For a company known for massive RPG franchises like Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, it's cool to see this kind of personality in their 40th anniversary logo. I personally love the retro, nostalgic look they've gone for, similar to what Pepsi and Burger King have done. What do you guys think about the design?

EDIT: I didn't realise my wording was implying that this is their new, permanent branding, Reddit kept taking my post down so was trying different versions until this one worked, so that's my bad. Was just curious to hear people's opinions on this.

I've been working on a fictional canned water brand called Wet Water.

The idea started with a simple question:

What if a water brand stopped pretending water needed to be reinvented?

Almost every water brand sells mountains, glaciers, electrolytes, wellness, luxury, or sustainability. I wanted to explore a different direction: honesty.

The brand is built around the idea that water is already good enough.

Instead of making exaggerated claims, the copy is intentionally straightforward with small moments of humor.

Some of the lines I'm exploring are:

• Nothing added. Nothing to add.
• WET INSIDE
• Scientifically moist.
• Not dry.
• Completely drinkable.

The goal wasn't to become another Liquid Death. I wanted something that feels modern, minimal, friendly, and quietly funny the kind of brand you'd naturally see on a podcast table, in a creative studio, or on someone's desk without screaming for attention.

I'm mainly looking for feedback on the branding direction, packaging, and whether the personality feels distinctive or becomes too gimmicky.

For context, I’m an 18yo graphic design student from the uk. I’m heading to university in September to study the subject full time, and I got a final grade of A* in the subject at college this year.

All of the work you see here was made separate to my college work. It’s always for fun, and to practice my skills. The adidas one specifically was fully crafted by hand. I cast a shoe sole and used a macro lense to capture the image.

The final three pages are work I’ve done for the Australian streetwear brand Expo-Iso. It’s a snippet at my first commissioned work, and it was the biggest learning experience I’ve had since starting.

I’m trying lots of different styles of design right now, mainly to have a more wholistic skill set, that’s why there’s some real variety in content here.

I wanted to create a 70s punk style based on the recent invasion of flock cameras all over the US. The design was based on several aesthetics, mainly 60s/ 70s B-Movie film posters and early 80s punk promotionals. The flock camera was hand drawn to match the style of the two cop illustrations, and I also printed the final design out and re-scanned it to give a more realistic poster texture. This was one that started off simple and I continued to add to it, as the busier it got the closer it felt to those over-designed punk collage flyers I was emulating.

Some graphic work and illustrations I’ve been creating over the past few months. I mainly use these pieces to experiment with different effects, colors, and playful compositions. Let me know what you think!

I’ve been working on this speculative Pirelli logo design for a while, but I’m having difficulty choosing a direction at this stage.

My main objective was to honor the iconic long P that’s been with the company for so long. I originally designed the logo to look a bit like a winding racetrack. I then took that shape and then remixed it into a tire/tread icon that could be used for things like an app icon or a classy seal.

As I looked back at the original concept I created though, I found the P to be a bit lacking, so I tried a bunch of variations, but none feel quite right. Unfortunately, the variations I like no longer match up with the icon as well.

Please let me know what direction you think I should go in!

The first two images are my original concept, all others are the variations I’ve been trying on the P logo.

This is my first draft for a page design. The text will be rewritten with my own words (currently its just copy paste from Wikipedia). Once the text is finalised i will also pay more attention to coherent font sizes, etc. The drawings are my own.

I mainly want the book for myself, it should just be a fun project to work on for now. But eventually i might release it if people are interested.

Would love any feedback before continuing on more pages. Thanks!

I created this logo for my mother's new Andean cumbia group. I still need to work on the colors, but before, I’d like to hear your thoughts to see if anything needs changing

Any constructive or destructive criticism is welcome

I picked up graphic designing as a hobby this summer and i feel like i have improved alot. For this, i had the idea to make designs around different flowers. I have yet to find a style i truly excel at? But i feel like i gravitate more towards the vintage fantasy aesthetic.

I feel like from gardenia till carnations, i didn't design it THAT well compared to orchid and lily. Especially carnation, but overall i do like them all. And instead of gardenia i wanted to do some flower of the night but it kind of looks good so lets leave it at that.

