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Educating Clients About the True Value of Your Services as a Designer

Speckyboy Design Magazine

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Top 12 Photoshop Alternatives

Noupe

Some brands become so popular that their name becomes associated with the product itself. Photoshop is one of them. Even if people aren’t using Photoshop, they call editing photos as photoshopping. It’s only natural that Photoshop became so popular as it was the first comprehensive “photoshopping tool”. However, the industry is far from stale. There are dozens if not hundreds of Photoshop alternatives that try to match Photoshop’s quality and beat its steep pricing.

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40 Inspiring Lettering Quote Designs with Quirky Messages

Spoon Graphics

It can be really frustrating for designers and illustrators when you feel like creating something , but you can’t think of anything to make. The popular quote: “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.” is certainly true for the inspiring designs in today’s showcase. These lettering pieces feature all kinds of weird and wonderful messages, but the real value is in the presentation.

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Design Deals for the Week

Designer Daily

Every week, we’ll give you an overview of the best deals for designers, make sure you don’t miss any by subscribing to our deals feed. You can also follow the recently launched website Type Deals if you are looking for free fonts or font deals. The Wonderful Graphics Bundle. A great collection of graphics to add to your resource box. $19 instead of $302.33 – Get it now !

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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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24 Essential Remote Work Tools To Try In 2020

Just Creative

This article has been contributed by Ray Slater Berry. Remote work is here to stay. Recent surveys have found that nearly 80% of workers say they are more productive when working remotely. Although we may not be going entirely remote in the way we work, elements and options for it will definitely be found more in our day-to-day. So, what does this mean for the way we work and the tools we use?

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Sale Instagram Stories Templates for Access All Areas Members

Spoon Graphics

Access All Areas members have a time-saving set of resources to download this week, courtesy of Freepik. These sale promotion templates have been designed specifically for Instagram Stories, to allow you to easily create seasonal advertisements for your clients. The example artwork has been designed with fashion brands in mind, but the customisable text and image placeholders can be edited to tailor the graphics for any business with an Instagram following.

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Designer News: June 22nd 2020 Edition

Designer Daily

The interesting news of the past week if you are a graphic designer, web designer, product designer, or pretty much anyone that has an interest in design. The complete guide to CSS media queries. Get a deeper understanding of what media queries can do for you. Read on Polypane. You can now use Snapchat’s augmented reality camera to identify dog breeds and plant species.

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The Best Computers for Graphic Designers 2020

Just Creative

Whether you’re just starting out, or you have been working as a graphic designer for a while, using the right technology to provide your clients with your best work is essential. Graphic designers naturally want the best computer that helps them design efficiently and in many cases, a desktop computer can provide a more powerful processor, more memory and a larger display than working on a laptop.

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Noted: New Logo and Identity for Yale by GW+Co

Under Consideration / Brand

“Where the Sun do Shine”. (Est. 1843) "At Yale , we have the expertise and product range to protect your home and possessions. We pour passion and pride into our products, making sure our locks lead the way in home security. With a vast range of products from digital locks to alarms, cylinders, mortice locks and night latches to replacement PVCu locks, it's no wonder that we have been producing the world's favourite locks since 1843.

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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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Tips for Converting an Existing WordPress Website to Use the Gutenberg Block Editor

Speckyboy Design Magazine

When the Gutenberg block editor was released as part of WordPress 5.0, a number of web designers were worried about the effect it would have on existing websites. Some vowed to keep using the Classic Editor for the foreseeable future. But the newfangled block editor has settled in nicely. Its features and usability seem to improve with every new release.

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Illustrator Mengxia Liu tells stories through busy, vibrant scenes

Creative Review

“After spending two years in the Chinese People’s Army I came to Birmingham in the UK to study for a masters degree. Before I came, I had never travelled outside of China,” says illustrator Mengxia Liu. “This meant I was really excited about everything I experienced in the UK. I wrote many diaries and did so many doodles to try and record all my experiences.

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How to make money on Instagram

Design Wizard

Social media that works for you. With over a billion users and counting, Instagram is definitely a force to be reckoned with. In fact, as the popularity of this particular platform has grown exponentially within the past 5 years especially, an increasing number of people are using Instagram for more than just social interactions. Companies and individuals are intent on discovering how to make money on Instagram. .

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Some Things Covered: See Yourself in This Book

Spine Magazine

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on Spinemagazine.co in 2018. We feel it is still very relevant to today’s design industry. When asked to write a piece on representation for Spine , I immediately wondered why I was asked? In my opinion, plenty has been written on the subject. Frankly, I’m often wrangled into similar conversations with my publishing peers.

