Previously, we featured 34 CSS puns that made everyone from designers to non-designers chuckle. To add to that series, here's an epic list of Donald Trump CSS puns by Pittsburgh-based web designer Brad Frost. … [Read more...]
20 Honest Charts That Sum Up A Designer’s Life
Previously, we've shown you graphs, comics and memes that give you a glimpse into the life of a designer. Today's post showcases the work of Mitch Goldstein, Assistant Professor of Design at the Rochester Institute of Technology. When he's not grooming budding artists at RIT's College of Imaging Arts & Sciences, Mitch finds time to creates hilarious venn diagrams that … [Read more...]
42 Clever Calligrams That Visualize The Meanings Of Various Words
New York-based designer Ji Lee started creating calligrams 20 years ago in his typography class at art school. What started as an assignment turned into a lifelong hobby and Lee's passion for typography has led him to create over a 100 calligrams so far. … [Read more...]
Cool, Quirky Icons Of Everyday Objects Drawn Using A Single Line
Looking for unique icons for your next design project? Paris-based creative studio Differantly has created a nifty set of icons using just one single continuous line for each symbol. Every icon was imagined and conceptualized on paper before being vectorized with Adobe Illustrator. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
Designer Creates Adorable Alphabetical Series Of Dog Breeds From A To Z
Romanian designer Andrei Clompos recently bought a Beagle. He took a few portrait shots of the little fella and was playing around with the images when he came up with an interesting idea for a project – an informative alphabetical series of dog breeds using their images and typography. How did it go? Check it out below. … [Read more...]
15 Graphic Design Terms That Most Designers Get Wrong
It's cool to use design jargons with clients and co-workers but not if you're getting them wrong. Here's a brilliant infographic by Creative Market that helps you remember the differences between 15 common design terms like font and typeface, opacity and fill, px and em, trim and crop, etc. … [Read more...]
10 Awards Every Designer Deserves
Leo's not the only one who deserves an award. Designers battle stiff deadlines, difficult clients, unreasonable bosses and technical snags on a daily basis. To honour these brave souls, Kevin Whipps from Creative Market has compiled a list of awards every designer deserves. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
Dancer Draws Beautiful Abstract Paintings Using Choreographed Body Movements
Using her limbs as brushes and body movements as strokes, New Orleans-based artist Heather Hansen creates beautiful abstract charcoal drawings on a floor-sized canvas. She merges her love for fine art and dance into these symmetrical kinetic drawings created with choreographed precision. Her performances draw a sizeable audience and her video titled "Emptied Gestures" (embedded … [Read more...]
15 Lies Clients Tell Their Designers
Remember 'Ten Second Tom' from the movie 50 First Dates? The guy had a rare medical condition that made him forget everything he said after ten seconds. That's what most design clients are like. They'll ask you for a design that's fresh and unique and then tell you to blindly copy their competitor's website. … [Read more...]
This Incredible Drawing Pen Lets You Scan And Pick Colors From Objects Around You
An artist's tool is only as good as the artist. But a great tool can help an artist see things in a different light. Introducing Scribble, a color picker pen and stylus that let's you scan colors from any object and use them in your drawings. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
15 Signs That You’re A Font Addict
Do you spend more time on DaFont than you do with your wife? Is your font library bigger than Kim Kardashian's assets? Do you have an orgasm every time you see a beautifully designed ampersand? … [Read more...]
What Famous Logos Would Look Like If They Used The Products They Represent
What would brand logos look like if they used or consumed the products they represent? Italian industrial product designer Marco Schembri answers the question in this amusing project below. … [Read more...]
31 Pictures Every Perfectionist Will Love
Do cluttered closets and unorganised cupboards give you sleepless nights? Do you freak out with OCD if your clothes, books and paperclips aren't arranged by size, shape and color? If yes, then today's post is just for you. Check out these 31 examples of perfect visual symmetry, not just in nature, but also in everyday tasks performed by perfectionists. … [Read more...]
