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Every designer will agree that when it comes to giving a great presentation, few things are more important than having great visuals. Whether you’re trying to land a promotion, give a presentation to colleagues, or you simply want to showcase your latest and greatest idea to your boss, a great deck can be a game-changer. But you should be spending most of your time perfecting the actual content and graphics of your presentation - not spending hours building slide layouts. That's where Slideshop can be an incredible asset. It offers unlimited access to 15,000 stunning, pro-level presentation slide templates, and a lifetime subscription is currently available for over 95% off at just $29.99. To run this impressive package, it's also worth checking out our guide to the best computers for graphic design. Infographics are hands-down the best tools when it comes to conveying complex ideas and data. And the treasure trove of slides that you’ll be able to access through this subscription contains assets for a wealth of designs and genres. You’ll be able to build presentations much faster by easily finding and selecting infographics and slide templates that perfectly match your content. The templates are also editable, so you can choose to use them as a starting point if you wish. Once your presentation is refined, the slides can be easily integrated into brand name platforms like PowerPoint and Keynote. Plus, new templates are added on a regular basis - meaning there will be a steady flow of fresh content throughout your lifetime subscription. If you want to cut down on the time you spend building presentations or just improve your presentation skills overall, Slideshop is a great option. And for just $29.99, over 95% off its usual price, it's certainly worth the purchase. If you want to go all in and work on your presentation skills while you're at it, the Complete Presentation and Public Speaking Course is an online course focused on providing helpful tips and tricks. It's just $10.99 to take the course and start blowing away your audience with impressive presentations. Related articles: The 55 best infographics How to be a better speaker: presenting and pitching tips The best free graphic design software View the full article

Designers reimagining classic logo designs is nothing new. A brilliant way to hone your design skills, taking on an instantly recognisable logomark with a new concept design is no easy feat. But occasionally, the practise throws up some incredible gems, just like this concept Crocs logo by designer Stephen Kelleher. His design replaces the original crocodile-in-a-circle design with a simple vector shape, representative of a crocodile's head, which features the signature holes found in Crocs' classic clogs. A brilliant but seemingly obvious design, it's hard to believe no-one, including Crocs themselves, has come up with it before. The overall shape of the logo creates an immediate connection with the product line, a task much harder than it might seem and testament to Kelleher's design skills. Speaking on Instagram, Kelleher had this to say about the redesign: "Historically perceived as an 'ugly' shoe, Crocs have in recent years become a favourite of working artists and the fashion vanguard by reinventing their famous silhouette to speak to a new audience. This rebrand concept was inspired by the iconic silhouette as a basis for their mascot ‘Croc’, streamlining and unifying both into one simple mark." And if the reaction online so far is anything to go by, we'd say it won't be long until the new design lands on the desks of Crocs HQ, with many people taking to Twitter and Instagram to call for Kelleher's design to be made official: So what do you think? Should Crocs be snappy about implementing Kelleher's logo design? (Sorry, couldn't resist). Read more: Logo swap is surprisingly disturbing 10 of the best logos ever Boots reveals biggest logo redesign in 170 years View the full article

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You're reading Bootstrap Navbar Guide and Free Navigation Examples, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook! Every good user experience begins with well-thought-out navigation. It is the heart and soul of the website that stands behind the comfortable presence of the visitors. It is a glue that holds everything together. That is why Bootstrap navbar is … View the full article

What would happen if rival brands decided to collaborate and combine their logos? That's what kitchen appliance dealer CDA has done, with a series of delicious logo mashups that have resulted in some impressive pieces of experimental design. Slamming together two or more separate creative works is rarely the best idea, but when carried off with sensitivity and panache it can produce stunning results, and for one of the greatest examples of this you should definitely pay a visit to The Kleptones and avail yourself of some of their musical creations, all carefully constructed from other songs. 10 of the best logos ever We'd probably grab lunch at either of these without thinking Musical mashups often work thanks to the surprise element of mixing unlikely genres of music together, but these visual mashups from CDA work in a different way. Here they've taken similar fast food brands and juggled their logos, with varying degrees of success. (See our logo design guide for advice on how to craft successful branding.) CDA points out that fast food logos are often cultural icons that we immediately recognise. But, it asks, how deeply into our subconscious are these logos ingrained, and would we still recognise them if they weren't quite the same? Nobody's falling for this one As these mashed-up logos demonstrate, the answer is, well, sometimes; it depends on just how familiar we are with the brands in question and how closely we associate them with their logo design. So for example, when it comes to swapping round McDonald's and Burger King, nobody's going to fall for that one; they're simply too well-known for anyone to accept the mashed-up versions. Although interestingly, the Pepsi Cola brand name in the Coca-Cola style actually works, more so if you're aware that its early logos were drawn in a very similar script style. Strangely, both of these work, the Pepsi one more so The most interesting experiments are the ones with brands that you don't pay that much attention to. We'd totally fall for the Dunkin Donuts/Krispy Kreme mashup, and the Baskin Robbins/Dairy Queen logo swap would sail by us unnoticed. The Starbucks/Tim Hortons mashup is a fun one; we particularly like how the Starbucks mermaid logo has been changed to reflect Tim Hortons' hockey-playing history. As for the less successful efforts, we're strangely horrified by the collision of Cadbury's and Hershey; either logo would put us right off sampling whatever chocolate product it was promoting. And as for KFC vs Chick-Fil-A, well, we can see what they were trying to do, and they probably shouldn't have bothered. Scroll through these logos by using the arrows below. You can see CDA's full collection of mashed-up fast food logos here. Related articles: 10 instantly recognisable American brands Traditional branding is dead Logo redesigns reveal the sinister side of big brands View the full article

