December 8 (14) 13:45 pm
Change your Mind. 57 Ways to unlock your creative self is an online booklet by Rod Judkins. He is a tutor at Central St Martins trying to spread art and design philosophy to benefit a wider audience.
October 20 (14) 15:36 pm
12 Thoughts on presenting work for approval by Berger & Föhr
1 – Be prepared.
2 – Optimize the space.
3 – Create inspirational context.
4 – Restate the goals of the project.
5 – Reveal the work slowly.
6 – Take a strong stance.
7 – Handle color delicately.
8 – Share idea ownership.
9 – Build up to a critical moment.
10 – Summarize.
11 – Exercise Patience.
12 – Communicate next steps.
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More thoughts on DesignValu.es
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If you wonder who the heck they are? Berger & Föhr are co-founders at Ello alongside Paul Budnitz and the partners at Modeset
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Excerpt from the manifesto:
We believe a social network can be a tool for empowerment. Not a tool to deceive, coerce and manipulate — but a place to connect, create and celebrate life.
You are not a product.
September 9 (14) 14:46 pm
Fabulous letter – of admission – creativity is messy. I know – just back from attempting to record WAABM debut album – and the ‘title’ track drove us not only up the walls – but the colliding 2 styles – proved – irreconcilable. So we did a ‘rewrite’ of the song – found a new direction and took 5 days off.
We were spent.
As a good friend said:
These things take time.
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So encouraging you to NOT COMPROMISE. Better be as you want – then try to be a crowd-pleaser or worst – succumb to perceived (usually false) perception of anticipation.
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Open Letter to our Future Users by Bespoke Atelier
After a rocky beta (users had to provide UDID (device id) to receive app and just about ready to launch Bespoke – a server glitch derailed the app in iStore and delayed it for 5 more weeks – until ‘bug’ was finally fixed.
Now the waiting game is on for Apple approval.
Starting a project / app / venture?
Must read.
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It’s time to call it: Pulling the plug on Buyosphere by Tara Hunt
Tara is a serial project starter – she’s hard working, witty and driven like no other I know (except perhaps for Michele – they abide same realm) – and yet – after a humble TedX plea, venture seeking, (almost) burning out working up / down startup avenue..
The worst just happened.
The rebound will be exceptional.
Must watch video for startup DO / Don’t.
August 22 (14) 11:01 am
Vancouver Design Week is a not-for-profit social enterprise created by a passionate team of volunteers from across design disciplines.
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VDW is a collaborative platform, a call to action, and an invitation to us all to immerse in design and its transformative potential.
Design is one of the most powerful forces in our lives.
Upcoming: September 15-28
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Very cool and edgy website interface! Love it!
August 11 (14) 14:33 pm
A mission. Cultivate. Resist. Elevate. Sustain.
I cultivate featuring good people – good projects and good designs ONLY.
I resist following trends and false perceptions of hype or edge. I don’t compromise EVER!
I elevate the best in our humanity – we are all imperfect ANYWAYS.
I sustain a passion to empower the creative industry, gain it respect and visibility TODAY.
July 16 (14) 09:05 am
Made in the Future is an effort to capture our musings about what a not-so-distant tomorrow might look like.
Very nice interface design with flat color animations and large intriguing visuals. Each sections comprise written information and a short video.
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IDEO (pronounced “eye-dee-oh”) is an award-winning global design firm that takes a human-centered, design-based approach to helping organizations in the public and private sectors innovate and grow.
June 23 (14) 06:18 am
Are you going offline for a while? Or in a rut to redesign (again?!) your online portfolio website?? Or under a long term contract inside a somewhere agency or corporation?
Always a good idea to still ‘show-up’.
Collect no more than 10 best pieces and make a slide show as Lee Goater did. Check placeholder and pay attention to info about the project is showing up in the circle.
Smart!
Search for inspiration and/or talent in Netdiver Mag.
pinterest / medium / linkedin / X / rss
/ 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
#ISSN 1911-866X
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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Terrific product or service or event and wanna reach a fabulous international audience?
Advertise with us
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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Terrific product or service or event and wanna reach a fabulous international audience?
Advertise with us
Dates soon.
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