Today’s book recommendation: The Graphic Design Play Book, an exploration of visual thinking in the creative fields of typography, signage, logo design, posters, and branding.

Based on specific case studies, this beautifully designed book uses visual puzzles and activities to explain how typography, signage, posters, and branding works best. All concepts and graphic design techniques of visual communication are presented in an engaging and interactive way. The book is illustrated with numerous fonts, posters, and pictograms created by renowned designers such as Otl Aicher, Pierre Di Sciullo, Otto Neurath, and Gerd Arntz to visually appeal not only to professional graphic designers but also to those who would like to find out more about visual communication and graphic design in general. Please read more below.

Released in 2019 by Laurence King Publishing, the Graphic Design Play Book features 80 informative pages. The four sections of the book deal with the topics of typography, posters, signs, and identity. This very enjoyable little publication is the perfect slim paperback for on the go. For further information, just click on the following link or have a look at the images below.

Do not hesitate to browse through our Book category to find more recommended publications for graphic design students and creative professionals. You can also browse through our Graphic Design and Branding categories to see a wide range of outstanding case studies for your daily dose of inspiration!

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Available for download at Adobe Stock, this black and white brand guidelines template for Adobe InDesign is the right choice for everyone looking for a modern and minimalist solution.

Designed in the standard size of A4, this well-designed brand guidelines template consists of 16 fully editable pages. You are free to customize every single detail to showcase your branding project the right way. All sample texts are for display only and may not be included in the end-use. You can add your own texts, images, and graphics with just a few simple clicks.

Please note, this product requires Adobe InDesign. You can get the latest version from the Adobe Creative Cloud website, just have a look here. Feel free to learn more about this new brand guideline template by clicking on the following link or have a look at the images below.

Do not hesitate to find other useful design assets in our recommended Templates category. The section features lots of premium graphic design resources.

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Graphic design, branding, packaging, and web design by the branding people for Osiery’s premium underwear.

Osiery is a Mexican brand specializing in premium women’s underwear. The brand is well known for its sobriety and comfiness for all sizes and shapes. The creative people of graphic design studio ‘the branding people‘ were asked to work on a new visual identity including communication design, packaging, and web design. Below you can find a few images of the project. For those who want to see more of the studio’s creative work, please visit their website or follow them on Behance and Instagram.

All images © by the branding people. Check out other inspiring work in the Graphic Design, Branding, Packaging, and Web Design categories.

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Available for download, Adobe Stock contributor Marina Zlochin has produced plenty of witty vector graphics and illustrations based on COVID-19 and social distancing to give you the opportunity to create designs that make this global coronavirus crisis look a little less threatening.

Marina Zlochin is a skilled graphic design, illustrator, and Adobe Stock contributor with the vision to provide other creatives from all over the world with lovely vector graphics and stock illustrations that can be used in a wide range of design projects. Her Adobe Stock account includes countless useful design templates for different needs but there is also this very special selection of witty vector graphics and illustrations based on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please note, all of these files require professional graphic design software such as Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop. You can get their latest versions from the Adobe Creative Cloud website, just have a look here. For those who want to know more about these beautifully designed graphics and illustrations, just click on the following link.

We recommend you to browse through our Templates category to find even more graphic design resources. The section includes plenty of highly professional design assets for different needs.

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Kristian is one of my best friends. He’s one of the funniest, most genuine people I’ve ever met. He’s also an addict.

He did not ask to be this way, but the effects of depression and anxiety led him on a path towards the illness and some very dark places.

After losing touch for a few years, Kristian resurfaced on Instagram, sixty days sober and with the announcement that he was launching a new podcast that would detail his journey from a 20-something gripped by alcohol addiction, to where he is now — a man thriving in recovery.

I reached out and offered to help. We caught up on the last few years, I learned a lot about what an addict is and what they are not. Some of his stories genuinely brought me to tears.

Over the last few months we’ve been working together to develop a visual identity and art direction style for the podcast, titled Breaking the Habit – An Odyssey of Addiction, Sobriety and Mental Wellbeing.

The visual identity uses repeated elements that somehow break or change to reflect the idea of “breaking out of the cycle of addiction.” Elsewhere, the use of metaphorical imagery and understated tone of the art direction reflects the raw, unfiltered themes of the podcast, creating an aura for the brand that is neither happy or sad in an attempt to capture the often uncertain journey from addiction to sobriety.

Poignant quotes of famous individuals who have battled addiction are visualised onto billboards and posted across the brand’s social media channels, to highlight their importance and to help give a voice to those who are suffering.

