Noupe
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
A well-designed website is an incredibly important aspect of any business. Think of your website as your home base. It’s where most of your customers go to get information about your brand and what you offer. So if you don’t have a good website, it can deter customers and result in fewer conversions and sales. As the website is so critical, however, it can often become a point of frustration for many businesses.
Inkbot Design
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Visual Branding: How to Make a Strong Identity. Visual branding, also called graphic design , is the art and science of presenting information visually using words, pictures, symbols, colours, typefaces, and shapes. Visual branding is an integral part of all forms of marketing and communication. It can help create a positive impression of your business or brand, helping to persuade customers to buy your product or service.
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HONGKIAT
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Adobe Photoshop is a powerful platform for designers, but sometimes it may seem lacking of features that can help improve productivity and workflow and make life just that much easier. Luckily for us, Photoshop supports using an extension or a plugin, which help extend its capabilities. And lucky for you, we have collected some of the best and free Photoshop plugins available out there.
Designer Daily
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Everyone has a profile picture representing their images on social media, which is called an avatar. Just like different colorful social media platforms that have many features, the avatar for your profile can also be interesting by removing the background from the image. All you need to do is to learn how to make an avatar without background, which is quite simple once you got a handy tool and detailed guide.
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
Designer Daily
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
When it comes to an engaging presentation, there are two things you need to have – a confident presenter and pleasing PowerPoint slides. With templates, which can be found on marketplaces like, for example, MasterBundles , you can easily create professional presentations with aesthetic themes that will make you stand out. Making a PowerPoint presentation that is unique and with a special style to grab the audience’s attention is much more difficult than many think.
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UX Collective
SEPTEMBER 17, 2022
Figma took on a giant, now it’s part of their team. On Thursday morning, Dylan Field, Co-founder and CEO of Figma announced that the company was acquired by software giant, Adobe. In his statement Field called the acquisition a “new collaboration.” “There is a huge opportunity for us to accelerate the growth and innovation of the Figma platform with access to Adobe’s technology, expertise and resources in the creative space.
Spoon Graphics
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Easily create colourful neon signs with this collection of ready-made neon lights layer styles for Adobe Photoshop. A combination of effects produces a realistic neon tube with a glossy appearance that can be illuminated with a bright glow in a variety of colours. Choose from 15 vivid hues and apply the effect with a single click to transform basic linework into a vibrant neon sign, then finish off your artwork with a choice of 4 backgrounds, ‘broken’ or ‘off’ tube styles, plus a useful ‘cable’
Inkbot Design
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
How Eye Tracking Can Optimise Website Design & UI. Eye tracking technology allows us to track and record a person's eye movements when they view a screen. It effectively improves user experience, allowing developers to understand what the user is looking at and react appropriately. Eye tracking technology is the latest cutting-edge tool that you can use to increase conversions.
BP&O
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Formed in 1911, while San Francisco was rapidly rebuilding after the devastating earthquake of 1906, the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) has been serving audiences in the Bay Area and beyond for 111 years. In 2018, Esa-Pekka Salonen – a Finnish conductor and composer – was announced as the incoming musical director, with his tenure to start during the fall season.
Advertiser: Issuu
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.
We And The Color
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Paintings by artist Robert Szot are currently on view at Anita Rogers Gallery in Downtown NYC. From September 7 – October 15, 2022, Anita Rogers Gallery presents Special Music, a solo show of paintings and works on paper by Robert Szot. Special Music is Robert Szot’s largest exhibition to date. It is the culmination of more than 20 years as a working artist in New York City, and more recently, in Los Angeles as well. “Szot approaches his paintings without preconceived notions or strict pla
UX Collective
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Is there a need for designers to up their skills and knowledge in the new industrial revolution? Yes, but it comes with its own set of challenges. A.I. won an arts competition, causing an uproar in the arts community (source: Jason Allen ) The art community is going through a terrible storm of words over the latest annual art competition at the Colorado State Fair.
