• From Vision to Creation: The Secret of Marta Cortese to Transform Inspiration into Innovative Textile Design
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    From Vision to Creation: The Secret of Marta Cortese to Transform Inspiration into Innovative Textile Design

    At the heart of my creativity has always pulsed an insatiable passion for art and design. This passion, cultivated since childhood, led me to explore different artistic spheres, from architecture to textile design. With more than three decades of experience, I share with you not only the fruit of my passion but also the process that transforms an idea into a tangible masterpiece.

  • Crafting Your Style in InDesign: An Editorial Design Guide
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    Crafting Your Style in InDesign: An Editorial Design Guide

    In the realm of editorial design, finding your unique voice is pivotal. It sets you apart, defines your work, and communicates your vision to your audience. Adobe InDesign, with its comprehensive toolkit for layout and design, offers endless possibilities for creative expression. This article explores strategies to help you carve out your own style in editorial design using InDesign, ensuring your publications stand out in a crowded marketplace.

  • Free Download: Mastering Pattern Design Layouts
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    Free Download: Mastering Pattern Design Layouts

    Unlock the secrets of pattern design with our free guide. Learn to plan layouts like a pro and elevate your digital illustration skills today! Ready to embark on another exciting creative journey? Well, hold onto your design tablets because we've got a treat for you! In collaboration with the talented Michelle Parascandolo (@michelle_parascandolo), we're thrilled to present a brand new free download that's sure to take your pattern design game to the next level.

  •  Urban Sketching Tutorial: Using Different Perspective Techniques
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    Urban Sketching Tutorial: Using Different Perspective Techniques

    Learn different ways of representing perspective, from classic to curvilinear, in your urban sketches with Lapin Perspective is how you see the world, and also how you represent it. Since the Renaissance, linear perspective has been a popular formula in art, but it’s not the only option. Using different types of perspectives can add personality to your work, create room for more details, and help capture your unique viewpoint. In this tutorial, urban sketcher Lapin (@lapinbarcelona) explains different methods of representing perspective and how each one will shape your illustration. He also talks about why it’s important to practice observing how things look, rather than how we think they should look, and how this skill adds a new perspective and depth to urban sketches.

  • Celebrating Cipe Pineles: A Pioneer in Twentieth Century Design
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    Celebrating Cipe Pineles: A Pioneer in Twentieth Century Design

    Explore the life and legacy of Cipe Pineles, a revolutionary designer whose creative vision continues to inspire designers today. March not only brings the promise of spring but also marks the celebration of Women's History Month in several countries around the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. It's a time to honor the extraordinary contributions and achievements of women throughout history, and one remarkable woman who deserves recognition is Cipe Pineles.

  • Exploring the Creative Symphony: The Fusion of Art and Music in the Design of Visual Identities.
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    Exploring the Creative Symphony: The Fusion of Art and Music in the Design of Visual Identities.

    Hello everyone! Over here Ryan Dean Sprague, illustrator, designer, mind behind Pavlov Visuals, musician and Domestika teacher. Throughout my career, I've been fortunate to explore the deep connection between art and music, and today I want to share with you part of this journey where it's evident how both disciplines have powerful synchronicities in their creative processes and how this insight has influenced my ability to create visual identities for brands that tell stories and leave a lasting impression.

  • Photoshop vs. Figma
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    Photoshop vs. Figma

    What's better Photoshop or Figma? In this article we will analyze their features, utilities and more to help you make the best decision for your projects. First and foremost, I have to make a confession: I have a love–hate relationship with Photoshop, so if you sense some built up resentment or sneaky favoritism throughout this article... Your senses will probably be on point! Photoshop vs. Figma

  • How to Crop an Image in Figma
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    How to Crop an Image in Figma

    Learn how to crop images like a pro using Figma with this step-by-step guide. Perfect for designers looking to enhance their editing skills! This is also a perfect tutorial for cattle farmers that don't know how to milk a cow...! I'm only joking, they use Canva! Step One: Double click the Image

  • Best 6 Mood Board Tools
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    Best 6 Mood Board Tools

    Looking for the best tools to create stunning mood boards? Check out our list of essential tools that will help you bring your creative vision to life! Designers, artists and common folk alike use moodboards to communicate their aesthetic ideas. In this article you will discover the most used tools by all walks of life, for this very purpose. If this sounds Niice wait and see how a good Gomoodboard can also be used to establish the aesthetic of your dream Adobe Express house and even the kind of Canva or Mural you envision inside it... And yes, we'll also cover Pinterest, but I didn't see a way to add it into the sentence...! Let’s take a look at some tools that can help you get the most out of the mood-boarding process! 1. Adobe Express

  • How to Become a Graphic Designer
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    How to Become a Graphic Designer

    In a world where image is everything, graphic design has positioned itself as a fundamental career in visual communication. Becoming a graphic designer means more than mastering software tools or having a good idea; it's about learning to visually communicate, creatively solve problems, and understand the needs of your audience. In this guide, we will explore how to start in this exciting career, what professional opportunities exist, resources to get started, salary aspects, and how to stay inspired and updated in the field. Have you ever wondered what kind of job you can do in this profession? Graphic design offers a range of job opportunities across various sectors. Some of the most common professional outlets include:

  • Expanding Horizons: Essential Tips to Transform Digital Illustrations into Captivating Three-Dimensional Narratives
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    Expanding Horizons: Essential Tips to Transform Digital Illustrations into Captivating Three-Dimensional Narratives

    Illustrating is more than simply transferring ideas onto paper or screen; it's about telling visual stories that capture the viewer's imagination. Illustration opens up a range of possibilities for exploring narratives through perspectives, scales, and dimensions that can transform a simple composition into a dynamic and engaging piece of art. Here are some tips to expand your mind's dimensions and think in three-dimensional planes and shapes when creating your illustrations.

