How To Create Color Schemes For Your UI Design Using The 60-30-10 Technique
Selecting the right colors for your UI and applying them effectively can be a tricky task. You want to choose colors that go well with each other and create a sense of harmony within the design. You also want to pick the right accent colors to highlight elements like buttons and call-to-actions. Venezuelan product designer Dan Romero has come up with an … View Post ▸
New Feature In Photoshop Lets You Convert Raster To Vector With Just One Slider
Did you know that you can now convert a raster image into a vector graphic within just a few seconds in Photoshop? You can also import the vector into other Adobe applications. In this handy tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to use Libraries to open the Adobe Capture interface and create vector shapes out of … View Post ▸
Graphic Designer Replaces Wordmarks In Famous Logos With The Fonts They Use
Italian graphic designer Emanuele Abrate has come up with a brilliant project titled Logofonts that replaces wordmarks of famous logos with the name of the fonts they use. For example, the word "Google" in the tech giant's logo has been changed to "Product Sans" (name of the font used) written in the same colorful style. The wordmark in Amazon's logo has … View Post ▸
Top Logo Design Trends For 2020
Previously, we featured the top trends in graphic design, digital design, colors, and typography for 2020. In today’s post, we focus on the latest logo design trends with the help of these handy infographics by Think Design. The infographic series features the top logo design trends divided into three parts. Part 1 explores the latest trends with a focus … View Post ▸
Top 4 Typography Trends Of 2020
Previously, we featured the top trends in graphic design, logo design, digital design, and colors for 2020. Today, we focus on the latest trends in typography with the help of this excellent video by Satori Graphics. 2020 is all about thick, bold fonts, 3D typography, maxi typography, and semi-transparent type. Satori Graphics have included examples of … View Post ▸
Photoshop’s Latest Content-Aware Fill Lets You Remove Objects Like Fences In No Time
Removing complex unwanted objects from a photo can be a herculean task, but Photoshop's latest Content-Aware Fill makes it easier than ever before. In this brilliant tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to remove a chain-link fence from a photograph in three simple steps. Learn how to use the powerful new … View Post ▸
55 Valuable Resources For Logo Designers
Before you begin work on a design project, it's always good to have a list of handy resources you can browse through for tips, ideas, and inspiration. But with so many resources available online, which ones are worth bookmarking? Kalypso Designs has come up with an excellent list of logo design resources across eight categories. These include design … View Post ▸
5 Useful Tips To Help You Create Better Logos
A good logo is one that is memorable, versatile, appropriate, and timeless. It should make a great first impression of the company, and create brand recall as the years go by. From an execution point of view, the colors, typography, and geometry of the logo symbol should be relevant to the brand, to the target audience, and the industry in which the brand … View Post ▸
Ranked: Top 7 Apps To Convert Low-Res Images To High-Res
If you need to convert a low-resolution image to a high-res one, there are plenty of online image upscalers that use artificial intelligence to enlarge photos with minimum loss of quality. But which of these online services is the best? In this handy tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect compares the top seven platforms for … View Post ▸
Top 10 Graphic Design Trends For 2020
Previously, we featured the top trends in digital design, logo design, and colors for 2020. Today, we focus on the most popular trends in graphic design with the help of this handy infographic by 99designs. The infographic features the top 10 graphic design trends to look out for in 2020, with relevant examples of each trend. These include cyberpunk color … View Post ▸
How To Convert A Negative Film Into A Digital Image At Home With Photoshop
Did you know that you can use Photoshop to develop a negative film and convert it into a digital image, instead of hiring a photographer or a studio to do the same? In this handy tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to easily develop a negative film in three simple steps. He shows you how to take a picture of the … View Post ▸
Top 10 Logo Design Trends For 2020
Previously, we featured the top trends in graphic design, digital design, and colors for 2020. In today’s post, we focus on the latest logo design trends with the help of this handy video by GraphicMama. The video features the top 10 logo design trends to look out for in 2020, with examples. These include geometric shapes, gradients, metallics, custom … View Post ▸
