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100+ Minimal and Typographic Package Designs

Time for a little inspiration. Package design can be tricky, but as you can see here, sometimes it can be relatively simple and still come across as beling elegant. Sometimes, less is more….. Here are over 100 examples of package design that either has a minimal style, or a typographic based solution. If you like these and you’d like to learn more about package design, TheDieline.com and LovelyPackage.com are the places to visit. A big thanks goes out to them for a lot of the images you see here.

100+ Minimal and Typographic Package Designs
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Featured Artist: Neal McCullough

If you’re in need of a little inspiration, and you favor illustration, look no further than Neal McCullough. I received an email from Neil yesterday, and I was so impressed with his work, I had to share. Neil is a talented illustrator, and a lot of his work has a “clean, yet vintage” feel about it. Check out his website, HandDrawnCreative.

Featured Artist: Neal McCullough

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35 Stunning Hi-Res “Public Domain” Astronomy Images

In the wake of Shepard Fairey’s debacle with the AP over the rights to the image he used as reference/inspiration for his wildy popular Obama poster, I wanted to share a list of Public Domain Licensed images, in this case, astronomy. Fairey’s situation should hit home with all pixel junkies out there and remind us that we have to pay close attention to the licenses associated with the images we use in our design work. I’ve compiled a list of beautiful, inspiring astronomy images that all have a Public Domain License.

35 Stunning Hi-Res

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Show Us Your Desktop: Round 1

We’ve all probably browsed through lists of great desktop walpapers, but I thought it would be fun to actually see some of your desktops for real. I’ve done workspace round-ups before, and now we get to peer even closer into some of our collegues’ digital environments. Every artist is different, and as you can tell below….so are their desktops. I asked people on twitter to send me screenshots of their computer desktops and below is the majority of what hit the inbox. I’ll start with mine, below (main monitor only).

Show Us Your Desktop - Round 1

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Inspiration: Neil Duerden Updates Site With Over 50 New Pieces

Neil Duerden, one of my favorite Illustrator/Designers gave me the heads up this afternoon about an update to his portfolio. Among the updates are over 50 new pieces to enjoy. If you’ve never had the pleasure of enjoying Neil’s work, you’ve got quite a bit to look at over at his site, NeilDuerden.co.uk. The newer stuff is in the 2009 folder, enjoy!

Inspiration: Neil Duerden Updates Site With Over 50 New Pieces
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