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floor796.com

Floor796

A huge animation scene with many references to memes, games, films, series, anime, music groups.

figma.com

Figma plugin: Shape move

Ceate more dynamic and engaging animations within designs by animating the anchor points of vector shapes.

illo.tv

Case study: Samsung illustration system

Vibrant colors, gradients and dynamic layouts — as well as quirky tiny reactions motivating wellness audiences around the world.

patternclub.io

Pattern club

A collection of patterns, textures & visuals from designers & illustrators.

faces.notion.com

Notion Faces

New year, new you. Create a custom self-portrait in Notion, the workspace shaped by you.

pictographic.io

Pictographic

The illustration dictionary for design.

creativeboom.com

Is AI really coming for your illustration career?

As an illustration agent at Folio Art, James Hughes offers insights into the future of illustration amidst the rise of AI.

pcho.medium.com

A Brilliant brand refresh

We worked with Koto to refresh our brand to better align with our audience of young professionals.

arun.is

Inside arun.is · Camera Illustrations

A behind-the-scenes look into the camera illustrations I use at the end of my photoessays.

pixel-art.ai

Pixel-Art.ai: AI Pixel Art Generator

AI-powered pixel art generator that transforms your visions into pixel-perfect artwork.

kottke.org

The Best Book Cover Designs of 2023

I love a good book cover design. As I wrote last year: The book cover is one of my all-time favorite design objects

greyrainbow.com

Christmas Cards

Since I was a toddler, I’ve made the artwork for my family’s Christmas card.

carbonemike.com

Dynamic Pictograms For Design Systems

Here I discuss how to prepare pictograms for design systems by handling variable brand and skin colors.

medium.com

An updated illustration style for Document Cloud

Untying the trefoil knot icon to create a visual language of continuous motion.

wepresent.wetransfer.com

A Manifesto by Christoph Niemann

Acclaimed illustrator Christoph Niemann shares the 10 rules that guide his drawing practice as part of our Manifesto series.

michalkrasnopolski.com

Minimalist Movie Posters

The designs rigorously adhere to the same mold: a circle overlaid by two diagonals, all inscribed in a square.

transhumans.xyz

Transhumans: Open Source Punk Sci-Fi Art Collection by Pablo Stanley

Transhumans, a collection of black and white illustrations inspired by punk rock, transhumanism, and minimalist Japanese art.

fastcompany.com

Of course the posters for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games are high art

The French bring a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ to poster design for the 2024 Olympic Games.

kottke.org

The Illustrated Book of Poultry

The Illustrated Book of Poultry by Lewis Wright was first published in 1870 and revised several times in the following decades.

kottke.org

New Woodblock Prints of Hokusai’s Previously Unpublished “Book of Everything”

A team is carving woodblocks and creating prints from a series of previously unpublished drawings by legendary Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai.