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Freelance Survival Guide: Tips for New Freelancers

Inkbot Design

Freelance Survival Guide: Tips for New Freelancers. Many of us started our careers working for others, and we know that feeling of insecurity and uncertainty. But the good news is there is a way out. You can become your own boss and start making money for yourself. You can learn about starting your freelance business in the Freelance Survival Guide.

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5 Essential Skills Every Graphic Designer Should Have

Design Beep

As many global businesses are shifting their brand presence and campaigns digitally, the demand for graphic designers is steadily increasing. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) , 23,900 graphic design job openings are forecasted per year between 2020 to 2030. . Hiring for graphic designers is also not limited to a particular computer or tech-centered field.

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Learn Daily Sketching for Creative Inspiration

We And The Color

With this online course by Sorie Kim, you can improve your drawing process as you explore, imagine, and experiment in your personal sketchbook on a daily basis. Sorie Kim is a Los Angeles, CA-based illustrator and instructor. In her highly recommended online course on Domestika, she will teach you how to let go of perfectionist tendencies and loosen your hand to document all aspects of your everyday life.

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30 Modern Handwritten Fonts For Designers

Graphic Design Junction

New collection of best handwritten fonts great for your next creative project such as logos, printed quotes, invitations, business cards, product packaging, Poster fonts and etc. Modern handwritten script font with slight indentations that make the fonts look very beautiful. Handwritten fonts with a sophisticated flow, perfect for wedding scripts, elegant logos and branding, websites, calligraphy quotes, and more!

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Let's Talk Trends: Designing for Maximum Impact

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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Digital Illustrations from 2022 by Prateek Vatash

We And The Color

Take a look at this selection of digital illustrations created by Prateek Vatash in 2022. Prateek Vatash is an India-based designer and graphic artist. In addition to a range of commissioned projects, the outstanding artist loves to work on self-initiated projects. Below you can see a handpicked selection of digital illustrations created by Prateek Vatash in 2022.

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A Complete Guide to Choosing a Website Builder

Inkbot Design

A Complete Guide to Choosing a Website Builder. Website builders are software applications that allow you to create and manage a website without writing code. Most website builders have a drag-and-drop interface that makes it easy for beginners. Your website is the most critical marketing tool you have. A poorly designed or built site can make or break a business.

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Leading designers reveal the biggest trends in packaging design of 2022 so far

Creative Boom

Eat Whatever You Want by Shenzhen Baixinglong, 2021 Gold Pentawards winner. Speakers at the Pentawards Festival 2022 share their insights into where the discipline is going. Want to know about the latest packaging trends? The good folks behind the Pentawards are the people to ask. Founded in 2007, Pentawards is the leading global platform and community for packaging design.

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Student Week: Vegan Brand Uptoyou! Finds Inspiration From Surf Culture

The Dieline

Created for their final project in the LaBasad Challenging Branding Master's Degree, Christian Ladarre, Miriam Ortega, and Cristina Iturriaga designed the vegan food line Uptoyou!

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Neon Sign Effect Photoshop Tutorial

Spoon Graphics

In today’s Photoshop tutorial I’m going to show you how to create a bright, illuminated neon sign effect. I’ve created many tutorials in the past that provide you with a combination of Photoshop layer styles to produce a colourful glowing effect, but today we’re going to take it to the next level with more detail to make this neon effect look much more realistic with glossy tube reflections, wall mounting brackets and dangling power cables.

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Ginger Muse Branding by studiowmw

We And The Color

Take a look at this unique brand identity created by studiowmw for Ginger Muse. Studiowmw is a Hong Kong-based multidisciplinary graphic design studio specializing in branding, print, products, packaging, exhibitions, and websites. The studio was commissioned to work on a brand identity for Ginger Muse. Ginger Muse connects local musicians from different genres and disciplines.

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The Democratization of Design: Giving Creators & Marketers the Tools to Succeed

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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Behind the scenes of Ray Dalio's hit animation examining the changing world order

Creative Boom

An animated video that helps people understand the current global crisis is storming YouTube right now. Scott Matz and Tony Kadillak of Thornberg & Forester explain how they helped bring it to life. We're currently living through the kind of world events many of us have never experienced in our lifetimes and may have thought were confined to the history books.

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25 Best Resume Templates with Cover Design

Graphic Design Junction

Create your resume with the best resume templates and cover letter design. Don’t settle for the usual boring and predictable templates, move forward and choose any one template for your resume. Each design is fully customizable resume set where you can display your education, skills, references and experience also a real and very effective cover letter.

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30+ Useful Mobile Apps for Designers (Updated)

HONGKIAT

Designing is one of the most demanding professions in the world. From keeping updated with newer tools and tech to being constantly in search of inspiration, designers have a lot on their plate. In such circumstances, some useful mobile apps can come in real handy. So, here’s a long list of useful mobile apps for designers that can help them manage their daily tasks swiftly on the go.

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Trendy Social Media Templates with Flat Vector Graphics

We And The Color

These trendy social media templates by Blackcatstudio are available for download on Adobe Stock as fully editable vector graphics. Created by graphic designer, illustrator, photographer, and microstock artist @Blackcatstudio , these social media templates include six different designs in two sizes 1080 x 1080 px and 1080 x 1350 px. Based on trendy flat vector graphics, the templates are well suited for a wide range of topics.

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Rethinking Creative Workflows: Increasing Efficiency in the Design Process

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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Irina ?elaru closes the gap between her personality and drawings by embracing simplicity

Creative Boom

© Irina ?elaru. London-based Romanian illustrator Irina ?elaru has spent the last few years developing a bold, colourful style that prioritises simplicity. And besides helping her creatively, this process has also taught her valuable insights about herself. Irina, who holds an MA degree in Illustration and Book Arts from the Anglia Ruskin University of Cambridge, has honed her unmistakable style through an extensive learning process.

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Business Cards Design: 30 Simple Print Templates

Graphic Design Junction

Modern, simple business cards / visiting cards with unique layouts and strong typography make your business cards look professional. Minimal and clean design approach can make your brand more attractive and rememberable. The templates ae suitable for fashion, photography, lifestyle, business and personal identity. The super clean visiting cards, business cards design have been crafted for the true professionals.

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Gordon Kaye: Breaking The Cycle Of Distrust

Graphic Design USA

GDUSA’s Gordon Kaye with thoughts on our 59th Annual Inhouse Design Awards showcase and why inhouse designers are in a pivotal and enviable position to create an upcycle of effective, authentic and trustworthy communications. Just when we need it most.

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Business Plan Presentation Template with 30 Pages and Infographics

We And The Color

You can download this well-designed business plan presentation template for Adobe InDesign at Adobe Stock. Created by Adobe Stock contributor @GraphicArtist primary for screen presentations, this Adobe InDesign template comes in size 1920 x 1080 px. It consists of 30 fully customizable pages as well as editable infographics. The modern but restrained layout fits quite well with a big range of business topics.

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Creative Insights: Data-Backed Trends to Help You Design Successful Content

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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Somerset House art show revisits the last 50 years through the prism of horror

Creative Boom

Kerry Stewart, The Boy From The Chemist Is Here To See You, 1993. © Kerry Stewart. Courtesy of the artist. An imaginative new art show points to how the horror genre influences rebellious artists and helps us to understand a chaotic world. Whether or not you're a fan of the horror genre, the ideas contained within it have been a major influence on the last 50 years of creative rebellion.

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The New Happy Turns Research Into Colorful Tools for Wellness

Design Milk

We’re all aware about the detrimental effects social media can have and sometimes it can feel overwhelming to be in this space. Other times, you find little corners of the internet that are full of hope and optimism, and get reminded of all the good things social media can bring. The New Happy is one of them. Founded by Stephanie Harrison , The New Happy is a science-backed, design-forward platform that helps people find lasting happiness.

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8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Outstanding Noise Effects

SpeckyBoy

Noise effects are incredibly versatile. They can help establish a look that’s either retro or futuristic. And they also offer an easy way to add personality to any design element. Items such as text, images, and backgrounds can all be enhanced with this grainy and sometimes glitchy effect. Thus, it’s no surprise that web designers are producing some wildly creative work that uses noise effects.

