Canny
JULY 7, 2021
People are always searching for web design tips and tricks. Here’s the best one I can give you: “Your website is a marketing platform and should be treated as such.”. Your website’s job isn’t just to look pretty- that’s just an added bonus. As a service business, your website should: Inform visitors about your offering. Build trust and recognition with your visitors.
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Eye on Design
JULY 6, 2021
Air raid sirens echoed through the streets of Belgrade. Olivera Stojadinovi? was designing fonts. It was 1999, and the NATO-initiated bombing of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War was underway. The decade was a turbulent period for the country which saw its dissolution under the presidency of Slobodan Miloševi?, who died in 2006 before the verdict of his trial for war crimes and genocide.
Graphic Design Junction
JULY 5, 2021
Download fresh new freebies, free PSD files , and Illustrator files for UI/UX for commercial web and graphic design projects. Freebies are always handy for web and graphic designers. In this collection free resources included business cards , free psd mockups, UI Kits, Web Templates , App Template, Icons and many more useful files that can make your work easier and save your time and money.
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
Spoon Graphics
JULY 7, 2021
In today’s Adobe Illustrator tutorial I’m going to take you through the process of creating a retro text effect, inspired by the title art for the Superman comic books. Old comic book titles feature some really simple but effective text styles, often incorporating faux-3D effects, bright colours, and thick black outlines. It’s a graphic style that is immediately recognisable thanks to these common visual features that appear in different variations across all the superhero stor
Design Milk
JULY 8, 2021
Starting in the late 1800s, Mexico City’s center began a rapid and far-reaching period of industrialization that would transform the city’s landscape. The urban expansion would eventually compel an upper class exodus, resulting in numerous former multi-storied residences of the wealthy to be sold or abandoned, soon to be adopted and adapted into what would become to be known as vecindades – affordable multi-family tenements divided into individual rooms.
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Graphic Design Junction
JULY 7, 2021
Latest Adobe Photoshop tutorials, video tutorials will teach you the new Photoshop features and tricks. These photo manipulation tutorials , photo retouching tutorials are best for beginners to expert Photoshop designers. There are 30 Fresh tutorials to learn tips and tricks on how to create Photoshop Actions , how to convert boring photos into dashing portraits, photo editing and much more.
I Love Typography
JULY 9, 2021
Read the book, Typographic Firsts. For the first in my brand new series of reader questions, I begin with two common type classifications. They sound pretty much the same and they do have a lot in common, but their differences are significant, and that makes them suitable for different applications. It’s also worth emphasizing that this is not about pedantry. […].
Design Milk
JULY 6, 2021
Designed by Pierre Cabrera , the Tulip Lamp has been recreated into a pendant version that brings a natural warmth for cozy spaces. The pendant is available in two sizes (Tulip30 and Tulip40) and styles, including a full-grain, mineral-tanned aniline leather version created in collaboration with leather goods designer Amalvi Pimenta. Each one is made by hand and uses LG Hausys’ HI-MACS® natural acrylic stone, a durable material with a unique feel and finish.
Creative Bloq
JULY 5, 2021
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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.
Graphic Design Junction
JULY 5, 2021
Professional high-quality, Word Resume Templates with cover letter, portfolio and resume reference pages. All resumes are very easy to edit by Microsoft Word. All details are fully customizable and usable forever. You can make any kind of adjustments on these templates with or without knowing of MS-Word. We aim to provide simple, professional, and high-quality products.
Creative Market
JULY 9, 2021
The Academia Aesthetic revolves around a deep love for paper, letters, and stories. This visual theme celebrates focused study and the gift of great writing. By extension, it also gathers inspiration from reading, stationery, and books in general. The academia aesthetic is the answer to questions like what kind of environment supports a writer’s creative flow?
Design Milk
JULY 7, 2021
As the semblance of life pre-pandemic begins to boomerang back into our lives, so too does our work schedules requiring a return to the workplace. But these times beg the question: Is yesterday’s workplace suitable for today’s needs, especially in response to the numerous things we’ve learned – and now value – after more than a year of working from home?
Creative Bloq
JULY 9, 2021
Get better at drawing with ImagineFX issue 203, out now!
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UX Collective
JULY 9, 2021
A brief guide on using the right style of numerical for your use case. Typography plays a vital role when laying the visual foundation of any brand. The brand fonts are carefully chosen to be not only legible but also to represent the brand’s personality and be relevant to the industry that the brand exists within. It would be unusual to typeset a comic book in Times New Roman or use Comic Sans in an important government document (despite being on-brand for some governments).
