February, 2020

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8 Creative Ways To Improve Your SEO (Search Rankings)

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Adam Petty. It’s 2020. The online world is bigger than ever. With so much information out there it can be hard for your customers to find you, let alone spend their precious time engaging with your content. The top result on Google has a 33% chance of getting clicked. The second? A mere 15% and it only gets worse as your page ranking falls.

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How to Build Your Personal Brand as a Freelancer

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Diana Adjadj. Have you checked the latest figures on the freelance workforce? It’s getting very crowded out there. According to the latest figures by Statista , there are almost 60 million independent workers in the U.S. alone. This is impressive considering that the gig economy was virtually non-existent just a decade ago.

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How to create a moodboard and get your creative juices flowing

Canva

If you’re interested in design, chances are you’re always looking for inspiration. Which makes you the perfect candidate for building a mood board to get your creative juices flowing. You notice well-designed food packaging while wandering grocery store aisles. You try to identify the fonts used on advertisements or store signs. You’re tempted to buy greeting cards just because they have a really great design or illustration.

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The Importance of Storytelling in Design

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Several years ago, I worked as an in-house copywriter and designer for a prominent marketing firm. When I first applied for the job I didn’t have any of the credentials my employers were looking for, and yet I got the job anyway, out of a pool of more qualified competitors. Why did I get chosen? The boss liked my story. I had no experience with working at a firm, nor was I technical enough to get deeply involved in the backend work.

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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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The Knockout Method is my New Favourite Photoshop Technique

Spoon Graphics

No matter how long you have been a Photoshop user, there are always new tips and tricks to learn! I recently came across a new technique that has transformed the way I work. This method doesn’t use any new tools, in fact I’m pretty sure the feature has been a part of Photoshop for over a decade, yet I only discovered it recently. The feature is an Advanced Blending option within the Layer Styles window named ‘Knockout’.

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50 Best Design Blogs You Have To Read (2020 Update)

Shillington

No creative can exist in a vacuum. We all need to keep in touch with the latest trends, and check out the work our fellow professionals are producing. It’s not about copying others, of course, but it is about understanding common points of reference and the broader culture we all swim in, not to mention getting a blast of inspiration and new ideas along the way.

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The Best Laptops for Graphic Designers in 2020

Just Creative

Technology changes every day and what was the best option out there even six months ago can suddenly be yesterday’s news. With 2020 in full swing, we wanted to make sure that we provide you with the best tech available so you can be successful all year long. With our list of the best laptops for designers in 2020 , the technology featured makes it a perfect time for a brand new laptop that can help all of your work wow your clients.

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50 Free Wireframe Templates for Mobile, Web and UX Design

SpeckyBoy

In the initial stages of a project, when ideas aren’t quite fully formed, it’s good practice to wireframe the layout of your mobile app or web project by stripping away all design elements and flourishes to help define and better communicate the information hierarchy of the layout and plan for functionality and user flow. Whether you create them using a whiteboard, pencil and paper , web-based tools , or using a graphic application, effective wireframing and planning play a critical

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Reviewed: New Logo and Identity for Royal Astronomical Society by Johnson Banks

Under Consideration / Brand

“Shoot for the Stars”. Established in 1820, the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is an academic society and registered charity in the UK that "encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science" with 4,000 members that consists of primarily professional astronomers and geophysicists.

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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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Web Design Mistakes You Want to Avoid in 2020

Noupe

When it comes to creating and maintaining a website, the first thing that comes to any person’s mind is a site’s design. Well, design matters indeed, moreover, it can even influence your website’s traffic, which in turn has an impact on the amount of money you make. In fact, a decent layout makes any website look more professional and trustworthy, which attracts more visitors and affects your website’s conversion.

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What Makes a Good Logo? 7 Designers Respond

Creative Market

Logo design is an essential ingredient in developing a brand identity. In essence, logos are used to identify a company, brand, or person and differentiate them in the marketplace. They are the front-facing symbol of an entity and most times, they are the first representation of the entity that the customer will see. Designing a logo takes a great deal of brainstorming, creativity, and talent.

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The 11 Main Types Of Graphic Design (Fun & Different)

Shillington

Most people are fairly confident in their definition of graphic design, but they end up pigeonholing graphic designers into a very narrow scope simply because they have a limited idea of what designers actually do. Do they create logos for businesses? Do they edit images in Photoshop? Do they design graphics for digital advertising? Yes, but these are only elements of a larger picture.

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11 Creative Ways to Make Money Online in 2020

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Abhishek Talreja. Hardworking and smart business owners seldom have to worry about making money. Several platforms offer online entrepreneurs a way to explore their skills to the fullest. The internet paves the way for individuals to build the right connections, provide products and services and keep earning money.

