Wednesday 30 September 2015

Why design is fuelling a "profound youth revolution"

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vimeo: 104662751 Right now the stirrings of protest and social change are being felt around the world, from Bernie Sanders in the US to Jeremy Corbyn in the UK. But away from the news cameras, maybe more important social changes are taking places under our very noses. 

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How to choose the right fonts for small screens

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Attractive and effective typography is a key component in a successful website design. This is especially true in the context of mobile, where the margin for error is as small as the screens being used to view those websites. If your font choices work well for desktop, is it safe to assume that they will be fine for mobile? Many typographic styles and practices that are perfectly acceptable for larger screens break down and cause problems on smaller, mobile screens.

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Radical type takes centre stage of TV channel rebrand

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The new font Channel 4 is using

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Game-changing laser printer turns drawings into 3D models

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youtube: ysCaqh38JVQ If you think you might be in the market for a 3D printer but you're not sure that it'd be versatile enough for you, there's a new player in town that might be more suitable for the average designer.

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11 top tips for creating fearsome creatures

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Sam has created creature concepts for a wealth of blockbuster flicks, including TMNT

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Top 6 frustrations developers have with designers

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Unless you are designing just for the joy of it – or you are one of the fabled 'unicorns' who can do EVERYTHING – at some point you will encounter (and probably lock horns with) someone tasked with taking your pretty little pictures and turning them into a real world product. Like cats and dogs, these relationships are historically known for being… strained.

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Become an expert in Amazon web services

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When the biggest websites in the world need a cloud computing solution, they turn to Amazon Web Services. For any person with web programming aspirations, knowing AWS is a must.

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5 hidden typeface gems you need to know about

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Good news for the modern graphic designer and typographer. From tattoos to global branding schemes, choice of typeface has never been more important.   There is now more freedom than ever before to create typographic expression that goes beyond the mere graphic presentation of text.   Designers and typographers are turning typographic tradition on its head and pushing experimentation into the mainstream.

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Font of the day: Talisman

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We're huge fans of typography and are always on the hunt for new and exciting typefaces, whether free fonts or the very best fonts worth shelling out for. So, if you're in need of a font for your current project or are building up a collection, we may be able to help out.

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How to build a material design app

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At this year's Google I/O, the Polymer team announced the release of Polymer 1.0. At a third of the size of previous versions, and running up to five times faster, the 1.0 release is a signal that it's time for us to start using Polymer in production.

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Illustrated GIFs fight back against body shaming

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Dormeau's work is as inspiring as it is unqiue

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How to design a poster using Adobe InDesign

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Although often seen as primarily a page layout tool, Adobe InDesign is a great program to use when designing a poster. It's true that Illustrator can also be used, but the image, grid and type handling capabilities of InDesign will always give it the edge for me.

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Pictures of the day: 30 September 2015

A line out at sunset, a tidal bore and Jeremy Corbyn








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Tuesday 29 September 2015

Discover amazing photography with new web bot

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Archillect is the creation of Murat Pak, who describes 'her' as 'a living inspiration archive'. She 'converts unhappy human beings into inspired artists', so he says.

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Batman rebrand updates Wayne Enterprises

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This spiky new logo is part of a larger rebrand for Wayne Enterprises Every company needs an update once in a while, even if they're a fictional conglomorate owned by a superhero.

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Batman rebrand updates Wayne Enterprises

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This spiky new logo is part of a larger rebrand for Wayne Enterprises Every company needs an update once in a while, even if they're a fictional conglomorate owned by a superhero.

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The best jobs for every personality type

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Craft your own site with the HTML5 and CSS3 web design bundle

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The web is an ever-changing platform that can play host to tons of amazing content. If you don't have a site to show off your work, then there's no better time to start.

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Design a graphic exhibition poster using Adobe InDesign

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Although often seen as primarily a page layout tool, Adobe InDesign is a great program to use when designing a poster. It's true that Illustrator can also be used, but the image, grid and type handling capabilities of InDesign will always give it the edge for me.

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Free online courses in branding and animation

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Increase your prospects with these free online courses

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How to artwork complex packaging designs

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In honour of Super Bowl XLIX and Bud Light's role as an official sponsor of the event, Pearlfisher helped Bud Light design a limited-edition aluminium twist-off bottle. Printed directly onto the aluminium substrate, the project required Pearlfisher New York's Brandi Parker to use her problem-solving skills to bring the designer's vision to life. She walks us through the project...

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5 coffee cup designs every creative will want

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As a designer, you are bound to start your day with a cup of the strong stuff – coffee that is. And as a creative, you're bound to want your coffee cup to match your eye for design, so we've picked some of the best coffee cup designs from around the world to match up to your creative standards.

