Netdiver Mag

/ Surfacing the creative culture
since '98

Blows us away

Craig Ward is a London based typographer and illustrator, with sweet taste and great execution! Using materials like fluorescent gaffer tape, glass, hair, ink and why not, his very own little Adana 5×3 printing press, he creates amazing type and visuals.

FEED loves typography

FEED is a Montréal-based graphic design studio directed by Anouk Pennel and Raphaël Daudelin. They specialize in printed matter for publishing, events, exhibition and branding. Their approach is content-led, straightforward, and characterized by an ever-lasting love for typography.

Over the years, FEED has won many awards and their work has been published internationally.

Google Maps Typography

Rhett Dashwood over the course of several months beginning October 08 to April 09, has spent some of his spare time between commercial projects searching Google Maps hoping to discover land formations or buildings resembling letter forms.

Here are the results: Google Maps Typography.

Typographicartstuff

Jonathan Looman aka Lowman, started in 2007 as an independent designer. His passion and energy come primarily from self-initiated design projects and experimenting with the connotations of existing and past visual languages.

Nice typographicartstuff.

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He co-founded Since Today studio.

Ecclectism guaranteed!

Ecclectism guaranteed! Supermundane is the pseudonym of Rob Lowe, a multi-disciplined creative who works as a graphic designer, artist, illustrator, typographer, and art director in London, England.

LUV design! #2

This week issue is more about using visuals to instill gravitas into a portfolio website. Shown, four different approaches.

Damien Correll is a freelance designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY who likes to do type development, record covers, magazine illustrations, product development.

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Louise Fili Ltd specializes in equisitely crafted logo, package, restaurants and book covers. She is part of the Art Director Hall of Fame.

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Stefano Joker Lionetti aka Loveleft is an Italian designer who wants to promote good design culture with a strong penchant for typography.

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Odopod is a digital agency with an all new shocking pink interface. They help brands make new friends.

Mike Perry aka Midwestisbest

Mike Perry Studio aka Midwestisbest is one those incredibly prolific jack of many trades who don’t skip a beat while juggling many hats. Totally mastering and crafting awesome hand-drawn typography and illustrations, he is proof that talent has power enough to open the loftiest doors.

He’s work with high and low fashion, published a well received book, eloquently titled Hand Job: A Catalog of Type, pillows and catalogs for Urban Outfitters, and much much more.

Enjoy the rest of day, it may take that long to digest is portfolio compilation.

Search for inspiration and/or talent in Netdiver Mag.

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/ Tools we use

 

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 Mag is sweet

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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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