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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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20 New Fonts Free for Graphic Designers

Graphic Design Junction

Fonts download 100% free available for graphic designers. These best fonts are perfect for any project. There is a collection of script fonts , handwritten fonts , brush fonts and bold fonts which can make your heading and headlines great look. The following clean fonts are ideal to make an creative design and perfect for any artwork. Take a look at beautiful commercial fonts for professional design, based upon suggestions from designers all over the world. .

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Dice visualises sound, and fandom, in energetic rebrand

Its Nice That

Creative director Patrick Duffy explains how and why they made the glitchy graphics (with a Chladni plate), the punk-inspired typography and fan-focused photography.

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Best Retro Horror Movie Posters

Noupe

What piques your interest in a movie? What makes a movie great? Your answer might depend on what you actually look for in a movie. It could be its cinematography, soundtracks, actors, directing, theme, storytelling or an idiosyncrasy that you can’t characterize. True movie lovers probably would agree that a great movie should embody more than one of the elements above to be considered one of a kind and transcendent.

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A Collection of Fonts with Stunning Ball Terminals

Creative Market

Ball terminal fonts, in which the end of a letter rounds off into a ball, communicate an artistic aesthetic. These rounded details have always meant that a font is carefully constructed by the designer, who has to precisely draw in each tiny ornament. Prized for their hand-made warmth, the curved lines of ball terminal typefaces can range from the purely playful to the sophisticated.

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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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What Is Design Theory? The Only Guide You Need

Shillington

The words ‘design theory’ might make you freeze up as the idea of getting theoretical was definitely not what you signed up for. Though, trust us, it’s not as complicated as it sounds, but it is a really important thing for designers to get to grips with. To help you out, we’ve written this definitive guide to help answer the question ‘what is design theory?

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The Must-Have Fonts for Graphic Designers and Font Lovers

Envato Tuts+

Whether you love to use fun and interesting fonts in your work or simply in everyday use, this must-have list of everything from serifs to scripts and more should be right up your alley. Thanks to the ever-growing foundry of Envato Market and Envato Elements , you'll find fantastic fonts below to suit all of your design needs! Want to know what a good font is?

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Josh Kelly: Stop Making Websites That Party Like It’s 1999

Graphic Design USA

The point of a website is to make it easy and rewarding for people to engage with your brand, not to wow them with innovation for innovation’s sake.

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Reviewed: New Logo and Identity for Sing King by Nomad

Under Consideration / Brand

“The King is Dead, Long Sing the King!”. Established in 2012, Sing King is the world's largest online karaoke track depository with a huge presence on YouTube. With over 3.3 billion views and 7 million subscribers, Sing King re-records thousands of tracks with simpler instrumental compositions, adds the synched lyrics, and posts new videos almost every day -- 2,193 videos to date.

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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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The Future of User Experience (UX): 5 Trends for 2020 and Beyond

Noupe

As technology evolves, user experience (UX) has come to play an important role in determining the success or failure of your business. For this reason, UX should be evaluated regularly through metrics like the net promoter score (NPS) to measure your users’ likelihood to recommend your product, service or experience to their peers. As modern consumers want to discover new ways to make their lives easier, businesses need to offer them solutions that will not only help them solve problems but also

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How to Start a Graphic Design Business in 2020: Entrepreneurs Share Advice

Creative Market

So you’re curious about how to start a graphic design business in 2020? As we enter a new decade, the graphic design industry is filled with more opportunities than ever, thanks to the web. However, that’s not to say that starting your own graphic design business won’t take old-fashioned, hard work. Graphic design is still as vital to branding, communication, and messaging today as it was decades ago.

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6 Graphic Design Projects To Help You Break A Creative Rut

Shillington

Maybe you have some extra free time to yourself or perhaps you’ve hit that one major hurdle that every graphic designer dreads: a creative rut. Designers look to the former as an exciting opportunity to experiment with new graphic design projects, while the latter can be a disappointing, albeit inevitable season of life for any creative. Yet, what feels like a lull in creativity is actually the best time to lean into your projects.

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A love letter from designer Paula Scher

Creative Review

Designing a logo for any corporation, brand or cultural organisation today almost invariably requires that the designer also create a bespoke font to accompany it. Sometimes the font is derived from a newly designed mark that has some form of an eccentric character and can be extended to create an entire font. Or the font can be created from a wordmark that could also be extended to a complete alphabet.

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What in the World is a Force Majeure?

Speaker: Michele Berdinis

This session will answer business law questions that people are asking most during the pandemic. If my business can’t pay its bills, can my creditors come after my personal assets? Do I have to pay the rent on my co-working space or office? Can my clients cancel signed contracts? Can I cancel contracts for things I no longer need because my business has slowed down?