Designer Daily
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Birds nest are a commonly eaten delicacy in China. Praised for the health benefits they are supposed to bring, they have become a luxury product there. Wwave Design was commissioned by Yan Yan Fang, a famous birds nest brand, to redesign its product packages. The main goal of this operation was to distinguish the brand from more traditional brands that sell the same products.
Canva
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
When you think pastel colors, the first things that probably come to mind are: Easter. Cupcakes. Babies. But there’s so much more to these soft, muted colors. And if you reserve pastels strictly for buttercream and nurseries, you’re missing out on a huge opportunity to lend a unique, delicate feel to your designs. But how, exactly, do you use pastel colors in your designs in a modern, sophisticated way?
Spoon Graphics
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
Access All Areas members have a powerful new premium font to download this week, courtesy of The Free Design Club. Moderno Sans is a bold, chunky italic that oozes strength and fierceness. It comes in TTF and OTF formats, along with various Web Font variations making it a versatile typeface for headings, titles and logo designs. The Free Design Club.com is a brand new website dedicated to offering a wide range of graphic design related freebies every single week.
I Love Typography
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Often described as the man who knew everything, Athanasius Kircher (1602–80) was a German Jesuit polymath of international renown during his own lifetime. He was a prolific author with an astoundingly broad range of interests, writing about everything, from geology and geography to sinology and egyptology, biology, medicine, engineering, theology, anthropology, music theory and linguistics. […].
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 17, 2019
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. 10 Vintage Effect Photoshop Actions. Create an authentic vintage photo effect in no time with this set of 10 fully editable Photoshop actions.
Canva
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Don’t get us wrong, there’s certainly a time and place for flat design. But when you want your designs to have a more realistic, embodied feel, flat design…well, falls flat. And this is where depth comes in. Creating depth in graphic design makes viewers feel as if there’s an entire world on the screen or page; depth creates the sense that the design just keeps going, stretching into space—which not only feels more realistic, but also more visually interesting.
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Fotor
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
In advertising, people often use pictures of real people and settings, and the reason why is that the feelings they convey are more likely to resonate and achieve more palpable results. So how to enrich your designs more with real photos is very important. You can use all manner of shapes to do it. Today we’re gonna focus […].
Tuts Plus
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
If you’re just getting into online advertising or hoping to boost your online traffic with better advertisements, ad banners are the way to go. Ad banners are currently one of the most ubiquitous forms of marketing used on the internet. Companies use them for everything from raising their brand profile to increasing engagement, announcing discounts, and promoting products.
Canva
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Choosing fonts that pair well with each other is a lot like choosing an outfit. In graphic design, fonts play a huge role in shaping the end result of your design. Below, we share nine modern font pairings that you can try in your next design. There’s a fine art to font pairing. And when it comes to choosing a modern font pairing that will allow your design to stand out, you want to make sure that it actually looks balanced and cohesive.
Spoon Graphics
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
It is difficult to create convincing vintage-style artwork without the right materials, but tools and resources that are made from real antiques are quite rare! The resources in The Expansive Vintage Design Library are derived from various authentic sources, so you can inject a piece of history right into your design work for the most realistic results.
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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.
Creative Live
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
RAW files are not processed within the camera, which means they’re essentially a huge chunk of data for you to mold. Think of them like raw materials found in nature, just waiting to be used for any number of purposes. In the world of technology, the larger your data file, the larger the canvas and the more choices you have. To help beginners navigate the breadth of options available, here’s a quick and easy Adobe Photoshop tutorial for beginners to help get you started.
Tuts Plus
SEPTEMBER 14, 2019
Welcome back to our Diversity in Design series on Envato Tuts+. Discover four talented artists with inspiring styles you'll love. 4 Artists You Should Know: Diversity in Design. Celebrate the work of these extraordinary artists. Each with their own unique. background, they draw inspiration from their culture and surroundings to create phenomenal designs.
Canva
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
If you’re reading this article, chances are, you have some sort of creative passion. And if you decide to pursue that passion into a career in the creative industries, you’re in for one of the most rewarding, exciting, and (obviously) creatively fulfilling adventures of your life. If you’re a creative, turning your passion into a career is the definition of living the dream.
Spine Magazine
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Jason Anscomb is a UK based freelance book cover designer who uses a variety of techniques within his work. Here he tells us how he created the wonderfully unique covers for Dorothy Bowers’ crime series. Debra Riley at Moonstone Press approached me about designing the covers for a set of five Golden Age crime novels. Moonstone Press reprints detective fiction originally published between WWI and the early 1960s, and introduces them to a wider audience.
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Design Roast
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Athene font features a unique look that is a cross between serif and geometric patterns. This is one of those fonts you may not have run across before. It doesn’t come bundled in the Microsoft Suite of products, nor is it listed as a Google font. That means you may not have run across this [.]. The post The Font Series: Athene appeared first on Design Roast.
