Its Nice That

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The Porto-based graphic designer explains her unexpected route into graphic design, and how a complex process can lead to a simple object.

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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

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 10, 2020

This article has been contributed by Lesley Haught. With 1.5 billion websites in the world, the competition is pretty evident, right? And the only way you can beat your competitors is by being better than them – better in your UI/UX design. What is UI/UX Design? UI stands for user interface and UX is the user experience. These are interrelated terms, and one is not possible without the other.

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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.

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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

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

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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.

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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 !

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Booooooom

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Exploring the transitory stage between childhood and adulthood, photographer Juliana Sohn documents the lives of 12-year-old girls in New York City for her series, “Twelve.” Describing the age of twelve as a time of both disorientation and discovery, Sohn explains: “I wanted to try and capture this fleeting yet critical period of their lives,” she explains. “I hoped to capture a range of these girls’ experiences as they navigated emotional and physical changes

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 8, 2020

This article has been contributed by Devin Partida. Now is the time of year that business leaders and marketing teams start thinking about making the biggest impact possible with their video creation and marketing efforts during the next annum. Assuming your planning activities are in full swing, be sure to use these eight tips and examples in 2021. 1.

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Noupe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Starting your own web design freelance business can be an exciting and challenging endeavor. And whether you just need a little extra cash on the side of your day job or you’re hoping to build a business that will let you leave your 9-to-5, building a web design freelance business can be very lucrative. That’s because, as the Internet continues to grow and evolve, companies are constantly needing new websites, updates to their current websites, or complete site overhauls.

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Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 11, 2020

8 Rebranding Examples Showing Superb Rebranding Strategy. Rebranding usually occurs when a business decides to change a significant element of its identity. This change can include something as obvious as a new brand name or logo design , or something more in-depth like a shift in communication or new company values. Whatever the reason for that change might be, a rebranding strategy is crucial for success.

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Speckyboy Design Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Why it’s good for users that HTML, CSS and JS are separate languages – Separating structure, styles and interactivity isn’t so bad, after all. Viral – A free typeface that bills itself as a “recipe for quarantining in 2020” Download it, if you’re into that sort of thing. Atkinson Hyperlegible – This free font provides greater legibility for low vision readers.

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Photographers have a unique place in the world. From portraits to landscapes and everything in between, photos have the ability to create conflict, debate, love, anger, and many other emotions. When we look at the past year in photos, we can’t help to imagine the creators behind those images and the work they put in to get the perfect shot. What better way to celebrate all the great photographers, professional and hobbyist alike than with a list of the best Christmas gifts you can buy for them t

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Envato Tuts+

DECEMBER 9, 2020

If you're looking for modern logo ideas, there’s no better place to find the best simple logo inspiration than by looking to current logo trends. . Here's One of Our Cool Logo Designs From Envato Elements Today we’ll take a look at five of the hottest trends in best modern logo styles and show you a bunch of cool simple logo design ideas that best represent these trends from Envato Elements and Placeit.

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Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 9, 2020

7 Ways to Improve Your Company Web Design. Mapping out the user journey is essential. If you don’t have a plan for your user, visitors will mill around aimlessly before abandoning the ship. You may be at a total loss when you go to draft your website’s user journeys. No fear — some foundational principles can help guide you. Here are the seven principles you should leverage for your company web design (read on how to implement them below): Start from the end, starting with the desired action you

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Speckyboy Design Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Disney is one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Whether it’s through their animated features, theme parks, Marvel movies, Star Wars films or their many video games, Disney is known to everyone around the globe. Their presence has had a viable and undeniable impact around the world, and mere mention brings feelings of joy to a lot of people.

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 10, 2020

This article has been contributed by Katherine Rundell. If you’re thriving as a brand, you’ll have developed some kind of following. There are thousands of creative, passionate and inspirational individuals out there for whom your products or services are integral to their lives. User-generated content (UGC) takes this passion and serves it up for the world to see.

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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.

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Its Nice That

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Acting as a “form of therapy”, Until One Sunday We Didn’t is a deeply personal story of the illustrator’s memories and emotions growing up with a father “who becomes a different person from one day to the next”.

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Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Why Invest in Branding? 8 Reasons to Build a Brand Identity. Branding is a term that’s still shrouded in a veil of confusion. Even some marketers believe that a brand is synonymous with a logo design and a trade name, but this concept is much more complicated than that. Yes, it incorporates a company tagline, brand colours, design, packaging , or brand voice , among many other things, but it cannot be reduced to any of them.

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SpeckyBoy

DECEMBER 6, 2020

For small and medium-sized organizations, content is usually the trickiest part of putting together a website. That often results in it being the one thing web designers are left waiting for when trying to finish off a project. Even if the overall design and functionality are a go, a lack of content halts progress. Over the years, I’ve found myself asking why this is such a challenge.

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 6, 2020

This article has been contributed by Owen James. Freelancing is an excellent way to achieve that freedom you have always wanted. Undoubtedly, it can – and will – be hard work, but the earning potential, rewards and personal development opportunities are endless. However, with an increasing number of professionals taking the leap and falling in love with the freelancing lifestyle, the competition has never been fiercer.

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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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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“Perhaps no one thing distinguishes twentieth-century architecture more than the central role played by the private house,” wrote architecture historian Beatriz Colomina in the mid-90s. “Every aspect of architecture, even the city itself, has been rethought in this century from the house.” Though she was musing on the radical changes to domestic space that began in the early 1900s, her sentiment rings true — maybe even more so — this year.

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Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Role of Branding in Business Marketing. With any new business, establishing your foot in the market and to your target audience is crucial. With this early problem, you should implement comprehensive and well-strategised branding for your business. Building your brand around your products or services is easily done if you have background knowledge and research.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Location app Foursquare has rebranded to better represent its position as a B2B software service following a period of “growing pains” Co-founded in 2008 by Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai, the app allowed people to “check-in” to venues through their smartphones – incorporating mobile GPS technology. Since then it’s expanded from a social-focused app to a software platform, providing location data for other services.

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 10, 2020

This article has been contributed by Mark Quadros. Today, building a website is a must for every kind of business. Having a piece of the internet under your control is something that you can’t afford to ignore. Plus, given only 64% of small businesses own a website, creating one can signify a huge competitive advantage (if done well). Image source: clutch.co.

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