Looking for color palettes for your graphic, web, or UI design? Colours.cafe is a handy Instagram account that shares a beautiful new palette everyday, with hex codes of each color. They also hold design challenges in which users have to use a specific palette to create illustrations and calligraphy. The best works are then featured on their page. We've shortlisted some of … [Read more...]
Veteran Artist Brilliantly Explains The Use Of Color In Movie Poster Designs
James Verdesoto is an artist and creative director who has designed iconic posters for movies such as Pulp Fiction, Ocean's Eleven, Training Day, Girl, Interrupted, and more. In this video for Vanity Fair, Verdesoto explains the role of color psychology and trends in movie poster design. He discusses the use of certain colors and palettes in specific genres, with relevant … [Read more...]
Shutterstock’s Top Creative Trends For 2019
Shutterstock has released their 2019 Creative Trends Report, based on billions of image, video, and music searches and downloads from more than 1.9 million creatives. The report comprises of three sections - major trends, rising trends, and global trends in 20 countries around the world. The major trends include Zine Culture, 80s Opulence, and Yesterday's Tomorrow. The … [Read more...]
How To Copy Colors From An Image And Apply Them On Another Image In Photoshop
Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect has come up with a brilliant tutorial that shows you how to extract colors from an image, and replicate them on any other image. Learn how to generate a color palette from an image, and apply that palette to another image using curves and gradient maps. Unmesh shares some useful tips and techniques to effectively match the … [Read more...]
Beautiful Color Palettes Of Countries From Around The World
Luxury travel specialists Sovereign have come up with a series of color palettes of 18 popular destinations from across the globe. The objective was to highlight the range of unique colorscapes that can be seen around the world. Each palette consists of 20 colors that were derived from iconic locations in that country. The palettes are a reflection of their culture, … [Read more...]
How Good Is Your Eye For UI Design Details? Take This Quiz And Find Out
Seattle-based UX designer Alex Kotliarskyi has come up with an interesting visual quiz that tests your UI knowledge and attention to details. Titled Can't Unsee, the web-based game presents two choices of iOS interface designs, and asks you to pick which one is correct. You earn coins for every correct answer. The game is divided into three rounds (easy, medium, hard) of … [Read more...]
Top 13 Logo Design Trends Of 2019
Previously, we featured the top trends in graphic design, color, and web design for 2019. In today’s post, we focus on the latest logo design trends with the help of this handy infographic by online logo maker Logaster. A major trend we’ve seen over the past few years is logo simplification - the removal of excessive details from the composition. Logo design seems to be … [Read more...]
300 Beautiful Color Gradients For All Your Design Needs
Vibrant colors and gradients are one of the major trends in graphic, web, and UI design nowadays. To make life easier for designers everywhere, Paris-based graphic designer Leo Simon has compiled a set of 300 beautiful gradients into a Photoshop gradient file (GRD), available for free. We've shortlisted some of our favourites from Leo's collection and shared them below with … [Read more...]
How To Turn White Into Any Color In Photoshop
You can change the color of any object in Photoshop by creating a hue/saturation adjustment layer, and using the sliders and the eyedropper tool (here's a one-minute tutorial on the same). However, when the object is white, a hue/saturation adjustment layer doesn't convert it realistically no matter how high you turn up the saturation. In this handy tutorial, Photoshop … [Read more...]
Top 15 Graphic Design Trends Of 2019
Trends are movements in design that have gained mass enough usage that they become recognizable as a trend. They might have started off slow and been coming on for a number of years before they gained enough momentum to be considered a trend. Very few things in design have never been done before so some of these trends feel like they're referential of earlier movements of … [Read more...]
What Logo Styles Do Consumers Trust Most?
SurveyMonkey and infographic maker Venngage surveyed over 1000 adults living in the U.S. on what logo styles they trusted the most. The respondents were shown a series of logos for imaginary companies in six different industries: Jewellery retail, education, financial services, law firm, news/media, and technology. Six variations of each logo were presented: Icon dominant, … [Read more...]