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Font of the day: Firs

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We're huge fans of typography and are always on the hunt for new and exciting typefaces, whether free fonts or the very best fonts worth shelling out for. So, if you're in need of a font for your current project or are building up a collection, we may be able to help out.

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How A/B testing can fuel your creativity

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Phil Williams

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Free photo reference pack to download today

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Noah's image of Lake Marian, New Zealand - available for you to download for free! Noah Bradley has created a lust-worthy pack of photo references that are available to download for free.

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Pictures of the day: 29 September 2015

Tightrope between balloons, water on Mars and Day of the Dead








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Monday 28 September 2015

New Professional Photography magazine launched

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Professional Photography is a beautiful new mag for serious snappers

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How to use mood boards for more than inspiration

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I'm a UX designer. That's fun to say, because it's a job that didn't really exist a few years ago. I've worked with dozens of startups and small teams, so I'm used to my role and tools changing with each new team – and sometimes with each new release.

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Watermark your photos with this easy-to-use app

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Apply text and logo watermarks with PhotoMarks

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The secrets behind Royal Mail's Star Wars stamps

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Royal Mail collaborated with British illustrator Malcolm Tween to bring some of the Star Wars universe's greatest faces to their humble postage stamps

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Why the Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo fiasco is a witch-hunt

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One month after organisers pulled the plug on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo, Hey Studio co-founder Veronica Fuerte calls for designers to stop fighting and work together…

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40 ways to stay creative

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5 ways to make your web designs more intuitive

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As creators, designers, thinkers and problem solvers of digital communications, we make choices based on our understanding of our target audience. Those choices are the knowledge we have from our culture, such as reading left-to-right, right-to-left, or top-to-bottom, as well as other factors, such as the placement of important images, text, interactive interface and colour choices.

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Font of the day: Robinson

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We're huge fans of typography and are always on the hunt for new and exciting typefaces, whether free fonts or the very best fonts worth shelling out for.

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How to make web forms work better on mobile

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Making your web forms responsive is not a topic that's discussed too often. Mostly because it's not a huge deal to get HTML form elements to behave in a responsive manner – that is, to be both liquid and to utilise targeted screen widths with media queries to serve up specific form layout changes.

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Guess the authors behind these literary illustrations

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"All grown-ups were once children but only a few of them remember it"

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Sunday 27 September 2015

Pictures of the day: 28 September 2015

A Pearly Princess, Red Bull Cliff Diving and the Oz Comic Con in Sydney








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Elizabeth Knight - anyone know of her?

I have a book (reference below) that has a pen/ink watercolour by Elizabeth Knight which I really like, and I want to find out more about her, and her work.

I've tried Googling her in various ways, and get nothing.

Does anyone else know

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overlaying washes

OK, so I am flogging a dead horse with watercolour , I've decided.
 I've just had a go at a demo in a book where you start with a Naples yellow wash. So far so good.
Dry the paper thoroughly, then apply an' Intense blue' overlaying wash. It's

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Friday 25 September 2015

The 100 greatest video games revealed

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Order your copy today!

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Pixelmator's iPad upgrade makes multitasking easier

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Use Pixelmator with any other app simultaneously If you're looking for an affordable alternative to Photoshop that comes with a range of powerful photo editing tools, we'd recommend downloading the latest version of Pixelmator.

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First low-cost 3D printer goes on sale today

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Will the retail version live up to the initial hype?

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How to create website animations

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One of my favourite trends in web design is for sites to transcend two-dimensional, static layouts by adding transitions and animations. When it's tastefully done, it can enable us to add visual cues that help the viewer focus on areas of interest.

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The evolution of 12 classic logos

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6 incredible Twitter-powered inventions that will blow your mind

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#PoweredbyTweets is an innovative new installation at Somerset House showcasing six unique ways that Twitter could change the world. Part of the London Design Festival 2015, the exhibition is the culmination of a contest that began in April to see amazing Twitter-powered inventions brought to life.

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20 great hard rock logos

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Design and rock music have never strayed far from each other. And for many rock bands, the logo has been an immensely powerful branding tool: imprinted on records & CDs, featured on stage backdrops and musical equipment, and printed onto t-shirts and other merchandise purchased by fans and followers across the globe. This article presents a thoughtful and informative exploration of some of the most iconic, audacious, and eye-catching logos in hard-rock history. Any we have missed? Don't forget to leave your thoughts in the comments section below.

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Font of the day: Desiderata

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We're huge fans of typography and are always on the hunt for new and exciting typefaces, whether free fonts or the very best fonts worth shelling out for. So, if you're in need of a font for your current project or are building up a collection, we may be able to help out.

