Speckyboy Design Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2019

So often, I write about the details and observations I’ve had while running a freelance web design business. It seems like so many web designers have taken this path that I tend to forget about those who haven’t. The truth is that being a freelancer isn’t all rainbows and unicorns. And it’s not necessarily the right fit for everyone. The lifestyle is very different compared to having a steady job with a traditional employer.

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 4, 2019

This article was contributed by Diana Adjadj. If you’re reading this, you’ve already done your homework and know very well that storytelling has a great potential to improve customer engagement. . So let’s cut to the chase: not only storytelling is nice to have in your digital marketing strategy. It’s becoming a must for online businesses. . With so much content published these days, brands need to make personal and emotional connections with their intended audiences.

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Inspiration Feed

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Just how essential research is in the design process can’t be emphasized enough.

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 18, 2019

This is a guest article contributed by Loius Martin. Are you so fond of a particular company that it’s hard for you to buy from other brands? You just ‘connect’ with the company more than others. Every time you catch sight of their logo, a wave of emotion runs inside you, reminding you how much you enjoy their products or services. What is it that drives you towards those brands?

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Speaker: Amber Asay, Creative Director and Founder of award-winning design studio Nice People

Understanding what trends are happening and how they’re impacting the competitive landscape is crucial to providing top dollar design strategy to your clients. With so many trends coming and going, it can be overwhelming to determine which ones you should capitalize on and which ones might not be worth the trouble. In this exclusive webinar with Amber Asay, we’ll explore graphic design trends that need to die, trends that are starting to pick up and why, trends that have come and gone, and how t

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Graphic Mama

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Creative typography is one of the top graphic design trends for 2020 and a huge source of inspiration for many designers and artists worldwide. In this article, we’ve gathered a lot of inspiring and creative typography design ideas that will make your imagination go wild. We’ve included many different types of typography design ideas although it’s been hard to sort these masterpieces into categories.

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One Extra Pixel

DECEMBER 26, 2019

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) has a number of advantages compared to other image formats used on the web. First and foremost, SVGs are scalable therefore can adapt to any. The post 15 Examples of SVG Animations for Web Designers appeared first on Onextrapixel.

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Speckyboy Design Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2019

To understand the value of your application and enjoy its features, modern web programs need to have an onboarding process. It is not just a whim. It is a crucial element that provides a solid foundation for good user experience and ensures the success of the entire venture. You can have the best product ever. However, if your audience does not understand how to use it, all your efforts will be in vain.

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Spoon Graphics

DECEMBER 9, 2019

It takes some real skill to draw realistic characters and portraits, but there’s a shortcut you can take by processing a photograph with various filters in Photoshop to give it a cartoon-like illustrated effect. In today’s tutorial I’ll show you a cocktail of adjustments that mimic the outlines, colours, and shading of a digitally painted image automatically, without the need to trace, paint or draw by hand.

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 9, 2019

When looking back at 2019, there were a few trends to get exciting about. From 3D design and typography, Art Deco, and Isometric design to minimalism and open compositions, trends in this industry are rather unpredictable. Some trends like minimalism, color gradients, and heavy fonts seem to be here to stay for at least another year. But what will 2020 bring in matters of graphic design trends?

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Canva

DECEMBER 15, 2019

When it comes to crafting a visual identity for a brand, the color scheme is often the first decision a designer makes. This lays the foundation for the overall mood and personality of the branding, and guides the rest of their design choices. Sure, the exact hues may end up changing as the design evolves. But making that first decision on color helps build the momentum needed to avoid designer’s block and just get started!

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Creative Market

DECEMBER 20, 2019

This post is part of the Decoding Creativity series from Creative Market. Follow me on Medium or subscribe to the Creative Market blog , and join the discussion by commenting with your questions and thoughts. Imagine, if you will, two hypothetical people. Let’s call them Charlie and Pat. Both are in their mid-20s, fresh out of college, and both work for an organization that values clear communication, personal responsibility, and hard work.

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Fotor

DECEMBER 6, 2019

There are few things in the design that are more important than color. Color can evoke reactions, emotions or even action all without using words. So how do we know which colors look good together? The answer is color theory in graphic design! The color theory describes the use of color in graphic design. Otherwise […].

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BP&O

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Opinion by Richard Baird. Albert Oehlen is a German contemporary artist. Working with canvas, he brings together a bricolage of figurative, collaged, abstract and computer-generated elements, with a particular focus on process and self-imposed parameters such as limited colour palettes. His work, as described by the Serpentine Galleries, currently running a Oehlen solo exhibition till February 2020, engages with […].

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Spoon Graphics

DECEMBER 23, 2019

To finish off every year I enjoy taking a moment to look back at my content from the past 12 months to compare how all my articles, tutorials, freebies and videos performed in terms of view counts. This is my greatest hits collection for 2019, broken down into individual top 10 roundups for each category. Did you miss any of these most popular posts?

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 2, 2019

This is a guest article contributed by Claire Newton. Branding is chronically misunderstood. From people operating under the impression that branding is something that can be “done” in an afternoon to companies ignoring it altogether, it’s a key area that can make or break your business, especially in the long run. Today, we’ve gathered together 20 of the biggest and most common branding mistakes made by small and medium businesses like yours.

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Canva

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Are you feeling the pressure to make a truly stellar holiday card or design this season? It can be hard work. What imagery do you use? What colors work best? What about the typefaces? Lucky for you, we’ve curated 50 Christmas and holiday-inspired fonts sure to make your designs gift­worthy. And in the true spirit of giving ­— they’re free! 01. One Starry Night.

