BP&O
DECEMBER 18, 2020
LogoArchive is a series of booklets dedicated to the modernist logo-making of the mid-century. It can be enjoyed as is and just for that. However, the ideas within these booklets, in the words of Ian Anderson “exist both on and below the surface” for anyone with the inclination to dig a bit deeper. These zines […]. The post LogoArchive: A Graphic Design Laboratory appeared first on BP&O - Branding, Packaging and Opinion.
Just Creative
DECEMBER 22, 2020
This article has been contributed by Dave Schneider. Brand authenticity is an essential factor for 86% of consumers , often determining the brand they end up working with and supporting. Numbers this large are hard to ignore for any company, so branding should be a central part of your web design efforts if you’re going to have a chance of standing out in your marketplace.
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Designer Daily
DECEMBER 10, 2020
As a designer, you may sometimes wonder how useful it is to publish concept designs on the Internet. Of course, you get to display your skills and build a portfolio, but will it just disappear in the depth of the Internet or will it have a use at all? This design by a wallnut seller is the proof that good surprises can happen and a concept design can be used in a real-life context.
Spoon Graphics
DECEMBER 21, 2020
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 2020, broken down into individual roundups for each category. Did you miss any of these most popular posts? Which one from the list was your favourite?
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
I Love Typography
DECEMBER 13, 2020
Read the book, Typographic Firsts. For more than a thousand years the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs was completely lost. For centuries, many assumed that they were magical symbols that might never be understood by mere mortals. In the seventeenth century, the polymath and walking encyclopedia, Athanasius Kircher, came closer than most to understanding how Egyptian hieroglyphs worked, but the real breakthrough only came with the discovery of a 2,200-year-old black basalt slab.
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Just Creative
DECEMBER 29, 2020
As a graphic designer, there are many times when the project you’re working on may require you to flex your artistic muscles and pulling out sheets of paper and pencils is unlikely to satisfy the clients’ needs and unless you get it right the first time, is not going to make editing easy. These days, many artists, illustrators, and graphic designers have started to turn towards using tablets to complete their art projects.
Designer Daily
DECEMBER 17, 2020
The interesting news of the past week if you are a graphic designer, web designer, product designer, or pretty much anyone that has an interest in design. How to estimate the ROI of design work? As designers, we have two options: We can wait for business people to learn design’s value or we accelerate the process by better communicating our work’s value.
Spoon Graphics
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Samurai warriors are one of the coolest icons of Japanese pop culture! These legendary warriors are a popular subject for artists and designers, who not only feature fearsome Samurai in stunning illustrative work and character concept art, but the iconic battledress is also commonly used within logo designs too. In today’s inspiration showcase I present 40 amazing designs and illustrations of Samurai Warriors, including incredible digital paintings, detailed vector art, and mashups of Samurai wi
Speckyboy Design Magazine
DECEMBER 22, 2020
With all of the changes and rapid advancements CSS has gone through over the last few years, we should not be surprised at the vast volume of open-source resources and tools that are continually being released. These time-saving CSS libraries, frameworks, and tools have been built to make our lives that little bit easier and also offer a learning window into those CSS areas we may not fully understand.
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Inkbot Design
DECEMBER 12, 2020
Sans Serif vs Serif Font – Which Should You Use & When. Every designer knows that choosing a font makes a huge impact. Fonts have an essential role in our designs, so we should always choose them with care. You always have to decide which font is the right font for your website or any other piece of written content, digital product or graphic design.
Noupe
DECEMBER 3, 2020
“Vintage”. We hear it all the time. People call almost everything vintage (especially if they are trying to sell something to you). But what does it mean really? Is it something really old? No. That’s antique. Perhaps something that was trendy a decade or so back? Nope. That’s retro. So what is vintage? We often hear people use it for retro and antique or anything that looks old to make it fancier.
Just Creative
DECEMBER 10, 2020
The great American author Stephen King once said, “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” Anyone who knows a writer knows that those two traits are especially true. When it came to this year’s list of the best Christmas gifts for writers ( see our 2019 compilation here ), we wanted to focus on what items would make life easier for a writer.
Designer Daily
DECEMBER 27, 2020
Stamps are a particular challenge in terms of design. Working on such a tiny surface forces the designer to be very impactful with limited space. This is the type of challenge that Vicky Chong took upon himself when realizing his Stamp for Art project. In it, he used the typographical styles of historical design movements.
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Spoon Graphics
DECEMBER 2, 2020
In today’s video tutorial I’ll show you how to create a vintage movie title text effect with the help of Photoshop’s 3D tools. This style of classic film titles is reminiscent of old black and white movies from the 20s, 30s and 40s. Most of the hard work is done by Photoshop’s 3D functionality. Just some configuration of the settings is all that’s required to produce the three-dimensional effects and the chamfered text face, along with low key lighting and shadows. ?
Speckyboy Design Magazine
DECEMBER 21, 2020
A year “like no other” is about to come to a close. 2020 was certainly unique for everyone – web designers included. And it challenged us on several levels. Our daily grind was complicated by shutdowns, kids invading the home office, and clients who needed our help in rapidly changing their business models. Even though many of us were stuck in the house, there was rarely a dull moment.
