UK-based designer Stephen Wildish gives a humorous take on the importance of color through these witty charts that are part of his weekly series of illustrations called 'Friday Project'. Wildish's minimalist infographics show how an object becomes something else entirely, only by changing its color. He's even published a book filled with similar charts and funny … [Read more...]
Web Design Psychology: How To Create A Site That Influences People
"Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent." - Joe Sparano. An effective website is one that builds trust with its user and influences him/her to take your preferred course of action. From layout and typeface to colors and CTAs, each element plays an important role in engaging users and creating profitable conversions. … [Read more...]
Paper Drawings Come To Life In These Amazing Illusions That Make You Go Wow
These animated optical illusions by YouTube channels Brusspup, Home Science and Antarez are the coolest thing you'll see today. The artists create two sets of vertical black bar patterns, one on paper and the other on a transparent sheet. By sliding the transparent sheet over the paper, the artists create an illusion of movement in various still drawn objects like gear cogs, … [Read more...]
69 Useful Photoshop Shortcuts To Speed Up Your Workflow
Photoshop shortcuts help speed up your workflow considerably. The more time you spend with the software, the more shortcuts you learn and use. Creative Bloq has created a handy cheat sheet/infographic that contains 69 useful Photoshop shortcuts to help you save time – a perfect reference guide for PS newcomers or as a checklist for experienced designers. Check it out below and … [Read more...]
Designer Creates Surreal Images By Photoshopping Two Completely Different Objects Into One
New York-based art director and designer Daniel Forero has created a series of minimalist images that merge two completely different objects into one, creating bizarre amalgamations that boggle the mind. Forero's "curiosity and love for things that first appear as nonsense" inspired his conceptual experiments that "play with emotions and contradicting feelings." Check out his … [Read more...]
Designer Challenges Himself To Create A Movie Poster Every Day For A Year, And They’re Pretty Cool
Sydney-based graphic designer Peter Majarich has successfully completed a 365-day creative challenge to design a movie poster every day for a year. The project, titled A Movie Poster A Day, aimed to provide an alternate take on the existing poster for each film. Majarich used storylines and elements from the films to create these clever, minimalist posters and kudos to him … [Read more...]
10 Funny Murphy’s Laws For Designers
Murphy's Law is a popular proverb that states "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong." The law's author was Edward A. Murphy, Jr., a U.S. Air Force engineer. He coined the famous statement in 1947, when he was involved in a rocket-sled experiment in which all 16 accelerator instruments were installed in the wrong way. … [Read more...]
Audi Hires Photographer To Shoot Their $200,000 Sports Car, He Uses A $40 Toy Car Instead
Audi commissioned Mexican photographer Felix Hernandez Rodriguez to shoot a series of photos of their $200,000 R8 sports car. Felix, known for his realistic miniature photography, decided to use his signature technique and came up with some stunning shots using a scale model of the R8. The shoot took place at Felix’s studio and on location. He used a Canon EOS 5D Mark … [Read more...]
9 Useful Tips For Better Typography
Like any form of art, there is no set formula to create good typography. Typographic choices that work for one form of text won’t necessarily work for another. There are however good practices to follow. Design resource website Pixelo has come up with a nifty animated video that shares a few useful tips to keep in mind when combining typefaces and working with … [Read more...]
How Filmmakers Use Shapes And Geometry In Movies To Trigger Your Emotions
The brain gives abstract meaning to many different shapes in a consistent way and filmmakers use this phenomenon to tell their story. In animation, for example, evil characters have sharper features, pointy noses and long curly fingers. The lovable characters are designed soft and round. … [Read more...]
10 Great Google Font Combinations For Your Next Design Project
Designers often spend a lot of time deciding which typefaces to pair up and most sites just give one-sentence examples that don't offer a real preview of what the text will look like. To make life easier for everyone, the team at Milo Themes has created a set of mock-ups that show different Google Font combinations for headline and body copy. They've used filler text from … [Read more...]
