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36 Inspiring Quotes On Typography That Every Designer Should Live By

Los Angeles-based graphic designer Bill Dawson has designed a wonderful collection of posters featuring typography quotes from famous designers and type artists. Titled 'Typethos', the project shares tips and words of wisdom from design greats such as Paul Rand, Erik Spiekermann, John Boardley and more. Check it out below. … [Read more...]

33 Brilliant Ads With Amazing Art Direction

Even the best advertising idea can get ruined if the art direction is not spot on. The design and execution of any campaign is as important as the idea itself. Good art direction makes the message the hero. It makes the consumer think about the product, the brand, and its benefits. Today's post is a compilation of the finest examples of design, illustration, typography, … [Read more...]

20 Leading Artists Share 20 Useful Tips That’ll Make You A Better Designer

To grow in any profession, we need to learn from the experiences of those who've been in the game for long. As research for her online workshop, illustrator Salli Swindell asked 20 leading artists to share one piece of advise that would be helpful to other illustrators. Needless to say, these tips apply to everyone in the design business. Here's what they had to say. … [Read more...]

How To Charge Clients For Design Work

It’s important to start a business relationship on the right note. We’ve created a price list for design services that you can share with current and prospective clients. You can change the figures depending on your experience, skills, and patience level. … [Read more...]

Design Student Creates Stress Ball Map That You Can Squeeze To Zoom In

Here's one of those crazy, innovative ideas you wish you'd thought of. Hungarian student Dénes Sátor has come up with a unique stress ball-shaped map that you can squeeze to zoom in and find your way around. Titled 'EggMap', the gadget has a map of a city printed on it with information about sights, public transport and nearby restaurants. Each quarter has a different color so … [Read more...]

10 Side Effects Of Becoming A Designer

The design profession comes with its fair share of rewards and challenges. As you evolve and move up in terms of experience, things change. You become more observant, more curious and pay more attention to detail. Looking at the lighter side of these quirks, the cool folks at Creative Market have created an amusing list of 10 side effects of becoming a designer. Check it out … [Read more...]

27 Brilliant Illustrations That’ll Make You Stop And Think

Steve Cutts is a London-based freelance animator and illustrator. When he's not busy working with the leading agencies and production houses, he creates thought-provoking satirical illustrations that highlight important issues like environmental pollution, obesity, tech-addiction and more. After graduating from school, Steve chose to study Fine Arts at university (instead of … [Read more...]

27 Useful Design Tips Explained With Beautiful, Inspiring Graphics

Poppie Pack, senior graphic designer at Canva, has put together a handy list of design tips complemented by beautiful images with inspiring quotes. From typography and layout to image editing and color usage, the list covers some crucial aspects of design that both newbies and professionals will appreciate. We've shortlisted 27 of our favourites to share with you. Check them … [Read more...]

10 Famous Proverbs Tweaked For Graphic Designers

Manchester-based design studio Madrigal Creative has come up with an amusing series of 'Graphic Design Proverbs' that combine famous proverbs with graphic design puns. So, "Better safe than sorry" becomes "Better SAVE than sorry". "Marry in haste, repent at leisure" becomes "MERGE in haste, repent at leisure". Check out the full list below. … [Read more...]

Male Vs Female Color Perceptions And Preferences

Traditionally, baby boys are wrapped in blue and baby girls in pink. A few years later, you can tell a boy's room from a girl's room just by observing the color combos (and the cleanliness ;) ). As we grow up, gender color preferences are visible in everything from wardrobes to cars (though nowadays the line is thinning). … [Read more...]

45 Cool T-Shirts For Designers And Creatives

Show some love to a designer today by gifting him or her one of these cool t-shirts for a job well done. Even better, gift these before the project starts and watch them burn midnight oil willingly and turn your logo/website/ad/brochure into the next Mona Lisa. … [Read more...]