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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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10 Creative Banner Ideas for Inspiration

Noupe

You worked hard for your website and your brand’s social media presence. Now it is time to get the attention of your potential clientele and make an impact. A banner is the first thing your audience sees when they open your website or visit your social media profiles. That’s exactly why creating a kick-ass banner is a must-have and a great way to build a winning first impression, grab your audience’s attention, and deliver your brand image and message.

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How to Make the Best Magazine Cover Design (& Learn the Anatomy of a Magazine Cover)

Tuts Plus

In this article, we'll show you the anatomy of a magazine cover so you can learn to make the best magazine cover designs by yourself. Designing a magazine cover can be tricky as there are many different approaches. An effective cover includes many different elements, and the challenge lies in making all of them work like a fine-tuned orchestra. In this article, we’ll show you how to make the best magazine cover design possible.

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Tommy Jeans brand refresh channels an “optimistic” Americana spirit

Creative Review

Tommy Jeans has been given a branding update by Design Studio that seeks to bring it into the modern marketplace. The new design toolkit is filled with elements that make a clear beeline for younger consumers, from the creation of dynamic, social media-friendly assets to a revised tone of voice that matches its peers in the Gen Z space. At the core of the redesign was the ambition to capture “a fresh approach to ‘Americana’” As part of this, Design Studio helped to develo

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“Power tae the key workers”: Cobolt Collect are injecting the streets of Glasgow with hope, colour and positivity

Its Nice That

The mural art collective founded by Erin Bradley-Scott, Chelsea Frew, Kat Loudon and Edda Karólína Ævarsdóttir celebrates key workers in this typographic and illustrative campaign.

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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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8 Unexpected Ways to Get Freelance Work

Shillington

The life of a freelance designer is a great one in many respects. But it can sometimes be tough to find a steady and reliable flow of work, like at the beginning of your career. Or in the middle of a global pandemic. At Shillington , we know all about preparing designers for the rough and tumble of the freelance world. To help, we’ve collected together a series of tips to help you find new work and new clients when you need to. 1.

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How to Create a Modern Business Card Using Adobe Photoshop

Tuts Plus

What You'll Be Creating Do you want to learn how to create a business card using Photoshop? As you know, a business card is arguably the most powerful networking tool you can have in your pocket. It's the very first impression of you and the business you're representing. Although we're in this digital age where social media dominates, a physical business card is still highly relevant as it forms a real human connection between you and your peers, where social media is unfortunately lacking.

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Creative Review Turns 40!

Creative Review

BUY THE ISSUE HERE. Creative Review is officially middle-aged. While for humans, turning 40 doesn’t quite have the potency it once did, it is still undoubtedly a significant age, and one that can sometimes feel hard to truly celebrate. For a magazine, though, particularly within the turbulent media environment we are in, making it into our fifth decade feels like something wonderful.

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Reviewed: New Broadcast Graphics for Launch America by Oxcart Assembly

Under Consideration / Brand

“NASA, We Have No Problems”. This past May 30, NASA, in partnership with SpaceX, successfully launched the Falcon 9 rocket with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program and the first from U.S. soil in nine years as well as being the first ever to come from a commercial partnership.

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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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7 Handy Tips When Selling Website Projects

Noupe

The following seven tips I have discovered myself over the last two decades in selling website projects. They have really helped me out in my digital marketing agency, and I hope you find value in at least one of them yourself. If you aren’t in the web design business, don’t despair. Whilst it may seem to be very digital or web heavy, these tips can actually be applied in just about any product or service sales situation.

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Weekly News for Designers ? 546

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Bootstrap 5 alpha! – Take a look at what’s new with the popular CSS framework. Working With Good and Bad Design Clients – How to determine which clients are worth the trouble and which ones you should just skip over. Making Stagger Reveal Animations for Text – A short tutorial on how to recreate a letter stagger animation with GSAP and Splitting.js.

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Altered States is an ode to monochrome and minimalism

Creative Review

While there are countless downsides to the current lockdown, for many creatives this self-induced period of isolation has proven to be the perfect time to start a new side hustle or revisit a long-lost personal project. In illustrator Tim Boelaars’ case, he has been using lockdown as an opportunity to work remotely on a new self-initiated animation project, Altered States. “I’ve been interested in animating my illustrations for a while; in the past my work was animated a few ti

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Massimo Says: A fine AI Text Generator for the more discerning of designers

The Logo Smith

The post Massimo Says: A fine AI Text Generator for the more discerning of designers appeared first on The Logo Smith All Content © 2020 The Logo Smith.™ |. Massimo Says: A fine AI Text Generator for the more discerning Designer. Massimo Says is, as it’s self described, “Hopefully one of the finest AI text generators out there.” , fake phrases NOT by Massimo Vignelli.

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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.