How illustrator Sam Falconer transforms science and geology into elegant, easily comprehensible art
As his first solo exhibition opens in London, Sam explains his fascination with human history.
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These animated characters for Pictoplasma 2018 won't stop staring at you
Pictoplasma conference asked artists to create short, animated GIFs of characters that stare down the viewer and "claim their right to exist". Here are some of the best.
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Apples new Mac Pro won't launch until 2019
Apple has confirmed that its next-gen Mac Pro won't ship until 2019, presumably to convince you not to hold off buying an iMac Pro.
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This AR app lets you virtually hang your art on your walls
Point your phone at your wall and see if artworks would suit your room.
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Dell and HP launch new laptops, a convertible and display for designers and artists
Following Intel's announcement of new, 8th-generation chips for laptops, we've seen the first models to use them appear from Dell and HP.
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Countries need better logos and branding than these identikit designs
Jasmine Montgomery, CEO and founder of branding agency Seven Brands, discusses how to create an identity for a country than really stands out.
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This typeface mixes Braille with visual letters to help make existing public signage more inclusive
Designer Kosuke Takahashi’s Braille Neue concept typeface combines Braille with Latin and Japanese characters enabling visually impaired people to read current public signage.
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Adobe has upgraded After Effects, Premiere Pro and Lightroom with better colour, puppet and VR tools
Adobe has released new versions of After Effects CC, Premiere Pro CC, Character Animator, Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic. Here's what's new.
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Intel's new Core i9 chips could make laptops as powerful as desktops
The new 6-core Core i9 CPUs could push laptops for creatives past 5GHz speeds.
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Malika Favre, Marylou Faure & more illustrate digital wallpapers for your desktop or phone
Choose between each artist’s three different wallpaper designs to brighten up your screen.
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You can now buy Apple's Space Gray keyboard, mouse and trackpad for your iMac or MacBook
Previously only available for the iMac Pro, Apple's Space Gray keyboard, mouse and trackpad (with black Lightning cables) are available to buy separately.
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These graphics show what people tweet about Theresa May, Putin, Macron and Merkel
As featured in the Design Museum's 'Hope to Nope' exhibition, Pulsar tracked global Twitter posts about five world leaders over the past year and transformed the data into tastefully designed infographics.
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Dalton Maag on designing custom typefaces for brands like Netflix, the BBC and Nokia
Type design studio and foundry Dalton Maag explains how a custom typeface is created – and why major brands are increasingly commissioning their own fonts.
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What Social Media has done to Political Graphic Design and Art
The stories behind iconic political graphic designs that are part of a new Design Museum exhibition, from Hope to Nope.
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Apple has proposed nine new accessibility emojis
If approved, the emojis would be released in the first half of 2019.
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8 digital brands that designed custom typefaces to save millions
Following Netflix Sans, we take a look at digital companies moving away from font licensing in favour of custom typefaces.
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New creative duo Cabeza Patata create stylised illustrations of unconventional women
Motion designer Abel Reverter and illustrator Katie Menzies explain how their unintentional collaboration started, and why female empowerment takes a central role to their 2D and 3D work.
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Adobe price increase confuses customers
Adobe US customers, Creative Cloud pricing will increase from April 2018. UK customers aren’t affected, yet still received an email outlining the planned increases, causing confusion.
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Passion Pictures on creating a sensory, metaphorical animation for Dementia UK
Reuben McNaughton from Passion explains the difficulty of visually exploring dementia without becoming too patronising.
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How Pentagram and other design agencies aim to double the number of creative female leaders
Double or Nothing aims to provide career mentorship, support for mothers, equal pay for women and invites agencies to ‘pledge’ their support.
