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 … View Post ▸
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? … View Post ▸
If You Want To Sound Smarter, Use These Words Instead Of “Very”
"Very" is vague and weak. People often use "very" as a lazy replacement for a more appropriate word. Proof Reading Services have come up with an excellent infographic that lists 128 words you can use instead of "very". For example, instead of "very colorful", you can use "vibrant". Instead of "very funny", use "hilarious". Instead of "very excited", … View Post ▸
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: … View Post ▸
After Working With A Funny Client For A Year, This Agency Created A Book Of His Quotes
This deserves a Cannes in itself. New Zealand-based agency Strategy Creative have created a book titled 'We said some shit' that contains a curated collection of funny quotes and comments from a client they worked with on a year-long project. … View Post ▸
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. … View Post ▸
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 … View Post ▸
This Brilliant Comic Strip Reminds You To Appreciate What You Have Instead Of Comparing Yourself To Others
In the everyday rat race, we're seldom thankful for what we have. We see pictures on Facebook of our friends partying or vacationing and we end up comparing our lives to theirs. We see our neighbours driving an SUV and we wonder when we'll be able to afford one? Society turns us into a hamster on a wheel, chasing a bigger car or a bigger house so we can … View Post ▸
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. … View Post ▸
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. … View Post ▸
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, … View Post ▸
Ad Student Replaces Brand Taglines With Book And Movie Titles
Andrea Erali is an Art Direction intern at Saatchi and Saatchi, New York, with a keen interest in books and movies. He combines his personal and professional passions into a fun project where he replaces brand taglines with book and movie titles that best match the brands. So, Snapchat's tagline is "Gone with the Wind", NASA: "The Fault in Our Stars", … View Post ▸
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. … View Post ▸
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. … View Post ▸
30+ Brilliant Ads That Grab Your Attention With Clever Headlines And Copywriting
"Nobody reads ads. People read what interests them. Sometimes it's an ad." - Howard Gossage. To acknowledge this famous quote by The Socrates of San Francisco, we've compiled a list of 100 exceptional ads that seek your interest with their witty headlines and copy. They include classics from the Mad Men era, past and present Cannes winners, public service … View Post ▸
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 … View Post ▸
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? … View Post ▸
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 … View Post ▸
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 … View Post ▸
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 … View Post ▸
How To Structure URLs To Make Your Web Pages Rank Higher
Short and clean URLs don't just improve usability and user experience but they also help your pages rank higher in search results. Keep your URLs to under 60 characters, match them to their page titles and avoid keyword repetition and stop words like 'the', 'and', 'but', 'of', etc. FME Modules has created a handy infographic that offers URL structuring tips … View Post ▸
How Cool Is The Art Direction In These Ads From Mercedes-Benz?
