Ukranian designer Andriy Yurchenko took on a 30-day logo challenge to create one animal logo each day, based on the golden ratio. The Kyiv-based artist specialises in web, UI/UX and identity design. For this project he used Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and experimented with different color schemes to get the desired look. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
What Do The World’s Most Popular Logos Have In Common?
Online education marketplace Udemy examined the logos of the top 50 companies on Fortune's "World's Most Admired Companies" list and came up with some interesting observations. They've collated the data into an infographic titled "Deconstructing successful logos". Check it out below. … [Read more...]
5 Color Choices You Must Avoid When Designing For The Web
When it comes to web design, colors play a vital role in increasing conversions, reducing bounce rate and ensuring a smooth user experience. We often see websites compromising on readability by using light-colored text on light backgrounds. Also, it's never ok to use red and green in excess, even if you're making a Christmas-themed website. … [Read more...]
Elegant Typography Posters That Give You Font And Color Ideas For Your Next Project
Lisbon-based designer/copywriter Filipe de Carvalho has created a series of self-descriptive posters titled MetaType that show the colors, fonts and text-styles used in them. Filipe works as a copywriter for excentricGREY and has created award-winning work for brands like Vodafone, Volvo, Samsung, Chevrolet and Heineken to name a few. … [Read more...]
40 Beautiful Logos Made With Blend Modes And Transparency
Russian graphic designer Ilya Shapko has created a series of vibrant icons using blend modes and transparency in Adobe Illustrator. The project, titled 'Overlays', showcases colorful illustrated shapes cleverly placed over each other to form abstract animals and human figures against light and dark backgrounds. Shapko resides in Saratov and is a popular contributor on Behance … [Read more...]
What Different Colors Represent And How To Use Them
Did you know that blue is used for corporate and business designs because it represents dependability, trustworthiness and security? Orange is used to give a friendly impression without being overpowering. Darker shades of purple characterize wealth and luxury. Here's a handy lil' infographic by TechKing that covers the psychology of different colors, their appropriate usage … [Read more...]
The Amazing Ways Color Can Alter Your Mind (Infographic)
Whether you're a painter, a graphic designer, or just doing up your home, it's essential to know the significance of various colors and the effect they have on our mind and moods. Here's an interesting infographic by Vanessa Arbuthnott Fabrics that shows us what different colors represent, their effects, usability and more. … [Read more...]
This Incredible Drawing Pen Lets You Scan And Pick Colors From Objects Around You
An artist's tool is only as good as the artist. But a great tool can help an artist see things in a different light. Introducing Scribble, a color picker pen and stylus that let's you scan colors from any object and use them in your drawings. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
8 Beautiful Color Palettes For Your Next Design Project
Milan-based creative director Duminda Perera has created a series of minimalist color palette posters that are both handy and beautiful. Not only do they give you color ideas (with hex codes) for your next project, you can use these posters to decorate your studio, office or home. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
Male Vs Female Color Perceptions And Preferences
Traditionally, baby boys are wrapped in blue and baby girls in pink. A few years later, you can tell a boy's room from a girl's room just by observing the color combos (and the cleanliness ;) ). As we grow up, gender color preferences are visible in everything from wardrobes to cars (though nowadays the line is thinning). … [Read more...]
“Don’t Let Colors Run Out When You Need Them” – These Ink Cartridge Ads Are Hilarious
Here's a funny campaign by Ogilvy Colombia for Ecofill Printer Cartridges that just won a Gold Lion under the outdoor category at Cannes. The 4-ad series shows different groups of people, inappropriately losing their cyan/magenta/yellow/black clothes with a tagline that says "Don't let colors run out when you need them the most." Check them out below. … [Read more...]
How Humans React To Different Colors
Did you know that green is used for night vision goggles because the human eye is most sensitive to, and able to recognise most shades of that color? People are often more productive in rooms painted blue. Pink makes us crave sugar. Red increases enthusiasm. Grey represents non-involvement, giving it a formal authority. … [Read more...]
How Retail Stores Use Smell, Touch, Color And Music To Make You Buy Their Products
According to Neuromarketing author Roger Dooley, only 5% of of our buying decisions are made consciously. It is the subconscious 95% that retailers play tricks on. How? Did you know that the color red is used to attract impulsive buyers and increase bids during auctions? The scent of lavender relaxes you and the scent of talcum powder makes you feel secure and nostalgic. … [Read more...]
How Cool Are These Beer Cans That Show The Pantone Color Of The Brew Inside?
Graphic designers, beer-lovers and package design aficionados will love these minimalist beer cans and bottles created by Spanish designer Txaber. The can/bottle colors match the Pantone hue of the brew inside. Pantone (for non-designers) is a color system used in specifying printing inks. Txaber has covered nine brews so far - pale lager, lager, pilsner, wheat beer, golden … [Read more...]
It’s “Wine”, Not Dark Red – Here Are The Correct Names Of All Color Shades
It's "lilac", not light purple. Just like it's "magenta", not dark pink. Writer and children’s book illustrator Ingrid Sundberg has created a Color Thesaurus - a collection of 12 color charts that list the correct names of all shades. It's a useful reference tool for artists, designers, firms, make-up professionals and anyone who's planning to get their house painted. Check … [Read more...]
Color Palettes From Famous Movies Show How Colors Set The Tone Of A Film
Movies In Color is an intriguing project by LA-based designer Roxy Radulescu. She derives light, medium and dark color palettes from movie stills and merges them into a 21-color spectrum. The idea came to her while watching Skyfall (2012) when she was intrigued by the cinematography of the film. After creating a color palette for the movie she decided to start a blog, which now … [Read more...]
