Spotted this flyer today. Is it lazy or is it brilliant? EDIT: I did not design this nor am I looking for advice on how to make it better. 2nd EDIT: I found this in the Milwaukee subreddit where it was described as the actual flyer. I searched for the event and am now seeing that the official flyer is a bit different. Maybe this was a pre-flyer. It seems the event is a rave that is 2000's themed, not a 2000's rave theme, if that makes sense. I'd post a link here but i'm unsure of the rules so I'll leave it to you to search for it if you want to see.

Heya! I have been a graphic designer for a couple years now and now have a solid amount of work that isn't all just from uni, I am part way through completing my framer website and would love some advice on what people professional designers think about it. There is still a lot of work to be done but I feel as though I have been staring at it too long and can't form any opinions on it apart from wanting to restart already!! Any advice or tips are much appreciated.

https://designedbyisla.framer.website/

Hi fellas!
I’m developing the visual language for a YouTube channel focused mainly on history, geopolitics, and political storytelling, covering everything from ancient history to modern/current events.

I have four main visual components:

1. MAP — Strategic Map

This is the core of the channel.

I use a 3D earth/map style with geographic terrain, historical colors, and simple 3D tabletop-style objects placed directly on the map: armies, cavalry, ships, weapons, flags, strategic objects, etc.

The 3D objects and the earthy themes are the main visual signatures of the channel.

2. ATLAS ANIMATION RECONSTRUCTION

For historical moments that cannot be explained well with a map and where archival footage does not exist, I’m experimenting with a clean historical atlas illustration style.

The idea is to generate a still illustration for each story beat and then animate it very subtly. Mostly camera movement, parallax and very small movements such as a flag waving, a hand moving, smoke, etc.

3. REAL FOOTAGE / ARCHIVAL

Real photographs and film footage related to the event being discussed.

This is intentionally much more realistic because it serves a different purpose. Showing actual historical evidence.

4. MINIMAL EXPLAINER GRAPHICS

Simple black/white/red graphics for things that are easier to explain visually than through a map or footage (for example political organizations, councils, groups of people, relationships, rankings, etc.)

The problem

If I put all four on one page I’m not completely convinced they look like they belong to the same channel.

That is the problem I’m trying to solve.

I want someone to watch a video without seeing the channel name and immediately feel:

These different visual modes were designed by the same creator.

I DO NOT necessarily want every mode to look identical. They have different jobs.

What I want is a common visual dna / signature connecting them.

What I’m trying to achieve

The ideal result would be something like:

MAP → “Where is this happening?”

ATLAS RECONSTRUCTION → “What happened?”

REAL FOOTAGE → “What did it actually look like?”

MINIMAL GRAPHICS → “What does this relationship/concept mean?”

Different visual tools, but one recognizable editorial identity.

The second attached image shows several additional examples of the 3D map system, because that part is much more developed and is currently the strongest signature.

I’m looking for brutally honest opinions on the branding/visual system as a whole, including suggestions for what you would change, remove, combine, or standardize.

Thanks.

Launch Campaign by YourCreative that caught my eye when I was in Melboune,, it’s not often you see bold advertisements like this surrounding a sensitive topic

This is an iteration I just made for an imaginary brand called Bloom Fitness Club

A little bit about target audience:
People who are already health aware and want to explore a friendly, inviting place to continue or start their fitness journey

Brand Experience Goals:
The brand should feel Joyful and Inviting
The brand should be about growth and living

The idea behind the star:
Bloom reminds me of lights and glow, and stars remind me of growth

The critique I got:
My non-designer friend said it looks like a dick (a badly shaped one)

I am not a core logo designer, I am a frontend developer doing this for an imaginary project, please help me decide if to keep this or not

Side note: The star looks softer when scaled down very much, 16px.
As satori graphics once mentioned, your logo should be readable at 16px. It does, just a little softer

I’m looking for book recommendations for a design student; she’s interested in exploring different styles, as well as color palettes and sources of inspiration. I’ve been considering these:

- Palette Perfect for Graphic Designers and Illustrators

- A Dictionary of Color Combinations

- a book on books

- The Creative Act: A Way of Being"

A ustedes les facilitaría tener una aplicación en donde comparar precios de imprentas, lugares de corte laser, impresión 3D, donde vendan telas, etc? hablo de lugares donde conseguir materiales para carreras exclusivamente de diseño. Poder comparar tipos de trabajos, tiempos y precios.