Design Milk
JULY 8, 2021
I had my eye on designer Ini Archibong’s creations long before I had the chance to talk to him. It’s Elena Frampton , of Frampton Co studio here, and I’m back with another awe-inspiring, six-minute conversation with a creative I admire. With this one, it got very real: not only do we share the same hometown of Pasadena, California; we share an appreciation for the spirituality and magic of creation.
Creative Review
JULY 8, 2021
Since launching in 2011, Kinfolk has helped to define the millennial aesthetic for the picture-perfect Instagram era. The cult magazine is now sold in over 100 countries, translated into Japanese, Chinese and Korean, and boasts over 1.7 million social media followers around the world. As Kinfolk celebrates its 10th birthday this year, the team behind the publication are clearly feeling reflective.
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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.
Eye on Design
JULY 7, 2021
Throughout the last decade, the nonprofit and branding universes have intersected to the point where it’s no longer surprising to find the two words in the same sentence. For some designers, that overlap has become the foundation for a whole portfolio of work that focuses on nonprofit-centric projects. Designers working in this space are handed a laundry list of constraints—small budgets, short timelines, a lack of design literacy—and yet are responsible for building identities that can impact s
We And The Color
JULY 4, 2021
Check out these stunning illustrations by Liam Cobb Illustrations. Liam Cobb is a freelance illustrator and comic artist based in Reykjavik, Iceland and London, UK. During the past years, Liam has worked for various publications, brands, or musicians. Below you can see a small selection of artworks. For more, please visit Liam Cobb’s website or follow this talented illustrator on Instagram.
Design Milk
JULY 7, 2021
This week’s DMTV Milkshake guest is interior designer Noz Nozawa , founder of San Francisco’s Noz Design. Noz shares her design fundamentals – and how she’s learned to trust her instincts while creating her signature dramatic, personal spaces. “I always say, if you love something, that’s the end of the road for me,” she says from her home in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood.
UX Collective
JULY 6, 2021
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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.
SpyreStudios
JULY 7, 2021
Technology and Internet startups are providing a quick method for new businesses to scale. There are so many great ideas out there with founders who are passionate about the cause. Even more developers are getting interested in the startup scene and looking to create their own unique website service. But what are some typical methods for designing a startup landing page?
Envato Tuts+
JULY 6, 2021
What You'll Be Creating. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an event poster design in Photoshop using an event poster template from Envato Elements. What You Will Learn in This Music Event Poster Design Tutorial. How to select an event poster template in Envato Elements. How to insert your content into a Photoshop design. How to create an event poster format.
Design Milk
JULY 7, 2021
Wall clocks have the ability to make a functional statement as wall art or objet d’art, whether you have batteries in it or not (guilty!). And while keeping track of the hour and minute might be the last thing you feel like doing during summer, sometimes it’s a must – so it may as well look good doing it. Here are eight favorites from our clock collection that will ease the pain of it already being July, if even just a little bit.
SpeckyBoy
JULY 9, 2021
Schema API for the Semantic Web – Use this tool to view the web just like Google does, by fetching the structured data of any webpage. How to Help Your Clients Overcome Fear of Commitment – Tips for keeping both your clients and projects on task. Glassmorphism CSS Generator – Create a beautiful glass effect with the help of this handy tool. BidHeap – Download customizable web design proposal templates for free.
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.
Eye on Design
JULY 8, 2021
In the latest of our Under the Covers series looking at records and their design, we looked at how how French electro duo justice turned the cross symbol into a third band member. Here, we speak to some of the designers behind the more recent releases from the legend that is Sun Ra. Few artists have embodied gesamtkunstwerk , or a “ total work of art,” like Herman Poole Blount.
UX Collective
JULY 9, 2021
Source Design has a tendency to touch every aspect of our lives, and this ubiquitous nature that design has, can get anyone thinking about where all this started, who initiated the first push? To answer this there are many names that one can cite, but today our focus is on one inimitable graphic designer from Durham, North Carolina. Alexander Isley, one of the few pioneering designers globally, has had a significant hand in bringing design to where it is today.
Design Milk
JULY 7, 2021
London-based Fred Rigby and his eponymous studio have released their debut capsule of furniture with The Everyday Collection. Functional, comfortable and playful, the versatile pieces use oak, wool and steel to bring beautiful craftsmanship to life. The UK-made collection was inspired by the rolling landscapes found in Dorset, where Rigby grew up, with organic forms and earthy tones used to create a sense of softness.
We And The Color
JULY 5, 2021
A series of poster illustrations created by Nahuel Bardi for Truly. Nahuel Bardi is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer based in Madrid, Spain. Some months ago, he was asked by Mathematics.tv to work on some poster illustrations for a commercial for Truly. Nahuel Bardi mixed some lettering effects with illustrations in a sort of 60s music festival poster vibe.
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