2020 Color Trends: The World’s Most Popular Colors
Shutterstock has released its 2020 Color Trends Report based on data from billions of image and footage downloads on their platform. To discover which colors are on the rise, the team at Shutterstock sorted through their customer downloads and analyzed billions of pixel data from all those images. They then mapped each pixel to their closest hex code and … View Post ▸
How To Convert 2D Images To 3D In Photoshop
Did you know that you can use Photoshop's 3D tools for compositing and converting flat 2D surfaces to realistic 3D? In this brilliant tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to generate bump maps and use textures to create three-dimensional objects in Photoshop. He shows you how to put together several 3D objects and … View Post ▸
47 Beautiful Color Schemes For Your Next Design Project
Looking for color schemes for your graphic, web, or UI design? SchemeColor is a handy online tool that lets you create, save, and customize beautiful color palettes. You can browse and filter schemes by color or keywords like pastel, rainbow, monochromatic, etc. You can modify the color palettes, and download them in .PNG format. The RGB, CMYK, and … View Post ▸
This Hidden Photoshop Feature Lets You Crop And Straighten Multiple Photos In Just 1 Click
Did you know that there is a feature in Photoshop that automatically crops and straightens all the photos in a scanned image, in just one click? In this short and sweet one-minute tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to use the Automated features to help you crop, straighten, and export images. Watch below. … View Post ▸
New AI App Gives You 25000 Free Stock Photos, With The Option To Use Any Face On Any Body
Rosebud AI, a San Francisco-based synthetic media company, has come up with a brilliant resource called Generative Photos - a diverse library of 25,000 high-res stock photos that are free to use*. None of the people in the images are real. All faces have been generated by artificial intelligence. The best part? You can customize the images by selecting … View Post ▸
Top 10 Logo Design Trends For 2020
Previously, we featured the top trends in graphic design and digital design for 2020. In today’s post, we focus on the latest logo design trends with the help of this handy infographic by online branding tool Logaster. A major trend we’ve seen over the past few years is logo simplification – the removal of excessive elements from the composition. This … View Post ▸
Top 13 Graphic Design Trends For 2020
GraphicMama has come up with a handy video that shares the biggest graphic design trends to look out for in 2020. They've conducted a deep research to spot the rise in particular trends which are expected to be popular in the graphic design industry. 2020 is all about innovative typography, 3D realism, metallic textures, geometric designs, and liquid … View Post ▸
12 Important Design Principles Explained With Simple Graphics
There are no formulas or fixed rules for good design, but there are some basic principles that will help you create design that is functional, effective, and aesthetically pleasing. Technical jargon can sometimes get confusing or overwhelming, which is why Turkish designer Natay Salim has come up with a handy image series that uses simple examples to … View Post ▸
Top 20 New Features In Photoshop CC 2020
Adobe has released the newest version of Photoshop CC (version 21.0) that comes with exciting new features for artists, designers, and photographers. The new Object Selection Tool lets you make a quick selection of any item in an image by simply dragging a rectangle or a lasso around it. The Select Subject Tool is faster, and makes more accurate selections … View Post ▸
Photoshop’s New ‘Object Selection Tool’ Is A Dream Come True For Designers
Adobe is working on a new tool called 'Object Selection Tool' that is designed to accelerate your selection workflow. When released, it will be placed above the Quick Selection and Magic Wand tools in the tool bar. To use, just select the tool and click and drag over the object in your photo. Using Adobe Sensei machine learning, the tool will shrink wrap … View Post ▸
39 Creative Ads With Brilliant Typography
“Typography is an art. Good typography is art.” – Paul Rand. Previously, we featured ads with brilliant art direction, clever copywriting, powerful social issue campaigns, and ads that make good use of negative space. In today's post, we look at some great examples of how brands use typographic art and illustrations in advertising to get their message … View Post ▸
6 Useful Tips To Help You Create Better Gradients
