Netdiver Mag

/ Surfacing the creative culture
since '98

Check out Fabrik

Their goal is simple: to have created the best, cheapest portfolio platform for creatives of all disciplines to get their work out to the world & to get noticed. Fully responsive themes.

Check out Fabrik.

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The CMS completely separates project content from website styling, allowing creatives to easily add their work, blog, and build responsive websites without touching any code.

Intelligent themes, partnered with layouts and customisation, make each portfolio one of a kind.

Tutorials available.

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via: Tim Jarvis

ADearFriend (indeed!)

A really rare quality – altho in my eyes – a very necessary one – is the ability as creatives for reinvention. Pushing + expanding the scope of our skills is a given – but what about doing same to expand our design vision?

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Chris Ro + ADearFriend studio do it. And the results – proof – that originality just reached another sphere.

His 3rd portfolio review.

Glitchi + privacy

Glitchi was created to take back our privacy by sending encrypted messages on iPhone.

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Created to defeat that every time we download an app, we have to accept their privacy terms, and agree to give up part of our freedom.

LUV design! #10

They luv design! It shows! #10. We show it!

The power of communication design is as varied in style as in media to show it. Follows an inspiring list of recent finds.

Candela Resort 2014 flower power – art direction by Ayaka Ito.

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Museum Month. Concept, design and illustration. Advertisement and 4 free tickets designed by Mara Vissers.

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Identity system for Au Bonheur des Dames – a window displaying contemporary art in a former beauty salon art directed + designed by Mathieu Hubert.

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Nick Thomm website + online store developed + designed by The Drop Studio.

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BED (Blog Esprit Design) 7 year anniversary poster by Uni Studio.

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MTV identity of the 16 and pregnant TV show art direction + design by Pogo.

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Dream LP fictional label—Young Marco—In The Wind imagined and designed by Maggie Chok.

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FutureBuilt is a ten-year programme (2010-2020) with a vision of developing carbon neutral urban areas and high-quality architecture in the Oslo area – designed by Anna Katrin Karlsson.

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Bliss Health vintage pharmaceutical like label + dot based brand system + packaging by Anagrama.

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Label Suisse EP + cover with an unusual color palette designed by A3 Studio.

Brando Corradini

Exciting graphic design and typographic posters at the fore of cutting-edge by Brando Corradini – who is not afraid of using unusual color palettes.

Hailing from Rome, IT.

Lotta Nieminen

Lotta Nieminen is an illustrator, graphic designer and art director from Helsinki, Finland. In 2014, she was nominated for Forbes magazine’s annual 30 Under 30 list in the Art & Style category.

Excellent portfolio.

Jonas Sellami

Jonas Sellami aka Sella, is a young designer exercising with passion in various fields. And he’s got a terrific portfolio. His design concepts are strong and unique.

Someone to watch.

Search for inspiration and/or talent in Netdiver Mag.

pinterest / medium / linkedin / X / rss

/ Tools we use

 

Affinity suite

Affinity Suite

Our little studio owned Adobe Master Suites—invoking security issues our perpetual licenses were nulled. Undone? No!

I can open all .pdf, .psd or .ai files in the Affinity apps and the UI/UX is so gorgeous!

See for yourself: test the Affinity suite. Works on all platforms + iPad for—6 MONTHS FREE!

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Proton Mail

Proton Mail

Connected to the internet's origins, building the internet of the future. We’re building ways to help everyone fight for privacy online. I am a big fan of their services.

Try a month free!

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DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo?

What a strange name for an independent Internet privacy company. Contrary to G/ who records every instance of their services useage with DDG, no recording of your data, EVER!!!

We use it everyday.

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Obsidian app

Obsidian

This private (free) app I use daily for taking notes or writing. Back up to the cloud for multi-devices access. Runs locally.

Deep and complex.

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Carole's Instagram

I paint abstract with pretty colours ~ I play with mobile apps to create unique generative art.

