McDonald’s Iconic Logo Is So Recognizable, Only Half Is Enough In These Brilliant Home Delivery Ads
Leo Burnett London has come up with an ingenious campaign for McDonald's that uses just half of it's iconic 'Golden Arches' logo to promote their home delivery (McDelivery) service during the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK. Titled "Lights On", the campaign consists of 5 minimalist outdoor/print ads that feature an illustrated yellow curve soaring over … View Post ▸
3 Simple Ways To Extend Photos And Backgrounds In Photoshop
So you have this beautiful vertical photo that you want to upload on Instagram but the platform only allows square or 4:5 ratio images on feed posts. You either crop the photo or add white/blurred borders on the sides, but that just doesn't look good, specially on a graphic designer's feed. So what do you do? In this handy tutorial, Photoshop instructor … View Post ▸
Designers Are Sharing Their Redesigns Of Famous Logos And Some Of Them Are Better Than The Original
Have you ever looked at a famous logo and thought that you could have done a better job? Of course you have! With so many brands opting for redesigning their logos nowadays, designers from all over the world are sharing their rebranding concepts and reimagined versions of iconic brand logos. We've shortlisted some of the best redesigns on Dribbble and … View Post ▸
Top 6 Web Design Trends For 2021
Due to the events of 2020, our dependence on digital services and stores increased massively. Many people went online for the first time ever for a variety of needs from buying groceries to communicating with loved ones. It's been a period of adapting to new ways - which is a lesson just as vital for online companies too. With the influx of new users, the … View Post ▸
Free And Cheaper Alternatives To Photoshop, Illustrator, And Other Adobe Creative Software
Looking for free options for Adobe Creative Cloud programs? Quze has compiled a list of free and cheaper (one-time purchase) alternatives to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Animate, and Audition. The list includes some well-known alternatives like Affinity Suite, Corel Draw, Canva, Sketch, Figma, etc. and also a few … View Post ▸
Top Creative, Design, And Photography Trends For 2021
Previously, we featured the top trends in logo design, digital design, colors, and typography for 2021. Today, we focus on Shutterstock's 2021 Creative Trend Report that features the latest trends in graphic art, photography, music, footage and animation. The team at Shutterstock used keyword data from millions of worldwide searches on their platform to … View Post ▸
22 Images That Show Why Letter-Spacing Is Important
Ever wondered why professional designers focus so much on kerning, i.e., adjusting the spacing between letters or characters in a piece of text? Improper kerning (or keming as it is humorously known) can change the meaning of a sentence to a great extent. And sometimes, the results can be hilarious. These 22 epic images show you why letter-spacing is … View Post ▸
2021 Color Trends: The World’s Most Popular Colors
Shutterstock has released its 2021 Color Trends Report based on billions of pixels from images and videos downloaded from their platform around the world. In their annual Color Trends report, the team at Shutterstock looks for colors that have seen increased activity in the last year, appearing in more image and video downloads than the previous years. By … View Post ▸
Designer Creates Clever Logos With Hidden Meanings For Different Types Of Businesses
Russian graphic designer Vlad Smolkin has shared an interesting collection of hidden-meaning logos that he has created for different clients over the years. The designs use clever typography and symbols hidden in negative spaces to visually represent the brand name or explain the nature of the business. For example, the logo for Infinity Cat Cafe is an … View Post ▸
Tri-Color Palette Ideas For Your Next Design Project
It's easy to find two colors that go well with each other, but things get tricky when you add a third color to the mix. Each color must complement the other two perfectly. If you’re looking for tri-color palettes for your graphic, web, or UI design, Wolvus Technology has come up with a series of beautiful combinations that look great together. You can use … View Post ▸
How To Add Any Pattern To Clothes In Photoshop
Previously, we featured a tutorial on how to add a pattern to an image with complex perspectives using the Vanishing Point Filter in Photoshop. Today, we will learn how to realistically add any pattern to a piece of clothing in an image in Photoshop. In this comprehensive tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to use … View Post ▸
Top 8 Typography Design Trends For 2021
