Design and visual communications
Design resources
Adobe:
top graphic design trends
Adobe looks at the trends for 2023 with Emmy-winning designer Chris Do
AisleOne
A great blog on minimalism and modernist design (last content entry in 2017)
The Art of the Title Sequence
Ever wonder about the back stories to film opening titles? This site has quotations and clips old and new
Awwwards
The best of web design, with regular updates, a directory, and even sits vac (4/21)
CAP Online
JY&A’s old magazine on design, business and marketing, with features
from CAP magazine, plus web-exclusive articles
Creative Pro
One of the best and most comprehensive resources for the visual
communications industry
Design Observer
A blog-driven and intelligently written design site with some high-profile
authors: Michael Bierut, William Drenttel, Jessica Helfand and Rick
Poynor
Design Taxi
Examining trends and the wider picture in the design world, as well as the latest developments across its many professions
Design Week
The world’s leading design-industry weekly
Dexinger Design Portal
A showcase of new products, encouraging visitor input
Domus
The famous Italian architecture, design and art magazine, with regularly
updated features
Graphis
Online home of the famous design annuals (4/21)
Hiba Studio
Run by our friend Hasan Abu Afash, Hiba Studio, in Gaza, is a typefoundry
and design studio. Hasan also has some excellent articles on design
online, in Arabic and English
Slanted
A German magazine
covering the graphic design profession. The online edition includes a blog and portfolios
The Society of Publication Designers
The world's leading organization for editorial designers
Subtraction
A wonderful, modernist-style blog dealing with interactive design
and technology, by Khoi Vinh
Web Designer Depot
Insights on design, techniques, and even free downloads (4/21)
Designers
JYA Creative
Branding, marketing strategy and global strategy, with the world’s
leading experts including Jack Yan, Stefan Engeseth, Demian Rosenblatt and others
David Philpott
One of Jack Yan’s former students from Massey University, who created
the JY Circles typeface
David Siegel
The site from the designer of Tekton. There's plenty to browse through
at this site
Hiba Studio
Run by our friend Hasan Abu Afash, Hiba Studio, in Gaza, is a typefoundry
and design studio. Hasan also has some excellent articles on design
online, in Arabic and English
Javier Romero Design Group
An international design group based in Madrid and New York
McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry
(MBDC)
Industrial designers McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry is dedicated
to transforming the design of products, processes, and services
worldwide. The firm’s principals have even authored a book
printed on synthetic paper that doesn’t use trees. Ethical,
eco-effective design with a team of 20 in Charlottesville, Va.
Sandler Mergel
Graphic design, communications and multimedia company based in Sweden,
at a new URL
Illustration
Fant Asia
For fans of the new art genre of computer-generated illustration,
here is some stunning work from artist Akihiko Kametaka
Jennifer Downey
A very talented Bay Area illustrator, specializing in health, lifestyle,
fashion and beauty. A tasteful and colourful site with excellent
work
Oliver Weiss Design
Oliver Weiss introduced us to his illustrations many years ago, and we
were highly impressed. Doing spot illustrations in magazines and
newspapers, Mr Weiss’s style is simple and expressive. The
site is attractively designed and he even showcases earlier samples
of his work
Interior designers
Wonderwall
Interior design firm founded by Masamichi Katayama, with one of the most inventive portfolio pages we’ve seen in a long time
Photographers
Detune Photography
You’ve seen his work in Lucire,
now check out the rest. Douglas Rimington is one of the most passionate photographers
we have ever met—and is the humblest bar none
Jon Moe
Jon has shot more Lucire covers than anyone else at the time
of writing (August 2005), with stunning celebrity shots and more.
A true gentleman in the profession
Grant Maiden Photography
Beautifully designed site, but even more stunning is the photography
from this international talent, based in New Zealand
Mat Baker, Photographer
One of our favourite photographers based in Auckland, New Zealand,
with a penchant for fashion and old Chevy Impalas
Photography of Michael
Anthony
Beautiful work from this professional photographer. His online portfolio
has personal, fashion, entertainment and model images
Thomas Fahey Photography
Atlanta, Georgia-based photographer, specializing in fashion and
glamour photography
Tigre Escobar
A talented Madrid- and Miami-based fashion photographer
Photographic resources
California Coastal
Records Project
Aerial photographs of the California coastline—pick a spot
using the map, or feed in latitude and longitude, and the aerial
photograph, regularly updated, will appear in the main window. There
are 10,000 images here, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Pt Reyes,
Pt Sur and the Queen Mary
Photoethnography
A very enjoyable web site, particularly Karen Nakamura’s wonderful
collection of classic cameras
PhotoSecrets
PhotoSecrets produces guides for travel photographya valuable resource
for photographers
Prix Pictet
Sponsored by Swiss bank Pictet & Cie., the world’s premier
photographic award in sustainability, with the first one presented
by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Rangefinder
Rangefinder succeeds Photo District News, and has similar high quality in discussing photographic
issues, including scanners, trends, photographic libraries, equipment
and more
Virtual imaging
Ron Lloyd Associates, Inc.
Bringing blueprints to life: Ron Lloyd Associates creates photorealistic
images from design prints