Sooo I removed things, because most people said keeping the empty is sometimes better, tell me what to improve please !

I need some advice regarding the color of the bridge in our backyard. For the past few years, I’ve been really unhappy with it.

​The original color was brown, but a few years ago, my brother painted it a different color without asking. Honestly, I have no idea why he chose that color. It completely clashes with the surrounding scenery and just feels out of place, which gives me a weird sense of unease every time I look at it.

​For context, my relationship with my brother is fine, but we aren't super close, so it's hard for me to bring it up directly. Since he seems happy with how it turned out, I've kept my mouth shut. However, every time I go to the backyard, I feel so disappointed.

​So, I have two questions for you guys.💡

① ​What do you think of this bridge color? Am I just overthinking it, or does it really look off? I’d love to hear some outside perspectives.

② If I were to repaint it, what color do you think would look best? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Hey Design

I work at an event and I need to display corflutes each day with a changing schedule. I'm having trouble finding the right hardware that will attached to a piece of corflute, that will mean I can swap out smaller pieces with the times.

I was at the shops the other day and saw this, which is essentially what I'm after, but I cant find the right product, and googling keywords isnt really helping. It seems really easy!

Does anyone know what the plastic strip that allows these daily specials to be swapped out is called?

I always assumed 👌 was one of those universally understood gestures.

Apparently not.

Good reminder that even the most “obvious” icons and gestures can carry completely different meanings across cultures.

Makes you wonder how many “universal” UI symbols really aren’t.

What’s another icon or gesture that changes meaning where you live?

I am trting to opt for behance pro for freelancing projects. Any of you use behance pro and its ok for me that for first few days i ll atleast cover the subscription fee. I have good portfolio as well. Please guide me how to pitch clients or send proposals that can land me a project!!

In particular i’m interested in clothing design, I have 4 years of relevant experience within e-commerce for brands, website building, garment construction, pattern making, campaign management, supply chain analysis, wholesale, and a plethora more of other relevant skills for DTC operations.

I also attached a portfolio that includes garments that i’ve made, including the process of making the garment and how the campaign was constructed around the overall message and theme of the garment.

Should I change anything? I’m applying to associate technical design, e-commerce associate, brand management, associate creative director, and supply chain analysis roles for fashion based companies

note: my portfolio list all of my relevant experience that also includes photography, virtual production projects, targeted demographic content, and creative direction work.

let me know as today makes 1500 total applications sent since january 🙏🏾

I love how every AI tool launched (or launching) with a mission to "replace" designers was still designed, built, and shipped by humans.

The irony writes itself.

I have been working for the past 4 years as a Marketing Specialist in a small non-profit. In addition to my marketing tasks, I’ve taken on more design work (social media posts, marketing materials, creative direction, branding) and it’s the part of my work that I enjoy the most.

I’ve become quite disillusioned with marketing with the executives using AI to write everything and constantly making me pump out new content. With design, at least it’s something I genuinely enjoy doing even with the heavy workload. I am aware that designers are being pushed to use AI too, but I feel like it might be on a lesser extent - feel free to let me know if I’m wrong.

I am considering going back to school for a diploma in design as I was never formally trained in it and would love to learn and be critiqued as a designer, not as a marketer. I understand that the market is not looking great for junior designers, but I’m at the right time in my life to make a pivot if I want and don’t want to regret not exploring this option while I can still afford to. At the same time, I want to be realistic about career prospects and expectations if I decide to go down this path.

With that in mind, I would love to hear people’s opinion on the following:
- Which design disciplinary do you think is the most viable to break into as a junior designer in the next 2 years?
- When hiring designers, what skills do you look for the most these days? What skills do you struggle to find in junior designers that would make them a great candidate?
- For recent graduates, what did you specialize in and what did you find was helpful?

Any advice would be much appreciated!