Ohn Mar Win

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Last month I launched my first ever Skillshare class entitled 'Food Illustration: Design your Favourite Fruity Recipe' I will admit it sure was a challenge and a long journey, before I hit that final 'publish' button. Here is the intro video to this class. You can access the class HERE These are my points to remember if you are considering becoming a Skillshare teacher TIP 1 - DO NOT BE DAUNTED BY THE CLASS NOTES Do follow the step by step approach laid out by the Skillshare team.

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Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

About two years ago, H&Co Senior Designer Andy Clymer proposed that we design a monospace typeface. Monospace (or “fixed-width”) typefaces have a unique place in the culture: their most famous ancestor is the typewriter, and they remain the style that designers reach for when they want to remind readers about the author behind the words.

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A Beautiful Mess

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

As you can probably imagine, we get a lot of questions here at the blog about what our favorite camera gear is. For that reason, every so often we like to update you guys and give you the inside scoop about what camera gear we are loving (and don’t worry, the items have a range of prices depending on your budget)! The list has a few reliable standards as well as some new items we’ve discovered along the way.

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Envato Tuts+

MAY 5, 2016

Creating spot colors to use on your print designs needn’t be a headache. This quick tip will show you how to create Pantone color swatches quickly and easily, and how to share your Pantone color palettes with other Adobe programs. What You'll Learn in This Quick Pantone Color Palette Tutorial. What is a Pantone color? How to create Pantone color swatches.

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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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Design Roast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Along with computers and phones, photographic technology has improved dramatically throughout the years. Faster, more powerful cameras continue to push the boundaries of how high-quality photographs are captured. Cheaper, more widely available cameras and smartphones flood the markets, allowing anyone to carry a camera anywhere and at any time. Cameras will continue to improve in […].

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Design Wizard

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

“We Love the Internet! Long Live the Internet!” we whoop and cheer to all and sundry. (OK, so this only happened once and hyper-caffeination may have been a factor.). But the reality is, online followers respond well to positive vibes and that’s why inspirational social media posts have become a significant part of customer engagement in recent years.

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Creative Live

DECEMBER 28, 2016

2016 was an interesting year for sure – one dominated by politics and controversy. However, for design, we kept ourselves busy making the world just a little more beautiful whenever and wherever we could. Here are some of the top trends and moments we saw this past year. 1.) Color Overlays. This treatment appeared on photos everywhere. Some of the many examples include NYC’s Pride 2016 site (below) and MailChimps Year in Review (also below). 2.

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Black Bear Design

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Black Bear Design - Atlanta Web Design, Web Development, SEO, Internet Marketing, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Social media. Remember those shiny, gold trophies you got as a kid for winning the soccer championships or for making it to the softball tournament? Or those blue and gold ribbons for swimming your heart out? By now, you’ve probably put them in storage or flat out gotten rid of them.

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Emmeline Illustration

JULY 7, 2016

Heyo! I made the cover of IPSE magazine! This one's extra special as I was commissioned to create an illustrated self-portrait (always tricky!) to celebrate my Freelancer of the Year award in June. So. Exciting. It's a great alternative to the usual winner's photo as it lets me show exactly what my work is like (rather than trying to describe it, which is always a little complicated), and, well, it sidesteps a little bit of an Emmeline blush seeing giant pictures of my real-life face in print.

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Illustration Art

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

This extraordinary drawing by John Cuneo has already been selected for inclusion in both of the upcoming annual collections of illustration art: The Society of Illustrators' Annual of American Illustration and the American Illustration Annual. So why bother reproducing it here? Because the drawing is immense but the annuals will reproduce it at a size that makes the figures look like an ant colony and you'll miss the entire point.

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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.

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Ohn Mar Win

JUNE 13, 2016

Last week I was proud to announce the launch of a cutting board set by gift manufacturer Demdaco. This particular root vegetable illustration had been found on Pinterest and rearranged to fit this product artwork. In fact this image has been referenced again and again when a new brief comes through from clients for commissioned work. Today I am pleased to announce another project has come to fruition ( pardon the pun) which again is a result of these root vegetables, first uploaded as an illustr

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Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

MAY 9, 2016

As powerful as typography can be in setting a reader’s expectations, it’s often the dialogue between typefaces that most effectively communicates how information is meant to be understood. Dictionaries use bold Antiques and delicate Ionics to distinguish their headwords and definitions; wayfinding systems use different fonts to identify routes and destinations.

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A Beautiful Mess

MARCH 7, 2016

Hey, guys! Long time no… blog? I’m Sarah from Arrow & Apple , and it’s great to be back around on ABM. I’m pumped to share with you guys a little bit about the curves tool in the A Color Story app! I love the curves tool (you’d be hard-pressed to find a photographer who doesn’t) because it gives you a lot more control in editing the tones of your image and getting each image looking JUST right.

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Envato Tuts+

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Valentine's Day is a day for love! So celebrate your love for your special partner, friends, and family with something they can treasure forever. And to kick off that romantic time of the year, we're bringing you 49 amazing Valentine's Day-inspired templates. 49 Amazing Valentine's Day Assets You'll Love. We've curated this collection of awesome Valentine's Day assets from both GraphicRiver and Envato Elements, and we hope it inspires lots of warm and fuzzy feelings for your special loved ones.

