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Oct 24, 2013

The Fusion of Skateboarding and Illustration
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awwwards.
Skateboard illustration forms part of the urban art scene; it’s one of the most interesting and prolific artistic expressions around....

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Oct 9, 2013

Brilliant Uses of Texture in Website Design And Some...

Yes, it’s true that flat design is taking over the world one long shadow icon at a time, but there’s still hope for all you texture lovers....

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Sep 23, 2013

Inspirational Paper Illustration
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awwwards.
Creating illustrations on paper can be a tedious job, you can spend hours cutting and composing with colored cardboard using all manner of techniques...

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Sep 12, 2013

The Forgotten Beauty of Vinyl Album Cover Art
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Alex Tokmakchiev
Long before the digital era and the design disciplines that emerged with it, there was a unique canvas, reaching a visual audience of millions;...

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Jul 25, 2013

Innovative Geometric Tattoo Inspiration
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awwwards.
In almost every craft there is a line or a limit where, whatever the discipline, be it finishing a musical instrument or decorating a cake,...

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May 21, 2013

Illustration Curated: Plenty of Colors
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awwwards.
Here are a few samples of stunning illustration and artworks with one nexus in common that can catch our attention better than anything else:...

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Feb 28, 2013

Do you know Society6? Get an Awesome iPhone Case Featuring...
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awwwards.
If you are part of the world of design you may well know it, and if you don’t you need to do something about it: we’re talking about Society6,...

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Feb 25, 2013

Low Poly Illustration, What's the Secret?
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awwwards.
Low Poly was a technique originally used for making 3D models and scenes for videogames, due to its render speed, which was achieved thanks...

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Jan 7, 2013

The Mesmerizing Digital Artwork and Complex Mosaic...
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awwwards.
Charis Tsevis is a visual designer from Athens, Greece. Trained in Munich and Milan, he currently runs his own small studio in Athens, from...

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Dec 20, 2012

30 Inspiring Examples of Lettering in Graphic Design
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awwwards.
Words. There are those who read them, there are those who write them, and then there are those who draw them. Lettering is the process...

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Dec 17, 2012

Customize your Apple MacBook and iPad with Decals...
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awwwards.
That Apple’s logo is a universally recognizable icon should not surprise anyone at this point. However, we also know that the Californian company...

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Nov 26, 2012

Jacob Everett's Pen Portraits Artwork
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awwwards.
Jacob Everett is a freelance artist and illustrator from Lewisham, South East London. He began a foundation course in art and design at...

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Nov 8, 2012

The Spectacular Caricatures of Marco Calcinaro
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awwwards.
Marco Calcinaro was born in San Benedetto del Tronto (Italy) in 1971, and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan in...

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Sep 27, 2012

New Icon Designs Inspired by iOS App Style
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awwwards.
iOS icons have always been characterized by their square shape. With the expansion of the mobile app market, more and more apps are being created,...

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Sep 17, 2012

How To Create Effective Icons
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Andrew Colin Beck
I am maybe what you would call an iconophile. I LOVE icons, and I love making them even more! As an artist, my background is heavily in drawing...

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Jul 3, 2012

Illustrations by Zsolt Vidak
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awwwards.
Today we present to you a Budapest-based illustrator, Zsolt Vidak. Vidak is a Hungarian cartoonist and illustrator who works for differents...

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Jun 8, 2012

35 Illustrations by the Graphic Artist Alec Goss
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awwwards.
This young graphic artist, Alec Goss is a Chicago-based illustrator, poet and filmmaker. Alec creates surrealist paintings and collages, with...

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May 21, 2012

365.25 A Journal Experimental Design
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awwwards.
We discovered this project with great admiration: it is experimental design, a new one every day, throughout an entire year. 365 inspiring sheets...

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May 10, 2012

Minimalist Posters of Pixar's Movies
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awwwards.
It is often said that 'less is more' and a good example of this is the work that we present below by the Australian...

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May 3, 2012

23 Essential iPad Apps for Web Designers and Developers
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awwwards.
There are already many tools which we can talk about for web design and web development on your iPad. Apps that...

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