Everyone dreams of a project that runs completely smoothly from start to finish, but as we all know, the reality is that this never happens. If you have right tools to support you, though, you can be prepared for whatever obstacles crop up along the way and get to that final delivery without too much stress. With monday.com, a powerful and intuitive collaboration tool, you can organise your projects to fit your own workflow and keep things moving, no matter what crops up. Here are five ways you can use it to improve productivity and speed things along. 01. Embrace the flexibility Whatever the project, monday has a template to work with it No two projects and no two teams are the same, so you need a team management tool that can adapt to your workflow. Whether you're managing every project that's on the go, or simply reviewing individual design processes, monday.com has the flexibility to help move things along. Whatever the project, monday has a ready-made template that you can work with. And once you've picked a template you can customise so that it works in the best way for your team: put all your assets in one place where everyone can find them, create weekly reports, add forms to your website to get requests, or set reminders for your team about upcoming deadlines. 02. Move things along with reminders It's nice to think that you can remember every little task and deadline you have lined up, but isn't it fair to say that there's always something that slips your mind when you have a lot on your plate? Multiply that across your team and those impending deadlines can suddenly look a lot more precarious, so why not let monday.com do the remembering for you? With monday you can set reminders for absolutely anything and send them to anyone – yourself, team members, customers, others in your company, whoever. So if tasks and processes aren't moving along as expected, give things a nudge with a reminder via email, SMS or by a notification on monday.com. 03. Plan for your people monday makes it easy to see what your team's doing and plan accordingly Different people work in different ways. Some do their top work by plodding through it slowly and methodically, others perform best in short, intensive sprints. By knowing how your team members work – and by extension, how much each one can do – you can plan ahead more effectively and avoid bottlenecks. monday makes this much easier thanks to a straightforward and visual timeline planning view that means you'll never swamp your team – or yourself – with more work than they can handle. And it doubles up as an excellent tool for managing client expectations; you can use it to show customers the current workload so that they can change their planning accordingly. 04. Manage requests properly There's nothing like a request – or worse, a change to an existing request – to throw a spanner in the works and cause delays. Otherwise rational people often have trouble estimating how long tasks will take to complete, and expect them to be done in the shortest possible time despite everything experience tells them to the contrary. How can you get customers and management to recognise the impact that requests can have on your workflow? With monday it's easy: simply list requests by week, and make sure you put a time estimate on every request. Then, whenever someone makes a new request, ask them to prioritise it against all their other requests. That way they're forced to manage your time, they'll see things from your perspective and they'll finally understand how requests can slow things down. 05. Deal with all the assets, files and folders No matter what assets you're working with, monday can handle them all Any project is likely to generate a stack of files, images and videos that you'll need to deliver, and monday can hold them all. It also integrates seamlessly with the tools you're already using, so whether you're using Dropbox, Google Drive or Box, or if you want to share files directly from Invision or Figma, you're good to go. To see how monday can help you and your team, try a free trial of monday today. View the full article