Gradients are a popular trend in graphic, web, and UI design nowadays, but it's important to know how to use them correctly. Smooth, minimal transitions look great in UIs. Use analogous and monochromatic colors instead of complementary colors. When it comes to text, you can use gradients for headings and quotes, but never for body copy. Venezuelan product … View Post ▸
Top Digital & Graphic Design Trends For 2020
With each passing year, we see new trends emerging in the world of design and old ones fading out. 2020 is all about looking towards the future, with immersive virtual reality panoramas, zero-gravity layouts, surreal product photography, and vivid, futuristic colors. Expect to see more implementation of realistic textures, astronomy and cosmos imagery, … View Post ▸
8 Biggest Typesetting Mistakes That Novice Designers Make
One of the key differences between an amateur designer and a professional designer is the way in which they set their type. Professional designers know how many fonts to use and in what size. They know what the correct line-height is, the optimum paragraph length, the right contrast ratio, etc. Polish designer Tom Koszyk has come up with an excellent list … View Post ▸
8 Great Google Font Combinations For Your Next Design Project
Previously, we featured 15 great Adobe Font combinations for your graphic, web, and UI design projects. In today’s post, we look at some beautiful Google Font combinations, with the help of this excellent list by Polish designer Tom Koszyk. Koszyk also suggests which font combinations to use for a particular type of app or website. For example, … View Post ▸
7 Mistakes You Should Avoid In Logo Design
Whether you're a beginner or a pro, designing a successful logo for your client is always a tricky task. You need to keep in mind the brand objective, the target audience, and the industry in which the company operates. From an execution point of view, you need to ensure your logo is scalable, the colors are relevant, and the typography is spot on. A … View Post ▸
35 Epic Memes For Graphic Designers
Are you in the middle of difficult project with a stiff deadline? Is your client giving you sleepless nights? Are you tired of your boss micromanaging everything? If yes, then what you need is a healthy dose of meme-therapy to help brighten up your day. In a study of 520 designers and developers, neuroscientists found that memes helped reduce work burnout … View Post ▸
39 Beautiful Color Palettes For Your Next Design Project
Looking for color schemes for your graphic, web, or UI design? Ocean.ui is a handy Instagram account that shares a beautiful new palette everyday, with hex codes of each color. They also share font combinations, patterns, and UI elements made using their color palettes. We’ve shortlisted some of the best palettes on the Ocean.ui page in terms of aesthetic … View Post ▸
5 Tips To Design Call-To-Action Buttons That Get Clicks
A call-to-action or CTA button is an interactive UI element that guides users to take certain actions on a website or application. For example: Sign Up, Book Now, Buy Now, Subscribe, etc. The objective of a CTA button is goal conversation for your website or application. It is the intended action you want the user to take, like buying your product, making … View Post ▸
AI Creates 100,000 Realistic Photos You Can Use For Free Without Copyright
For most design projects and presentations, you need quality portraits of people. Designers often spend a lot of time trying to find images that are free, diverse, and legal to use. To make life easier, Icons8 has come up with a brilliant free resource called Generated Photos - a diverse library of 100,000 realistic faces created by artificial … View Post ▸
Colors Used By Famous Brands (With Their Codes)
BrandColors.net is the largest collection of official colors of popular brands. It was created by Design Bombs to serve as a useful reference for brand color codes that are needed most often. The site features over 600 brands with 1600 colors, and the collection is ever-growing. You can search by brand name or color code. We've shortlisted some of the … View Post ▸
8 Great Adobe Font Combinations For Your Next Design Project
Previously, we featured 15 great Google Font combinations for your graphic, web, and UI design projects. In today's post, we look at some beautiful Adobe Font combinations, with the help of this excellent list compiled by Polish designer Tom Koszyk. Koszyk also suggests which font combinations to use for a particular type of app or website. For example, … View Post ▸
How To Add Graphics To Images With Complex Perspectives In Photoshop
Did you know that if you add graphics to an image in Photoshop, you can use the Vanishing Point Filter to adjust them as per the perspective of the image? In this excellent tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to use the Vanishing Point Filter, Blend Modes, and Blend-If features to add a graphic to the surface of an … View Post ▸
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