Previously, we featured the top trends in graphic design, logo design, and digital design for 2021. In today’s post, we focus on the latest typography trends with the help of this handy infographic by The Word Counter. 2021 is all about the return of serif fonts in different styles - slim, elegant, modern, and didone. This is a welcome change after the … View Post ▸
Names And Codes Of All Color Shades
It's "maroon", not dark red. Just like it’s "navy", not dark blue. Graf1x has created a handy Color Thesaurus – a collection of charts and posters that list the correct names and hex codes of all major color shades. The charts are a useful reference tool for artists, designers, studios, students, teachers, interior decorators, make-up professionals, and … View Post ▸
32 Brilliant Logos With Hidden Meanings
Looking for some logo design inspiration? Here are 32 brilliant examples with dual and hidden meanings, also known as visual double-entendres. In most cases, the hidden symbols are a visual representation of the brand name, and in others, they explain the nature of the business. Clever typography, negative space, and visual symbolism are some of the … View Post ▸
Top Digital & Graphic Design Trends For 2021
Previously, we featured the top trends in graphic design and logo design for 2021. In today’s post, we focus on the latest digital design trends with the help of this handy infographic by Coastal Creative. An unconventional year will lead to unconventional trends. The team at Coastal Creative believes that the graphic & digital design trends of 2021 … View Post ▸
Dad Removes His Ex-Wife From A Family Pic, Internet Is Amazed By His Photoshop Skills
Twitter user Courtney Maloney, whose parents are divorced, posted a picture of her family on one of her social media accounts. Her dad wanted to repost the photo but didn't want his ex-wife in it. He Photoshopped her out with meticulous precision and shared the picture on his Facebook. Courtney, impressed by her father's Photoshop work, posted the … View Post ▸
This Brilliant New App Can Fix Blurry Photos And Convert Low-Res Images To High-Res
We all have those blurry old photos of fond memories, and if only there was a way to fix, enhance, and convert those images to high quality. Introducing Remini, an exceptional new app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to convert low-resolution images to high-res. It can sharpen extremely blurry images and bring back details from nothing. So how does … View Post ▸
Brilliantly-Designed Ads Highlight The Impact Of Alcohol Addiction On Your Life
Agency F&MD in Brazil has come up with a powerful PSA campaign for Alcoholics Anonymous that highlights the repercussions of excessive drinking and alcohol addiction on family and professional life. The first ad features a bottle of whiskey turned upside down with the liquor inside forming the shape of a family. The tagline reads, "Don't waste your … View Post ▸
This Family Of 4 On A Road Trip Is Actually 1 Graphic Designer And Her Photoshop Skills
Graphic designer Brynn Shuller moved back home from Los Angeles to Cincinnati due to the COVID pandemic and decided to take her photoshopped family along with her on a road trip. "They" took a picture in each state they drove through. Yes, she went to all these places, dressed up as each character, and then photoshopped the "family members" together to … View Post ▸
Top 12 Graphic Design Trends For 2021
Previously, we featured the top trends in logo design, web design, colors, and typography for 2021. In today’s post, we focus on the latest graphic design trends with the help of this excellent video by GraphicMama. 2021 is all about 3D design, geometric shapes, custom illustrations, and nature-inspired design. Expect to see more use of 3D typography, … View Post ▸
Top 10 Logo Design Trends For 2021
Previously, we featured the top trends in graphic design for 2021. In today’s post, we focus on the latest logo design trends with the help of this handy infographic by brand identity builder Logaster. A major logo design trend we’ve seen over the past few years is minimalism – the removal of excessive elements from the composition. This seems to be … View Post ▸
Top 11 Graphic Design Trends For 2021
With each passing year, we see new trends emerging in the world of design and old ones fading out. And given the state of affairs in 2020, trends in the new year need to be like a breath of fresh air after the chaos. 2021 will be all about putting people first. Expect to see a revival of classic symbolism with aspirational icons and empowering figures. … View Post ▸
8 Useful AI Tools For Designers For 2021
Artificial Intelligence can help designers boost their creativity by providing them with resources and inspiration. AI design tools can also speed up workflow by taking care of tedious tasks that require a lot of time and effort. Wolvus Technology has come up with a handy list of AI tools that can generate color combinations, remove backgrounds from … View Post ▸