Episode 1 is now streaming everywhere.

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Gift box design by Bracom Agency to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated across many Asian countries. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, children walk through the streets of Vietnam with illuminated lanterns in various colors and shapes.

In order to celebrate this popular event, the creative folks of Bracom Agency have created a beautiful Magic Mooncake gift box. “The mooncake set by Bracom, featuring the enchanting image of the moon, is highly believed to be a valuable present to show our appreciation toward friends and clients for their productive cooperation. The visualization of the autumn moon rising over a tranquil lake reminds us of putting aside the hectic life to enjoy the allure of nature for the present.”

Check out the following images or visit Bracom’s website. You can also follow them on Behance.

All images © by Bracom Agency. You can find other inspiring work in our Graphic Design, Branding, and Packaging Design categories.

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Available for download at Adobe Stock, these Corona virus-related design templates and stock images are perfect for Halloween 2020.

Halloween is still around the corner, but 2020 has already been a really scary year. With the ongoing global pandemic of COVID-19, our daily routine is determined by the Coronavirus. Nevertheless, just like last year at this time, we want to show you some of the best Halloween design templates and stock images. While browsing through Adobe Stock, we noticed many creative ideas on how contributors managed to combine the two topics of Halloween and COVID-19 to make October 31 in 2020 even creepier.

Below you can see what we found but there is way more on Adobe Stock, just have a look here.

Do not hesitate to find other design assets in our recommended Templates category. The section provides you with information on some of the best graphic design resources for creative professionals.

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Available for download at Adobe Stock, these trendy abstract and geometric graphics are ideal to create minimalist artworks with a hand-drawn style.

Those simple yet eye-catching artworks are currently extremely trendy. That’s why we browsed through Adobe Stock to find an extensive collection that includes a great range of stunning hand-drawn compositions of abstract and geometric graphics. All of the files are based on fully editable vector shapes. This way, you are able to change every single detail according to your own taste.

Please note, these files require 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 only a small selection of the graphics. For more, just click on the following link to find a great collection of trendy minimalist abstract and geometric graphics.

Check out our recommended Templates category to find even more graphic design assets for different needs. We have reviewed a wide range of products from different graphic design resources to show you some of the best files for your daily creative work.

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Download fully editable graphic design assets from a massive collection of high-quality infographics and presentation templates.

At Adobe Stock, graphic designers can choose from a wide range of stock images and design assets to incorporate these products into their own creative work. Infographics and presentation templates are particularly popular among Adobe Stock users and the following collection is without any doubt one of the best we could find at the platform. All of the graphics are based on fully editable vector files. Using these templates, you are able to create stunning charts and presentations in no time.

Please note, these files require 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. For those who want to know more about these infographics and presentation templates, just click on the following link.

Are you hungry for more stunning design assets? If so, feel free to browse through our extensive Templates category to find more exceptional graphic design resources. The section includes plenty of templates including logos, infographics, textures, website themes, just to name a few.

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An iconic sci-fi character comes to life in the form of an enormous droid that looms 60-feet above Japan. A project of Gundam Factory Yokohama, it’s the tallest robot in the world, and after months of engineering, this life-sized bot now can swivel its head, kneel, point upward, and even walk, despite weighing an incredible 55,500 pounds.

RX-78-2 Gundam robot is straight from Mobile Suit Gundam, the 1979 animated television series that originally was directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino and animated by Sunrise, before turning into a massive franchise with more than 50 films, television spin-offs, manga, and video games. It was slated for unveiling at a new amusement park dedicated to the bot this October, but the opening has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. If you have the chance to visit the Tokyo area in the next year, however, Gundam will be stationed in the Port of Yokohama, which is just south of the city. (via My Modern Met)

Life-sized Gundam in Yokohama is now in testing mode.pic.twitter.com/51HVoraPb7

— Catsuka (@catsuka) September 21, 2020

あれはなんだ？
鳥か、飛行機か？

二倍速です！#動くガンダム #gundam #動けガンダム　#動く実物大ガンダム #横浜ガンダム pic.twitter.com/jGlarzeVIe

— なんちゃん（祝ガンプラ40周年） (@nansei2) October 4, 2020

山下公園より

歩くガンダム！

二倍速です！#動くガンダム #gundam #動く実物大ガンダム #横浜ガンダム #動けガンダム pic.twitter.com/DIPqAGhmNW

— なんちゃん（祝ガンプラ40周年） (@nansei2) October 4, 2020