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Find Your Perfect Match: Collection of Free Thematic Social Icons Sets


  
Leather Social Icons Set by Sylvain Guizard How many times have you stumbled into a website that captivates you with its unique, remarkable design, where every functional part shines with originality? Then, when you decide to follow this creative person you suddenly discover that social media icons are just ordinary squares with recognizable colors and logos that barely fit into the whole composition. And as a result the overall effect fades away, the first impression proves wrong. It would seem that such a tiny thing as set of 32 px sized icons can’t bring disharmony, but as all we know, good design depends on attention to the details. Put that way even such a small part can radically change th general impression of what you see. An alternative would be creating everything from scratch. But that can be really time-consuming, especially with uncommon design intentions. What do we all do? We stroll along the broad avenues and tiny sideways of the world wide web, hoping to find these little helpers to make the web design shiny and impressive. Though this might cost a little time as well as money, generally, it is worth it. To save you from wasting hours of your productive time, we have picked 25 diverse social icon packs that can definitely outshine other ordinary collections and make your website design exceptional and memorable.

Exploring Geometry: 30 Exceptional Polygonal Art Illustrations


  
Polygons by Dave Murray Now and then different modern artists create artworks that force you to look at ordinary pictures in a whole new way. With a strong hint at the cubist style, polygonal art illustrations become extremely popular nowadays. Just like the old-school video games, this art direction inspires by exceptional interconnection between simple geometric forms, mainly with sharp corners and offbeat color combination. At first sight, every artwork is a giant collection of triangular shapes which recreates a feeling of depth and volume by means of light and dark tone of the same color that is used as a background. But if you take a closer look, you can definitely find circles, irregular polyhedra and segments with smooth lines that harmoniously complement each other and add slight touches of multilayerness.

Runny Paints: Modern Watercolor Portraits


  

Watercolor is one of the oldest and arguably greatest techniques of painting. A style that is becoming more and more popular. The upsurge in popularity is most assuredly owed, in no small part, to its versatility and simplicity, which give one an opportunity to experiment with the medium. Not only with materials on which the paint is applied, but also with different styles and themes.

Due to its long history, it’s no wonder that watercolor painting has won a lot of supporters and followers. So many talented people have worked with them or try at least tried using them once. Some to broaden their horizons, others to initially try as a hobby before they chose it as a prime direction.

Today we are showcasing the works of some really talented artists who are truly devoted to this technique. Some of them stick to traditional forms of art and others do experiments, but all in all they achieve fantastic results and create amazing modern watercolor portraits.

