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Shining Examples of Medical and Healthcare Branding

Canny

Shining examples of medical and healthcare branding are admittedly hard to find. Why? Because everyone seems to take the most obvious route possible. And it’s hard to blame them! In these uncertain times, people are looking for: Safety. Trust. Professionalism. Essentially, when they interact with your healthcare brand, they want to know “I’ll be safe here!”.

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How To Create A Whiteboard Video That Will Grow Your Brand

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Victor Blasco. From a digital marketing standpoint, it’s not hard to make a case for whiteboard animation. The mechanics are shockingly simple: Have a moving hand draw an illustrated story on a whiteboard or similar surface using a marker pen. Both marketers and scientists agree on the format’s ability to enhance learning and long-term retention of ideas.

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7 Things You Should Never Say To a Graphic Designer (And How To Respond)

Shillington

Graphic designers around the world are familiar with the common things clients say—it comes with the territory to answer those frequently asked questions and help navigate people through a project. But there are things that pop up occasionally that go beyond what’s acceptable and are an insult to our creative profession. The kind of remarks that push our integrity to the limits.

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Spoon Graphics Turns 13 Years Old — Traffic Down, Subscribers Up!

Spoon Graphics

It’s that time of year when Spoon Graphics gets a little older, with 2020 marking 13 years of tutorial creating, freebie sharing and article writing on what started as a blog that was attached to my portfolio website in 2007. Every April I take some time to reflect on the past 12 months and talk about how things have changed. Last year I talked about how much the landscape of the Internet has changed since I started Spoon Graphics and my worry for what the future might hold, so let’s take

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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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Where to Learn Design for Free Right Now

Creative Market

Are you an illustrator who's interested in UX design? Do you master Photoshop but would love to grasp the basics of Illustrator? Would you like to combine your digital illustration skills with some essential web design knowledge? Designers constantly face the need to understand and interact with disciplines other than their own. If you've ever wondered how to venture outside of your current design field without making a huge investment upfront, these 14 free online courses can help you test the

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SEO for StartUps: 5 Ways To Up Your Rankings

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Tom Welbourne. There are 5 guidelines that are ‘must-dos’ for startups in order to improve your startup’s SEO and gain higher rankings on search engines. As a marketing agency in London, we know how important SEO is for small businesses. From gathering data on target audiences to increasing visibility to those audiences – resulting in higher traffic and conversions – knowing the best ways to improve your startup’s SEO can result in traction, aware

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Affinity Airbrush Shading Brushes for Premium Members

Spoon Graphics

Access All Areas members have been requesting more Affinity Designer resources, so this week members can download this great set of Airbrush Shading Brushes made specifically for Affinity, courtesy of The Artifex Forge. Add organic texture shading to designs and illustrations with ease! This versatile shading brush pack contains a wide variety of textures – from dense to light and thick to thin – all designed to add scattered texture to your designs and illustrations.

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Moodboard Series: Whimsical Woodland

Creative Market

There's something undeniably refreshing about the outdoors. Being in the midst of mountains, trees, and crisp air rewires us somehow. There's even have a name for it: earthing. Earthing, also known as grounding, is a form of therapy that affirms that interacting with the ground can literally reconnect you to the Earth via electrical charges. Whether it's ethereal landscapes, furry animals, or minty leaf aromas, thinking about woodlands immediately takes us to a cozier, calmer place — and that's

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10 Sleep Tips for Creative Professionals to Maximise Productivity

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Matt Ross. Professionals across nearly all industries, but particularly those in creative careers, know that a wide range of problems can impact their productivity. From lack of sleep to distractions around them, they can find their productivity negatively affected despite their best efforts to focus and stay on task.

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Photographer Spotlight: Nate Palmer

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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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The definition of brand loyalty and how to build it

Canva

There are plenty of guides out there for growing your audience and gaining a bunch of shiny, new customers. But even as you’re building your following, it’s important to remember to nurture the customers you already have and generate brand loyalty. Think about the Pareto Principle, also known as the 80/20 rule. According to this rule, 80% of your company’s revenue will come from only 20% of your current customers.

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25 Best Creative Postcard Templates

Graphic Design Junction

Clean and simple postcard templates for product retailers, photographers, fashion studio, creatives and any brand identity. Fresh high quality postcard template designed with unique features and layouts with strong typography. Easily editable for easy understanding. Just drop in your own images and texts, and it’s ready. You can use these Creative Postcard templates as a Business Flyer , Business Agency and Fashion leaflets.

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How To Build a High Conversion Email Funnel

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Annie Geller. Email marketing is an invaluable weapon in your digital marketing arsenal. Marketers say it is the most preferred channel for business communications, and to back this fact up, we have a small statistic that makes a huge impact. The Litmus research showed a massive $42 return on investment for every single dollar spent on email marketing in 2019, which was up from $38 in 2018.