Although most of us enjoy what we do, work still can negatively impact our health in myriad ways, both mentally and physically. Whether health problems are brought on by our working practices or are existing conditions that need to be managed, we need to tune in to the signs our bodies are sending us and adjust our routines accordingly. Web design jobs are no exception. The hours spent staring at a screen, with hands and bodies in the same position, plus tight deadlines and late office hours could all contribute to ill health. We asked six designers who have felt the negative effects of their work for their practical tips to keep you healthy and happy. Is it your job that needs changing? We have our pick of the best web design jobs around right now for your perusal. Or maybe you could do with some new resources to optimise your workflow? If so, check out our roundup of the hottest web design tools. Depression and anxiety Depression and anxiety can be especially triggered by the freelance lifestyle Our mental health can suffer due to our work, whether because of an improper work-life balance, or stress overload. This can be especially true for freelancers that work at home. Spending all day inside by ourselves, often in our pyjamas and with little outside contact, can be at odds with good mental health. Freelance UX designer Matt Stenquist explains his first-hand experience of the depression and anxiety that can be caused by the freelance life: "When I first started freelancing, I created a toxic environment by myself. I neglected myself. I developed depression and a phobia of being seen by neighbours. After a physical to arrange a visa to move abroad, I was told I had high blood pressure and was nearing 300lbs at 20. I knew more than ever I needed to cultivate a positive outlook by changing and unlearning bad habits. Happiness is paramount. Now, I’m gym-ing daily and make sure I take care of my mental and physical wellbeing first and foremost." Michael Vestergaard is a creative developer and interaction designer. He has implemented some useful strategies to help keep his mental health in check during his ten years of freelancing: "On the mental side, it’s been important for me to remove distractions and have a good filter on social media channels (I block people who tweet about stuff that upsets or distracts me, which can be anything from work-related things to political statements). Of course, avoiding stress is fundamental but still hard, unfortunately." Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) RSI is a condition that's hard to overcome without significant attention According to the NHS, Repetitive Strain Injury is a general term that's used to describe the pain felt in muscles, nerves and tendons caused by repetitive movement and overuse. People who work at computers are at risk of this condition, as senior designer at Microsoft, Inayaili De Leon attests: "I’ve suffered from RSI almost since I started as a designer, 14 years ago, so I’m aware of what makes it worse," she explains. What to do about it? "I’m strict about my workstation; I don’t work on the sofa or in bed. I have physiotherapy sessions and don’t mind spending money on a massage. It can be frustrating at times, as I see others working in less than perfect conditions with seemingly no consequences. But, in a way, my RSI forces me to have limits and enjoy other things in life." Regularly seeing a physio can help the symptoms of RSI Ted Goas, senior product designer at Stack Overflow, consulted with a professional and has made extensive changes to his work routine. "Earlier in my career, I used non-ergonomic equipment like a non-adjustable desk, limited range chair and standard issue laptop, mouse and keyboard. Hours of this made my arm sore. It felt like constant sunburn and, on the worst days, I felt sharp pains in my wrist," he says. "I consulted a physical therapist and made some changes. These days I stretch often, use an ergonomic mouse and adjustable desk and take frequent breaks. My RSI isn’t cured but I can keep it at bay. Most importantly, I never had to change careers." If you’re worried about RSI, your first port of call should be the NHS website, which explains the basic things you need to know, including what causes RSI, how to recognise the symptoms and what to do if you think you’re suffering from it. Physical pains The human body wasn't designed for sitting on chairs Spending so much time sitting and staring at a screen has negative effects for our bodies, which were never designed to sit in one position for a long time. Vestergaard explains, "I get pains in my head, shoulder and right hand if I don’t watch out. To prevent this, I ride my bicycle to the office every day and I try to vary the height of my work desk. I also make sure to have a well-lit environment around my screen. Sue Jenkins, creative director of Luckychair, associate professor of art at Marywood and author at LinkedIn Learning, agrees that you need to work to keep your body happy. "As a web designer, I flex my design muscles and solve coding issues, which makes my left brain happy. But my body doesn’t always enjoy occasional long hours and tight deadlines," she says. "Here are some ways I’ve found to mitigate these issues: get blue light blocking glasses, a full-spectrum desk lamp and a wireless mouse. Use a standing desk [here are some standing desk options] to toggle between sitting and standing, as well as a balance board. Take frequent breaks to walk or jump on a mini trampoline! And make time to stretch." If the job you love is contributing to physical issues such as back problems, headaches, eye problems and RSI, head over to our post, 6 ways for designers to stay healthy, which offers tips to ensure you have a happy and healthy creative career. Managing existing conditions We certainly can't attribute all illness to our working conditions, but if an existing longer-term condition exists then our approach to work can certainly play a part in managing it. It's vital that we identify strategies to help ourselves, and dial back on aspects of work that could cause our condition to worsen. Michael Gearon, a lead UX designer who suffers with colitis, has done exactly that. "One of many challenges working ­­in the web design industry is tight deadlines, leading to stress and worry. I suffer from colitis, a long-term condition with some of the impacts being tiredness, fatigue and loss of appetite," he explains. "To protect myself, the first action I took was raising awareness, talking to HR, colleagues and friends about my condition. I also made sure I took control of my workload, by letting deadlines and making it transparent how busy I was. I believe that having this open dialogue has improved my health and well being in the workplace." To read more of Michael Gearon's helpful advice, check out 10 steps to protecting your mental health at work. This article was originally published in issue 320 of net, the world's best-selling magazine for web designers and developers. Buy issue 320 or subscribe to net. Book your tickets to Generate CSS now to save £50 Join us at Rich Mix, Shoreditch on 26 September for Generate CSS, a bespoke conference for web designers brought to you by Creative Bloq, net and Web Designer. Book your Early Bird ticket before 15 August at www.generateconf.com. 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While React is a powerful JavaScript library, it does not include all of the pieces you need to build a simple, functioning website layout. NextJS is a React framework that lets you build server-rendered applications and websites with ease. NextJS also includes a number of tools and features right out of the box like Webpack, Babel, dynamic routing, and prefetching. Most importantly, I’ve found that NextJS is very SEO-friendly. This framework allows you to utilise server-side rendering, which not only makes your apps and websites load considerably faster, but also makes your React websites much easier for search engines to crawl. NextJS also makes it easy to create a well-segmented site architecture by using dynamic routing or custom server routing. For example, you can easily segment your website into different silos like /articles/, /products/, and /services/ for better content structuring. Best of all, you can utilise all of the things that make React great like components, component properties and component states to implement really flexible on-page optimisation techniques. In this article, I’m going to detail building a well-optimised head component for React. The importance of the head element for SEO Now before I get into how to build this head component, let’s first talk about why it’s important and what we will be optimising. The head element on your website is going to be one of the most important sections when it comes to technical SEO. For one, all of the website metadata is set in the head. These tags include title, meta description, page keywords, any relevant author information and viewport settings. The head element is also responsible for setting other important tags like your canonical URL tag, any relevant Facebook OpenGraph Tags (OG tags) or Twitter Cards, and your meta robots tags. Each one of these tags is responsible for conveying different information to Google or social networks so that they can better understand, index and share your content. Having improperly configured metadata on your website can be catastrophic to your overall website optimisation and can definitely cause your rankings to take a nosedive Having improperly configured metadata on your website can be catastrophic to your overall website optimisation and can definitely cause your rankings to take a nosedive. For example, two of the worst penalties that your website could face from an on-page optimisation standpoint are a 'duplicate title tag' penalty and a 'duplicate meta tag' penalty. These two tags are responsible for giving your website’s 'elevator pitch' to Google. They also dictate the text that a user will see when your website shows up in Google search results. If every page on your website has the same exact title and the same exact description set, Google will have a tough time understanding what your website is about. As a result, Google is not going to pay too much attention to your website and it definitely won’t consider it an authority property. If you’re interested in learning more about technical on-page SEO, see more on my approach at SpeckyBoy. Now that you understand a little bit more about the head element and why it’s so important under the hood, let’s take a look at how to build an SEO-friendly head component for React. Build an SEO-friendly head component The SEO-friendly head component that I detail in this article is specific to NextJS. However, if you are using a different React framework or are just using React, you can use React Helmet in place of the NextJS head component. The first thing you’ll want to do is set up your basic head structure. The code below can serve as an example, but feel free to add or remove things to it as you see fit. At the bare minimum though, your head should include a title tag, meta description tag, canonical URL, and any relevant social tags. Set up the component Next, you’ll want to create a new partial file for your component. You can call the partial file seo-meta.js or similar. This file should be kept in the partials directory. Your starting component will look something like this: You’ll notice that I am passing props, or properties, to my component. We’ll be using these properties to populate our meta tags. Import the component Once you’ve set up your basic component, you can then import it into your pages. You can import the component by including the following at the top of your page. You can now place the meta component within your render function, just like you would with the native NextJS head component. Create the component properties Now that you’ve imported and placed your Meta component you’ll want to set up the properties you’ll need for your metadata. You should typically include title, description, and URL for every page, but you can also include images and other data as necessary. You may also want to include properties for CSS and JavaScript files so that you can conditionally load them on pages as necessary. With all of those properties set, your component would look something like this: If you are just building a static website with NextJS, you should be able to populate the properties with static content. However, if you’re loading pages from dynamic routes and populating the page templates with dynamic code, you’ll want to set these properties dynamically. Our website, Proper Noun, uses the WordPress API as a data source, but you can use the instructions below using pretty much any REST or GraphQL API. When requesting the page, you’ll want to grab and return the relevant metadata and page data during the getInitialProps() async function. This will then let you use the dynamic data within the render function so that Google and other robots can crawl the information. Depending on your data source and a few other factors, you may take a different approach to get the initial properties, but here is a basic approach to get you started. You will now be able to access the properties you set within your render function. When used in your code they would look something like this. Use the properties in your component The final step is to set up your component so that it uses the properties it’s being passed. While some of the properties like title and description will be set on every page, others like CSS and JS may be conditional. You’ll want to take this into consideration in your component. In our example, we’re passing our properties to the component using the argument props. We can then access the individual props using their names, for example, props.title or props.desc. When setting the conditional blocks, you can take an approach like this: This way, if there is no CSS set, you will not set an empty link tag on your page. You can use this same approach for the JavaScript files. Once you’ve finished populating your head component it should look something like this: Read more: Develop resusable React components 14 of the best JavaScript APIs 15 essential JavaScript tools you should be using View the full article

