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Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » A little help…

Tuesday 12 August 20:51:44 UTC 2014

Firstly sorry to the mods if this isn't allowed. I was wondering if a few people could fill out my survery its aimed at car enthusiasts but most of the questions are generic, there's not many questions and it'll help with my market research for part of my business idea. http://freeonlinesurveys.com/s.asp?~ Thanks [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Hello everyone

Tuesday 12 August 19:47:54 UTC 2014

Hi all, I'm totally new to forums so please bear with me :icon_smile: I currently work at a small design and marketing agency as a creative art-worker. I've always wanted to become a graphic designer. I studied graphic design for 5 years and been in the field for 2. The professional design world is very different to the university design world … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Marvellous Illustrations by Mark McHaley

Tuesday 12 August 19:34:40 UTC 2014

Pop culture is one of the greatest subjects for artists. It's just great to see an amazing illustration of Star Wars, Superman or Indiana Jones, and some artists out there really enjoy doing what some might call a fanservice. Here you can see some of these fanservice pieces done by American artist Mark McHaley. These are only a handful of his … [Link]

WebDesignDev » How to Ghost an Image in Photoshop

Tuesday 12 August 18:02:32 UTC 2014

If you want to plan something for Halloween then ghosting effect on your image would look exciting, natural and very approripate. In this tutorial you will learn how to ghost an image in Photoshop. Steps to ghost an image in Photoshop 1. First of all, open Adobe Photoshop. We are using Adobe Photoshop CS5.5 but this also works on earlier … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » 6 life lessons from the typographers at Typekit

Tuesday 12 August 17:15:38 UTC 2014

In so many ways, great design is representative of the way we should live our lives: keep it simple, try new things, and help make others’ lives easier. The team at design collaboration platform InVision recently interviewed two of the best designers in the business: Elliot Jay Stocks, Creative Director of Adobe Typekit and the founder of typography magazine 8 Faces, … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Research: Bands and Designer's experiences

Tuesday 12 August 16:19:38 UTC 2014

Hi, thanks for checking this thread out. I'm Adam and I'm gathering some research on the experiences of bands finding artists and getting work done, and also from the perspective of artists finding work from bands and their experiences of working with them. The purpose of this research is to create a concept for an app or service that connects bands … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Instagram Hashtag Series #Neckxercise

Tuesday 12 August 16:14:43 UTC 2014

#Neckxercise is an instagram series where you exercise your neck by looking up and taking an awesome photo. The result is super cool depending on where you are and on this post I selected the coolest photos of this hashtag series. Enjoy! Instagram Hashtag Series #Neckxercise By @karl.1 By @eloadefly By @pdahv By @s1000 By @mowilfred By @kevinwonka By @kevinwonka By @kevinwonka By @kevinwonka By @shootershane By @shootershane By @kevinwonka By @kevinwonka By @kevinwonka By @kevinwonka Tags: instagramhashtagphotosBrought to you … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » A Better 404 Page

Tuesday 12 August 13:47:38 UTC 2014

A lot of funny 404 pages have been shared recently: carefully crafted memes, funny GIFs, even the odd interactive game. But if the 404 doesn’t help your visitors, then what’s the point? A visitor could find themselves on a 404 page for one of many reasons: a mistyped address, a bad link from somewhere else, a deleted page or content … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » Instagram: Turns Out Beyonce Is Not ‘Flawless’

Tuesday 12 August 13:46:14 UTC 2014

Instagrammers of the world are all buzzing this morning over an image that Beyonce shared over the weekend. A celebrity who ‘shops her Instagram pics? Who would do such a thing? And where can I get one of those curvy iPhones? Thanks to Swagger New York for the image composite. The post Instagram: Turns Out Beyonce Is Not ‘Flawless’ appeared … [Link]

You The Designer » You! Be Inspired! – The enchanting art of Meg Hunt

Tuesday 12 August 13:30:42 UTC 2014

Meg Hunt, a graphic designer, illustrator and hand letterer from Portland Oregon has been making waves in the Illustration community for her cute quirky style and interesting choices of colour palettes. Primarily a creator of character based illustrations, Meg’s whimsical work combines a lot of mixed media techniques juxtaposed into busy backgrounds and quirky elements. She does a mixture of … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » 20 Amazing WordPress Themes with Video Backgrounds

Tuesday 12 August 12:55:25 UTC 2014

Advertise here with BSAThe landing page is the very first thing a person sees when coming to your site. Thus it’s one of the most important ones as it makes the first impression about you and your business. Everyone tries to stand out from the crowd of similar websites around the web. And a video background is the best way to … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Hit me!

Tuesday 12 August 11:41:02 UTC 2014

Hi all! Just introduced myself over in the introduction section and thought what better way to start than to get your guys thoughts on my portfolio. Now the reason I'm not posting this in the website critique is because it's a WordPress template and am looking for feedback on my site/graphics/design work/general interaction. For example it took me six months to … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » 9 nightmare clients and how you can avoid them

Tuesday 12 August 8:15:32 UTC 2014

Clients come in all shapes and sizes. They’re the lifeblood of any creative agency, bringing with them problems to be solved in return for hard cash. So when someone comes along with an exciting project it’s easy to get excited about the design possibilities without thinking too clearly about for whom you will be working. Spotting a bad client early on … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Space Dogs

Tuesday 12 August 6:54:57 UTC 2014

Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919, a rejection of the idea of autonomous art. The movement was in favor of art as a practice for social purposes. Constructivism had a great effect on modern art movements of the 20th century, influencing major trends such as the Bauhaus and De Stijl movements. Its influence … [Link]

Web Designer Wall – Design Trends and Tutorials » 50 Business Cards That Are Way Too Creative To Ever Throw Away

Tuesday 12 August 6:01:49 UTC 2014

Business cards used to be nothing more than plain and simple (and quite frankly, boring) pieces of card with a few contact details on. That was before creatives got involved, though, and completely changed the game. People started to realise the fantastic branding potential behind these little cards. Weve already seen a number of beautiful […] The post 50 Business … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #1841

Tuesday 12 August 3:29:27 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. Abdelalim … [Link]

You The Designer » The 5 Choices of Comics Theory and What It Has to do with You

Tuesday 12 August 1:33:34 UTC 2014

Hi. My name is Hoogie Espinosa. I’m the Senior Editor of YTD’s sister blog, You the Entrepreneur. If You haven’t met me on any other platform, you probably don’t know that I’m deep into arts: most specifically, comics. Spiderman Blue by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale It’s just a great and diverse platform. Sure, most of what we see are … [Link]

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