Stan Lee, the legendary writer, editor and publisher of Marvel Comics, passed away on November 12, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. He was 95. In collaboration with artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, Lee co-created iconic superhero characters like Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, and Daredevil. He also co-created the … [Read more...]
Even Companies With Long Names Can Have Good Logos, Here Are 25 Excellent Examples
When it comes to logo design, a long company name can be quite a challenge. You want to create a logo that's clean and memorable, but lengthy lines of text can look cluttered and uninspiring. Professional designers use different techniques to solve the visual challenges of a long brand name. These include: 1. Splitting the name into two or three lines 2. Using different … [Read more...]
Designer Creates Clever Logos By Combining Two Different Things Into One
Indonesian designer Rendy Cemix has come up with an interesting project in which he combines the shapes of two completely different objects into one unique logo. The logo in each case is a visual representation of the brand name. For example, the logo for Mountain-Fox is an aesthetically designed symbol of a fox with ears that look like snow-capped peaks. The logo for … [Read more...]
This Photographer’s Behind-The-Scenes Photos Vs. Final Photos Will Surprise You
Brazilian photographer Gilmar Silva has come up with an impressive project titled "Lugar x Foto" (Place and Photo) in which he shares behind-the-scenes images of his shoots, alongside the final photograph. The first photo shows the location and the working environment of the photographer and his team. The second photo shows the final (edited) photograph, which is hard to … [Read more...]
27 Clever Ambigram Logos That Look The Same When Viewed Upside Down
An ambigram is a typographical design or symbol consisting of text modified in such a way that it can be read in different orientations - inverted, rotated, mirror-image, etc. For example, the logo of Sun Microsystems (no. 4 below) is a brilliantly-designed ambigram that reads 'SUN' from all directions. Another famous example is the New Man logo (no. 6 below), designed by … [Read more...]
Designer Creates Beautiful Team Badges During The World Cup
Venezuela-based illustrator and graphic designer Moises Fernandez designed some beautiful team badges for his Instagram page during the World Cup. Created with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, the crests feature beautiful illustrations and artwork, with national symbols and relevant colors for each team. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
Designer Creates Clever Logos By Combining Two Or More Different Shapes Into One
Kochi-based designer Shibu PG has come up with a series of interesting logos in which he combines the shapes of two or more different objects and letters into one unique logo. The logo in each case is a visual representation of the brand name. For example, the logo for Energy Australia is a combination of the shape of a kangaroo and the energy symbol ⚡️. The logo for … [Read more...]
Brilliant Ads By Stabilo Highlight The Unnoticed Women Who Made History
DDB Group Germany has come up with an exceptional print campaign for Stabilo Boss highlighter pens that honours extraordinary but overlooked women who helped change the course of history. The ads feature old black-and-white photos of scientists, NASA engineers, and politicians. The women in the background are highlighted in fluorescent yellow by a Stabilo Boss highlighter. … [Read more...]
10 Photoshop Commandments Every Designer Should Follow
When you’re working in a team and multiple designers and developers are working on the same Photoshop file, there are certain protocols you need to follow. You need to use an appropriate naming convention for PSD files, like ProjectName_Job_Version.psd instead of the default Untitled-1.psd. You should label your layers and organize them into groups. You should also save all … [Read more...]
23 Clever Typographic Logos Of Common Words We Use Every Day
Colombo-based graphic designer Samadara Ginige has come up with a series of typographic logos of common nouns and verbs we use every day. The project, titled "Verbicons", visualizes the meanings of the chosen words by using symbolism, negative space, or by adding geometric elements to the letters. For example, the letter 'c' in the word 'cash' looks like a dollar bill. The … [Read more...]
Designers Challenge Themselves To Create A Typographic Logo Every Day For A Year, And They’re Pretty Cool
UK-based graphic designers Liam + Jord undertook a 365-day challenge to create one new typographic logo of a common word we use every day. The objective was to visually represent the meanings of the words by using symbols, negative space, or by adding geometric elements to the letters. For example, the letter 'i' in the word 'drive' looks like a gear stick, the letter 'f' in … [Read more...]
Designer Creates Clever Logos That Visually Represent The Name And Business Of The Company
Lithuania-based graphic designer Leo has come up with a series of minimalist logos called "Smart Logos" that combine the name and the product (or service) of the company into one unique symbol. The logo in each case visually represents the brand name and the nature of its business. For example, the logo for Atomic Burger is a burger on top of a mushroom cloud. The logo for … [Read more...]
