Adobe Stock contributor KatyaKatya has created a huge collection of lovely Christmas and holiday design templates including cards, flyers, letterheads, etc.

Graphic designer, illustrator, and Adobe Stock contributor @KatyaKatya has made it pretty easy for you to create various Christmas and holiday designs in no time. The talented designer has produced a wide range of lovely illustrated templates. All of the files are based on fully editable vector files. You can change every dimension, size, shape, color and you can add your own graphics and text in seconds. The collection includes plenty of Christmas and holiday cards as well as letterheads and flyers.

Please note, to edit these files you need professional graphic design software such as Adobe Illustrator. You can get the latest version from the Adobe Creative Cloud website, just have a look here. Below you can see just a small selection of graphics. For more, please click on the following link to see the full collection at Adobe Stock.

For those of you who want to see other useful graphic design assets, we recommend you to check out our extensive Templates category. In addition, you can find some of the most popular typefaces in our Fonts category.

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Stockholm Design Lab has created a visual identity for the remastering of recording artist Ted Gärdestad inspired by the music’s note sheets, movement, and flow.

The creative team of Stockholm Design Lab had the pleasure of visualizing the remastering of Ted Gärdestad, who was one of Sweden’s most acclaimed recording artists. With lyrics written by his brother Kenneth, the singer and musician managed to capture hope, heartbreak, and a love for nature in a variety of melodic songs.

Stockholm Design Lab came up with a graphic design concept that is deeply inspired by Ted Gärdestad’s music and lyrics. The result is a visual identity based on many layers, symbolizing the music’s note sheets, movement, and flow. In addition, it represents the collaboration between all the many parties involved in the project. They have created a graphic system that is highly recognizable yet flexible where each song has its unique composition based on the notes. Below you can find a few images. For more of Stockholm Design Lab’s creative work, please visit their website or follow them on Behance.

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All images © Hufton + Crow, shared with permission

A year since its opening, the snow-free ski hill and entertainment hub that sits above a waste-to-energy power plant in Copenhagen is fully open to outdoor enthusiasts. New aerial photographs from Hufton+Crow capture the rooftop complex Copenhill (previously) through a blanket of fog, revealing the now lush landscaping that lines hiking trails and visitors as they peer out over the surrounding water. The multi-use site, which is located at the Amager Resource Centre, even has the world’s tallest climbing wall, an 80-meter-high rock structure that scales the entirety of the building.

Copenhill is the project of Danish architectural firm BIG and is the highest outlook in the capital city. The new complex also boasts multi-faceted energy reuse, with the indoor plant converting waste into heat for residents’ homes, while the biodiverse hill outside absorbs heat, filters the air, and minimizes water runoff.

Available for download at Adobe Stock, this amazing collection of eye-catching floral vector backgrounds includes everything you need to create natural and festive designs in no time.

Those floral backgrounds of illustrated plants including flowers and leaves are really popular but quite difficult to create. Graphic designers need advanced skills in vector-based programs such as Adobe Illustrator. The graphic design duo and Adobe Stock contributors named @Vectortwins made it quite easy for you. Their extensive portfolio of graphic stock items includes a wide range of eye-catching floral vector backgrounds that can be used for a great variety of graphic design projects. Thanks to the use of only fully editable vector shapes, you are free to customize every single detail including form, size, and color.

Please note, these files require professional graphic design software such as Adobe Illustrator. You can get their latest versions from the Adobe Creative Cloud website, just have a look here. Below you can see just a small selection of graphics. For more, please click on the following link to see the full collection at Adobe Stock.

Do you want to discover more design assets? If so, feel free to browse through our extensive Templates category to find everything you need to create amazing designs in no time. Our reviews show you some of the best digital products from various graphic design resources.

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Up until the mid-19th century, the only way to cross the Vltava River in Prague was to head over the gothic stone arches of the Charles Bridge. The project of King Charles IV, construction of the now iconic structure began in 1357 after a flood damaged the existing walkway. A short animation by Engineering and Architecture peers back into history to chronicle the centuries-old building process as it shows wooden trusses framing the structure and bricks seemingly sprinkling into place. While the video collapses decades of work into less than a minute, the Charles Bridge wasn’t complete until the early 15th century.

Find more of Engineering and Architecture’s construction studies on Instagram and YouTube. (via Laughing Squid)

Graphic design studio JULY has created a badass brand identity for Maison Dentaire.

