April 27 (14) 14:51 pm
PLUGZINE Where to start? / No 1
“The initial concept was to find a path to encourage diversity, promote cultural pluralism and provide new opportunities to aspiring designers across the world…and plug a path between East and West… Designers represented here are commended for the depth of their thinking…”
Joyn:Design approach is courageous and exciting. Asking designers to express about a topic that is usually relegated to the atmospheric spheres of high intellectualism which is not bad, but mostly and usually worst, relegated to ‘socio cultural’ politics.
In this world of mass indifference fed by mass media whereas we are told over and over how impotent we are to affect and make changes…
In fact, they are pointing and asking hard and harsh questions that need answers… now! Not another massive dose of comforting and empty advertising babble and/or corporate happy talk wanting to control culture.
In my opinion, there is a huge difference between an urge to design and an urge to communicate! The set of skills are the same – the mindset is altogether completely different!
It grants a powerful tribune where we can speak loud and clear!
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photos via: Yosoh
April 2 (14) 06:42 am
Furnish edited by R. Klanten, S. Lovell, B. Meyer
Furniture and interior design for the 21st Century
To restore and renew my inspiration — books have always been a main source. Today, to be a well-rounded designer you need to be opened to multi-disciplines contributions to the current state of the industry.
Furnish is an eloquent, polished and concise overview of product and interior design. Each sections is documented with a well researched list of projects. The introductory text which sets the context methodically, is non-verbose, making it an easy and enlightening read.
I was surprised and tickled by that there is a sizable portion dedicated to experimental, rapid prototyping and questioning why do we need stuff anyway.
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ndlr: Shute looks like it’s out-of-stock.
May 9 (12) 10:14 am
The Colour Envelope #10 by Studio Laucke Siebein
Superb bookmanship mastering editorial design / layout and packaging. Full of colours of course since the client is Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings. Eye candy project.
Who wouldn’t dream of such an assignment?
January 26 (12) 13:17 pm
The Ampersand Collection is a curated package of 10 Original 9×9 prints from 10 designers around the interwebs. Each ampersand is hand printed on a cover weight stock of Mr. French paper. The package of prints are held inside a celophane wrapping in a custom folder in a limited-edition of 200.
January 25 (12) 12:03 pm
The Manual (3 books a year) each holding six articles and six personal lessons that use the maturing of the discipline of web design as a starting point for deeper explorations of our work and who we are as designers.
In lively, rich articles and vibrant, personal stories explore the tiny distance between loving people and seeing them as mere specks, the deadliness of CSS galleries, the impact of the corruption of the web’s original vision as interconnected nodes.
Watch as they enrich our thinking about web design.
January 24 (12) 13:03 pm
A feast for the eyes by Gavin Lucas
Hong Kong-based publisher Victionary‘s latest tome, entitled Eat Me: Appetite For Design, is chock-full of inventive food packaging projects, elegant restaurant identities and interiors, and food-based art projects. It’s even designed to look like a layered wafer biscuit.
January 24 (12) 12:05 pm
10 Years in type – the story of the Fontsmith library. The project is a celebration of a decade of work, a window on the stories that have helped shaped some of the world’s leading typefaces and brands.
Beautiful collection, covers and brilliant concept.
Search for inspiration and/or talent in Netdiver Mag.
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/ Tools we use
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
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?
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
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
Reach my inbox °
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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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Coming soon
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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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