Top 10 Graphic Design Trends Of 2019
Previously, we featured the top web design and logo design trends for 2019. Today, we focus on emerging trends in graphic design with the help of this handy infographic by 99designs. The infographic features the top 10 graphic design trends to look out for in 2019, with relevant examples of each trend. These include 3D typography, asymmetrical layouts, evolved gradients and … [Read more...]
Shit Clients Say – 13 Most Unforgettable Quotes
How many times have you had a client send a list of "final" changes AFTER they've approved the design? What about when they ask you to find an image from Google, or copy someone else's logo, or when they tell you to deliver designs by Monday after briefing on Friday? We all come across unreasonable client demands on a daily basis, but the folks at BeeWits have a dedicated … [Read more...]
Top 10 Web Design Trends Of 2019
Previously, we featured the top graphic design and logo design trends for 2019. Today, we focus on emerging trends in web design with the help of this handy infographic by 99designs. The infographic features the top 10 web design trends to look out for in 2019, with relevant examples of each trend. These include black-and-white palettes, serif typography, organic shapes, … [Read more...]
Top Logo Design Trends Of 2019
Previously, we featured the top graphic design trends for 2019. Today, we focus on emerging trends in logo design with the help of this handy infographic by 99designs. The infographic features 9 key logo design trends to look out for in 2019, with relevant examples of each trend. These include variable logo design, new age geometry, negative space, minimalism, and more. … [Read more...]
7 Biggest Graphic Design Trends For 2019
Design trends are an important aspect of marketing for businesses and entrepreneurs. Using the latest design styles, imagery, and typography makes your brand appear contemporary to your customers, market, and competition. For designers and creatives, staying updated with the latest visual trends is even more important because you should be able to provide them to your … [Read more...]
Simple, Useful Design Tips For UI/UX Designers
'Sparklin Design Tips' is a series of short, useful UI/UX tips by New Delhi-based digital agency Sparklin, shared every Tuesday on their social media channels. Using before-and-after mockup images, the team at Sparklin explains good UI/UX practices with visual examples, making them easy to understand and comprehend. Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned designer, these tips … [Read more...]
Top Graphic Design Trends Of 2019
With each passing year, we see new trends emerging in the world of design and old ones fading out. 2019 is all about finding a sense of order and beauty amidst all the chaos. Complex gradients and abstract geometry will remain prominent across design mediums. Expect to see more implementation of evolved patterns, broken grid layouts, brutalist design, isometric and … [Read more...]
2019 Color Trends: The World’s Most Popular Colors
Shutterstock has released its 2019 Color Trends report based on data from billions of image searches on their platform. By collapsing pixel data and hex codes, the team at Shutterstock was able to see what hues their users are downloading most frequently. Using this information they've compiled a visual report of the top three universally popular colors, as well as local … [Read more...]
Designer Uses Beautiful Gradients And Abstract Shapes To Describe Meanings Of Words
UK-based graphic designer Evgeniya Righini-Brand has come up with a fascinating project titled “Gradient Studies” in which she uses vibrant gradients and abstract shapes to visually describe the meanings of various words. For example, the visual for the word "flow" is an abstract liquid shape with multiple gradient meshes in blue and white. The visual for the word "energy" is a … [Read more...]
8 Biggest Graphic Design Trends Of 2019
2018 was all about big, bright, and bold graphic design. Brands vied for attention with the use of vibrant colors and powerful typography. These trends will continue to dominate in 2019, with more and more brands implementing vivid colors, complex gradients, duotones, bold fonts, and geometric shapes in their designs. Expect to see more vibrant hues, futuristic color … [Read more...]
This Handy New Tool Shows You Color Palettes Of Artworks From Different Eras
Kentucky-based graphic designer Brandon Shepherd has released a handy online tool called Color Leap that showcases a collection of color palettes used in paintings and artworks throughout different eras in history - from ancient Egypt to the 1960s. The tool consists of 180 palettes spread over 12 different time periods. You can select any time period, browse through … [Read more...]