  • Mastering Composition in Digital Illustration: Elevating Your Art with Depth and Balance
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    Mastering Composition in Digital Illustration: Elevating Your Art with Depth and Balance

    Understanding composition is fundamental in illustration, as it shapes how visual elements interact to create a captivating and immersive experience for viewers. By incorporating key principles and techniques, artists can craft illustrations that not only engage the eye but also evoke emotion and tell compelling stories. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore essential steps to help you perfect your compositions and elevate your artwork to new heights.

  • 5 Free Design Lessons to Elevate Your Skills
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    5 Free Design Lessons to Elevate Your Skills

    Discover five incredible design lessons opening their doors for free starting tomorrow! From logo design to art direction, elevate your skills and explore new horizons in graphic design. February just got a whole lot cooler! Starting tomorrow, you'll have free access to one lesson from each of these five sensational design courses. Whether you're intrigued by the creation of logos or fascinated by the storytelling in magazines, there's something for everyone to explore. So, buckle up and get ready to embark on an exhilarating journey through the world of design! These lessons will only be available for a limited time, so seize the opportunity while you can. Starting from 00:00 CET on February 16th 2024, they'll be open for enrollment for just 15 days! If you want to access them after this date, you can sign up for each teacher’s full course and dive into their topics in detail.

  • Free Download: Principles of Pattern Design
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    Free Download: Principles of Pattern Design

    Unlock the secrets of pattern design with our free downloadable pdf. Repetition, symmetry, balance, harmony, unity, rhythm, flow, proportion, hierarchy are not only a bunch of New Age sounding words, they are also the milestones of pattern design you will see portrayed in this neatly put together presentation made by Elizabeth Olwen (@elizabetholwen).

  • Free Download: Your Essential Graphic Design Guide
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    Free Download: Your Essential Graphic Design Guide

    Download a visually stunning glossary, unravel the secrets of graphic design terms, and step confidently into the colorful world of creativity! Another day, another golden opportunity to enrich your artistic arsenal. Today's free download is tailored for those taking their very first steps into the universe of graphic design. Whether you're crafting your debut flyer, conjuring up a wedding invitation, or simply indulging in a creative escapade, join us as we explore how this extraordinary PDF is set to upgrade your skills and ignite your imaginative spark!

  • Procreate tutorial: how to digitize your comic book sketches
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    Procreate tutorial: how to digitize your comic book sketches

    Learn step by step how to redraw, refine and polish the vignettes that will shape your comic, with Charles Glaubitz Nowadays, virtually all comic book artists have to know how to work both analogically, with pencil and paper, and digitally, taking advantage of the drawing tools offered by programs such as Manga Studio or, more recently, the iPad software Procreate. Procreate allows us to import our sketches and work on them with a wide range of brushes that we can customize to our liking. Mastering it is an essential skill for any good self-respecting comic artist, and the good thing is that its simple interface makes things a lot easier. In the following video tutorial, comic creator and multidisciplinary artist Charles Glaubitz (@mrglaubitz) shows us step by step the process to import a sketch on paper to Procreate and start working with it, to get a fully digitized comic. Discover it below:

  • Iconic Posters to Celebrate the International Human Rights Day
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    Iconic Posters to Celebrate the International Human Rights Day

    A selection of posters that highlight different rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, published on December 10, 72 years ago The right to life, private property, and the use of your mother tongue. The right to work, education, digital inclusion, and housing. The right to fair and equitable treatment by the State, to a better distribution of income, to be able to consume and participate in the economy, to enjoy social security. The 30 articles –plus a preamble– that make up the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a historic civilizing landmark published by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948, contain some of the basic principles that have guided –or should guide– human and social relations since the Enlightenment. Since these rights are often not respected, each year the celebration of International Human Rights Day, instituted in 1950, has a markedly vindictive character. And, for some time now, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has begun to propose official themes each year. This 2020, for example, the slogan is Recover Better - Stand up for Human Rights.

  • Everything You Need to Know About Vector File Formats
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    Everything You Need to Know About Vector File Formats

    Learn what a vector file is, discover the most common formats and why it's better to work with these file types Before we dive into categorizing the different vector file formats and discovering when it is more appropriate to use one over another, let’s clarify what a vector file is and why, on some occasions, it is better to work with these file types. Vector files are used for example in Vector illustration, that is a type of graph that represents images or shapes through mathematical formulas.

  • What is Art Direction?
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    What is Art Direction?

    Learn what an art director does, the skills required, and the journey to becoming an influential creative force in art direction.

  • 10 Iconic Logos in the History of the United States
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    10 Iconic Logos in the History of the United States

    Discover the essence of American branding through iconic logos. From Coca-Cola's classic script to Apple's sleek design, explore the stories behind the top 10 logos that have shaped the nation's visual identity. Join us on a journey through time and branding brilliance. In the vibrant landscape of American commerce, certain logos have transcended mere corporate symbols to become iconic representations of culture, innovation, and consumerism. These logos have not only stood the test of time but have also become ingrained in our collective consciousness. Join us as we delve into the stories behind the top 10 most iconic logos in the history of the United States. 1. Coca-Cola Let's start with the beverage that has refreshed the world for over a century. Coca-Cola's distinct red and white script font, introduced in 1886, has become synonymous with the joy of sharing moments and is often associated with American culture.

  • T-Shirt Printing Platforms
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    T-Shirt Printing Platforms

    Producing your designs is the biggest and most fun step that distinguishes a small hobby (you having fun at your computer designing t-shirts) from a small or large venture.