DESIGN CHATTER
Coke Uses Subtlety to Great Effect with This Label Redesign
Dec 18, 2018
We love this new label design from Coca-Cola. So, you have classic Coke and then the calorie-less Coke Zero, right? Red is the dominant color on the Coke label and black is the dominant color on the Coke Zero label. No longer! To encourage people to try the sugarless version, Coke redesigned the Coke Zero label to be predominantly red, except for a black stripe at the top that says “Zero Sugar.” It’s a very simple redesign that reinforces the company’s message that the lighter version tastes just like the classic version.
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Ringing in the New Year in Graphic Design
Dec 14, 2018
At KEYLAY, we’re dedicated to keeping up with the cutting edge in graphic design trends. Check out these predictions for what is going to be big in 2019. It’s really fascinating to see how advances in technology are making their mark on the future of graphic design, and we’d love to put these new trends to work for you.
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Make the Holidays Bright for the Graphic Designer in Your Life
Dec 12, 2018
Adobe is getting into the holiday spirit, and offering free icon sets every day this week! It started Monday, December 10, and goes until Friday. These digital stocking stuffers for graphic designers are a great resource to freshen up any holiday designs you might be working on! There are different illustration styles and animations to cover all your icon needs!
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Graphic Designers Created These Moving Walls and We’re Psyched
Dec 12, 2018
Art and infrastructure collide with “Brixels”, the exciting new creation by New York graphic design studio Breakfast. Dezeen describes Brixels as “a building block for moving architectural art.” The tiles can be customized in different shapes, sizes and materials and integrated into buildings in a number of ways — dividers, facades, fences, railings or walls. Brixels can even look like a digital display, and they’re controllable with an app that communicates with the installation. Check out the Brixel installation that Breakfast designed to show off their invention,
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A Logo Fit For a Queen
Dec 07, 2018
Have you seen the Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, yet? The movie was excellent, but as graphic designers, we really felt there was something missing…the story behind Queen’s iconic logo! Turns out, that backstory was a deleted scene, and we’ve got the breakdown for you. It’s pretty simple once you know the details, but we love the amount of thought that went into it!
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Vermeer in the Palm of Your Hand
Dec 05, 2018
For many people, seeing famous artwork would be hard to get done. Between financial and physical burdens, these works can be inaccessible to many of the world’s population. However, Google is here to bring the masterpieces….to you! Instead of stressing about paying for and undertaking a trip to see these works of art, Google has made an Arts and Culture app to bring the paintings right to your phone. So far, the app is populated with a section on Johannes Vermeer,
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