Design & Illustration - Awwwards Blog

Oct 4, 2013

Improve your Web-Design Lifestyle with these Cool...
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awwwards.
How do you imagine typical web designers of today? We could describe them as insatiable collectors of the latest gadgets and gizmos, always...

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Oct 3, 2013

The Age of Engagement
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Ahmad Ktaech
You’re kidding yourself if you think we’re still in the Information Age. There is so much information out there that if you’re like me, yo

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Sep 26, 2013

Creative Calendar Designs
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awwwards.
The task of designing a calendar can be a tough yet gratifying one. Coming up is a series of calendars whose originality, esthetics, and remarkable...

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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 18, 2013

Grand Designs for Small Workspaces: The freelancer’s...
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awwwards.
Nowadays you don’t need to be a huge agency with a state-of-the-art, no-expense-spared office to show off your creative side. These days we...

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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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Sep 11, 2013

30+ Stunning Typography Pinterest Boards to Follow
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Stacy Summers
I'm a typography maniac! I adore beautiful lettering and fonts. That's why I always look for typography inspiration. I’ve recently opened...

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Sep 9, 2013

Website design inspired by iconic posters
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awwwards.
Designing a poster is not worlds away from designing a website, or rather, a micro-site. The fundamental principles remain the same: astound...

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Sep 5, 2013

Comic Sans: it's a Love-Hate relationship
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awwwards.
There are many people around the world who hate Comic Sans with an firey passion despite, at the same time, loving it so very dearly. Not even...

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Sep 4, 2013

Stunning Stationery and Branding Projects
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awwwards.
There's nothing better than exploring blogs and portfolios in search of visual identity; the possibilities of stationery creativity are endless....

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Aug 6, 2013

Editorial Illustrations by Kasia Smolarek
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awwwards.
Kasia Smolarek is a Graphic Designer from Poland who specializes in editorial design. These two series show her illustrational talents featuring...

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Aug 2, 2013

Interview with Paul Boag, Web Designer & Digital Strategist
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awwwards.
Paul Boag is the creative director at Headscape and co-founder. He is web designer & digital strategist, but also blogger, speaker, author...

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Jul 30, 2013

How to Clean all those Fingerprints and Marks on our...
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awwwards.
Two young English entrepreneurs have created a brilliantly simple and original website that they hope will be bookmarked on every single internet...

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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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Jul 18, 2013

Flat Long Shadows: Step-by-step Tutorial, Resources...
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awwwards.
Within the flat design trend on the rise at the moment, especially in this world of the web, one thing that stands out is the use of long flat...

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Jul 15, 2013

Lettering Process on Video: Nairone's Visual Identity...
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awwwards.
Nairone is a young but talented graphic designer and freelance illustrator based in Paris. He created the visual identity for the bar rest

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Jul 8, 2013

Interview with Addy Osmani, Developer Programs Engineer...
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awwwards.
Addy Osmani tells us what it’s like to create the future of the web. Martha went to meet the developer relations wizard at Google HQ in London.

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Jul 4, 2013

Flat Design: An In-Depth Look
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Antonio Pratas
Flat Design or Flat UI has been one of the most talked about trends in web and user interface design this year. It has frequently been compared...

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Jul 2, 2013

Unlikely Opponents
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awwwards.
Danilo Agutoli is an Italian freelance illustrator currently based in Stockholm, Sweden. Throughout his career he has worked for some great...

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Jun 27, 2013

The Secret Life of Heroes. Pop Art Illustrations
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awwwards.
What do our favorite superheroes and villains get up to when we can’t see them? Are they as super as they seem? Grégoire Guillemin decided to...

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