UX Collective
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Nielsen’s law from 2000 stands as the first law of online UX. We should now acknowledge a second equally impactful truth about users. Photo by James Sutton on Unsplash Tool soup is a term I first heard when designing for developer experience. The phrase describes an extensive and disparate toolset relied on to get a range of work done. It also implies a sense of struggle and competing priorities.
Canny
OCTOBER 12, 2021
There’s an abundance of branding agencies out there – all claiming to do the same thing. It can be a bit of a headache when trying to decide which agency is right you. It’s important that you choose a branding agency that understands you, and understands what you’re trying to achieve. Download now. The Branding Brief Template. The Branding Brief Template.
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Eye on Design
OCTOBER 11, 2021
One fine morning, a king and a queen arrive for a tour of Dalhousie—a quaint Himalayan hill town located in the Chamba region in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The royal couple’s charioteer, locally known as the saarthi, doubles as their tour guide and takes them through the narrow winding roads of the town. Each turn opens to breathtaking Deodar-dotted valleys as the snow-capped peaks glisten in the distance.
Graphic Design Junction
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Logo or what we often encounter with the term symbol, is a visual identity that we often encounter in various situations. Visual images that describe many of these things are closely related to branding and marketing activities of a company, which are usually used as markers of business quality and a means to build consumer impressions of the company.
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
Design Milk
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Disharee Mathur is a graduate of the MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering program at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College, London. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and has worked at internationally renowned Interior Architecture firms – Studio O+A (San Francisco, USA) and Gensler (Bangalore, India).
Spoon Graphics
OCTOBER 11, 2021
It’s the Design Cuts birthday event this week, and to celebrate they’re running a spectacular discount on all their top design resource products. Over 230 of the greatest fonts, brushes, illustrations, mockups, patterns, and toolkits are half-price for a limited time. This is a fantastic opportunity to effectively build your own bundle of all the specific items you want, fill your cart with as many incredible resources as you can while the offer lasts!
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Graphic Design Junction
OCTOBER 15, 2021
The Procreate brushes ultimate collection for Procreate illustration and drawing. These Procreate brushes are very smooth and textured, very easy to use and best for painting and draw sketches. You don’t need to customize anything, everything is already done. Just open the file in your Procreate app and start illustration, drawing and painting. You don’t need hundreds of brushes there brushes are amazing and will help you to make realistic illustrations and paintings.
I Love Typography
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Read the book, Typographic Firsts. Calligrapher, designer, educator, and artist, Seb Lester has attracted a huge and devoted following — both for his talent and wit. On Instagram, a million followers get to see Seb at work, penning everything from famous logos to exquisite copperplate and formal gothic scripts. Undoubtedly, part of his broad appeal is a combination of his […].
Design Milk
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The following post is brought to you by Brizo. Our partners are hand-picked by the Design Milk team because they represent the best in design. We’ve already explored the inspiration behind Brizo®’s Frank Lloyd Wright® Bath Collection – Wright’s design philosophy, his six principles of organic architecture and his forward-thinking aesthetic. Now, we’re diving deeper into the collection.
Creative Bloq
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Skylum provides a useful crib sheet for mastering exposure, even with a smartphone.
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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
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Today we again featuring a digital illustration artist Denis Gonchar , with his amazing digital art collection. Denis is a passionate Digital Artist from Ukraine. He worked on vectors, paintings and illustrations with a unique style. He create beautiful illustrations, blur the lines between digital and hand-drawn techniques. He have 15 years of experience in the digital art and entertainment industry.
Spoon Graphics
OCTOBER 13, 2021
In today’s Adobe Illustrator tutorial I’m going to share some useful techniques for creating a vintage style engraved text effect just like the illustrations you see on paper money or banknotes. By applying transformations and effects using Illustrator’s Appearance panel we can preserve the live text, rather than have to first outline the text into shapes, which means it can’t then be edited.
Design Milk
OCTOBER 14, 2021
British designer Bethan Laura Wood’s solo show Ornate for the Nilufar Gallery in Los Angeles consists of only three objects (two cabinets and a desk) but these furniture pieces have a lot to say. Designed in collaboration with ALPI , a leader in the production of decorative surfaces, the Meisen Collection marks 10 years of collaboration between Wood and English designer and gallery owner, Nina Yashar.
Creative Bloq
OCTOBER 11, 2021
The iPhone 13 Pro takes phone photography to yet another level, and nails the rest while it's at it.
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Graphic Design Junction
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Futuristic and modern script and sans serif fresh free fonts , 100% free download for commercial and personal use. New high quality free fonts perfect for logotype, branding and any kind of typography artwork. This collection included sans serif fonts , script fonts , handwritten fonts and brush fonts which can make your design more professional.
Eye on Design
OCTOBER 14, 2021
During a quick scene in The French Dispatch , Hermès Jones, a magazine illustrator played by Jason Schwartzman, gets an earful from Arthur Howitzer, Jr., the editor-in-chief played by Bill Murray. Pasted on the wall next to Jones’ desk are 12 past covers of The French Dispatch , showing an assortment of imagined stories; in one, the Statue of Liberty in Paris waves to the one in New York, and in another, a group of men in suits break into a dance.