Every job, every client and every day is different as a designer. The need to keep growing and adding new skills to your repertoire? That's a constant. Whether you're working on a project that requires WordPress skills, or are diving into more editing-heavy work with Photoshop, continuing your design education can certainly never hurt. The Complete Learn To Design Bundle is a great resource for diving into the technical tools often required: from InDesign and Photoshop to Bootstrap and Sketch. Currently price-dropped to only $39, the bundle of online courses will provide instruction on eight vital platforms and tools. 61 top-class Photoshop tutorials to try With over 100 hours of content and 400 lessons, the bundle includes courses such as a beginner-friendly look at Photoshop and code-free Wordpress tutorials. You'll dive into the anatomy of typography and refine your knowledge of building websites with HTML and CSS. And that's just the beginning. Each session has step-by-step instructions and downloadable exercises so you can flex your creative muscles and learn by doing. With 24/7 access, each tutorial can be referenced whenever you find yourself needing guidance. You'll have lifetime access to all the materials, so you can come back and review when you need a spark inspiration. Usually, $1129.92, The Complete Learn to Design Bundle has been price dropped for a limited time only to $39 – that's over 95% off. It's the perfect sign that it's time to sharpen up your design skills. More learning: Illustrator tutorials: The best lessons to sharpen your skills 39 InDesign tutorials to level up your skills How to use an HTML boilerplate: A guide View the full article

LAS VEGAS – Supply-chain attacks have nabbed headlines lately thanks to high-profile incidents like the Wipro news last April, where attackers were able to compromise the staffing agency’s network and pivot to their customers. That incident pointed out that supply-chain risk should be thought of in a much more holistic fashion than it usually is, […] View the full article

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Pricing is one of the hardest things to figure out as a freelancer. Do you go high in the hope that people will associate a high cost with high quality? Pitch yourself low so you don't put people off? Or aim for the middle ground, and end up wishing you'd asked for more? Having an idea of what others are charging can be a great help. Foylo asked 209 freelance graphic designers how much they would charge to create a logo, website or app. Although it's a small sample group, it does offer up some interesting results. We've distilled the key figures and takeaways below. However, don't forget to take these results with a pinch of salt. How much you charge will often largely depend on your design portfolio, negotiating skills and of course, the type of client you're working with. Logo design: $1,200 For a logo design, which doesn't include any sort of coding or further branding, the answers range from over $10,000 (two per cent of people) to under $500 (24 per cent), and a range of responses in between. This led Foylo to state that the cost of designing a logo is $1,200. For all you need to know about making logos, see our guide to logo design. Website homepage: Up to $2,500 The cost of designing a landing page varies greatly, depending on the features you need to have on the page. The survey results indicate an average starting point of $1,900 for a homepage, with the highest percentage of people (31 per cent) saying they'd charge between $1,000 and $2,500. See our page on landing page designs for some homepage inspiration. Full static website: $4,000 This is another tricky one to pinpoint, as again, the pricing depends hugely on the project. Foylo concluded that for a "basic website, that has a homepage, a basic page template, and 1 or 2 additional layouts," you're looking at at least $4,000. Our best website builders might also help. Mobile and web apps: $5,000-$15,000 When it comes to mobile app design, this was an area where more freelancers answered in the top range than on other questions – with 10 per cent of people saying they'd charge $15,000 or more. The results suggest charging a minimum of $5,000. For web apps, you're looking at more like $7,000, but prices can easily hit $15,000 or more. For tips on building apps, see our how to make an app post. As mentioned above, these results should be taken with a pinch of salt. Only 209 people were surveyed, and answers varied pretty widely even within those 209 people. However, if you find yourself consistently charging under the figures mentioned here, you might want to ask around to see what others in your position are asking for. Read the full results from Foylo here. Read more: Inspiring ecommerce website designs 10 of the best logos ever 7 of the most hated redesigns of all time View the full article

