Speckyboy Design Magazine
MARCH 8, 2021
Growth is among the most desirable goals for any web design business. Whether you’re a freelancer or an agency, it’s likely that you’ll want to become bigger and more profitable over time. It takes a lot of planning and hard work to get there. And your business will continue to evolve all the while. Things such as pricing, workflow and ideal projects will change along with you.
Graphic Design 24
MARCH 12, 2021
Convert Raster or Vector Graphics: Which Should You Go With? In case you're working in a product configuration program regularly you most likely end up exchanging between various kinds of designs. Which one do you utilize the most? Indeed, on the off chance that you own a computerized camera with which you use to take pictures routinely, you presumably go into a program like Photoshop to adjust or make changes to your advanced pictures.
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Just Creative
MARCH 11, 2021
While graffiti was originally intended to describe inscriptions during the times of Ancient Greece and Rome, in modern culture, graffiti has taken on more meanings as a sign of expression, protest, or simple to tell someone that “Killroy was here.” While many see physical graffiti as an act of vandalism, digitally, graffiti fonts can add a new level of uniqueness and excitement to your work.
I Love Typography
MARCH 8, 2021
Read the book, Typographic Firsts. Women of Letters is the first in a new series of short interviews. We begin with a collection of four interviews with creatives from New York to Saigon: Lynne Yun a NYC-based type designer, technologist, and educator; Deb Pang Davis, a product designer with The 19th in Texas; Coleen Baik, a designer and artist in […].
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
Spoon Graphics
MARCH 8, 2021
I have a new collection of textures for you to download today! It’s easy to get carried away with texturing, but sometimes just a subtle addition of grain is all that is required to give a clean digital design a tactile appearance. This collection of Subtle Grain Brushes & Patterns contains 6 grainy textures ranging from ‘so sparse you can hardly see it’ to ‘this is probably too much’.
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Just Creative
MARCH 7, 2021
Originating in Japan during the late 19th century, the term manga refers to both comics and cartooning. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly important part of not only Japanese culture but the world as a whole as manga has increased in popularity over the years. Mange art is typically characterized by the character’s appearance with large eyes, small mouths, and abnormal hair colors.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
MARCH 8, 2021
Polygons just seem to be a natural fit for web design. For one, they’re incredibly versatile. These shapes can both stand out on their own or be combined to create something altogether different. Whether you want to craft an element that is abstract or realistic – it’s within reach. At the very basic end of the scale, a polygon may be used to create a button or a simple background.
Creative Review
MARCH 11, 2021
New York-based designer Alex Merto says he got into graphic design by accident. Deeming himself a failed student in high school without a “clear path to anywhere”, he spent a lot of time making music in various bands and designing album art along the way. He eventually moved from California to New York to study at the School of Visual Arts. “I think the first piece of graphic design that I really noticed and impacted me was a book designed by Peter Buchanan-Smith for the band W
ID Identity Design
MARCH 7, 2021
Foundry is a brutalist-inspired progressive art, culture, and co-working space created for Emaar communities. Emaar defined an opportunity to add culture destinations into their mass scale communities spread across the Emirate, starting with Downtown Dubai. Their plan was to develop multifunctional spaces to engage the surrounding community through expression and culture.
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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.
Just Creative
MARCH 11, 2021
While graffiti was originally intended to describe inscriptions during the times of Ancient Greece and Rome, in modern culture, graffiti has taken on more meanings as a sign of expression, protest, or simple to tell someone that “Killroy was here.” While many see physical graffiti as an act of vandalism, digitally, graffiti fonts can add a new level of uniqueness and excitement to your work.
Graphic Design USA
MARCH 6, 2021
D.J. Haddad is Founder & Creative Director of Haddad & Partners and Co-founder and Chief of Operations for 321 Ignition. Here are his thoughts on why starting a business is extra-challenging for graphic designers.
Creative Review
MARCH 7, 2021
The pair had the idea for the Think Food Bank project after noticing that most donation stations are placed, unhelpfully, by supermarkets’ exits – meaning many people only see them once their shop is done and paid for. To encourage shoppers to remember food banks while they’re still browsing the aisle, the two designers created a set of illustrated stickers that can be stealthily stuck around the store – each tailored to the colour scheme of a different supermarket brand.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
MARCH 9, 2021
Every chef has their favorite tool. Mine happens to be a wooden spoon I’ve had since forever. I call it “Suzie” (because I’m a weirdo). Some people actually keep their wooden spoons in the family for generations – talk about a collector’s item! Today, I’m going to share some tips on how the tools you select as a designer can help improve your creative process , and aid you in creating work you can really stand behind.
