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...]

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...]

Designer Creates Clever Negative Space Logos That Visualize The Name Of The Company

Lithuania-based graphic designer Leo has come up with a series of clever logos that combine the name or initials of the company into one unique symbol using negative space. The logo in each case visually represents the name of the company. For example, the logo for Secret Chat is a pair of lips with a padlock in the negative space between the lips. The logo for Wine Rocket … [Read more...]

Learn In One Minute How To Wrap Text Around Any Image In Photoshop

How do you wrap text around images in Photoshop? Do you manually adjust the length of each line? In this one-minute tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you a simple technique to wrap text around any object, image, or shape, using a custom path created with the Pen tool. With this technique, you don't have to manually adjust the length of … [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...]

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...]

Top 20 New Features In Photoshop CC 2019

Adobe has released the newest version of Photoshop CC (version 20.0) that comes with exciting new features for designers, photographers, and illustrators. The new Frame Tool lets you easily mask images into placeholders. There's a new Content-Aware Fill workspace that provides you an interactive editing experience with plenty of customizations. There's a Color Wheel that … [Read more...]

Adobe Fontphoria Can Capture Text In Images And Convert Them To Fonts

How many times have you wanted to know the name of a font used in a particular design or artwork? In some cases, the letters have been hand-drawn and the font doesn't actually exist. But imagine if there was a technology that could scan the text in an image and create an entire font out of it. Well, Adobe is working on a brilliant new tool called Fontphoria – a glyph … [Read more...]

You Can Now Fine People For Design Offenses With This Typographic Ticket Book

The designers at type foundry Hoefler & Co. have come up with a 'Typographic Ticket Book' that lets you write people up for 32 common design crimes. These include poor typeface choice, improper kerning, inappropriate typeface weight, excessive use of boldface, insufficient leading, and more. Each offense has its own violation code and appropriate penalty. The book … [Read more...]

10 Great Fonts You Should Use, And 9 Awful Fonts You Should Avoid

"Typography is an art. Good typography is art." - Paul Rand. Font and typography choices can make or break your design. But with so many fonts to choose from nowadays, which ones should you use, and which ones should you avoid? Tom Cargill from Satori Graphics has come up with an excellent video that features ten prominent fonts used by professional designers, along with … [Read more...]

Even Companies With Long Names Can Have Good Logos, Here Are 25 Excellent Examples

When it comes to logo design, a long company name can be quite a challenge. You want to create a logo that's clean and memorable, but lengthy lines of text can look cluttered and uninspiring. Professional designers use different techniques to solve the visual challenges of a long brand name. These include: 1. Splitting the name into two or three lines 2. Using different … [Read more...]

20 Memes That Designers And Agencies Will Relate To

Are you in the middle of a tough project with a stiff deadline? Is your client or boss being a prick? Are you tired of creating "Buy One, Get One" ads and banners? If yes, then indulge in some meme-therapy and brighten up your day. Memes have been scientifically proven to help reduce work stress by stimulating the release of endorphins that trigger a sense of well-being … [Read more...]

27 Clever Ambigram Logos That Look The Same When Viewed Upside Down

An ambigram is a typographical design or symbol consisting of text modified in such a way that it can be read in different orientations - inverted, rotated, mirror-image, etc. For example, the logo of Sun Microsystems (no. 4 below) is a brilliantly-designed ambigram that reads 'SUN' from all directions. Another famous example is the New Man logo (no. 6 below), designed by … [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...]

Designer Turns Neymar’s Dramatic Falls Into A Free Font

Brazilian art director Luciano Jacob has turned Neymar's dramatic World Cup falls into a free-to-download font called 'Ney Type'. While others were busy mocking the Brazilian footballer's dives on social media, Jacob was convinced Neymar was "just trying to send us a message". He noticed the similarity between Neymar's poses and letterforms of the alphabet, and created a custom … [Read more...]

The Font On Adidas’ Football World Cup Jerseys Is Causing A Lot Of Confusion

The official Adidas' font, used on its FIFA World Cup jerseys, is causing confusion due to its square, Cyrillic-style letters and numbers. Inspired by traditional Soviet imagery, the font uses sharp 90-degree strokes which causes confusion between letters like 'A' and 'R', 'X' and 'K', 'Z' and '2', etc. FIFA's equipment regulations state that the font used on all apparels … [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...]

