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...]
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...]
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...]
How Companies Use Deceptive UI Design To Trick You Online
A 'dark pattern' is a user interface that has been craftily designed to trick users into doing things they might not want to do, in order to benefit the business in question. The term was coined by UK-based UI designer Harry Brignull, who runs DarkPatterns.org - a website dedicated to "naming and shaming websites that use deceptive user interfaces". For example, have you … [Read more...]
20 Important Design Principles Explained With Simple Illustrations
There are no fixed rules or formulas for good design, but there are a few basic principles that will help you create design that is effective, functional, and aesthetically pleasing. Technical jargon can sometimes get confusing or overwhelming, which is why Canva has come up with a fantastic infographic that uses simple illustrations to explain the 20 most important design … [Read more...]
27 Beautiful Color Gradients For Your Next Design Project
Looking for beautiful gradients for your graphic, web, or UI design? UVdesk has created a useful online tool called coolHue – a free collection of over 60 gradients that you can use for design and code. You can browse through the swatches, copy their CSS codes and even download a .PNG version of each one. Here are some of our favourites from the collection. … [Read more...]
33 Beautiful Color Schemes For Your Next Design Project
Looking for color combinations for your graphic, web or UI design? CoSchedule has come up with a handy infographic that shares 33 beautiful palettes organized by primary and secondary colors. They've also compiled two additional infographics on color + word associations and color psychology. Check them all out below. … [Read more...]
Vibrant, Dream-Like Illustrations Made With Gradients And Blend Modes
Russian designer Ilya Shapko has come up with a series of vibrant, neon-style artworks using gradients, blend modes, and transparency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. The project, titled 'Fantasy Light', showcases colorful illustrated shapes intricately placed over each other to form abstract animals and objects against dark backgrounds. Shapko's inspiration for this … [Read more...]
Adobe Scribbler Is A Powerful Tool That Can Colorize Any Black & White Image Within Seconds
Have you ever wanted to colorize old black and white photos of yourself or your loved ones? The conventional process involves meticulous preliminary research followed by hours and hours of work in Photoshop. Hundreds of layers of color are added and blended together with precision. The physics of how light works also needs to be taken into account. … [Read more...]
Short, Useful Design Tips For UI/UX Designers
Steve Schoger is a multidisciplinary designer based in Kitchener, Ontario. When he finds time off from running his design and illustration studio, he curates 'Little UI Details' - a Twitter collection of short, useful design tips for UI/UX designers. Steve's tweets cover different elements of UI design and also include before-after mockup images that make them all the more … [Read more...]
Beautiful Images Of Everyday Objects Organized By Color
Caroline South is a photographer and content-creator based in West Sussex, UK. A graduate of the Surrey Institute of Art and Design, Caroline loves to paint, draw, and craft artwork using natural or 'found' items. She spends a lot of time exploring the Southern Coast collecting pottery and sea glass which she often uses in her photography. … [Read more...]
5 Ways To Change The Color Of Anything In Photoshop
Nathaniel Dodson from Tutvid has come up with an excellent Photoshop tutorial that shows you five different ways to change the color of any object in an image. These include using hue-saturation masks, blend modes, adjustment layers, targeting a specific color channel, and using the LAB mode to match an exact color. So the next time a client asks you to change the colors of … [Read more...]
Photographer Captures Beautiful, Minimal Photos Of California That Have A Soothing Effect
Ludwig Favre is a French photographer specializing in landscape photography of American cities. His images have been used for advertising campaigns, magazine editorials, books, galleries, and more. … [Read more...]
Beautiful, Vibrant Illustrations Of City Skylines Made With Photoshop And Affinity Designer
Romain Trystram is a freelance illustrator and art director based in Agadir, Morocco. He is known for his stunning illustrations of urban architecture, skylines and technology using a vibrant color palette. Most of his work follows a UV-like theme in which he uses bright neon colors for buildings and city lights, with darker shades in the background for the night sky and … [Read more...]
21 Free Geometric And Blurred Background Packs For Your Design Projects
Geometric polygon and soft-blurred backgrounds are a popular trend nowadays in graphic, web and UI design. Low-poly patterns look great on print collaterals like business cards, brochures, flyers, packaging, signage, etc. They're also used in digital presentations, kiosks, app start up screens and more. … [Read more...]
