April 29 (16) 11:36 am
Illustration is probably the largest creative area to express (mostly without words) a message. Application media are endless.
Recent finds:
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Artwork for Future Classic’s complication ‘One in a million’. 2016. Collaboration project Anny Wang + Tim Söderström.
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Posters March’16 by Quim Marin
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Cousins Secret Weapon cover by Eh Sides!
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Corner Food Shop by 1041uuu
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My Space installation by Eike Koenig
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Wander Project by Carolina Niño
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Illustrated type poster by Chae Byung-rok
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Two moments spent with myself by Cynthia Alonso
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B O R E A L by Súa Agapé
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Miso ramen by Alvin Diec
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Refugees welcome by Elena Éper
April 25 (16) 16:52 pm
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
April 6 (16) 12:58 pm
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!!!
April 1 (16) 08:33 am
36 Days of Type invites to submit your take on letters + numbers. Check the website for more info + current schedule.
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Organized and founded by Barcelona-based graphic designers Nina Sans and Rafa Goicoechea who decided to challenge themselves and a few colleagues to design one letter each day.
March 22 (16) 08:13 am
Daniel Triendl is a talented multi-disciplinary designer who likes vibrant colors in geometric shapes, typography.. editorial design.. Seriously talented. Love his style!
March 21 (16) 12:36 pm
Yomagick is a multidisciplinary designer based in Dublin – who dips in projects showing off his love for typography + creating 3d collages – branding and interactive designs.
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Love his versatility.
January 15 (16) 06:30 am
Illustration by: Dennis Tiege
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At 8h30 tomorrow (Jan 15) – I will have a life saving surgery to remove a melanoma (mole) sitting on top of my R/foot. No worries – it is early stages and survival rate 100%.
I will have to potato couch – feet elevated for 10 days + 1 month without walking.
So see ya all on the other side.
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Illustration by: Velvetspectrum
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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.
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.
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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.
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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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