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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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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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40 Punchy Designs and Illustrations with a Boxing Theme

Spoon Graphics

I have made inspiration showcases for all kinds of design subjects, but one theme I least expected to provide such a variety of artistic styles was the sport of Boxing! This hard-hitting roundup features packaging designs with mustache-wielding vintage fighters, fan art for legendary boxing athletes, abstract character illustrations, and reimagined film posters for your favourite Rocky movies for some knock-out design inspiration to give you a creative hit.

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Design Trend Report: American Realism

Creative Market

At the turn of the 20 th century, the United States was still a new country just coming into its own with its identity. American Realism , sometimes called New Realism, is a design trend that captured this growing awareness of America’s role in the world. Taking some of its cues from French Realism, the American version of the trend first started in literary circles before expanding into visual art by the 20 th century.

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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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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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Pay Just $29 for The Type Designer’s Sophisticated Font Kit

Spoon Graphics

How do you fancy getting your hands on a hand-picked selection of professional fonts to take your branding, print and digital projects to the next level? Design Cuts have put together another deal packed full of top quality fonts and squashed the price down by 99%, so much so that there’s hardly anything left on the price tag! This is a great opportunity to acquire $2058 worth of beautiful, sophisticated fonts for just $29.

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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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Best Graphic Design Tablets in 2020

Just Creative

Way back in 2018, which these days can be considered ancient history, we shared with you what we considered to be the best Graphics Tablets for Graphic Design. While our picks certainly great, technology is a lot like cars where the newest tech becomes dated quickly. We decided to do an update and show you our new list of the Best Graphic Design Tablets in 2020 so if you were still on the fence back in 2018, our new list will help give you the information you need to upgrade.

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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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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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Behind the Shop: The Story of True Grit Texture Supply

Creative Market

As you read this, there are hundreds of shop owners designing amazing tools around the world. In this new Behind the Shop series, we want to let you in on their process, ideas, and creative point of view. This time around, we sat down with Andrew Fairclough, the talented shop owner behind True Grit Texture Supply. Rusty Nib Inkers for Photoshop. by True Grit Texture Supply in Add-Ons.

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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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Should You Use YouTube Pre-Roll Advertising?

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Seth Winterer. In the evolving world of digital marketing, video advertising is the trend for 2020. Marketers are including video in their content marketing strategies at an increasing rate. I’m hear to tell you whether businesses should shift budgets to YouTube pre-roll advertising. But what exactly are YouTube pre-roll ads?

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30 Free Motion Graphic Templates for Adobe Premiere Pro

SpeckyBoy

Video is a great way to build trust with potential clients, showcase your products in use, and add a touch of personality to your brand. But if you want to achieve results with video marketing, you need to make sure your videos stand out from the competition. You can take your videos to the next level by adding transitions or using titles and lower thirds.

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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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Weekly News for Designers ? 528

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Disabled form controls and how to tackle them – Tips for increasing the usability and accessibility of disabled form controls. Top Custom Gutenberg Blocks You Can Add to WordPress – Create more compelling content with these block collections. Understanding CSS Grid: Grid Template Areas – Explore the grid-template-area property and learn how it can help you position elements.

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Noted: New Logo and Identity for Tilix by BR / BAUEN

Under Consideration / Brand

“If I Could Turn Back Time”. (Est. 2017) Owned by PagSeguro, Tilix is a fintech app that offers a simplified bill payment system in Brazil. A further explanation from the designers: "In Brazil there is a payment method called 'boleto' (ticket), which is an invoice with a barcode you can scan on your mobile device and pay for it. Tilix scans those 'boletos' in your e-mail and organizes them by due date, you can also save receipts etc.".

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My Top Logo Design Fonts (50% Off)

Just Creative

Looking for a set of best-selling fonts for your logo & branding projects? I’ve teamed up with DesignCuts and hand selected these 5 pro fonts , so you can use them in your next project. These 5 choices were picked because they are all unique in their own way, making for an extremely versatile pack, so you can use them for any sort of branding project that comes your way.

