Speckyboy Design Magazine

APRIL 28, 2020

Sometimes all you need is a name. It is a powerful thing. It always has a meaning and, even more, it has a subtext and undertone. A name can speak for itself. It can elicit trust in potential clients and quickly establish the proper atmosphere. As a rule, this name is the one associated with a company. It lies at the heart of the brand and serves as a source for inspiration when it comes to creating a visual identity.

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Just Creative

APRIL 2, 2020

This article has been contributed by Rodney Laws. In 2020, sustainability permeates everything we do. It’s in the news every day, climate change marches occur around the world, and environmentalism is being taught in schools everywhere. In short, sustainability matters. But what does this mean for businesses? Businesses around the world all have their role to play in the fight against climate change.

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Canny

APRIL 16, 2020

Shining examples of medical and healthcare branding are admittedly hard to find. Why? Because everyone seems to take the most obvious route possible. And it’s hard to blame them! In these uncertain times, people are looking for: Safety. Trust. Professionalism. Essentially, when they interact with your healthcare brand, they want to know “I’ll be safe here!”.

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Inspiration Feed

APRIL 27, 2020

There’s something absolutely fascinating about the Korean culture. It has taken over the entire world, with Korean pop stars, Korean makeup, Korean fashion, and everything else Korean dominating the scene everywhere you look.

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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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Spoon Graphics

APRIL 13, 2020

It’s that time of year when Spoon Graphics gets a little older, with 2020 marking 13 years of tutorial creating, freebie sharing and article writing on what started as a blog that was attached to my portfolio website in 2007. Every April I take some time to reflect on the past 12 months and talk about how things have changed. Last year I talked about how much the landscape of the Internet has changed since I started Spoon Graphics and my worry for what the future might hold, so let’s take

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I Love Typography

APRIL 20, 2020

On a cold morning in early autumn of 1536, in a small town on the outskirts of Brussels, William Tyndale was led from a tiny prison cell, then chained to a stake, strangled and burned. His crime? Daring to challenge the Catholic Church and his insistence on translating the Bible into English. Tyndale’s translation was […]. The post The Most Dangerous Book in the World appeared first on I Love Typography.

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Just Creative

APRIL 5, 2020

Sometimes, having the right tools can help make the process of designing a logo or even a brand much easier and with this list of the top Logo & Branding Kits for designers, you can have the tools you need to produce high-quality work every time. With so many different choices available, we wanted to narrow down the different options and feature our top 30 mockups & templates to help make it easier for you to get started.

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BP&O

APRIL 23, 2020

LogoArchive was conceived, designed and sent to print in a day. It was inspired by a panel discussion at Somerset House as part of the exhibition Print! Now on to its sixth numbered release, LogoArchive continues to reconfigure itself with each new issue with the intention of surprising and delighting, particularly at a moment of […]. The post LogoArchive Issue 6 appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.

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Canva

APRIL 13, 2020

In 2019, you can expect Instagram Stories to continue to dominate and become an essential part of your Instagram marketing strategy. Did you know that you can quickly and easily create multiple templates for your Instagram Stories with Canva’s Insta Stories & Video Maker app? Creating templates for your Instagram Stories will not only save you a ton of time but will also help you create cohesive, on-brand Instagram Stories (no graphic design experience needed!

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Spoon Graphics

APRIL 22, 2020

In today’s Adobe Illustrator tutorial I’m going to take you through the process of creating a colourful embroidered patch, based on the kinds of designs associated with National Parks. The artwork will incorporate a landscape scene at sunset, which helps to keep the design simple with a silhouette graphic and a warm colour palette. Stick around until the end of this tutorial to discover an easy way to make your digital design look real with stitching and embroidery effects. ?

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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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Creative Review

APRIL 20, 2020

Raissa Pardini always knew what she wanted to be when she was little – but perhaps more importantly, she always knew what she didn’t want to be. “I wanted to produce art but I didn’t want to be an artist, and that’s when I realised that design could give me all the art I needed in my life without [becoming] an artist.” The Italian-born, Glasgow-based visual designer has a clear penchant for vibrant colours, bold type and challenging forms, which she channels i

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Creative Market

APRIL 23, 2020

Murals have been a part of human history for tens of thousands of years, but Mexican muralism promoted this artform during the 20 th century like few cultures have. The appeal of muralism is that you can admire and study these designs on a grand scale since they’re displayed on huge surfaces. This makes murals ideal for epic scenes, themes, and even social and political messages, as is the case with Mexican muralism.

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Just Creative

APRIL 27, 2020

For those professionals looking to share not only their projects but to connect with other creatives, learn from them, and even find employment in the creative field, a new option entering the English market is Domestika. With its expansive forums and thousands of projects being shared by creatives from all over the world, Domestika is an amazing resource to explore.

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Booooooom

APRIL 7, 2020

Sam Alden. Sam Alden’s Website. Sam Alden on Instagram.

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As the design industry evolves, teams are facing new challenges and a need to produce more outstanding creative work than ever. Leaders must learn how to adapt their processes to solve today’s—and tomorrow’s—unique design challenges. In this e-book, you’ll learn how to establish your creative workflow and leverage the power of CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite to streamline the entire design process, from start to finish.

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Canva

APRIL 13, 2020

There are plenty of guides out there for growing your audience and gaining a bunch of shiny, new customers. But even as you’re building your following, it’s important to remember to nurture the customers you already have and generate brand loyalty. Think about the Pareto Principle, also known as the 80/20 rule. According to this rule, 80% of your company’s revenue will come from only 20% of your current customers.

