Graphic Design

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Lettering Works of Tobias Hall

Thursday 19 June 20:17:19 UTC 2014

Tobias Hall is an illustrator, designer and mural artist based in London, UK. He has been lucky enough to work with a growing list of clients like: Lululemon, Net Magazine, Universal Music, Gap and more. Putting good use to your hands is also part of being a good designer which in the case of Tobias; he’s rocking it and amazingly. All Rights … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 20 Newest WordPress Social Media Plugins

Thursday 19 June 20:16:03 UTC 2014

Having your website social media optimized is a very important part of increasing your readership numbers and attracting even more readers! One of the many best things about WordPress websites is that they can be easily optimized and customized using the variety of free and premium plugins available on the web. Today, we selected 20 of the best, newest WordPress … [Link]

You The Designer » Typography Thursday – 10 Commandments of Type and Color

Thursday 19 June 19:30:24 UTC 2014

Here’s 2 really clever infographic featuring the 10 Commandments of Type and Color. It’s always good to have a steady foundations and some basic principles for your graphic design work! While not absolute rules, these infographics created by the lovely DesignMantic are very good guidelines to ensure that your work has a sense of aesthetics and that you can express … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Logo Design: The Work of Mike 'Logomotive' Erickson

Thursday 19 June 19:24:02 UTC 2014

We keep going through our weekly journey checking out great logos! We're thinking ahead and we want to find new topics, good ones, to share with you guys. Last week we featured logos using RGB and today we're featuring the fantastic work of Mike Erickson, also known as Logomotive! For more of Mike's work, please visit his portfolio at Logopond. Every … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Amazing Conceptual Photography by Dean West

Thursday 19 June 17:35:57 UTC 2014

Dean West is an amazing emerging photographer from Australia, who has a highly conceptual and thought provoking style of contemporary portraiture. In this post I selected some of his work which is absolutely amazing. For more from Dean West visit deanwest.com/ and behance.net/deanwest. Amazing Conceptual Photography by Dean West Tags: photographyconceptualphoto illustrationBrought to you by: paul0v2's blog [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Small Logo Re-Draw and touch up.

Thursday 19 June 15:43:34 UTC 2014

Hi everyone, I had this logo made a while ago and although I like it the designer did not make it without a background and in a PNG file that I requested. Can someone PM me a price turn this into a PNG (if it's possible) and also to brighten the gold and give it a bit more "sparkle" Thanks in … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » The Telegraph UK: Now That’s A Magic Bullet

Thursday 19 June 14:14:22 UTC 2014

This list of “Eight Manly Father’s Day Experiences” includes a shooting lesson with an Olympic champion. I don’t know about you, but I want to learn how he does this: Is that bullet stuck to his finger, or is it floating there using some kind of magic? I don’t know, but sign me up. Thanks for sending this in, Bob! … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » Freebie: Ballicons 2 Icon Set (PNG, PSD, SVG)

Thursday 19 June 14:10:48 UTC 2014

The value of icons lies in their ability to support content in web design and communicate with users in more intuitive and effective ways. Most users are known to first scan a page for visually interesting content, and only after something grabs their attention will they actually begin reading. In short, icons are a simple, effective way to draw users … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Juice Bar Logo – Suggest me typefaces, Help!

Thursday 19 June 11:05:50 UTC 2014

So I've just started working on a logo for a close friend who is in the process of opening up a juice bar. The name is just Joost. I've got a few ideas and everything, and came across this on Behance, and love the style of the typeface, but cant seem to find anything too similar. Can anyone suggest me some … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Adobe InDesign CC 2014 now available

Thursday 19 June 8:35:42 UTC 2014

Calling all you Adobe Creative Cloud users! What’s New With InDesign CC 2014 | InDesignSecrets [Link]

Web Designer Depot » Designing in the browser, pro tips to make it work for you

Thursday 19 June 8:15:41 UTC 2014

Designing in the browser used to scare me. Not because it seemed hard but because I thought I would end up with a design made up of a lot of little boxes, something that was so generic and bland I would end up redoing it in Photoshop. That fear turned out to be completely unwarranted. Not only did my designs become … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Barclays – Little Book of Wonders: UI

Thursday 19 June 5:53:41 UTC 2014

Last weekend I started to think about a new design for Abduzeedo so from now on I will be collecting lots of visual references, from books, to UIs. The Barclays – Little Book of Wonders is a project that caught my attention especially because of the tablet versions, it was a design proposal for a Barclays digital platform that offers a … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #1790

Thursday 19 June 3:51:14 UTC 2014

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don't forget to send your Abduzeedo username; or via Twitter sending to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo. 1stplayer … [Link]

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