If Disney Girls Were Real, This Is What They Would Look Like
Using photo compositing and digital painting techniques, Finnish graphic designer Jirka Väätäinen creates "real life" versions of famous Disney girls like Princess Jasmine, Ariel, Cinderella, Pocahontas and more. Jirka (pronounced Yirka) is a BA (Hons) graduate from the Arts University College at Bournemouth and has worked at numerous ad agencies. His Disney princess project is … [Read more...]
Beautiful 3D Calligraphic Drawings That Look Like They’re Popping Out Of The Page
Turkish artist Tolga Girgin is an electrical and electronics engineer by day and a master calligrapher by night. In his latter role, he creates stunning 3D calligraphic art that looks like it's standing or peeling off the paper it's drawn on. The illusion is created by Tolga's skillful use of shades, shadows and perspective. Check out his work below. … [Read more...]
25 GIF Memes Only Graphic Designers Will Understand
For graphic designers, every day at work is like a roller coaster ride. There are highs, lows and most of the time we're screaming our lungs out. Gaby Izarra from Creative Market has compiled a hilarious set of situational GIFs that are so relatable, most designers will feel like they've relived their entire professional career in one post. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
20+ Beautiful Vintage-Style Logos For Design Inspiration
Here's a gorgeous collection of retro/vintage-style logos and badges by Minneapolis-based graphic designer Allan Peters. After a 3-year stint at BBDO as Sr. Art Director, Peters worked at Target's in-house studio as Associate Creative Director for 5 years. He quit in 2015 and now runs Peters Design Co. which caters to clients like Nike, ESPN, Amazon and Johnson & Johnson. … [Read more...]
10 Ways To Annoy A Graphic Designer
Are you a design client looking for ways to de-stress? Do you believe people perform best under pressure? Is your designer producing top quality work with too much ease? Here's a handy infographic by UK printing company Print-Print that shows you how to play havoc with your designer's mind and show him/her who's boss. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
This Artist Creates 3D Drawings That Look Incredibly Real
Mumbai artist Sushant S Rane creates amazing hyper-realistic 3D drawings of everyday objects like bulbs, cans, glasses, and even fried eggs. He works with Copic markers and graphite pencils and usually takes two days to finish one artwork. After dropping out of Ruia College in Mumbai, Rane decided to channel his energy into art. He started posting his work on social media, … [Read more...]
Clever Animal Logos That Show Their Shapes Within Their Names
Kochi-based graphic designer Shibu PG has created a cool series of animal wordmarks that use symbols and typography to show the shape of the animal within its name. So the 'e' in eagle looks like the head of an eagle, the 'g' in frog looks like a frog, and so on. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
Russian Artist Creates Insanely Realistic Dolls That Look Like They’ll Blink Any Minute
Michael Zajkov creates stunningly realistic dolls from polymer clay, using hand painted glass eyes from Germany and French mohair for hair. The dolls look so real, it seems like they'll blink any moment. Zajkov graduated from the Kuban State University of Russia in 2009. He came to fame after the 2013 Art Dolls expo in Moscow. Check out some of his work below. … [Read more...]
Street Artist Transforms Boring Buildings Around The World Into Beautiful Works Of Art
Paris-born street artist and ENSAD graduate Julien Malland, who operates under the moniker Seth Globepainter, travels the world creating culturally inspired street art. His signature style often depicts murals of children surrounded by a spectrum of colors. Malland also collaborates with local artists, learning traditional art from them and exchanging ideas. Check out some of … [Read more...]
32 Illustrations That Show The Funny Truth About Modern Life
Mexican artist Eduardo Salles has worked as an illustrator, designer, writer, Miami Ad School teacher, chief creative officer and is currently co-founder at Pictoline, a visual news and information broadcast company. Whenever he finds time from his many roles, Eduardo creates illustrations that reveal the realities of modern life, with a tinge of a smart ass-ness. They're … [Read more...]
