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32 Honest Illustrations That Highlight The Irony Of Modern Life

Mexican artist Eduardo Salles has worked as an illustrator, designer, writer, Miami Ad School teacher, chief creative officer and is currently co-founder at Pictoline, a visual news and information broadcast company. Whenever he finds time from his many roles, Eduardo creates illustrations that reveal the realities of modern life, with a tinge of a smart ass-ness. They're … [Read more...]

42 Beautiful Workstations Designed For Creativity

Your workstation is where the magic takes place. The centre stage…where your talent, skills and experience come together to create compelling designs and content. Today’s post is a showcase of 42 minimal workstations, courtesy of a cool Instagram page called Minimal Setups. Check them out below. … [Read more...]

36 Brilliant Logos With Hidden Meanings

Good logos are memorable. Great logos are unforgettable. In today's age, where humans have shorter attention spans than goldfish (claims a new study from Microsoft), your logo needs to stand out more than ever before. We've been wanting to do a follow-up to our ever-popular post on hidden-meaning logos since a long time. Here's a new set of 36 ingenious logos for your design … [Read more...]

15 Images That Show Why Letter-Spacing Is Important

Ever wondered why good designers focus so much on kerning, i.e., adjusting the spacing between characters in a piece of text? These 15 epic images show you why letter-spacing is important not just in logos and graphic design, but also in everyday handwriting. … [Read more...]

20 Beautiful, Minimalist Images Of Architecture

'Minimal Pure' is a beautiful series of cool-toned images by Istanbul-based art director Feridun Akgüngör. He blends teal and cyan gradients of the sky with glimpses of architecture to create calm, minimalist images that have a soothing effect. Check them out below. … [Read more...]

8 Beautiful Color Palettes For Your Next Design Project

Milan-based creative director Duminda Perera has created a series of minimalist color palette posters that are both handy and beautiful. Not only do they give you color ideas (with hex codes) for your next project, you can use these posters to decorate your studio, office or home. Check them out below. … [Read more...]

This Artist Turns Scrap Metal Into Incredible Animal Sculptures

Inspired by the native wildlife in his hometown in rural West Wales, artist and animal lover J. K. Brown creates incredibly detailed animal sculptures from fragments of discarded metal (talk about creative recycling). He patiently reassembles these pieces into wonderful metal models of birds, butterflies, horses and even dragons! The process, he says, is a calming antidote to … [Read more...]

Clever Flag-Colored Icons Of Countries Based On Their Popular Products And Phrases

Here's an interesting visual project by Russian art director Kirill Zaytsev, that showcases minimalist flag-colored icons of various countries based on common phrases, products and stereotypes associated with them. For example, the icon for France is a pair of luscious lips colored blue, white and red, representing the term "French kiss". The icon for US is a dream bubble … [Read more...]

Beautiful Typographic Art Created With Food Items

Utah-based designer and lettering artist Becca Clason creates beautiful typographic art using food products and other items. She handles everything from prop styling to art direction, photography and post-production. Her clients include Disney, American Express, Kellog's, Citibank and L'Oréal to name a few. Check out some of her work below. It's the yummiest thing you'll see … [Read more...]

If Designers Talked Dirty, This Is What They Would Say

Using design terms as sexual innuendos, Florida-based designers Eric Thomas and Joshua Pittman have come up with a series of naughty one-liners titled ‘Designer Dirty Talk’. Most of the phrases are software-related and designers will obviously catch the double meanings in the first go. Some of them are suggestive enough (or should we say racy enough) to be understood by … [Read more...]

10 Funny Charts That Show The Life Of A Designer

The only thing peaceful in a designer's life is the sound of the morning bird after a long night of creative ideation and execution. In the 4-5 hours of sleep that follow, designers are subconsciously evaluating font options and color changes after picturing the client dressed as the grim reaper playing a violin in the background. … [Read more...]

45 Clever Typographic Logos Of Common Words We Use Every Day

California-based design studio Quillo Creative has come up with a series of impressive typographic logos of common words we use every day. They've combined, altered, and replaced letters with visuals that symbolize the word. For example, the letters 'H' and 'A' in the word SHAVE have been designed to look like a razor. The 'M' in CAMP looks like a tent. The words 'H' and 'E' … [Read more...]

10 Things That Make Every Designer Panic

With Halloween around the corner, Creative Market has created a series of funny posters titled 'Designer Fears'. From software bugs to irrational clients, the list covers common phobias that give sleepless nights to every designer. Check them out below. … [Read more...]

36 Brilliant User Interface Animations

Animated interface elements reveal the process and functionality of a UI much better than static text. They enhance user experience and help guide user flow. Like any other element of good design, UI animations should have a purpose. They should be functional without being overly flashy. … [Read more...]

Beautiful, Hand-Lettered Logos Of Countries From A To Z

Alphabet of the Countries™ is a non-commercial, just-for-fun project by art director Pavel Zertsikel at Zergutdesign Studio. The idea was to make 26 hand-lettered logotypes, from A to Z, based on common notions of a particular country. The logos were to be hand drawn and created without the use of fonts (allowed for small captions only). The end result is a beautiful … [Read more...]

30 Honest Logos Of Famous Companies

What Clif Dickens did to advertising slogans, Viktor Hertz has done to popular brand logos. In a hilarious project titled 'Honest Logos', the Swedish designer shows us what famous company logos would look like if they were brutally honest about their product(s). Some are funny, some brash and some brilliant. Check them out below. … [Read more...]

10 Clever Animal Logos Created With Negative Space

Using negative space with subtle perfection, NY designer George Bokhua has created an adorably clever collection of animal logos. Most of these would make great tattoo designs as well. If you're a design freak and an animal lover, this will make your day. … [Read more...]

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