This Brilliant Free Tool Is Like Google Search For Colors
Swedish digital studio Future Memories has launched an excellent tool called Picular that lets you search for colors by keyword and displays a range of colors based on the top 20 Google Image search results for that keyword. For example, if you search for ‘ocean’, Picular analyzes the top 20 Google Images for ‘ocean’ and displays the most prominent color in each image and … [Read more...]
Learn In One Minute How To Change The Color Of Anything In Photoshop
Did you know that you can use the Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer in Photoshop to target a specific color in your image and change it to any color you want? In this handy one-minute tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you a simple technique to change the color of any object in your image by using the hand tool in the Hue/Saturation Adjustment … [Read more...]
Learn In One Minute How To Make Skies Gorgeously Dramatic In Photoshop
Did you know that you can use Adjustment layers and the Blend If mode in Photoshop to enhance skies and make them look more dramatic in your photos? In this one-minute tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you a simple technique to add details and definition to clouds by using Adjustment Layer, Mask, Brush Tool, and Blend If: Underlying Layer. … [Read more...]
19 Graphic Design Mistakes That Novice Designers Make
After a few years in the graphic design business, you realize how important it is to get the basics right. Like using proper font and color combinations, implementing visual hierarchy, using grids, alignment, white space, and so on. The team at Visme, an online tool for creating infographics and presentations, has come up with an excellent visual list of 19 graphic design … [Read more...]
Top Web Design Trends In 2018
Previously, we featured the top trends in 2018 for graphic design, logo design, typography, and images. In today’s post, we focus on the latest web design trends with the help of this handy infographic by Template Monster. 2018 is all about an immersive user experience. AI and machine learning continue to be big this year. Progressive web apps are a must-have tool. Other … [Read more...]
10 Best Uses Of Color In Movies
Right from the first scene, color sets the mood and tone of a film before any of the actors have uttered a word. Since the dawn of colored cinema, filmmakers have used color to convey drama and emotion in storytelling. Visual-minded directors and cinematographers have created color palettes almost as memorable as the films themselves. The Wachowskis used a green color … [Read more...]
FIFA World Cup Logos From 1930 – 2022, Which One’s The Best?
The FIFA World Cup is the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world. The logo for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been unveiled and we decided to do a round-up of all the World Cup logos from 1930 - 2022. During the first four World Cups from 1930 - 50 (there were no tournaments in '42 and '46 due to World War II), the organizers created posters instead of … [Read more...]
8 Beautiful Flat Color Palettes For Your Next Design Project
UI/UX designer Ebtihaj Khan has created a series of minimalist flat color palettes for graphic, web, and UI projects. Each palette consists of five colors with their hex codes mentioned alongside. Khan has included both linear and contrasting color schemes. The beautiful presentation of these palettes, with the blurred vignette effect in the background, was inspired by … [Read more...]
Top 15 Logo Design Trends For 2018, Based On Real Brand Logos
Previously, we featured 2018's top trends in graphic design, typography, imagery, and web design. Today, we focus on the latest logo design trends with the help of this excellent list compiled by Logo Lounge. Neo vintage designs, linear fades, gradients, cuts, and gold, are some of the key trends this year. Logo Lounge has referenced actual brand marks and included the names … [Read more...]
Hilarious Meanings Of Flag Colors Of Different Countries
People on the internet are exploring the 'true' meanings behind national flags, based on stereotypes of what that country is famous or notorious for. Here are some of the submissions. … [Read more...]
13 Things Client Servicing Executives Should Never Say To Graphic Designers
If you've ever worked in a creative agency, you must be aware of the love-hate (or hate-hate) relationship between client servicing executives and designers. CSEs have to manage client expectations and their primary objective is to keep the client happy. Designers want to keep the client happy too, but they don't want to compromise on aesthetics and creativity. Taking a … [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...]
Top 11 Design Trends For Images And Videos In 2018
Shutterstock is one of the biggest stock resource sites in the world with billions of annual searches for images, videos, and music. Every year, their in-house creative teams examine their search and download data to discover what kind of images, videos, and music witnessed the biggest increase from last year. With this information, they identify the creative trends that will … [Read more...]