Being woke is all the rage. Seemingly every brand these days thinks it's woke, and wants to convince us to get woke. But what does it all actually mean, and why have some brands got it all so catastrophically wrong? Once a term reserved for black activists, the need to 'stay woke' to the inherently oppressive nature of the establishment – and fight against it – spread globally as the Black Lives Matter movement gained traction. Since being assimilated into mainstream culture, however, the word's sharp revolutionary edge has dulled into something more generic to refer to an awareness of social injustice and inequality, and a passion for standing up for what's right. Brands aligning themselves with a cause, and making that cause part of their design thinking is a trend that shows little sign of abating. But the uneasy balance between progressive values and corporate profitability means it's all too easy to miss the mark, and do more damage than good – to the brand, and sometimes to the cause in question, too. If only a can of Pepsi really could save the world The undisputed 'woke-washing' figurehead of recent years is Pepsi's spectacular own-goal in 2017: its saccharine-sweet attempt to piggyback on Black Lives Matter and other protest-led movements by getting Kendall Jenner to diffuse a potential riot with a can of Pepsi. That's far from the only example, however – read on for three other global brands that got burned trying to stay woke, and three award-winning campaigns from which they could learn a thing or two... 01. Gillette splits opinion on toxic masculinity Rather like Black Lives Matter for Pepsi, the enormous groundswell of engagement behind #MeToo proved irresistible for certain brands to wade into, or try to surf on. Both movements tap into deep-rooted, long-running injustice and inequality and a genuine need for us all to 'get woke' and embrace systematic change. They are enormously sensitive topics that demand authentic, meaningful engagement. It's hard for anyone to miss the mark as dramatically as Pepsi, but Gillette's much more well-considered contribution to the #MeToo debate still managed to split opinion and cause a backlash. Turning the razor brand's long-established tagline 'The Best a Man Can Get' on its head with 'The Best Men Can Be', the ad is an ostensibly heartwarming, tear-jerking challenge to entrenched toxic masculinity in its various forms. But while it received its share of praise for championing compassion and humanity rather than excusing deplorable behaviour as 'boys being boys', many were quick to deride it as a multinational brand cynically jumping on a bandwagon without any deeper engagement with the topic. Others saw the ad, helmed by This Girl Can director Kim Gehrig, as patronising and an affront to traditional masculinity – but the less said about Piers Morgan's insecurities the better. 02. BrewDog fails at feminist satire Beer for girls! BrewDog missed the mark entirely with its 'satirical' attempt to challenge gender inequality Parody can be a razor-sharp tool for making a political point, but clumsily done it will blow up in your face. A case in point is BrewDog's 2018 attempt to make a joke at the expense of brands that try to attract women. The overwhelmingly negative response to the so-called 'Pink IPA' – a play on the brand's signature Punk IPA – was swift and brutal. This tweet was the final nail in the coffin: "This is not ‘beer for girls.’ This is beer for equality.” BrewDog's pleas that it was all deliberate satire as part of a campaign to close the gender pay gap fell flat. Most people missed the satire entirely – if it needs a press release to explain it, it doesn't work – and the story became about the patronising, tone-deaf branding of the new beer, rather than the donations that BrewDog was making to gender equality charities from its sale. 03. Starbucks plays lip-service to race relations Fancy a chat about racial oppression with your friendly neighbourhood barista? Didn't think so While the generic, anodyne 'march' that Kendall Jenner attends in Pepsi's ill-fated ad makes only a loose allusion to the Black Lives Matter protests, two years earlier Starbucks had attempted to engage with the topic head-on. In 2015, the coffee chain encouraged its baristas to write 'Race Together' on cups before serving. The idea was to stoke face-to-face debate with its customers about racial oppression following the police shootings of unarmed black men Michael Brown and Eric Garner, and the subsequent civil unrest. It backfired horribly, with critics deriding the idea as superficial, ill-judged and simply playing lip-service to a serious social issue – particularly when spearheaded by Starbucks' then chairman and CEO Howard D. Schultz, a white billionaire who couldn't be further removed from the issues at hand. And spare a thought for the poor baristas, who were woefully ill-prepared for the potential onslaught of opinions on such an inflammatory, hugely sensitive topic. These campaigns show how it's done... 01. Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty Ogilvy & Mather challenged the conventions of beauty advertising in this long-running campaign for Dove Heralded as one of the most influential campaigns of the 21st century, Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty launched in 2004 – long before 'woke' entered many people's vocabulary. Shaking off the 'ideal' body image of impossibly thin and blemish free, Dove proudly populated its ads with women of all shapes and sizes. As Ogilvy & Mather's campaign continued in different iterations over the next decade and beyond, it tackled various entrenched practices in the fashion and beauty industries, including how rampant Photoshopping can contribute to self-image issues – and picked up countless awards along the way. There were troughs as well as peaks – the 2017 'body shape' shampoo bottles in particular were much ridiculed – but the bravery, integrity and longevity of the campaign made a genuine impact, and drove countless other brands to question the long-term negative impact of maintaining beauty establishment ideals. 02. Nike's Dream Crazy If Pepsi has become the figurehead for doing 'woke' wrong, Nike is the poster boy for absolutely nailing it. Picking up a coveted D&AD Black Pencil for Nike and Wieden+Kennedy in 2019, Dream Crazy is a masterclass in how a brand can join the conversation in a meaningful way. While the campaign features a selection of awe-inspiring, visionary athletes whose dreams were 'just crazy enough', it grabbed the headlines because of its starring role for disgraced American football player and Black Lives Matter activist Colin Kaepernick, giving him the rousing tagline: 'Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.' Nike took a bold risk by playing an active role in a hugely contentious debate, and nailing its colours to the mast on such a divisive issue mobilised plenty of haters. But no one could ever argue that the brand was only playing lip-service to it all: it waded right into the front line. 03. Fearless Girl Another D&AD Black Pencil winner, McCann NY's Fearless Girl became a much-discussed symbol of female empowerment The most awarded campaign in the history of D&AD with seven Yellow Pencils and one Black Pencil – also cleaning up at Cannes and the Clios – McCann New York's Fearless Girl installation for State Street Global Advisors became a red-hot talking point all around the world. Unveiled on International Women’s Day 2017, the statue of a young girl standing defiantly with hands on hips as she faces off Wall Street's infamous charging bull became a potent symbol for a new generation of female leaders, challenging toxic masculinity in a more abstract, less literal and prescriptive way than Gillette's attempt – and all the more powerful for it. Read more: Interactive infographic charts the growth of #MeToo What you can do to champion gender equality 5 ad campaigns that changed the world View the full article