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...]

Clever Logos Of Letters A To Z Based On Common Words That Start With Them

UK-based graphic designers Liam + Jord undertook a 36-day typography challenge to create logos for every letter of the alphabet based on common words that start with them. For example, the letter 'b' has been designed to look like a book, the letter ‘f’ looks like a flag, 'w' looks like a whip, and so on. The objective was to use the shapes of the letters to visually … [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...]

Designer Creates Clever Logos That Represent The Name And Business Of The Company

Kuwait-based graphic designer Rami Hoballah has come up with a series of minimalist logos that combine the name and the product (or service) of the company into one unique symbol. The logo in each case visually represents the brand name and the nature of its business. For example, the logo for Groom Salon is a pair of scissors made with the two o's in the word 'Groom'. The … [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 Creates Clever Logos That Visually Represent The Name And Business Of The Company

Lithuania-based graphic designer Leo has come up with a series of minimalist logos called "Smart Logos" that combine the name and the product (or service) of the company into one unique symbol. The logo in each case visually represents the brand name and the nature of its business. For example, the logo for Atomic Burger is a burger on top of a mushroom cloud. The logo for … [Read more...]

25 Memes Designers And Agencies Will Relate To

Feeling bored at work? Have 5 minutes to spare before your boss comes back from a meeting? If yes, then check out these 25 epic memes that every mouse-weilding, client-bashing, font-loving designer will relate to. Warning: Some of these memes might make you question your choice of profession. This is perfectly normal. If symptoms persist after 48 hours, please talk to a … [Read more...]

Designer Offers To Create Free Logos For Anyone, Ends Up Creating 50 Logos In 32 Hours Non-Stop

Russian graphic designer Di Buenio undertook a personal logo design challenge titled Logotyposhnaya, in which, he offered to create a free logo for any existing company or brand in 30 minutes. He published a post on his Facebook page and received over 70 applications in the first two hours itself. At the end of the challenge, Buenio had created 50 logos, working non-stop for … [Read more...]

Beautiful Alphabet Series Of The World’s Most Famous Cities And Their Iconic Landmarks

Indian graphic designers Rigved Sathe and Payal Jagwani have come up with a beautiful project titled "Around The World With Type" that mixes typography and photography to represent some of the world's most famous cities and their iconic landmarks. Each letter represents a city and includes a photograph of a famous landmark clip-masked within the letterform. From New York's … [Read more...]

How To Pair Fonts That Complement Each Other (With Examples)

Good font pairing is one of the key differentiators between amateur and professional design. Rookie designers often use more fonts than required and there is lack of typographical contrast in their design. It's tricky because there are no fixed rules as to what kind of fonts work well together, but there are certain guidelines that can help you pick fonts that complement each … [Read more...]

Designer Creates Clever Alphabetical Logos Based On Animal Names And Shapes

Lebanese graphic designer Rami Hoballah, has come up with an amusing typography project titled 'Animals Alphabet' that showcases letters of the alphabet in the shape of animals. Each letter corresponds to the name of the animal. For example, 'a' looks like the head of an ant, 'b' looks like a bee, 'c' looks like a crab, and so on. Rami used Adobe Illustrator to create these … [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...]

23 Beautiful Free Fonts For Your Next Design Project

What does a graphic designer love more than a beautiful font? A beautiful font that's available for FREE. There's nothing more heartbreaking than finding a gorgeous font, only to see a big red button next to it that says, "Buy Now for $99". To make life easier for our kind, we at DS have compiled a list of 23 stylish and contemporary fonts that you can download for free. The … [Read more...]

Graphic Designer Substitutes Wordmarks In Famous Logos With The Fonts They Use

Italian graphic designer Emanuele Abrate has come up with an interesting project titled 'Logofonts' that features wordmarks of famous logos substituted with the name of the fonts they use. For example, the Nike wordmark in their swoosh logo has been substituted with 'Futura' written in the same italic style. The WhatsApp wordmark has been substituted with 'HelveticaNeue'. … [Read more...]