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- The Book as Architecture
“From Anthropologie stores to Ford’s Theatre in Washington, books are becoming an architectural element in modern designs”
- Design Tribute To 9.11 From Great Dribbble Artists
“This compilation is a tribute to the victims of the Twin Towers from great Dribbble artists. The designs reflect the solemn moments, sincerity and waves of emotion felt throughout the city. It is a tribute that needs no further introduction or…
- 13 Invaluable Tips For Writing LinkedIn Messages That Will Attract The Perfect Job Candidates
“HOW DO YOU GRAB THE ATTENTION OF SOMEONE WHOSE INBOX IS ALREADY FLOODED? LIKE THIS.”
- How To Capture And Curate Colors You See Every Day
“Making digital projects often means approximating hues you love in real life–often badly. Nix is a pocket-sized Bluetooth sensor that, unlike your phone’s camera, doesn’t let ambient light pollute the color you want to capture and reproduce. Better yet–it’s open source.”
- A Reinvented Condom You Actually Want To Wear, Coming Soon From The Gates Foundation
“They’re looking for a more pleasurable STD and pregnancy prevention device that people will actually use. They already have proposals for one made out of silicone and one made out of–we’re serious–electrically spun fabric. What else will condom innovators come up with?”
- 5 Trends Affecting How We Connect Through Social Media
“Below, we’ve taken a look at at the five ways we connect using social media. From tags on Twitter, to locations on Foursquare, to algorithmic systems; each of these trends is helping us build meaningful relationships”
- Beautiful, Photorealistic Still Life Illustrations Made With Just A Black Pen
“Using nothing more than a fine-tip black pen, she was able to create her beautiful drawings with a tedious dotting technique that requires the artist to be extremely meticulous and have a huge amount of patience. ”
- Why Being Poor Leads To Bad Decisions
““IT APPEARS THAT POVERTY ITSELF REDUCES COGNITIVE CAPACITY,” CONCLUDE THE AUTHORS OF A NEW PAPER IN NATURE. WE EXPLORE THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND THAT NOTION.”
- The inspiration for the iOS 7 colour scheme
“In this short video, Max Wohlleber explains the inspiration for Jonathan Ive’s iOS 7 colour scheme:”
- Tips for Graphic Designers
“Graphic Designing is a highly creative business where text, pictures and drawings need to be put aesthetically in advertisements, books, logos, brands, posters websites and magazines. While designing a website or web page in particular Graphic…
- 50 Creative Ideas To Make Better Cities, Presented On Gorgeously Designed Posters
“For years, Urban Omnibus has been collecting ideas to make cities friendlier and more comfortable places to live. Here are the cream of the crop, with a little design flair.”
- Designer Creates Logos For Typefaces, Made Using Other Typefaces
“In his series ‘Tipos VS Logotipos’, or “Typography VS Logotypes” translated from Spanish, 24 fonts get logos made with different typefaces—Avant Garde is made with Garamond; Didot with Comic Sans; Rockwell with Didot; Comic Sans with Caslon; Baskerville with Futura; and Futura with Baskerville. ”
- Adobe & Dance (RED) Save Lives Student Competition
Submissions deadline: 19 September 2013
“(RED) has launched a new student design competition with Adobe to get students worldwide creatively involved in fight to end AIDS.” - 26 Best Photoshop Tutorials of August 2013
“In this series, we have typography design, 3d, making a poster, photo manipulation, gradients, illustration and more…We believe, these tutorials can enhance your designing skills and improve the quality of your works. If you have more great photoshop tutorials or any suggestions please share with us in the comment below.”
- The Evolution of Adobe Illustrator’s Pen Tool, 1987–2013
“The debut of Adobe Illustrator in 1987 introduced the world to what has since become an icon of graphic design: the Pen tool.”