So you have this beautiful vertical photo that you want to upload on Instagram but the platform only allows square or 4:5 ratio images on feed posts. You either crop the photo or add white/blurred borders on the sides, but that just doesn't look good, specially on a graphic designer's feed. So what do you do? In this handy tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from … [Read more...]
Top 6 Web Design Trends For 2021
Due to the events of 2020, our dependence on digital services and stores increased massively. Many people went online for the first time ever for a variety of needs from buying groceries to communicating with loved ones. It's been a period of adapting to new ways - which is a lesson just as vital for online companies too. With the influx of new users, the requirement for a … [Read more...]
Free And Cheaper Alternatives To Photoshop, Illustrator, And Other Adobe Creative Software
Looking for free options for Adobe Creative Cloud programs? Quze has compiled a list of free and cheaper (one-time purchase) alternatives to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Animate, and Audition. The list includes some well-known alternatives like Affinity Suite, Corel Draw, Canva, Sketch, Figma, etc. and also a few relatively … [Read more...]
2021 Color Trends: The World’s Most Popular Colors
Shutterstock has released its 2021 Color Trends Report based on billions of pixels from images and videos downloaded from their platform around the world. In their annual Color Trends report, the team at Shutterstock looks for colors that have seen increased activity in the last year, appearing in more image and video downloads than the previous years. By looking at the HEX … [Read more...]
Tri-Color Palette Ideas For Your Next Design Project
It's easy to find two colors that go well with each other, but things get tricky when you add a third color to the mix. Each color must complement the other two perfectly. If you’re looking for tri-color palettes for your graphic, web, or UI design, Wolvus Technology has come up with a series of beautiful combinations that look great together. You can use these colors for … [Read more...]
How To Add Any Pattern To Clothes In Photoshop
Previously, we featured a tutorial on how to add a pattern to an image with complex perspectives using the Vanishing Point Filter in Photoshop. Today, we will learn how to realistically add any pattern to a piece of clothing in an image in Photoshop. In this comprehensive tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to use Layer Styles and … [Read more...]
Top 8 Typography Design Trends For 2021
Previously, we featured the top trends in graphic design, logo design, and digital design for 2021. In today’s post, we focus on the latest typography trends with the help of this handy infographic by The Word Counter. 2021 is all about the return of serif fonts in different styles - slim, elegant, modern, and didone. This is a welcome change after the dominance and overuse … [Read more...]
Names And Codes Of All Color Shades
It's "maroon", not dark red. Just like it’s "navy", not dark blue. Graf1x has created a handy Color Thesaurus – a collection of charts and posters that list the correct names and hex codes of all major color shades. The charts are a useful reference tool for artists, designers, studios, students, teachers, interior decorators, make-up professionals, and just about anyone. … [Read more...]
Top Digital & Graphic Design Trends For 2021
Previously, we featured the top trends in graphic design and logo design for 2021. In today’s post, we focus on the latest digital design trends with the help of this handy infographic by Coastal Creative. An unconventional year will lead to unconventional trends. The team at Coastal Creative believes that the graphic & digital design trends of 2021 will be bold, … [Read more...]
This Brilliant New App Can Fix Blurry Photos And Convert Low-Res Images To High-Res
We all have those blurry old photos of fond memories, and if only there was a way to fix, enhance, and convert those images to high quality. Introducing Remini, an exceptional new app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to convert low-resolution images to high-res. It can sharpen extremely blurry images and bring back details from nothing. So how does it work, and can we … [Read more...]
Top 12 Graphic Design Trends For 2021
Previously, we featured the top trends in logo design, web design, colors, and typography for 2021. In today’s post, we focus on the latest graphic design trends with the help of this excellent video by GraphicMama. 2021 is all about 3D design, geometric shapes, custom illustrations, and nature-inspired design. Expect to see more use of 3D typography, gold design, monochrome … [Read more...]
Top 10 Logo Design Trends For 2021
Previously, we featured the top trends in graphic design for 2021. In today’s post, we focus on the latest logo design trends with the help of this handy infographic by brand identity builder Logaster. A major logo design trend we’ve seen over the past few years is minimalism – the removal of excessive elements from the composition. This seems to be consistent with trends in … [Read more...]