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How to paint retro game characters

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Learn how to create this with Remko's expert tutorial: Watch the video or scroll down for a step-by-step guide

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How to design a low-fi wireframe

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Lo-fi wireframes help you decide how to structure your site content. In this piece, we explore the entire process and suggest that it's also worth adding interactivity to lo-fi wireframes. You'll be able to start the process of interaction design, which adds context to the usual boxes and arrows.

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He’s averaged cheap fifa 16 coins about 6 clearances

Along with the fifa 16 coins TOTW 38 available, this ceremony EA arise the Bundesliga TOTS squad. It is not harder to a

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Pictures of the day: 25 September 2015

A cute cheetah, the Pope in New York and the new iPhone








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Thursday 24 September 2015

The easy way to create realistic 3D humans

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youtube: qDQIxCVcHyM In case you haven't heard of it, iClone 6 Pro is an easy to use real-time 3D animation tool that allows you to put together a 3D animation scene in minutes. Both beginner and pro 3D artists can take advantage of pre-made content and smart interactivity between actors, vehicles and props.

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The secrets of social media sensation concept artist Loish

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Lois van Baarle's book is hotly anticipated by fans Netherlands-based digital artist and animator Lois van Baarle (AKA Loish) has been planning to release an art book featuring her work for three years, and it's almost ready.

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5 tips for creating an event logo

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Joff and Ollie created the branding for the UK pavilion at Milan's World Expo 2015 When it comes to events, there are a number of specific things you need to bear in mind regarding branding and logo design.

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The city guide website that's curated by designers for designers

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On the Grid is a project created by social impact design agency Hyperakt that started out as a designer's guide to New York. It has since expanded to cover over a dozen cities with more on the way.

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Popular designer stereotypes unveiled in this cheeky graphic

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How to draw a dynamic team of superheroes

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Leaving the central point of the illustration clear of important elements means that the focus isn’t placed on a single character

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Genius animated GIF video is weirdly addictive

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French production duo The Shoes and Paris/Montreal-based collective Dent De Cuir have collaborated to create one of the most mesmerising concoctions of animated GIFs we've ever seen. The music video for the track Drifted on The Shoes' new album, Chemicals, is an inspired mash-up of all your favourite animated GIFs, interwoven with a bizarre patchwork of looping pop culture-infused images.

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Font of the day: Featherly

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We're huge fans of typography and are always on the hunt for new and exciting typefaces, whether free fonts or the very best fonts worth shelling out for.

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Pictures of the day: 24 September 2015

A crying baby, fighting sheep and the Pope in Washington








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Delightful ice-cream packaging is a design treat

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Futura have done something different with this branding project

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How to watch the 2015 ZBrush Summit live

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youtube: Cpd17OJ_ABI Couldn't make it to Los Angeles to experience the second Annual ZBrush Summit? Us neither. However, there is a silver lining. The event will be streamed worldwide, so we can all watch along at home to find out what exciting new features ZBrush has in store.

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Wednesday 23 September 2015

4 rules of visual hierarchy in poster design

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In understanding how to design a poster, there is a hierarchy of importance which means the most crucial elements must be seen first. The application of hierarchy is a vital skill to learn if you wish to get your message across clearly since you will be working with shapes, icons, colours, images and font. Failure to correctly establish hierarchy means your message will be jumbled at best and a complete mess at worst.

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Why the new D&AD Annual looks a little different

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This year's annual takes inspiration from D&AD's Pencil awards

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Animated infographic celebrates Bruce Springsteen's best album

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youtube: u5ubIzPu-0Q Bruce Springsteen is one of the most iconic and influential songwriters of the past 50 years. Today marks his 66th birthday, so we dug out this inspirational animation infographic that reveals 75 little-known facts about one of his best-selling albums 'Born to Run'. Created by freelance designer Callum Tosh, he explains the process behind the project.

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BBC reveals new Doctor Who artwork

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Some of the production artwork used in the development of Saturday's series opener The hotly anticipated new series of Doctor Who started over the weekend, opening with an action packed adventure that raced through different planets and time periods.

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21 ways to unlock your creative genius

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5 tips for designing your own cycling jersey

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Back in May, Computer Arts magazine teamed up with bespoke performance cyclewear brand Milltag to bring you the chance to design your very own cycling jersey. The rules were simple: Milltag supplied the template, and you could design whatever you liked, bearing in mind that the successful creation would also be transferred onto a cap and bib shorts. One lucky Computer Arts or Creative Bloq reader is now set to receive a copy of their own jersey.

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5 essential cover design tips

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Designing a successful magazine cover is a tricky business. It's the part of any magazine that the most amount of time is dedicated to, not to mention the element that it is subjected to the most scrutiny. There are many different approaches to cover design depending on which sector your title sits in, but for the sake of these tips we'll be focusing mainly on consumer titles where the cover has to work a lot harder and can be the difference between a successful issue or a complete flop.

