Why Some Web Designers Are Feeling Forced into Change
Graphic Arts Today Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 4, 2022
In my thoroughly unscientific observation, web designers appear to be frustrated with the state of things. We take a look at why that is.
Graphic Arts Today Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 4, 2022
In my thoroughly unscientific observation, web designers appear to be frustrated with the state of things. We take a look at why that is.
We And The Color
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
In 2023, these will be some of the best and most popular fonts that graphic designers keep coming back to. Some trends remain popular for years, while others come and go very quickly. The world of typography is no different—there are always new fonts and typefaces being designed, based on current trends. Here at WE AND THE COLOR, we have put together a handpicked selection of the top ten best fonts for use in 2023.
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We And The Color
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
In need of a creative boost? Make sure to check out our top 20 picks for the best graphic design blogs in 2023! We want to make sure that the year 2023 will be full of creativity and inspiration for you! To help keep that motivation high and those ideas flowing, we’ve compiled a list of the twenty best graphic design blogs. From trends to editing skills, these bloggers and graphic designers are sure to give you the great content you deserve. 20.
Creative Boom
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Image licensed via Adobe Stock. No, you're not imagining it. In 2022, social media increasingly sucks for sharing content and finding work. Creatives share their views on the way forward. Have you noticed how different social media feels at the moment? More ads. More videos. More Stories and Reels. But fewer posts you want to click on. And less engagement on any content you post yourself.
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
Inkbot Design
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
The Best Graphic Design Books to Buy. I recently updated one of the more popular posts on the blog entitled the best books for Logo Designers and thought a corresponding page of the best Graphic Design books could be helpful. Logo Design is a niche, a specialist sub-section of design, and I think there are a lot of great books that didn’t make the cut – but are still must-haves for any graphic designer’s library.
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Azure Magazine
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Everyone called him Jack. Born Abel Joseph Diamond in the South African town of Piet Retief in 1932, the young architect arrived in Toronto in 1964, and quickly became a leading figure in Canadian design — and in the civic culture of a nascent metropolis. As a practitioner, and an early champion of adaptive reuse and contextual sensitivity, he helped define the fabric of Toronto.
Designmodo
OCTOBER 25, 2022
This post is originally published on Designmodo: Slides – Free Static Website Generator. Static website builder with a drag and drop generator that will help you create a website and landing page in a few minutes. The online app contains ready-made website templates and UI elements. Also, you can create beautiful animation elements on … For more information please contact Designmodo.
Creative Review
DECEMBER 14, 2022
This year’s selection of the best movie posters of the year once again demonstrates a wonderful array of traditional techniques and styles – photography, painting, collage – and a refusal to homogenise into any singular form. One pleasing commonality: as yet, the world of film poster design has resisted any incursion from AI-generated art.
Interaction Design Foundation
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
UI Animation is a valuable skill in a designer’s toolkit. You can use UI animation effects to reduce cognitive load, as well as adding personality and charm to an interface. More importantly, animation will help you overcome language and culture barriers in interaction design. However, if done poorly, animation can seem distracting and even nauseating!
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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.
HONGKIAT
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Getting a little bored with how your photos are presented online? How about injecting some fun and humor into it? You don’t really need to be Photoshop literate to edit and add effects to your photos. There’re some really great sites out there that allow you to add effects to your photo by using their existing effect templates. The best part is – they are free, output is shown immediately on the fly,, and no installation of apps is required.
Richard Bernabe
JULY 9, 2022
Neutral density filters may not exactly be an essential accessory, but they will allow you longer exposures and help you to get shots you could never have captured otherwise. The post Long Exposure Photography: Neutral Density Filters appeared first on Richard Bernabe.