10 Comic Strips Every Artist Will Relate To
When someone tells you they're an artist by profession, you probably picture them hanging out in their sweatpants all day with a cup of coffee (or a beer), using "magical" computer software that designs and writes everything on its own. They're living the dream life and getting paid to follow their passion, right? … [Read more...]
A Minimalist Approach To Product Packaging Of Famous Brands
If you're into minimalist design, you'll like this project by Turkish designer Mehmet Gozetlik that tries to find alternate simple versions of product packaging of international brands. The project exhibits three types of packaging: 1. The original version 2. The simple version 3. An even simpler version It's interesting to note how most of them look better with the … [Read more...]
The Psychology of Colors in Marketing (Infographic)
When buying a product, 93% of buyers focus on its visual appearance. 84.7% of buyers claim that color is the primary draw card. Different colors have different psychological effects on consumers - red encourages appetite, blue provides a sense of security, green stimulates harmony, orange promotes enthusiasm, purple is associated with royalty, and so on. Homestead has … [Read more...]
25 Powerful Illustrations That Will Make You Stop And Think
In a world that often feels overwhelming and chaotic, art can be a powerful tool for making sense of the chaos. Satirical art, in particular, has a unique ability to highlight the absurdity of societal trends and norms, and expose the flaws in our collective thinking. In today's post, we feature the work of Belgium-based artist Brecht Vandenbroucke, who captures the darker … [Read more...]
5 Things Every Designer Should Know When Dealing With Clients
If you're making changes to a project in front of a client, you're doing it wrong. You might think you're saving time, but you end up making the design process look simpler than it actually is. Here's a handy infographic by Basekit and Josuedric that shares five such important tips you should keep in mind when dealing with design clients. … [Read more...]
10 Times Designers Should Just Say “No”
It's good to go the extra mile for your clients but sometimes it can be detrimental to say yes to every unreasonable request - like copying another designer's work or working for free in exchange for "exposure". Design resource website Pixelo shares 10 situations where designers should learn to say NO. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
Tips To Make Your Website User-Friendly For People With Disabilities
A website should be user-friendly for everyone, including those with poor vision, dyslexia, autism or physical disabilities. UK-based interaction designer Karwai Pun has created a set of six infographics that highlight the dos and don'ts of designing for accessibility. … [Read more...]
Designer Challenges Himself To Create 25 Logos In 25 Days Using The Golden Ratio
Dhaka-based Graphic/UI designer Kazi Mohammed Erfan undertook a 25-day logo challenge to create one new logo every day based on the golden ratio. His objective was to reintroduce viewers to the beauty of the golden ratio and to promote himself as a designer. Erfan used Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create the logos. He has also shared working sketches to show the … [Read more...]
16 Funny Illustrations That Show The Cultural Differences Between The East And The West
Yang Liu is a Berlin-based graphic artist, professor and the head of the Department of Communications Design at the Berlin Technical Art University. She moved to the German capital from her hometown, Beijing, in 1990, at the age of 13. Drawing from her own experiences as a child and an adult, Liu's illustrated project titled "East meets West" depicts the cultural differences … [Read more...]
These Behind-The-Scenes Photos Show How Photographers Use Lighting To Capture The Perfect Shot
"Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography." - George Eastman, inventor of the Kodak camera. Vietnamese photography site 1PX.VN has compiled a series of images that show how professional photographers use creative lighting techniques and props to capture … [Read more...]
The 100 Best Web Design Tools And Resources
As a designer, it's imperative that you know your tools like an artist knows their paintbrushes. But with so many new apps and resources around, which ones should you bookmark? … [Read more...]
This Brilliant Font Lets You Create Graphs Quickly By Converting Numbers To Visuals
FF Chartwell is a handy typeface that lets you create charts and graphs out of numerical data with just a few keystrokes. Designed by Travis Kochel, the typeface transforms simple strings of numbers into a graph with corresponding values. The visualized data remains editable, allowing for updates and styling. Here's how it works: … [Read more...]
