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  • Free Icons Pack for Adobe XD
    Teacher Web & App Design

    Free Icons Pack for Adobe XD

    Add these icons to your digital designs to ensure the best digital experience in Adobe XD When creating a product, such as a web page, digital designers often test their work. Before sharing the result with the end-user, you need to ensure that the browsing experience is intuitive and enjoyable. Icons play a major part in achieving this. Thanks to their symbology, they communicate better than words and make the user's journey more fun. José Galeano (@josegaleano) specializes in designing interfaces of digital products. He has collaborated with brands such as Uber, Asus, and ROG. For him, Adobe XD is the most powerful tool on the market as it allows you to create animated prototypes and visualize the product with a very high degree of fidelity. However, when it comes to improving results, he adds some extra resources to the program, such as icons.

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  • What to Do if Your Work Is Plagiarized
    Illustration

    What to Do if Your Work Is Plagiarized

    We consulted an intellectual property expert to know the procedure to follow should your creative work be illegally used At a time when people, companies, and organizations need more and more content, designs, and ideas, the search for resources has become fierce. More so in the visual world, where unauthorized use, theft, and plagiarism of creative material are becoming widespread. To be able to protect their work, illustrators, photographers, and designers must be aware of the legal tools available to enforce their rights against any such infringements. How do you protect your work? What do you do when you discover your idea has been used? We consulted Intellectual Property specialist lawyer Esteban Agatiello, founder of Creativa-Abogados’ (Creative - Lawyers’) studio, who has defended international cases.

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  • Free Visual Reference Guide for Botanical Watercolor
    Teacher Illustration

    Free Visual Reference Guide for Botanical Watercolor

    Learn to use visual references in botanical watercolor with this guide shared by illustrator Luli Reis In botanical illustration, besides observation, it is very important to wisely choose the visual reference you will use in your projects. Whether it's a real plant or a high-resolution photo, some care must be taken so that you can reproduce a fruit, flower or plant with fidelity and details that add layers of realism and meaning.

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  • Character Designer Félicie Haymoz Illustrates Her Inner World in This Draw Yourself
    Teacher Illustration

    Character Designer Félicie Haymoz Illustrates Her Inner World in This Draw Yourself

    Félicie Haymoz answers and illustrates questions about herself and her creative inner world Félicie Haymoz (@feliciehaymoz) is a character designer and illustrator based in Switzerland who specializes in creating fantastical anthropomorphic characters. She’s applied these talents to movies like Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox, where she worked as the lead character designer, as well as to his other animated feature “Isle of Dogs.” In this Draw Yourself, Haymoz answers questions about herself using anthropomorphic illustrations. From what happiness means to her, to the animal that best represents her, to her aspiration to be a witch, Haymoz uses these whimsical illustrations to give us a peek into her imaginative inner world.

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  • Essential Materials for Painting in Watercolor and Gouache
    Illustration

    Essential Materials for Painting in Watercolor and Gouache

    Learn about the materials you need to start in watercolor and gouache painting and achieve amazing results Watercolor is one of the most ancient forms of painting, and although you don't need advanced tools and materials to start out, you will require a great deal of confidence and control to achieve the best results. Watercolor lends itself to many applications and has been used through the centuries all over the world. It is a popular technique that has recently enjoyed renewed popularity, thanks to its expressivity, simplicity, and understated charm.

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  • What Are Patterns, Silhouettes, and Volumes in Fashion Design?
    Fashion

    What Are Patterns, Silhouettes, and Volumes in Fashion Design?

    Understand these basic garment design concepts when starting out creating your own fashion projects The world of fashion allows for as many possibilities as you can imagine. So assures fashion designer and creative director of her eponymous brand Natalia Londoño (@natalialondonov). However, she also claims that to approach fashion design in a creative way, we must ensure to know all the rules.

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  • Photography Tutorial: Lighting with a Beauty Dish
    Teacher Photography

    Photography Tutorial: Lighting with a Beauty Dish

    Learn how to light like a professional using a beauty dish, with Julia Robbs Even if you’re new to photography, you probably know that lighting is fundamental to achieving professional-looking photos. A beauty dish is a useful tool for portrait shots, as it creates a focal point for the light, illuminating the model and creating contrast between light and shadow for flattering results. Julia Robbs (@juliarobbs) is a fashion and beauty photographer based in NYC. Her love of travel has taken her all over the world, working both in-studio and on location for lifestyle, portraiture, beauty, and fashion photoshoots. In this tutorial, Julia gives you some simple and easy-to-follow advice to create stunning beauty shots using a beauty dish.

