Whether you’re a marketer launching new products in the year ahead, or you’re considering a brand makeover, it’s helpful to know what the top branding design trends for 2021 will be. For example, what colours, fonts, logo styles and packaging trends will be hot next year? For its Annual Graphic Design Trends Forecast, 99designs (San … Read more →
X-Rite Incorporated (Grand Rapids, Michigan), a global leader in colour science and technology (and its subsidiary Pantone), have announced that their popular, in-person Fundamentals of Color and Appearance Training (FOCA) Seminar is now available in an interactive, online learning format. Similar to the classroom format, the new virtual training features self-paced modules, a detailed course … Read more →
99designs.com has been acquired by Cimpress, Vistaprint’s parent company, and will be managed as part of Vistaprint, as well as an independent brand. “The driving force behind Vistaprint and 99designs is our shared passion to help small businesses,” said Robert Keane, Founder and CEO of Cimpress and Vistaprint. The combination of 99designs’ freelance graphic designers … Read more →
The Association for Print Technologies (APTech – Reston, VA) has announced that ICC DevCon 2020, the International Color Consortium Developers Conference, will be held online as a series of six webinars during November of 2020 and January of 2021. DevCon2020 will include talks from international researchers, presentations from ICC members on implementing advanced colour management … Read more →
Adobe (San Jose, California) has announced the findings from its latest study – The Deciding Factor: The Case for a More Holistic Measure of Student Success. The study revealed that students and college admissions professionals overwhelmingly agree that creative skills are a key factor in admissions – yet there is no easy, meaningful way for … Read more →
Neenah (Alpharetta, Georgia) has released Rethink Everything, an editorial promotion that tells the stories of six creative pioneers who “dream big, think futuristically, focus on sustainability, and inspire creatives to shift the design’s perception business.” With this new Neenah Classic Papers promotion, the paper and substrate supplier “aims to uplift the design community and celebrate … Read more →
Printful, one of the largest custom on-demand printing and warehousing companies in the world, and Getty Images, have announced a partnership that will see Getty Images integrate its API into Printful’s Mockup Generator, allowing customers to easily access over 80 million images. The integration’s main functionality leverages the Getty Images API, enabling Printful customers with … Read more →
Hazen Paper Company (Holyoke, MA) has created an innovative, two-sided promotion to demonstrate its cutting-edge holographic technologies. Hazen’s team designed the stunning artwork on both sides to showcase specific visual effects with nano-holography that delivers an even more dramatic three-dimensional effect than lenticular printing. The front features a fire-breathing dragon with minutely detailed glittering scales. … Read more →
Pantone (Carlstadt, NJ), a global authority on colour and provider of professional colour tools for designers, has announced its partnership with menswear brand Corridor (New York City), to streamline its colour and design process with Pantone Fashion, Home + Interiors (FHI) integrated design solution. Corridor, an independent menswear brand, focuses on contemporary American clothing, natural … Read more →
Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) is the application of computer graphics to create or contribute to images in printed media, fine art, films, television programs, shorts, commercials, videos, video games and simulators. The images may be dynamic or static, and can be two-dimensional (2D) – although the term CGI is most commonly used to refer to 3-D … Read more →
In a free, exclusive PaperSpecs (Palo Alto, California) webinar, sponsored by Nobelus, Erika Bartos (Hooray Design) and Mark Sarpa (Neuron Publishing/LoveBook) will show designers how, through a smart combination of ‘Sleeking’ paper and digital colour printing, they can produce some amazing, eye-catching creations. The cutting-edge digital process adds beautiful shimmering foil to digital print runs. … Read more →
The 14th Annual San Francisco Design Week (SFDW), which attracts 60,000 visitors annually from around the world, is returning this year as the first regional virtual design festival. The online-only event will take place June 15-25, celebrating with the theme Intentional Distortions. Highlights include expert talks, webinars, web conferences, and virtual tours with leading designers … Read more →