April, 2018

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The Complete Guide to Image Optimization for SEO

Design Wizard

Search Engine Optimization is definitely a task at hand. What really differentiates the most effective SEO strategies from the rest of the half-baked ones is their tenacity at locating all the right moves that others might miss. Since so many online SEO help resources are available, we bet a large number of website owners know all these moves. But, do they follow them all?

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Drawing for Graphic Design: 6 Exercises to Sharpen Your Skills

Creative Live

When talking about drawing for graphic design projects, we’re very often talking about a digital process. We’re so used to sitting in front of our computers, plugging away at pixels in Photoshop and Illustrator, that we sometimes forget to step away, grab a pen or pencil, and just draw. Here, we provide six simple drawing practice exercises that revolve around drawing for graphic design.

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Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo

Fonts in Use

Contributed by Quentin Schmerber Source: [link] © MASH-ROOM Co., Ltd. / Kodansha Ltd. License: All Rights Reserved. Cover of the paperback collection vol. 1, displaying the famous Akira logotype. First printing: Sep. 21, 1984. Akira (Japanese: アキラ), often stylized as AKIRA, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo.

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Patsy: Southern Tale, Southern Life, Southern Food

The Book Design Blog

Produced by Matchbox Studio , Patsy is a promotional hardback, cloth-bound book for Dallas photographer Dick Patrick. This 80-page book celebrates the life of Dick’s mother through her writings, her recipes and his photography. We especially love the embossed inner pages which give the book a great feel to the touch.

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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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Going Offline

A List Apart

A note from the editors: We’re excited to share Chapter 1 of Going Offline by Jeremy Keith , available this month from A Book Apart. Businesses are built on the web. Without the web, Twitter couldn’t exist. Facebook couldn’t exist. And not just businesses—Wikipedia couldn’t exist. Your favorite blog couldn’t exist without the web. The web doesn’t favor any one kind of use.

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Cover Reveal: One Snowy Day

Diana Toledano Illustration & Education

TACHÁN! Here is the cover for One Snowy Day! I'm using the Spanish translation of ta-dah because it sound more intense, and I'm *that* excited about this book! The story, written by Diana Murray , is super fun. It's also a pleasure to read aloud. In fact, I have read aloud it for my cat many times while working on the illustrations. Unfortunately, my cat doesn't seem to care about snow.

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2018 A’Design Award & Competition Winners

Grain Edit

VAUNCE Trampoline Park Brand Identity Design by PlusX and Vaunce. The 2018 A’Design Awards winners have been announced! Pulling from a large pool of entrees, The esteemed award is presented to artists whose work rises above and excels in the area of creativity, technology, and design. The contest is divided into a broad range of categories including Visual Communication , UI and UX , Photography and more.

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Chatsworth Renewed Collector Cards

Lisa Maltby

Chatsworth House is currently running its Chatsworth Renewed exhibition, which celebrates the people who have helped to maintain and restore the house. The exhibition aims to share their stories, past and present, as well as giving an up close and personal view of the fabric of Chatsworth house. I was commissioned by Chatsworth House to illustrate and design collector cards to help children learn more about the people behind the house.

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Five Questions with Creative Director and Book Designer Linda Secondari by Copyright Alliance

Thinking Design

From Copyright Alliance, original post can be found here: copyrightalliance.org/ca_post/book-designer-secondari/ This week we would like you to meet Creative Director and Book Designer Linda Secondari. She is the Principal of Studiolo Secondari 1. What was the inspiration behind becoming a Creative Director and Book Designer? I love books; I love the combination of words and images.

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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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She Guarded The Castle

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

'She Guarded The Castle' watercolour and gouache, 31 x 24cm Here's something I finished just before the Easter break. This is my first Grimm's fairytale illustration. The scene is taken from ' Jorinda and Joringel ' which features a witch who can take the form of an owl and cat. Her abode is a castle in the woods where she captures maidens, turns them into small songbirds and locks them away in cages (can you spot the key?).

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The Lack of Context in Design Communities

Logo Geek

In June 2017 I made the decision to start a Logo Design Facebook group called the Logo Geek Community. I thought it would be a great way for designers who listen to the podcast (which was released at about the same time) to discuss the show, to chat logo design and to get feedback on their […]. The post The Lack of Context in Design Communities first appeared on Logo Geek.

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Gouache Portrait Painting Workshop

Viktorija Illustration

I love painting portraits and I love using gouache. So to combine the two and share my love for both the subject and the medium in a workshop is pure joy. I am a believer that everyone is creative, we just need a little bit of time and a little bit of space. And some inspiration and likeminded people around us to encourage :) I taught a lovely group of 5 the other weekend.

