20 Actionable Tips to Build a Winning Visual Brand Identity – Design School How do you stand apart from your competitors visually? How do you develop a brand identity that tells a consistent, coherent story without saying a word? Why is visual branding important? There’s a lot of confusing, misleading information about branding. So, let’s break it down. What is Brand Identity? Your brand identity is defined by how your audience perceives you. A long-standing analogy is to view your brand as a person. In order to make friends with that person, you need to positively influence how they see you. A brand that excel at this is Starbucks. Using Instagram, the coffee giant finds and regrams photos of Starbucks enthusiasts. I know you’re thinking, that’s nice, but what does this have to do with visual branding? What is Visual Brand Identity? Visual branding is how you show the type of friend you will be. You can, and should, use visual clues to suggest abstract ideas. Are you authoritative, feminine, irreverent, acerbic, fancy, playful? 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09.
An Introduction to WASH for Development - Global Water Jobs The International WaterCentre (IWC) is offering a new 10 week online training course, 'An Introduction to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for Development', a highly interactive program that empowers development practitioners with an understanding of the fundamentals of the WASH sector in low and middle income countries. Students will be introduced to the core principles involved in planning, designing and implementing WASH activities to improve sustainable and equitable access to domestic water supply and sanitation facilities, and to improve hygiene behaviours. Who should participate This course is designed for present or future development practitioners working in civil society or non-government organisations, government institutions, donor organisations and consulting firms, and for those working in the water industry who want an understanding of approaches to WASH problems in the developing world. Cost AUD $870 per person (including GST) More information
Graphic Design Inspiration: 50 Amazing Designers You Should Know – Design School There’s a certain feeling that you get when you step into an art gallery or see an exhibition for the first time. Inspiration: it makes your eyes wide and your brain start ticking. Most importantly, it’s a powerful force to drive new ideas. If you’re looking for inspiration for a graphic design project, there’s no better way to motivate yourself than to see good design in action. Between imagining the technology that’s pushing us into the future and challenging the boundaries of visual communication, designers are an integral part of a fast-paced world that’s changing all around us. We wanted to share with you our pick of awesome designers that inspire and excite us to keep our creative juices flowing. We love finding new talent! 01. Hailing from Detroit, Aaron Draplin is a self-taught graphic designer who discovered his talent during a snowboarding stint at the age of 19. 02. 03. Richard Perez creates illustrations that make your imagination smile. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Hydraulics and Hydrology: The Water Resource Tools Available in Infrastructure Design Suite Primary Speaker: Dino Lustri Dino Lustri, P.E., P.S., is a consulting water resources engineer and surveyor (licensed in Ohio and Florida). Dino first began using AutoCAD® in 1987, and has experienced each progression relating to civil engineering and surveying, from DCA and Softdesk to Land Desktop and Civil 3D®. His professional experience includes hydrologic and hydraulic modeling (HEC-2, HEC-RAS, TR-55, TR-20, etc.), and contracts in construction. #Webdesign : Flou ou dessin vectoriel ? Découvrez les tendances visuelles de l'année 2015 Avec ses 47 millions d’images disponibles, Shutterstock se positionne comme un des leaders de bases de données de photos, vecteurs et illustrations libres de droits. Tous les ans, la société publie une infographie qui reprend les données issues des recherches réalisées par ses utilisateurs sur sa plate-forme. Cette étude cherche donc à déterminer les tendances qui domineront les arts visuels en 2015. En analysant l’activité de téléchargement et des recherches faites sur son site, Shutterstock peut tous les ans rendre public son étude. 2015 ne fait pas exception à la règle et grâce à ces données, il est possible d’observer les tendances qui varient d’un pays à l’autre. Il semblerait que les utilisateurs français aient une certaine préférence pour les images géométriques (formes et motifs, flat design, éclaboussure de peinture), tandis que le Japon s’attache particulièrement aux visuels de spa (nettoyant pour le visage, peau, soins du corps…). Quelles sont les tendances 2015 ?
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Startups, This Is How Design Works – by Wells Riley Climate Change, Water Supply and Sanitation: Risk Assessment, Management, Mitigation and Reduction | IWA Publishing Climate Change, Water Supply and Sanitation: Risk Assessment, Management, Mitigation and Reduction pulls together the final outcomes and recommendations from the PREPARED project that originated from the WSSTP (Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform) thematic working group Sustainable Water Management in Urban areas. The PREPARED project confirms and demonstrates the technological preparedness of water supply and sanitation systems of of ten cities in Europe and also Melbourne and Seattle to adapt to the expected impacts of climate change. It shows that the water supply and sanitation systems of cities and their catchments can adapt and be resilient to the challenges of climate change; and that the technological, managerial and policy adaptation of these PREPARED cities can be cost effective, carbon efficient and exportable to other urban areas within Europe and the rest of the world. The book: Table of Contents: Editor(s): Gesche Grützmacher Berliner Wasser Betriebe, Germany,
50 Most Amazingly Talented Graphic Designers To Follow On Instagram In its early days, Instagram used to be all about filtered pictures of your lunch and your pets, but since then it has grown into an immeasurably useful creative tool. Nowadays Instagram can be used for just about anything, and a lot of creatives have opted to use it as a catalogued portfolio of their work and a platform to network with others in their field. From handcrafted typographers, illustrators and painters, right through to animators and 3D designers, there is an Instagram page for just about every creative niche and to prove this, we’ve decided to compile a list of some inspiring designers and avid ‘grammers that we think will bring some style and creativity to your daily feed. 01. Mike Perry – @mikeperrystudio Mike Perry’s Instagram feed is an explosion of colour, handcrafted type and psychedelic animation. 02. Based in New York, Timothy Goodman is a man of many talents, some of which are showed off in his well-curated Instagram feed. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13.