Articles & Inspiration
The year 2016 is drawing to a close, so let’s take a look back at some of the best free font releases you might have missed from the past 12 months. There’s been some fantastic typefaces made available for everyone to download, so help yourself to these goodies in preparation for a creative 2017. I’ve trimmed the selection down by eliminating those that were simply restricted demos of a premium font. While some are for personal use only, and some require a registration or newsletter signup in order to download, you’ll find a range of beautiful serif, sans-serif, script and display fonts to add to your collection.
Art Deco is a distinctive art style that has influenced many design disciplines, from architecture to visual arts. It’s characterised by cubist style geometric shapes and patterns, combined with a sense of luxury and glamour. In today’s showcase I present 30 brilliant examples of how the art deco movement still inspires designers and artists. See how the style is incorporated into posters, branding and illustration projects.
Despite being one of the oldest forms of writing styles that the myriad of digital fonts and typefaces evolved from, artwork featuring Gothic and Blackletter calligraphy is now a rare find among the various lettering and typography styles that are popular today. However there’s still a number of talented scribes who produce beautiful work with pen and ink. In today’s inspiration showcase I present 45 examples of blackletter and gothic calligraphy from the masters of this discipline.
As a bit of a car nut, I love browsing the work of automotive designers who have the skills to visualise their own custom car ideas in the form of digital paintings and 3D renders. In today’s inspiration showcase I present 35 unofficial concept car designs that these artists have produced just for fun, however I’m sure all my fellow car enthusiasts will wish they were real! Some of them are stunning concepts that you could imagine as real production cars, whereas others are slightly more outlandish concepts, but they’re all unbelievably life-like creations.
The run up to Halloween is the perfect time to absorb some inspiration from horror films! Designers, artists and illustrators love to produce fan art for their favourite movies, and the scary film genre provides plenty of creative avenues for them to explore. In today’s showcase I present 30 freakishly good alternative movie posters and tribute art for a collection of horror movies, ranging from the popular classics to low budget productions (and a few fictional titles too!), with a variety of art styles and clever compositions.
We get to see some breathtaking cityscapes in the backgrounds of sci-fi movies and computer games, but browsing the work of concept artists who craft these scenes is a real inspiration boost. In today’s showcase I present 45 mind blowing 3D renders, illustrations, digital paintings and photo manipulations of futuristic cities, ranging from shiny chrome towers and flying vehicles to dark and dingy cyberpunk back alleys. Follow each piece through to the creator’s portfolio, where you’ll often find high resolution versions and examples of their other work.
