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11 Mar

2013

March 11, 2021

Great Design Monday: Buckminster Fuller

Buckminster Fuller: engineer, genius, designer and inventor It’s a funny-sounding name, ‘Buckminster Fuller‘, but to anyone who knows it, it’s the sound of pure design genius. […]

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5 Mar

2013

March 5, 2021

Great Design Monday: Archive

Welcome to the Great Design Monday Archive! If you’re a fan of Springleap, you’d have seen our regular Great Design Monday posts, where we dig deep […]

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5 Mar

2013

March 5, 2021

Tutorial Tuesday: Gradient Stroke Tool

Tutorial sharing the great Gradient Stroke Tool in Illustrator CS6.

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14 Feb

2013

February 14, 2021

Valentine’s Day: Card Roundup

Valentine’s day cards - these are some of our best! This is the day that, once a year, untold millions of chocolates and red roses face […]

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11 Feb

2013

February 11, 2021

Great Design Monday: Saul Bass

Saul Bass - legendary title sequence and logo designer As the greatest title sequence designer of all time, Saul Bass‘s work is mostly noted only by […]

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6 Feb

2013

February 6, 2021

Wall Art Roundup: Muralists, Artists and Graffiti

Murals, Wall Art, Street Art, Graffiti - we love it! Down here in Woodstock, Cape Town, we’re lucky enough to have a longstanding and healthy culture […]

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31 Jan

2013

January 31, 2021

Crowdsourcing Designer Interview #6

In each of our Crowdsourcing Designer Report interviews here on Springleap, we dig deep to get the feedback from designers and illustrators from around the world […]

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21 Jan

2013

January 21, 2021

Great Design Monday: Alessi

Alessi - the iconic ‘Italian Design Factory’ As a nation of design lovers, the Italians can proudly state that their country has had a long and […]

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14 Jan

2013

January 14, 2021

Lego on Great Design Monday

Lego - the greatest toy invented?

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11 Jan

2013

January 11, 2021

Linotype: The Film

‘Linotype: The Film’ - a testament to technology’s eternal allure ‘Linotype: The Film’ revives interest in one of the most important technologies ever to have […]

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4 Dec

2012

December 4, 2021

’21st Century Beetle’ Volkswagen Design Challenge

Update: Voting extended to March 3rd! Volkswagen Design Challenge: The Beetle is back - and it’s better than ever! Designers, start your engines! Our ‘21st Century […]

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12 Nov

2012

November 12, 2021

Great Design Monday: Raymond Loewy

Raymond Loewy, the father of industrial design, features on Great Design Monday on the Springleap blog!

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23 Oct

2012

October 23, 2021

Graphic Tee Tutorial

A tutorial for intermediate-grade designers, but whether you’re a pro or a beginner this tut still features important basics which are always worth being reminded of.

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15 Oct

2012

October 15, 2021

‘Barcelona’ Chair

The Barcelona Chair: a style icon which few other furniture designs can match, in either its economic use of materials or simplicity of design.

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10 Oct

2012

October 10, 2021

Minimalist posters

Minimalist posters - they’re those reinterpretations of classic movie posters which strip all the unnecessary detail away and leave you with a single image that makes great use of the main concept.

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4 Oct

2012

October 4, 2021

Gerardo Munoz

Gerardo’s from Tlaxcala – officially known as the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala – which is the smallest state in Mexico.

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2 Oct

2012

October 2, 2021

Illustrated Logos

The creation of an illustrated logo can make or break a company’s identity. We serve up a handy tut to help designers crack this tricky part of designing for corporates.

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13 Sep

2012

September 13, 2021

Giampaolo Miraglia

Italian illustrator Giampaolo Miraglia interviewed on the blog, describing his style of design and the artists who’ve influenced him.

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24 Aug

2012

August 24, 2021

Jamie Hewlett, once known as the creator of tank Girl, is now no longer unfamous, thanks to being one of the two co-creators of Gorillaz. He can’t even go down to the shop for a pack of smokes anymore.

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22 Aug

2012

August 22, 2021

Devil’s Peak Brewing Co Label Design

Creating as fine an impression as the craft beers they hold, Devil’s Peak Brewing Co’s packaging features some excellent design and illustration.

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20 Aug

2012

August 20, 2021

Vintage Rock And Roll T-shirts

Since the dawn of time, the T-shirt has sustained Rockers. We take a look at some of the most iconic Rock ‘n Roll tees out there.

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17 Aug

2012

August 17, 2021

Ninjabreadboy

Coming out of Cape Town with his creative guns blazing, Ninjabreadboy’s output references the icons of street culture

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27 Jul

2012

July 27, 2021

Olympic Logos Through The Years

Olympic logos through the years!

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17 Jul

2012

July 17, 2021

MC Escher

With art that warps all sense of dimension, MC Escher’s illusions are in a class of their own.

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29 Aug

2011

August 29, 2021

LONELINESS - Positive Heroes design competition

LONELINESS - Positive Heroes design competition entry Designed for the Positive Heroes design competition at Springleap, this entry focuses on beautifully portraying the HIV stigma. The […]

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12 Aug

2011

August 12, 2021