Noupe
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
A well-designed website is an incredibly important aspect of any business. Think of your website as your home base. It’s where most of your customers go to get information about your brand and what you offer. So if you don’t have a good website, it can deter customers and result in fewer conversions and sales. As the website is so critical, however, it can often become a point of frustration for many businesses.
Inkbot Design
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Visual Branding: How to Make a Strong Identity. Visual branding, also called graphic design , is the art and science of presenting information visually using words, pictures, symbols, colours, typefaces, and shapes. Visual branding is an integral part of all forms of marketing and communication. It can help create a positive impression of your business or brand, helping to persuade customers to buy your product or service.
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HONGKIAT
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Adobe Photoshop is a powerful platform for designers, but sometimes it may seem lacking of features that can help improve productivity and workflow and make life just that much easier. Luckily for us, Photoshop supports using an extension or a plugin, which help extend its capabilities. And lucky for you, we have collected some of the best and free Photoshop plugins available out there.
Designer Daily
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Everyone has a profile picture representing their images on social media, which is called an avatar. Just like different colorful social media platforms that have many features, the avatar for your profile can also be interesting by removing the background from the image. All you need to do is to learn how to make an avatar without background, which is quite simple once you got a handy tool and detailed guide.
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
Designer Daily
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
When it comes to an engaging presentation, there are two things you need to have – a confident presenter and pleasing PowerPoint slides. With templates, which can be found on marketplaces like, for example, MasterBundles , you can easily create professional presentations with aesthetic themes that will make you stand out. Making a PowerPoint presentation that is unique and with a special style to grab the audience’s attention is much more difficult than many think.
Graphic Design Junction
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
List of best mockups of 2022 is here. Mockups are perfect to showcase your brand, product and art in a professional and realistic-way. The Photoshop mockups are fully layered and customizable so you can make any changes. Every element is a single layer. You can change/remove background , colors (background, any part…), adjust or remove shadows and reflections , you can make literally any changes!
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Spoon Graphics
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Easily create colourful neon signs with this collection of ready-made neon lights layer styles for Adobe Photoshop. A combination of effects produces a realistic neon tube with a glossy appearance that can be illuminated with a bright glow in a variety of colours. Choose from 15 vivid hues and apply the effect with a single click to transform basic linework into a vibrant neon sign, then finish off your artwork with a choice of 4 backgrounds, ‘broken’ or ‘off’ tube styles, plus a useful ‘cable’
Inkbot Design
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
How Eye Tracking Can Optimise Website Design & UI. Eye tracking technology allows us to track and record a person's eye movements when they view a screen. It effectively improves user experience, allowing developers to understand what the user is looking at and react appropriately. Eye tracking technology is the latest cutting-edge tool that you can use to increase conversions.
Designer Daily
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Holiday seasons, such as Halloween, Christmas and New Year, are good chances to renew living and working environments, boost sales, and send love to the beloved. When it comes to design for holiday seasons, ideas, inspirations, color palettes and design resources are truly necessary. Take this Halloween to the whole new level with the below Halloween freebies from illustAC , including various Halloween backgrounds, Halloween clipart & Halloween vectors and illustrations.
BP&O
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Formed in 1911, while San Francisco was rapidly rebuilding after the devastating earthquake of 1906, the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) has been serving audiences in the Bay Area and beyond for 111 years. In 2018, Esa-Pekka Salonen – a Finnish conductor and composer – was announced as the incoming musical director, with his tenure to start during the fall season.
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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.
UX Collective
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Is there a need for designers to up their skills and knowledge in the new industrial revolution? Yes, but it comes with its own set of challenges. A.I. won an arts competition, causing an uproar in the arts community (source: Jason Allen ) The art community is going through a terrible storm of words over the latest annual art competition at the Colorado State Fair.
Inkbot Design
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
How to Create an Emotional Branding Strategy & Brand Examples. There’s power in our emotions. As human beings, emotions are a natural part of our everyday lives. Whether we realise it or not, our feelings dictate many of our responses to situations and the decisions we make, day in and day out. As a creative professional, leveraging the power of emotions can unlock a deeper relationship with your prospective consumers.
We And The Color
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Paintings by artist Robert Szot are currently on view at Anita Rogers Gallery in Downtown NYC. From September 7 – October 15, 2022, Anita Rogers Gallery presents Special Music, a solo show of paintings and works on paper by Robert Szot. Special Music is Robert Szot’s largest exhibition to date. It is the culmination of more than 20 years as a working artist in New York City, and more recently, in Los Angeles as well. “Szot approaches his paintings without preconceived notions or strict pla
Graphic Design Junction
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
With these best Procreate brushes you can create amazing realistic illustrations, portraits and landscape artwork. Download realistic high quality 26 brush sets with over 2500 hand-crafted , pro-quality brushes, all finely tuned to take advantage of Procreate 5’s powerful brush engine. These brushes are very unique because they are fueled by your creativity; your imagination is the key!
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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.
