Last week I wrote a tutorial on how to create the new Apple iPhone SE wallpaper using Photoshop. It was a really fun little tutorial and I also saw another designer making the same effect in Figma. It’s amazing to see so many talented people as well as incredible tools at our disposal.

Mário Domingos has an incredible portfolio of 3D projects. It’s hard to pick one to feature because of the quality of work as well as the diversity of styles and explorations. For this post I’d love to feature a project titled .//cream// which explores the idea of a pixel pigment on digital canvas.

Carlos Pecino A.K.A. ColorSponge is a 3D artist with more than 15 years of  experience in the digital world. As many other 3D specialists his first steps were as a self-taught person in the architectural infography, working for small studios in Malaga, Spain as he obtained a university degree in Advertising Design.

Pánico Estudio shared a colorful and beautiful rebranding for the dessert coffee shop Passion for Sugar. The goal was to play with strong colors and a basic geometry to have a playful tone that represents the joy that a bit of sugar can give to our day.

Ventures II is a beautiful 3D and motion design project created and shared by Ryan Hawthorne. Expanding off of the original series Ventures II continues to explore light, form, scale and perspective.

Philip Lück shared the third installment of his series of abstract and playful scenarios titled Abstract Realities. As usual, Philip adds a little fun twist to the well known reality we all live in. The work was created using Cinema 4d and rendered with Octane Render. Just in case you were wondering.

Neubau Berlin created a series of scarfs to display their Neubau Type Specimen. The project titled Neubau Flag™ Type Specimen includes the Neubau Alphabet Scarf with 900x900mm of size and printed on real georgette silk (50 gms) in black/white color designs as well as the Type Specimen Supplement E2019.

Mansoor shared a branding and visual identity for Sole DXB, a leading platform for connecting communities through creativity and culture based in Dubai. The goal with this concept project was to create an urban experience. With patterns that screams ENERGY while focusing on young culture.

Charge Cars is a British company based in London with extensive experience in the development of luxury and high performance vehicles. They started taking reservations for a limited series of only 499 brand-new electric 1960’s Mustangs. The officially licensed shells preserve the classic design and styling of the legendary Ford Mustang.

The branding people shared a branding and visual identity project for Homie, a Mexican online platform that helps millennials land their ideal home by offering users a simplified and intuitive experience. The platform supports the user's journey from the search through to the signing, omitting the typical bureaucracy of renting or buying a new home. 

Quim Marin Studio shared a branding, packaging design and visual identity project for Soma Brewing Co. The project features a beautiful typography that is cleverly applied across all the collaterals, including the label for the bottles. In addition to that the usage of colors is spot on and gives the modern and fresh look to the identity.

I watched a bit of the Apple keynote today and I don’t know if it’s me getting old but it feels that the excitement is no longer there. I know there were new devices but still it feels more like the same. More speed, more this more that… one thing that caught my attention though was the iPhone SE wallpaper. The reason?

Amanda Macedo AKA @amlight shared a beautiful art direction project she did for Office Depot. In 2019, Office Depot placed private brand at the forefront of the company’s growth strategy.

Maat Studio shared a branding and visual identity project for Los Melez. The project features a beautiful usage of typography for the logotype mixing normal and italic to create a very stylish look. The collateral material leverages that and expand on the theme really well, quite inspiring.

Alessio Longa shared a graphic design and poster design project titled “LIQUID SPHERES IN ZERO GRAVITY”. To most of us, the word “fluid” brings to mind images of water and other liquids. But to a scientist, the word fluid means much more.

Pol Solà shared a beautiful 3D project titled Prysm. The project is a collection of 3D compositions created with a mix of glass effects and gradients. There aren’t many details but you can enjoy some abstract inspiration.

RADIOGRAFIKA  by RETOKA, an NFT collection of X-rays about the virtual and digital world. X-rays printed with the most modern techniques, on polycarbonate that allows light to pass through and generate high vibrate and vivid colors.

Huleeb is a 3D digital artist based in Montreal, Canada posting daily renders. The illustrations that Huleeb creates using tools like Blender 3D, Topaz Studio and Photoshop are beautiful. They have an eerie look that reminds me of the games Limbo or Inside.

Ahmed Hussien shared a 3D project titled “Follow the Light” and it was done using Blender 3D as well as Photoshop and Photoshop for iPad. I love seeing how 3D artists and designers can now work on a plethora of devices to deliver stunning results. 

Larry V. is a designer based in Ukraine and he has a beautiful portfolio. One of the projects on his portfolio is the branding work for Ferrexpo, an iron ore pellet producer with mines in Ukraine and sales operations around the world.