Creative Review
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Back in May, we wrote about how Joe Wicks became the nation’s PE teacher during those early months of national lockdown. And as a second lockdown descended upon England last month, again Wicks was there not only with his daily 30 minute PE sessions, but he also released a new YouTube series to get us exercising. The Body Coach brand has carved out a space of unrelenting energy and positivity, and it’s continued to flourish during a time where moving and exercising has, for many, been
Noupe
DECEMBER 1, 2020
If you are just starting out as a designer, deciding between Photoshop vs Illustrator might not be an easy task. So, we’ll lay out some facts for you to decide which one of these Adobe products is a better fit for you. . Let’s start off with the basics. Adobe Illustrator. Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor and design software that is developed by, well, Adobe.
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Just Creative
DECEMBER 2, 2020
This article has been contributed by Jack Leo. A logo is an important mark that represents the story and meaning of your business. Although designing an attractive and effective logo sounds easy, in actuality, it isn’t. Whether you are a designer or not, you can still design your logo. To make an iconic logo , you should possess enough knowledge about the things that matter the most to make a unique logo.
Designer Daily
DECEMBER 8, 2020
Every week, we’ll give you an overview of the best deals for designers, make sure you don’t miss any by subscribing to our deals feed. You can also follow the recently launched website Type Deals if you are looking for free fonts or font deals. Statistical Icons Pack. The perfect icon pack to indicate all kinds of statistical representations. $8.90 instead of $14.90 – Get it now !
Spoon Graphics
DECEMBER 15, 2020
A great opportunity to give your font library a major upgrade has just arisen, which will save you thousands of dollars on some high-quality typefaces, including some huge font families! This new Font Collector’s Handpicked Selection contains a total of 16 font families, each selected for its class and professionalism. Acquire some best-sellers from Set Sail Studies, Latinotype and TypeType, along with a well-balanced selection of serifs, sans-serif, and elegant script typefaces to provide you w
Speckyboy Design Magazine
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Since the beginning of the World Wide Web, the venerable hyperlink has been a crucial feature. Remember the amazement when you found out that a single click could take you anywhere in the world? OK, maybe that gee-whiz moment has passed. But links are still as important as ever. And they’re something designers need to make both obvious and accessible.
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.
BP&O
DECEMBER 10, 2020
LogoArchive returns with its fourth collaborative Extra Issue and first bi-lingual release, documenting the forms of Japanese logo design. Through the distinctive smaller format of the bound booklet LogoArchive seeks to surprise and delight with each new issue, introducing new collaborators to offer unexpected interpretations of the ubiquitous logo book.
Noupe
DECEMBER 8, 2020
Does #000000 and #FFFFFF mean anything to you? If you’re a designer, a programmer, or just someone who works in web design they probably do. When beautifully united, a black and white design can turn your artwork into a sophisticated and classy masterpiece. Before we jump into our top black and white design picks, let’s take a moment to carefully dig out the symbolism behind this timeless color duo.
Just Creative
DECEMBER 10, 2020
There’s a common belief that condensed and narrow fonts make a text look cramped. That’s far from the truth. The most important thing here is the type of creative projects that you are working on. Headlines and bold messages are perfect for using narrow and condensed fonts. These fonts will make your creative projects look stunning. In this article, we bring you the best narrow and condensed fonts.
Designer Daily
DECEMBER 2, 2020
The interesting news of the past week if you are a graphic designer, web designer, product designer, or pretty much anyone that has an interest in design. A new home for Ivan Chermayeff’s design archives. 700 collages, paintings, prints, book covers, promotional posters, and drawings of the iconic designer have recently been donated to the School of Visual Arts’s Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives.
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?
Spoon Graphics
DECEMBER 11, 2020
Access All Areas members have a great collection of picture mockups to download this week, courtesy of Creative Veila. This set of Polaroid Snapshot Picture mock-up templates contains 6 high-resolution Polaroid-style photo frames in various combinations and compositions. Easily add your own images to create mood-boards, digital collages, social media posts, or decorate additions to your design projects.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
DECEMBER 7, 2020
All released this year, each of these free web-based apps offers a time-saving solution to many of the web design tasks you will need to perform from time to time. Without ever having to install anything, all you have to do is bookmark and save them for that day when they will be called upon. Some of these tiny time-savers will help you to better manage your SVG icon collections, organize code snippets, randomnly create profile pictures, generate CSS animations, or even translate CSS selectors i
ID Identity Design
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Restauranteurs Simon and Darcy wanted to launch a high-end neighbourhood restaurant, with a difference. One based on community and togetherness, that unites people through food, and where everything possible is made in-house with gentle treatment of simple ingredients. They needed a compelling identity to help tell their story and define their brand character.
Creative Review
DECEMBER 14, 2020
During the eight months since the UK declared the first of its nationwide lockdowns, writers have still written, publishers have still published and book designers have continued to produce an ever-varied range of covers for new titles. Yet there’s no denying that, as with pretty much every job in every sector across the country, the worlds of design and publishing have had to change and adapt accordingly throughout most of 2020.
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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