The best trackpads are hard to come by these days, with many creatives opting for the more common mouse as their go-to PC accessory. That said, many designers find trackpads more comfortable than some of the top computer mice, because there's no need to move your whole arm, and today's sleek, low-profile designs allow you to rest your wrist in a neutral position on your desk. The best trackpads support multi-touch gestures, with input from up to five fingers, and customisable shortcuts to save you time and effort on common tasks. And the great news is there's a number of quality options around when it comes to these convenient, ergonomic mouse alternatives. Trackpads are very affordable too, and working with one is just like using a phone, tablet or touchscreen laptop, so you'll pick it up in no time. If you're looking for a pointing device that'll be kinder to your hands, we've picked out the very best options around. The Apple Magic Trackpad 2 is the gold standard in trackpads, and one of very few that support macOS. It features a lower profile than Apple's first iteration, keeping your hand in a natural, flat position while your tap and slide across its smooth glass surface. There's support for all same gestures you can perform on a MacBook, and Force Touch technology allows you to perform different tasks by applying different amounts of pressure. It's also completely wireless, connecting instantly to your Mac via Bluetooth and recharging quickly via a Lightning port. The best trackpad for macOS, you won't want to go back to a mouse. Jelly Comb might not be a household name, but the company makes a wide range of unusual peripherals including vertical mice, folding keyboards and, of course, trackpads. The Jelly Comb Trackpad Mouse supports Windows rather than macOS, and although it's not as sophisticated as the Magic Trackpad (there's no Bluetooth connectivity for example), its multi-touch capabilities and support for Windows gestures make it a great, natural-feeling alternative to a conventional mouse. Jelly Comb has clearly borrowed a few design tips from Apple too, giving its trackpad a low-profile design and smooth, glazed surface that's a pleasure to use. The Perixx Peripad 504 is available in two sizes, but for easy nagivation, we recommend the larger option. Its 105 x 55mm touchpad gives you plenty of space to navigate and scroll, with support for multi-touch gestures in Windows. Unlike the Apple and Jelly Comb devices above, it features two physical buttons for left and right clicking, which are super responsive and pleasingly tactile. This trackpad prioritises function above aesthetics, and it isn't the most attractive device that will ever grace your desk, but it's super durable – designed to withstand years of use in industrial environments, it'll be equally at home in a busy studio. Despite its name, the Microsoft Arc Mouse has much more in common with a trackpad than a conventional rodent. Rather than moving your whole arm, you can work your way around your desktop by simply touching, tapping and sliding your fingers across its smooth surface. If you find holding your hand flat uncomfortable, the smooth curve might be more agreeable than a regular trackpad, and you always have the option of reverting to regular mousing around if you prefer. It looks great too, and is surprisingly affordable for such an excellent piece of hardware with Microsoft's solid build quality. If you want to try a trackpad but are short on desk space, the Microsoft All-in-One Media Keyboard could be the perfect solution. This Bluetooth board features a built-in trackpad that's fairly small, but able to replace a mouse for most common tasks. Like all the best standalone trackpads, it supports multi-touch gestures, and connects to your PC (or a smart TV) wirelessly using a secure connection so your data can't be intercepted. The only downside is that it's not possible to recharge the keyboard via a USB connection; instead, it takes two AA batteries. Another excellent all-in-one option, the Logitech K400 Plus Wireless Touch Keyboard offers a slightly smaller trackpad than Microsoft's board, but is even more affordable. Logitech used to make a superb standalone trackpad, and has transferred all that expertise into this built-in version. Its shortcuts are customizable using the Logitech Options software, there are tactile left and right buttons, and it features an impressive wireless range (up to 10 meters) to keep your studio clutter-free. The K400 Plus offers shortcuts for Windows, Android and ChromeOS, but sadly doesn't support MacOS. For that, the Apple Magic Trackpad is really the best trackpad around. Are touchpads and trackpads the same? Yes, both are a surface that detect the position of one or more fingers, and translate that input into output on your screen. They're typically found on laptops, where they serve instead of a separate mouse, but they're also handy for nagivating alongside a regular keyboard if you find a mouse uncomfortable or want to use multi-touch gestures. Some trackpads have buttons; those without are sometimes called 'clickpads'. Can you draw with a trackpad? No, they don't offer the same control and precision as a graphics tablet. Trackpads are intended as an alternative to a mouse or other pointing device, and are meant for navigation rather than painting and drawing. Why aren't trackpads more popular? Touchscreen technology has come a long way in recent years, and has overtaken trackpads as an alternative way of interacting with a computer. With a touchscreen, you can scroll, click, drag, zoom and perform all the same tasks as a trackpad, without the need for any additional hardware. That said, navigating on a vertical touchscreen isn't comfortable for long-term use, so the trusty trackpad still has its place. Read more: The best mouse for Mac in 2019 The best keyboards for designers in 2019 The best computer for graphic design View the full article

Redesigns can be a dangerous business. Whether you're dealing with a familiar logo, a popular website or a well-known character, if you mess with the DNA of a design that people know and love then you're running the risk of a backlash – all the more so these days when people can take straight to the internet to announce their displeasure. A lot of the time it's simply a matter of people fearing change, and even if you're giving a tired brand a much-needed update there'll still be people who hate the new look. Sometimes, though, you'll see a company introducing a baffling and unwanted new logo or rebrand that draws a torrent of well-deserved ire (or at least it seems well-deserved at the time). Here, then, are seven of the most rage-inducing redesigns in recent years; take a chill pill before you read on, or read our guide to logo design to see how to avoid angering your audience. 5 logo redesigns that got it right 01. Twitter One month on and we still hate it Let's kick off with the big redesign that's still provoking plenty of rage. A big redesign of a popular app or website is always bound to cause consternation, but Twitter's recent rollout of its new site has angered users in their masses. And it's not hard to see why; it's brought everything you hate about the app version – such as repeatedly trying to show you 'top tweets' rather than a chronological list, an unwanted Bookmarks option and a confused layout – to the desktop. From Twitter's point of view it makes sense, as the platform's now a progressive web app that works across everything, meaning that it doesn't have to maintain a stack of different versions. For the rest of us, though, it's still a pain to use; we're waiting for Stockholm Syndrome to kick in. 02. Gap Admit it: you've grown to quite like it, haven't you? Gap's disastrous 2010 logo escapade is a textbook example of how not to do a redesign. Ditching its 24-year-old logo – a restrained work of tall and sober serif text against a calm navy blue background – and replacing it with a combination of Helvetica and a gradient was, in retrospect, never going to go down well with its customers. It stood out far too much, and nobody buys clothes from Gap because they want to stand out. After a tidal wave of complaints the new logo was withdrawn within a week. Looking at it nine years on, however, it doesn't seem too bad; there are so many minimal logos around these days that it's hard to muster any real disdain right now for Gap's effort. Perhaps it was just too ahead of its time? 03. Airbnb Hard to see what all the fuss was about, really By contrast with Gap's hapless logo adventure, let's revisit Airbnb's headline-grabbing redesign of 2014. As with Gap, Airbnb's Bélo logo drew no end of criticism when it was introduced; a high-concept piece by DesignStudio, it was described as "an expression of what it truly means to belong anywhere", and was meant to evoke thoughts of a hug, a map and a heart. Everyone else, however, thought it looked more like female genitalia, and not only that, it bore a striking resemblance to various other old logos. With a shape that simple, though, there are bound to be similarities to any number of other designs; there have been plenty of cases over the years of a company adopting a minimal shape for a logo that's been used elsewhere before. While Airbnb had to put up with an initial slew of criticism and mockery, unlike Gap it held its ground, and now the logo has settled in nicely. 04. BP It was wrong in 2000 and it's even more wrong now BP's controversial 2000 rebrand, led by Landor Associates, managed to provoke outrage on two fronts. The headline factor was its stratospheric cost: £4.6 million for the logo, and total rebranding cost of £136 million. That's a lot of money, but when you put it into perspective and factor in the business of rolling out the rebrand across a global company, it's not quite so eye-watering. The real misfire, though, is the sunflower-style logo itself. Designed to promote BP's investment in alternative energy, it was slated at the time as an attempt to 'greenwash' BP's environmentally-unfriendly reputation. Today, with climate change a bigger issue than ever and BP still invested heavily in the fossil fuel business, it feels disingenuous and even insulting. 05. American Airlines Why would you even do that? What do you do if you have a company logo that's arguably a classic, created by one of the biggest names in design ever? Obviously you'd hold onto it; that is, unless you're American Airlines. In 2013 it got rid of its bold and iconic logo, designed by Massimo Vignelli, and replaced it with a bland diagonal effort from FutureBrand. The old logo was a fine-looking and symmetrical piece, featuring a stylised cross-winged eagle between twin 'A's; the new one's more like an emaciated tailfin adorned with a minimalistic beak. No-one liked it, and even Vignelli himself felt the need to weigh in: "It has no sense of permanence," he told Bloomberg BusinessWeek. "There was no need to change. Every other airline has changed its logo many times, and every time was worse than the previous one." 06. Leeds United Don't mess with the football fans An important thing to bear in mind when approaching a big redesign is the loyalty of your brand's audience. If you have a lot of committed followers who have been with you for a long time, it's likely that they're not going to react well to an enormous change. And they don't come much more committed than football fans. So you have to wonder what Leeds United was thinking when it proudly announced a new club crest in 2018. Conceived as a way of celebrating the club's fans and, Leeds United said, the product of six months of research and a consultation of 10,000, the crest portrayed the 'Leeds Salute', a gesture used by fans on match days. And despite it being all about them, the fans were not happy, with a petition to get rid of it quickly attracting over 10,000 signatures. The result? The 2018 crest has already been replaced by a more traditional design. 07. Sonic the Hedgehog Sweet merciful heavens, those teeth Let's bring this collection of infamy to a close with another big design horror from this year. Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the most instantly identifiable characters in video games, and while his look has been tweaked a number of times over the years, nothing could prepare people for what emerged in the trailer for the upcoming live-action Sonic movie. Gone was the lovable cartoon character, replaced by a CG monstrosity straight out of the uncanny valley, a nightmare-inducing chimera complete with human teeth. The backlash was swift and brutal, and Paramount's response was suitably speedy; within hours of the trailer's release, the film's director was on Twitter promising to go back to the drawing board and start again. Related articles: 5 rebranding hurdles designers face today The best (and worst) rebrands of 2019 so far 7 great tips for redesigning a logo View the full article

