Spoon Graphics
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
In today’s video tutorial I’m going to share some useful techniques for creating a glowing effect in Photoshop to make objects appears as if they are illuminated. I’ll be applying the effect to the antlers of a deer in this example to create a surreal fantasy image, but the same process can be used to add lighting effects to all kinds of objects within a scene.
I Love Typography
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Read the book, Typographic Firsts. When we launched our store back in June, we did so with 40 indie foundries. Today, just five months on, we’re thrilled to announce a second cohort of 21 foundries and more than 200 font families. Joining us are established classics to new and cutting-edge foundries from around the world. The post Welcome to the family!
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Eye on Design
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
“Would you ever have a science article next to a fashion spread next to a conversation with Roxane Gay? No, you wouldn’t,” says Eddie Opara , a partner at Pentagram , when discussing his design team’s latest collaboration: the first issue of Citizen , an independent magazine covering the richness of Black culture and experience. . The recently launched biannual magazine is the brainchild of co–editors-in-chief Danielle Powell-Cobb and Henrietta Gallina , whose combined résumés cover creative dir
We And The Color
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
For your daily dose of creative inspiration, today we want to show you the extraordinary brand identity of studio Another Behaviour. Another Behaviour is an independent design studio based in Singapore. Their brand identity is a reflection of the studio’s creative freedom and expertise. Enjoy the following images. For those who want to see more of the studio’s creative work, feel free to visit their website or follow them on Behance.
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
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Access All Areas members have a great collection of Lightroom Presets to download this week, courtesy of Hydrozi. These Film Look presets are designed to give your photos an old school, film-style look. Compatible with Adobe Lightroom, or the Camera RAW tool within Photoshop, these presets can be applied with a single click. All the settings can then be customised should you want to tweak the result.
I Love Typography
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
Read the book, Typographic Firsts. We would like to give thanks this Thanksgiving to the brilliant designers who give shape to our words, so we’re taking a bold step that no other font distributor has taken before: All income goes to the foundries and designers. The post Why Bold not Black Friday? appeared first on I Love Typography.
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We And The Color
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
This fully customizable office objects scene creator is available for free download with an Adobe Stock trial subscription. Adobe Stock contributor @Marcel has produced this massive scene creator consisting of more than 50 high-resolution images on separate layers with editable backgrounds. Only smart objects have been used for quick customization. With this amazing collection of isolated objects, you can create hyper-realistic presentations in no time.
Creative Review
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Selling everything from wooden building blocks to explorer helmets (a creative interpretation of a bucket hat), Woset is all about creating a world of imaginative items for children. The brainchild of husband and wife duo Brad and Jenna Holdgrafer, the brand creates products that aim to spark storytelling, enable open play and have multiple uses. The founders and art directors have worked with an array of creatives to help bring the world of Woset to life, including animator Zac Wax, digital stu
UX Collective
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
A pool of over 700 tools to choose from in an end-to-end UX design process from problem to the presentation of a high fidelity prototype and product concept. (Source: author) Let us assume that as a member of a team, as a UX designer, you go through an entire product development process from problem definition to the presentation of the product concept including a tested hi-fi prototype.
Graphic Design Junction
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
Today we are featuring Professional Digital Geometric Drawing and Illustrator artist “ Edgar Rozo “ He is a multimedia engineer in the diploma, and he love illustrator in everyday life. He was born in Bogotá-Colombia and that place has been the greatest inspiration for my illustrations. Roza was passionate about geometry, color, music, and animation and suspense films.
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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.
We And The Color
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Made for posters, hero header images, or any kind of web design, these colorfully illustrated vector backgrounds are fully customizable. Created by graphic designer, illustrator, and Adobe Stock contributor @Radoman Durkovic , these super-stylish vector backgrounds can be used for a wide range of design projects including websites, posters, flyers, invitations, and much more.
Creative Review
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
The aptly named 2Dads brewery was founded by two fathers, Will Sorrell and Greg Iredale, with the intention of brewing high quality and easily accessible craft beers. Based out of British Columbia, the duo’s first beer is a zesty and refreshing Citra Pale Ale, which is stocked in independent liquor stores in the local area. The intention with 2Dads’ branding was for it to be equally as refreshing for both seasoned and novice beer drinkers, as well as standing out in what has become a
SpeckyBoy
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Everyone wants to control their own destiny. For web designers, that means layouts that look great, code that works as intended, and clients who pay on time. While we may wish for each of those things, reality usually plays out differently. Layouts aren’t always pixel-perfect, code breaks and clients – well, they’re human. But it goes even further. The deeper you look, the more situations you’ll find that are out of your control.
ID Identity Design
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Herr Menig Junior is an optician for kids. The retail shop is a playful offshoot of Herr Menig Optik , an optometrist in Nürnberg, Germany. The retail interior was designed by Raum Klaue , and we collaborated to create wall graphics and a colour concept. The Herr Menig Junior logo relates to Herr Menig Optik’s original owl that’s used to identify the shop for grown-ups.
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We And The Color
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
POSTER_ESCAPE, a colorful poster series by Mario Carpe. Poster_escape is a graphic design and illustration project by Mario Carpe. It is based on a collection of 36 posters. The link between all of these different poster concepts is the idea of escape. Mario Carpe says: “Humans, animals, and aliens try to find disconnections from reality and everyday life in several ways.