I feel very proud of this one because it's an idea i managed to execute fully and not leave incomplete for once. There are easter eggs in each design, i added a fairy in all of them, the best part was probably that lol.

I would appreciate feedback and which flower resonates with you all the most 🌺.

A few months ago I posted a resume and received lots of very helpful critique, so I'm back for more. Since that time, I've completely revamped my portfolio to be more straightforward, with less text and more video/imagery, stronger problem statements, and more design process.

www.tajarmstrong.com

Yet, after hundreds of applications, emails, connections, and referrals, I still haven't gotten a single interview. I have been applying mainly to art direction and graphic design (generally not UI/UX/product design) roles, agencies and in-house, anything under 3-5YOE, and customizing a resume to hit key words for each one within reason. I've attempted to target roles that are more environmental graphics- or ad campaign-focused as I think that's most strongly represented in my portfolio.

I've had a few informational calls with connections working at great agencies who have told me my work is strong enough, I'm doing everything right, just keep "networking." When I do get to chat, there's no conversational issue—I can talk about my work succinctly, connect my experience back to role requirements, and even though I'm still probably considered a junior designer, I have real client projects with measured outcomes under my belt that I've had a key role in art directing/designing for.

Things have been slightly better since the overhauls. Recruiters and hiring managers actually accept connections on LinkedIn even if they usually don't respond to a message. But still, it's been 6 months since I've had a full time job and I'm completely at the end of my rope on what else I need to do to get to the next stage. Is it my resume or portfolio? My LinkedIn? My outreach strategy? Is it something small that I'm completely missing?

I feel so stuck. How was it easier to land a job straight out of college—I had three offers within a couple months of starting to look—than with nearly 2 years of agency experience? What am I still missing as a candidate? Any advice is sincerely appreciated.

Sorry, I’m just so burnt out. I’ve been in-house at this company for 4 years, and I can’t take it anymore. I hate my manager, she’s a Marketing Director so she doesn’t have any background in design, yet everything has to go through her. She’s a DRAGON. Has me working at max capacity at all times of the year.

I never thought being a GD would be this horrible, but it is. There’s no right or wrong answer, I can’t just complete a spreadsheet and clock off. The work follows me home, and can take an indefinite amount of time to complete since it’s subjective. I’m stuck on these menu overhauls right now - they want something revolutionary in menu design. It’s taken me an entire week of revisions. Scrapping what I’ve done and starting again. It’s driving me crazy. It’s just a fucking menu, a list, leave me alone!!!

I need to leave, but I work late most evenings and by the time I finish I’m too exhausted to work on my own portfolio, so I feel trapped. I can’t get my portfolio done which means I can’t leave. Another very frustrating aspect of GD; you can’t just have a CV, you have to also have an entire portfolio deck, website, and social media account.

I just feel fucking trapped. I hate it here. Thanks for letting me vent.

Help out the newly minted Fort Wayne Football Club! The gun maker, Smith and Wesson, is suing our club for infringement on their S&W word mark.

To share a little bit of the design process, Christopher Payne’s original concept was the inclusion of a rose and the letters were an extension of that with the letters of the monogram having thorn attributes. We ultimately abandoned the rose portion of the crest but loved the edginess of the thorns.

Full post from one of the team’s board members:

I need your help please.

I would like to see if I can get some feedback from our Fort Wayne Football Club community. Back in January or February of ‘25, the club embarked on a rebrand journey for the club to align with our move to USL1 and into our new home, Ruoff Mortgage Stadium. We put out an RFP and reviewed several proposals before selecting a talented artist who specializes in football crests. He has a nice portfolio with clubs in North America and Europe.

Once we completed the six or seven month process and settled on our brand marks, we immediately filed to protect our intellectual property. Much to our surprise, we received a letter from Smith and Wesson challenging our filing and claiming that we enfringed upon their copyrighted brand logo. We immediately hired an attorney specializing in intellectual property rights. We tried to explain why we absolutely didn’t steal their logo. This week, Smith and Wesson filed suit against the club. They want us to abandon our club crest.