Watch This Calligrapher Draw Famous Logos With Remarkable Accuracy Entirely By Hand
Sebastian "Seb" Lester is an English artist, type designer and calligrapher known for his prominent type designs and calligraphic prints. He started designing typefaces for Monotype in the early 2000s after graduating from Central Saint Martins, London, where he studied graphic design. … [Read more...]
15 Great Google Font Combinations For Your Next Design Project
Designers often spend a lot of time deciding which typefaces to pair up and most sites just give one-sentence examples that don't offer a real preview of what the text will look like. To make life easier for everyone, the team at Milo Themes has created a set of mock-ups that show different Google Font combinations for headline and body copy. They've used filler text from … [Read more...]
29 Memes That’ll Make Every Designer Laugh
Need something to stare at to pretend you’re working? Have a look at these hilarious memes by Instagram account screensaviors that’ll fill your day with laughter and self-doubt. When you’re done, share this post with a designer working on a deadline and waste his time as well. … [Read more...]
This Powerful Photoshop Trick Lets You Remove Unwanted Objects In Just 3 Simple Steps
To remove unwanted objects from an image, we usually use the Clone Stamp Tool to duplicate elements from the surrounding area. But here's a Photoshop hack that makes it even simpler. … [Read more...]
A Useful, Comprehensive List Of Typography Terms For Designers
Do you know the difference between kerning and tracking, beak and serif, baseline and descender line? As a designer, it's imperative that you know what different typography terms mean, even if you don't use them every day. Here's a brilliant typeface glossary/infographic by DesignMantic that explains the meanings of terms like kerning, leading, tracking, glyph, serif, etc. and … [Read more...]
It’s Hard To Believe These Soda Bottles Are Actually Cakes
How cool are these realistic soda bottle cakes by Sydney-based Andres Fatso? Except for the plastic wrapper, the entire 'bottle' is edible. The Sprite cake is Matcha flavoured, the Coca-Cola cake is Nutella flavoured and the Fanta cake is Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
20 Funny Comic Strips That Designers Will Love
Award-winning cartoonist Jerry King draws a weekly comic series for Web Designer Depot that focuses on the funny situations designers and developers face in their daily lives. Check out a few good ones below. … [Read more...]
After Working With Difficult Clients, This Designer Turned Their Comments Into Funny Posters
In the design business, if you put a nickel in a jar every time a client says something stupid, you'll have a jar full of nickels by the end of the week. After receiving his fair share of nonsensical client feedback over the years, Jonathan Quintin, founder and creative director of UK agency Studio–JQ, decided to collate a few of them into a poster series titled "The Client … [Read more...]
14 Honest Illustrations That Show How We Behave On Social Media
Hands up if you've ever deleted a Facebook post because no one 'liked' it. How about the time when you spent ten minutes trying to take the right picture of your dinner for Instagram? Oh, and how many times have you switched to some random, unnecessary document on your computer when someone creeps up behind your shoulder? … [Read more...]
How To Remove Your Ex-Boyfriend Or Girlfriend From A Photo Using Photoshop
Picture this: You're browsing through your old photos and come across a fabulous picture of yours that you want to share on social media. There's just one problem. Your ex is in it too. What do you do? If you have Photoshop on your system, Aaron Nace from Phlearn offers a handy tutorial that shows you how to remove unwanted people and objects using the pen tool, clone stamp … [Read more...]
The 10 Types Of Designers – Which One Are You?
"The life of a designer is a life of fight. Fight against the ugliness." - Massimo Vignelli. Although we're all working towards the same objective, we designers have our distinct skill sets and preferences. There are designers who love flat design and there are designers who love skeuomorphism. Similarly, there are designers who like pastel shades and minimalism and there are … [Read more...]
Funny Posters Dedicated To Our Friendship With Our Favourite Software
Good friends know each other inside out and make life easier for each other. With Friendship Day around the corner, Mumbai-based digital agency Pixel Fox Studios thought of paying tribute to the work buddy we all have - software. They've created a series of posters dedicated to the friendship between different types of professionals and their most used softwares. What's also … [Read more...]
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