Graphic Design Junction
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Simple minimal resume templates and minimal cv/resumes 100% print ready designs for the job seeker who wants to leave an unforgettable impression. Professionally designed, easy-to-edit resume templates clean and elegant resume design are fully editable and easy to customize and edit the typography, wording, colors and layout. Resume templates are perfect for female teachers, photographers, designers, developers and any kind of job with easy to customize in Microsoft Word.
Design Milk
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
Cristian Zuzunaga is the founder, artist, and creative powerhouse behind award-winning home and fashion textile brand, Zuzunaga. A Barcelona native born to a Catalan mother and Peruvian father; Cristian is curious and exploratory by nature, a trait he attributes to his multicultural upbringing. A biology student turned typo/graphic design graduate, the designer’s early fascination with microscopes inspired him to magnify and dissect patterns and images in his work – creating the brands’ iconic g
Graphic Mama
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Right after the Graphic Design Trends 2022 became clear, it’s easier to see the outline of the next year’s tendencies in each field. With this in mind, today we’re going to narrow down the topic and review our predictions for Logo Design trends 2022 based on our team’s research. As usual, let’s all enjoy each trend with lots of amazing examples from agencies and freelance graphic designers that never cease to amaze us with their creativity.
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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.
We And The Color
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Take a look at these beautiful calendar 2022 illustrations by Riccardo Guasco. These illustrations by Riccardo Guasco for the 2022 calendar are dedicated to the Province of Alessandria. The project was made in collaboration with Il Piccolo and the Cassa di Risparmio di Alessandria Foundation. Enjoy the following images. For those who want to see more of Riccardo Guasco’s creative work, feel free to check out his portfolio or follow this talented illustrator on Behance.
Shillington
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Back in early 2019, Shillington London graduate Mason El Hage was designing for London fintechs. Though, he always felt, despite a design degree, his skills were lacking and he wasn’t going to land his dream studio job. After chatting with a Shillington graduate on Instagram, Mason swiftly enrolled on our full-time graphic design course and had graduated by the end of the year.
Graphic Design USA
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Electrix International analyzed 5000 supermarket products to find out which shade is used the most to influence the buying habits of grocery shoppers.
Graphic Design Junction
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Today we are featuring Creative Artist “ Russ Mills ” with his amazing urban style fine art illustrations. He is from Worthing, United Kingdom, born in 1971, Russ Mills began to draw at an early age. In done BA Hons in Graphic Art and Design from Leeds Met University, specialising in Experimental Film and Animation. Russ kept drawing and painting, always learning and never satisfied.
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.
We And The Color
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Discover Refrakt, an ultra-realistic patterned glass effect featuring 12 unique glass textures. Compatible with Adobe Photoshop, this product by Studio 2am contains 12 files. Refrakt is a super-stylish patterned glass effect featuring glass patterns in 12 rippled styles. Each file gives you the ability to adjust distortion, scale, and detail according to your own preferences so you can achieve countless looks.
SpyreStudios
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
Editor’s Note: This post was written by Shah, who writes about web design & development. If you want to know about more useful tools for web design or more tips & ideas for web development, designermag.org is the place for you to see what has been shared for design, creativity & inspiration. You can join Shah at Google+. Web designers use lots of tools to enhance their performance which in turn will improve their projects.
Smashing Magazine Graphics
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
A Showcase Of Lovely Little Websites. A Showcase Of Lovely Little Websites. Cosima Mielke. 2021-11-24T12:00:00+00:00. 2021-11-24T15:04:37+00:00. A map that blends past and present, a musical time machine bringing back distant memories, or an interactive graphic novel pulling you deeper and deeper into a powerful story — sometimes you come across a lovely little website that, well, instantly conquers your heart.
Graphic Design Junction
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Best modern calligraphy script fonts and creative handwritten script type fonts that are very suitable for the publication needs of fashion, magazine, t-shirt design, flyers, and can also be used as a signature fonts. These fonts has a beautiful calligraphy script character with a natural rough strokes and styles. Creative stylish script fonts support multilingual more than 100+ language.
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
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Graphic designer Irene Salvadeo created this simple and elegant brand identity for WFS. Irene Salvadeo is a freelance graphic designer from La Spezia who lives and works in Milan. The following branding project was born from the collaboration with one of her dear childhood friends and this is what Irene has to say about it: “The brief required to create a simple, elegant, but at the same time captivating identity that would subtly indicate the company’s purpose.
Creative Review
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
“My brothers and I were allowed to draw on one wall in our childhood home. I think that really encouraged us to have a crack, and validated the purpose. I can also recall being about five years old and pointing out corrections to my mum’s Batman she was drawing for me,” says Ollie Macdonald Oulds, “insisting that his eyes needed to look meaner.” The artist has built up a stream of artworks and illustrations with recognisable motifs and scenarios he’s evidently
Smashing Magazine Graphics
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Adding A Dyslexia-Friendly Mode To A Website. Adding A Dyslexia-Friendly Mode To A Website. John C Barstow. 2021-11-23T10:00:00+00:00. 2021-11-23T13:06:37+00:00. Dyslexia is perhaps the most common learning disorder in the world, affecting somewhere between 10–20% of the world’s population. It can cause difficulties with reading, writing, and spelling, though the degree of impairment varies widely — some people are barely affected while others require a great deal of extra support.
Its Nice That
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Fantastically specific and endlessly fascinating, To Have and to Hold is now becoming a gargantuan 500-page book collating all the paper bags that the graphic designer has collected.
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