All articles tagged with #graphic design
Joe Caroff, a pioneering graphic designer best known for creating the iconic James Bond 007 logo, passed away at 103. His work also included posters for major films like West Side Story and A Hard Day’s Night, as well as designing logos for Orion Pictures and ABC. Despite his significant contributions, he received little recognition during his career but left a lasting legacy in visual design.
Joe Caroff, a prolific graphic designer best known for creating the iconic 007 James Bond logo, passed away at 103. Despite his work being widely recognizable, he remained largely anonymous, avoiding self-promotion. His designs spanned movie posters, book covers, and logos, including for films like 'West Side Story' and 'Last Tango in Paris,' and he contributed to over 300 projects throughout his career.
The Dell Premium 16, a successor to the XPS 16, offers high-end hardware suitable for heavy workloads like graphic design, featuring a vibrant 4K OLED display and strong performance, but it tends to run warm and has limited battery life, making it a solid yet imperfect choice for power users.
Apple is celebrating its 20th anniversary of Podcasts with a selection of top shows and a clever optical illusion graphic that has caught people's attention, highlighting its long-standing influence in digital media.
A controversial video posted by the Trump campaign featuring the phrase "unified Reich" originated from a template created by Turkish graphic designer Enes Şimşek. The phrase, intended as placeholder text, was mistakenly left in the final video. The Trump campaign stated the video was reposted by a staffer without noticing the text, while the Biden campaign criticized it as part of a pattern of troubling rhetoric from Trump. Şimşek clarified that the text was not meant to reference Nazi Germany and urged people to calm down.
At the OFFF Barcelona event sponsored by Adobe, Marcus Rentsch, Adobe design evangelist, discussed three new AI features in Photoshop, including structure reference. These features aim to enhance creativity and design capabilities for users.
The new Nothing Phone 2a has a unique and quirky design that sets it apart from traditional smartphone aesthetics, drawing inspiration from Pixar and challenging the dominance of Apple's design principles. With its unconventional camera placement and playful LED notification system, the phone represents a departure from the standard smartphone design, offering a fresh and distinctive approach to mobile technology.
Berlin-based startup Kittl raises $36 million in Series B funding led by IVP, aiming to provide a browser-based graphic design tool that competes with Adobe and Canva by offering a broader feature set and access to the actual graphic file. With over a million users, Kittl targets the middle market, combining design, illustration, and AI-based features to streamline the design process. The company has gained traction with B2B clients like Netflix and Warner Bros., positioning itself as a contender in the creative product suite market.
Recraft, an AI graphic design generator, has raised a $12 million Series A round led by Khosla Ventures and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman. The startup claims to be among the first to build its own Foundation Model to generate consistent design elements, such as icons and images, with style controls. Founder Anna Veronika Dorogush emphasizes the tool's focus on professionals and style consistency, aiming to make graphic design more accessible. Recraft's approach aims to avoid controversy surrounding AI-generated imagery and attract investors seeking business-focused AI tools.
The Spotify design team created a fluid and free-flowing visual identity for this year's Wrapped campaign, inspired by the chaotic nature of how people consume culture in 2023. The design reflects the blending of online and offline life, nostalgia for the early internet, and the expressiveness of pixelated shapes. The team explored various options before settling on a concept that could scale globally. They created a cohesive global toolkit to stress test the design and ensure it worked in different languages and formats. The challenge was to create a system that felt fluid and organic while being systematized and functional. The resulting design has no grid or rules, allowing the colors and shapes to come together naturally.
Midjourney, one of the leading AI image generators, faces competition from several alternatives. Stable Diffusion is a free and open-source option that can bring fantasy landscapes and product designs to life. Craiyon, originally called DALL-E Mini, offers a free tier and understands both text and visual cues. DALL-E 3, launched by OpenAI, allows ChatGPT Plus subscribers to generate images. Wombo Dream incorporates randomness and offers various art styles. Other alternatives include BlueWillow, Bing Image Creator, Adobe Firefly, and Starryai, each with their own features and pricing options.
The poster for Marvel's Loki Season 2 is suspected to have incorporated an AI-generated stock photo, as pointed out by Twitter user and artist Katria. The image shows digital artifacts and symbols that appear formless, along with the incorrect Roman numeral "IIII." Further investigation by other users and apps suggests that the image is indeed AI-generated. This follows Marvel's previous use of AI-generated opening credits for the Disney+ series Secret Invasion, raising questions about the understanding and use of AI-generated images in the entertainment industry.
The logo for Novo Nordisk's diabetes medication, Ozempic, has a clever design that resembles both a needle and a human figure with a slim waist. While the logo has received praise for its creativity, some have raised concerns about promoting an unhealthy relationship with weight, as Ozempic is not approved for weight loss. Despite this controversy, the logo has become popular and recognizable.
Ford has quietly unveiled a new logo for its F-150 pickup truck, featuring a simplified design reminiscent of its classic logo from the 1960s. The new logo drops the chrome finish and uses a larger application of the script with simple white accents. While the change may go unnoticed by some, it reflects the trend among car makers to adopt simpler, flatter designs for their logos. Ford's logo redesign follows in the footsteps of other major car manufacturers who have already made similar changes.
Adobe Photoshop's Generative Fill tool, powered by Adobe Firefly's generative AI, offers speed, efficiency, and unparalleled control in graphic editing. It seamlessly integrates with other editing tools and preserves the original artwork on a fresh layer. Generative Fill, harnessed from Adobe Firefly, has the potential to revolutionize photo editing by restoring old photographs, refining portraits, enhancing landscapes, and assisting in composite images. It streamlines the creative process, offering speed, control, and versatility for professionals and hobbyists alike.