Inkbot Design
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
How to Create an Emotional Branding Strategy & Brand Examples. There’s power in our emotions. As human beings, emotions are a natural part of our everyday lives. Whether we realise it or not, our feelings dictate many of our responses to situations and the decisions we make, day in and day out. As a creative professional, leveraging the power of emotions can unlock a deeper relationship with your prospective consumers.
Graphic Design Junction
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
With these best Procreate brushes you can create amazing realistic illustrations, portraits and landscape artwork. Download realistic high quality 26 brush sets with over 2500 hand-crafted , pro-quality brushes, all finely tuned to take advantage of Procreate 5’s powerful brush engine. These brushes are very unique because they are fueled by your creativity; your imagination is the key!
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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.
We And The Color
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Photographer Ivo Tavares shot some beautiful images of this outstanding home designed by Oval studio. Located in Brufe in the north of Portugal, the terrain is almost flat and has a water line that borders the west side of the property. The house is composed of two parts, a taller one representing the most public areas of the house, the entrance, the generous living room, and the kitchen.
UX Collective
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Why did you quit your last job? This was the main question in my recent study I did with designers. I received 156 responses to my survey, most of them were from Product/UX designers, second and third in number of responses were graphic designers, and web designers. Let’s dive into the results! 53 percent of designers who responded to my survey were UX/Product Designers, around 17 percent were graphic, 9 percent web designers, 6 percent design generalists, 6 percent UI and visual designers, and
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!
Creative Review
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Designed by the Foundry Types in partnership with Studio Sutherl&, the London Fire Brigade’s new typeface looks back to the service’s lengthy history for inspiration, drawing on architecture, signage, fire engines, and the lettering seen on Victorian water pumps. The London Fire Brigade needed a typeface for certain touchpoints like its new shop and signage around its buildings.
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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.
We And The Color
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Sid Lee collaborated with Quebec’s audiovisual union AQTIS 514 IATSE to launch their rebrand. In collaboration with creative agency Sid Lee , AQTIS 514 IATSE rebrands with a bold and evocative visual universe to help propel Quebec’s audiovisual industry and its artisans to the forefront, both locally and internationally. Below you can see a few images of the branding project.
Vandelay Design
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
These real-world dental websites serve as inspiration if you're creating a dentist site for your own practice or for a client. The post 25 of the Best Dental Websites appeared first on Vandelay Design.
Its Nice That
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Quitting her job in an advertising agency to pursue freelance illustration, the Istanbul-based creative uses their unearthly depictions to image a new, more harmonious existence.
Moo
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Here at MOO, we love sharing recommendations with each other. Books, podcasts, movies… we want it all. And because there are a lot of us, we’ve even dedicated a Slack channel to it. It’s called Goldmine – and we want to share every one of these gems with you. Each month, we’ll share what made us smile, inspired, or changed our perspective. Discover some of our favorite finds for September here.
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.
Eye on Design
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
What do you do when you’ve secured your legacy as one of the great creative minds of the 20th century? You make children’s books, apparently. From Milton Glaser’s If Apples Had Teeth , Saul Bass’s Henri’s Walk to Paris and Paul Rand’s I Know a Lot of Things , to Bruno Munari’s Zoo , Dick Bruna’s Miffy and Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar , a number of prominent mid-century designers and illustrators turned their hand to books for kids as they sank into their own old age.
UX Collective
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
The AI art & design revolution. When people hear A.I. art is winning art shows, a naturally understandable abhorrent reaction occurs when “deep dreams” are their baseline understanding of A.I. art. Many people’s first introduction to A.I. (artificial intelligence) art was “deep dreaming”; silly, trippy, folding, color filled, images with dog and frog faces everywhere.
HONGKIAT
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
People create art with the most extraordinary materials, be it yarn, food, or pencil shavings. Now you can add to this list AI-powered technology that can create artistic images. We’re talking about Midjourney , an AI-based image generator that uses machine learning to create images based on the user’s input. To create an image with Midjourney, all you need is to give it a few keywords and watch the image get created right before your eyes.
Its Nice That
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Intersplicing the detailed illustrations of Jaedoo Lee with a simple brand symbol – inspired by shared meals – Landscape aims to draw users to Sharebite.
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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