November, 2020

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How to Write Social Media Captions That Engage & Grow Your Audience

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Haley Osborne. Browsing social media posts has become a regular part of our everyday routine. But we don’t actually take notice of all the posts we see, simply because there are so many of them. People have become picky in what they choose to watch or read. As a result, a caption for a social media post that’s been quickly thrown together is not enough to attract the attention of a wider audience.

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Free Photoshop Action to Turn Anything into Gold in Photoshop

Spoon Graphics

Turn anything into gold with the help of my free Action for Adobe Photoshop! With the click of a button, this Action will play a series of adjustments that give an image a shiny appearance with yellowy hues that mimic solid gold. Upon playing the Action it will ask you to make a selection of your subject before continuing to processing the effect with various Photoshop tools and filters.

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Top 20 Fonts That Will Be Popular With Designers in 2021

Shillington

Considering how much the world has changed since this time last year, making general predictions for what the next 12 months have in store is a tall order. But when it comes to design, we at Shillington feel we’re on steadier ground. With the profession having survived, even prospered through 2020, we’re fairly sure it can cope with anything that 2021 can throw at us.

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Here’s Why AI Is Unlikely to Harm Your Web Design Career

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Bring up the subject of artificial intelligence (AI) and it tends to elicit one of two reactions. Either it’s the technology that will save us or it’s going to take our jobs. Both of these responses are understandable. After all, there’s plenty of good AI can bring to the world. It could help us cure diseases and solve other highly complex problems.

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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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Print Is Not Dead: 5 Graphic Design Magazines You Should Subscribe Today

Noupe

Living in a digital world makes everything easier including finding graphic design inspiration. Holding a magazine and leafing through the pages may seem a little obsolete in 2020 but gaining inspiration from digital sources can not top the feeling of the traditional, physical experiences. The amount of online resources you can find is exciting. Also, we can’t argue that online resources have become our main source of inspiration and information in every aspect imaginable.

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Top 10 Logo Design Trends For 2021

Just Creative

We’re expecting a striking variety of exciting logo design techniques to flourish in 2021. Logaster logo maker has put together a list of the hottest logo design trends that are set to soar in 2021. Check it out! Logo Design Trends 2021. Simplicity. Inventive Typography. Gradients. Disappearing Letters. Overlapping Geometry. Negative Space. Fine Lines.

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Video Tutorial: Retro Text Effects with Adobe Illustrator’s Blend Tool

Spoon Graphics

Follow along with today’s Adobe Illustrator tutorial to create a simple but effective text effect with somewhat of a retro vibe, featuring stacks of text elements that are progressively spaced further apart. It reminds me of the kind of design you might see on an old VHS tape box or an ad for an 80s technology brand. Illustrator’s Blend Tool will be used to create the basic effect, but I will also show you a trick to alter the spacing of the text with a cool easing effect and show ho

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Experiences with homelessness retold in graphic novel form

Creative Review

London-based charity Accumulate supports young homeless people through creative education and workshops covering fields such as photography, sculpture and graphic design. The charity previously launched Sound Judgement , the UK’s first radio station written, produced and run by people who have been affected by homelessness, and has helped people gain a formal education at London’s Ravensbourne University through scholarships.

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Should you Hire a Design Agency or a Freelancer?

Inkbot Design

Should you hire a design agency or a freelancer? Graphic design needs a creative mind. From colour combinations to proper curves and lines, everything needs to be in place while doing graphic design. Nowadays, designing is no more conventional, and everyone wants a personalised touch to their graphics. Moreover, the logos are not just names now but have become designs that depict stories of brands, owners, and their existence.

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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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How To Improve Conversions Using Color Psychology

Noupe

You must have heard the saying ‘the first impression is the last’ quite a few times in your life. People don’t just say it for the sake of saying it; it holds some truth. All it takes is just a few seconds for your target audience to decide whether to buy products from your website or not. Here the need and importance of color psychology come into the picture in order to attract the attention of your potential audience and compel them to buy your products.

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Logo Design Trends in 2021 to Drive you Loco

Graphic Mama

Logo design trends in 2021 simply refuse to be left behind by other areas of design. Your logo is a vital cog in your branding machine and the design states not only who you are but also how you do it. Whether you are looking at launching a new business, rebranding an old business, or simply bringing your old logo up-to-date these latest trends for 2021 will get you talking and inspire you to head confidently into the future.

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15 Best Pastel Brushes For Procreate

Just Creative

When you’re an artist, whether it’s digitally or in real life, there are many different mediums that you can choose from to create incredible works of art every time. One of these is pastels. Dating back to the 15th century, like most things, has changed with time and the advent of technology, and with the Procreate app on your iPad, you can create beautiful works of art in half the time than you could in real life.

