A collection of 50 super creative banner ads from across the globe. Includes all-time classics, Cannes winners and banners that make you ask yourself - "Now why didn't I think of that?" This is online advertising at its creative best. … [Read more...]
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Top 10 Logo Design Trends For 2020
Previously, we featured the top trends in graphic design, digital design, and colors for 2020. In today’s post, we focus on the latest logo design trends with the help of this handy video by GraphicMama. The video features the top 10 logo design trends to look out for in 2020, with examples. These include geometric shapes, gradients, metallics, custom fonts, 3D styles, and … [Read more...]
Top 9 Typography Trends Of 2019
Previously, we featured the top trends in graphic design, logo design, web design, colors, and images for 2019. Today, we focus on the latest trends in typography with the help of this excellent list by 99designs. 2019 is all about big, bold fonts, vintage typography, evolving scripts, high-contrast serifs, and more. 99designs have included examples of each trend in their … [Read more...]
32 Epic Memes For Graphic Designers
Stuck in the middle of tough project with a stiff deadline? Is your client being an unreasonable prick? Has your boss put the entire workload on you? If yes, then now is the time to indulge in some meme-therapy and brighten up your day. Memes have been scientifically proven to reduce work-related burnout by upto 57%. In a study of 480 designers and developers, … [Read more...]
Top 8 Logo Design Trends For 2019, Explained With Simple Graphics
Previously we featured the top 2019 trends in graphic design, web design, colors, and images. In today's post, we focus on the top trends in logo design. One of the most interesting trends we've seen recently is responsive logos - logos that adapt to the device they're being viewed on. For example, imagine a responsive Nike logo. On a desktop website, the complete logo is … [Read more...]
28 Epic Memes For Graphic Designers
Are you in the middle of a tough project with a stiff deadline? Is your boss or client being a d*ck? Are you tired of creating "Buy Two, Get One Free" flyers and banners? If yes, then indulge in some meme-therapy and brighten up your day. Scientific research has proven that memes help reduce work-related stress by stimulating the release of endorphins that trigger a sense of … [Read more...]
Projecting Confidence, Sending Large Files, And Other Skills Every Designer Must Master
4 Skills that Will Turn New Designers Into Pros You’ve scored your first design gig? Awesome, congratulations! Let us be the first to welcome you to the world of professional design! It’s an exciting, creative, rapidly-evolving place-- and to perfectly honest, it can be a little bit intimidating at first. Don’t worry. In this article, we’ll cover some basic tips, … [Read more...]
Designers Challenge Themselves To Create A Typographic Logo Every Day For A Year, And They’re Pretty Cool
UK-based graphic designers Liam + Jord undertook a 365-day challenge to create one new typographic logo of a common word we use every day. The objective was to visually represent the meanings of the words by using symbols, negative space, or by adding geometric elements to the letters. For example, the letter 'i' in the word 'drive' looks like a gear stick, the letter 'f' in … [Read more...]
Designer Challenges Himself To Create A Typographic Logo Every Day For A Year, And They’re Pretty Cool
Stockholm-based graphic designer Daniel Carlmatz undertook a 365-day challenge to create one new typographic logo of a common word we use every day. The objective was to visualize the meanings of the words by using symbolism, negative space, or by adding geometric elements to the letters. For example, the letter 'a' in the word 'search' looks like a search bar, the letter 'j' … [Read more...]
Top 10 Logo Design Trends For 2018
Previously, we featured the top 2018 trends for graphic design, typography, images, and web design. In today's post, we focus on the latest logo design trends with the help of this handy infographic by online logo generator Logaster. One of the major logo trends we've been seeing recently is form simplification - stripping logos down to the basics and making them as clean … [Read more...]
5 Crucial Things To Consider When Hiring A Freelance Logo Designer
Every business needs a great logo, especially in the digital age where logos often play a major role in a company’s overall marketing strategy. However, securing a great logo first requires you to find a great logo designer, and this step is vitally important if you hope to come up with a creative, original logo that will portray the right message to your customers. Before … [Read more...]
Top Graphic Design Trends For 2018
With each passing year, we see new trends emerging in the world of design and old ones fading out. 2018 is all about visual contrast with the use of bright colors, gradients, and bold typography. Duotone effects and double exposure images will remain prominent across design mediums. Expect to see more implementation of isometric design, custom illustrations, split-page design, … [Read more...]
How To Successfully Present Logo Designs To Clients
How do you show logo designs to clients? Do you just email multiple options and let them choose the one they like? Do your clients ask for excessive revisions? Do they often change their minds after you show your designs? If the logo is the product, the presentation is the packaging. In this video, Ben Burns, digital director at California-based creative agency Blind, shares … [Read more...]
Next Time You Present A Logo To A Client, Try Using Animations Like This Design Studio Does
Here's a logo presentation technique you would like to use in your next client meeting. Venice-based branding agency Concreate Studio presents their logos using animations that explain the ideology behind the design process. For example, the logo animation for furniture maker Emporio Freguglia starts with the icon of a bed that cleverly morphs into a chair-like symbol that … [Read more...]
Designer Creates Adobe-Inspired Chocolate Bars For Job Interviews And Clients
To end her job interviews on a sweet note, Brooklyn-based graphic designer April Hansen created custom packages for Ritter Sport chocolate bars that look like icons of Adobe Suite's core design programs. The front of the packaging bears logos of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. Using their initials (Ai, Ps, Id), April added personalized messages that highlight her … [Read more...]
Amazing Illustrations That Use Negative Space Brilliantly
In art, negative space is the background space around the main object of an image. In a two-tone image (eg. black and white), the object is usually depicted in a darker color (black) than the background (white), thereby forming a silhouette. Sometimes, the tones are reversed and white is used to fill the silhouette (refer Coke examples below). When an artist carves out a shape … [Read more...]
16 Clever Typographic Movie Titles
Istanbul-based digital creative Ali Erkurt has created a series of typographic movie titles that subtly hint at the plot or the central elements of the films. So, the 'w' in Jaws looks like the teeth of a shark, the 'i' in Matrix is replaced with the number 1 (the chosen one), the 'o' in Indiana Jones looks like his whip, and so on. Check them out below. … [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...]
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...]
10+ Comic Strips That Perfectly Describe The Life Of A Designer
Designers are like gladiators, battling ugliness in the client's colosseum. Creative Market depicts the best and worst parts of being a designer with #DesignerProblems, a weekly comic strip written and illustrated by Seth Roberts and Brian Hawes. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
Canada’s Passport Is The Coolest In The World, Just Look At These Ultraviolet Artworks
The Canadian passport has a series of hidden artworks embedded in its pages since the past few years but most Canadians don't know about it. The truth came to light (pun intended) when this Imgur user posted pictures of his friend's Canadian passport. Apparently, the pages consist of beautiful national icons and images created with optically variable ink that glows when placed … [Read more...]
How Virgin America Got 6 Million People To Watch A Flight Safety Video Without Stepping On A Plane
When was the last time you paid attention to a pre-flight safety demonstration? In the past 12 days, Virgin America has managed to get 5.8 million people to watch their safety video without even stepping on a plane! … [Read more...]
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