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New Aardman logo revealed in epic animation

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vimeo: 140026622 If you thought Apple launch events were over the top then get a load of this. Aardman – the Bristol-based studio behind Shaun the Sheep and The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! – has created an epic reveal video for its new logo that's both brilliantly executed and gloriously hilarious.

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Be a creative master with the ultimate design and animation bundle

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Whether you're looking at a career in design as your next step or you're already in the field and want to refresh your skills, the Ultimate Design and Animation Bundle is here for you.

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New book is a typographical treat for designers

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Type: New Perspectives in Typography is out this September

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New Aardman logo revealed in epic animation

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vimeo: 140026622 If you thought Apple launch events were over the top then get a load of this. Aardman – the Bristol-based studio behind Shaun the Sheep and The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! – has created an epic reveal video for its new logo that's both brilliantly executed and gloriously hilarious.

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Font of the day: Measure

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We're huge fans of typography and are always on the hunt for new and exciting typefaces, whether free fonts or the very best fonts worth shelling out for. So, if you're in need of a font for your current project or are building up a collection, we may be able to help out.

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How to get your art featured at an official Star Wars exhibition

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“Art Awakens” is an exciting new program for Star Wars fans old and new, across the country to revitalise creativity Here at Creative Bloq, we are counting down the days to Star Wars: The Force Awakens' release and are super-excited to share an opportunity that many of you might have missed.

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Card game pokes fun at the ad industry

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There's 29 logos, over 100 cards and even a physical box mock-up

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Aardman merges with New York animation studio

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The UK-based studio behind The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists has bought New York production house Nathan Love

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Tuesday 22 September 2015

Pictures of the day: 23 September 2015

Autumnal sunrise, the Pope in the US and a warships final voyage








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Opera unveils new logo and brand

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Norwegian software company Opera, best known for its family of web browsers, gets a new 'O' today, as well as a fresh new brand identity that better reflects what they're doing today. They've also renamed the company, going from 'Opera Software' to just 'Opera'. The creative team at Opera collaborated with Norwegian agency Anti, who worked on the visual identity, and DixonBaxi who helped with branding and creative strategy.

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7 pro tips for creating stylised art

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Dave gives his advise on how to become great at stylised art

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Artists create world's first scale model of the solar system

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We all know the solar system is huge. But just how large it is, is something that goes unappreciated by most. Until now.

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How to paint a digital watercolour portrait

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Watercolour as a traditional media offers artists a particularly expressive power. With practice and dedication, it's possible to mix colour and water in such a way as to create fantastic, translucent works.

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Free ebook about visual storytelling in web design

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Download this free book today The difference between good design and great design is the emotional response from the user. Web interfaces must go beyond usability to tell stories, but this requires a sharp skillset to master the visual subtleties.

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Anti-war video makes its point with negative space

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This video makes its point with a clever use of shapes and space It's easy to get desensitized to important stories, but, with a clever use of negative space, this video for the World Food Programme has powerfully highlighted the plight of refugees.

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12 photo editors to follow on Instagram

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Life on a photo desk isn't always glamorous, but when there's a moment between organizing shoots, these photo editors are turning their phones on the world around them. Head of visual content for awesome image-sourcing site ImageBrief, Isabelle Raphael, curated a list of Instagram feeds belonging to the world's top photo editors that are guaranteed to give you Insta-envy.

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Get the icons you need for any project

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There's a lot more to a good design than the icons, but the little element of design can mean a lot. The icon can signify an action, a meaning, and tell the user a lot despite being so small.

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Why words are a design issue

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Designers and copywriters do not hold mutually exclusive roles. The design process needs to happen with content, not just for it. The practice of creating a page full of lorem ipsum and then just getting a copywriter to fill in the gaps does not cut it anymore.

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Font of the day: Jaden

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We're huge fans of typography and are always on the hunt for new and exciting typefaces, whether free fonts or the very best fonts worth shelling out for.

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80 top branding tips in the new Computer Arts

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Computer Arts issue 245 - a branding special - is on sale now The latest issue of Computer Arts, 245, is on sale – and it's a very, very special issue, not least thanks to the mesmerising op art on the cover, courtesy of talented illustrator Karan Singh.

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England's cultural history in 60 seconds

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youtube: OwqRGiA_T5Q If you're not already an Anglophile, this new video could make you one in just 60 seconds flat.

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England's cultural history in 60 seconds

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youtube: OwqRGiA_T5Q If you're not already an Anglophile, this new video could make you one in just 60 seconds flat.

