June 30 (17) 07:23 am
Three must read articles about creativity + productivity: The surprising secret to being more productive by Janet Patterson
via: Dropbox
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Old Masters. After 80, some people don’t retire. They reign. by Erik Madigan Heck
Do you know why the world wags and what wags it? Are you still ferociously curious?
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via: The New York Times
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How you can instantly become more creative, according to science by Yazin Akkawi
And how you can use design thinking to burn through the bad ideas that lead to good ones.
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via: Inc Magazine
May 25 (17) 08:24 am
Media Manipulation and Disinformation Online by Data & Society
"the spread of false or misleading information is having real and negative effects on the public consumption of news."
Download the report.
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D&R is a (non-profit) research institute in New York City that is focused on the social and cultural issues arising from data-centric technological development.
Statement of independence.
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illustration by: Jim Cooke
March 17 (16) 14:49 pm
12 Kinds of Kindness by Jessica Walsh + Timothy Goodman.
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Two self-centered New Yorkers, often focused on what’s ahead instead of what’s around them, created a series of 12 steps as a way to become kinder, more empathetic people.
As a resolution, they practiced this for 12 months.
March 10 (16) 13:04 pm
One of my favorite creative outlet – Fuzzco was interviewed by The Great Discontent.
It resonated profoundly.
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This powerful husband / wife professional duo share their work ethics and how they built their successful design studio.
“A lot of people ask, ‘How could you possibly run a company with your wife?’ But I say, ‘How could you possibly marry someone you couldn’t run a company with?’”
Josh Nissenboim
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“We have the ability to move forward and celebrate together, and when things are hard, we have the ability to lean on each other and have each other’s backs.”
Helen Rice
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Check their exceptional portfolio.
March 7 (16) 16:28 pm
Honesty. Your best asset. Keep it. Use it. by Horacio Lorente
Design needs to be honest. You design to make things better. And things cannot be better if you lie.
February 8 (16) 08:07 am
An open letter to up-and-coming women in digital design by Rebekah Cancino and Shaina Rozen.
Pretending like the diversity problem in tech doesn’t exist won’t make it go away.
December 16 (14) 13:10 pm
A Hipster’s Guide to Replacing Google
Infinit team has been exploring replacements to Google for several months. Here are the ones they find to be the best. Excellent services alternatives.
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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