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Design Roast

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

If politics is an industry, then politicians are its products. While public servants have grown more comfortable with the slow-burn of viral marketing and endless news cycles, there’s still nothing quite like solid logo design for making that all-important first impression. It’s the logo, more than anything, that adheres most easily to bumpers and billboards.

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DesignM.ag

JUNE 16, 2016

The Adobe Creative Suite has to be one of the more popular design packages. Illustrator is specifically a great tool for any project including website layouts, vector art, illustrations, logos, and so much more. One resource many designers utilize are patterns for backgrounds. Repeating patterns are often more popular in websites to fill the whole […].

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Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

MARCH 10, 2016

If you are in the area please visit, entry is free. Below is a video by the wonderful Corsham TV all about the exhibition.

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Creative Live

MARCH 16, 2016

Become the designer you know you can be – learn the Fundamentals of Graphic Design from an industry-leading expert. Timothy Samara is a New York-based graphic designer and educator. He has taught design at the college level for nearly 15 years. As the author of eight graphic design books , his academic reach spans the globe. All of his books have a common thread—they address the fundamentals of graphic design.

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Black Bear Design

AUGUST 5, 2016

Black Bear Design - Atlanta Web Design, Web Development, SEO, Internet Marketing, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Social media. We’ve all been there. We’re staring at the ceiling, flipping a pen through our fingers, deleting and retyping what we just wrote in search of something better. Something catchier. Oh, writer’s block, you truly are a pain! But what about other creatives?

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Emmeline Illustration

DECEMBER 8, 2016

For Small Business Saturday last year , I wanted to create a series of illustrations representing the amazing diversity of this country's small businesses. I got in touch with the Small Business 100 (which I was lucky enough to be part of last year), and asked for real-world inspiration to give the project a collaborative edge! I had such brilliant feedback from the project last year (you can spot the illustrations framed in the Small Business Saturday office!

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Illustration Art

JANUARY 19, 2016

Hundreds of talented illustrators are never mentioned in the history books on illustration. For example, Life Magazine employed an average of 25 different illustrators every week. In Life 's first 50 years, they produced over 60,000 illustrations. Yet who can remember more than a handful of their names? Many of these "forgotten" illustrators were terrible and are better forgotten, but some did excellent work.

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Ohn Mar Win

MAY 31, 2016

I really need to ask a really big favour for folks who are in Toronto area. I worked with The Toronto Market Company again for another foodie based event. Artwork was needed for promotional material and banners for an artisan market that would be held along Toronto's waterfront. The booths would be a mixture of food, crafts, jewelry and plant stalls.

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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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Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

JULY 13, 2016

You know this company: their logo’s in Gotham, their website’s in Gotham, there’s Gotham in their outdoor advertising and their television spots. There’s Gotham in the window of every branch, and inside, Gotham on the in-store displays and the printed brochures. And then the estimate you’re given from their sales associate will be in Arial, your sign-up contract in Times Roman, and your next two years of monthly statements in something someone picked at the lettersh

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A Beautiful Mess

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Hey, everyone! I’m Arielle, a photographer with a focus on lifestyle and abstract nature. I was so thrilled to be a part of the A Color Story test group. As soon as I opened up the tool box, I noticed so much more than your standard set of altering mechanisms. Today I’ll be touching on how to utilize hue shift as well as how it works with the main color tools.

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Envato Tuts+

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Beginner’s Guide to Packaging Design. Designing your first item of packaging can seem like a daunting endeavour, but taking your 2D designs into 3D territory needn’t be scary. This is your ultimate quick-start guide to packaging design, from which software to use to knowing about different packaging shapes and styles. You'll also learn how to prepare your 2D artwork for printing, and we'll look at some of the different print finishes you can apply to your designs. .

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Design Roast

JULY 7, 2016

Your logo is arguably the most important visual aspect of your business. It’s often the first thing people see and judge. Logos express the tone, style and professionalism of your brand. Logo design trends change over the years, much like the businesses themselves. Certain styles that were popular years ago may be seen as outdated […]. The post Logos: Past, Present and Future appeared first on Design Roast.

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Speaker: Michele Berdinis

This session will answer business law questions that people are asking most during the pandemic. If my business can’t pay its bills, can my creditors come after my personal assets? Do I have to pay the rent on my co-working space or office? Can my clients cancel signed contracts? Can I cancel contracts for things I no longer need because my business has slowed down?

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DesignM.ag

APRIL 14, 2016

The concept of Content Personalization is to show a customized message to the right person with the hypothesis that this will lead to higher revenue/engagement/[Insert KPI here]. The idea is solid and has been proven out at small scale but very few, if any, organizations are successfully executing. As marketers, we’ve bought the DMPs, […].

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Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Watch out for that tree, Santa! Polar Bear Santa would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas (and so would I)!! If you decide to leave out some biscuits and milk for the big bear, please remember Mrs Claus has put him on a strict diet, so the vittles will have to be digestives (without chocolate) and skimmed milk only. Do not, under any circumstances, serve mince pies or sherry - you have permission to save those for yourself.

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crowdspring

DECEMBER 22, 2016

It's been a great year for bold book covers. Here are some of our favs.

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Black Bear Design

MARCH 20, 2016

Black Bear Design - Atlanta Web Design, Web Development, SEO, Internet Marketing, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Social media. Your business card is your first and sometimes only opportunity to make a good impression. Not having a business card at all is no longer an option. In a world of endless networking opportunities, we need to have a seamless way to exchange information.

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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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