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3 ways to stay inspired when working in-house

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Recently, there's been a growing trend for companies to move from employing design agencies to building their own in-house teams. It's time to revisit the in-house designer's role, and the opportunities – not just the challenges – it provides.

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Adorable ad features a whole lot of animal magic

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youtube: RpMrkh4cJIo It seems as soon as August is over, brands across the globe rush to kick-start the Christmas proceedings. Whilst this campaign from British Gas isn't its main Christmas campaign, the commercial does have a certain festive feel to it – and we're a little bit in love with its animated star.

from Creative Bloq http://www.creativebloq.com/3d/adorable-ad-features-whole-lot-animal-magic-91516873

Monday 21 September 2015

Pictures of the day: 22 September 2015

Galloping wild horses, the Milky Way and the Pope meets Fidel








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How to bring a landscape to life

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Nick Harris explains how to create an enironment that is coming to life just like this

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The designer's guide to digital accessibility

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The notion of accessibility may bring to mind ideas of screen readers and voice control, but it's about much more. Some impairments, for example, often go unnoticed. Take colour blindness: one in 12 suffer from the condition, so a design that uses only colour to convey information is useless to a large number of users.

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90 free 3D models to download today

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There are 90 models in the pack, all free to use for personal projects

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11 characteristics of the modern designer

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Click to enlarge

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4 tips for dealing with non-designers

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Willem Van Lancker From tech startups to large corporations, more and more designers are working in-house.

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Create a unique logo identity in just 7 steps

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Author Wardle created fictional company Juritsu for this logo design tutorial

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7 essential SEO tips for developers

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Search engine visibility is the number one priority for most online businesses, but thriving in these competitive spaces can be a huge challenge. This is often compounded by a lack of collaboration between teams, which is a recipe for disaster! These steps will help you improve the performance of new site developments and existing migrations.

from Creative Bloq http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/essential-seo-tips-developers-91516843

Font of the day: Mirador

Read more about Font of the day: Mirador at CreativeBloq.com
We're huge fans of typography and are always on the hunt for new and exciting typefaces, whether free fonts or the very best fonts worth shelling out for. So, if you're in need of a font for your current project or are building up a collection, we may be able to help out.

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How to create apps without coding

Read more about How to create apps without coding at CreativeBloq.com
The game is based on the idea that red-shirted crew members have low life expectancy

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8 illustrated tributes to Serena Williams

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The images were created to celebrate the incredible career of Williams

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Sunday 20 September 2015

Pictures of the day: 21 September 2015

Today: A Dachshund race, Rethink Robotics and Harrogate giant vegetables








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FIFA 16 will be appear on 22 September, 2015

They acquire to aswell see

Starting watercolour

Hi all

I would like to start using watercolor painting and I have noticed in others work there is still pencil lines from the drawing of the picture, I assume this is acceptable if so which type of pencil is the best ie 2H, 3H, 4H I am also not

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Friday 18 September 2015

net Awards 2015 winners announced

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After month of suspense, the winners of the 2015 net Awards have been announced at a lavish ceremony in London. Some of the web's biggests movers and shakers gathered at London's Connaught Rooms to see host, comedian Roisin Conaty, hand out awards for the best in web design in 20 categories. So who won what? Read on to find out...

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Artists react to Disney princess pin-ups

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Disney fan art is nothing new. In fact Disney pin-up art is nothing new. But that didn't stop Russian pin-up artist Andrew Tarusov's recent body of work, which saw some of Disney's most famous ladies transported into a whole new world indeed, go viral this week.

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Artists react to Disney princess pin-ups

Read more about Artists react to Disney princess pin-ups at CreativeBloq.com
Disney fan art is nothing new. In fact Disney pin-up art is nothing new. But that didn't stop Russian pin-up artist Andrew Tarusov's recent body of work, which saw some of Disney's most famous ladies transported into a whole new world indeed, go viral this week.

from Creative Bloq http://www.creativebloq.com/illustration/artists-react-disney-princess-pin-ups-91516845

20 milestones in the history of branding

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From tomorrow Lippincott – the creative consultancy behind the Coca-Cola ribbon, the Campbell's soup label and the latest Starbucks siren – is staging a new exhibition at the Design Museum as part of London Design Festival (September 19-27). Like me: Our bond with brands explores the power of the bond between people and brands.

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Artist paints amazing portrait using his mouth

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Fraser completed the painting using his mouth to hold the brush Artist Henry Fraser's latest painting will appear on the cover of The Times' rugby world cup supplement, The Scrum – and he did it using only his mouth.

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How to use Lightroom presets when designing

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Using Lightroom can improve your design workflow if you use photography When we are designing a cover for an album, book, or whatever publication we plan to create, having the right tools is absolutely necessary in order to increase the efficiency of our workflow.

