One Extra Pixel
JUNE 20, 2019
Website typography has multiple different aspects; displaying numbers on the screen is among the most important ones. There are many use cases when you might want to focus on. The post 15 Best Number Fonts for Displaying Numbers appeared first on Onextrapixel.
Creative Live
JUNE 26, 2019
Watching that social media follower count is like fast-forwarding your favorite Netflix series just to watch the credits — ineffective, and a complete waste of time. Most businesses get the importance of being active on social media, but few know what’s really important when it come to social media marketing, or even how to actually create meaningful interaction.
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Graphic Design USA
JUNE 27, 2019
Graphic Designer: to provide visual direction on all marketing efforts in the areas of design for print, digital and all marketing collateral for a full service restaurant located in Los Angeles CA. Send ad/resume attn: Robert Kronfli to Bacari Americana, Inc., 757 Americana Way, Glendale CA 91210.
Smashing Magazine Graphics
JUNE 17, 2019
Building A Component Library Using Figma. Building A Component Library Using Figma. Emiliano Cicero. 2019-06-17T14:00:16+02:00. 2019-10-16T18:36:56+00:00. I’ve been working on the creation and maintenance of the main library of our design system, Lexicon. We used the Sketch app for the first year and then we moved to Figma where the library management was different in certain aspects, making the change quite challenging for us.
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
Under Consideration / Menu
JUNE 18, 2019
Bar in Columbus, OH. Designed by piink iink studio. As part of the homage to army veterans -- including the bar's owner and his grandfather -- these menus boldly mix a dark olive green paper folder with a bright orange paracord that almost looks like some kind of survival kit. Great typography and the giantest paper clip you can find complete the energetic multi-piece menu.
Computer Zoom Design
JUNE 30, 2019
Web Design Tips: What All New Designers Need To Know Andy Pratt and Jesse Arnold are leaders in the new frontier of web design. Andy has worked with organizations including the Smithsonian Institution, Samsung, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Wenner Media, Lego and Turner Broadcasting, and Jesse’s resume lists names like New York University, Conde Nast, and the Jim Henson Company.
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Creative Live
JUNE 18, 2019
Are you a small business owner, entrepreneur or a brand enthusiast looking for a social media transformation ? Having a library of custom images for blogging and social media will drastically improve your digital strategy and have an enormous impact on how people engage with your brand. Photographer and brand strategist Jasmine Star’s teaches that memorable content begins with a strong point of view, authenticity, and consistency.
A List Apart
JUNE 6, 2019
In Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development , the Storming stage happens as a group begins to figure out how to work together. Previously, each person had been doing their own thing as individuals, so necessarily a few things need to be ironed out: how to collaborate, how to hit goals, how to determine priorities. Of course there may be some friction here!
Diana Toledano Illustration & Education
JUNE 1, 2019
Illustration is NOT a hobby, it’s a job. We live in an extremely visual culture , and illustration is an important industry. Without us books, wine labels, clothes, posters, kitchen towels, etc. would be blank. We might enjoy our job, we might be passionate about it, but still. we need to make a living from it. That we have fun doesn’t mean we don’t deserve getting paid.
Under Consideration / Menu
JUNE 25, 2019
Bar in San Francisco, CA. Designed by Bootjack Creative. Through a combination of funky type, vintage illustrations, and ornate ornaments, these menus play up the mystical, carnivalesque, obscure vibes offered by Curio. Visit Curio. For bigger menu images see this post at Art of the Menu.
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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.
Computer Zoom Design
JUNE 28, 2019
Drawing for Graphic Design: 6 Exercises to Sharpen Your Skills When talking about drawing for graphic design projects, we’re very often talking about a digital process. We’re so used to sitting in front of our computers, plugging away at pixels in Photoshop and Illustrator, that we sometimes forget to step away, grab a pen or pencil, and just draw. Here, we provide six simple drawing practice exercises that revolve around drawing for graphic design.
Creative Overflow
JUNE 30, 2019
Beginners are often frustrated when they first get into photography. Most want to capture the types of photos that they see in magazine spreads, but that requires skill and experience. The good news is that there are ways that even beginners can capture photos that are more professional-looking and stand out: Learn how to hold the camera still. If you want your photos to look good you need to keep your camera still.
Creative Live
JUNE 24, 2019
I got to thinking about a few things I wish I knew before starting my business. Yes, I wish I knew more about the technicality of photography ( wait, so you’re telling me f-stop and aperture ARE THE SAME THINGS?!? Still asking yourself, ‘ What is aperture ?’ – check out the ultimate aperture guide ), but I wish someone would’ve sat me down and had a real conversation about expectations.
Lisa Maltby
JUNE 28, 2019
Chatsworth House needed to refresh their previous estate map in order to modernise it and make information clearer. Combining the use of traditional line drawing with flat colour brought the map up to date whilst retaining the sophisitcation of the Chatsworth brand. The map needed to be versatile and so it was created in vector in order for elements to be moved and updated.
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Uppercase Magazine
JUNE 13, 2019
I’m excited to be hosting my very first live video interview and chat, with surface pattern designer and creative coach Jeanetta Gonzales. Please register here for this FREE live event. Thursday, June 20 at 1pm MDT Los Angeles-based artist and designer Jeanetta Gonzales creates expressive and vibrant art inspired by her love of plants, flowers, colour and texture.
