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100 Artworks From the Top Digital Artists in the USA & Canada Last time we scoured South America (and, strangely, Mexico!) for the best Photoshop talent going around. This week we're turning to the USA and Canada to uncover 20 of the top digital artists on the continent. Is your country or city represented? 1. Joshua M. 45 Beautifully Designed Book Covers Posted by Andrew Lindstrom / Lists / June 11th, 2009 I would imagine that nobody hates the expression don’t judge a book by its cover more than an actual book cover designer. Obviously, the metaphor isn’t really about books – but still, that’s gotta sting a little. Let’s face it, if people didn’t actually “judge books by their covers”, there would be a lot of graphic designers out of a job. The need for company branding, attractive packaging or promotional material of any kind would be non-existent; thus leaving the lowly graphic designer nothing short of obsolete.

50 Cool Text Logo Designs Advertisement A Logo is a very important graphical element that helps a trademark or commercial brand to be easily recognizable. Logos in the similar markets are mostly quite different from each other — they are different in their shapes, colors, fonts, and images. Ideas Why I'm Going Back To GDC March 12, 2014 Next week, when I'm not at Adaptive Path's MX: Managing Experience conference, I'll be heading to the Game Developers Conference here in San ... A Reading List That (Actually) Gets Read Back to Dreams Facebook | Twitter | Store | RSS | Archive | About Curated by Marcos Torres "Just try to remember..." blogspiral3:

50 Amazing Brochure Design Examples to Get Your Inspiration Out I’d like to come back to the basics of web design, I mean printing products. Do you know that printed brochures is an old and classic way to represent different information about a company and its products in order to attract more people. A business brochure is a key component of a marketing pack of any company. It looks like a small booklet that contains product info or promotional materials. A well-designed brochure can present a positive image of your company and provide useful facts about your business products and services at the same time. Unique design and perfect conception also increase your customers overall impression of your company. Opinions on Corporate and Brand Identity Work UnderConsideration is a graphic design firm generating its own projects, initiatives, and content while taking on limited client work. Run by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit in Austin, TX. More… products we sell Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work.

Comical Toilet Paper Stands Mr.T This toilet paper stand uses two rolls of bathroom rolls to complete its toy-like figure. Using a toilet paper roll’s shape, product and furniture design firm sooda-e have transformed them into barbells held up by the stout mr. T. Taking into consideration the shape and size of a mundane household item, the designer created something that could cleverly prop up bathroom rolls. It’s in red and blue and costs only $31. If you’re interested you can buy it here and for sure it will enliven your bathroom. Examples of Fresh Effects in Web Design Having some fresh and maybe even unexpected effects on a website, can juice up the experience for the user. Be it a whole new and experimental way of navigating through the website or just a tiny surprising hover effect - fresh effects can spice up your design and bring some life to it. Having some fresh and maybe even unexpected effects on a website, can juice up the experience for the user.

Designer Toys, Art Toys, DIY Toys, Graphic Design & Pop Culture - Artoyz What is Artoyz ? Born from the mutual passion of 4 friends from graphic arts and toy figures, Artoyz was created on 2003 after the discovery of a new art trend coming from Asia : the designer toy or urban vinyl. Artoyz.com was the first entity to be born on 2003. Since day one we offer you a selection both eclectic and sharp for every purse based on toy design and graphic arts. Ok designer toy sounds cool, but what do you offer concretely? Ninjawards – Print Design Trends 2014 Print Design Trends 2014 – Rad, Bad, and The Next Fad Past Ninjawards: Branding | Web | App Behold the power of print, and all the good it has done for the world.

[Webdesign Express] Pleins de ressources JS, CSS et HTML5 – Juillet 2012 Le 3 juillet 2012 3 Billets Webdesign Express : Pleins de ressources JS, CSS et HTML5 – Juillet 2012 USCOUSKID.CO.UK Design, Direction and Doodles... Couscous Kid is the work of Mathew Thomas, illustrator and designer based in Bath, UK. Mathew's illustrations lie somewhere between the cutting edge of the new breed in contemporary illustration and the tempting nipple of naive. Impossible to pigeon-hole, Couscous Kids' dream-like and innocent style leads us dancing eerily among the childlike leaves we cling onto through life to a deeper and darker space.