Design Milk
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Behind every sweet holiday memory is a dedicated cook that helped make it happen. This Christmas, treat the chef in your life to a holiday gift that sparks joy and honors their love for cooking. From modern cookware and gadgets to tableware and kitchen accessories, we’re serving up the best chef and designer-approved gift ideas that home cooks of all levels will love.
We And The Color
OCTOBER 13, 2021
UK-based graphic design studio Lundqvist & Dallyn created a beautiful brand identity for Julia Johnson. Julia Johnson is a Los Angeles-based photographer and creative director. Her work is characterized by distinctive aesthetics along with vibrant colors. Studio Lundqvist & Dallyn was asked to work on a unique visual identity including a new website and branding materials.
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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.
Graphic Design Junction
OCTOBER 10, 2021
Beautiful and modern photography business card templates make your business cards look professional. These professionally designed business cards are best for photo studio, personal identity, photographer cards, calling cards, launches, photoshot events, invites, promotion and more. All business cards are fully customizable and well organized in Photoshop.PSD files.
SpeckyBoy
OCTOBER 13, 2021
If you are working on a new website, service, or app, you should consider getting a jump start on your marketing campaigns by having a presence online that you can show to potential users or buyers, so that when you do launch, you can hit the ground running. Coming soon pages are the first step in that process. You certainly aren’t showing the finished product – but it’s enough to start building up a social media following, gauge product interest, or even to get users to register for
Design Milk
OCTOBER 13, 2021
It all began with rope, and the idea of using the material in a different way – by sewing it together to create the shape of the product itself. That’s how the idea of Giro outdoor furniture collection started. Designed by Vincent Van Duysen for Kettal , a big source of inspiration was the Orkney Chair, a classic example of vernacular product design.
Creative Review
OCTOBER 12, 2021
New York-based photographer Rochelle Brock describes her work as “all over the place but not in a bad way” With an interest in fashion, editorial, beauty, documentary and fine art photography, Brock has encapsulated elements from all of these approaches to create a style that is bold and inviting. “ My style is inspired by my environment, the people I’m surrounded by, and heavily influenced by all the things I kind of wanted to create but never thought that I could becaus
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.
Graphic Design Junction
OCTOBER 15, 2021
API stands for Application Programming Interface. It is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. This means that every time you use a social media application or send a message to someone, you are making use of an API. When your phone is connected to the internet and you use the connection to send data to a server, you are making use of an API.
SpeckyBoy
OCTOBER 13, 2021
When you’re just getting started with your business, you might not have a lot of information for a full-featured, multi-page business website. If that’s the case, a one-page WordPress theme is exactly what you need. A one-page website will make it easy to share important information about your business and even provide your visitors with a better experience as they won’t have to click through multiple pages.
Design Milk
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Circula is an experimental project by Polish designer Tomek Rygalik developed within Design Nature , offering a tool for togetherness with the focus on sustainability. “Humans are social creatures,” says Rygalik. “Human beings are not intended to be a solitary species: we are social animals. Today everyone’s talking about distancing – but there will come a moment dedicated to recovery from all of this, both physically and relationally.” Coming (slowly) out of a time
Canny
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Corporate video ideas are ten a penny, but some are better than others! From company overview videos and customer testimonial videos, to service explainer videos and team member videos, we’ve been covering a lot of ground at Canny recently. One thing we hear too often is: “I don’t know what type of videos my business should be making!”. Well, today we’re looking to change that.
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.
We And The Color
OCTOBER 9, 2021
Available for download on Adobe Stock, this minimalist flyer template is fully customizable in Adobe InDesign. Created by Adobe Stock contributor @GrkiCreative in the standard size of A4, this minimalist flyer template is based on a modern look. It consists of four individual pages that share a uniform layout. Every single detail is fully customizable.
SpeckyBoy
OCTOBER 12, 2021
There are a massive number of products and tools aimed at the web design industry. And it seems like something new arrives every day. They may vary widely in scope, but most have one thing in common: the promise of making our job easier. Whether they’re writing superb code, promising can’t-fail functionality, or adding killer special effects, these solutions aim to do the dirty work for us.
Design Milk
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Designer Ini Archibong has unveiled his first solo exhibition at the Friedman Benda gallery in New York. Titled Hierophany , from the Greek word hiero- which means “sacred”, and phainein which means “to show”, the exhibition showcases four bodies of work: Vernus, Manna, Shade and Obelisk. Archibong, who views design through a philosophical lens, created these works as tangible objects that are intended to convey expressions of spirituality, unseen force and energy.
Smashing Magazine Graphics
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Smart CSS Solutions For Common UI Challenges. Smart CSS Solutions For Common UI Challenges. Cosima Mielke. 2021-10-14T12:00:00+00:00. 2021-10-14T16:11:06+00:00. It’s incredible to see what we can do with CSS today, especially if you still remember how difficult it once was to figure out stacking contexts or why margins collapsed and why top: float didn’t work.
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