UX Collective
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Why did you quit your last job? This was the main question in my recent study I did with designers. I received 156 responses to my survey, most of them were from Product/UX designers, second and third in number of responses were graphic designers, and web designers. Let’s dive into the results! 53 percent of designers who responded to my survey were UX/Product Designers, around 17 percent were graphic, 9 percent web designers, 6 percent design generalists, 6 percent UI and visual designers, and
Inkbot Design
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
How to Use Visual Storytelling to Convert Customers. Visual storytelling is the art of creating compelling visuals and placing them in an appropriate context to convey a clear message. Good visual storytelling is often referred to as marketing design, but it's much more than just designing the message. It also requires knowing how to use your imagery to get your point across succinctly.
We And The Color
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Photographer Ivo Tavares shot some beautiful images of this outstanding home designed by Oval studio. Located in Brufe in the north of Portugal, the terrain is almost flat and has a water line that borders the west side of the property. The house is composed of two parts, a taller one representing the most public areas of the house, the entrance, the generous living room, and the kitchen.
SpeckyBoy
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
The further we get into the 21st century, the more contradictory the web seems to become. We have a plethora of no-code tools aimed to make things easier for novices and professionals alike. On the other hand, we see service providers that are increasingly complicated to work with. This tug-of-war is most evident when it comes to eCommerce. Yes, it’s now possible to get a basic shopping cart up and running without too much trouble.
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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.
Web Design Ledger
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Not just any old plan or approach will do when opening a new business, nor will it suffice when building and launching an online store – even if the underlying business is already a successful one. It takes the right tools and design philosophy to build a successful online store – things not every WooCommerce WordPress theme is apt to have. When you do come across a set of great WooCommerce WordPress themes that offers the optimal designs and settings to get the job done, you still may have to s
Inkbot Design
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Create a Business Logo That Works For You and Your Brand. A saying goes like this; “you get what you pay for” We can apply it to graphic design and logo development services. While some logos are created by a professional designer or made by an artist, other options are available. Some companies specialise in creating logos, while others focus on web design and digital marketing.
We And The Color
SEPTEMBER 18, 2022
Created by Adobe Stock contributor Wavebreak Media, this geometric pattern collection is fully customizable. Consisting of five sets, this series of fully editable geometric vector patterns by @Wavebreak Media will give your work a trendy look. You can use them for both print and web design projects. They are perfect for backgrounds in any size. Thanks to the use of fully editable vector graphics, you can edit or re-arrange them in any possible way.
SpeckyBoy
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
If you create videos in Adobe After Effects, you’re sure to need a lower thirds overlay. You’ll see these overlays covering the bottom third of a video and are used to add more detail. Here are three popular ways that you’ll see lower thirds used in video productions: Introducing a speaker by showing their name and title while being interviewed.
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.
Interaction Design Foundation
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
UI Animation is a valuable skill in a designer’s toolkit. You can use UI animation effects to reduce cognitive load, as well as adding personality and charm to an interface. More importantly, animation will help you overcome language and culture barriers in interaction design. However, if done poorly, animation can seem distracting and even nauseating!
Creative Review
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Designed by the Foundry Types in partnership with Studio Sutherl&, the London Fire Brigade’s new typeface looks back to the service’s lengthy history for inspiration, drawing on architecture, signage, fire engines, and the lettering seen on Victorian water pumps. The London Fire Brigade needed a typeface for certain touchpoints like its new shop and signage around its buildings.
We And The Color
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Sid Lee collaborated with Quebec’s audiovisual union AQTIS 514 IATSE to launch their rebrand. In collaboration with creative agency Sid Lee , AQTIS 514 IATSE rebrands with a bold and evocative visual universe to help propel Quebec’s audiovisual industry and its artisans to the forefront, both locally and internationally. Below you can see a few images of the branding project.
Vandelay Design
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
These real-world dental websites serve as inspiration if you're creating a dentist site for your own practice or for a client. The post 25 of the Best Dental Websites appeared first on Vandelay Design.
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.
Its Nice That
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Quitting her job in an advertising agency to pursue freelance illustration, the Istanbul-based creative uses their unearthly depictions to image a new, more harmonious existence.
Moo
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Here at MOO, we love sharing recommendations with each other. Books, podcasts, movies… we want it all. And because there are a lot of us, we’ve even dedicated a Slack channel to it. It’s called Goldmine – and we want to share every one of these gems with you. Each month, we’ll share what made us smile, inspired, or changed our perspective. Discover some of our favorite finds for September here.
Eye on Design
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
What do you do when you’ve secured your legacy as one of the great creative minds of the 20th century? You make children’s books, apparently. From Milton Glaser’s If Apples Had Teeth , Saul Bass’s Henri’s Walk to Paris and Paul Rand’s I Know a Lot of Things , to Bruno Munari’s Zoo , Dick Bruna’s Miffy and Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar , a number of prominent mid-century designers and illustrators turned their hand to books for kids as they sank into their own old age.
HONGKIAT
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
People create art with the most extraordinary materials, be it yarn, food, or pencil shavings. Now you can add to this list AI-powered technology that can create artistic images. We’re talking about Midjourney , an AI-based image generator that uses machine learning to create images based on the user’s input. To create an image with Midjourney, all you need is to give it a few keywords and watch the image get created right before your eyes.
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