Runny Paints

1. Les Filles by Ekaterina Koroleva

Les Filles by Ekaterina Koroleva

2. Les Filles by Ekaterina Koroleva

Les Filles by Ekaterina Koroleva 2

3. Les Filles by Ekaterina Koroleva

Les Filles by Ekaterina Koroleva 3

4. Wish you were here by mathiole

Wish you were here

5. Manifesto by mathiole

Manifesto

6. Colorblind by mathiole

Colorblind

7. Acacia by Florian NICOLLE

Acacia

8. Portrait – Watercolor by auroraink 

Portrait Watercolor by auroraink

9. Iceflower – Preview by auroraink 

Iceflower by auroraink

10. Sherlock: I think I’m going to die – Crying colors by auroraink

Sherlock

11. Through the Mirror by auroraink

Through the Mirror

12. skies on fire by agnes-cecile

skies on fire

13. sheets of colored glass by agnes-cecile

sheets of colored glass

14. Portrait of a friend: Athena by jane-beata

Portrait of a friend Athena

15. Eye study in flesh tone by jane-beata

Eye study in flesh tone

16. Polyhymnia by Dark134

Polyhymnia

17. Spring Parturition by Dark134

Spring Parturition

18. Blue Meditation by Cate Parr Blue Meditation

19. Vogue Turkey by Cate Parr

Vogue Turkey

20. Deutche Vogue by Cate Parr 

Deutche Vogue

21. Metamorphosis III-cardinal bird by Clarae19

Metamorphosis III

22. Metamorphosis VI-peacock by Clarae19

Metamorphosis VI peacock

23. Coloured soul by Clarae19

Coloured soul

24. Y by neo-innov

Y by neo-innov

25. Coeur de pirate by neo-innov

Coeur de pirate

26. Just a self-portrait by strawberriiyhab

Just a self-portrait by strawberriiyhab

27. Esther Melody Band by Jeremy Kyle

Esther Melody Band

The Paint Has Dried

For all the apparent simplicity of the medium and tools the watercolor technique is really a complex artform. So, if you spotted a really creative watercolor artwork elsewhere, let us know. Do share your opinion with us on this collection. Which piece did you find the most impressive?

(rb)


Industrial Makeover: Fully Illustrated Package Designs


  

Packaging is considered to be one of the main influences in the marketer’s world, instantly forming the first impression. It also helps determine the initial success of the product, since customers are accustomed to making instant decisions. Thus, the more memorable the package designs are, the better the chances that the merchandise will end up in the cart. And when you are depending on the attractive outer shell, artistic package designs definitely run the show.

The clear advantage of creating illustrative packaging is that it will definitely stand out among other products on the shelf. Another great advantage is that people instinctively believe that the sophisticated and artistic cover brings with it a higher quality of product. But creating visually appealing design, packed with illustrations is not the easiest approach. Not everyone can rise to meet this particular challenge, providing customers with finely balanced design that reveals both the creative side of the designer and the essential aspects of the product.

The collection below showcases excellent examples of fully illustrated package designs that captivate with their originality and creativity, all the while providing the customers with all the necessary information.

Industrial Makeover

1. Burnt Sugar. At first glance the design has 3 memorable things which immediately catch the eye: bright, almost toxic background colors, radically different illustrations for each package and mind-blowing typography. This product is aimed not only to satisfy hunger cravings, but also intended to bring an aesthetic pleasure to the customer.

Burnt Sugar illustration

2. Active Packs uses an unconventional approach to drawing your attention to the various advantages and useful properties of the product by filling all available space with hand-written inscriptions and visual images.

Active Packs illustration

3. Kiss. Unlike the two previous examples that are packed with abstractions, this one focuses only on a single illustration of a specific object, covering every part of the package.

Kiss illustration

4. Saturday Night Live: The Game perfectly utilises the approach of “the more, the better”, heavily applying character illustrations, catchphrases and rules. The package design serves two purposes. First, to make the game easy to understand to customers before buying it. Second, to convey the emotions and joy that are hidden inside the box.

The Game illustration

5. Absolut Watkins is a really complex design that takes every detail into account. Affiliated with the famous Swedish illustrator, the bottle cover calls on fashion by using stylish figures and trendy colors. Moreover, the illustration has a clue where to buy this product that is hidden in the image of the airport.

Absolut Watkins illustration

6. Fisheye Black beautifully combines black and white abstract illustrations and colorful image installations, invoking mixed feelings.

Fisheye Black illustration

7. Laranja Mecânica is a great example of how to properly use only two classic colors, black and white, in order to force the product to jump off the retail shelves. Although, the high density of illustrations makes the package looks a bit messy.

Laranja Mecânica illustration

8. Interpack 2011 Exhibition Concepts uses monochromatic illustrations throughout these to-go carrying containers, presenting objects of everyday life that together tell the story of one girl.

Interpack 2011 Exhibition Concepts illustration

9. Taste of Yellow Chocolate has an amazing background that is filled with yellow drawings that perfectly pop against a black canvas.

Taste of Yellow Chocolate illustration

10. Penhaligon’s X’mas Gift 2011 is fully illustrated gift wrap that brings a note of a traditional British feel. With an illustration of classic a brick building as the core identity element on the front side and artistic drawings typifying the short stories on the back, the packaging arouses the vague feeling of British quaintness.

Penhaligon’s X'mas Gift 2011 illustration

11. Mari Vanna, in contrast to package design No. 7 that also uses only black and white colors, this one has the perfect combination of a pure white background and elegant, clean black illustration.