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Samsung's Galaxy Book S is a super-light 13-inch touchscreen laptop that promises to offer the benefits of a smartphone – including a headline-grabbing 23 hours of battery life. It will go on sale in September with prices starting at $999. The device was announced at Samsung's Unpacked event, along with news of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10. So what's new about this laptop, and will it be good enough to rank amongst the best laptops for graphic design? Let's take a look... Let's start with what everyone is getting excited about: the promised 23-hour battery life. TWENTY-THREE HOURS. Imagine. You could do out for the day and not even bother to bring a charger. If these claims are true (the actual promise was "up to 23 hours of continuous video playback", so with heavier use that figure is going to drop), it's a big selling point. The laptop also charges via a standard USB-C cable, which is handy if you do run out of juice. The super-slim design is suited to on-the-go productivity What are you sacrificing for this super-impressive battery life? Well, the Galaxy Book S is the first laptop to come powered by a Snapdragon 8cx, Qualcomm's 7-nanometer chip created for PCs, which has implications for performance. While the laptop will be capable of lasting, it'll have much less horsepower. That said, Samsung claims the Galaxy Book S will bring a 40 per cent improvement in CPU performance and an 80 per cent improvement in graphics compared to the Galaxy Book 2. The essence of a smartphone, in a laptop "It looks like a laptop, but it has the essence of a smartphone," said Samsung’s Hassan Anjum at the event. And there are plenty of smartphone-like benefits here. As well as that battery life and USB-C charging, the Galaxy Book S comes with LTE connectivity (it's always connected to the internet, via a data plan) and Nano SIM support. You can use Microsoft's Your phone app to pair up the device with your phone, and sync photos, apps, and notifications. The anodised aluminium frame is also ultra-slim and light, weighing in at under 1kg, so it'll be perfect for toting around. In essence, it's probably not the best pick for your main computer. However, for practical, on-the-go productivity, it's got a lot going for it. Other features include 10-point multitouch, and a fingerprint sensor for unlocking and logging in. It'll run on Windows 10, and come in two colours: Earthy Gold and Mercury Gray. For more details check out our sister site TechRadar's hands-on review. Read more: The best laptop deals Samsung announces its answer to the MacBook Pro Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 review View the full article

Amazon Prime Day 2019 kicked off on Monday 15 July and ran across not one but two days, ending at midnight on Tuesday 16 July. It's longest and best yet, we scoured Amazon to bring you all the best Prime Day deals for artists and designers. And goodness, there were there some cracking offers. Amazon Prime 2020 may be a year away, but based on what we saw this year, we're going to make some predictions as to what we think Prime Day 2020 holds in store for creatives. So if you're on the hunt or saving up for a new designer-friendly device, you might want to read this first... What is Amazon Prime Day? Prime Day is an annual sales event that takes place every July. The first one was in 2015 to mark Amazon’s 20th birthday. Slightly misleading with it's title, Prime Day isn’t just a one-day event. Prime Day 2017 and 2018 ran for approximately 36 hours, and Prime Day 2019 a full two days. Just to make things more confusing, some Prime Day deals last year, such discounts on Amazon’s own Alexa-powered devices, were available before Prime Day. When is Amazon Prime Day 2020? It's way too early for an official date to be released, but our money is on Amazon Prime Day 2020 being another 48-hour event that will start on Monday 13 July and end at midnight on Tuesday 14 July 2020. Having said that, previous Prime Day's have started earlier, so there's every possibility it could begin on Monday 6 July. Cant wait that long to make a saving? Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2019 are rapidly approaching and we'll bring you details of any great deals that come up and in the meantime. What sold well on Amazon Prime Day 2019? Last year saw a number of incredible deals for artists and designers across all manner of categories, but the most popular were hardware, creative software and art supplies. Items including the Microsoft Surface Pro, Apple iPad Pro, Copic Markers, Adobe Creative Cloud, memory cards and power banks all saw significant reductions, with some prices dropping to a record low. Here are details of the some of the best Prime Day deals from 2019: What can we expect from Amazon Prime Day 2020? It’s a bit early to tell, but we can make some confident predictions: during Prime Day 2020 Amazon is going to push Amazon’s own products and Alexa-compatible products such as smart bulbs heavily, because it always does. We’d expect to see some good deals on the outgoing console generation, on Windows laptops – especially high-spec ones – and on peripherals, plus the usual selection of kitchen gadgets and bits and pieces. And for creative types, we’d expect very similar deals to the ones we’ve detailed above, including even more deals on various iPad and Microsoft Surface models. We’d expect even more rivals to get in on the act in 2020 too. Can't wait that long? Here are some of the best deals on Amazon Prime Day 2019 bestsellers right now: View the full article

