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Typography tips and best practices for websites

Designer Daily

One crucial component of an excellent website is to have clear communication. It is vital as it establishes a relationship between the brand and the user. Around ninety percent of all information is text. Text is represented through typography – it is a way to communicate efficiently. It is the primary thing that leads your website. Many designers pay attention to the visual details.

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5 Web Design Trends That Unfolded in 2021

Web Design Ledger

Given all the drama, panic and fear that dominated 2020, we are seeing brands tone down their usage of color in 2021. Businesses, their customers, and the population as a whole have had to make adjustments. and may have to make even more as we prepare for what will be the new normal, whatever that new normal will look like. This applies to web designers as well.

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The Best 15 Business Card Mockup Templates

Speckyboy Design Magazine

Business cards are a great way to share your contact information during networking events or even when you meet a potential customer or business partner. That’s why it’s important that your business card not only reflects your brand but has a professional design that will help you make a great first impression. Below, you’ll find the best business card templates and mockups that you can use the next time you need to design a business card for your client.

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How the Pandemic Graphic Archive is preserving our new reality

Creative Review

Aside from face masks and hand sanitising stations, one of the most visible elements of the ‘new normal’ is the wealth of Covid-related signage we’re now used to seeing on a daily basis. Signage and wayfinding have taken on new significance in our buildings and public spaces , as businesses of all kinds have been required to produce new warning notices and social distancing guidelines.

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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 amount Should You Pay For a Logo Design?

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How much Pay For a Logo Design? We realize a decent organization name is vital. Some would even spend a decent amount to get an eminent showcasing research organization to find a decent brand name to synergize the name of item/administration with the commercial center. A couple of us may even counsel a geomancer (also known as feng shui ace) to find out that our own name and friends names are promisingly consistent with the components!

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Unicorns, Foxes, Hedgehogs, the UX Design Bestiary

Interaction Design Foundation

A bestiary is a collection of animals, and we don’t want to imply that anyone involved in the UX design profession is an actual animal (well, except for human animals), but there are three animals terms that have become common usage in the UX profession: unicorns, foxes and hedgehogs. It’s useful to know what each of these terms means because it allows us to talk in a common language — and who knows?

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Nature’s Palette: A New Book Expands the Landmark Guide to Color for Artists and Naturalists with 800 Rich Illustrations

Colossal

All images © Thames & Hudson, shared with permission. Prior to the proliferation of photography-based reference guides, naturalists and scientists relied on elaborate taxonomic descriptions to identify flora and fauna. One of those invaluable materials was Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours , a universal catalog originally arranged by German geologist Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1814 and updated with more detail by Patrick Syme just a few years later.

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Luxury Branding: An Introduction by Philippe Mihailovich

The Branding Journal

In this interview, we explore the concept of ‘luxury branding’, how luxury brands differ from high street brands, and current trends in the luxury industry. Philippe also provides examples and guidance for anyone considering building a true luxury brand. Philippe Mihailovich. 1. How would you define the term ‘luxury’? This is a tricky question to answer.

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How Photographers Can Monetize Their Unique Skills Through Social Media

Noupe

Social media has created a whole new economy and opportunity to build a business. Whether you’re using social media as a marketing tool to promote an offline business or using it as the portal to your services, you cannot understate the value of these opportunities. Photographers, in particular, can capitalize on this visually-driven channel. Here’s everything you need to know about how to monetize your unique photography skills on social media. .

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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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“Wistful Dreams, Porcelain Memories”: Dreamy and Surreal Illustrations by Maggie Chiang

Design You Trust

Maggie Chiang is a Taiwanese/American full-time artist and illustrator. Her artworks are inspired by both real and fictional places. Maggie Chiang’s surreal illustrations evoke a longing for adventure and the pursuit of the unknown. She also sells her animations as NFT on Foundation! More: Maggie Chiang , Instagram , Behance , Foundation.

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In figurative and dynamic paintings, Peter Uka depicts the scenes of his childhood in Nigeria

Its Nice That

Inspired by a profound love of music, the Cologne-based artist depicts detailed scenes of dance and everyday life.

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Fumetti: The Collection of Finest Examples of Sleazy Lowbrow Art the World Has Ever Known

Design You Trust

Italian comics also known as fumetto, plural form fumetti. The most popular Italian comics have been translated into many languages. The term fumetto (literally little puff of smoke) refers to the distinctive word balloons that contain the dialog in comics (also called nuvoletta, “little cloud”, in Italian). Sure, these grindhouse movie posters could get racy and over-the-top, but nothing compares to the fumetti in terms of jaw-dropping sleaze performed with artistic skill.