Studio JULY has been commissioned to work on a suitable brand strategy and visual identity as well as printed collaterals, packaging, and website design for Maison Dentaire, a dental clinic blending heritage and youth. Through a gritty tone of voice and a crisp yet daring type treatment, studio JULY’s goal was to develop a visual experience that conveys a feeling of establishment, confidence, and experience combined with a young attitude.

“Walking into Maison Dentaire, you immediately feel it is not your typical dental clinic. The familiar and laid back atmosphere makes you feel that you’re in good hands – it’s comparable to walking in your neighborhood’s barbershop, where you will sip a whiskey while waiting for your ‘man’ to groom you. That same person who was taking care of your ‘pa and Grandpa, making sure they always looked fresh and on point. “It’s not a men’s cave, it’s just about the global spirit.” Patients actually enjoy going to the dentist, it becomes their good moment in a bad day, even with a bad tooth.”

Below you can find a few images of this badass brand identity. For more of studio JULY’s creative work, please visit their website or follow them on Behance.

All images © by Studio JULY. Feel free to browse through our Graphic Design and Branding categories to find more inspiring work.

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Situated in a mountainous region of the Gifu Prefecture is a small village of Gassho-style homes, uniquely Japanese structures with thatched roofs that are built to withstand heavy snowfall. Dating back to the 11th century, the historic community of Shirakawa-go was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. While the designation draws tourists each year who are keen on studying the architecture and local history as they pass through the village, an unusual attraction draws inordinate crowds to the region.

Simply called the Water Hose Festival, the biannual event involves testing the site’s ability to respond to fire. The flammable and historic nature of the structures spurred caretakers to install massive sprinklers and hoses to prevent extensive damage. Each year in December and May, they test the lines and douse the homes, according to the video above that shows a similar process occurring at a site in Miyama. The systems are concealed inside structures that mimic the original architecture, and the new buildings open from the center allowing water to erupt into the air, a spectacular and almost comical process. (via Spoon & Tamago)

Shirakawa-go

Shirakawa-go



Prior to asking subjects to grin and “say cheese,” photographers would entreat those awaiting a portrait to “watch the birdie.” Now generally out of use, the phrase dates back to 1879 and references a technique to capture both kids’ and adults’ attention at just the right moment: Photographers would attach a little brass bird to the top of their lens—the 1950s film Watch the Birdie erroneously positions a songbird on the main character’s hat rather than his camera—and squeeze a pneumatic bulb, making the creature chirp and flap its wings as they snapped an image.

Austria-based Markus Hofstätter recently restored one of the historic gadgets, a process he demonstrates in a new video. He begins by degreasing the 140-year-old pieces, 3D printing a new base, and finally attaching the water-filled device to his wet plate camera. After removing the lens cap and blowing into a tube, he reveals the bird’s whistles.

For more tutorials and explorations into historic photography techniques, check out Hofstätter’s  YouTube and Instagram. You also might enjoy these similarly chirping antique boxes that feature singing bird automata. (via PetaPixel)

Download three of the best liquid text effects for Adobe Photoshop.

In the past, we had already shown you some great Photoshop text effects created by graphic designer and Adobe Stock contributor @Marcel. This time, we want to focus on his three latest liquid text effects. All three effects are very easy to use. They are based on a very high resolution ranging from 4000 x 4000px to 4864 x 5368px. All sample texts shown below are for display only and may not be included in the end-use. You can add your own text in seconds.

Please note, these files require Adobe Photoshop. You can get the latest version from the Adobe Creative Cloud website—just have a look here. If you want to know more about these liquid text effects, just have a look at the following images or click on the respective source link below.

Liquid Trails Text Effect

Liquid Psychedelic Text Effect vol. one

Liquid Psychedelic Text Effect vol. two

For those of you who want to see more graphic design assets, we recommend you to browse through our popular Templates category. Our reviews will help you to find some of the best graphic stock items from various design resources.

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Mexan graphic design studio Cariño has created a new visual identity for LA CHINA.

LA CHINA is an artisan brand specializing in spicy sauces. Débora Delgado, the founder of the brand, makes all products with her own hands in her own kitchen. The recipes are traditional, where the main ingredient is affection and a lot of heat.

Estudio Cariño has been commissioned to work on a unique brand identity for LA CHINA. The result is a fresh, new visual experience based on typography and little graphics. You can find more of Estudio Cariño’s creative projects on their website or follow them on Behance.

All images © by Estudio Cariño. Do not hesitate to browse through our Graphic Design, Branding, and Packaging Design categories to find other inspiring projects.

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