A List Apart
MARCH 20, 2018
If you’ve spent enough time developing for the web, this piece of feedback has landed in your inbox since time immemorial: “This photo looks blurry. Can we replace it with a better version?”. Every time this feedback reaches me, I’m inclined to question it: “What about the photo looks bad to you, and can you tell me why? ”. That’s a somewhat unfair question to counter with.
Fonts in Use
MARCH 21, 2018
Contributed by Florian Hardwig Fonts In Use launched in December 2010 , initially as a blog. In July 2012, we introduced the Collection , a much larger archive of typographic design open to public contributions. Looking back over the last 10,000 Uses we remember a few notable contributions, discussions, and typographic trends along the way. License: All Rights Reserved. 1,000 Uses: September 2012.
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crowdspring
MARCH 19, 2018
There's always beauty in good design, but good design isn't always beautiful. You don’t have to look further than a site like Craigslist, with its infamously austere look, for proof that unattractive websites can be popular and functionally easy to use. What is it that draws people to use sites that are otherwise considered to be a little less than easy on the eyes?
Fifi Lapin
MARCH 19, 2018
Today my friends, I am wearing Delpozo AW18. As voted for by my Instagram followers. And here's some other recent outfits that have appeared there. come over and join in! Clockwise from top left - Burberry rainbow lushness, Lupita Nyong'os Versace Oscar's dress, crazy for carrots at Dolce & Gabanna and tarot inspired at Christian Dior. Hope you love them as much as I do!
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
David Airey
MARCH 23, 2018
Blair Enns, author of The Win Without Pitching Manifesto , has released a new title, Pricing Creativity. Blair was happy for me to share an excerpt. Pricing Creativity, Rule #2: Offer Options. One of the biggest pricing mistakes that creative professionals make is to put a proposal in front of the client that contains only one option. In such a take-it-or-leave-it proposition there are only two outcomes, 50% of which are positive and 50% of which are negative.
Ambalaj
MARCH 22, 2018
Several aspects influence the sustainability of a product or service and it’s not easy to define which development activities to focus on, to create the best possible impact on our planet. What is clear though, is that design based on human needs, is the best starting point for sustainable design. John Thackara, author and one of the most influential voices within sustainability, states that we are filling our world with stuff, but we forget to ask ourselves “What are these things for̶
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