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Creative Market

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The way old paper looks, feels, and smells can evoke nostalgia for bygone eras, from Celtic parchment to Egyptian papyrus to ancient China's rice paper. There are many different ways in which you can age paper without special tools, from crumpling to tinting. Each method allows you to achieve truly unique results. You can even go a step further and lightly burn the edges of the paper to give it a very ancient look.

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SpeckyBoy

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Christmas is just a few weeks away, and we know that all you designers will be starting to plan the design of your personalized Christmas cards, invitations, wallpapers and everything else in between that is Christmas or holiday season-related. So, just to help you out we have a fantastic collection of free Christmas related resources we know you will love and will hopefully help get you into the festive spirit.

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I Love Typography

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The European Renaissance was obsessed with classical antiquity. For many of its intellectuals it marked a cultural and scientific golden age. Many classical authors, among them the likes of Lucretius and Cicero, were rediscovered and celebrated. And among the many subjects given a new lease of life during the Renaissance was geometry. A branch of […].

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Spoon Graphics

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In today’s Adobe Photoshop video tutorial I’m going to show you a useful technique for applying a design to a textured background, such as wood. This is great for creating rustic wooden signs, or any other effect where your design looks like it has been painted on a surface and distressed from years of weathering. ? Wood Board Structure texture – [link]. ?

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Looking to attend a design conference in 2020? Welcome to the ultimate 2020 Design Conference Guide which lists 140+ conferences & events for Graphic Design, Web Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Tech, Usability, User Research, Product Development and Branding, from around the world, including Europe, USA, UK, Australia and more.

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Canva

DECEMBER 8, 2019

There are plenty of tools you need to succeed as an entrepreneur, from a can-do attitude to the right team to an innovative approach to business, research, and development. If you’re at the stage of your business where you’re thinking about bringing in outside investors, there’s one more indispensable tool you’re going to need: An impactful pitch deck.

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Speaker: Eden Spivak, Design Expert and Editor at Wix & Nir Horesh, Accessibility Lead and Senior Product Manager at Wix

When we design products or websites for people like ourselves, there are many others who are, as a result, left out. From visually impaired users who rely on assistive technology, to people with a temporary injury such as a broken arm, tech users are forever diverse and beautifully unique. The products we design can, and should, reflect the extremely wide range of human experiences and needs.

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Creative Market

DECEMBER 12, 2019

From wedding makeup to that first dance at the reception, a wedding itinerary spells out the timetable for important things to do on a wedding day or wedding weekend. Wedding itineraries and planners are handy tools for members of the wedding party and wedding planners, but they can also provide directions to wedding venues, share a schedule for special events, and make pretty mementos for guests.

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The Logo Smith

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The post Tokyo Olympics 1964 Logo Design Guide Sheet Design by Yusaku Kamekura appeared first on The Logo Smith. Tokyo Olympics 1964 Logo Design Guide Sheet Designed by Yusaku Kamekura The Tokyo Olympics 1964 Logo Design Guide Sheet, by Yusaku Kamekura, isn’t something I believe I can ever recall seeing, so it was cool to see it in my tumblr feed today.

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Shillington

DECEMBER 19, 2019

It’s around this time of year at Shillington that we love to take a closer look at our students’ work and the wider design community to see if we can predict the fonts that will be popular in future. From brand identities and packaging to editorial pieces and website designs, we’ve scoured through all of this year’s projects from our six campuses across the globe to pick out 20 typefaces that look set to be big in 2020.

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Spoon Graphics

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Access All Areas members have a collection of beautifully illustrated travel poster designs to download this week, courtesy of Freepik. These 10 vintage travel posters feature a range of scenic illustrations of tourist destinations around the world, each drawn in a colourful, flat vector style. Based on traditional Art Deco inspired travel posters, these modern designs provide a ready-made template for you to create posters or advertisements.

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Speaker: Michele Berdinis

This session will answer business law questions that people are asking most during the pandemic. If my business can’t pay its bills, can my creditors come after my personal assets? Do I have to pay the rent on my co-working space or office? Can my clients cancel signed contracts? Can I cancel contracts for things I no longer need because my business has slowed down?

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 23, 2019

This article was contributed by Roman Daneghyan. Is SEO important for every business, or just selected ones need it? Should you invest in SEO, or can you get by without it? Most online startups ask questions like these. . It is important to understand that Search Engine Optimization or SEO is Google’s way of identifying which websites should rank high for queries searched into its search engine.

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Booooooom

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Christine Berrie. Christine Berrie’s Website. Christine Berrie on Instagram.

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Creative Market

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Looking for color inspiration to spruce up your holiday-themed designs? Whether you're working on new designs for a client's holiday campaign, designing your family's Christmas cards, or planning a beautiful tablescape – these 8 Christmas color palettes are sure to inspire your next festive project. Save Color palette by Yulia, Yuliya Derbisheva. Palette HEX codes: #efdfd7, #c84d4e, #869987, #c0ced7, #717d8a.

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The Logo Smith

DECEMBER 15, 2019

The post Erich Dieckmann: Design Development of a Metal Tube Chair appeared first on The Logo Smith. Erich Dieckmann: Design Development of a Metal Tube Chair The Erich Dieckmann vintage metal tube chair development illustration has been doing-the-rounds of late, and it’s quite a interesting—at least to me—look into the design process way-back-then.

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Speaker: Sean Adams, ArtCenter College of Design

Thomas Edison once said “Vision without execution is hallucination.” This statement applies not just to invention, but to graphic design. One of the greatest strengths of graphic designers is the ability to first develop a concept and then execute it to make it real. From visualization and ideation all the way through to actuation and execution, each step of this process takes skill and expertise.

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