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How to paint a female face

Read more about How to paint a female face at CreativeBloq.com
youtube: q0MAn9b87cU Ever since I first learned how to draw as a kid, I've loved painting faces. No matter what kind of character it is, I always find myself drawn first to the face. I find the many shapes, features and expressions endlessly fascinating, so naturally I'm very happy to offer you a workshop on painting them.

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18 ways Doctor Who can make you a better designer

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Doctor Who has been with me since the very formative years of my life. As a you pre-teen in the US of A, I discovered my life-long hero one wonderful afternoon when I turned on the local PBS (Public Broadcasting System) channel. Where I lived in the early 1980s, Doctor Who came on everyday at 5:30pm, and I watched him every day at 5:30pm.

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10 best new web design tools in September

Read more about 10 best new web design tools in September at CreativeBloq.com
Making e-commerce work well on mobile is a headache, so this month we're intrigued by Relay, a new API from Stripe. It enables you to put 'Buy' buttons with instant purchase functionality in lots of interesting places, including tweets! People can then buy things quickly without using shopping carts or getting pushed to another site.

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Start your new career with a lifetime of tech and software training

Read more about Start your new career with a lifetime of tech and software training at CreativeBloq.com
How many times have you thought about the things you wished you learned earlier in life? Here's your chance to stop thinking about it and start doing it.

from Creative Bloq http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/start-your-new-career-lifetime-tech-and-software-training-91516856

Pop culture mash-ups celebrate 30 years of Mario

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Believe it or not, it's 30 years since Nintendo's mascot Super Mario first hit our computer screens. Over the years, the side-scrolling plumber has earned himself a legion of fans and become one of the most recognisable video game characters.

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Font of the day: Barbaro

Read more about Font of the day: Barbaro at CreativeBloq.com
We're huge fans of typography and are always on the hunt for new and exciting typefaces, whether free fonts or the very best fonts worth shelling out for. So, if you're in need of a font for your current project or are building up a collection, we may be able to help out.

from Creative Bloq http://www.creativebloq.com/typography/font-day-barbaro-91516849

Design a prototype for a responsive web app

Read more about Design a prototype for a responsive web app at CreativeBloq.com
Over the past several years, the web has changed. We're racing away from an advertising web that discusses things, to a web of doing and creating things. We're transitioning to a more app-centric web. People want to build fullscreen, immersive experiences in the browser, and they want these apps to work on any device.

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How to make the most of your internship

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Illustration by Becca Allen

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Pictures of the day: 18 September 2015

Today: A sculpture of Jesus, a dalek rides the tube and a cat with horns








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Thursday 17 September 2015

How to host a successful design sprint

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Hosting a design sprint brings speed and efficiency to your design process

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How to choose between custom and stock photography

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The words "stock photography" tend to remind people of those cheesy images of unrealistically attractive business people with large, equally unrealistic smiles. In the early years of the internet, these pictures were common to the point of nausea, and as a result stock photography carries that stigma to this day.

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15 free Star Wars: Force Awakens icons

Read more about 15 free Star Wars: Force Awakens icons at CreativeBloq.com
With less than a hundred days until the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, excitement is starting to reach boiling point. Artists are expressing their love for the space saga with plenty of beautiful tributes, including this latest wave of flat designs by Filipe de Carvalho.

from Creative Bloq http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design/15-free-star-wars-force-awakens-icons-91516733

How to paint and draw - 90 pro tips and tutorials

Read more about How to paint and draw - 90 pro tips and tutorials at CreativeBloq.com
Every month, ImagineFX magazine is inundated with queries from artists looking for advice on a specific problem they are having with their drawing and painting projects – as well as their usual hit of hints, tips and inspiration. Learn how to paint and draw with this great book

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The toxic side of free web services

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Running a great free service used by millions has big rewards, but it's not all roses. Remy Sharp is publishing a series of posts detailing the difficulties he has faced operating JS Bin, the longest-running live pastebin.

from Creative Bloq http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/toxic-side-free-web-services-91516809

4 top tips to help beat creative block

Read more about 4 top tips to help beat creative block at CreativeBloq.com
One of Titus Lunter's concept illustrations: Minneapolis Snow Playmat At this year's Industry Workshops event, in a lecture discussing the psychology of art, Titus Lunter revealed some expert advice on how to beat creative block.

from Creative Bloq http://www.creativebloq.com/career/beat-creative-block-91516801

Turn your PC into a canvas with the Turcom drawing tablet

Read more about Turn your PC into a canvas with the Turcom drawing tablet at CreativeBloq.com
There's nothing like drawing in your favorite sketch notebook. It captures all the ideas you have in your head right on the page.