National Geographic Comes Up With An Iconic Cover To Raise Awareness About Plastic Pollution
National Geographic magazine has launched a campaign titled 'Planet or Plastic' to raise awareness about plastic pollution and the threat it poses to the oceans. For their June 2018 cover, Mexican artist Jorge Gamboa has come up with an iconic photo-illustration that looks like an iceberg at first, but is actually a plastic bag partially submerged in the ocean. The tagline … [Read more...]
Beautiful Alphabet Series Of The World’s Most Famous Cities And Their Iconic Landmarks
Indian graphic designers Rigved Sathe and Payal Jagwani have come up with a beautiful project titled "Around The World With Type" that mixes typography and photography to represent some of the world's most famous cities and their iconic landmarks. Each letter represents a city and includes a photograph of a famous landmark clip-masked within the letterform. From New York's … [Read more...]
Designer Challenges Himself To Create A Typographic Logo Every Day For A Year, And They’re Pretty Cool
Stockholm-based graphic designer Daniel Carlmatz undertook a 365-day challenge to create one new typographic logo of a common word we use every day. The objective was to visualize the meanings of the words by using symbolism, negative space, or by adding geometric elements to the letters. For example, the letter 'a' in the word 'search' looks like a search bar, the letter 'j' … [Read more...]
16 Clever Typographic Animations That Visualize The Meanings Of Various Words
Lithuania-based graphic designer Mindaugas Dudenas has come up with an excellent project titled 'Type in Motion' that visualizes the meanings of different words using typographic animation. For example, the 'T' in the word FITNESS looks like it's lifting weights, the two 'O's in DOORS open and close like doors, the 'H' in CHESS morphs into a chessboard, and so on. Dudenas … [Read more...]
27 Beautiful Color Gradients For Your Next Design Project
Looking for beautiful gradients for your graphic, web, or UI design? UVdesk has created a useful online tool called coolHue – a free collection of over 60 gradients that you can use for design and code. You can browse through the swatches, copy their CSS codes and even download a .PNG version of each one. Here are some of our favourites from the collection. … [Read more...]
Volkswagen Hires Photographer To Shoot Their Classic Beetle, He Uses A Toy Car Instead
Volkswagen and agency DDB Hamburg commissioned Mexican photographer Felix Hernandez to shoot a series of photos of their 1968 Classic Beetle. Felix, known for his realistic miniature photography, used his signature technique and came up with some stunning shots using a scale model of the Beetle. The shoot took place at Felix’s studio. He used a Canon camera, miniature … [Read more...]
Designer Creates Clever Brand Logos By Combining Two Different Objects Into One
Kochi-based designer Shibu PG has come up with an interesting project in which he combines icons of two different objects into one unique logo based on the brand name. The logo in each case is a visual representation of the brand name. For example, the logo for Bird Vision is an aesthetically designed symbol of a bird and an eye. The logo for Owl Rider is a clever … [Read more...]
7 Valuable Lessons for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
If you want to be a teacher, you enroll in college, earn a degree, complete a teacher certification program, become a teacher, and can further your career by joining professional organizations and adding voluntary certification credentials to your resume. There’re quite clear steps to climbing career ladders in any profession. However, the path to becoming an entrepreneur isn’t … [Read more...]
Why Some Designers Are More Valuable Than Others
How is it that some designers are able to charge significantly more than others? What makes them worth their price? What makes them more valuable? In this insightful video by The Futur, Chris Do explains how your value as a designer is determined by the quality of the questions you ask. Low value questions like "Do you want red or blue, small or big font?" are pedantic and … [Read more...]
‘Pen Tool King’ Patrick Seymour Shares The Creative Process Behind His Amazing Line Art
Patrick Seymour is a Canadian illustrator and art director known for the beautiful, rhythmic line art he creates using just the pen and blend tools in Adobe Illustrator. His most famous work is probably the lion illustration on the Adobe Illustrator CC 2014 splash screen. Interestingly, Patrick only started illustrating because the ad agency he worked for couldn’t afford to … [Read more...]
Vibrant, Dream-Like Illustrations Made With Gradients And Blend Modes
Russian designer Ilya Shapko has created a series of vibrant, neon-style artworks using gradients, blend modes, and transparency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. The project, titled 'Fantasy Light', showcases colorful illustrated shapes intricately placed over each other to form abstract animals and objects against dark backgrounds. Shapko's inspiration for this project came … [Read more...]
