DESIGN CHATTER
Design to the Rescue
Feb 18, 2022
If the past couple of years have taught us anything, it’s that parenting is really a 24/7 job, and it can be really tough to that while also doing your actual job. Thankfully, design is here to the rescue! At, least in the Henrico County Public Library. The building was due for a long-waited upgrade, so they asked their daily users what they would most like to see. One answer was overwhelming: to make their community feel welcome,
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Packaging Design with Your Waistline in Mind
Feb 16, 2022
Packaging design is one of our favorite things (both to do and keep up with), and we really like seeing examples that show it’s more than just a delivery method to get a product into the hands of a consumer. Packaging is an underutilized extra piece of your brand that you can design and customize to your heart’s desire. English chocolate company Cadbury (of the Creme Eggs fame) has a new packaging method that makes it easier for consumers to save what they don’t eat.
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Please DO Touch the Artwork!
Feb 04, 2022
…not something you’re used to hearing, is it?! This new game actually encourages players to “touch” the (digital) artworks in this museum. Each art style has its own gameplay and rules…the catch? You figure out the changes by trial and error, there aren’t instructions! However, this game isn’t meant to frustrate: there are no time limits, and if you get stuck, there is an option for a hint to get yourself back on track.
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Give Your Selfies an Extra Touch of Class
Feb 02, 2022
Selfie photographs are so ubiquitous these days, but artificial intelligence is here to give yours a little extra something to make them stand out. Florence, Italy-based tech firm Mathema created “DaVinciFace” to take your selfies and in the blink of an eye (well, more like 2 minutes), make them look as if they were painted by the great Renaissance master himself. While it seems simple at face value, the impressive things about replicating Da Vainci work is nailing chiaroscuro,
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Logos Go Back in Time
Jan 28, 2022
Sometimes graphic design can be hard, it can be really tough to be creative day in and day out. But there’s a reason we chose this profession in the first place: ultimately, design is fun! This series by designer Ilya Stallone is a perfect example. The designer imagined modern day, household-name compay’s logos as medieval! He nailed the art style, down to the deadpan faces of the human aspects, and the creative, sometimes grotesque extra details in simple logos.
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Branding and Packaging Design: A Perfect Partnership
Jan 26, 2022
Coke packaging is back with a really elegant design solution! In the next month, the Coca-Cola company will be rolling out new packaging on some of its flavored sodas, with the intention of making exactly what you’re buying more clear. For example, Cherry Coke now has a Magenta packaging. White logo for regular, and black logo for sugar free, harkening to Coke Zero. Using colors for only one purpose for each is a really simple and clean way to make sure everything is consistent across their packaging,
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