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Top web designs of 2015

Read more about Top web designs of 2015 at CreativeBloq.com
Download this free ebook today! Knowing which web design trends are useful is one thing, but seeing them in action is another.

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Font of the day: Hello Beautiful

Read more about Font of the day: Hello Beautiful at CreativeBloq.com
We're huge fans of typography and are always on the hunt for new and exciting typefaces, whether free fonts or the very best fonts worth shelling out for. So, if you're in need of a font for your current project or are building up a collection, we may be able to help out.

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Web designers take centre stage in new comedy

Read more about Web designers take centre stage in new comedy at CreativeBloq.com
With its stressful demands, crazy clients and unusual projects, the world of freelancing can feel like an absurdist comedy at times. Enter designer and filmmaker Josh Shayne, whose comedic series about a web designer launches today.

from Creative Bloq http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/web-designers-take-centre-stage-new-comedy-91516753

Brand Impact Awards 2015 winners revealed

Read more about Brand Impact Awards 2015 winners revealed at CreativeBloq.com
Last night, some of the world's leading brand strategists, designers and their clients gathered at London's Grand Connaught Rooms for the 2015 Brand Impact Awards, Computer Arts' annual branding awards scheme. 644203825096736774 Judged by an elite panel from top agencies including Wolff Olins, GBH and The Partners, as well as client-side judges from top brands like Coca-Cola, Mars and adidas, the projects in this year's shortlist represent the very best of the world's branding.

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8 artists tackle the white paper art challenge

Read more about 8 artists tackle the white paper art challenge at CreativeBloq.com
By Daniel Reed

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Turn your notebook into a unique business card

Read more about Turn your notebook into a unique business card at CreativeBloq.com
Noted in Style have their own in-house design team

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Pictures of the day: 17 September 2015

Today: Giraffe blows a raspberry, 300 metre high tightrope and sheep en masse








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Wednesday 16 September 2015

Where's Thea?

I noticed that Thea hasn't posted for a few days, and got an email from one of our members saying her Gallery has disappeared, as indeed it seems to have done.....

Are you out there, Thea?  Wassup, if anything?  You have been missed. &n

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5 top tips to light up your brand in dark markets

Read more about 5 top tips to light up your brand in dark markets at CreativeBloq.com
Double Press is a premium dry cider sold in Norway, which is a dark market Some of the most creative brand building happens in dark markets. But what is a dark market, and why do designers need to know about them?

from Creative Bloq http://www.creativebloq.com/branding/dark-markets-91516742

5 ways to make temporal prototyping your next design skill

Read more about 5 ways to make temporal prototyping your next design skill at CreativeBloq.com
Imagine a world where you could only describe your visual designs with words: all shapes, colours, and sizes had to be described orally. You could only tell what something should look like, never show what it would look like. That's what it is like to create designs in the temporally flat confines of a static space. We can describe how something transitions, transforms, or animates, but never show how it works. But, we can do more than tell. We can show how these designs work, it just takes a little more effort.

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A CV that looks good enough to eat

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Roden wants the project to get him noticed by the right people

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5 reasons artists can't live without Pinterest

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Anna uses Pinterest for ideas and inspiration as well as creating moodboards for clients and her personal projects While the female-dominated social media platform Pinterest may have a reputation with whimsical home-decor ideas – it can also serve as an invaluable tool for concept artists and illustrators.

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3 things web designers can learn from print design

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Many classical principles, such as those of type design, hold true online. Image courtesy of Peter Van Lancker, www.flickr.com/photos/petervanlancker

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How to control multiple page sizes in InDesign

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InDesign is typically useful for laying out large documents that contain more than one page. However, CS5 and beyond have opened the door to new possibilities, with features that make some tasks much more intuitive. In previous iterations, for example, there was always the need to start a new document when creating a different page size. In recent years, however, Adobe has made our lives a lot easier with the Page tool.

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Get lifetime access to top WordPress themes

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When you want to take your work to the web, your best friend is WordPress. The extremely customizable platform is capable of being whatever you want it to be. To get the look and functionality you want, you can count on professionally made WordPress themes from Themes Kingdom.

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Disgusting logo shows how Coke hurts your body

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Click the image to see a larger version Whether you drink Coca-Cola as an occasional treat, or you down a six pack in your lunch break, it's fair to say it's not healthiest thing to put into our bodies.

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Top new features in After Effects and Premiere Pro

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youtube: _3BCKyTXejw Adobe has announced new features coming to the Creative Cloud for users of After Effects, Premiere Pro and other video tools, including support for UltraHD (UHD), colour improvements, and new touch workflows. The company has been demoing the new capabilities this week at Europe's largest professional broadcast show, IBC 2015 in Amsterdam. Highlights include:

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Font of the day: Lidia

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We're huge fans of typography and are always on the hunt for new and exciting typefaces, whether free fonts or the very best fonts worth shelling out for. So, if you're in need of a font for your current project or are building up a collection, we may be able to help out.

