Speckyboy Design Magazine

MAY 4, 2020

Handing off a new WordPress website to a client offers a great feeling of satisfaction. You provide a pixel-perfect rendering of a brand’s online presence and hope it plays a key role in a company’s success. But, if your client is responsible for managing content themselves, those pixels may no longer be so perfect after a while. You may find that your carefully-crafted layouts and typography have been rendered a mess by a well-meaning user.

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Just Creative

MAY 6, 2020

This article has been contributed by Natalya Diatko. Up to 25% of small businesses in the US may fail because of the coronavirus. But your business doesn’t have to be among them – as long as you change your approach to marketing right now. First rule of the pandemic: don’t panic. Second rule of the pandemic: rethink your marketing. You are probably as cash-strapped right now as millions of other entrepreneurs and companies across the globe.

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Graphic Mama

MAY 8, 2020

If you are looking at starting an online business, moving some of your business online or you already have an online business but it isn’t living up to your expectations then this is the article for you. It’s an enormous market and it’s growing, growing, growing so you want your share of the pie, and why not. Here are 8 carefully chosen tips to improve your Ecommerce website design that are sure to result in a successful online store.

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I Love Typography

MAY 3, 2020

When books began to be printed in the fifteenth century, scribes were not immediately made redundant. The rich still commissioned them to produce deluxe manuscripts, governments and local authorities still required secretaries and copyists for administrative documents, and even printed books left spaces for decorated initials and other elements to be added in by hand. […].

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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

MAY 6, 2020

In today’s Adobe Photoshop video tutorial I’m going to take you through my process of creating a vintage style advertisement poster with letterpress print effects. We’ll start by laying out the design with a selection of fonts inspired by the era of wood type, along with some hand-drawn graphic elements using a limited 3-colour palette.

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Just Creative

MAY 4, 2020

Photoshop is an amazing program that can help you create amazing pieces of artwork. One of the great things about the program is the support that other creators give the program with actions they’ve created and share with other designers. With that in mind, we wanted to take a closer look at the Top 20 Best Premium & Free Photoshop Actions. With the variety that we have chosen to share with you, you can download them to make incredible pieces of art or add a new tool to your toolbox for futu

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Under Consideration / Brand

MAY 4, 2020

“Multiple Choice”. Established in 2006, OLX (short for On Line eXchange) is a leading classifieds platform that allows users to buy, sell, or exchange used goods and services. Owned by OLX Group -- which owns another 18 similar platforms across the globe and across industries -- OLX is available in 25 countries around the world, from Brazil to India to South Africa and every month, hundreds of millions of people use OLX to find and sell everything from furniture to musical instruments, cars, hou

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Creative Market

MAY 8, 2020

Zoom calls have transitioned from a predominantly work-related tool to a social app used to bring together family and friends all around the world. In the process, we're all trying to add a bit more fun and bring more personality into the whole experience of video conferencing. Whether you've become more intentional about the clothes you wear or your surroundings, hopping on a call is probably looking a little different lately.

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Just Creative

MAY 7, 2020

Have you heard of GoCopy ? I hadn’t either, but for regular InDesign & InCopy users, this is for you! GoCopy is the simplest way for copywriters and designers to collaborate better on Adobe InDesign content… and it’s free! In this cloud-based workflow, copywriters can place their content directly on the InDesign template, helping them see exactly how their headlines, table values and body text works in the context of the design.

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Booooooom

MAY 4, 2020

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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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Its Nice That

MAY 6, 2020

For many it’s a first chance to see within the famously secretive animation studio’s museum where photography is banned and tickets are scarce.

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Creative Market

MAY 4, 2020

The French lifestyle has a certain je ne sais quoi that makes you want to uncork a bottle of Brut and celebrate something. Anything. And I don't mean the kind of loud, obnoxious celebration your neighbor hates you for. I mean the intimate, sophisticated gathering you've obviously already invited them to join. Because that's what it's about: sharing the thrill of being alive right here right now.

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Noupe

MAY 6, 2020

Are you sure everyone on the web can easily access your website? ‘Cause if it is not accessible to everyone, you are losing some great business opportunities! This article is going to put some shades on this “web accessibility” term. Also, you will get to know why it holds so much importance in today’s digital market. . So, What Does “Web Accessibility” Refer To?