Mari Vanna illustration

12. Good Ol’ Sailor Organic Vodka effectively utilizes a maritime theme, providing the design with a range of vivid pictured marine inhabitants.

Good Ol’Sailor Organic Vodka illustration

13. Tesco Standard Plus Cakes calls on sweetness, using a gentle color scheme and astonishing typography throughout the whole package.

Tesco Standard Plus Cakes illustration

14. Brains ‘n Bones comes up with an engaging and quite radical solution, creating frightening illustrations of zombies that, at first push you away, but then attracts with skillful execution and enormous attention to detail.

Brains and Bones illustration

15. Burger King Global Packaging is the kind of design that you don’t see very often in the restaurant industry. Hand-drawn illustrations of the food and abstract interpretations of the beverages make the restaurant not only a pleasant place to eat, but also the place to boost your inspiration.

Burger King Global Packaging illustration

16. Moonstruck Chocolate has an amazing handcrafted nature illustration with a slight fairy touch. The embossed effect that is used to give the wrapper a more three dimensional look, emphasizes the beauty of the composition and creates a multi-sensory experience.

Moonstruck Chocolate illustration

17. Captain Ahab gives the impression of a worn-out, slightly dirty packaging, which is obtained by leveraging the old-style typography with a warm colored, noisy background and abrasive illustrations.

Captain Ahab illustration

18. Simone Fuchs Tea creates something of a fluid brand with its diversity amongst the package designs. Each product has its own unique, but at the same time similar, scratchy nature-inspired illustration, complemented with a rough typography peppered background.

Simone Fuchs Tea illustration

19. Five Point Art Supplies uses awe-inspiring graffiti graphic elements to deliver their message. Hand-rendered typography together with bright colorful ribbons are intended to show artists the right way.

Five Point Art Supplies illustration

20. R3 Stories reimagines classic book covers. The brand uses comic style typography, old-school illustrations and a dingy textured background. To further the packages’ engagement with personality, every book cover has its own unique and memorable design.

R3 Stories

21. Absolut London allows the consumer to dive into the world of London chic. The bottle is decorated with complex illustrations with a predominant use of a muted red and blue palette. The illustration represents 7 different characters, that by means of facial expression and distinctive appearance, tries to embody various fashion eras.

Absolut London illustration

22. Naturade uses a bold and simple combination of typeface and abstractions in their packaging. It is a great example of the accurate implementation of vibrant textile textures and condensed graphic elements.

Naturade illustration

23. What On Earth. Despite having a simple round label that is not too different or has that enviable of typography, the overall design captivates with its background illustrations. The rough hand-made pictures of the organic world that are beautifully incorporated into the package design demonstrates the main purpose of the goods, and make it complex and attractive.

What On Earth illustration

24. Moloko. The designer has done an amazing job building an identity that is noticeable. The regular milk package plays into a new vibe through the reproduced picturesque urban scenes made in 3 different color palettes.

Moloko illustration

25. Friggs Rice Cake relies heavily on traditional abstractions of nature and the countryside. With nothing superfluous, the package looks really sophisticated and vibrant, driving home the message of clean and simple food.

Friggs Rice Cake illustration

26. Paw Ridge is a most impressive printing, that is upscale without being snooty. The illustration, made in a natural style, consists of fictional characters that make the product adorable by evoking childhood memories. It is a great example of how small package illustrations can send powerful messages.

Paw Ridge illustration

27. Rhythm screams urban art deco style by means of simply pictured inherent attributes of modern youth. Despite having a heavily illustrated background, the simple bold typography is well set and really speaks volumes about the product.

Rhythm illustration

28. How Stuff Works Box Sets is another example of a heavily illustrated package design. With the use of muted colors and monochrome illustrations, tightly placed on the box surface, the design conveys a warm experience.

