1. Unrealism: 2023 is going to be dominated by surreal, almost psychedelic imagery. Why use plain, uninteresting stock photography and type when you can twist and bend the mundane into something striking and unexpected? Not only will some imagery be generated by artificial intelligence, but designers will strive to out-do these...
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When does AI go too far? What are the pitfalls we should look out for when using this tool? Read more and learn how AI is changing our current artistic landscape....
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Through the years, we've found that our clients are just as big of Star Wars fans as we are! Our creative teams strive to use The Force each day to come up with engaging ideas and designs that are out of this world! For this Star Wars Day, we thought...
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Ask any seasoned designer to go back and look at their work when they first started their career and you will almost always be met with groans and sighs. Many designers are also caught off guard and tend to avoid looking at very old work they've done because, well, it...
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Where do ideas come from? How do we get them? What should we do with them when they arrive?I spent some time pondering these questions and was curious to know if ideas, good or bad, could be formed effortlessly by finding optimal conditions. I found that many great ideas come...
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Addressing the production floor, Keith Stewart reviewed the document “DMS Constructive Criticism Guide 2020”. This guide gives step-by-step instructions for reviewing and critiquing artwork created at Diamond Media Solutions and includes terms and definitions as well as helpful web links. Using a mail piece designed by another company that...
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Every month, our designers are given a Creative Challenge project. These projects run as an aside to our day-to-day client jobs and are meant to help broaden our designer's skills and creativity.To kick off our Creative Challenge feature, we're proud to present our "Steveism" Poster project! As a tribute to...
Read MoreI’ll get right to the point; we live in an age of noise. From the moment you wake up, to right before you close your eyes and shut down for the night, you are a target. From marketing firms to ad buyers to local businesses, everyone is vying for your...
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