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Facebook to launch Dislike button – but it isn't what you think

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vimeo: 139401042 During a question-and-answer session streamed live on Facebook (which you can see in the video above), CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that it's testing alternatives to the 'Like' button. 

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How the Internet of Things will change your job

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John Allsopp will be speaking at Generate London - buy your ticket today!

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Pictures of the day: 16 September 2015

A soggy dragonfly, a scorched kitten and Banksy's Dismaland








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Tuesday 15 September 2015

Turn your Moleskine into a unique business card

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Noted in Style have their own in-house design team

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Should designers be worried about AI?

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From box office hits about invading machines to news of major commercial acquisitions, artificial intelligence is big business. Hollywood's version of AI grips the popular imagination, but the reality for the design industry is different. And exciting. Rather than a threat to be feared, AI's potential promises benefits to both the industry and society. 

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Banksy's #Dismaland spreads to London

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The posters are cleverly produced to look like official announcements

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Is Mischief 2.1 more than just an infinite canvas?

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Mischief’s’ infinite canvas enables you to constantly generate ideas, because you’ll never run out of space!

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25 websites that use minimalism beautifully

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Sometimes, less is more. It's a principle that today's online designers are increasingly coming to appreciate. With the growing use of mobile devices and the complications of responsive design, minimalism is on the rise online. A style used in visual art since the start of the twentieth century, minimalism brings additional benefits to websites, in the shape of faster loading times and better compatibility between screen sizes. Its simplicity seems attuned to mobile browsing, without harming the desktop experience.

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New features added to free Photoshop rival

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While it's by no means as near as powerful as Photoshop, browser-based app Fotor is a popular rival to it thanks to its easy-to-use tools and well, the fact that it's free. In fact, its creators claim it's the world's most popular image editor. You can use Fotor to edit text, create collages, and even do some basic design work using ready-to-go templates. And now Fotor has released a major update.

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3 things agencies need for a healthy design culture

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As start-ups and studios grow into mature organisations, there's a need to evolve design from something that is simply done, to something that is practiced. The difference is subtle but critical: doing design is a short-term focused activity, but having a design practice focuses on building long-term sustainable success.

from Creative Bloq http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/how-strong-your-design-culture-61515421

Monday 14 September 2015

Pictures of the day: 15 September 2015

A child labourer, a jumping Miss America and the popemobile in Havana








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The 3 types of prototyping and why you should use them all

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A while ago I spoke to a designer who used to design television sets for Philips in the 1980s. He and his team would decide what new televisions would look like. In turn, I told him about how we would work together at the design agency I used to work for. I told him about the waterfall process, where an interaction designer would first create a fully functional wireframe. After the client had signed it off, a visual designer would add colour (and rounded corners) in a photo editing program.

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Web designers take centre stage in new sitcom

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With its stressful demands, crazy clients and unusual projects, the world of freelancing can feel like an absurdist comedy at times. Enter designer and filmmaker Josh Shayne, whose comedy about a web designer launches today.

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Geometric art gives new twist to 'Paint by Numbers'

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Pavitte's 1000 Dot-To-Dot series have sold 400,000 copies worldwide, now he's turned his attention to colour-by-numbers

from Creative Bloq http://www.creativebloq.com/illustration/geometric-art-gives-new-twist-paint-numbers-91516615

Creatives react to the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil

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Apple's big iPad and stylus are making a play for pro designers

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How to change lives with web design

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Sarah Richards is a content strategist, product manager and trainer who is currently leading Citizens Advice through a complete digital overhaul. We quizzed her about recent projects, dealing with different devices, the future of style guides and more.

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5 tips for illustrating children's books

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Rob Biddulph The world of picture books is currently experiencing a golden age. Sales are good and talent is abundant. As such it is a hugely competitive arena.

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9 top WordPress resources

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The web is a wonderful thing, brimming with resources and tutorials for people wanting to learn about the world of WordPress. But, sometimes, too much choice can be confusing, so we've picked 10 top sites that will really help you get to grips with the open source CMS. You'll be a blogging genius in no time!

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Free book on card-based design patterns

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Download this free pocket guide today! The dominance of mobile has forever altered the web design landscape, and the effectiveness of card-based techniques in responsive design is stronger than ever.

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8-bit video game offers design interns a chance to play

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The aim of the game is to collect ideas for an upcoming client meeting

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Pictures of the day: 14 September 2015

A dog catches a Frisbee, California wildfires and a deer in a poppy field








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