Selecting the right colors for your UI and applying them effectively can be a tricky task. You want to choose colors that go well with each other and create a sense of harmony within the design. You also want to pick the right accent colors to highlight elements like buttons and call-to-actions. Venezuelan product designer Dan Romero has come up with an excellent list of … [Read more...]
This Feature In Photoshop Lets You Convert Raster To Vector With Just One Slider
Did you know that you can now convert a raster image into a vector graphic within just a few seconds in Photoshop? You can also import the vector into other Adobe applications. In this handy tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to use Libraries to open the Adobe Capture interface and create vector shapes out of raster images. Keep in … [Read more...]
How To Use Photoshop’s Content-Aware Fill To Remove Objects Like Fences In No Time
Removing complex unwanted objects from a photo can be a herculean task, but Photoshop's latest Content-Aware Fill makes it easier than ever before. In this brilliant tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to remove a chain-link fence from a photograph in three simple steps. Learn how to use the powerful new Content-Aware Fill to get rid … [Read more...]
55 Valuable Resources For Logo Designers
Before you begin work on a design project, it's always good to have a list of handy resources you can browse through for tips, ideas, and inspiration. But with so many resources available online, which ones are worth bookmarking? Kalypso Designs has come up with an excellent list of logo design resources across eight categories. These include design tools, type tools, font … [Read more...]
5 Useful Tips To Help You Create Better Logos
A good logo is one that is memorable, versatile, appropriate, and timeless. It should make a great first impression of the company, and create brand recall as the years go by. From an execution point of view, the colors, typography, and geometry of the logo symbol should be relevant to the brand, to the target audience, and the industry in which the brand operates. A logo … [Read more...]
Ranked: Top 7 Apps To Convert Low-Res Images To High-Res
If you need to convert a low-resolution image to a high-res one, there are plenty of online image upscalers that use artificial intelligence to enlarge photos with minimum loss of quality. But which of these online services is the best? In this handy tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect compares the top seven platforms for upscaling and enhancing … [Read more...]
How To Convert A Negative Film Into A Digital Image At Home With Photoshop
Did you know that you can use Photoshop to develop a negative film and convert it into a digital image, instead of hiring a photographer or a studio to do the same? In this handy tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to easily develop a negative film in three simple steps. He shows you how to take a picture of the negative with your … [Read more...]
How To Convert 2D Images To 3D In Photoshop
Did you know that Photoshop isn’t just for editing photos — it also has powerful 3D capabilities built right in? Whether you're designing product mockups, adding depth to illustrations, or experimenting with light and texture, Photoshop’s 3D tools can help you transform flat 2D images into realistic three-dimensional scenes. In this brilliant tutorial, Photoshop instructor … [Read more...]
47 Beautiful Color Schemes For Your Next Design Project
Looking for color schemes for your graphic, web, or UI design? SchemeColor is a handy online tool that lets you create, save, and customize beautiful color palettes. You can browse and filter schemes by color or keywords like pastel, rainbow, monochromatic, etc. You can modify the color palettes, and download them in .PNG format. The RGB, CMYK, and hexcodes of each color are … [Read more...]
This Hidden Photoshop Feature Lets You Crop And Straighten Multiple Photos In Just 1 Click
Did you know that there is a feature in Photoshop that automatically crops and straightens all the photos in a scanned image, in just one click? In this short and sweet one-minute tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to use the Automated features to help you crop, straighten, and export images. Watch below. … [Read more...]
12 Important Design Principles Explained With Simple Graphics
There are no formulas or fixed rules for good design, but there are a few enduring principles that quietly underpin everything we see. They’re what allow you to create design that is functional, effective, and visually compelling, whether you’re working across graphic design, branding, advertising, or UI and UX. Concepts like contrast, balance, hierarchy, alignment, and … [Read more...]
Photoshop’s New ‘Object Selection Tool’ Is A Dream Come True For Designers
Adobe Photoshop has a new tool called 'Object Selection Tool' that is designed to accelerate your selection workflow. It is available from Photoshop version 21.0 onwards, and is placed above the Quick Selection and Magic Wand tools in the tool bar. To use, just select the tool and click and drag over the object in your photo. Using Adobe Sensei machine learning, the tool … [Read more...]