How Stuff Works Box Sets illustration

All for Now

As you can see, sometimes creating packaging designs can be the perfect solution to convey the brand essence, and establish a connection with customers on an emotional level. All the examples represented above have unique and catchy packages, that will definitely come get noticed. Now it’s your turn. Tell us which package designs excite you the most? Which brand, in your opinion, has the most engaging and revealing design? Sound off, we are eager to hear from you.

(rb)


Through the Lens: Emotive Portraits Revealing Cameras’ Souls


  

Plenty of people underestimate the power and significance of a camera, writing it off as a nothing but a small hand-held tool. However, this sleek device not only captures high-quality photos of everyday moments, but it also expands the boundaries of the art.

Like with anything involved in the creative process, cameras, as well as the person behind it, invests a part of itself to the creation of a photo. Even though common belief maintains that inanimate objects do not have a soul, some enthusiastic photographers seem prove the opposite. Of course, human imagination and the ability to envision a final result play a significant role, but when they are put in front of the lens the cameras’ souls are revealed.

Just take a look at first picture below, can you not see the sadness in its lens? Certainly, not everyone will immediately see that little something special in these ordinary devices, but with the proper composition, these artists show nothing is impossible. Many different interpretations can be taken away, but regardless of what you get from them, this collection shows the various faces of cameras’ souls.

In the collection below, we have gathered photos that were created by passionate people, who are eager not only to pay tribute to cameras by creating these portraits of them, but to also try and reveal the souls of the devices.

Portraits of Cameras

1. The Brownie Camera Club by pixelmama
The Brownie Camera Club

2. Camera & Tea by Seqqat
camera and tea

3. C L A C K by Kimberly Chorney
C L A C K camera

4. Mr. Vario by snaperture
Mr Vario

5.  Dad’s Old Camera – Yashica-Mat Copal-MXV by SRHart
Dad's Old Camera - Yashica-Mat Copal-MXV

6.  Camera and Strawberries by Ula Camera and Strawberries

7. Happy Sliders Sunday by fionajonesphotography
Happy Sliders Sunday

8. Ciro flex by Ryan Maine
Ciro flex

9. Paillard Bolex B8 Cine Camera by inkyfingerz
Paillard Bolex B8 Cine Camera

10. Kodak Brownie Flash IV in the dock by lumowerkx
Kodak Brownie Flash IV

11. Old Camera by dream_wave
the old Camera

12. day 5: the camera by Celine Taylor
the camera

13. Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Sonar Onestep by dpup
Polaroid SX 70

14. Camera one, camera two by marchellem
Camera one, camera two

15. Kodak Brownie Flash IV by lumowerkx
Kodak Brownie Flash IV

16. Keirs camera by my lovely life through a lens
Keirs camera

17. Una cámara con mucha historia by nashkita
Una cámara con mucha historia

18. De vacaciones con mi cámara by nashkita
De vacaciones con mi cámara

19. Baby Brownie Camera by Charlotte Dee 
Baby Brownie Camera

20. Polaroid 1000 Land Camera and Polatronic 1 Flash by Arty Smokes
polaroid 1000 land camera

21.  Cyclops Bokeh 325/365 by EspressoTime
Cyclops Bokeh 325/365

22.  Camera in grass by Franz B. Photography 
camera in grass

23. My Kiev 4a by Mathijs Delva

24. Pornstar by + Yusuf +
Pornstar by Yusuf

25. Kodak Brownie Box Camera Balancing Act by Inspiredphotos

26. Ansco camera by Jessica Rose
Ansco Camera

27. The Camera is a Sketch Book by Amanda Mabel
the camera is a sketch book

Cameras’ Hearts Wide Open or Not?

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Studying the collection above you should definitely notice different states of mind and abstract concepts, that were hidden in the images. Loneliness (pic.5), friendship (pic.14), unity (pic.25) or even friskiness (pic.18). By now you should realize that cameras can not only capture everyday moments, they could also be inspiring, attractive and vivid by themselves.

Do let us know your favorite portrait, or maybe you have several beloved shots of your own? Also, it will be interesting to know, what kind of feelings have been evoked while exploring this roundup? We hope to hear your opinion!

(rb)


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