Laura is a freelance surface pattern designer based in the UK. She loves print, pattern and color, she has worked for several UK suppliers across a variety of products. Laura loves the variety her job gives her. Could you tell us who are you, your professional background, and what do you do currently? Laura Grant: I’m Laura, […]
Month: December 2016
Famous logos with elements from movies
A brand movie that could work The design studio Invasione based in Milan, Italy, created a funny project where they imagined what would happen if the most famous movies got mixed with world’s most important brands. For each piece of this sign collection they blended a well-known brand with a famous movie to create a […]
Minimalist decoration made with only one line
The artist Antoine Tes-Ted is behind the “Respectable Animal Trophies” collection that is composed by minimalist one-line animal figures. Tes-Ted sketches out the designs before using them as guide to cut with laser the wooden shapes. Later the wood is treated with natural protective oils. These figures are available at the Hu2 design store that […]
Famous brand logos in pixelated version
As screen resolution improves, many of us have forgotten what pixelated graphics are. But the Aleph Corporation team of graphic design has recently created a project where they imagined famous brand logos with a pixelated look. With some of the most renowned logos -including Google, IBM, FedEx and BMW– the Project reflects the brands in […]
11 Fashion and Beauty Trends That Lived and Died in 2016
Trends move quickly these days. It’s not like they were when we were growing up, when tattoo necklaces hung in there for what felt like a decade. (Their successor, the dainty choker, was less fortunate with its life expectancy.) What else could we expect? With fast fashion retailers like Boohoo releasing up to 300 new products a day […]
ArtsCase Talk – Paula Lukey
Paula is a Toronto-based graphic, pattern, and screen print designer. She has worked with many notable and innovative companies in her design career including Wired, Rossignol and BMW. In the past 3 years Paula has taken the initiative to launch her own brand of playful, bold patterns and prints. She has licensed her work with various companies […]
Isotypes created with the Golden Ratio
A way of designing with better proportions Although it’s not necessary to stick to the golden ratio every time you’re going to create a design, it can make your work to look more solid, different and comfortable to the eye. Igna Sen, a Lithuanian graphic designer, decided to create a collection of colorful and minimalistic […]
Hand Drawing, a 2017 design tendency that you’ll get to see a lot
Among the design tendencies that will be more and more seen in 2017 we can mention Hand Drawing. Take a look to these creative examples. Hand Drawing is a style characterized by the handwork that creative people are capable of creating. Hands can accomplish designs with a personality of their own. Human imperfection allows -through […]
5 gifts graphic designers will love
For some people December is the most wonderful time of the year, for others is just an excuse to overeating. Truth is everybody loves presents, so here we give you 5 ideas to give to graphic designers. Take a look at the list and find an option for someone special. 1. Slate Change the way […]
Night owl or early bird? Find the most creative moment of your day
Discovering your most creative moment can be complicated but, what if you manage to make your whole day productive? Not all people work the same way and some are more productive during the first hours of the day and other prefer to take on their creative activities during the night. Regardless of the time of […]