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Student Week: Buckhorn Whiskey's Packaging Is Inspired By The Wild West

The Die Line

Student designers Nicole Strubing, María José Quiroga, and Laura Fernández put their creative minds together and recognized the power of a well-illustrated, glow-in-the-dark whiskey bottle.

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From Visualization to Execution: Exploring Our Strengths as Designers

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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Rumbidzai Savanhu on becoming an illustrator & how her Zimbabwean heritage influences her use of colour

Creative Boom

© Rumbidzai Savanhu. Birmingham-based illustrator Rumbidzai Savanhu has wasted no time getting her career off to a flying start. After only deciding to pursue illustration during the pandemic, she has already worked for the likes of Royal Brompton Hospitals NHS Trust, Little White Lies and London Wildlife Trust. For some artists, following a creative career path is not a conscious decision.

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Tom Gauld’s new book collects nearly two decades of literary cartoons

Creative Review

Following the release of his book Department of Mind-Blowing Theories in 2020, which brought together his extensive work for New Scientist magazine, London-based cartoonist and illustrator Tom Gauld has announced the publication of another collection of cartoons – this time featuring his weekly comic strips for the Guardian. Released by Canongate, Revenge of the Librarians is testament to Gauld’s.

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Creating a strategic product roadmap in 7 steps

UX Collective

Photo by Jason Goodman on Unsplash Thinking about creating a strategic product roadmap? You’re not the only one. With increasing pressure to produce measurable results, an effective strategy has become the key to success in today’s competitive business world. With a strategic product roadmap, you can focus your efforts on meeting specific goals instead of trying to tackle everything at once.

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Creative Director and Teacher Forest Young on Designing a More Inclusive Future

Eye on Design

This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the archives. It was originally published on March 10, 2021. Forest Young’s career has spanned an impressive range of disciplines and contexts. He was recently named Wolff Olins’s first Global Chief Creative Officer, has received the industry’s highest design accolades (Gold Design Lion at Cannes, the Art Directors Club Black Cube) and is an MFA Senior Critic in graphic design at the Yale School of Art.

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Web Design for All: Accessibility, Inclusivity and Beyond

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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Design Week’s pick of events to catch this September

Design Week

Justyna Green is an illustrator and communications consultant with over ten years of industry experience and her podcast, On Design, is back this September. Guests will include Stefan Sagmeister, Ricardo Cavolo, Veronica Fuerte of Hey Studio, Sabine Marcelis, Suzie Hackney of LUSH. Green’s podcast aims to facilitate honest conversations with inspiring figures in art and design.

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10 Websites for Free and Premium Fonts

Vandelay Design

Looking for amazing fonts? These websites are the best sources of free and premium fonts you can use in your designs and projects. The post 10 Websites for Free and Premium Fonts appeared first on Vandelay Design.

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La Baignade Décontract' & Pop Bar Ensoleillé branding

Abduzeedo

La Baignade Décontract' & Pop Bar Ensoleillé branding. abduzeedo 0902—22 In 2022, STUDIO/AB was approached by Sébastien Maloi to design the visual identity of his project: La Baignade. Event organizer, he wants to set up an ephemeral bar for the summer of 2022 in La Baule. The concept ? A resolutely pop, sparkling and relaxed bar, where music and cocktails mingle to the rhythm of carefully chosen playlists.

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UX facelifts, the design principle paradox, prototyping on steroids

UX Collective

Weekly curated resources for designers?—?thinkers and makers. “Prioritization and adding Design Debt work to the roadmap require a cross-team collaboration and planning combined with a deep understanding of dependencies and risks. Aligning the Design Debt work with the general company direction increases the chances for the initiative to succeed. In this article, I will explore the most popular strategies that enable paying off Design Debt while supporting long-term product plans.

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How to Create Stunning Typography With the Corel Type Tool Kit

Download this free eBook to learn how you can create stunning typography, using the basics, such as placing text, to advanced controls like ligatures, variable fonts, effects, tracking, range kerning, and everything in between. Learn how to: Use Character Control to add variety to your font styles. Use Paragraph Control to manage spacing, alignment, justification and more.