42 Beautiful Workstations Designed For Creativity
Your workstation is where the magic takes place. The centre stage…where your talent, skills and experience come together to create compelling designs and content. Today’s post is a showcase of 42 minimal workstations, courtesy of a cool Instagram page called Minimal Setups. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
36 Brilliant Logos With Hidden Meanings
Good logos are memorable. Great logos are unforgettable. In today's age, where humans have shorter attention spans than goldfish (claims a new study from Microsoft), your logo needs to stand out more than ever before. We've been wanting to do a follow-up to our ever-popular post on hidden-meaning logos since a long time. Here's a new set of 36 ingenious logos for your design … [Read more...]
15 Images That Show Why Letter-Spacing Is Important
Ever wondered why good designers focus so much on kerning, i.e., adjusting the spacing between characters in a piece of text? These 15 epic images show you why letter-spacing is important not just in logos and graphic design, but also in everyday handwriting. … [Read more...]
20 Beautiful, Minimalist Images Of Architecture
'Minimal Pure' is a beautiful series of cool-toned images by Istanbul-based art director Feridun Akgüngör. He blends teal and cyan gradients of the sky with glimpses of architecture to create calm, minimalist images that have a soothing effect. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
8 Beautiful Color Palettes For Your Next Design Project
Milan-based creative director Duminda Perera has created a series of minimalist color palette posters that are both handy and beautiful. Not only do they give you color ideas (with hex codes) for your next project, you can use these posters to decorate your studio, office or home. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
This Artist Turns Scrap Metal Into Incredible Animal Sculptures
Inspired by the native wildlife in his hometown in rural West Wales, artist and animal lover J. K. Brown creates incredibly detailed animal sculptures from fragments of discarded metal (talk about creative recycling). He patiently reassembles these pieces into wonderful metal models of birds, butterflies, horses and even dragons! The process, he says, is a calming antidote to … [Read more...]
‘Your Beautiful Eyes’ – Amazing Close-Up Photos Of Human Eyes By Suren Manvelyan
'Your Beautiful Eyes' is a fascinating photo series by Armenian photographer Suren Manvelyan. Using macro photography, Suren captures extreme close-up shots of the human eye, that makes them look mystical and ethereal. Suren's eye-popping work (pardon the pun) has been featured in leading publications and is currently the most viewed project of all time on Behance. Check out … [Read more...]
Clever Flag-Colored Icons Of Countries Based On Their Popular Products And Phrases
Here's an interesting visual project by Russian art director Kirill Zaytsev, that showcases minimalist flag-colored icons of various countries based on common phrases, products and stereotypes associated with them. For example, the icon for France is a pair of luscious lips colored blue, white and red, representing the term "French kiss". The icon for US is a dream bubble … [Read more...]
Beautiful Typographic Art Created With Food Items
Utah-based designer and lettering artist Becca Clason creates beautiful typographic art using food products and other items. She handles everything from prop styling to art direction, photography and post-production. Her clients include Disney, American Express, Kellog's, Citibank and L'Oréal to name a few. Check out some of her work below. It's the yummiest thing you'll see … [Read more...]
45 Awesome Logo Animations
They're smooth, they're slick, they're cool and they're quick. Check out these 45 brilliant logo animations that pop right off the screen. … [Read more...]
If Designers Talked Dirty, This Is What They Would Say
Using design terms as sexual innuendos, Florida-based designers Eric Thomas and Joshua Pittman have come up with a series of naughty one-liners titled ‘Designer Dirty Talk’. Most of the phrases are software-related and designers will obviously catch the double meanings in the first go. Some of them are suggestive enough (or should we say racy enough) to be understood by … [Read more...]
10 Funny Door Signs Every Designer Needs To Hang Outside His/Her Office
Ever been in the middle of a eureka moment when a sudden interruption by an annoying colleague screwed everything up? Fear no more. Creative Market has come up with 10 brutally honest door hangers for designers to hang outside their offices/workstations and express their true feelings. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
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