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Spoon Graphics

APRIL 20, 2020

Creating vintage style designs for company brands, T-shirts, packaging designs, book covers, window signs, and countless other graphic design project scenarios has never been easier with this huge bundle of 200 editable logo templates from Heritage Type Co. Logo Templates are ready-made designs that can be easily customised to quickly create stunning badges and emblems with a vintage theme.

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I Love Typography

APRIL 2, 2020

We don’t know for sure what prompted Hans Gensfleisch to leave his hometown of Mainz in western Germany for Strasbourg in the south but leave he did, probably in the early 1430s. Founded in the first century BC by the Romans, under emperor Augustus, Mainz had for a time, after the construction of its cathedral […]. The post Medieval Road-trips & the Invention of Print appeared first on I Love Typography.

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Creative Market

APRIL 17, 2020

Are you an illustrator who's interested in UX design? Do you master Photoshop but would love to grasp the basics of Illustrator? Would you like to combine your digital illustration skills with some essential web design knowledge? Designers constantly face the need to understand and interact with disciplines other than their own. If you've ever wondered how to venture outside of your current design field without making a huge investment upfront, these 14 free online courses can help you test the

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Just Creative

APRIL 13, 2020

This article has been contributed by Tom Welbourne. There are 5 guidelines that are ‘must-dos’ for startups in order to improve your startup’s SEO and gain higher rankings on search engines. As a marketing agency in London, we know how important SEO is for small businesses. From gathering data on target audiences to increasing visibility to those audiences – resulting in higher traffic and conversions – knowing the best ways to improve your startup’s SEO can result in traction, aware

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Booooooom

APRIL 20, 2020

Photographer Parker Stewart’s series “Esmerelda” is a portrait of a fictional town.

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Canva

APRIL 13, 2020

Colors help shape everything from our mood to the products we buy. With each new year comes a new color trend, and whether you’re a digital marketer, or a graphic designer, knowing these trends in advance is helpful for all your design tasks. In this article, we predict the biggest color trends of 2019, and show you how to use them in design. Similar to fashion trends, there are also design trends that come and go with each new year.

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Spoon Graphics

APRIL 3, 2020

Access All Areas members have a great collection of camping and outdoors themed patch and badge designs to download this week, courtesy of Evgen Radchenko from JeksonGraphics. Inspired by National Park badges, these outdoor and adventure inspired designs featuring camping, hiking and mountaineering graphics in a retro style. Edit the text to create custom artwork for T-Shirts, stickers, logos, and more!

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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

APRIL 12, 2020

Clean and simple postcard templates for product retailers, photographers, fashion studio, creatives and any brand identity. Fresh high quality postcard template designed with unique features and layouts with strong typography. Easily editable for easy understanding. Just drop in your own images and texts, and it’s ready. You can use these Creative Postcard templates as a Business Flyer , Business Agency and Fashion leaflets.

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Creative Market

APRIL 8, 2020

Artificial intelligence or AI is sometimes called machine intelligence. In the context of design, AI comes into play via two distinct phenomena: artificial intelligence optimizing the work of designers and artificial intelligence as a creative movement all on its own. When we talk about AI design boosting what designers create, such as the brushes within Adobe Fresco , we speak of how technology empowers designers to take their artworks to a whole new level.

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Just Creative

APRIL 5, 2020

This article has been contributed by Irene Warren. If anyone told you that 2020 marketing techniques would revolve around a virus , you would’ve laughed in their face. But today, we’re taking the term viral marketing in its literal sense. Yes, the digital marketing space has changed. We’re now seeing marketers promoting different products and services in a way that’s relevant for the new situation.

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SpeckyBoy

APRIL 11, 2020

A professional resume design is crucial if you want to stand out from the competition and get noticed by potential employers. Luckily, you don’t have to design a resume from scratch each and every time you decide to apply for a position. Simply download and use any of the hundreds professionally designed resume templates available online. For starters, check out our collection of the best resume templates designed with InDesign.

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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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BP&O

APRIL 16, 2020

LogoArchive was conceived, designed and sent to print in a day. It was inspired by a panel discussion at Somerset House as part of the exhibition Print! Now on to its sixth numbered release, LogoArchive continues to reconfigure itself with each new issue with the intention of surprising and delighting, particularly in difficult times. The […].

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Spoon Graphics

APRIL 8, 2020

In today’s Adobe Photoshop tutorial I’m going to show you how to turn anything into gold using this simple combination of Photoshop filters and tools. The effect smooths out the details of a regular image and adds an array of shiny reflections to mimic the appearance of a polished metal statue. A gradient overlay gives the effect the yellowy tones of gold, then a few finishing touches add some bright highlights.

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Noupe

APRIL 13, 2020

Ecommerce has come a long way and it is easy to find websites that make shopping a joy. But there’s a seedy underbelly to the Internet, too, full of bad eCommerce website design that may mask bad business practices, mediocre performance, or even outright theft. Today, we’re going to look at four websites that show you exactly what not to do, with some hints and tips for what to do instead.

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Creative Market

APRIL 2, 2020

Working from home is a concept that’s still foreign to many people. However, as a consequence of COVID-19, work from home has suddenly become a reality for more and more professionals of all industries all over the world. However, the design community has a leg up in this new reality, as many professional designers have already transitioned to working out of their homes years ago.

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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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