March 10 (15) 07:41 am
One of my favorite blogs: Formagramma which covers design and architecture. I love the quality of the curated items. There is passionate dedication.
Check one of the posts to see what I’m talking about.
February 23 (15) 07:41 am
Walking down memory lane. A rare discovery. Let’s Talk | Inside the studio of Ryan Katrina (Neuarmy) – circa 2010.
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Who remembers Computerlove???
February 18 (15) 20:43 pm
I love typography. Typography is entitled to be voted a long lasting fascination. Superbly conceptualized, crafted and staged – these projects caught my eye.
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Rumor, an urban event dedicated to fashion and lifestyle depicts an over extended ‘O’ which acts as a close ‘circuit’ – of the 4 meshed into 1 events.
Designed by Tomasz Biskuprumor.
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Subtle or not subtle advice – love the iconographic feel of the – (L)EARN archival quality print available for purchase and designed by Neuarmy Surplus.
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Mockups of the graphic identity standards manual for the Ville de Charleroi (which translates as City of Charles the King). The modernization of such an ‘antique’ name is a tour de force.
Superb conceptual thinking by Pam & Jenny.
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Reminds me of the adage: the ‘buck stops here’. The plied shoe seems to do – putting a stop to ‘dropping’ text copy.
Theater Biel Solothurn – multi years awarded poster by Stephan Bundi.
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Melting moon surface + spiking waves infer to some kind of a music event. The diagonal slicing of capitalized letters in color give it edginess. Intriguing ‘Windows pop-up‘ appearing behind a wave.
RAW poster – designer unknown.
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To be caught between a rock and a hard place would not be whimsical if applied to this Rock postcard. Irresistible red striped (eye) candy type floating over a vintage picture of cliffs near Brighton, UK.
Deliciously prepared by Steven Wilson.
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Clay table setting staging and montage by Alexandra Bruel for the Fricote cover – issue #2. Superb hand-drawn logotypo.
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Gateways Exhibition deconstructed signage using uncovered books (brilliant hint to how book serve as imagination gateways) which is the central theme of exhibit.
Designed by Andrew Howard.
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Transliteration effect and play on words for the Stack Architects corporate identity by now defunct The Consult, UK.
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A huge labyrinth of underground rooms which follow one another for more than thirteen kilometers. The Karst Family series of 3 posters by Aldo Pullela.
February 4 (15) 12:24 pm
Interview with the Artist: Evolution of Matt W. Moore by Minimograph.
MWM Graphics is a design, fine art, and illustration studio. By combining his background in graffiti with graphic design, Matt has created a distinctly bold, colorful, and geometric aesthetic.
January 27 (15) 13:04 pm
Poolga? Purveyor of mobile eye candy since ’08. Art for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch created by selected illustrators.
Hola Barcelona!
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Secret by Robbie Porter
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Space Opera 1 by Yeji Yun
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Ghetto White by Imma Bonet
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Dawn by Lisk Feng
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Macaroni by themeekshall
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Waterfall by Ricky Meehan
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Blue Mural by Judy Kaufman
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Colajet by MissHedwig
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Pink Lines by Kai Ming Wong
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Hulk by Inma Lorente
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ndlr: Poolga mobi #1 review.
January 27 (15) 12:29 pm
Raw Color reflects a sophisticated treatment of material and colour by mixing the fields of graphic design and photography. They work on self initiated and commissioned projects in their Eindhoven based studio.
Scrool baby – scroll.
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Prolific – don’t even start to describe them. Creative geniuses – more like it.
January 15 (15) 13:27 pm
The Netdiver Best of the Year reboots its tradition – and the great news? It’s a stellar listing. Every year I revisit past year of design news and choose projects that strikes for their originality, quality and inspirational value.
I hold a long-standing passion for discovering amazing talents.
After 5 years hiatus. It’s back!
Best of the Year (BOTY) 2014 edition.
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If you wonder who is behind? Check this interview Kuvva recently published.
Search for inspiration and/or talent in Netdiver Mag.
pinterest / medium / linkedin / X / rss
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Affinity Suite
Our little studio owned Adobe Master Suites—invoking security issues our perpetual licenses were nulled. Undone? No!
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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.
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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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