Creative Boom

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Selecting the perfect typeface for your design projects couldn't be more important. Graphic designers share their expert insights on how to do so. As anyone who's been a graphic designer for more than a few days will know, selecting the perfect font for a project is crucial.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2023

All photography by Yeshen Venema TYPEONE magazine isn't just a beautifully designed print publication; it's also full of key insights about the evolving interaction between typography and graphic design. Oh, what a time to be a designer. Read on to find out what it's all about.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Colours are a fundamental part of graphic design, but even using them in a seemingly 'incorrect' way can produce striking, eye-catching results. The book is titled Colour Clash and is the latest offering from editor Jon Dowling, who also provides a foreword to this graphic design deep dive.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 29, 2022

Big, bold type can be seen everywhere, from billboards to websites, motion design to motion pictures. As you'd expect from its title, Big Type explores graphic design and identity work where the emphasis is on, well, big type. (Or Looking at projects out there, graphic design is having a moment on the streets like never before.

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Designer Daily

MAY 30, 2024

Source Remote work has become increasingly popular, allowing professionals, including graphic designers, to work from the comfort of their homes or while traveling. To maintain productivity and deliver high-quality work, graphic designers need the right tools.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 27, 2022

He explains how he transitioned from graphic designer to full-time artist and what inspires his work today. Coming from a graphic design background, Patrick Nelson has been a full-time collage artist now for a number of years. So how did he transition from graphic design to collage artist? © Patrick Nelson.

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Designer Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Navigating the balance between boundless creativity and concrete client expectations is pivotal in graphic design. The essence of successful graphic design lies in the harmonious blend of your vision as a designer and the client’s demands. In this dynamic field, keeping your explorations on track is crucial.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Certain design books will always be considered essential. Graphic Classics more than earns its spot, featuring 500 iconic projects spanning the entire history of graphic design. This updated edition from Phaidon is a must-have for any discerning designer. Grab your copy from Phaidon today.

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Designer Daily

MAY 25, 2024

Typography has a huge part to play when it comes to graphic design. Not only does it help with legibility, but it also helps to promote the tone and message of a graphic. Contrast is such an important factor when it comes to graphic design, and this is especially the case where typography is concerned.

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Designer Daily

MARCH 24, 2024

As we enter 2024, the graphic design landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, driven by technological advancements and changing consumer expectations. This year, we are witnessing a fusion of innovative trends that are not only reshaping the design world but also the way we interact with visual content.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Everyone loves a nice tote bag, and here's a quick, easy and attention-catching way to show off your bag designs. This Photoshop mockup, created by Austria-based graphic designer and art director Lukas Diemling, is wonderfully evocative, and the background colour is editable too. Tote Bag 01 Mockup , created by Lukas Diemling.

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Creative Boom

MAY 12, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We canvass a panel of experts on where the graphic design profession is heading and how agencies might fit into a brave new, AI-driven world. Graphic design is an ever-evolving field, shaped by new technologies, changing consumer behaviours, and broader cultural shifts.

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Designer Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The Huion Kamvas 16 is a versatile drawing tablet that has garnered attention in the graphic design community for its impressive features and performance. Design and Build Quality The Kamvas 16 boasts a sleek and modern design, featuring a 15.6-inch inch full HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 27, 2022

Graphic design is essentially ephemeral. If a future designer found my work, I'd want them to take what they find useful, ignore the rest, and keep pushing the discipline forward. During high school, I got more serious about web design. I was creating and appreciating graphic design without knowing what it was called.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Printed at 1:1 scale and isolated on the page, the collection is a time capsule of a bygone era and a fascinating study of ephemeral graphic design from unknown illustrators, typesetters, printers and graphic artists who all faced the same challenge: how to fit a lot of information in a small rectangle and stand out on a page of other ads.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Ragged Edge's work for Marshmellow The world of graphic design is constantly evolving, with new trends emerging all the time. But the good news is that whatever happens to the economy in 2024, graphic design will be in demand… perhaps more than ever. So, what does this mean for the graphic design that adorns it?

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Shillington's respected online courses will get you into a graphic design job faster and at a much lower cost. Graphic design has always been an evolving landscape. Mother of Invention This brilliant new approach to design education was forged in the face of unprecedented challenges presented by the pandemic.

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Creative Boom

JULY 12, 2022

For Sumangla Bishnoi , one particular moment in her past made her realise that graphic design was for her. Sumangla Bishnoi. Just 14 at the time, Sumangla – born in a historical Indian town named Meerut – received the creativity award at school for the fourth year running.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Graphic designer and art director Rafael Medeiros shares his experiences. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Medeiros moved to LA in 2012 after graduating in Brazil in graphic design. How have the Hollywood writers' and actors' strikes impacted visual creatives?