32 Clever Illustrations That Show The Two Kinds Of People In The World

There are two kinds of people - morning people and those who want to shoot morning people (designers are usually nocturnal and hence fall under the latter). Portuguese art director Joao Rocha has created a fun series of minimalist illustrations that classifies people into two broad groups based on their daily habits and preferences. Check out some of the good ones below. … [Read more...]

19 Inspiring Quotes Every Designer Will Relate To

There are good days and there are days when you just can't get those creative juices flowing. Wether you're a rookie or a seasoned professional, every designer needs a little inspiration from time to time. Today's post features 18 inspiring quotes that are meant to get you back into the driver's seat, incase you're facing designer's block. Check them out below. … [Read more...]

From A To Z, These Superhero-Themed Alphabets Are Super Cool

'Superbet' is a superhero-themed alphabet series by Sydney-based illustrator and art director Simon Koay. Each alphabet corresponds to the initial of a superhero and has been designed in 3D using elements from their costumes and weapons. For example, the letter B features Batman's cape and cowl with two pointed ears protruding from the top of the letter. The two arms on the … [Read more...]

11 Fonts That Designers Love To Hate

Every design project is unique and requires a typeface that matches the visual aesthetics and compliments the content. However, there are some typefaces that designers try to steer clear of, because they find them ugly, outdated or overused. Today's post showcases a cool series of posters by Creative Market titled "Fonts designers love to hate". Bear in mind that some of … [Read more...]

20 Lies Designers Tell Their Clients

Have you ever given a client two "options" of the same design just because you weren't able to decide which font was better? Have you ever force-fitted the golden ratio on to a logo just to impress the client? If yes, then know this - you are not alone. We've all done the same at some point or the other. Creative Market has compiled a list of funny lies that designers often … [Read more...]

How Humans React To Different Colors

Did you know that green is used for night vision goggles because the human eye is most sensitive to, and able to recognise most shades of that color? Pink makes us crave sugar. Red increases enthusiasm. People are often more productive in rooms painted blue. Grey represents non-involvement, giving it a formal authority. Ript Apparel has created a comprehensive infographic … [Read more...]

21 Things Clients Should Never Say To Designers

Creative Market has compiled a funny list of client emails that designers absolutely dread receiving. Most of them are plain old client stupidity, but some (like the payment-related ones) are just pure evil. Check out the compilation below. … [Read more...]

17 Amazing 3D Graffiti Artworks That Look Like They’re Floating In Mid-Air

Portuguese street artist Sergio Odeith creates anamorphic 3D graffiti art that, from a certain angle, looks like it's floating in mid-air. His work has been showcased at the Museum of Public Art (Louisiana), Brazilian Museum for Sculpture (São Paulo) and Meeting of Styles (Alemanha), to name a few. Odeith has also created large scale murals for enterprises such as Coca-Cola, … [Read more...]

JPEG, GIF or PNG? Which File Format Should You Use When Saving Images

When saving images for web, it's crucial to know which file format to use - JPEG, GIF or PNG? Using the wrong format makes images blurry, increases file size and page loading time, which not only affects user experience but is bad for SEO as well. This handy infographic by WhoIsHostingThis.com acts as an excellent reference guide when it comes to selecting the right format … [Read more...]

46 Famous Movie Scenes Before And After Visual Effects

Back in the day, filmmakers used matte paintings, miniature models and trick photography to achieve impossible looking cinematic effects. Today, Hollywood has nearly perfected the art and application of visual effects (VFX) and computer-generated imagery (CGI) in movies and TV shows. In fact, most film scenes that you think are filmed in spectacular locations are actually … [Read more...]

15 Funny Confessions From Designers; Which One Can You Relate To?

Be honest, have you ever used Comic Sans in your designs? Or a copyrighted image from Google Images? Do you really like the 'flat design' trend that's taken over every interface these days? How often do you actually kern? Creative Market has come up with a series of 15 typographic posters filled with funny confessions from designers who want take a load off their chest. Check … [Read more...]

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