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Booooooom

MAY 6, 2020

Marina Mika. Marina Mika’s Website. Marina Mika on Instagram.

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Graphic Design USA

MAY 8, 2020

Joe Violante of CBX on how to stay creative – and reconnect with your creative joy – during the coronavirus shelter-in-place.

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The Die Line

MAY 7, 2020

The package illustration is to convey how the animals live their lives with the water.

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Richard Bernabe

MAY 5, 2020

Richard takes time to answer questions submitted during a recent Twitter AMA (Ask Me Anything) on the subjects of photography, travel, and much more. The post Bernabe Answers Twitter AMA (Ask me Anything) appeared first on Richard Bernabe.

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Booooooom

MAY 6, 2020

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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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Graphic Design USA

MAY 4, 2020

Jim Erickson’s video of Ellen, a favorite subject, exemplifies how his imagery fits the moment for a campaign during the global pandemic.

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Under Consideration / Brand

MAY 8, 2020

“All Hail the Long Bois”. (Est. 2020) " Witzig , which means 'witty' in German, provides specially curated products for dachshunds and their owners as well as an online community and blog with articles and content ranging from instructive 'How-Tos' to fun, informational articles. While you can buy the usual leashes, toys, clothes and other items for your dog elsewhere, Witzig provides specially curated items made just for dachshunds and people who love them.

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Design Wizard

MAY 8, 2020

What is a mood board? Mood boards are a way of expressing thoughts through imagery. The creator of a mood board chooses images that represent their feelings on a subject and places them together in a collage. They are often used to convey ideas and make presentations for projects. Creating your very own mood board. Design Wizard makes it easy to create a personalised mood board.

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Colossal

MAY 5, 2020

All images © Makerie Studio. For a hypochondriac, any sense of pain or discomfort can be a point of fixation, something specifically known as somatic symptom disorder. This type of obsession inspired paper artist Julie Wilkinson to create a project that would not only distract her from this consuming condition but also bring awareness to an often misunderstood disorder.

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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.

Graphic Design

Booooooom

MAY 7, 2020

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Graphic Design Junction

MAY 7, 2020

PowerPoint templates are best way present your works in a professional and clean way. Minimal PowerPoint templates are very trendy for business presentation. Modern and powerful templates design that includes creative photo layouts , infographics, tables, vector icons, maps, diagrams and tons of great features to show your work and your company profile on another level.

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Graphic Design USA

MAY 4, 2020

Six tips and several tools for increasing your Instagram followers.

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Colossal

MAY 8, 2020

How to Make Sushi outlines all the necessary tasks to assemble maki: slice your fish, spread the rice, bleed from avocado hand , sweat all over your workspace, spend years agonizing over perfection, and finally, slice your roll into bite-sized pieces. Enjoy? Made by London-based director and 3D designer Jonathan Lindgren , the humorous animation provides a quirky look at mastering a craft.

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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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Booooooom

MAY 5, 2020

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Tuts Plus

MAY 7, 2020

Want to find out what the difference between serif and sans serif fonts? Join us in this quick article to find out the characteristics of serif vs. sans serif fonts. Serif vs. Sans Serif Fonts. Do you know your typefaces? Knowing the ins and outs of different font styles is essential for any budding graphic designer. Not only will it allow you to be more knowledgeable on the subject, but you will also know what works best for your creative projects.

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Graphic Design Junction

MAY 2, 2020

Massive collection of Photoshop brushes sets with more than 1500+ high quality brushes for Adobe Photoshop. All brushes are super detailed and very easy to use to make a realistic brushes effect. Brushes for Photoshop can be useful in the way it could make your work easier and have a good design result at the same time. There are different kinds of brushes like watercolor , splatters, flourishes, explosion, halftone, grunge, abstract Bokeh brushes , lighting and retro brushes.

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Design Week

MAY 4, 2020

In normal circumstances, this time of year would see the UK’s art and design students preparing for degree shows and finishing off final projects. But as the country continues to weather the coronavirus pandemic, university doors remain shut. With lockdown in full swing, design students and staff alike are shut out of workshops, unable to access specialist equipment or software, and going without many library resources.

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