6 Useful Tips To Help You Create Better Gradients
Gradients are a popular trend in graphic, web, and UI design nowadays, but it's important to know how to use them correctly. Smooth, minimal transitions look great in UIs. Use analogous and monochromatic colors instead of complementary colors. When it comes to text, you can use gradients for headings and quotes, but never for body copy. Venezuelan product designer Dan Romero … [Read more...]
8 Biggest Typography Mistakes That Novice Graphic Designers Make
One of the key differences between an amateur designer and a professional designer is the way in which they set their type. Professional designers know how many fonts to use and in what size. They know what the correct line-height is, the optimum paragraph length, the right contrast ratio, etc. Polish designer Tom Koszyk has come up with an excellent list of do's and don'ts … [Read more...]
8 Great Google Font Combinations For Your Next Design Project
Previously, we featured 15 great Adobe Font combinations for your graphic, web, and UI design projects. In today’s post, we look at some beautiful Google Font combinations, with the help of this excellent list by Polish designer Tom Koszyk. Koszyk also suggests which font combinations to use for a particular type of app or website. For example, Merriweather and Libre … [Read more...]
7 Mistakes You Should Avoid In Logo Design
Whether you're a beginner or a pro, designing a successful logo for your client is always a tricky task. You need to keep in mind the brand objective, the target audience, and the industry in which the company operates. From an execution point of view, you need to ensure your logo is scalable, the colors are relevant, and the typography is spot on. A successful logo is one … [Read more...]
39 Beautiful Color Palettes For Your Next Design Project
Looking for color schemes for your graphic, web, or UI design? Ocean.ui is a handy Instagram account that shares a beautiful new palette everyday, with hex codes of each color. They also share font combinations, patterns, and UI elements made using their color palettes. We’ve shortlisted some of the best palettes on the Ocean.ui page in terms of aesthetic appeal, usability, … [Read more...]
5 Tips To Design Call-To-Action Buttons That Get Clicks
A call-to-action or CTA button is an interactive UI element that guides users to take certain actions on a website or application. For example: Sign Up, Book Now, Buy Now, Subscribe, etc. The objective of a CTA button is goal conversation for your website or application. It is the intended action you want the user to take, like buying your product, making a booking, signing … [Read more...]
AI Creates 100,000 Realistic Photos You Can Use For Free Without Copyright
For most design projects and presentations, you need quality portraits of people. Designers often spend a lot of time trying to find images that are free, diverse, and legal to use. To make life easier, Icons8 has come up with a brilliant free resource called Generated Photos - a diverse library of 100,000 realistic faces created by artificial intelligence. None of the … [Read more...]
Colors Used By Famous Brands (With Their Codes)
BrandColors is the largest collection of official colors of popular brands. It was created by Design Bombs to serve as a useful reference for brand color codes that are needed most often. The site features over 600 brands with 1600 colors, and the collection is ever-growing. You can search by brand name or color code. We've shortlisted some of the most well-known companies … [Read more...]
8 Great Adobe Font Combinations For Your Next Design Project
Previously, we featured 15 great Google Font combinations for your graphic, web, and UI design projects. In today's post, we look at some beautiful Adobe Font combinations, with the help of this excellent list compiled by Polish designer Tom Koszyk. Koszyk also suggests which font combinations to use for a particular type of app or website. For example, DIN and Neue Haas … [Read more...]
How To Add Graphics To Images With Complex Perspectives In Photoshop
Did you know that if you add graphics to an image in Photoshop, you can use the Vanishing Point Filter to adjust them as per the perspective of the image? In this excellent tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to use the Vanishing Point Filter, Blend Modes, and Blend-If features to add a graphic to the surface of an image, and match it … [Read more...]
Top 7 Laws Of UX Design, Explained With Simple Graphics
Dubai-based UI/UX designer Alejandro Ausejo has compiled a useful series of design tips titled "7 laws of UX design" based on several studies on human behavior and psychology by respectful scientists. These include: • Von Restorff Effect - Hedwig von Restorff • Hick’s Law - William Edmund Hick and Ray Hyman • Fitt’s Law - Paul Fitts • Zeigarnik Effect - Bluma Wulfovna … [Read more...]