The topic of UI vs UX crops up regularly in any UX forum – it’s a seemingly constant debate. However, the reality is they’re intertwined, and you can’t have one without the other. You can’t have a user experience (UX) without a user interface (UI), and the UI is an integral part of the UX. And getting either one right requires a lot of user testing (see our favourite user testing software). In reality, it’s a fruitless argument. So, why is it still such a thriving debate? Both terms originate in the academic field of human-computer interaction, where the interface is the vital bit that allows both parties to communicate. Back in the early days, the UI was represented by switches and buttons. It then evolved into a graphical UI with keyboards, monitors, and mice as the interface. These days, when we have touch, gesture, and voice as common UIs, there’s a tendency for people to forget that it isn’t always a graphical thing. UI vs UX when looking for a job It’s important to understand the difference between UX and UI when you’re looking to join a company in a new role, or if you’re looking to add to your team (see our design jobs page if that's you). When searching for a job in UX, you’ll quickly notice that there are an array of different roles. Some want a UX person to do everything from copywriting to coding, while others want a UX/UI person who can make beautiful interfaces, as well as conduct user research and define high-level strategy. A job advert is a window into the soul of the company. You can often ascertain the level of understanding that they have of the field and how important they think the role is, just by the advert. If you’re looking to contribute to both UX and UI, which I believe you should, you need to seek out roles that want research to be a part of the process. Jobs that actively encourage learning and collaboration with other teams, and not just putting a tick in a box to say they now have UX/UI covered. Too many roles just want a UI designer but have an inkling that they need UX, so they’ll add it to the job spec in the hope the designer can work out the specifics. If you suspect this, dig deep in your interview to uncover the real desire to do UX and ensure the company actually has the time and budget to put towards research. You’ll usually know within minutes what appetite they really have for UX. UI vs UX when recruiting If you’re looking to grow your team, it’s important to understand how people describe themselves, and where they sit on the UX/UI debate. Some want to do the blue sky UX thinking without getting involved with the intricacies of UI. On the other side, you have UI designers who purely want to make things look pretty without thinking about the bigger picture. A quick scan through Dribbble shows this in action. Some UI designs are beautiful, but would be pointless and ineffective in the real world. If you are building a team, beware of specialists with a narrow view who don’t seem interested in collaboration I believe that sitting firmly on one side of the fence or the other isn’t a great place to be. In my team, I seek a more rounded view. That’s not to say that every UX person should have fantastic design skills and every UI designer should have to do big-picture UX work. However, there should be a strong willingness to collaborate, and an appreciation of other people’s contribution. If you are building a team, beware of specialists with a narrow view who don’t seem interested in collaboration. In reality, the only reason that the differences between UX and UI matter are when you are assigning the responsibility. They are two different skill areas that are co-dependent on each other. If you’re building a team, you need both skill sets working closely together. Meanwhile, if you’re looking to join a company, make sure that the role you are going for allows you to work closely with others who have different skills. It shouldn’t be a case of UI vs UX, but UI and UX in collaboration. This article originally appeared in issue 288 of Web Designer. Buy issue 288 or subscribe to Web Designer. Don't miss Generate CSS. Book your ticket now Join us at Rich Mix, Shoreditch on 26 September for Generate CSS, a bespoke conference for web designers brought to you by Creative Bloq, net and Web Designer. Book your Early Bird ticket before 15 August at www.generateconf.com. Read more: Top UI trends for 2019 6 UI mistakes that are killing your conversion rates 7 golden rules of UX View the full article

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Platforms like Instagram change their algorithms constantly, so it can be hard to keep up with the best way to beat the system, and get your posts seen. And while some tips and tricks might be more about making your feed look good (changing the font in your Instagram bio, for example), others yield more concrete results. Illustrator and character artist Mariana Avila has uncovered one such trick. She's discovered that Instagram favours posts that use its filters – as opposed to #nofilter or VSCO filters from elsewhere. The problem is that many artists and illustrators are importing an image they are already happy with to Instagram, and so don't want to add an extra filter, but Avila has a way round this. She suggests using any IG filter with a low percentage. To do this, select a picture to upload in Instagram, choose a filter, and then tap that filter again. A slider will appear, and you can use it to adjust the filter strength. Go for a low strength, between 2-5 per cent should do. It's a simple trick, but one that divided opinion on Twitter. Some people, such as @foxville_art thought the whole thing was ridiculous. While others thought it had already worked for them, and could be the reason why some of their posts do better than others. @thedragonsen said: "Sometimes I up the brightness of my art in Instagram before posting or do some last minute touch-ups and I realise now those posts always seemed to do a little better." While @RobbyBloom5 said the trick explained, "why some of my older posts got so much traction because I slapped filters on there". Others, such as @sandforte were willing to give it a go and report back. When Avila saw her tweet was getting a lot of attention, she flagged up the Instagram influencer who she got the tip from, Courtney Quinn (aka @colormecourtney). See Quinn's post below. Quinn also has some tips about timing, stating you should schedule your posts 15 minutes before your audience is most active. You can find out when they're online by switching to a business profile – this post on making money on Instagram shows you how. And for more Instagram tips and tricks, see our post on how to hack the Instagram algorithm. But of course, this could all be set to change soon, as it's recently been announced that both Instagram and WhatsApp are being rebranded in order to make it clearer that they're owned by Facebook. Fingers crossed this filter hack still works on what is soon to be 'Instagram by/from Facebook'. Read more: Amazon releases Echo Wall Clock, and it's pointless Nike brings back old Swoosh logos A designer's guide to Instagram Stories View the full article

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