Netdiver Mag

/ Surfacing the creative culture
since '98

Idea Exhibit

Idea Exhibit is about sharing your ideas and letting them grow. Nice scrolling right website – the only thing that bothers me is the fact that there are other items listed under the fold which – on first visit you will neither see or read of.

The other thing – what happens to these ideas? Isn’t this opening the door to idea snatchers?

What do you think works or not?

I am Yuna

Gotta love Yuna Kim opening index is a pure minimalist delight. Using color keyed geometric shapes which serves as direct access to projects which you get a preview upon mouseover. If you pick one of the top section – the project will slice-up the upper part and open a content panel. Site is all coded in HTML5.

Her interactive reel is brilliant – using 3 iPads to do so. Must see.

Substratum

Substratum is a series of inspirational interviews. Digging the geometric shapes and mesh designs that identifies each issue – that are themed around intriguing concepts.. Wish they would have carry part of the unique identifying issue ‘color’ to format the ‘questions’ area – which is surprisingly all white – and boring.

Once you start and there are no other choice but to go back to the homepage – instead of current issue. Sadly – you cannot pick an interviewee from a list. None available.

Not so for the content. Questions are smart and so are some of the answers.

Toormix /2

Toormix has got a lot going on. Not only are they a spear-heading design studio for almost 10 yrs now – they have a lot going on their website as well.

On mouseover of top nav – huge – but I mean really huge section is highlight and layered over and individual have a bright yellow div frame that appears.

You like?

aka Nerisson

Jimmy Raheriarisoa aka Nerisson is an art director and graphic designer based in Strasbourg – his website is based on a monsterism theme.. Don’t know if this is as strong a concept as the charcoal layered cubes that show-up as portfolio preview.

What do you think? Works or not?

RoAndCo

RoAndCo is a multi-disciplinary design studio devoted to holistic branding that serves a range of fashion, art, and lifestyle clients. By thoughtfully distilling a client’s inspirations, ideas, and motivations, they generates fresh, sincere, compelling brand messages that engage and resonate.

Digging the mini-animated-thumbs and centered visuals. You can choose from 3 different sections: print, art direction and interactive. Quick work overview? Checked.

Field Notes /IC

Field Notes are insights into the work and projects of Ian Coyle. Documenting the process (including snapshot of code snippets) using javascript to animated images and diagonal colored lines to hint towards hidden parts of the interface as well as being hook to a block colored text link.

Description is a bit hairy. See for yourself.

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Affinity suite

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

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

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 app

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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Carole's Instagram

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

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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Smashing Mag

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

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

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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YWFT

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 by Carole Guevin

Editorials. Design topics or issues that have impacted me and/or our creative industry. .

Over 50 articles.

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Kuvva interview

Kuvva interview

A short interview on how to build a strong portfolio + self-promotion.

 

Netdiver Mag

#ISSN 1911-866X

Carole Guevin

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 review galleries

/ Design inspiration

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

Visual Brain Gravity is a producer and developer of concepts, products and brand experiences.

Driven by vision.

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Special Feature issues

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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Netdiver Best of the Year

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

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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