Shape: A short film about design
Concisely put Shape is part of a project to get young people thinking about how the world is made around them, and where design fits in. It is raw, relevant and conceptually thoughtful. Expand your horizons about how design shapes your experiences on Think Design.
National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and agency M/H VCCP bring art and geo-targeting technology in a music video that updates profiles of missing children from the NCMEC database as per the location where the video is played. 1 runaway girl is back with her family and hopefully, more kids will be rescued as well.
Artwork by Skulp
It is said that good art directors have great copy sense. Creative director, Brian LaRossa feels that reading and writing helps designers make sense of who they are, develop proficiency, foster intellect, and take their craft to the next level. This is when a designer can truly evolve.
Having the idea seed isn’t enough, it charms only once it blooms. But what matters to the growth process, is it gut or money or time or more than that? WeTransfer asked 20,000 creatives 7 questions to find out how they develop their idea. The insightful report.
In India, if a person chose design as an occupation he was presumably doomed. So, Project Taxi Fabric showed off that design was not only functional or purposeful but could also tell stories that have an impact. About 30 designers drew and printed colourful seat covers for some kali peelies with stories of their beloved city, Mumbai — Video
Check out how a graphic designer and advertising professional spent their time on the streets of Pune on Sundays.
Project: A Fresh Coat
Eloisa Iturbe wanted to have an output for creativity other than her commercial work at her studio. She was more close to nature and the random shape of objects than actual pure art and design. Her instagram is filled with objects painted by her and photographed in crisp sunlight. Find out what goes behind these asthetic pieces.
Source: https://wepresent.wetransfer.com/story/eloisa-iturbe/
Creative ideas don’t come easy. So, WeTransfer asked 10,128 of its users in 143 countries seven questions about their ideas. Download the full report
💐 Creative minds we've lost, whose lives and work changed the way we think, the way we see and the way we understand >> the tribute << CREDIT: WeTransfer
Every designer has at some point found themselves nudging elements around on screen for an hour, only to find themselves right back where they started.
Here's a way to beat around this painful part of the design process. One designer starts (or serves) and spends 10 minutes working on a design. After ten minutes, and no matter where they’ve got to, they fire the file over to the other designer, who spends another ten minutes playing around with the design. That second designer then sends it back and you repeat this process until you’re happy. That’s it. That’s design ping pong.