18 Ads With Brilliant Art Direction And Post Production
Over the last 18 months, we’ve seen some fine examples of art direction and post production in print advertising. We've compiled a list of the best ones. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
29 Beautiful Lion Logos For Design Inspiration
The lion symbolizes strength, courage, and leadership. It is one of the most widely used symbols of power and royalty since ancient times. Today, lion symbols are used on national flags and as logos for sports teams, luxury brands, hotels, automobile manufacturers, financial institutions, and more. In today's post, we've collated a few inspiring examples of lion logo … [Read more...]
Photoshop Master Creates Stunning Images By Combining 5-6 Different Photos Into One
Ukrainian digital artist Viktoria Solidarnyh is a Photoshop wizard who has mastered the art of photo manipulation and composition. She combines multiple images (that look like they won't blend together) into one surreal, dream-like visual that doesn't look like a composite. Viktoria takes 3 to 5 days to create one artwork. She uses Photoshop, Lightroom, and a graphics … [Read more...]
Designer Turns Popular Gadgets Into Letters Of The Alphabet, And They’re Pure Awesome
Brazilian designer Vinicius Araújo has come up with an exceptional typography project which showcases the letters of the alphabet in the shape of well-known gadgets, based on their initials. For example, the letter 'J' has been designed to look like a JBL speaker. The letter 'C' is based on the industrial design of a Canon Camera. The letter ‘L’ has been created using an LG … [Read more...]
Brilliant Social Experiment By Burger King Shows How People React When They See Someone Being Bullied
According to NoBully.org, 30% of school kids worldwide are bullied each year. Bullying is the number one act of violence against young people in America today. Burger King wanted to speak up against bullying during National Bullying Prevention Month (October). They hired child actors and set up a hidden camera social experiment called "Bullying Jr." in which they staged a … [Read more...]
Beautiful Images Of Everyday Objects Organized By Color
Caroline South is a photographer and content-creator based in West Sussex, UK. A graduate of the Surrey Institute of Art and Design, Caroline loves to paint, draw, and craft artwork using natural or 'found' items. She spends a lot of time exploring the Southern Coast collecting pottery and sea glass which she often uses in her photography. … [Read more...]
24 Excellent User Interface Animations
Ramotion is a San Francisco-based digital design agency specializing in brand identity, mobile apps, and web design for startups and Fortune 500 companies. They work with clients like Adobe, Opera, BMW, Mazda, Xero, and Oppo, to name a few. They're known in the design community for producing quality UI/UX work and have won accolades from the industry for the same. … [Read more...]
20+ Creative Logos That Use Negative Space Brilliantly
In art and design, negative space is the background space around and between the subject of an image. For example, in a picture of a palm tree against the sky, the shape of the tree is the positive space. The sky and the space between the branches and leaves is the negative space. … [Read more...]
29 Creative Logo Designs That Use Numbers
Over the past few weeks, we've showcased some brilliant logos that use minimalism, monograms, single-letters, and more. Today's post features 29 clever logos that use numbers and digits in their design. Observe the typography and the use of number shapes to create visual meanings. … [Read more...]
Designer Challenges Herself To Create A Logo In 60 Minutes, Every Day For 60 Days
Karoline Tynes is a freelance graphic designer and economics student based in Oslo, Norway. To develop and promote herself as a designer, she undertook a design challenge in which she had to create a new logo every day for 60 days. The rule was to use a maximum of 60 minutes on each logo, which is why ideation was important. She used Copic markers for sketching, followed by … [Read more...]
Photographer Captures Beautiful, Minimal Photos Of California That Have A Soothing Effect
Ludwig Favre is a French photographer specializing in landscape photography of American cities. His images have been used for advertising campaigns, magazine editorials, books, galleries, and more. … [Read more...]
Beautiful, Vibrant Illustrations Of City Skylines Made With Photoshop And Affinity Designer
Romain Trystram is a freelance illustrator and art director based in Agadir, Morocco. He is known for his stunning illustrations of urban architecture, skylines and technology using a vibrant color palette. Most of his work follows a UV-like theme in which he uses bright neon colors for buildings and city lights, with darker shades in the background for the night sky and … [Read more...]
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