercial spaces that don’t take themselve

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Dinamo unveils a new custom typeface for Spotify

Creative Boom

The German type studio has teamed up with the streaming giant to create Spotify Mix, a groundbreaking custom typeface representing the diversity of its audio content. Acclaimed Berlin-based type foundry Dinamo are well known to us at Creative Boom: we recently shared their work on a new dot font based on furniture screws and regularly feature them on our best new typefaces roundups.

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10 Useful Tools Every Manager Should Know

HONGKIAT

Feeling overwhelmed by endless to-do lists, constant emails, and back-to-back meetings? You’re not alone. Even the most organized managers face challenges managing teams and multitasking across projects. Luckily, a variety of managerial tools exist to streamline your workflow, enhance team collaboration, and enable more efficient decision-making. In this article, we’ll look into the most effective tools for managers, covering areas like project management, communication, and time tracking.

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Signature Kitchen Suite’s Gourmet AI™ Camera Is Smart Enough to Answer, “What’s for Dinner?”

Design Milk

If you ask one hundred people who profess to love to cook, “Why?” you could easily get back one hundred different answers. For someone like my wife, cooking is an antidote for the stress, fatigue, and distractions that build up during the daily grind. While she’s focused on cutting, chopping, measuring, seasoning, and myriads of other tasks related to preparing a meal, she finds a place of quiet purpose in every tactile task and, in turn, feels both a sense of calm and reinvigoration at once.

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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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Paolo Merlini Unveils a Compact Mid-Rise in Central Porto

Azure Magazine

For design enthusiasts, the Rotunda de Boavista is a landmark destination. Fronting the circular park, the asymmetrical polyhedron form of the Rem Koolhaas-designed Casa de Música announces one of the most distinctive buildings of the early 21st century, described by New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff in 2005 as the project to cement the OMA founder’s status as “one of the world’s great designers as well as the profession’s mightiest thinker.” And

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Drug therapy animation tells an heartwarming story of hope and motherly love

Creative Boom

Crafted by animation studio ROOF, this inspiring 3D spot captures a mother-son bond, a journey of vision loss, and a new dawn promised by the new drug therapy Vabysmo. Wet AMD (age-related macular degeneration) is the leading cause of vision loss among older adults in the United States. It won't make you go completely blind, but you will likely lose sight in the centre of your vision.

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VideoProc Converter AI: One-Stop AI Video/Image Enhancer for 2024

HONGKIAT

The VideoProc Converter, which we’ve reviewed before, serves a range of multimedia needs, such as downloading videos and audios, recording your computer screen, editing videos, and converting video files. If you want to learn more about the application’s basic functions, you can check out our previous post. This article, however, will cover the updated version called VideoProc Converter AI.

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Studio Spass’ large-scale type installations are inspired by tear-off calendars

Its Nice That

For its recent sculpture, the Rotterdam-based studio turn the pages of 264 books to create an ever-evolving grid of colour and type.

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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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Artist in Residence: Inside the world of illustrator Greg Manchess

Creative Bloq

The artist opens up his Long Island studio space packed full of inspirational goodies.

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National Football Museum’s new identity champions English football heritage

Creative Boom

The museum's new logo references the shape of the building and also resembles a goal and football. Ahead of the 2024 Euros, creative agency Poke Marketing has rebranded Manchester's National Football Museum to emphasise the importance of football in English culture. The rebrand comes at a time of transformation for the museum, which will look very different by 2030, so it needed an identity reflective of this new direction.

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Minimalist Web Design Principles for Student Portfolios: Less Is More

Graphic Design Junction

In the world of web design, the minimalist approach adheres to the axiom “less is more.” This philosophy can be particularly effective for student portfolios, where the focus should be on showcasing your skills and achievements without unnecessary distractions. Minimalist design not only boosts your portfolio’s usability but also ensures that your creations take the spotlight.

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Enter the Salon: A Global Gathering in the Heart Copenhagen

Design Milk

While a number of design weeks are struggling to find their footing, 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen has distinguished itself as one of the most important and exciting events of the design calendar. With expectations higher than ever, Enter the Salon , curated by designer Signe Hytte , is one such example of why design professionals and enthusiasts alike flock to the harbor city in June.

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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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Daniel Savage’s kaleidoscopic animations are made with marker pen “robot drawings”

Its Nice That

The LA-based designer/illustrator is pushing the limits of his digital drawing machine, translating grids of thick colourful marker into tactile moving images.

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Carey Bennett's screenprint art explores how we remember everyday brands

Creative Boom

On display at a new London exhibition, the artist's evocative work helps us explore the impact of dementia. Artist Carey Bennett, whose latest exhibition, titled Memory and Remedy, is now on show at the Museum of Brands in London. Carey's screenprinted artworks depict vivid recollections of everyday brands such as Vicks, Dettol and Lucozade, offering an exploration of the impact of dementia by visualising the concept of losing grasp on lucidity.

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11 International Artists Meld Past and Present for Nuart Aberdeen 2024

Colossal

Millo. Image © Clarke Joss Photography. All images courtesy of Nuart Aberdeen, shared with permission As heritage passes from one generation to another, it transforms and reshapes itself to fit within a contemporary milieu. For Nuart Aberdeen 2024, organizers embraced the dynamic nature of culture and traditions and invited 11 artists to reflect on the concept. “Living Heritage” was the theme of this year’s street art festival, which “incorporates the parts of our shared

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How to Overcome Designer’s Block and Boost Your Creativity

HONGKIAT

Just like freelance bloggers encounter writer’s block , freelance designers frequently face creative hurdles. It’s particularly challenging when you’re pressed for time to deliver a project to a client. There you are, fixated on your screen, wishing for a breakthrough idea to emerge spontaneously. Instead of passively waiting for inspiration, there are proactive steps you can take to reignite your creativity.

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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.