Top 11 Graphic Design Trends For 2021
With each passing year, we see new trends emerging in the world of design and old ones fading out. And given the state of affairs in 2020, trends in the new year need to be like a breath of fresh air after the chaos. 2021 will be all about putting people first. Expect to see a revival of classic symbolism with aspirational icons and empowering figures. Authentic images and … [Read more...]
8 Useful AI Tools For Designers For 2021
Artificial Intelligence can help designers boost their creativity by providing them with resources and inspiration. AI design tools can also speed up workflow by taking care of tedious tasks that require a lot of time and effort. Wolvus Technology has come up with a handy list of AI tools that can generate color combinations, remove backgrounds from images, suggest font … [Read more...]
This Incredible App Lets You Copy-Paste Objects From The Real World Into Your Computer
Paris-based developers Cyril Diagne and Jonathan Blanchet have come up with a brilliant app called ClipDrop that lets you take pictures of objects in the real world and place them into programs on your desktop computer. Using augmented reality and artificial intelligence, ClipDrop can extract objects, people, drawings, and text, and place them into programs such as … [Read more...]
21 Powerful New Features In Photoshop 2021
Adobe has released the newest version of Photoshop CC (version 22.0.0) that comes with exciting new AI features for artists, designers, and photographers. The Smart Portrait Neural Filter lets you control facial expressions of the subject in the photograph. You can even change their head direction, light direction, gaze, and hair thickness. The Colorize Neural Filter can … [Read more...]
New Feature In Illustrator Can Extract Colors From An Image And Apply Them To Your Vector Artwork
The Recolor Artwork tool in Illustrator lets you select and change the colors of your existing vector artwork using a color wheel. But choosing the right colors and changing them individually can be a tedious process. Now, Adobe is coming up with a Color Theme Picker for the Recolor Artwork tool that will let you extract colors from an image or palette of your choice, and … [Read more...]
How To Remove Anything From Complex Perspectives In Photoshop
Previously, we featured tutorials on how to select and remove objects in Photoshop using Content-Aware Fill and the Object Selection Tool. But how do you remove objects in images with complex perspectives, while maintaining patterns and textures? In this handy tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to use the Vanishing Point filter to … [Read more...]
7 Graphic Design Trends For 2021
Venngage has come up with a handy infographic that shares the top graphic design trends that will dominate 2021. 2020 has been a rough year with not too many brands taking design risks. The team at Venngage believes that designers in 2021 will focus on invoking a sense of calm, understanding, and positivity in an ultra chaotic world. Expect to see muted color palettes, … [Read more...]
Top 8 Sites For Free Vector Assets
As a designer, it’s imperative that you know where to find the right assets for your design projects. Previously, we featured resources for free stock images, fonts, colors, gradients, and some handy design tools to improve your workflow. Today, we focus on the top resources for free vector assets. Wolvus Technology has come up with a handy list of websites that let you … [Read more...]
9 Useful Design Tools You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
Online design tools and web apps can help designers boost their creativity by providing them with resources and inspiration. They can also speed up workflow by finding design assets quickly and performing relevant tasks. Ottawa-based visual designer Ismail Benmbarek has come up with a handy list of (relatively less known) websites that let you remove backgrounds from videos, … [Read more...]
27 Valuable Resources For Graphic Designers
Online toolkits and web apps can help designers boost their creativity by providing them with resources, tutorials, and inspiration. They can also speed up workflow by helping you find design assets quickly, thereby reducing project turnaround time. Wolvus Technology has come up with a handy list of websites that let you browse, explore, and download color palettes, icons, … [Read more...]
Top 10 Netflix Documentaries For Graphic Designers
When we're looking for creative ideas and inspiration, we usually browse our favourite websites, blogs, and social media channels. But did you know that Netflix is packed with inspiring documentaries on all kinds of creative topics? The only challenge is finding them. Creative Bloq, InVision, and we at Digital Synopsis have shortlisted some of the best Netflix documentaries … [Read more...]
World’s Most Popular Colors For 2020
Previously, we featured the top trends in graphic design, logo design, digital design, and typography for 2020. Today, we focus on the latest color trends with the help of this handy image series by Wolvus Technology. The list features the top eight most popular colors of 2020, with their RGB values, hex codes, and sample images of each color. Check them out below and tell … [Read more...]