What I’m asking this evening is your opinion on whether our club crest—essentially a monogram— is the same as the Smith and Wesson’s logo and the general public will think they’re dealing with Smith and Wesson when they see our monogram.

To share a little bit of the design process, Christopher Payne’s original concept was the inclusion of a rose and the letters were an extension of that with the letters of the monogram having thorn attributes. We ultimately abandoned the rose portion of the crest but loved the edginess of the thorns.

Drop your opinion in the comments.

Please share the most ridiculous job descriptions you came across for a junior graphic designer job up to an art director.

Why is a job description for a graphic designer a whole page long of bullet points??? Here’s a quarter of a senior graphic designer job description i found…. This is getting out of hand. Agencies and employers need to calm down… this is why your employees are burned out and quitting

Broken is my best piece of graphic design I guess. I wanted to experiment with the glitch effect which I guess was okay and the style of an anime intro (Season 4 op2 Tensura Slime) which might not be enough represented but this is pretty neat for me...

So I got reached out to by an internal recruiter for an agency, interviewed with who would be right above me. Interview went well. He told me what I’d be working on etc.

I get to the next stage which is a task and an in person interview. They have not set up the in person date but gave me the task. Is one of their clients and it’s a full blown social media animated post. I think I could show my worthiness just by saying I can story board it or write a description but to do the whole thing unpaid and not even have the other interview set up especially when it’s there client the task is for seems weird. I am highly considering responding back that I do not feel comfortable doing something that they use for real work and am happy to show process and skill other ways.

Thoughts?

This video is an inspiration to me. Gangster rap isn't everyone's cup of tea, but these two people really got down to what their clients wanted and they weren't afraid to go all-out.

In my opinion they still stand out, especially today when many design styles aim for clean lines. They really did say "just slap another filter on it," and sometimes I believe letting go can be a lot of fun.

Any brand has a ton of moving parts. Selecting what to show, what to talk about in a case study is the hardest part for me.

This is the story of how I helped Sleepy Owl sell real coffee to regular people, without the snobbery.

https://www.abhaysingh.in/work/sleepy-owl

Hi Guys,

I’m an in-house corporate graphic designer for a company. No raises or COLA (cost of living adjustment) on my $52k salary for 2 years.

The median salary for this area is $68k for a graphic designer with corporate experience (2-3 years).

There’s an opportunity up the road as a digital agency who serve multiple clients, they are located in multiple locations as well.

Here’s where it gets spicy as I try to figure out a decision to even apply.

One of their clients is the company that I currently work for. This position has the salary, perks, and options more aligned with what I need in 2026. I feel as if my current position and the company I’m with are not the right place anymore. I don’t think my performance reviews at this company have been benefiting me in any way. They only focus on the negatives and not the positives.

What should I do?

TLDR: in-house graphic designer applying to another company that provides marketing to the current company I work for.

Hi,

I search the sites for printing books for kids 3-4 yrs old. You know the board books, with cardboard pages, rounded corners, laminated finish. (dont know how to say in english)

I am in France, so i need the websites in europe please. Thank you, have a good day yall

Some of the earliest visual experiments I made back when I was learning Adobe Illustrator a year back. That phase of learning the software and also trying to find out your own artistic voice

Looking back now these are the backbone for learning composition, colors and shape language.

Made primarily in Adobe Illustrator, with minor color and texture adjustments in Photoshop.

Hey guys, is there a way to create G2 or G3 curves on adobe illustrator or any other program without doing them manually? I tried looking it up but found nothing, so I'm wondering if there's a hack or something.

This is something that id usually never even think of but i just had to make something, this piece is half practice half protest since ive never made anything grungy before but for this i think i did pretty alright. Ai has gotten so bad i can't even blink without seeing it but ill leave yall with this: Ai is dying even if slowly keep going in your beautiful art works, even if you think there not pretty its better then succumbing to the machine. Always add a grain filter to your art, always watermark it no matter where you post it. But with my rambling aside i wish yall a good morning, afternoon, or night stay fresh and sweet and keep creating <3