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  • Free Guide: A Brief Explanation of Kintsugi Techniques
    Teacher Craft

    Free Guide: A Brief Explanation of Kintsugi Techniques

    Discover two different approaches of the Japanese method inspired in wabi-sabi to restore your ceramics with gold The ancient art of Kintsugi has its roots in the wabi-sabi Japanese aesthetic, which embraces imperfection, impermanence, and simplicity. Ceramic artist and kintsugi expert Clara Graziolino (@claragraziolino) describes the Japanese restoring method as an active meditation. You can learn to repair ceramics using gold dust—and patience! Clara guides you through every step of the way to discover the history and philosophy of kintsugi. She has created a brief guide to explain the two techniques you can use in your restoration projects: the gold relief technique and the gold flush technique.

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  • 12 Packaging Websites and Blogs to Inspire Your Designs
    Design

    12 Packaging Websites and Blogs to Inspire Your Designs

    Discover the most popular packaging design web pages in the world to inspire all your projects Finding inspiration is something a packaging designer constantly does. Elena Sancho (@tatabi), creative director of Tatabi Studio and a designer specializing in sustainable branding and packaging, dedicates a few minutes every morning to sift through all sorts of new ideas. Sticking to this routine, Elena gets inspired when creating designs that go beyond the usual aesthetic. She shares some of her essential packaging resources below. The selection in this list includes blogs, websites, and an Instagram account that looks at the latest trends and jobs and can help you unleash your creativity. The Dieline Created in 2007 by Andrew Gibbs, what started as a personal blog became the most visited packaging website in the world. Its mission is to connect professionals worldwide and promote more sustainable solutions in the packaging industry by using creativity and innovation.

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  • Tiktok Tutorial: 5 Tips to Grow from 0
    Teacher Film & Video

    Tiktok Tutorial: 5 Tips to Grow from 0

    Discover the best tips and tricks to quickly grow your following on TikTok, with Arnulfur Hakonarson TikTok has become one of the world’s most popular social networks, and with more than 1 billion users this relatively new tool is essential for any content creator who wants to get their work noticed. Arnulfur Hakonarson (@arnulfur), also known as That Icelandic Guy, is famous for his creative content on platforms such as Instagram, Youtube and, more recently, TikTok. Arnulfur believes that TikTok is not only super fun to use, it is actually easier to grow organically than on other platforms such as Instagram. With over 726 thousand followers and 8 million likes on his TikTok profile, his success on the app after only a short amount of time highlights just how effectively TikTok can help content creators reach new audiences. Join him in this tutorial as he shares five simple tips for how to grow and gain more followers on TikTok.

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  • Yves Zimmermann: six decades at the forefront of design
    Design

    Yves Zimmermann: six decades at the forefront of design

    The Swiss designer was a key player in Spain for his inventive logos and graphic solutions Designer, teacher, editor. If he were just one of these things, Yves Zimmermann would have still left a mark on the early years of graphic design in Spain. However, he managed to be all three and his impact on the craft is still felt today. Zimmermann, who died on Sunday, July 4, 2021 at the age of 84, leaves us a legacy of corporate identities in Spain and wide international recognition. Arriving in Barcelona in 1961, at just 24, Zimmermann brought with him a new conception of design, influenced by his Swiss roots, that he applied to his works, classes and collection of books GG Diseño. Zimmermann has worked with Barcelona Airport, the Bank of Spain, Carolina Herrera and the Círculo de Lectores. He was a finalist in the competition to design the euro notes and won the Premio Nacional de Diseño in Spain. Join us to remember the extraordinary career of Zimmermann in this interview that he gave to Domestika - that became his last one - where he transmitted his passion for graphic solutions, talked about his legacy, the industry and current creativity.

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  • 50 Excel Shortcuts for Marketing Professionals
    Marketing

    50 Excel Shortcuts for Marketing Professionals

    Discover the Excel shortcuts that all marketing professionals should know Marketing professionals tend to work with lots of different applications and programs, all at the same time. Often, they are the first to test newly launched products in their sector. However, no matter how many years go by, there is one program that will always be a pillar of the marketing world: Microsoft Excel. Developed by Microsoft, Excel is part of their Office package that includes other programs such as Word and PowerPoint.

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  • Mixed Media Artist Hanoch Piven in this Domestika Diary
    Teacher Illustration

    Mixed Media Artist Hanoch Piven in this Domestika Diary

    The Jaffa-based mixed media artist shows us his studio and shares a peek into his creative process Even though many of us tend to imagine layered pieces of paper when we think of collage, that doesn’t mean this creative technique has to be flat. Hanoch Piven (@piven) is a mixed media artist best known for his creative portraits, which use three dimensional objects such as toys to suggest the features of different figures. His “collage with everyday objects” approach has won him numerous awards, such as a Gold Medal from The Society of Illustrators of New York, and his work has appeared in publications like Time, Newsweek, and Rolling Stone. In this Domestika Diary, he shows us around his studio, shares the process behind one of his published pieces, and demonstrates all the creative possibilities you can enjoy with just a few objects and a piece of paper.

