🏆HSE Creative Open: Nominations Now Open!

From UX/UI, motion graphics, packaging, and branding to fashion design, photography, and experimental film — DAFES celebrates creativity in all forms.

→ Design Awards: apps, editorial, board games, 3D, calligraphy & more
→ Art Awards: illustration, concept art, music videos, documentaries
→ Fashion Awards: photography, jewelry, object & brand design
→ Education Awards: visual research, creative learning
→ Startups: bold ideas reshaping creative industries

Why to participate?
Gain international exposure, win cash prizes, and get noticed by top industry pros & global partners. I's your unique chance to shine and elevate their careers!

📅 Submissions are open until April 31

🔗 Full list of nominations + deadlines here

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📸 DAFES A: Photography Nomination

Open for series-based work in documentary, conceptual, staged, or manipulated photography — across both applied and artistic practices. Photobooks, zines, installations, and photo-objects are also welcome.

💡 Evaluation Criteria:
– Original approach to the series
– Strong conceptual vision
– Technical quality
– Presentation/exhibition (if applicable)

Eligible works: concepts or completed projects created between Nov 1, 2023 – Apr 25, 2025. No proof of publication is required unless requested.

📅 Deadline: April 25

📍Submit your project as a longread on DAFES platform, following this structure: Problem → Idea → Solution → Execution → Outcome.

#DAFESawards #photography #design

Font Story: Oswald 📖

Oswald was created by British designer Vernon Adams — a former furniture restorer and woodcarver turned type designer. He collaborated closely with Google Fonts, also designing Nunito, Oxygen, and Pacifico.

Inspired by Alternate Gothic, Oswald first appeared on Google Fonts in 2011. By 2014, Adams added bold and light styles. That same year, he was seriously injured in a car accident and sadly passed away two years later.

His work lives on — including Mulish (2020), based on his sketches — but Oswald remains his most iconic typeface ✨

#dafes_archive #typography

Sustainability and Fashion 💚

🌍 Today is Earth Day, and it's the perfect time to spotlight brands leading the way in sustainability. One of the pioneers in eco-conscious fashion? Stella McCartney.

🌱 From the very beginning, the brand has refused to use leather, fur, or animal glues. Instead, it champions innovative, cruelty-free materials — from mushroom-based leather to recycled textiles.

♻️ Stella McCartney proves that luxury and ethics can go hand-in-hand, showing the world that fashion doesn’t have to cost the planet.

#daily_fashion #fashion