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 images, suggest font … [Read more...]
No One Has Been Able To Guess All The Countries In These Visual Wordplays – Can You Be The First?
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. This clever technique is known as a rebus, where pictures, symbols, and letters are used to phonetically or visually … [Read more...]
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 programs such as … [Read more...]
30 Clever 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 a knife in the … [Read more...]
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 your choice, and … [Read more...]
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 Point filter to … [Read more...]
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 central objects in each … [Read more...]
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 remain the same. Think … [Read more...]
Top 8 Websites For Free Vector Art And Graphics
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 websites that let you … [Read more...]
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 commissioned … [Read more...]
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 backgrounds from videos, … [Read more...]
Finally, A Photoshop Face Mask For All Graphic Designers
Advertising creatives Jose Miguel Ramirez and Michael Kleinman came up with a cool face mask for designers that looked like a transparent Photoshop layer, symbolizing the Mask Tool. The 'Photoshop Mask' Mask measured 7" × 4" and consisted of a sublimated polyester exterior with a soft microfiber lining and elastic ear loops. The initial batch of masks were released in … [Read more...]
27 Valuable Resources For Graphic Designers
Online toolkits and web apps can help designers boost their creativity by providing them with resources, tutorials, and inspiration. They can also speed up workflow by helping you find design assets quickly, thereby reducing project turnaround time. Wolvus Technology has come up with a handy list of websites that let you browse, explore, and download color palettes, icons, … [Read more...]
These Brilliant Ads Use Optical Illusions To Encourage People To Wear A Mask
McCann Health New York and renowned Israeli artist Noma Bar have come up with an exceptional campaign for cold & flu medicine brand Mucinex. The six-ad series reminds people to wear a mask if they want to get back to their normal life amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Each ad/poster features an illustration of a person's face wearing a mask that resembles an … [Read more...]
Top 10 Netflix Documentaries For Graphic Designers
When we're looking for creative ideas and inspiration, we usually browse our favourite websites, blogs, and social media channels. But did you know that Netflix is packed with inspiring documentaries on all kinds of creative topics? The only challenge is finding them. Creative Bloq, InVision, and we at Digital Synopsis have shortlisted some of the best Netflix documentaries … [Read more...]
Is Photoshop’s Latest ‘Select Subject’ Tool Better Than The Pen Tool?
Adobe has introduced a new, more powerful Select Subject in the latest version of Photoshop 21.2.0. In this tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect compares the new Select Subject with the time-tested Pen Tool. He takes you through three compositing examples, comparing the new tool to the previous version, the Pen Tool, and other alternatives. Unmesh … [Read more...]
39 Epic Memes For Graphic Designers
Are you in the middle of a tough project with a tight deadline? Are your clients giving you sleepless nights? Are you tired of your creative director micromanaging everything? If yes, then what you need is a healthy dose of meme-therapy to help brighten up your day. Memes stimulate the release of endorphins that create a sense of well-being within the body. In a study of 450 … [Read more...]
25 Free Beautiful Vector Gradients For Your Next Design Project
New Delhi-based designer and 3D illustrator Amrit Pal Singh has come up with a free collection of 25 trendy vector gradients inspired by Unicorns. These kind of holographic and multicolored pastel gradients are one of the major trends in graphic, web, and UI design nowadays. Amrit claims that no unicorns were harmed during the making of this product ?. Check out the … [Read more...]
Forget AI, This Guy’s Unreal Photoshop Skills Prove Nothing Beats A Human Touch
Good Photoshop work isn’t just about technical execution, it’s about restraint, balance, and intention. With composite images, it’s easy to go overboard, too much contrast, unnatural cutouts, inconsistent shadows. What makes a great edit stand out is how invisible the editing feels. When everything sits together naturally, the image doesn’t just look edited, it looks … [Read more...]
Designer Replaces Wordmarks In Famous Logos With The Names Of The Artists And Agencies Who Designed Them
Italian graphic designer Emanuele Abrate has come up with an interesting project titled 'Who Designed it?', in which he substitutes wordmarks of famous logos with the names of the designers and agencies who created them. The objective of the project is to highlight the artists who designed these well-known symbols, and make them an integral part of their respective … [Read more...]
Graphic Designer Fixes The 9 Worst Logos Ever
Regular readers of Digital Synopsis must have read our article on 25 epic logo design fails. Now, Italian graphic designer Emanuele Abrate has come up with an interesting project in which he has redesigned the 9 worst logos out of that list. Emanuele has tried to recreate these logos as if they were commissioned to him. He's used different typography techniques, created … [Read more...]
Artist Turns Household Items Into Spaceship Designs That Are Out Of This World
Artist and software engineer Eric Geusz has come up with a fascinating project that reimagines everyday objects as futuristic spaceships. Eric, a huge science fiction and fantasy fan, has been making spaceships out of Legos since he saw Star Wars in 1997. Armed with an exceptional imagination, he turns household items like potato peelers, bottle openers, trimmers, game … [Read more...]