37 Beautiful Color Palettes For Your Next Design Project
Looking for color palettes for your graphic, web, or UI design? The Colour Lab is a handy Instagram account that shares a beautiful new palette everyday, with hex codes and gradients. The colors are derived from beautiful images of nature, architecture, and urban landscapes. If you design something using Colour Lab's palettes, you can get featured on their page as well. … [Read more...]
Learn In One Minute How To Add Dramatic Colors To Images In Photoshop
Did you know that you can use a solid color with special blend modes to add drama and vibrance to your images in Photoshop? These blend modes include Color Burn, Linear Burn, Color Dodge, Linear Dodge (Add), Vivid Light, Linear Light, Hard Mix, and Difference. In this one-minute tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to use a solid color … [Read more...]
37 Beautiful Color Gradients For Your Next Design Project
Vibrant colors and vivid gradients are one of the key trends in UI, web, and graphic design nowadays. Spain-based designer Yaroslav Iakovlev from Zeka Design has come up with a series of gradient color combinations that you can use in your next project. The hex codes of each color are mentioned on the palettes. Check them out below and tell us your favourites in the … [Read more...]
8 Useful Tips For Better UI Design
The success of an app or website depends significantly upon its UI/UX design. A recent study by Microsoft found that the average human attention span is down to 8 seconds, compared to 12 seconds in the year 2000. Users now have a lower tolerance for bad UI than ever before. If they can't find what they're looking for quickly enough, they will go elsewhere. Albanian UI/UX … [Read more...]
8 Important Rules For Perfect Icon Design
Icons are an essential element of UI design. They act as a visual aid for users to interact with the interface, identify options, and make selections. But as simple as they look, there are certain rules you should follow to ensure a seamless user experience. Albanian UI/UX designer Dorjan Vulaj has come up with a handy list of icon design rules inspired from the most used … [Read more...]
24 Beautiful Color Combinations For Your Next Logo Design
Previously, we showed you how to choose the right colors for your brand, and also featured the most popular brand colors in each industry. Now, Lindsay Kramer from 99 designs has come up with a handy list of color combinations you can try for your next logo design, depending upon the client brief and the industry the brand belongs to. We've also generated palettes from … [Read more...]
8 Must-Have Chrome Extensions For Designers
Chrome has a 63.69% market share and most designers prefer the Google-powered browser for its speed, UI, and the ability to add useful extensions. Albanian UI/UX designer Dorjan Vulaj has come up with a handy list of Chrome extensions that can help you find design inspiration, identify fonts and colors from web pages, view CSS, take full page screenshots, generate palettes, … [Read more...]
13 Useful Tips For Better Typography
"Typography is an art. Good typography is art." - Paul Rand. Good typography is what separates the pros from the rookies. It's not just about picking the right font and selecting the right size. It's about attention to details. It's about knowing how much to kern, lead, track, and justify. It's about knowing when to use uppercase and lowercase, and what weights to use. … [Read more...]
8 Important Rules For Perfect Button Design
Buttons are an omnipresent element of UI design. They allow users to interact with the interface, select options, and make choices. But as simple as they look, there are certain rules you should follow to ensure a seamless user experience. Albanian UI/UX designer Dorjan Vulaj has come up with a handy list of button design rules inspired from the most used design systems at … [Read more...]
8 Important Color Rules For UI Design
Color is one of the most important elements of UI design. Most rookie designers find an elegant palette online and incorporate the colors into their design, without considering branding, functionality, and accessibility issues like color blindness. London-based product designer Zander Whitehurst has come up with a handy list of color rules every UI designer should know. He … [Read more...]
How To Create A ‘Secret’ Image In Photoshop That Can Only Be Opened With A Special Code
Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect has come up with an interesting tutorial that shows you how to create and send 'secret' images that can only be viewed by the intended recipient, using Photoshop. The image will be a blank PNG, unless the recipient opens it in Photoshop and follows the necessary steps. If you want a higher level of encryption, the tutorial … [Read more...]
11 Great Font Combinations For Your Next Design Project
One of the best ways to tell an amateur designer from a seasoned professional is by their font pairings. A good designer knows which fonts complement each other, and how to strike typographical balance by using contrast and hierarchy. Here's a list of 10 golden rules of typography that'll help you get it right. If you're looking for examples of good font pairings, Kalypso … [Read more...]
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