October 16 (14) 10:42 am
They luv design! It shows! #9. We show it!
The power of communication design is as varied in style as in media to show it. Follows an inspiring list of recent finds.
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Image making by Maqina
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Fin Collective branding by DIA
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Mozartkugel Music Box by Ode to Things
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Monodraw. Powerful ASCII art editor designed for the Mac.
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Leica S Magazine cover by Rankin
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Peoples History Museum – A land fit for heroes by Modern Designers
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When you LOVE what you have – you have everything you need painting by Kal Barteski
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8 Posters (Fogg) by Bunch
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Fogg brand guidelines by Bunch
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Bianuario ADCV 4 by Ibán Ramón + Dídac Ballester
September 30 (14) 16:47 pm
The Agency Survival Kit(s). Dead-on right on target creatives must haves. Have a look to what’s inside each kit – I had a good giggle.
Ok I laughed a lot.
Featured: Overtime Kit
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Featured: Power Outage Kit
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Featured: Presentation Kit
More visuals? View the project.
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Phoenix – is a Montreal / CA idea powerhouse. 10 years thought provoking copy and projects.
On a side note: if their website is a ‘temp’ one – imagine what’s in dev!!
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Quotes:
‘We are not tied to old, tired, cliché and overdone ideas. We stand out and we want you to stand out.’
Oh this one – a little jewel:
‘We do not clone magic geese nor pearl-bearing oysters, so please stop asking.’
September 9 (14) 17:38 pm
That is a gorgeous Apple keyboard mock-up designed by Gorm Haraldsson from Sweden. His 3d abilities are through the roof.
And guess what? You can download .psd for free!
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And how about two sizes of soda can? No problem – free .psd to download as well.
August 1 (14) 09:43 am
Aether is a superb cone shaped streaming music device – turn the dial and voilà! Play another Internet ‘channel’ or playlist. You can even ‘talk’ to choose something else.
View videos to see how it work.
Genial!
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ndlr: Andrew and Carissa Gallo co-directed the very cool brand film.
July 23 (14) 15:32 pm
Christine Tafoya is a self-professed design addict and renamed ‘etiquette‘ by ‘manners‘ to describe her online store Dear Miss Modern Market ethos where you can find exquisite ‘templates’ for special occasions.
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I am a grown-up geeky tomboy eye candy seeking editor while she is this buoyant festive stylish stylist for brand and home!
She recently quipped: ‘HTML gives me asthma.’ To which I replied: ‘<a><strong>O2</strong></a>’.
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She befits perfectly the description of a Powagirrrl: Women who rock the design scene with more than pink design..
..and Pink is definitely a predominant color with none of the pejoratives.
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Deluxemodern design studio tagline: ‘Mixing business with Pretty – Specializing in all things chic and clever.’
LOVE LOVE LOVE!
July 23 (14) 10:53 am
The future is now alert! Or how studying at Suprastudio – Greg Lynn / Super Aero Robo Spatial M.Arch.II Program at UCLA led Ebrahim Poustinchi who doubles up as architect & graphic designer – helped devise these fascinating inventions.
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From a visual point of view – the Amethyst Cluster (A proposal for moving architecture) is just stunning! Like these beautiful clustered shapes are ‘architecture’ in movement. Wow!
Team: Ebrahim Poustinchi, Keith Berry and Sima Shahverdi.
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Another stunner? The Opera Rollercoaster is meant to make the audience appreciate different pov and immerse them in the experience.
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4D Graphics | The "Object" is his final year project.
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ndlr: Watch (all) the videos.
July 21 (14) 09:13 am
After Svpply fallout (website is now closed) Very Goods will become the new hub for a community stamped with having ‘good taste’.
There’s this pattern in internet communities called The 1% Rule, which looks like this:
A note on Smallness.
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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