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MAGNETS is a Bank Street Best Book of 2018!

Anna Raff Illustration

Each year, the Bank Street College of Education assembles a list of the Best Children's Books. I'm thrilled that MAGNETS PUSH, MAGNETS PULL by David A. Adler and me is among this great list of titles. "In choosing books for the annual list, reviewers consider literary quality and excellence of presentation as well as the potential emotional impact of the books on young readers.

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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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Pendennis Castle illustrated panels

Lisa Maltby

The final panels. I collaborated with David Sudlow Designers to design and illustrate some educational panels for English Heritage , which were part of the new interpretation for Pendennis Castle in Cornwall. The brief was to create five panels that helped children to learn about the history of the castle in an engaging way. I created rough drawings, showing composition and space for the provided text and, once approved, I created the full illustration, design and layout of the panels.

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Sports Chic

Fifi Lapin

Feeling inspired today after watching The London Marathon. I Might even break into a light jog on the way to the juice bar. The carrot juice is on me! Bunny Kisses Fifi Lapin xxx.

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'Paisley Rabbit' Exhibition and Book Signing

Chris Dunn Illustration/Fine Art

I'm really excited to announce an exhibition of all my original paintings and sketches for 'Paisley Rabbit and the Treehouse Contest'. It will be held at the Pound Arts Centre, Corsham, from Saturday 5th May - Saturday 9th June. Plus I will be signing books from 12-2pm on the opening Saturday. Not only will the originals be available to purchase. I am stocking the venue with cards, prints and of course books!

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Enough

Paul Jarvis

Exterior mindfulness (some call it minimalism) only works when we solve for enough. It’s not just a matter of having less stuff or having nothing or having that one carefully arranged bohemian tchotc.

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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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Planning for Everything

A List Apart

A note from the editors: We’re pleased to share an excerpt from Chapter 7 (“Reflecting”) of Planning for Everything: The Design of Paths and Goals by Peter Morville , available now from Semantic Studios. Once upon a time, there was a happy family. Every night at dinner, mom, dad, and two girls who still believed in Santa played a game. The rules are simple.

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Schweppes

Brand Struck

Category: FMCG Non-alcoholic beverages – soft drinks Owner of the brand: Keurig Dr Pepper (North America), Coca-Cola Company (selected countries), Asahi Beverages (Australia) Key competitors: Fever-Tree, Fentimans Artyku? Schweppes pochodzi z serwisu BrandStruck.

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4 Elements of a Successful E-commerce Website

Inspiredology

It’s almost impossible to calculate how many e-commerce businesses are there on the Web. Some estimates put the number at 110,000, but it’s debatable how accurate those estimates are. The one thing you could say about e-commerce businesses with certainty is that there’s many of them and that creating a successful one is a difficult task. But it’s not impossible.

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April / May / June 2018

Uppercase Magazine

Cover by Kim Bentley of Baltimore Print Studios. The newest issue of UPPERCASE is here and it's a beauty! See more page previews and read my letter from the editor here.

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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.

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Picture Books I Love (Plus a Gift!)

Diana Toledano Illustration & Education

Yesterday (April 23rd) was Word Book Day! Books mean the world to me, so to celebrate this special day I want to share some picture books from my personal collection with you. I can't say these are my absolute favorite books, though. I'm terrible at picking favorites. In my heart there is enough room for mountains and mountains of books! These are the last 10 picture books that I have read (or re-read for the hundred time) in English, Spanish and, as strange as it might sound, bug language.

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The measure of truth

Paul Jarvis

It’s hard to think that something we believe to be correct could be wrong. It hurts our ego. But, this is precisely where truth is determined since the best measure we have for knowing something is tr.

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Working with External User Researchers: Part II

A List Apart

In the first installment of the Working with External User Researchers series, we explored the reasons why you might hire a user researcher on contract and helpful things to consider in choosing one. This time, we talk about getting the actual work done. You’ve hired a user researcher for your project. Congrats! On paper, this person (or team of people) has everything you need and more.

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Guinness

Brand Struck

Category: FMCG Alcoholic beverages – beer & cider Owner of the brand: Diageo Key competitors: Murphy’s, John Smith’s, Heineken, Carlsberg, Budweiser, Corona Artyku? Guinness pochodzi z serwisu BrandStruck.

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What in the World is a Force Majeure?

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?