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“s p a c e blues” by Photographer Dan Rubenbauer

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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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6 trending colors to use in 2019

Canva

Colors help shape everything from our mood to the products we buy. With each new year comes a new color trend, and whether you’re a digital marketer, or a graphic designer, knowing these trends in advance is helpful for all your design tasks. In this article, we predict the biggest color trends of 2019, and show you how to use them in design. Similar to fashion trends, there are also design trends that come and go with each new year.

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10 Free Professional Adobe InDesign Resume Templates

SpeckyBoy

A professional resume design is crucial if you want to stand out from the competition and get noticed by potential employers. Luckily, you don’t have to design a resume from scratch each and every time you decide to apply for a position. Simply download and use any of the hundreds professionally designed resume templates available online. For starters, check out our collection of the best resume templates designed with InDesign.

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LogoArchive Issue 6 (Preview)

BP&O

LogoArchive was conceived, designed and sent to print in a day. It was inspired by a panel discussion at Somerset House as part of the exhibition Print! Now on to its sixth numbered release, LogoArchive continues to reconfigure itself with each new issue with the intention of surprising and delighting, particularly in difficult times. The […].

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Photographer Spotlight: Marija Strajnic

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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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4 Examples of Bad Ecommerce Website Design and What to Do Instead

Noupe

Ecommerce has come a long way and it is easy to find websites that make shopping a joy. But there’s a seedy underbelly to the Internet, too, full of bad eCommerce website design that may mask bad business practices, mediocre performance, or even outright theft. Today, we’re going to look at four websites that show you exactly what not to do, with some hints and tips for what to do instead.

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10 Ways to Protect Your Business Against a Cyber Attack

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Roman Daneghyan. If you think cyber theft is just a problem of big businesses, you’re mistaken. According to an article published in CNBC, 43% of cyberattacks are targeted at small businesses. Cyberattacks now cost small businesses about $200,000 on average. Therefore, no matter the size of your business, it’s critical that you consider ways to secure your business online.

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Reviewed: New Logo, Identity, and Packaging for Cadbury by Bulletproof

Under Consideration / Brand

“Signature Purple”. Established in 1824, Cadbury is one of the most well-known chocolate brands in the world and the second largest confectionery brand in the world after the U.S.-based Mars. Cadbury started as a single grocer's store owned by John Cadbury in Birmingham where they sold tea, coffee, and drinking chocolate, introducing its signature dairy milk chocolate bar in 1905 -- the company (wholly owned by Mondelez International) is now headquartered in Uxbridge, west London, and operates i

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Illustrator Spotlight: Austin Rossborough

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Austin Rossborough. Austin Rossborough’s Website. Austin Rossborough on Instagram.

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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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Remote Design at Creative Market: How We Do It

Creative Market

With the unexpected spread of COVID-19, 2020 has brought a sudden surge in remote work of all kinds. As you read this, creative professionals all around the world are figuring out ways to complete design projects at a distance. Perhaps you're one of them. That's why this week we want to share some of our own team's go-to strategies when it comes to remote design.

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How to plan your weekly schedule

Canva

It’s not easy running two of the biggest tech companies in the world like Twitter and Square. That’s why Jack Dorsey, the founder of these companies, sticks to a specific weekly schedule , which is divided into themed days: Monday: Management and meetings. Tuesday: Product, engineering, and design. Wednesday: Marketing, growth, and communications. Thursday: Developers and partnerships.

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Why Are Videos Essential To SEO in 2020 and Beyond

Noupe

Video content is all over the internet! According to Cisco, by the year 2021, the online video content will make up around 80% of the global online traffic. However, even that doesn’t seem to be enough to meet the worldwide demand for video content. In a study, HubSpot states that 43% of people want to see more video content in the future. However, as always, creating online content is never enough.

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6 Free Animated Typefaces for Adobe After Effects

SpeckyBoy

An animated typeface is a great way to spice up your video titles without going through the trouble of creating a title animation from scratch. Luckily, there are a number of animated typefaces available online that you can use in your video projects. From hi-tech animated typefaces to playful and retro-style typefaces, there is an animated typeface for every type of video.

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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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TerDawn DeBoe: My Son, My Client

Graphic Design USA

Graphic designer TerDawn Boe executed a project for her son and re-learned some valuable lessons.

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20 Web Design Principles To Follow

Canva

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Women in Web Design: How To Achieve Success

Noupe

Traditionally, web design is a male-dominated industry. But in recent years there’s been a spike in the number of women emerging in the sector. With more support and training opportunities available for women wanting to break into the industry than ever before, the field is beginning to level. However, the numbers still show that web design is more man’s world than woman’s.

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Kata Geibl reflects on the changing nature of society in her ongoing series

Creative Review

Kata Geibl has always wanted to be a photographer. When she was five years old, she asked for a camera from her parents, and that was just the beginning for her. “I carried that green 35mm film camera everywhere, always taking snapshots,” says Geibl. “Then later in my 20s when I studied film history, I watched Michelangelo Antonioni’s movie, Blowup , for the first time.

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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.