What are flexible visual identities – a term coined and pioneered by TwoPoints?? Will they replace logo-centric design?
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Read the 2nd installment: Can a typeface be more useful than a single static logo? by Madeleine Morley.
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published by: Eyes on Design / Aiga
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Flexi Time – a look at serveral years of research in the development of visual systems aka dynamic identities by Martin Lorenz.
published by: Grafik.
Shaz Madani has come a long way since she was first featured. Her work has diversified into mostly editorial design projects (books and magazines) vested in the arts often with a social cause flavor.
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She’s in a class all of her own.
Moniker was approached by Designer Fund, an investment group committed to design-led companies, to create a set of posters for their Bridge Speaker Series.
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To achieve this cut-out effect without falling into a visual prejudice (as too kitschy) is pretty amazing. All laser cut!
I’ve never seen something quite like this.
Research + bookmark + read + repeat. Awesome design references.
Form magazine archive. 40 years of the magazine was scanned for research purposes (from 1957/2013). Login required.
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Why You Should Judge a Design Studio by Its Logo or How to read a visual identity like an “About” page by Madeleine Morley
Judge a book by its cover or not?
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Why beauty is the hardest won thing and the key to good design by Alan Moore – author of Do Design: Why beauty is key to everything.
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LogoNature is an educational non-commercial website. It’s aim is to collect information about successful graphic identities and search examples.
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Thinking Form (an independenet studio) has collated and documented + design practices + design stories + achive (listed by designer name).
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Postage Stamps by Type Designers (and Notable Graphic Designers) that interest the Offices of Kat Ran Press. Example by Herb Lubalin.
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via: Gabriel Benderski
MoMA to close galleries dedicated to architecture and design.
THE MUSEUM OF Modern Art in New York City is closing its architecture and design galleries, along with the other “medium specific” galleries including photography and drawing.
Instead of living in a dedicated space, some of the works from all four mediums will be interspersed throughout the museum, as additions to preexisting (and future) installations.
via: Wired
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SVA Students Brand MoMA Design Store’s ‘Destination: NYC‘.
via: SVAClose UP
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What is sad is that – if design is everywhere as Paola Antonelli states – art is not everywhere.
The very reason there are Art Museums is because Art is not mainstream and same explicitly applies to Design. But it seems latter can be boot out.. huh merged.
If design was everywhere – ugly would have disapeared for good.. No?
MOMA had acquired a reputation for supporting design. It will now return to it’s touristy attraction level.
Emporium new imperium.
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The concept detailed.
The visual inspiration came from the rather ugly four-color ink-jet printing, flat photography and amateur typography found across small shops, street vendors and subway ads.
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Is the pigeon New York City’s unofficial mascot?(!?!?) I seems so.
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via: Malcontent
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A Debate Is Raging In The Museum World—And Design Is At The Center by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan
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MoMA Design Gallery Closure Controversy Continues: Curator Responds by Jana Perkovic
via: Luis Miguel Carrilho Branco
Tape cassette covers revival designed as posters to adorn a live / work space by Neil Stevens. Memory – memory.
Graphic Thought Facility – is a London based design consultancy – having been around for what in our creative industry seems like eons. First piece in their portfolio is circa ’91!!!
Search for inspiration and/or talent in Netdiver Mag.
pinterest / medium / linkedin / X / rss
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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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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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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This private (free) app I use daily for taking notes or writing. Back up to the cloud for multi-devices access. Runs locally.
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I paint abstract with pretty colours ~ I play with mobile apps to create unique generative art.
Look 'Ma no AI.
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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’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
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.
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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Illustration is probably the largest creative area to express (mostly without words) a message.
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A type of Show #5 – I love typography - these projects caught my eye.
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Moodboards #1 – Branding collaterals staged and served with conceptual brilliance.
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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A short interview on how to build a strong portfolio + self-promotion.
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
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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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Vast array of drawing styles
404 reviews
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Conceptual designs standing out
358 reviews
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Products / packaging design / spaces +
333 reviews
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Brilliant storyboards / motion / vfx
286 reviews
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Some of the sharpest eyes shooting today
210 reviews
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New wave of design / interactive / mobile stars
552 reviews
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Women who rock the design scene with _more_ than pink design
391 reviews
Visual Brain Gravity is a producer and developer of concepts, products and brand experiences.
Driven by vision.
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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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Netdiver Best of the Year is a yearly compilation of projects / talents who made a lasting impression the previous year.
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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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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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