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At What Point Does Obsessing Over Design Become a Liability?

Speckyboy Design Magazine

The overall quality of a website’s design is often in the details. Those seemingly-small elements such as microinteractions , typographic spacing and color accents can be real difference makers. They have the potential to transform the mundane into something that stands out. In these cases, being picky about design is a good thing. Whether that trait comes from you or your client, the goal is the same.

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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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RNID’s new look marks a fresh chapter for the charity

Creative Review

Founded in 1911, for the last century the Royal National Institute for Deaf People’s mission has been to make life inclusive for deaf people and those with hearing loss, whether through pioneering new treatments for tinnitus or promoting access to sign language. The charity, which has been known as Action on Hearing Loss since 2011, decided to rebrand and rethink its mission in a bid to reach a wider community of people.

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Top 10 Typography Artists Worth Following

Inkbot Design

Top 10 Typography Artists Worth Following. When expressed in artistic and inventive ways, typography moves away from being only words arranged for print and becomes inspiring and exciting forms of design. In this article, we look at 10 of the top famous typography artists and their work. Christopher Wool. One of the most influential American typography artists living and working in New York City, Christopher Wool uses a wide range of techniques and style in his works.

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30 Classic Ideas That Serve as Logo Design Inspirations in 2020

Noupe

A business logo is so much more than just a random design. It can show your customers what your brand means, what it is all about, and is also the answer to how you want to portray yourself. Let us take NBC’ s logo for example. The image is obviously a peacock but the reason they picked a peacock is because at that time there were very few colored channels on the television.

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True North

ID Identity Design

Specialising in adventure cruise travel around Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, True North delivers experiences designed to push its small coterie of guests out of their comfort zones. This is a company that takes you on a journey of discovery — and in taking you away to remote lands, brings you back to yourself. The brief was to create a brand that feels premium without losing the appetite for adventure.

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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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Get Your FREE.design Domain Name Today!

Just Creative

As a designer, you know how beneficial a branding refresh can be. Did you know you can upgrade your own online presence right now with a free.design domain name ? Your website is like your digital storefront. Whether you’re launching your first online portfolio or leveling-up your existing site, a.design domain helps keep your online branding short and sweet.

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How to Handle Scope Creep in Web Design

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Have you ever committed your time and energy to a project only to discover your responsibilities growing far beyond the initial requirements? “This isn’t what I signed up for,” you think to yourself. “If only I’d known what I was getting into.” You have experienced scope creep, and whether you run into it in your personal or professional life, we all fall victim to it at one time or another.

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John Lewis and Waitrose’s Christmas ad shows a little kindness goes a long way

Creative Review

While we’ve become all too familiar with the hallowed John Lewis Christmas ad’s mission to tug at our heartstrings, for all the obvious reasons no one has quite known what to expect from the retailer’s festive campaign this year. Following on from its first joint campaign with Waitrose last year, which told the story of an excitable dragon called Edgar , the retailers have teamed up again on Give a Little Love, a festive fundraising campaign inspired by the kindness of the Brit

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6 Creative Instagram Accounts To Follow Now

Trendland

Words Emily Sandiford. As museums, galleries and creative studios close their doors amidst a new wave of lockdowns, we’re looking closer to home for inspiration. Here are six Instagram accounts to fill your feed with fun design, dream interiors and contemporary art.

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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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Best Tools for Online Teaching

Noupe

With many schools quarantined and a winter-wave of COVID-19 likely ahead, teaching is shifting online once again. Now more than ever, it’s crucial for teachers to embrace online learning to sustain their students’ attention. While online classes used to be exotic and fun when they first started, Zoom fatigue soon set in for most students.

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50 Beautiful Christmas Wallpapers for Your Desktop

SpeckyBoy

With Christmas just a few weeks away, now is the perfect time to give yourself a little bit of seasonal cheer by decorating your desktop with a beautiful Christmas wallpaper. All fifty of the wallpapers below have been photographed by professional photographers or created by designers, and are all free to download and use. You will find decorated trees, red candy canes, winter scenery, vintage seasonal scenes, sparkling lights, stockings hanging over the fireplace, people celebrating, perfectly

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Illustrator Spotlight: Sarah Cliff

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Sarah Cliff. Sarah Cliff’s Website. Sarah Cliff on Instagram.

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25 Mobile Device Mockup PSD Templates for Photoshop

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Technology has disrupted so many things, but its positive influences are undeniable. We use our phones for everything; from communicating with our family and friends, to solving our problems through a variety of apps. So if you are creating something new, it’s time to make the world stand in awe of your work. How? With these phenomenal mobile device mockup templates for Photoshop.

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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?