Creative Boom

MARCH 21, 2022

Want to become a graphic designer? But how, exactly, do you become a professional graphic designer from home? People who don't work in graphic design often think it's just about knowing how to use particular software – you'll hear throwaway comments like, "Sharon can do the brochure, she knows Photoshop.". Learn the software.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2023

Image courtesy of Shillington Graphic design is a mysterious profession to many, but it's easily explained. We team up with Shillington to provide a jargon-free FAQ covering all aspects of graphic design. To many people, the job title 'graphic designer' is mysterious. What does a graphic designer do?

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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

As you'd expect from its title, Big Type explores graphic design and identity work where the emphasis is on, well, big type. (Or These are all brilliant examples of a fascinating direction in graphic design, one forged by a collision of technology, typography and trends, creating new and exciting results today.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 3, 2024

In 2016, he launched Nounou with Jae Huh, a Korea-based label producing various items, including clothing, graphic objects, rugs and dolls. He has created popular illustrations for The New Yorker, The New York Times and The Guardian and recently published his first self-titled monograph with global art book publisher Phaidon.

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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. A bi-annual magazine, TYPEONE has published six fantastic issues to date. Read on to find out what it's all about.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

And as well as recording the country's amazing logos, it also acts as a way to solidify Ukrainian identity through publishing. Representing the first issue of a series of international-themed zines, LogoArchive Ukraine is a document and showcase of graphic design from the Eastern European country.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 14, 2024

I was out of art school and inching my way to a life in graphic design. Massive Change had just been exhibited, and the show's book was published. As Steven Heller writes, Kruger "…proves that graphic design is an influential medium for good and ill". But I did, and it truly blew my mind. What if waste wasn't actually waste?

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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

JULY 13, 2023

Counter-Print's new book, Optic What is it about optical illusions that captivates graphic designers so much? In Counter-Print's latest book , the publisher delves headfirst into this mesmerising realm of art and design. These optical effects are often found in beloved book designs, packaging, and branding the world over.

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Just Creative

MAY 21, 2020

According to the logo statistics published on Finance Online , 65% of small businesses say they would be willing to pay up to $500 for a new logo. Even the most experienced designers and brand graphics experts would agree that you can never be too short of learning something new when it comes to logo design. Vector Files.

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Designer Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2020

As a designer, you may sometimes wonder how useful it is to publish concept designs on the Internet. Constantin Bolimont , a Belarus graphic designer, published this design on Behance, the popular portfolio platform by Adobe. The wallnut seller mentioned above like it and bought the design.

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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. Despite the strikes, he's still seen some entertainment work published in 2023. I liked how it was more image-driven than my other work.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Tüpokompanii works across pretty much all things letter-based: designing and publishing retail fonts, logomark design, typeface modifications and language extension, research and consultation, Opentype feature programming, and offering custom type design services to clients such as the second-largest in Estonia, Tartu.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Photography by Aya Wind In her debut graphic novel, Home Bound, the Tel Aviv-based illustrator explores the complex, fragile nature of belonging via a word-free odyssey in which the visual language speaks for itself.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Founded in 2006 and based in Los Angeles, Riot Games is a major video game developer, publisher and esports tournament organiser, best known for its battle arena game League of Legends. The new visual identity unites Riot's diverse gaming worlds with a cohesive system prioritising player experience.

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Just Creative

MAY 23, 2023

Our daily routines have long included graphic design. In this article, we’ve compiled a selection of the best books for graphic designers in 2023. Many of these don’t make it to other best graphic design book compilations, but we deem they’re still worthy of your attention.

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Creative Boom

MAY 15, 2023

It's been 30 years since Neville Brody last published a monograph, and it's safe to say a hell of a lot's changed in that time – in his career, in the design industry, and in creativity more widely. Following on from 1994's The Graphic Language of Neville Brody: v.2, Following on from 1994's The Graphic Language of Neville Brody: v.2,

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

An amazing collection of family recipes with anecdotal stories, which was later referenced in a collection of essays put together by Daunt books called In The Kitchen, published in 2020." After some further Googling, I found out the book was self-published by the author herself, Archana, in Bangalore, India. Apparently not. "It

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Graphic Design Junction

MAY 12, 2020

Today we are featuring professional Graphic Designer and Illustrator artist Richard Davies , with his amazing digital illustration artwork. He has worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for almost fifteen years. He’s working is predominantly used in the entertainment and publishing industries.