Creative Live
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
Most people believe they aren’t creative. Usually, because they can’t paint or draw. Or they don’t play an instrument. They have this narrow view of what it means to be creative and they label themselves without exploring where their natural creativity can lead. It’s easy scenario to fall into, since more often than not, we are trying to live up to someone else’s view who we should be – instead of who we authentically are at our core.
Brown Paper Bag
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
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Sports Brand Jury
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
This is the second of the 4-part series that evaluates the quality of the team logos for the four major pro sports leagues and pronounces a best and worst verdict for each. With shorter days and cooler evenings bringing the summer to a close (sorry Arizona), the nip in the air means just one thing… the NFL is back baby! Nothing announces Autumn like a new season in the NFL.
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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.
Canva
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
So, you’ve landed your first job. Congratulations! Your first professional job is an incredible opportunity to learn, grow, and get your feet wet in your industry. But landing the job is just the first step. Once you’re actually in the job, it’s up to you to succeed—which can feel pretty overwhelming when you’re brand new to the professional world. Now that you’ve successfully landed the role, the next stage is to think about how you can take. this initial success and spin it into a fulfilling a
Graphic Mama
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Ever wondered what is the feeling to win an Oscar for the art you’ve made? Well, today we will introduce to you two amazing conceptual artists who have experienced this once-in-a-lifetime adventure – Jessica Rossier and Bastien Grivet. The Oscar-winning duo has worked behind the ultra-popular and successful production Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse which premiered in December 2018.
Spine Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
Pete Adlington is a Senior Designer at Faber & Faber. Here he explains how he created the stunning paperback cover for The Wall by John Lanchester. The Wall is set in the near future, where rising sea levels have wiped out huge swathes of the world and to protect itself from both water and ‘the others’ who try to gain entry via the sea, Britain has erected a 30ft concrete wall around itself which is guarded by conscripted young members of the populace.
Ohn Mar Win
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
My Story With Creative & Life Goals Back in 2012 I was a stay at home mum with a 2 and 7 year trying to survive off a living wage (some months it was certainly much less) Saying it was a constant struggle would be a understatement. So I decided on my birthday that year I had had enough, I did not want to simply ‘survive’. I started planning ahead to a time when my daughter would be in full time school and I could work almost full time hours.
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.
Afikur Design
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Hello everyone, Today i am share a new business card design. I am design this business card using adobe photoshop CS6. Idea From Ahad. Design By me. I am mainly use pen tool to design that business card pink share. Also i am use shape tool to complete this business card. Download This Business Card Free. Click Here. That business card design details below: I am use Photoshop Cs6 for that design.
Six Leaf Design
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
By now, putting a contact page and form on your website should be basic knowledge so that potential clients can get in contact with you and know that you’re a legitimate business. We all have the basic fields on our contact form: name, phone, message, etc. But there is one simple question you can add to your contact form to give you important insights into your clients and tell you where your time and money should be spent….
Canva
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
A good logo is synonymous with the brand it represents. Think about iconic brands such as McDonald’s or Apple. Their logos are like an instantly recognizable shorthand for the business itself. A logo is essentially a symbol used to represent a brand. Dig deeper and you’ll find that many logos have a hidden meaning , often something that relates to the company’s backstory or a clever visual pun.
Illustration Art
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
The artist Bernie Fuchs passed away ten years ago today. I was fortunate to get to know him; I interviewed him for weeks and listened to his reflections on life and art before he passed away. I never met anyone with a greater gift for color and design. He was a truly humble man, but he understood the nature of his gift-- how could he not?-- and always tried his best to respect and protect it.
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.
Graphic Design USA
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
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BP&O
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Selected by Richard Baird. A continually updated collection of some of the best graphic identity design work created for theatres, reviewed and published on BP&O. This post features work by Pentagram, Studio fnt and Spy, and includes projects that cover programmes and posters, but also those that included supergraphics and wayfinding. These share a strong visual impact […].
Brown Paper Bag
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Denim jackets were always in style, but they seem to be having a major moment thanks to the revival of 90s fashion. The material is easy to stitch on and is an ideal canvas for all sorts of designs. Colombian textile artist Ana Maria Restrepo, aka Amarpo , creates statement-making garments by adorning denim in colorful flowers and insects that use a combination of embroidery and crochet.
Old Brand New
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Sponsored by 1-800-Flowers. You guys already know that we love bringing plants into our home. They add so much life, color, and personality to any space. Honestly, when I don’t see a plant in a room, it just doesn’t feel complete. You feel me, right? So, we’re partnering with 1-800-Flowers to share how we’re styling some of their plants in our home. 1-800-Flowers has a nice collection of houseplants you can order online.
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