This Handy Infographic Helps You Choose The Right Colors For Your Brand
Did you know that the color red encourages appetite, which is why it is frequently used in the fast-food sector? Blue is the color of strength, wisdom and trust, which is why it is used so widely. We have a strong primitive relationship with green as it represents life, which is why it is commonly used for organic food and pharmaceuticals. Yellow represents youth, happiness and … [Read more...]
34 Beautiful Color Palettes For Your Next Design Project
Looking for color schemes for your graphic, web or UI design? Coolors is a fast and easy tool that lets you create, save and share beautiful color palettes. You can browse and filter schemes by color or popularity, save them to your account, or export them as .PNG, .PDF, .SVG, and more. Coolors is also available as an iOS App, Adobe Add-on and a Chrome Extension. Here are some … [Read more...]
Convert Any Image Into A Stylish Duotone With These 7 Free Photoshop Actions
Duotone images are the rage nowadays in graphic and web design. But creating the perfect duotone image in Photoshop can be quite a challenge. You need to adjust the colors, brightness, contrast, opacity, create gradient maps, and more. … [Read more...]
36 Beautiful Color Gradients For Your Next Design Project
Looking for cool gradients for your graphic, web or UI design? Product designer and front end developer Indrashish Ghosh has created a useful online tool called uiGradients – a free collection of over 260 linear gradients that you can use for design and code. You can browse gradients by color, copy their hexadecimal or CSS codes, and even download a .JPG version of each one. … [Read more...]
Designer Creates Clever Typographic Logos Of Common Words We Use Every Day
Morocco-based brand designer Bachir Bachchar has come up with an interesting project titled "66 Smart Words" that showcases typographic logos of common words we use every day. The impressive bit is that the letters of each word have been designed in a way that they form a visual image associated with the meaning of the words themselves (a.k.a. calligrams). For example, the … [Read more...]
What Do The Logos Of Successful Companies Have In Common?
56% of America's fastest growing companies use blue or dark colors (black and gray) as primary colors for their logos. 66% of these companies use both an icon and a wordmark. 94% of the logos are minimal. … [Read more...]
29 Beautiful Color Schemes From Award-Winning Websites
Looking for color schemes for your website or UI? The design team at Visme, an online tool for creating presentations and infographics, has created a list of beautiful color schemes from websites that have been recognized by Awwwards, the world's largest web design awarding body. … [Read more...]
36 Beautiful Color Palettes For Your Next Design Project
Looking for color palettes for your UI? Color Hex is a useful online tool with a collection of almost 40,000 color palettes that you can use in your projects. You can copy hex codes and even download a .PNG version of each palette. Check out some our favourites below. … [Read more...]
This Animated Video Brilliantly Explains How To Choose The Right Colors For Your Designs
Choosing the right color palette is essential to the success of any design project. But how do we know which colors look good together and which ones don't? How do the pros do it? The answer is color theory. Artists and designers have used color theory for centuries, but anyone can learn more about it. … [Read more...]
The Homepages Of America’s Fastest Growing Companies Have These Elements In Common
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” – Will Rogers. The homepage of your website is a user/customer’s first impression of your company. You have 0-8 seconds to engage a user, after which the majority of them leave. A one-second delay in your site speed can result in a 7% reduction in conversions. The key ingredients of an effective homepage are speed, … [Read more...]
45 Brilliant Alphabet Logos With Hidden Meanings
Last week, we featured 50 monogram logos that merged two or more alphabets to form one unique symbol. In today's post, we focus on logos that use just one alphabet and typographical creativity to form a distinctive brand identity. Single-letter logos are trickier to execute than monogram logos because you just have one letter to play with. But the designers who crafted these … [Read more...]
50 Brilliant Monogram Logos
A monogram is a motif or symbol made by combining two or more letters. The earliest known examples of monograms date back to 350BC when the names of Greek cities used to be engraved on coins. Over the centuries, monograms have been used in religion, architecture and in royal symbols to denote power and authority. In the late 19th century, companies and businesses started … [Read more...]
You Can Get Sued For Using These 7 Colors In Your Designs
Companies can trademark colors, granting them exclusive use in their industry. For example, Mattel's Barbie Pink (Pantone 219 C) is trademarked in over 100 categories. Tiffany & Co.'s blue color has been trademarked since 1998. Its custom Pantone number, 1837, is the year the company was founded. … [Read more...]
41 Creative Minimal Logos For Design Inspiration
When it comes to logo design, minimalism can be tricky to achieve. If executed improperly, the logo can come across as too simple or boring. In the process of removing unnecessary elements, you have to ensure that your logo remains memorable and distinctive. … [Read more...]