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Fantasy, apocalypse and personal loss collide in Ioanna Sakellaraki’s photographs of Patmos

Its Nice That

In The Interval of Unreason, Ioanna uses photography as a way to conjure memories that belong in fantasy, starting by looking through her late father’s archives.

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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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Impossible Foods unveils a tasty series of ads

Creative Review

The plant-based food sector has undergone a dramatic transformation over the last few years, with a recent survey by Ipsos Mori and the Vegan Society finding that the number of vegans in the UK had quadrupled between 2014 and 2019 to 600,000. With increased demand for vegan products, a number of food brands have already been making their mark on the plant-based landscape.

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An Indian Spa Embraces the Himalayan Landscape

Azure Magazine

The northern Indian state of Uttarakhand is a mountainous, forested landscape in the heart of the Himalayas. Capped by dramatic peaks and glaciers, Uttarakhand’s melting ice and snow nourishes the source of the Ganges River. On the Himalayan foothills, just beyond the riverside city of Rishikesh, the state’s natural and cultural heritage is evoked in a tranquil new resort and yoga retreat.

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“Iconic Covers”: Russian Designer Represents Famous Album Covers as Icons

Design You Trust

Evgeny Filatov is a multidisciplinary designer & art director based in Moscow, Russia. Let’s take a look at his successful and creative attempt to transform famous classic album covers into modern outlined icons. “Some album art covers are so iconic that they can literally be represented as icons. So I chose eighty covers, turned them into icons and then published them as a book for the sake of grandeur,” he shares.

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Branding for Dumpling Darlings by Foreign PolicyA dumpling bar.

The Design Blog

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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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“If You Gaze Long Into the Screen, the Screen Will Gaze Into You”: Abstract Shots of Liquid Experiments that Aim to Mimic the Visual Complexity of Human Eyes

Design You Trust

Accompanied by the music of Deri Dako, Rus Khasanov, a Russian visual artist has created a video as well as some abstract shots of liquid experiments that aim to mimic the visual complexity of human eyes. Below you can see the video and some of the shots. Btw, the video is also available as NFT on Foundation???????. More: Instagram , Behance , Twitter , Foundation.

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Benjamin Wolbergs’ photo book is an inclusive representation of the queer community

Its Nice That

The Berlin-based editor and art director talks us through his mammoth project, New Queer Photography, featuring works from Dustin Thierry, Mohamad Abdouni and many more.

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App Design for Tracking the Best Rated Video-Games

Abduzeedo

App Design for Tracking the Best Rated Video-Games. abduzeedo 04.08.21 Adrian Red shared a UX project for a games app called Play. Having worked on similar problems in the past, it’s nice to see some similar concepts and ways to solve a problem. Perhaps it’s because we both have been playing games for a long time. . Here’s how Adrian describes the project: — Discover, explore and keep track of the best rated video games of all time.

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Barefaced Food Has Clean Packaging And Even Cleaner Foods

The Die Line

My Creative is a UK-based agency that designed the identity for the plant-based food company, Barefaced Food found in Scotland. The brand creates made to order vegan packed foods and focuses all their attention on creating perfectly balanced nutritional meals for their customers.

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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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“The Dark House of Gloria” by Artist Martine Johanna

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Martine Johanna (previously featured here ). Martine Johanna’s Website. Martine Johanna on Instagram.

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Do You Know What Puto Año Translates To?

The Die Line

Puto Año translates to "f **g year," which is a phrase we can all relate to when it comes to the year that 2020 was. Futura is a creative studio based in Mexico City, and they created the iconic branding for this iconic wine.

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Design studio Works on its metaphysical identity for the Gwangju Biennale

Its Nice That

The studio’s founders tell us how the pandemic has provoked new creative approaches for the team.

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Pasta Alicia

The Die Line

When it comes to Italian pasta brands, keeping the true essence of Italian emotion in the packaging is harder to come by than it should be. Pasta Alicia has done an impeccable job of bringing Italian culture's genuine authenticity and fusing it into the brand.

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How to Create Stunning Typography With the Corel Type Tool Kit

Download this free eBook to learn how you can create stunning typography, using the basics, such as placing text, to advanced controls like ligatures, variable fonts, effects, tracking, range kerning, and everything in between. Learn how to: Use Character Control to add variety to your font styles. Use Paragraph Control to manage spacing, alignment, justification and more.