Graphic Design

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » A3 / A2 printers

Friday 15 August 21:04:52 UTC 2014

Can anyone recommend a good quality A3 or ideally an A2 printer for my studio? [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Anyone Had Any Experiences With IACTonline Courses??

Friday 15 August 20:15:53 UTC 2014

As above, im wanting to do a course to get me into photoshop, illustrator indesign etc and wondering if anyone has done the IACTonline courses…. [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Stunning Concept Arts by Dawnpu

Friday 15 August 19:56:01 UTC 2014

It has to be awesome to not only imagine new worlds filled with cool stories, but also bringing them to life by actually painting them. Concept artists have great opportunities to create stunning landscapes, likes these by Chinese artist Dawnpu. Here you can see some of his pieces. For more of his concept arts, please visit his portfolio at DeviantART. I … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Friday Fresh Free Fonts – Arkiv, Hans Kendrick, Typoster

Friday 15 August 16:41:54 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]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » GDF UK Fanatasy Football

Friday 15 August 15:02:08 UTC 2014

Bit late in the day – but if anyone wants to go head to head in the fantasy football, season starts tomorrow. Fantasy Premier League – The official fantasy football game of the Barclays Premier League Code to join 647041-510801 Cheers [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Charging clients for edits to their websites

Friday 15 August 14:53:24 UTC 2014

I recently started freelancing. Graphic design / web design etc. It's all been going fairly well, steep learning curve, but I'm getting there. I was wondering what sort pricing structure other freelancers use for when clients want you to make amendments to their website. My websites have an in-browser editor, some clients are quite happy to use it, other's not so … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » Dorina Wellness: It’s Getting Hot In Here

Friday 15 August 14:50:49 UTC 2014

This model is so hot, she seems to be warping the wood. And no, that’s not a euphemism. Thanks for sending this in, Gábor! The image appears online here. The post Dorina Wellness: It’s Getting Hot In Here appeared first on PSD : Photoshop Disasters . [Link]

WebDesignDev » CSS Border Property Demystified

Friday 15 August 14:37:49 UTC 2014

Adding a nice border to your images will give them a clean and modern look. This tutorial will show you how to add border using CSS. It will also explain all the different options and properties for adding borders using CSS. 8 Possible CSS Border Values There are eight possible values in CSS for border-style: dotted: creates dotted border dashed: … [Link]

JUST™ Creative » The Influence of Paul Rand’s Thoughts on Design

Friday 15 August 14:20:14 UTC 2014

This article has been contributed by John Clifford. Paul Rand said, “Visual communications of any kind, whether persuasive or informative, from billboards to birth announcements, should be seen as the embodiment of form and function: the integration of the beautiful and the useful.” It’s not only about how it looks, or how it works, but about how it looks and … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » How To Plan And Run A Great Conference Experience

Friday 15 August 14:09:58 UTC 2014

Our industry is a great one. It’s filled with a lot of awesome people building a lot of inspiring things and constantly seeking out ways to express just how much they love doing so. We’ve had blogs and podcasts, and right now hosting conferences is the big thing. Ever more people are organizing conferences, arranging meetups and creating memorable experiences. … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Sites of the Week: Zee, Slack, Navdy and more

Friday 15 August 13:36:48 UTC 2014

This is another week with some agencies here from Brazil. Okay, this is kind of abuse of authority, and I'm featuring my own studio, Zee! Besides that you will see awesome websites featured today! 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 … [Link]

You The Designer » 20 Typographers to get you Inspired

Friday 15 August 13:30:54 UTC 2014

I’m an unapologetic type nerd. I love anything to do with type. I think there’s something really magical about the way text can be modified and arranged to give another level of depth. Somehow with typography – words can sing to you and clue you into deeper meaning. Arranged below, in no particular order is some typographers and letterers that … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Blackrock Collective Card Set by Funkrush

Friday 15 August 12:36:06 UTC 2014

funkrush Pete Harrison blackrock playing cards Our friends from Funkrush is back with Blackrock Collective Card Deck (V3), it’s more than just a set of playing cards. It’s basically 54 little pieces of art, completely different from its predecessors. With the theme of the “End of World” interpreted by 30 artists. Get them exclusively on Funkrush. Funkrush was established in … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Beautiful Houses: JG House

Friday 15 August 12:20:10 UTC 2014

Today we will show you the beautiful JG house in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a project by MPGAA. This place is amazing. The house blends with its surroundings and has a very nice aesthetic. From materials to shape, colors and layout, everything is unique and beautiful. The combo of wood and glass is really charming. The stairs are also pretty … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » First Timer, multiple deisgns

Friday 15 August 10:01:02 UTC 2014

Hello, I have attached 9 designs for my new property letting business. I want it to be sleak and minimalist. I want the business to represent good value for money and a safe environment for people to live quietly. Logo Col.jpg Any feedback thanks 🙂 Attached Images File Type: jpg Logo Col.jpg (20.2 KB) [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » First Timer, multiple designs

Friday 15 August 10:01:02 UTC 2014

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Freelancing for a company – How does it work?

Friday 15 August 9:02:03 UTC 2014

Introduction – I graduated in 2012, and have been working as a in-house designer for almost 2 years, within the company we do offer a design service so over the past year I have gained a few contacts etc. I will be leaving my job in a few months as I am relocating and will be keeping in contact with some … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » Deal of the week: 160 PSD mockups bundle from Zippy Pixels

Friday 15 August 8:15:07 UTC 2014

One of the most important lessons you learn on any design course, is that presentation is half the battle. You can produce awe-inspiring design work, but if you can’t present it well to clients, it wil be dismissed prematurely. There was a time, when designers spent weeks painstakingly photographing, printing, and mounting their portfolios in order to achieve the right look. … [Link]

Line25.com » Line25 Sites of the Week for August 15th 2014

Friday 15 August 7:00:28 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 Wanderlust, The New Heroes & Pioneers, Functional Works, Exposure and Project 53. Wanderlust View the website The New Heroes & Pioneers View the website Functional Works View the … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » Folded Paper Textures for Access All Areas Members

Friday 15 August 6:30:59 UTC 2014

Simon Birky Hartmann is back with more awesome design resources for Access All Areas members. Premium members already have access to the best-selling Photocopy Noise textures from The Shop, and now two whole volumes of the popular Folded Paper textures are being made available for Access All Areas members to enjoy. These textures allow you to add fake folds to … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #1844

Friday 15 August 4:07:14 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. abaanya … [Link]

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