UX Collective
MAY 19, 2022
Seemingly outmoded technologies sometimes hold the key to better user experiences. I started my career as a user interface designer and human factors engineer 20 years ago. As a designer who focused on medical devices, most of the user interfaces I worked on back then were relatively “low tech”; user interfaces that convey information via LED lights or simple displays, like dot matrix or segmented LCD displays, and enable user interaction via physical controls such as push buttons, snap domes, a
We And The Color
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
For amazing typographic designs in the year 2023, take advantage of our top 10 free fonts selection that graphic designers can download. We have searched through many free fonts on different platforms and gathered a collection of the 10 best fonts for graphic designers to download in 2023. This set contains a variety of styles, as mentioned before all selected fonts are available for free with designated options for private or commercial use. 10.
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Creative Boom
APRIL 20, 2022
Smoothie © Helga Stentzel. During a spot of laundry a few years back, London-based Russian-born artist Helga Stentzel got the idea for a unique series featuring clothes on a washing line cleverly staged as different animals. Thus began a viral Instagram account that gained thousands of fans and likes. "I saw a sock on the floor next to some pegs and realised that it looked like a horse's head," she tells Creative Boom.
Inkbot Design
OCTOBER 11, 2022
How Much Does a Logo Design Cost? There is no doubt that Branding significantly impacts your business’s success and growth. It helps position you as a professional business while ensuring that you stay in the minds of your target clients. One of the most critical factors in the success of a branding campaign is the logo design cost. Logos are vector graphics used to represent a business by portraying a product, service, or the name they carry.
Design You Trust
MAY 22, 2022
Artist Yulia Brodskaya creates stunning 3D handmade illustrations using only colorful strips of paper and glue. Yulia Brodskaya is a highly regarded paper artist and illustrator. She uses two simple materials-paper and glue, and a simple technique that involves the placement of carefully cut and bent strips of paper – to make lush, vibrant three-dimensional paper artworks.
Its Nice That
JULY 5, 2022
The Sao Pãulo-based illustrator and designer on loving to laugh while she works and how recent Arabic classes have expanded her type design repertoire.
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Colossal
DECEMBER 9, 2022
All images © Masayuki Oki, shared with permission. The archipelago of Japan consists of more than 6,800 islands, of which around 280 are inhabited, and in a few places, known as neko-shima or “cat islands,” felines vastly outnumber the human residents. Fishing villages like the one on Aoshima , the most well-known of around a dozen cat islands, introduced the creatures in the early 20th century to combat rodent infestations.
Creative Review
JULY 20, 2022
The original Aston Martin wing logo was introduced in 1927 – when it was more of a wing-shaped wordmark – and has undergone various adjustments since then. In 1930 it was adapted to appear more speedy, and tightened into more of a v shape, and in 1932 it was updated again to the scarab beetle-inspired wing shape it’s retained ever since.
Creative Bloq
JULY 16, 2022
But will anyone pay this price for MS Paint-inspired threads?
Graphic Arts Today Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Because of COVID, hiring creative talent is more difficult than ever. Don't miss RoundPeg's 7 pro tips for finding the perfect designer to grow your business.
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.
FlowingData
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Every year, I pick my favorite data visualization projects, which tend to cover a wide range of purposes but are typically for presentation. Here are my favorites for 2022. Read More.
Noupe
JULY 18, 2022
In design thinking, there is one principle more vital to success than any others. That is creative problem solving centered around improving the human experience. Fortunately, data provides a means to access and improve upon this principle for businesses that apply it. As companies strive to incorporate more data-driven decisions into their operations, the role of design thinking should not be neglected.
We And The Color
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Anastasia Dunaeva and Evgeniya Tsareva created some aesthetically pleasing Instagram templates inspired by crafts and paper. The two skilled graphic designers Anastasia Dunaeva and Evgeniya Tsareva at studio Taste released a digital product made specifically for graphic and brand designers. It is an Instagram template collection named “Crafts & Paper” The collection of post and story templates was made to help designers present their work in the most aesthetically pleasing way.
Creative Boom
AUGUST 9, 2022
Mockups give clients a very optimistic look at what their work will look like once it's out in the world, but sometimes they can be far from realistic. To give them a better idea of what to expect, Dutch designer and art director Wytze Hoogslag has created less idealistic templates which creatives are free to use. Chances are you've come across ambitiously optimistic design mockups.
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?
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