December 24 (14) 10:24 am
Hope in the things unseen in 2015 is my sincere wish to us all. It’s time to reflect. It’s time to love. ND resumes on January 12.
December 12 (14) 10:48 am
The 5 Most Common Design Mistakes by Julie Zhuo
1. Over-constraining the design exploration
2. Refining too early
3. Mistaking a good execution for a good product
4. Overvaluing simplicity and style at the cost of clarity
5. Undervaluing the experience outside of the container
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.
November 18 (14) 11:34 am
Well well well seems like the cool kids have done it again!! Check out Brosmind newly released book: WHY, HOW, WHAT.
_______
Having met them – they are as genuine and goofy good fellas as their art + design depicts. And creativity tireless.
November 10 (14) 10:31 am
Plenty Reel 2014 is part DIY + craft – office party (moving to a new office space) and showing team work in action and past year client projects and everyone dressed up for the occasion: turquoise overalls.
To many more!!
October 29 (14) 09:43 am
Stereohype 2004-2014 – anniversary exhibition / curation and design.
_______
10 years, 1,000 button badges, over 300 contributors, 1 exhibition, 10 specially commissioned posters (together with badge), 1 party squirrel, 1 exhibition catalogue.
_______
Custom Perspex Frame Specs.
Size: 100cm × 100cm (39.7” × 39.7”)
Featuring the first 1,000 button badges from Stereohype’s growing collection – arranged in random order. Each circular composition is unique and will never be replicated.
Edition: 10
_______
On-going: London College of Communication – exhibit extended till Nov 8.
October 23 (14) 15:49 pm
‘Facebook Killer’ Ello Hatches Plan To Stay Ad-Free Forever by Wired
_______
Ello Takes $5.5 Million in VC Money, Signs a Legally-Binding Charter to Never Sell Ads or Data by Betabeat
_______
Our investment in Ello by the Foundry Group. Revised perception: investors are not all vultures.
_______
Proof it is still possible to create ‘change’ and how social platforms can operate. And be good for everyone. And yes, profit.
Read the official Ello announcement by Paul Budnitz and .pdf which includes all signees.
_______
Lastly, to all the cynics – pessimists and naysayers!
Read my .gif
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!
_______
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!
_______
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.
_______
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.
_______
I paint abstract with pretty colours ~ I play with mobile apps to create unique generative art.
Look 'Ma no AI.
feed your eyes
_______
Communication Arts 24-25—calls for entries.
Interactive — October 25/24
Illustration — Jan 10/25
Photography — March 7/25
Design — May 2/25
_______
The Smashing Conferences explore real-life projects, workflows and hands-on insights.
SmashingConf - Antwerp
Upcoming: Oct 28-31/24
SmashingConf - Workshops
Online: check dates.
_______
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
_______
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
_______
They LUV drawing! #3
Illustration is probably the largest creative area to express (mostly without words) a message.
Previously: #1 - #2
_______
A type of Show #5 – I love typography - these projects caught my eye.
Previously: #4 - #3 - #2 - #1
_______
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.
_______
Editorials. Design topics or issues that have impacted me and/or our creative industry. .
Over 50 articles.
_______
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.
_______
No hype — just beautiful
Reach my inbox °
_______
Netdiver long-standing mini visuals (200 x 115 px) galleries. Each lead to its review. Happy talent discovery!
_______
/ Illustration
Vast array of drawing styles
404 reviews
_______
/ Imaginative
Conceptual designs standing out
358 reviews
_______
/ Industrial
Products / packaging design / spaces +
333 reviews
_______
/ Motion
Brilliant storyboards / motion / vfx
286 reviews
_______
/ Photography
Some of the sharpest eyes shooting today
210 reviews
_______
/ Portfolios
New wave of design / interactive / mobile stars
552 reviews
_______
/ 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.
_______
Special Feature issues
Self-curation experiment coupled with minimalist interviews with people in the design industry I admire.
By invitation only
_______
Terrific product or service or event and wanna reach a fabulous international audience?
Advertise with us
Coming soon
_______
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
_______
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.
_______
Netdiver static
Walk down memory lane: hand-coded news in design from 1998-2008.
_______
Terrific product or service or event and wanna reach a fabulous international audience?
Advertise with us
Dates soon.
_______
Check what inspires me? Follow my Pinterest.
