Design + culture news
September 20 (17) 08:22 am
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industrial — powagirrrls {c/y}
#TAG: illustration — iPhone — poster — print — product design — typography
Read Becky Simpson summary of her recent one year creative residency at Adobe whereas she completed her 2nd book and opened her online store: Chipper Things.

It’s important to challenge ourselves so that when we win, we really win.
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Affirmative (and funny) captions – that empowers and makes us think.




September 18 (17) 09:57 am
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#TAG: fashion — photo essay — staging
Sing-Sing teamed up with Sagmeister & Walsh to design and shoot this new campaign for Aizone, with wild optical illusions, and the best crew in the world.

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Gotta love the high contrast colors of flat 2D meets 3D staging decor. Ohlala the eccentricity of it all.



September 13 (17) 14:39 pm
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industry news {c/y}
#TAG: illustration — insider — technology

Netdiver mag is MOVING!
Not our iRL studio but to a spanking new zoom-zoom-zoom dedicated server.
The transfer will be done quietly in the background.. hopefully no hiccups.
See ya’ all soon.
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14:41 – transfer OK.
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via: Illustration by Michael Driver – who submitted this image to the D&AD/Wetransfer brief and found out that he had made the cut and awarded a D&AD pencil in 2015.
September 13 (17) 13:57 pm
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illustration {c/y}
#TAG: architecture — editorial design — fashion
The spatial worlds of Johan Moorman are reminiscent of classic arcade games, the works of graphic artist Escher, and old Lego catalogues.

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Cool svg animation on index!

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From meta scale (building facades) to wearable and almost anything in-between.




September 13 (17) 11:10 am
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industry news {c/y}
#TAG: branding — creativity — magazine
23rd issue of Graphisme en France addresses logotypes and visual identities for the first time — a subject central to the work of graphic designers.
Available as a free .pdf download and in English.

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ndlr: Includes an article from the awesome Martin Lorenz from Twopoints – the ideator behind flexible identity.
September 13 (17) 07:01 am
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art — industrial — powagirrrls {c/y}
#TAG: architecture — creativity — installation
Emmanuelle Moureaux is a French architect living in Tokyo since 1996. She has created the concept of shikiri, which literally means dividing (creating) space with colors.



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Fantastic installations that is not only pleasing to the eyes but invites to chill and explore like a kid would.





September 13 (17) 05:53 am
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industry news {c/y}
#TAG: cause — interactive design — magazine — web design
As A List Apart approaches our 20th anniversary—a milestone in independent, web-based publishing—we’re once again reimagining the magazine.

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We want your feedback. And most of all, we want you. We’re getting rid of advertisers and digging back to our roots: community-based, community-built, and determinedly non-commercial. Find out how you can help!

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ndlr: The independent content producer refuses to die — Zeldman.
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To this I will add:
It’s time to call on the dreamers!
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AIGA call for submissions
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Alt Summit 2024.
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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.

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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. .
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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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