Photoshop in Real Life: Portrait Series Takes Tools Literally
Anyone who has used Adobe products, Photoshop or otherwise, knows that they have necessarily become quite creative in naming some of their more abstract, surreal and unusual ...
Category: Graphics & Branding
Love logos? Drool over graphic design? These articles are for you, covering everything from creative layouts (both web and print) to double-meaning logo designs and artistic illustrations.
City Cycle: Curved Urban Tread Wraps ‘Round Bike Tire
Rough around the edges, we rarely notice the unique landscape that evolves from regular wear and tear on our bicycle tires - this illustration draws on that familiar-yet-foreign ...
Sleek Internet Logos Echo Metal-Etched Japanese Cameras
There is something simply elegant about type-embossed metal - in part the association with classic high-end manual cameras. This logo series takes that typology and applies it to a series of ...
30 Days of Design: 15 Off-the-Wall Calendars
Grids of square-shaped dates aren't the only way to keep track of the passing year. These 15 design-centric wall and desk calendars allow you to pop, unravel, bleed and burn your way through the ...
The Incredible Lost and Found Art of Hand-Painted Signage
While technology usually makes things faster, it rarely produces the kind of unique and soulful results that come from the hearts and hands of humans. The sign industry fell as a casualty to a ...
Visualizing Architecture: 15 Building-Centric Infographics
Just like the flash cards of our youth, infographics make it much easier to digest, understand and remember information, whether we're talking multiplication tables or architectural styles. From ...
A’ Design Award Deadline: Call for Entries in 80 Categories
Design awards are about more than a mere prize or praise - they can and should be a platform for greater exposure to potential partners, sponsors and clients. Last week WebUrbanist highlighted ...
Reality Rebranding: Corporate Logos Get Brutally Honest
The average American child can recognize popular brand logos long before learning to read. Viktor Hertz is a Swedish artist who takes the most recognizable corporate logos and turns them into ...
Face It! 12 Facebook Timeline Covers Worth Copying
When Facebook added its timeline cover image, it was likely the first time users didn't revolt against a Facebook change; it gave the flexibility to truly customize one's profile page and a lot ...
Fonts to Faces: 9 Personality-Rich Typographies as Portraits
As humans, we are programmed to anthropomorphize our surroundings. So what would happen if the letters on pages conveyed meanings others than the words they represented ... say, actual (versus ...