36 Clever Typographic Icons Of Countries, How Many Can You Guess Correctly?
Bahrain-based art director Faraz Manzoor has come up with an interesting project that features names of countries visualized as icons + letters. The phonetic pronunciation of the icons combined with a few letters of the country name completes the riddle. For example, the letters TUR + a key icon = TURKEY. The fin of a shark + LAND = Finland. A bell icon + … View Post ▸
This Incredible App Lets You Copy-Paste Objects From The Real World Into Your Computer
Paris-based developers Cyril Diagne and Jonathan Blanchet have come up with a brilliant app called ClipDrop that lets you take pictures of objects in the real world and place them into programs on your desktop computer. Using augmented reality and artificial intelligence, ClipDrop can extract objects, people, drawings, and text, and place them into … View Post ▸
21 Powerful New Features In Photoshop 2021
Adobe has released the newest version of Photoshop CC (version 22.0.0) that comes with exciting new AI features for artists, designers, and photographers. The Smart Portrait Neural Filter lets you control facial expressions of the subject in the photograph. You can even change their head direction, light direction, gaze, and hair thickness. The Colorize … View Post ▸
30 Creative Wordmarks That Use Negative Space Brilliantly
Netherlands-based logo designer Sander has come up with an interesting project that features typographic logos (or wordmarks as he prefers to call them) of common words we use every day. He uses the negative space between the letters to create objects that visually represent the meanings of the words. For example, the design of the word SHARP consists of … View Post ▸
New Feature In Illustrator Can Extract Colors From An Image And Apply Them To Your Vector Artwork
The Recolor Artwork tool in Illustrator lets you select and change the colors of your existing vector artwork using a color wheel. But choosing the right colors and changing them individually can be a tedious process. Now, Adobe is coming up with a Color Theme Picker for the Recolor Artwork tool that will let you extract colors from an image or palette of … View Post ▸
How To Remove Anything From Complex Perspectives In Photoshop
Previously, we featured tutorials on how to select and remove objects in Photoshop using Content-Aware Fill and the Object Selection Tool. But how do you remove objects in images with complex perspectives, while maintaining patterns and textures? In this handy tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to use the Vanishing … View Post ▸
Mastercard Uses Its Iconic Logo To Highlight The Importance Of Experiences
McCann Colombia, Wernersam Studio, and Latina Studio came up with a brilliant campaign for Mastercard that uses their famous 'overlapping circles' logo to highlight the significance of experiences and special moments. The campaign consists of eight print/billboard ads based on different activities like travelling, sports, music, gastronomy, etc. The … View Post ▸
7 Graphic Design Trends For 2021
Venngage has come up with a handy infographic that shares the top graphic design trends that will dominate 2021. 2020 has been a rough year with not too many brands taking design risks. The team at Venngage believes that designers in 2021 will focus on invoking a sense of calm, understanding, and positivity in an ultra chaotic world. Expect to see … View Post ▸
Breaking Down The Process Of A Good Logo Design
Designing your logo can be quite a challenge, and if you don't know the design process, it can be almost impossible! But it doesn't have to be this way, because there are steps that professional logo designers take - a combination of investigation, strategic thinking, and implementation. While the process can vary from designer to designer, these steps … View Post ▸
Top 8 Sites For Free Vector Assets
As a designer, it’s imperative that you know where to find the right assets for your design projects. Previously, we featured resources for free stock images, fonts, colors, gradients, and some handy design tools to improve your workflow. Today, we focus on the top resources for free vector assets. Wolvus Technology has come up with a handy list of … View Post ▸
These Brilliant Hidden-Meaning Ads Encourage People To Be A Hero By Staying At Home
With lockdowns being lifted in many countries, it is tempting to go outside and socialize. Cold & flu medicine brand Mucinex wanted to remind everyone that it is still very important to practice safety measures and maintain social distancing. Staying at home saves lives. By being boring, you are actually being heroic. McCann New York and McCann Health … View Post ▸
9 Useful Design Tools You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
Online design tools and web apps can help designers boost their creativity by providing them with resources and inspiration. They can also speed up workflow by finding design assets quickly and performing relevant tasks. Ottawa-based visual designer Ismail Benmbarek has come up with a handy list of (relatively less known) websites that let you remove … View Post ▸
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