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 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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Graphic Mama

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Are you looking for cool color combinations to try in your upcoming design projects? In this article, we’ve gathered and reviewed some of the trendiest color combinations in 2020 for web design, graphic design, and digital illustrations. We’ve included some absolute classics that would be a sin not to try. Other color combinations are super innovative, so you have to give them a go, as well.

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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Advertiser: Issuu

Brands must create and share impactful content to thrive, but they have less people, tighter budgets, and fewer resources to do so. Learn how to publish and market digital content with the same professionalism as organizations with million-dollar budgets.

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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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Noupe

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Drawing is one of the most common hobbies. It’s a great way of having fun and expressing yourself. And now, with the help of technology, it’s really easy to draw and edit your work digitally. And, you don’t need a high-end graphics tablet, you can just use your Android tablet or iPad to create real art. The thing is though, there are many drawing apps to choose from.

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Fotor

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Finding the perfect images for your flyer, poster or document can be a daunting or even tedious task. Flipping through page after page, not only looking for something that will fit your project but also having to look for ones that are free and legal to use. Luckily there are a few free clipart websites […].

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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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Inspiration Feed

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Just because you’re creative and innovative does not mean you can conquer the design industry. Thought these are among the most important ingredients, there’s a lot more to the recipe.

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Creative Market

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Did you ever look across the aisle at school and wish you could master the impossibly gorgeous handwriting of that one kid? You know the one: the kid who always got to write the announcements on the board because their script held everyone spellbound. Well, now you can -- because that handwriting wizard may have grown up and joined Creative Market! Amazing artists around the world are offering their personal handwriting to you, to download and use for anything you want.

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 20, 2019

A great collection for New Year 2020, 100 greatest free fonts gift for you. Fonts are used to add an appeal to your design and to your brand in order to attract potential customers. For our ease, there are numerous fonts available to download for free on the internet. The ideal font will make reading easy when used for a paragraph, even when it is read from a certain distance.

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SpeckyBoy

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Perhaps no movie franchise has more fans than Star Wars. For over 40 years, each new episode has generated great anticipation – not to mention monster profits. Both the movies and their long list of unforgettable characters have also served as a great inspiration to popular culture. Web design is no exception, as it seemed like the minute people started building websites, online tributes to the franchise began popping up.

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In today’s competitive markets, how do you make sure that your content not only stands out but performs well? How can you predict whether certain design choices will result in clicks, engagement, downloads, and other drivers of ROI? Shutterstock’s Creative Insights Report (Q3) is your window into the hottest trends that are transforming the creative world.

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Speckyboy Design Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2019

As a designer, you spend most of your time doing actual design work. But there are so many other aspects that go into running a business you need to handle. And that includes invoicing. Though you can certainly just fire off an email stating an amount owed, that’s not the most efficient method. You can use automation software to handle invoicing as well, however, that’s not in the budget for every designer.

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Noupe

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Nature can be a great source of inspiration. Art has borrowed from nature for millennia. Even in our digitalized age, graphic designers still turn to nature for inspiration. In this article, we’ll look at rust textures as an often-overlooked alternative to more popular texture types. Using rich textures in your work can add a stronger composition, make it more eye-catching or increase the quality of your work by adding depth.

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Tuts Plus

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Getting into graphic design and don't know what resources you need? Here is a recommended graphic design pack for you where you can pick which items you want. There are a lot of tools and assets you can use to kick up your design standards or speed up your work. Take the guesswork out of choosing what you need in order to create and present graphic content that's not only fantastically polished, but also on trend with this content-filled resource pack of digital assets from Envato Market and En

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Creative Market

DECEMBER 17, 2019

One of the most important parts of wedding planning is designing and sending save the date cards to tell your loved ones your special day is coming up. But before you start designing the cards, you need to choose a few romantic fonts that will perfectly complement your wedding style! Fortunately, there are lots of love fonts to choose from, including the following gorgeous save the date fonts that are among our favorites.

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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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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 8, 2019

An elegant, clean, modern, minimal and creative Keynote Presentation Templates. Full HD and A4 & US letter printable brand guidelines Keynote templates with awesome layouts gives you many possibilities of creativity. Easy to work, edit and drap & drop Images in shape. All shapes, icons, maps, elements are 100% vector editable and easy to change size, colors without losing quality.

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Envato Tuts+

DECEMBER 11, 2019

What You'll Be Creating Ready to take the next step in layout design? In this tutorial, we show you how to create a booklet in InDesign. For this stylish design, we’ll use essential tools for setting up pages that will help you in your future projects. Booklets are a form of brochure containing more than four pages and not more than 48 pages (the page count should be divisible by four).

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The Logo Smith

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The post The Toon Type Alphabet Project Hand Illustrated Lettering by @mvrtn_art appeared first on The Logo Smith. The Toon Type Alphabet Project Hand Illustrated Lettering by @mvrtn_art The Toon Type Alphabet Project Hand Illustrated Lettering by @mvrtn_art, based in Manchester England, is probably the most gorgeously detailed attempt at creating an illustrated alphabet you’re ever going to see.

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Speckyboy Design Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2019

If you want your design to immediately grab attention and stand out, consider using an outline font. You can use these fonts for headers in ads or on websites as well as logo or branding projects. In some cases, you can even apply the neon text effect to them and create beautiful and attractive posters, business cards, signage, and more. There is no shortage of outline fonts available online.

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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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Tuts Plus

DECEMBER 27, 2019

What You'll Be Creating With oil prices the way they are today, everybody is thinking Green. I have done many projects recently that require a Green style applied to the design. In the following Illustrator tutorial, I'll teach you how to create a Green type treatment. It works great for logos and other design elements. 1. Create Your Text. Step 1. Create a New document that is 8.5 x 11 inches.

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Feature Shoot

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Ollie. Ex stock broker. Made his millions in the Dotcom boom and now spends 6 months of the year on his yacht in Monaco. Henry. Enormous introvert. Loves football, has no idea about the rules he simply cheers for the winning team. DOGG. Pronounced ‘D’ ‘O’ “double G’ as in Snoop. Impossibly cool. Fan of hip hop. “‘Dog’ was found on the side of the road,” the photographer and rescue advocate Emma O’Brien tells us.

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Its Nice That

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The LA-based illustrator looks towards his immediate surroundings for inspiration. Whether it’s the market, the cafe, something stumbled upon in his home studio or found on a glorious morning walk, it’s the simple things that he finds most interesting. Read more.

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Colossal

DECEMBER 11, 2019

“Offerings” (2019), Pen, watercolor, ink, gel pen and colored pencil on paper. 26.75 x 42.5 inches. Sinuous, intertwined wildlife bridge worlds of the living and the dead in Lauren Marx ’s intricate multi-media work. Twisting fox heads, disemboweled deer, and lambs bursting with flowers and birds are rendered with watercolor, ink, pen, and colored pencil.

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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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