9 tips for smashing UX design on a budget
Creative Bloq
AUGUST 4, 2022
This is how to master UX on a budget when working for small businesses.
Creative Bloq
AUGUST 4, 2022
This is how to master UX on a budget when working for small businesses.
Creative Boom
AUGUST 4, 2022
Image licensed via Adobe Stock. In our recent Introducing series , we profiled 12 of the most exciting graduates entering the industry this year. Now we share their top advice for new students hoping to follow in their footsteps. Are you starting university this September? Then you probably feel a weird mixture of excitement, apprehension and sheer terror.
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Design Milk
AUGUST 4, 2022
For those of us who don’t particularly enjoy organizing, a fresh, new storage vessel offers just the right amount of motivation. However, most run of the mill storage baskets – with their blasé clear plastic bodies and industrialist latch closures – leave little to be desired. Instead, go for storage solutions that look the part, allowing you to organize and decorate your space at the same time.
Noupe
AUGUST 4, 2022
What is the most effective way to generate interest in a new film, book, product, or future event? Posters. Posters are a global favorite because they work for everyone; no matter who you are, what you do, or what you’re marketing, a poster is a powerful and eye-catching way to provide information and excite your audience about upcoming events.
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
Design Milk
AUGUST 4, 2022
Maurice Martel architecte gives nod to iconic modern architecture in a project in Montréal where they designed an indoor swimming pool that can be enjoyed all year long, even during the long Quebec winters. Pavilion A references Philip Johnson’s Glass House and the Ben Rose House, featured in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , with its minimalist structure made of metal and glass.
We And The Color
AUGUST 4, 2022
Fully editable in Adobe Photoshop and Canva, using this social media kit by Sparrow & Snow, you can make a lasting impression on your followers. Created by the talented graphic designers, developers, and photographers of Sparrow & Snow, this social media kit consists of 25 templates in the format of square posts, 25 templates in the format of vertical posts, and 25 templates in the format of Instagram stories.
Graphic Arts Today brings together the best content for graphic arts professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
We And The Color
AUGUST 4, 2022
The creative people at Andstudio have developed a new visual identity for Venipak. Venipak has been in the delivery market for over 15 years now. Andstudio was commissioned to create a new visual identity that proves the company’s expertise in turning good solutions into best practices and experiences. It resonates with Venipak’s aim to represent the constant movement forward, leading to the future.
Colossal
AUGUST 4, 2022
“Boteiros.” All images © Roberto de la Torre, shared with permission. In regions throughout Europe, ancient religions often welcomed solstices and equinoxes by crafting elaborate garments that evoked different points in the agricultural cycle. Bulky suits of fur and hide might reference the slow movements of winter’s dormancy, while the straw dresses associated with the Tafarrón festival ask for fertility in the coming year.
Eye on Design
AUGUST 4, 2022
Letterform Loupe is our new column by the Letterform Archive, which takes a closer look at typographic design — one object at a time. From the fight for civil rights, to the fight against the Vietnam War, late-1960s America exploded with protest. And students were often the spark plug. Many of the most memorable images of marches, rallies, and altercations with authorities were shot on college campuses.
Abduzeedo
AUGUST 4, 2022
Kranus Health branding and visual identity. abduzeedo 0804—22 Embacy team shared a branding, visual identity and web design project for Kranus Health, a medical startup which are rethinking male healthcare holistically and improving treatment options within the healthcare system for patients and doctors. Credits. Producer: Asya Iljushechkina. Art Direction: Anastasia Galeeva, Elisey Soloviev, Nikita Sobolev.
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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.
Its Nice That
AUGUST 4, 2022
Putting aside her training as a print-maker, the Seoul-based illustrator has been enjoying the freedom of digital drawing in her recent plant series.
Design You Trust
AUGUST 4, 2022
Digital artist Ronald Ong (previously featured ) creates surreal photo mash-ups merge animals with food. You can find 20 of his best work from this gallery such as Zebra mixed with a Oreo cookies, Fox with a loaf of bread and many more examples. More: Instagram , SuperRare h/t: 121clicks. Source.
