Design + culture news
March 23 (15) 09:14 am
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industrial {c/y}
#TAG: architecture — interior design
K.O. round. Wish this is where I was for the past week. Not a chance. Was in bed hit by a severe flu. VIPP Plug and Play getaway that allows you to escape urban chaos in a 55m2 all-inclusive nature retreat.
March 17 (15) 10:38 am
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portfolios {c/y}
#TAG: typography
R4dn take their passion for typography to an unexpected place: rendered as 3d objects.
Type objects.
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Numbers type
March 17 (15) 10:00 am
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imaginative — powagirrrls {c/y}
#TAG: interface layout — web design
Guts & Glory self-describe their agency as: courage, vigor, character, oomph. Wow – I like that. The core values right off the index. Using the ‘volume’ as navigation – you are brought into a kitschy retro-feely world.
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Founded in 2012 by ginger partners in crime, Meg Paradise & Faun Chapin, they came up with an outrageous product.
Helvetica The Perfume, a limited edition project (sic) and yes the bottle is filled with.. distilled water.
They even had the ‘guts’ to post the Lovers & Haters page. Worth a read.
March 12 (15) 10:12 am
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photography {c/y}
#TAG: fashion — interior design — staging
Possible to do it all? And well? It seems that Lerkenfeldt do. Photographing interiors, staging, people, fashion. Consumate talent and technical mastering.
From Frederiksberg, DK.
March 12 (15) 07:26 am
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industry news {c/y}
#TAG: book — creativity
100 Ideas that Changed the Web by Jim Boulton
It was a rich period of creative expression dominated by nonconformists. Hackers, artists, and other misfits dived into the unknown and changed the world.
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Currently reading. For geeks and early www adopters – this is a must.
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The Great Discontent, Issue 2
The second print issue revolves around the theme of hustle and implores us to reconsider the idea of making it — both how we do it and how we define it.
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Everywhere is Anywhere is Anything is Everything exhibit by Douglas Coupland
++ Monograph
A visually rich retrospective. An intoxicating mix of high and low culture, the book details his exploration of cultural identity, the lasting endurance of Pop art, and his continuing fascination with military iconography.
A coffee table + reference book.
March 11 (15) 08:04 am
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photography {c/y}
#TAG: fashion — staging
I couldn’t resist presenting an excerpt from the Space Lab series – showcasing clothes from the elusive Egg Roll Boys fashion collection.
Chang Chieh is an extra talented photographer based in Taipei, Taiwan.
March 10 (15) 07:41 am
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imaginative {c/y}
#TAG: architecture — graphic design
One of my favorite blogs: Formagramma which covers design and architecture. I love the quality of the curated items. There is passionate dedication.
Check one of the posts to see what I’m talking about.
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We use it everyday.
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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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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 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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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 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 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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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. Design topics or issues that have impacted me and/or our creative industry. .
Over 50 articles.
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Kuvva interview
A short interview on how to build a strong portfolio + self-promotion.
Netdiver Mag
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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
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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 is a producer and developer of concepts, products and brand experiences.
Driven by vision.
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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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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 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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Dates soon.
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