8 Free Design Tools To Improve Your Workflow
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 helping you collaborate better, find design assets, and perform relevant tasks. Montana-based graphic/web designer Josh Corbett has come up with a list of free tools that can help you explore color palettes, browse … [Read more...]
Car Photographer’s Shoot Gets Cancelled Due To Covid Pandemic, So He Clicks Stunning Pics With A Toy Car At Home
Talk about using your time productively during this lockdown. Mumbai-based automotive photographer Kunal Kelkar had been in talks with Lamborghini about a photography assignment in Tuscany. Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the photoshoot was cancelled. Rather than getting bogged down, Kunal decided to channel his energy into something creative. Using a … [Read more...]
How To Use Photoshop’s Object Selection Tool To Make The Most Accurate Selections
The Object Selection tool is one of the most powerful additions to Photoshop, and is available from version 21.0. It uses Adobe Sensei AI to automatically select an object if you make a rough selection around it. It also comes with a host of features that can help you make the most precise selections. In this tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect … [Read more...]
How To Make Hundreds Of Color Palettes From Just One Color
How do you create color palettes in Photoshop? What methods do you use to combine colors, and how do you know if those colors go well with each other? Greg Gunn from The Futur Academy has come up with an excellent tutorial that shows you an easy process for creating color palettes that work. He takes you through an interesting "arc" technique with which you can create … [Read more...]
Designer Redesigns Famous Logos In The Time Of Coronavirus And Social Distancing
Slovenian graphic designer Jure Tovrljan has come up with a clever project that features famous logos reimagined for the age of coronavirus and social distancing. For instance, the Starbucks logo has been redesigned to show the siren wearing a mask. The "Intel Inside" logo has been rebranded to "Stay Inside", LinkedIn has been rebranded to "LockedIn", and so on. Check out … [Read more...]
Designer Explains Coronavirus Precautions Using Graphic Design Terms
Maaz Afzal from Pen28 Creatives has come up with a clever project that explains Covid-19 precautions using graphic and web design terms. The objective is to guide designers to practice safe procedures using terms that they relate to. For example, the project advises designers to "increase social kerning", "avoid condense layouts", and "embed yourselves at home". Check out … [Read more...]
Graphic Designer Replaces Wordmarks In Popular Logos With The Fonts They Use
Italian graphic designer Emanuele Abrate has come up with a clever project titled Logofonts, in which he substitutes wordmarks of famous logos with the name of the fonts they use. For example, the word "Omega" in the Swiss watchmaker’s logo has been changed to "Futura" written in the same style as the original logo. Nutella’s wordmark logo has been changed to "Avant Garde", … [Read more...]
Hidden Meanings In 50 Famous Brand Logos
Did you know that the orange arrow in the Amazon logo points from the letter "A" to "Z", symbolizing that Amazon has every item from A to Z. The Nike "Swoosh" logo is not just a checkmark. It also symbolizes the wing of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Apple logo designer Rob Janoff took a bite out of an apple as an experiment, then realized that the word "bite" sounds … [Read more...]
Top 8 AI Tools For Graphic Designers
Artificial Intelligence can help designers boost their creativity by providing them with material and inspiration. It can also speed up workflow by taking care of boring and tedious tasks that require a lot of time and effort. Albanian UI/UX designer Dorjan Vulaj has come up with a handy list of AI tools that can help you enhance images, create font combinations, generate … [Read more...]
7 Graphic Design Mistakes That Novice Designers Make
After a few years in the design business, you realize how important it is to get the basics right. Like using the right number of fonts, maintaining consistency among UI elements, using grids, the importance of whitespace, etc. Montana-based graphic/web designer Josh Corbett has come up with a handy list of 7 graphic/UI design 'sins' that differentiate the pros from the … [Read more...]
Artist Offers To ‘Remove Your Ex’ For $10 Per Photo, Gets Flooded With Requests
Ever wanted to remove your ex-boyfriend from your graduation day photograph? Or your ex-girlfriend from photos of your Hawaii trip, or that epic concert you went to? Artist and make-up enthusiast @hexappeal will remove your pesky ex from your fondest memories for just $10 per photo. After offering her services on Twitter with a sample before-and-after photo, @hexappeal … [Read more...]
This Free Online Tool Will Create A Color Palette From The Letters Of Your Name
New York-based product designer Bernadette Sheridan has a condition called Grapheme-color synesthesia, in which, she perceives letters and numbers as very specific colors. As a result, when she meets new people and hears their name, her mind starts visualizing the colors of each letter. To document this phenomenon, Bernadette has launched a synesthesia project titled What … [Read more...]
Average Salaries Of Designers, Developers, And Photographers Around The World
Digital marketing service provider Yell Business looked into some of UK's most popular job roles and calculated the equivalent earnings for those jobs in other countries. We've shared the data for graphic designers, web developers, and photographers below. Yell has taken into account the cost-of-living index of each country in comparison to the UK, and calculated the … [Read more...]
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