Colossal
AUGUST 4, 2022
“Some people live on the block, I just live under it.” All images © Ben Zank, shared with permission. The ordinary collides with the bizarre in Ben Zank ’s photography. Set on the street, on construction sites, or in grassy fields, his surreal images capture subjects in unequivocally inconvenient positions: A businessman finds himself trapped under a concrete block, a wood pile stacks atop one figure, and another precariously grasps the edge of a sinkhole.
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.
Inkbot Design
AUGUST 4, 2022
Ultimate Guide to Gaming Website Design. The outlook of your fun-based portal is more important than you think. All platforms serve particular goals that are similar in most industries: Being helpful to people (information, digital entertainment, etc.) Investing into a brand and gaining better recognition Promoting products and increasing traffic Etc.
Lisa Maltby
AUGUST 4, 2022
Illustrated maps can transform ordinary information into visually engaging and memorable designs. Whether you need a map for a college campus, a heritage site, or company locations, each one is uniquely tailored to its purpose. Before commissioning an illustrator, it's helpful to understand the creation process, the costs involved, and what is required to achieve the best results within your budget.
Template Monster
AUGUST 4, 2022
“When you’re designing a website, you need to consider the audience, the device, the browser, the aesthetics and the search engines.”. We all know that web designers can create beautiful, eye-catching, clever websites but what good is all that creativity if no one ever visits the site? As SEO specialists we need to help the design community understand that SEO is part of the web design and development process and not something that’s fixed after the website is complete.
Pixlr
AUGUST 4, 2022
A photography trend as old as time, flower photography has been so widely spread that any photographer is guilty of trying this at least once. Not only do flowers make a great macro subject, they are also a popular texture niche for photographers. With the right angle and framing, you can easily preserve the life-like [.].
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Feature Shoot
AUGUST 4, 2022
Isik Kaya remembers the constant, overpowering buzz of air conditioning units against the silent night, the warning signs about radiofrequency fields, and the occasional encounter with raccoons or other nocturnal animals. But most of all, she remembers the cell towers themselves: looming structures, disguised as trees with the addition of artificial branches, leaves, and fronds.
Creative Bloq
AUGUST 4, 2022
What is happening?
Design Beep
AUGUST 4, 2022
Digital content is the driving force behind most of our lives these days, and your business is no exception. Online and social media marketing are core parts of reaching your target audience and growing your company’s name. That being said, creating good content and managing your online presence well is essential, especially for small startups. Well-crafted content is a big part of what will grab customers’ attention, grow your pages and ultimately bring home the bacon.
Creative Bloq
AUGUST 4, 2022
We really hope this comes true.
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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.
Design Milk
AUGUST 4, 2022
If there was any chair that deserved two thumbs up, it’s this one. The Thumb is a lounge chair designed for Fratelli Boffi by Italian designer Lorenza Bozzoli , whose many talents include combining unusual shapes with refined finishes. That much is true of the Thumb. The bulbous seat sits on a generously sized wooden support structure made of curved mahogany wood.
Creative Bloq
AUGUST 4, 2022
Will it be worth the upgrade?
Design Milk
AUGUST 4, 2022
Ace Hotel Toronto is the newest addition to the brand’s inaugural home in Canada, designed by Toronto-based firm Shim-Sutcliffe Architects. Standing within the city’s historic Garment District, the 123-room property features a lobby bar, wood-fired restaurant, rooftop bar, and restaurant, as well as three multi-functional event spaces. The building’s red brick facade is reminiscent of the bricks pressed from Don Valley clay, which played an important role in the city’s vi
Creative Bloq
AUGUST 4, 2022
More bad news about the rumoured console.
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Design Milk
AUGUST 4, 2022
ABC Stone is stepping into the world of furniture , and chose interior designer Cara Woodhouse as their first collaborator in this new space. It’s the Classic Rock capsule collection , the first partnership for the two brands. In it you’ll find nine pieces in five marble colorways – Grand Antique, Calacatta Viola, Arabescato Corchia, Pink Onyx, and Silver Travertine.
Creative Bloq
AUGUST 4, 2022
Our Wix logo maker review tests out this quick and easy tool to see how well it performs.
Mindsparkle Mag
AUGUST 4, 2022
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Creative Bloq
AUGUST 4, 2022
Under the P-sea.
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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