Mercedes-Benz in Mexico has come up with two brilliant print ads to promote their Intelligent Light System that provides 60% more visibility on the road. The ads feature silhouettes of a cow and a deer standing in the middle of the road at night. The headlights of the Mercedes behind them are so bright that they create an "X-ray vision" of the insides of the … View Post ▸
Life In An Agency Shown Through Funny Stock Photos
The Incumbent Agency, an online store for agency-related merchandise, has come up with a fun project that depicts agency life using cliché stock photos. By adding funny situational captions, they've transformed the mundane images into relatable portrayals of agency life. Check out some of our favourites below. … View Post ▸
14 Graphic Design Terms That Most Designers Get Wrong
Most amateur designers don't know the difference between a font and a typeface. They use the two terms interchangeably. A font is the variation of weights (bold, italic, thin) of a typeface. A typeface is a family of fonts, like Arial, Helvetica, Bebas, etc. Another example is the usage of the terms 'color' and 'hue'. Color is an all-encompassing word … View Post ▸
Blind Artist Creates Incredible Animated GIFs That Are Just Out Of This World
Native American artist George RedHawk transforms photos and paintings into stunning animated GIFs that are mesmerizingly hypnotic. What’s even more astonishing is the fact that RedHawk is legally blind. He uses visual aids and computer software designed specially for the visually impaired to create these fascinating artworks. Before losing his vision, … View Post ▸
10 Illustrations That Show The Two Types Of Clients In The World
There are good clients and there are clients who make you want to change your career path. There are clients who pay on time, and there are clients who dodge invoices like Keanu Reaves dodges bullets in The Matrix. Digital agency Buzzooka has come up with a series of posters that illustrate the differences between the two types of clients we come across … View Post ▸
45 Brilliant Negative Space Artworks
Tang Yau Hoong is an artist, illustrator and graphic designer living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is known for his fascinating negative space illustrations that are surreal and fun in a simplistic and unique way. His past and present clients include Nike, Land Rover, Gap, DDB, Ogilvy, California Institute of Technology, Harvard Business Review, The … View Post ▸
A Closer Look At Web Designers And Their Funny Habits
We web designers are a peculiar species. We like to do things with <style>. We refuse to eat at restaurants where the <table> layout sucks. We search for the Ctrl/Cmd Z button every time we spill our coffee. Our relationship with developers is similar to Donald Trump's relationship with immigrants. We like to keep 'other' humans at a distance, … View Post ▸
Beautiful, Inspiring Hand-Lettered Tips For Designers And Creatives
Sean McCabe is a hand lettering artist, type designer, and illustrator based in San Antonio, Texas. He runs a media company called seanwes by day and creates gorgeous hand-lettered typography by night. Using Pigma Micron pens, Sean weaves his magic on paper, offering inspiring tips and mantras for artists, designers, creatives, and just about anyone. He … View Post ▸
Funny Ads Highlight The Importance Of Proper Pronunciation
Web International English in China has released a humorous campaign to promote its English-learning courses. Created by agency Y&R Shanghai, the ads illustrate mispronunciations of common English words and phrases. The tagline at the bottom reads "Speak English Like A Native" and shows the correct pronunciation. Check them out below. … View Post ▸
34 Clever Posters That Visualize The Names Of Famous Songs
Here's an interesting project by Swedish designer Viktor Hertz that showcases a series of posters with pictograms of famous song titles. Using Adobe Illustrator, Viktor creates icons and symbols based on the literal meaning of the names of songs. For example, the poster for 'Highway to Hell' features the devil's trident underneath a highway with arrows … View Post ▸
The Best Colors For Productivity And Creativity In Your Workplace
Did you know that yellow induces a sense of optimism and is a good color for high energy creative spaces? Red boosts heart rate, increases brain activity and is good for places where people work at night. Green boosts creativity, promotes harmony and is a good choice for brainstorming spaces. … View Post ▸
How To Transform A Face Into A Powerful Text Portrait In Photoshop
You've seen typographic portraits of famous luminaries like Muhammad Ali, Steve Jobs, John Lennon, Audrey Hepburn, etc., but do you know how to create them? Marty from Blue Lightning TV shows you how to transform a photograph into a striking text portrait in these nifty Photoshop tutorials below. … View Post ▸
Interesting Facts About Flag Colors And Design That You Probably Didn’t Know
Flag Stories is an award-winning data visualisation project by Danish designers Jeppe Morgenstjerne and Birger Morgenstjerne, co-founders of Copenhagen-based infographic agency Ferdio. The project consists of a series of infographics that share interesting facts and trivia about flag colors, layouts, design, history and more. … View Post ▸
These Incredible Fountain Sculptures Use Water To Complete Their Story
Polish sculptor Malgorzata Chodakowska creates beautiful fountain sculptures that use water to complete their shapes and stories. Made entirely out of bronze, each sculpture takes two to six months to complete, depending on its complexity. Chodakowska first models the artwork on clay before pouring the sculpture into bronze. The final piece is a gorgeous … View Post ▸
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