llustrator Katerina Limpitsouni has created “unDraw“, a collection of free SVG illustrations for graphic designers, licensed by MIT, that you can use with in your projects with no restrictions. The selection is small currently, but Limpitsouni has promised more to come, so bookmark that page!
As 2017 draws to a close, Google Design looks back on their best projects of the year. Do you agree? Did you even know Google was behind advertising design projects like these? A retrospective of your year is a great way to learn lessons for the upcoming year!
Netflix has our numbers….the streaming company revealed that Spotify isn’t the only service you use that uses data creatively. Netflix looks at past viewing history and trends, and presents viewers with different title images designed to attract your attention and appeal to your tastes. We think it’s a cool way to use data visualization through graphic design in the real world!
The logos for Bass Pale Ale, Levi Strauss & Co, Johnson & Johnson, Heinz ketchup and Shell Oil have each notched over 100 successful years in the marketplace. Yet other countless ones quickly fall by the wayside. The BBC talks to several graphic designers to try and figure out just why that is, using several recognizable logo designs as examples. And bonus: find out what they say is the “holy grail” of any company logo!
Are you as excited as we are about the long-awaited premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi?! Of course you are! One of the most exciting things about the Star Wars reboots are the gorgeous scenery and locations. Since space travel to the extend that they achieve in the movies isn’t possible, they have to film all of the alien locales right here on Earth. If you ever wondered where exactly on Earth can look so alien, check out this video!
As you may have seen, Pantone has chosen their color of the year for 2018: Ultra Violet. A deviation from the softer colors of years past, this hue of purple has many levels of meaning. Artsy.net breaks down the history of purples in general within graphic design, and applies them to our current situation with fascinating parallels.