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The Precious Food of French-Japenese Duo Balboste

Trendland

The story of Balboste started with the friendship between Charlotte Sitbon and Sayaka Kaneko. Charlotte is an ex graphic designer, inspired by jewelry. She has a strong eye to create a unique aesthetic and puts attention to refinement and details. Sayaka is bringing the authenticity and simplicity of Japanese culture while exploring new ways to enhance the taste of traditional dishes.

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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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‘Tulip,’ a Needle-Felted Animated Short is “Fresh and Woolly Take” on ‘Thumbelina’

Brown Paper Bag

Animator Andrea Love and illustrator Phoebe Wahl are working on an animated short film called “Tulip,” which is a “fresh and woolly take” on the Hans Christian Anderson tale Thumbelina. The eight-minute piece introduces us to Tulip, a child born from a flower, who explores a big (and often overwhelming) garden while “searching for her sense of belonging.”.

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McDonald’s Releases Quarter Pounder Candle Set And It’s Not Even The Weirdest Novelty Scent Of 2020

The Die Line

While some engineers and scientists have worked tirelessly to duplicate the sensory experience of meat without having to slaughter and parse up an animal, McDonald’s went a different route in recreating the Quarter Pounder experience at home with a set of candles.

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The Type Designer’s Sophisticated Font Bundle (99% Off)

Just Creative

Font bundles are my favourite, and this one is no exception. This brand new bundle from DesignCuts brings you a wide range of professional quality fonts, from sans-serif to classic serif, brush, calligraphy, display and many more. My personal favorites are: Biennale – A strong sans-serif, perfect for headlines or branding. Modern Symphony – a modern calligraphy font duo (damn sexy!).

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Noted: Follow-up: New Logo and Identity for Eventbrite by Moving Brands

Under Consideration / Brand

“The Present Looks Tepidly Lit”. (Est. 2006) " Eventbrite is the world's largest ticketing and event technology platform, powering millions of events in 180 countries in 2017. We build technology that allows anyone to create, share, find and attend events of all kinds. Music festivals, marathons, conferences, hackathons, political rallies, fundraisers, gaming competitions-- you name it, we power it.".

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From Visualization to Execution: Exploring Our Strengths as Designers

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.

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Dreaming of your next pint? This THINK! Campaign might change your mind

Creative Review

There’s 60 illustrations in total – to represent the 60 young drivers killed or seriously injured while driving over the limit each month in the UK. They’ll be pasted up in pubs, bars and clubs, and appear across social media, to try and encourage drinkers to intervene and stop drink driving. According to government research, intervening on others’ drinking is something we struggle with.

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What Is Kerning? Everything You Need To Know

Shillington

Putting the finishing touches on a graphic design project calls for a keen eye. But you already know this, because perfectionism is just a part of the job! You look at every nook and cranny of a project before you can consider it complete. While many people might not understand this attention to detail, this is exactly the kind of eye a designer needs—there is no such thing as “less than perfect” in this industry!

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Guta Cafe

Identity Designed

Taking inspiration from the unique Vietnamese street culture, Guta Cafe is growing into a familiar coffee brand where urban people can connect and enjoy the outdoor environment. Focusing on a responsive and affordable store setup, Guta have grown fast, dominated Saigon, and become one of the most popular coffee chains in the city. Guta is Vietnamese slang taken from “gout /gu/” in French and “ta” in Vietnamese, which together stand for the term “our style.

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What are the Top 7 PHP IDEs and Code Editors a Web Developer Uses?

Noupe

Confused to use PHP or any other web development languages? Are you looking for PHP website development? And not being able to select between best IDEs and code editors to build your PHP web design? PHP is preferred over other programming languages based on the project requirements. Here in this blog, we are going to briefly describe top 7 PHP IDEs and Code Editors, PHP developers can use for web development.

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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.