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Designer Daily

MAY 20, 2022

Obviously, although interesting, this story is not what brings it to a blog dedicated to designers, but the spectacular covers are the real reason for publishing. The illustrated covers, each featuring pseudo-3D, spectacular type, and a graphically appealing layout divide, were designed by Nicholas Ely , a graphic designer from Australia.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 23, 2024

Delving into the interplay between creativity, process, and building a studio practice in graphic design and branding, the book reveals key insights and strategies from Owens' career. It is available to buy on the publisher's website.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 3, 2024

From Shanghai and Beijing to New York and Lisbon, these illustrators span a range of styles from vibrant and graphical to soft-focused and surreal. Her commercial clients today include the likes of Alibaba, Bilibili.com, SuperSky and Shanghai Film Studio, while her editorial and publishing clients include LA Times and GuoMai Culture.

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Creative Boom

JULY 23, 2024

With a background in editorial design, Andy Goodman decided to become an illustrator, developing an impactful, graphical style that's sublime and simple and a portfolio full of clever visual wordplay. What at first glance looks like a doodle or even an out-of-control scribble quickly assumes a graphical form that delights the mind.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A new book published by Slanted celebrates these hardworking fonts and offers a source of inspiration for graphic designers and typographers looking for a helpful reference guide. At a time when it has never been easier to design and publish typefaces, this book provides a good orientation to monospace.".

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Graphic Design Junction

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Don’t stop there—explore our full collection and dive into our library of thousands of unique business card templates published over the years. If you work in a creative field like graphic design or fashion, an avant-garde design with bold colors and unique layouts might be the best choice.

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Just Creative

MARCH 30, 2023

Looking for the best graphic design software? You’ll be designing in no time as we’ve reviewed the best graphic design programs on the market today. In this fast-paced, digital world, graphic design is all about software. What is the Best Graphic Design Software?

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Creative Boom

JULY 10, 2024

After graduating from Nottingham Trent with a degree in Graphic Design, Jess Wojcicki went to London to work in the hustle-and-bustle world of film, television, and theatre. So, she moved back to the East Midlands to fulfil a long-held desire to create and publish an illustrated picture book.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 12, 2023

The vibrant colour palette uses shades of purple and a vivid orange that calls to mind historical graphic design greats like standards manuals. In creating the new look, BfVA kept the idea of 'work that brings joy' – one of the Lovies' key judging criteria – front of mind.

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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 in a job, you must sell yourself to your managers and colleagues.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 20, 2024

Images used here are copyrighted to Reel Art Press Bringing popular culture together with graphic design, photography, illustration and typography, movie posters enjoy huge popularity with creatives and fans alike, and this new book selects 1001 of the very best examples. It's available to order from the publisher's website.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The work, taken from a 70-page graphic novel, is filled with empathetic and evocative hand-drawn scenes. Published by the Folio Society in 2023, González used oil pastel and pencil for his initial drawings, later enhancing them digitally. His focus is on the relationship between a grandmother and her grandson.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 27, 2024

Twenty years ago, Lapin worked in a studio as a graphic designer on campaigns for Air France, PlayStation and Porsche. But the urge to sketch was always there, and after publishing his first sketchbook in 2008, he turned his back on sitting at a computer to strike out into the world as an urban sketcher. One can only envy him.

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Graphic Design Junction

AUGUST 29, 2021

He studied Graphic Design in Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. He produced cover and theme illustrations for magazines and book covers for publishing houses. The post Amazing Illustrations Artwork by Ethem Onur Bilgic first appeared on Graphic Design Junction. He was was born in 1986 in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Spoon Graphics

DECEMBER 20, 2021

My video tutorial How to Create a Neon Light Effect in Photoshop suddenly saw an uptick in views 3 months after it was published, which seems to be something to do with Google Search according to the analytics. 19,242 Views: Download My Free Torn Paper Edge Graphics to Create Realistic Collage Effects. My Top Videos from 2021.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 7, 2022

She recently published her first book, Ask Olivia: An Entrepreneur's Advice For Entrepreneurial Life. An Italian independent typeface and graphic designer, Alessia Mazzarella is a specialist in type design and font engineering. Hilary also lectures graphic design at Shillington in London. Jolene Delisle. Alessia Mazzarella.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

We caught up with the publisher to hear how it crafted a winning design. Split into multiple categories, including best jacket design, best educational book and best graphic novel, the British Book Design and Production Awards have a long and illustrious history of commending landmark editions in the publishing field.

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