Graphic Design

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #1797

Thursday 26 June 21:45:45 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 AoiroStudio … [Link]

JUST™ Creative » Michael Bierut talks about his mentor Massimo Vignelli & Logo Design

Thursday 26 June 20:03:38 UTC 2014

Mario De Armas, the director, just emailed me this video and I had to share. The video provides great insight into design, influence, logo design, connotations and more. My favorite quote would have been “The internet is both illuminating and blinding.” It was an honor seeing Massimo speak last year here in NYC, he was a great character, full of … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Logo Design: Greyhounds

Thursday 26 June 19:50:06 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 the work of Mike Erickson, and today we're featuring logos with greyhounds! By greyhounds you may understand not only these, but also whippets and italian greyhound. I've searched for … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 20 Inspiring Free Photography Website Templates from Wix

Thursday 26 June 17:13:06 UTC 2014

Every photographer should have a high quality online portfolio website! A good portfolio will help attract more clients and thus increase his/her popularity. Usually, a good photography portfolio should have a minimalist style, a neutral color palette, large sliders and/or beautiful photo galleries. The 20 free photography website templates showcased in this list have these exact characteristics! Today, we selected … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Creative Cloud Mosaic

Thursday 26 June 16:17:52 UTC 2014

For the 2014 release of Creative Cloud, Adobe is celebrating creativity by bringing together amazing artists from around the world to remix the Creative Cloud logo into a collaborative mosaic. Each artist gets one tile. The finished piece will be an expression of the endless possibilities of Creative Cloud. These are only a few pieces of the puzzle, to view the … [Link]

I Love Typography » This Week in Fonts

Thursday 26 June 16:07:57 UTC 2014

An Erik Spiekermann exclusive from Hamilton Wood Type, a sturdy slab by Rene Bieder, a high-class display from Avondale Type Co, a brush script by Mika Melvas, a modest slab serif from Type Me Fonts, a monospaced family by Matthew Butterick, a contemporary script from Petra Dočekalová, and a super family by Playtype.Hamilton Wood Type: HWT ArtzDesigned by Erik Spiekermann … [Link]

WebDesignDev » How to feather in Photoshop – Tutorial

Thursday 26 June 14:42:07 UTC 2014

Feather allows your image/object’s border to blend with background nicely. In this tutorial we are showing you how to feather in Photoshop. Steps to feather in Photoshop: 1. First of all open Adobe Photoshop. We are using Adobe Photoshop CS5.5 but this also works on earlier or later versions. 2. Next, Open the image to use a feather. To do … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » Revolve: Webbed Feet

Thursday 26 June 14:22:09 UTC 2014

She must be a helluva swimmer. Thanks, Erica, for sending this screenshot from the Revolve Clothing mobile app. The post Revolve: Webbed Feet appeared first on PSD : Photoshop Disasters . [Link]

Smashing Magazine » A Better Way To Request App Ratings

Thursday 26 June 14:00:36 UTC 2014

No one really wants to be interrupted, much less for something silly while they’re in the middle of doing a billion things. So, why do app ratings follow this pattern? And why don’t developers attempt to talk more with their customers? In this article, we’ll investigate the various tactics of prompting for app reviews and ratings and how to make … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Using WP themes

Thursday 26 June 13:37:56 UTC 2014

Over the past couple of years I've played around with premium WordPress themes with varying degrees of success. The businessman pragmatist in me likes them but the developer doesn't. I've noticed a lot of improvement recently and some of them represent pretty good value for money. In fact the actual cost of them is fairly negligible in the grand scheme of … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Exquisite Illustrated Works by Mitchell Nelson

Thursday 26 June 13:37:51 UTC 2014

Mitchell Nelson is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Swindon, UK. At first glance at his portfolio, you’ll think the studio is run by more than one designer but it’s not. Mitchell is a multi disciplined designer with many skills in branding, illustration and art direction. Every project, big or small; he will give you “that” personal substantial touch … [Link]

You The Designer » Cute and Chunky Famous Pop Culture Characters by Alex Solis

Thursday 26 June 13:30:09 UTC 2014

Talented Chicago-based illustrator and graphic designer Alex Solis is one of the most creative illustrators out there. His project “Famous Chunkies” is about our favorite pop culture icons that gain weight by eating their favorite food. I know there’s a little lesson in this funny cartoon series. As you can see in the pictures below, Superman is no longer able … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Getting started in the illustration industry

Thursday 26 June 10:53:06 UTC 2014

Hello to everyone here, I'm a new member, just 17 and currently studying graphics and illustration at college. I'm not sure if this is the correct area to post this thread but I'll do it anyway.. apologies if it's not the right place. I only have a year left at college now and I'm really not sure if I want to … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » 6 steps to perfecting minimalism in web design

Thursday 26 June 8:15:14 UTC 2014

Over the past few years, web design has been rocked by various trends that have come and gone. One of the trends that has staying power, is minimalism, simply because it’s a timeless concept that has been popular in various mediums throughout the ages. So why not in web design? One of the things about minimalism is that it also enhances … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Transform Spare Part – Typography

Thursday 26 June 5:45:01 UTC 2014

Personal projects are always fun and they give us a level of freedom that allow us to blur the line between art and design. Typography projects are always very inspiring for me and just looking at how designers can abstract common forms into unique designs is incredible. Today we feature a project title "TRANSFORM SPARE PART" by pai lactobacillus from Bangkok, … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #1796

Thursday 26 June 2:52:45 UTC 2014

You The Designer » Webdesign Wednesday – Free One Page Website Template (PSD)

Thursday 26 June 2:06:55 UTC 2014

Hey Creatives! Today on Webdesign Wednesday – we’re giving away a One Page Website Temple for free! This is an easy to use PSD template you can mess around with or use for your own website. It’s designed with the responsive web in mind, so if you’re learning how to code responsively and want a PSD to play around with … [Link]

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