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  • 13 Free Essential Tutorials for Mastering Social Media
    Marketing

    13 Free Essential Tutorials for Mastering Social Media

    Take your social media profiles to the next level with these expert tips and resources Social Media platforms have become such a big part of our lives. Since social media emerged, it has changed the way we communicate and consume content, giving us the power to impact trends and broadcast information. New features are constantly being launched to enrich our experiences as users. The growth of social media is unstoppable. However, if social networks are continuing to expand, are users finding it easier to face new challenges: Is it easy to get increased engagement? Gain more followers? Can I improve my photos? Should I explore what options TikTok has to offer?

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  • Top 10 Creative Domestika Projects of June 2021
    Domestika

    Top 10 Creative Domestika Projects of June 2021

    Get inspired by Angelina Jolie’s portrait and a concrete kitchen table, two of the most liked projects this month Some of the best-loved subjects by watercolor artists are birds. The Domestika community also shares this preference and last month two of the most appreciated projects were watercolors with birds as protagonists. Other techniques stood out among the community, such as a concrete table and sentimental embroidery. Don’t forget to publish your end-of-course project or any other work you have completed in the Domestika community area. Sharing creativity is great for everyone. Furthermore, any member of the community can put a like or comment on your project. If it is one of the projects to have received more likes during the month, it will feature in the 10 best projects blog post like the one you are reading.

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  • What Is an Inspiration Board and How to Create One for Your Bullet Journal
    Illustration

    What Is an Inspiration Board and How to Create One for Your Bullet Journal

    Discover this creative technique for organizing your ideas and defining your bullet journaling style When starting a new bullet journal, it can be difficult to kick your creativity into gear. However, certain techniques can guide you in making creative decisions and help you overcome creative block. Creating an inspiration board is a great way to organize your ideas and gather your reference images, says journalist, expert in creative journaling, and creator of the stationery brand Little Hannah, Chris Bravo (@littlehannah) from Madrid. In this post, she shares tips on how to design your own and get the most out of it.

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  • 5 Interesting Facts You Didn't Know About TikTok
    Marketing

    5 Interesting Facts You Didn't Know About TikTok

    Discover 5 interesting facts about the viral social media platform From viral dances and creative challenges to dueted videos and memes, in only a few years TikTok has become a household name, serving up a steady stream of viral videos with some of its top creators earning millions of dollars. To get an idea of just how popular the app has become, TikTok, spelled with and without a space, is the third most common search query on Youtube. But even if you spend hours at a time on the app, there’s always more to discover. Like, do you know the secret to making a successful TikTok? Or how can you use the app to make money? Or how are viral trends sparking larger social change? Discover those answers and more in this video.

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  • Basic Mac Shortcuts for Creatives
    Design

    Basic Mac Shortcuts for Creatives

    Learn 165 basic shortcuts to speed up your work on the Mac and earn time for your creative projects Shortcuts are indispensable for speeding up your workflow. You can press a few keys and achieve the same action for what you’d normally need a mouse, a trackpad, or another external device. Keep these shortcuts at hand or, even better, memorize them to carry out tasks speedily and efficiently. See below the main Mac shortcuts.

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  • 5 Tips for Writing the Perfect Cover Letter
    PLUS Teacher Marketing

    5 Tips for Writing the Perfect Cover Letter

    Get expert advice and discover how to write an effective cover letter Raquel Marín Álvarez (@lalolagrafica) is an expert in writing and transmitting clear graphic messages. With a degree in humanities and graphic design, as well as a master's in advanced typography from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, she began working for different studios and publishing houses after completing her studies. In 2009, Raquel founded Lalolagráfica, a studio specializing in editorial design. She currently gives lectures and workshops on typography in art schools, universities, and anywhere else where people are keen to learn about conveying ideas with clarity. She is the author of the book Orthotypography for Designers and writes articles for different publications. She also teaches communication and language courses giving tips on how to write professionally.

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  • Basic Materials for Starting Out in Kintsugi
    Craft

    Basic Materials for Starting Out in Kintsugi

    Repair ceramic pottery using basic materials following this traditional Japanese technique Five centuries ago, Japanese emperor Ashikaga Yoshimasa sent off a damaged ceramic bowl to China for repair. When he got it back, he felt disappointed in seeing it had only been put together with metal staples. He, therefore, turned to Japanese artisans, who restored it using gold powder. Without knowing it, they had invented Kintsugi. The bowl still had cracks in it, but the result was something else. It was art. This Japanese artistic discipline is one of the most renowned traditions of the country. It is also tightly linked to Buddhist and wabi-sabi philosophies with their tendency to move away from the fast pace of modern life. This may explain why it can sometimes take months to complete one piece in the traditional Kintsugi technique.

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