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Just Creative
MARCH 8, 2021
Demand for video content grows by the day. More and more, creatives and agencies are investing in the right equipment to create high-quality video content that will not only be popular but connect them with their audience. A huge piece of this equipment is a high-quality 4K camera. Regardless of the type of video content being produced, whether it’s a YouTube video or TikTok clip, the best videos tend to also look the best and the right 4K camera can make that possible.
Interaction Design Foundation
MARCH 8, 2021
User Experience design, like so many other disciplines, has a lower representation of women as compared to men. Things are changing now, though. Slowly, but surely. From strategy to tactics and from ideas to actionable tips, here is a curated playlist of talks by, and stories of just some of the most influential voices in business, technology and design.
Creative Review
MARCH 9, 2021
In The Lonely Orbit, a man leaves home for his dream job as a satellite technician. Feeling isolated, he constantly texts old friends but with his mind elsewhere, his work suffers, and things start to go wrong with the satellites he’s looking after. The short was created by Zurich-based animation studio Team Tumult, a team of six long-time friends and collaborators, who all met each other through studying and freelance work in Zurich and Lucerne.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
MARCH 12, 2021
Google Fonts ❤️ Material Icons – Google Fonts now supports open-source icons, starting with the Material Design icon set. CSS Grid Cheat Sheet Illustrated in 2021 – Use this guide to learn the intricacies of creating CSS Grid layouts. Cistercian SVG – A look at generating SVG glyphs that represent numeric values. Leveraging the Power of Sushi to Improve Your Designs – Six ways sushi (yes, sushi!
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Just Creative
MARCH 8, 2021
Already one of the oldest art forms in the world, watercolor has also made its mark on the world of digital art. Having the right tools at your disposal can help you perfect your skills in using watercolor in a digital medium. Brushes you use should be competent enough to emulate the exact texture, tone, and gradient you’re looking for. They should also provide you with an entire range of color options plus a complementing range of brush-stroke variations.
Colossal
MARCH 12, 2021
All images © Enoch Ku, shared with permission. Suit-inspired landscaping, overgrown shrubs, and misaligned stripes are just some of the scenes that comprise Enoch Ku’s Ordinary Sacramento , an ongoing project documenting the visual language of the Californian city. Ku is adept at identifying humor and quirkiness among the otherwise mundane urban landscape, framing a street sign or bike rack in a playful manner.
Creative Review
MARCH 12, 2021
Created by New York-based agency Small for Italian charity CoorDown, the ad is a whimsical tale which opens by showing a bakery hiring a young woman with Down syndrome. When customers to the store witness her skills, it sets off a series of positive actions by other local companies. The film aims to raise awareness of the barriers and prejudices that people with Down syndrome can face in the workplace, which include a lack of opportunities, low expectations, and stereotypical attitudes.
Noupe
MARCH 8, 2021
The business has always been a gamble, but finding ways to keep your company financially stable during a period of global economic hardship might feel like an impossible undertaking. Small business owners are faced with restrictions, dwindling consumer bases, and reduced profits that threaten their entire livelihood on a daily basis; recovering from the sustained economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic requires both personal and professional tactics.
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.
Booooooom
MARCH 9, 2021
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Colossal
MARCH 11, 2021
All images © Shawn Theodore, courtesy of Paradigm Gallery, shared with permission. “To create in blue, one must first understand its powerful nature,” says Shawn Theodore in reference to Night Stars , an extensive new series of photographs that radiate the primary hue. Shot using a variety of filters and lights, Theodore’s ethereal works are multivalent in aesthetic and affect.
Creative Review
MARCH 11, 2021
In new book The Design of Race, Peter Fine discusses how technology, graphic design, typography and photography have all influenced ideas of race in America. The post Tackling graphic design’s relationship with race appeared first on Creative Review.
The Die Line
MARCH 10, 2021
The abstract illustration of the woman’s face seems to allude to the feminine quality and maternal aspects of nature, making the process of drinking the delicious blends all the more ethereal. .
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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