Is Photoshop’s Latest ‘Select Subject’ Tool Better Than The Pen Tool?
Adobe has introduced a new, more powerful Select Subject in the latest version of Photoshop 21.2.0. In this tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect compares the new Select Subject with the time-tested Pen Tool. He takes you through three compositing examples, comparing the new tool to the previous version, the Pen Tool, and other alternatives. Unmesh … [Read more...]
Graphic Design Trends For The Second Half Of 2020
Previously, we featured the top trends in logo design, digital design, colors, and typography for 2020. Today, we focus on popular trends in graphic design with the help of this handy image series by Wolvus Technology. The list features the top 8 graphic design trends to look out for in 2020, with relevant examples of each trend. These include bold typography, mixed media, … [Read more...]
25 Free Beautiful Vector Gradients For Your Next Design Project
New Delhi-based designer and 3D illustrator Amrit Pal Singh has come up with a free collection of 25 trendy vector gradients inspired by Unicorns. These kind of holographic and multicolored pastel gradients are one of the major trends in graphic, web, and UI design nowadays. Amrit claims that no unicorns were harmed during the making of this product 🙂. Check out the … [Read more...]
Graphic Designer Fixes The 9 Worst Logos Ever
Regular readers of Digital Synopsis must have read our article on 25 epic logo design fails. Now, Italian graphic designer Emanuele Abrate has come up with an interesting project in which he has redesigned the 9 worst logos out of that list. Emanuele has tried to recreate these logos as if they were commissioned to him. He's used different typography techniques, created … [Read more...]
8 Free Design Tools To Improve Your Workflow
Online design tools and web apps can help designers boost their creativity by providing them with resources and inspiration. They can also speed up workflow by helping you collaborate better, find design assets, and perform relevant tasks. Montana-based graphic/web designer Josh Corbett has come up with a list of free tools that can help you explore color palettes, browse … [Read more...]
How To Use Photoshop’s Object Selection Tool To Make The Most Accurate Selections
The Object Selection tool is one of the most powerful additions to Photoshop, and is available from version 21.0. It uses Adobe Sensei AI to automatically select an object if you make a rough selection around it. It also comes with a host of features that can help you make the most precise selections. In this tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect … [Read more...]
How To Make Hundreds Of Color Palettes From Just One Color
How do you create color palettes in Photoshop? What methods do you use to combine colors, and how do you know if those colors go well with each other? Greg Gunn from The Futur Academy has come up with an excellent tutorial that shows you an easy process for creating color palettes that work. He takes you through an interesting "arc" technique with which you can create … [Read more...]
Top 8 Graphic Design Trends Of 2020
Previously, we featured the top trends in logo design, digital design, colors, and typography for 2020. Today, we focus on popular trends in graphic design with the help of this handy infographic by Depositphotos. The infographic features the top 8 graphic design trends of 2020, with relevant examples of each trend. These include Bauhaus style, Cyberpunk aesthetic, 3D/2D … [Read more...]
Top 8 AI Tools For Designers
Artificial Intelligence can help designers boost their creativity by providing them with material and inspiration. It can also speed up workflow by taking care of boring and tedious tasks that require a lot of time and effort. Albanian UI/UX designer Dorjan Vulaj has come up with a handy list of AI tools that can help you enhance images, create font combinations, generate … [Read more...]
7 Graphic Design Mistakes That Novice Designers Make
After a few years in the design business, you realize how important it is to get the basics right. Like using the right number of fonts, maintaining consistency among UI elements, using grids, the importance of whitespace, etc. Montana-based graphic/web designer Josh Corbett has come up with a handy list of 7 graphic/UI design 'sins' that differentiate the pros from the … [Read more...]
Top 10 Graphic Design Trends For 2020
Previously, we featured the top trends in digital design, logo design, colors, and typography for 2020. Today, we focus on the most popular trends in graphic design with the help of this handy infographic by Bannersnack. The infographic features the top 10 graphic design trends to look out for in 2020, with relevant examples of each trend. These include color gradients, bold … [Read more...]
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