Look 'Ma no AI.

feed your eyes

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Communication Arts

Communication Arts 24-25—calls for entries.

Interactive — October 25/24
Illustration — Jan 10/25
Photography — March 7/25
Design — May 2/25

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Smashing Mag

The Smashing Conferences explore real-life projects, workflows and hands-on insights.

SmashingConf - Antwerp
Upcoming: Oct 28-31/24

SmashingConf - Workshops
Online: check dates.

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AIGA

AIGA call for submissions

AIGA’s competitions celebrate exemplary design and demonstrate the power of effective design.

50 Books | 50 Covers: February 26 / 24

365: AIGA Year in Design February 26 / 24

 

Alt Summit

Alt Summit 2024.

It is a conference and a community of thousands of women influencers and entrepreneurs in creative fields.

Upcoming: March 17-20 / 24

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YWFT

YouWorkForThem — Good design needs good fonts! YWFT is privately owned and run by designers.

Rocking it since 2001.

/ Highlighted talents

 

They LUV design! #13

Mind-blowing visual feats and original designs I recently discovered.

Previously: #12 - #11 - #10 - #9 - #8 - #7 - #6 - #5 - #4 - #3 - #2 - #1

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They LUV drawing! #3

Illustration is probably the largest creative area to express (mostly without words) a message.

Previously: #1 - #2

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A type of Show #5 – I love typography - these projects caught my eye.

Previously: #4 - #3 - #2 - #1

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Moodboards #1 – Branding collaterals staged and served with conceptual brilliance.

 

/ About us?

 

A little (www) Story. In 1995, JF and I started a little project — Netdiver mag.

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Editorials by Carole Guevin

Editorials. Design topics or issues that have impacted me and/or our creative industry. .

Over 50 articles.

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Kuvva interview

Kuvva interview

A short interview on how to build a strong portfolio + self-promotion.

 

Portfolios {c/y}
Mastering the prerequisites of communication design or interactive media.
Top creatives.
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Netdiver Mag

#ISSN 1911-866X

Carole Guevin

Carole Guevin is a founder + editor + design curator ∞ culture creator + online pioneer ∞ featuring the creative culture since '98.

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No hype — just beautiful

Reach my inbox °

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Netdiver review galleries

/ Design inspiration

Netdiver long-standing mini visuals (200 x 115 px) galleries. Each lead to its review. Happy talent discovery!

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/ Illustration

Vast array of drawing styles
404 reviews

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/ Imaginative

Conceptual designs standing out
358 reviews

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/ Industrial

Products / packaging design / spaces +
333 reviews

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/ Motion

Brilliant storyboards / motion / vfx
286 reviews

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/ Photography

Some of the sharpest eyes shooting today
210 reviews

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/ Portfolios

New wave of design / interactive / mobile stars
552 reviews

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/ Powagirrrls

Women who rock the design scene with _more_ than pink design
391 reviews

/ Insider info

 

Visual Brain Gravity

Visual Brain Gravity is a producer and developer of concepts, products and brand experiences.

Driven by vision.

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Special Feature issues

Special Feature issues

Self-curation experiment coupled with minimalist interviews with people in the design industry I admire.

By invitation only

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Netdiver Mag is sweet

Terrific product or service or event and wanna reach a fabulous international audience?

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Netdiver Best of the Year

Best Of The Year (BOTY)

Netdiver Best of the Year is a yearly compilation of projects / talents who made a lasting impression the previous year.

/ 2016 edition

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Netdiver Vintage

Netdiver Vintage edition

What was new in design worldwide—sort of a very unofficial record of web history as captured from {1998 - 2007}.

Over 2.3k+ projects.

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Netdiver static

Walk down memory lane: hand-coded news in design from 1998-2008.

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Netdiver Mag is sweet

Terrific product or service or event and wanna reach a fabulous international audience?

Advertise with us
Dates soon.

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