Graphic Design

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » I need help!!

Friday 11 July 22:53:59 UTC 2014

so, they way i usually want curved text is by typing onto a path, but when i type on to a circular path it does nothing but type inside and not on the path! Extremely frustrating!! please help [Link]

WebDesignDev » How to Create HDR Pictures in Photoshop – Tutorial

Friday 11 July 19:30:33 UTC 2014

HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. HDR is a technique of post processing multiple images that are combined/adjusted so that the contrast ratios are as a high quality image, which is usually impossible with a single aperture and shutter speed. HDR images record a greater range of details (tonal) than any camera could capture in a single frame/photo. Follow the … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Business name

Friday 11 July 19:23:35 UTC 2014

I’m abit stuck as what to use for my company name. Do I go with my own name – mark facer or something different? I had randomly thought of 'pink thunder' but then a friend of mine pointed out that it sounded like a sex toy:icon_eek: My only thing is I will be expanding the company at some point and it … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » My first logo for a client!

Friday 11 July 17:47:29 UTC 2014

So guys, this is the first logo i've done for a paying client. its not the hardest thing to do but i've only been usuing illustrator for less then a month now! *this is just a jpeg version for an example* Please let me know what you guys think. hydro design.jpg Attached Images File Type: jpg hydro design.jpg (25.9 KB) [Link]

You The Designer » The Creative Class – a conversation with Industry Greats

Friday 11 July 16:00:42 UTC 2014

The Creative Class – was a group of intelligent people who would try to be catalysts of social and economic development in the modern world. In 2002, Richard Florida wrote about a group of remarkable individuals – a pool of people who were made up of knowledge workers, designers, intellectuals and artists who could play an important role in the … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Happy Friday & World Population Day!!!!

Friday 11 July 15:47:06 UTC 2014

World Population Day – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Aside from the weird celebration of World Population Day – it's also Friday! I'm literally exhausted this Friday – I've been pounding the keyboard for about 2 days straight and my arms are literally sore! I'm tired and worn out, but got all the work done on time! Yay. Now to sit back … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » uncoated business cards

Friday 11 July 15:47:05 UTC 2014

I’m after 1000 business cards on a decent weight, uncoated stock (somewhere in the region of 400gsm would do). Anyone able to oblige? A sample of the stock would be fantastic too. [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Friday Fresh Free Fonts – Anders, FFAD Matro, Zona Pro

Friday 11 July 15:15:35 UTC 2014

Friday fresh free fonts is a series of free fonts posted every Friday, yes I know it's awesome. I will look forward to bring a lot of great fonts that will sure help you improve your typography work. Check out what I selected for you on this FFFF post and make sure to comeback for more next week. View all FFFF … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Mesmerizing Ballpoint Pen Artworks by Rebecca Yanovskaya

Friday 11 July 14:47:40 UTC 2014

Once in a while we find an artist that really shines brightly with state-of-the-art quality. Recently I've come to know the work of Canadian artist Rebecca Yanovskaya, who is a master in ballpoint pen illustrations. Her work is simply outstanding! Here you can see some of her best pieces. Besides being super talented, she actually uses pieces of gold in her … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » A Roadmap To Becoming An A/B Testing Expert

Friday 11 July 14:40:37 UTC 2014

A/B testing, also known as split testing, is the method of pitting two versions of a landing page against each other in a battle of conversion. You test to see which version does a better job of leading visitors to one of your goals, like signing up or subscribing to a newsletter. You can test two entirely different designs for … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Sites of the Week: Baxter, Digital Telepathy, Solo and more

Friday 11 July 14:29:05 UTC 2014

If you like single page websites you'll find great inspirations in the post today. Take a special look at the Digital Telepathy agency and the new website for the service Solo! Check out these sites and the whole selection, share with us what you think and stay tuned for the next week! Take a look on all the other sites we're … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Beautiful Houses: Eagle Ridge Residence

Friday 11 July 14:22:40 UTC 2014

Today we will show you the beautiful Eagle Ridge Residence, located on Orcas Island in Washington State, a project by Gary Gladwish Architecture. I love the open layout and the abundance of glass and bright elements. The floor and other details give the house a nice and unique touch. Certainly a great place to live. Make sure to check out Gary … [Link]

You The Designer » Logo Redesigned: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Goodbye Griffin and Hello Fancy “A”

Friday 11 July 14:00:55 UTC 2014

The iconic griffin is taking off from the Philadelphia Museum of Art logo to be replaced by an emphasized and flexible “Art”. Considered as one of the largest museums in the United States, the Philadelphia Museum of Art houses a collection of more than 227,000 objects across 200 galleries. These objects vary from painting to sculpture to photography, textile, decorative … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » Spot The Disaster: Thomas Cook Plane

Friday 11 July 13:25:02 UTC 2014

There’s something not quite right about this airplane. Can you spot it? Thanks, Kyle! The post Spot The Disaster: Thomas Cook Plane appeared first on PSD : Photoshop Disasters . [Link]

Web Designer Depot » The secret to designing website layouts without CSS floats

Friday 11 July 8:15:12 UTC 2014

If you have been designing for the Web at all over the past decade you are undoubtedly familiar with the CSS float property. Since the industry (thankfully) adopted the principle of tableless layouts, floats have been the weapon of choice most of us use to lay out our web pages, but is it the best choice? Despite the popularity of this … [Link]

Line25.com » Line25 Sites of the Week for July 11th 2014

Friday 11 July 7:00:24 UTC 2014

Line25 Sites of the Week is a weekly roundup of the most outstanding website designs that I stumble across during my every day browsing. In this week’s collection, we have designs from Travis Gertz, Geckoboard, Vessyl, Media599 and HybridConf. Travis Gertz View the website Geckoboard View the website Vessyl View the website Media599 View the website HybridConf View the website … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » 5 FlyerHeroes Templates for Access All Areas Members

Friday 11 July 7:00:18 UTC 2014

Access All Areas members can get their hands on some fantastic new resources this week. 5 editable flyer templates have been kindly donated by FlyerHeroes especially for members. Each flyer is composed in an easy to use layered PSD file perfectly set up for print in CMYK 300dpi format, allowing you to easily edit the text and customise the design … [Link]

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