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Designer Daily

MARCH 20, 2024

Introduction Handling graphic design work can be chaotic. At NotionPlates we showcase templates (pre-designed layouts) designed by creators to organize, plan, track, simplify or build anything. Organize your design workflow now! From tracking all your projects to updating portfolios and juggling client work.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 11, 2023

Cambridge Healthcare Research Symbols are a powerful asset in your graphic design toolkit, but you must know how to use them correctly. I'm a big fan of the work Wim Crouwel did at Total Design," says Carl. Carl Rylatt offers some pointers with reference to a recent client project at UnitedUs.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Success as a graphic designer isn't just about the work itself. Working in graphic design, you're constantly told that to earn more money, get more respect and work on more prestigious projects, you need to sell yourself. If you're freelance, you need to sell yourself to clients.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 25, 2024

Designer and art director Helen Rabbitte's work is a kaleidoscope of contrasts. Northern native Hello Rabbit – aka Helen Rabbitte – tells us how she went from working at a posh popcorn brand to getting in with the top dogs in the music industry. Nostalgic and contemporary, north and south, surreal and calming.

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Creative Boom

MAY 19, 2024

Porto-based graphic designer Chezarit Mattie has combined his love of nature and made a positive change in his lush new visual identity for the city's community garden, Botânica. Well, how about the garden's identity courtesy of freelance graphic designer Chezarit Mattie. What could be more idyllic than that?

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Creative Boom

JUNE 8, 2023

Graphic Design of the Year 2023: By The Bronx, For The Bronx by Team There are museums, and then there are museums. Working in graphic design, branding and animation, he's always pushing the boundaries to make every project as cool as possible.

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Creative Boom

JULY 4, 2023

He won the prize for the opening credits he crafted for the annual design event, We Love Graphic Design. Matteo Bonera, whose studio won Graphic Design of the Year in 2019 , gave an inspiring speech about his career as creative director of The Visual Agency and as a professor at Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

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Creative Boom

MAY 15, 2023

Following on from 1994's The Graphic Language of Neville Brody: v.2, The Graphic Language of Neville Brody, cover The Graphic Language of Neville Brody, cover Why did you decide to publish the new book now? What's changed or is changing in graphic design? Do we still have 'graphic design celebrities'?

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Creative Boom

JUNE 15, 2022

Subjects covered include fashion, graphic design, illustration, animation, product and furniture design, and photography. The second week (6-9 July) features furniture design, graphic design, illustration, product design, industrial design, and spatial design. South East England.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 30, 2024

Atlanta-based graphic designer and illustrator Broly Su brings both his skills together in work inspired by retro toys, hip-hop culture and graffiti. Regarding college, Broly followed the 'safe' route open to artists, namely, studying graphic design as his major.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A crowdfunding campaign has just launched for Margaret Calvert: Woman at Work, showcasing the career of the iconic British graphic designer. Margaret Calvert is one of the biggest names in British design history. One more: Anita Klinz – a shamefully neglected book cover designer. There are many others!"

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Creative Boom

APRIL 18, 2022

From good old WordPress and Squarespace to Wix and Ghost, these recommended designs have been marked up for their clean layouts, strong design and overall flexibility – as in, you can tweak these themes to your heart's content and end up with something that, well, doesn't look like an off-the-shelf site. But boy, is it beautiful.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The thumping electronic soundtrack featuring The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy and Orbital sat perfectly alongside the cutting-edge visuals and graphic design that threw you into a futuristic world of high-speed racing. It was a smoker's paradise. An anti-gravity playground of visual and audio delight.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 17, 2022

Barcelona-based brand and graphic designer Jose Manuel Vega has turned the wit and wisdom of Kanye West's tweets into a series of bold, black and white typographic posters. And through a clever mix of design and lettering, these posters channel the bombastic spirit of their inspiration. Ah, Twitter.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

From graphic design to photography, creative writing to 3D animation, and UX design to digital marketing, these courses offer a gateway to a new career starting this September. To be clear, though, you won't emerge from this course as a fully-fledged graphic designer, ready to apply for jobs.

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Creative Boom

JULY 14, 2024

Barcelona-based graphic designer Ilia Tuma has refreshed the school's decade-old identity with a new logotype and vibrant colour palette, as well as bespoke illustrations by Anastasia Sheremeteva. Renowned Barcelona-based language school Freeda has a new identity created by graphic designer Ilia Tuma.

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Designer Daily

JANUARY 4, 2023

As a designer, you are probably regularly faced with the task of designing flyers. Although it can be fun to work on graphic design for a flyer, it usually is considered a secondary task if you compare it with a logo design or general branding work.

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