Fonts in Use
JUNE 6, 2019
Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: [link] Janet Hansen. License: All Rights Reserved. The cover for Nico Walker ’s debut novel Cherry was designed by Janet Hansen , senior designer at Alfred A. Knopf, with creative direction from Carol Devine Carson. It was chosen as one of the New York Times’ 12 Best Book Covers of 2018. To get to this superb result wasn’t exactly straightforward, though.
Computer Zoom Design
JUNE 25, 2019
The Top Free Graphic Design Software in 2019 Today, almost half the Earth’s population is online. Industry changes fast, especially in the field of graphic design. Clients need things faster and when software changes in the blink of an eye, it can be hard to keep up. If we are not quick on our feet to adapt, we could experience an extinction level event as our skills begin to fossilize.
crowdspring
JUNE 17, 2019
My favorite color is blue. And, the odds are pretty good that your favorite color might also be blue. That’s because blue appears to be most people’s favorite color. Three separate studies (more on those below) have revealed blue or blue/green to be the most popular color for both men and women. But, why all this fuss about color? Well, it turns out that color’s impact isn’t limited to the personal sphere.
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Creative Live
JUNE 17, 2019
Looking to learn quick Photoshop tips to take your photos to the next level? Did you miss our biggest conference of the year about all things Photoshop ? Not to worry. We’ve created a round-up of top highlights from the week — from beginner tutorials on popular tools to advanced tips for adjusting color — that are sure to help you master your photo editing skills in no time at all. 1.
Emmeline Illustration
JUNE 28, 2019
AAHH I'M FINALLY ON PATREON !! I've set up a brand new page on Patreon to share illustration, comics, and the behind the scenes life of working as a freelance illustrator! Support on Patreon (via people signing up to pledge $1+ for a month or more) helps me focus on my own projects , and dedicate more time to writing creative industry advice articles, making videos, and brewing new ideas.
Viktorija Illustration
JUNE 18, 2019
The other day I was playing around with ink. I had some sketches from the week before. Sometimes I like to set some time aside and do several drawings in one go. And then after some days I really wanted to make one of the drawings into a digital drawing of a mocca lover. ?????????.
Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art
JUNE 12, 2019
Double Jeopardy Every now and then I like to create two paintings on the same piece of paper. It saves time, paper and water because I soak my watercolour paper in a water tray before taping it to the board to dry and stretch. It may be a time saver, but working like has risks. I must be very careful to protect the half I am not working on from moisture and paint.
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.
Computer Zoom Design
JUNE 24, 2019
7 Awesome Ways Illustrator is Being Used Today Who uses Adobe Illustrator? The better question might be—who doesn’t? Utilized across a vast array of industries, this vector-based graphics software has something for everyone who has a role in the wide world of design. From a company logo to a highway billboard to a birthday card—it was all probably first designed in Illustrator.
Fonts by Hoefler&Co.
JUNE 10, 2019
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Creative Live
JUNE 21, 2019
Dodging and burning is a photo editing and retouching technique as old as the darkroom itself, but bring the process of lightening and darkening small, specific portions into the digital realm and a traditional tool becomes a modern retouching power tool. From lightening under eye shadows to reducing the intensity of a wrinkle, dodging and burning can produce dramatic before and after results by adjusting light and dark areas without affecting texture.
A Graphic Design Blog
JUNE 4, 2019
Hey guy’s, here’s an opportunity to learn some great tips on how to generate an income from social media with skills you have or can acquire. This is a free event so try not to miss it, I’d be there, say hi when you see me. The Roundtable Lagos is a free business development and networking forum aimed at supporting businesses in Lagos to attain revenue growth & expansion. .
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?
Afikur Design
JUNE 10, 2019
Hello everyone, Today i am share a educational logo. Anyone can use this from buy me. Also anyone can use it for professional or personal use. Also anyone get this logo full free from me. Just contact with me. I will send you this logo via mail free. But you need to tell me where you want to use this logo. Buy this logo for personal purpose. If anyone want to buy this design.
Diana Toledano Illustration & Education
JUNE 12, 2019
Are you happy with your illustration career? Do you have any regrets? I certainly do. I have made many mistakes in my career! But there is one thing that I never expected doing and that I am very happy about: working on chapter books. Back when I was starting out, creating picture books was the dream. Picture books are so clever, and beautiful, and full of possibilities… Oh, aren’t they gorgeous?
Computer Zoom Design
JUNE 23, 2019
5 Graphic Design Portfolio Mistakes to Avoid As a visual artist or graphic designer, your graphic design portfolio opens doors. A sub-par presentation of your work closes them (even if you have stunning graphic design work to show off) — and may lock them for good. But as a graphic designer how do you know what a “good” portfolio even is? Ram Castillo literally wrote the book on getting a job as a designer, and in his CreativeLive class, Create a Knockout Design Portfolio he talks about how esse
Illustration Art
JUNE 22, 2019
When ancient Rome needed guidance on crucial issues such as whether to go to war or whether crops would fail, a priest called an augur was summoned to interpret the will of the gods by studying the flight of birds. The augur would look for omens in the direction that birds were flying, whether they flew in groups or alone, and the noises they made as they flew.
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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