Graphic Design

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Help me! Which Uni for Graphic Design?

Monday 10 November 22:54:10 UTC 2014

Hi guys! I recently have sent my application to the following Unis to study Graphic Design: Arts of Bournemouth, Leeds College of Art, Norwich University of Art and UWE Bristol. In case I succeed in all of the application processes, which one would you recommend me? My fifth choice was University of Leeds just because I live in this city, but … [Link]

example » 13 of the Best Hosted CMSs

Monday 10 November 21:39:52 UTC 2014

Open-source content management systems like WordPress and Drupal get a lot of attention on design blogs, but they are not the only options when it comes to choosing a CMS. There are a number of… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

WebDesignDev » 20 Delicious Food and Restaurant Website Templates

Monday 10 November 21:39:43 UTC 2014

Whether you’re the owner of a food/restaurant business in need of a great presentation website, or you’re just a web designer looking for a great theme to customize for your client, these 20 delicious food and restaurant website templates will surely help you a lot! We selected the best free and premium food and restaurant website templates. All of the … [Link]

DesignM.ag – Web Design & Development » Current Design Trends for Digital Shops and E-commerce Websites

Monday 10 November 17:54:45 UTC 2014

Advertise here with BSAGreat web design requires research to pinpoint some of the more popular styles of building layouts. eCommerce is an ever-expanding field which can earn webmasters a lot of money through digital or physical products. Especially when you compare earnings to advertising revenue for small or mid-sized websites. featured image laptop ecommerce shop website design In this post I’d like to share some examples and design … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Perfect Office – Unify Desktop, Amazon Echo and Office Ideas

Monday 10 November 17:35:00 UTC 2014

We’ve seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we'll assemble a perfect office, and we'd like you to help us. What equipment would the perfect office have? This week we've picked an awesome tool for your bike, the mini bike tool. There's also the Rapoo … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Applying the Rule of Thirds to Web Design

Monday 10 November 17:17:12 UTC 2014

Advertise here with BSAThis is a fascinating subject that doesn’t always get discussed in the realm of web design. Photographers are probably familiar with the rule of thirds related to photo composition. But how can interface designers use the rule of thirds to create interesting digital designs? In this post I want to explain the rule of thirds and share a … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Hand Lettering Posters by Tobias Hall

Monday 10 November 16:30:26 UTC 2014

This is another amazing project by Tobias Hall. The project is called Great Little Place and it's a total of 4 posters and each corresponding to a compass area in London. The result is amazing, check it out! For more from Tobias Hall visit tobias-hall.co.uk and behance.net/TobiasHall. Each letter corresponding to a compass area in London Hand Lettering Posters by Tobias Hall Tags: hand letteringletteringposterpaul0v2&#03~ blog … [Link]

JUST™ Creative » 5 Key Components of a Winning Social Media Campaign

Monday 10 November 16:18:29 UTC 2014

This article has been contributed by Michael Georgiou. Facebook has 1.35 billion monthly active users and Twitter has 284 million of them. These massive figures are reason enough that all businesses irrespective of their size should be using social networks for marketing their products and services. When it comes to marketing, you need to go where the audience is and … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » Freeze Your Fat… With Shutterstock?

Monday 10 November 15:47:35 UTC 2014

If this company can’t even afford to purchase a stock image for their ad, something tells me if you sign up to have a medical procedure with them, the chances of you waking up missing a kidney in a bathtub filled with ice are better than average. Thanks for sending this in, Panagiotis! The image was found on this Facebook … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Brand security

Monday 10 November 15:25:15 UTC 2014

Hey, I have started a company and was thinking about protecting the brand signature but dont want to spend thousands on legal fees for a Trademark. Is there a way you can register your logo for less? And even is it worth doing as it will only be a small business (at the moment). What are your thoughts or experiences? Many … [Link]

You The Designer » 20 Ways To Drive Graphic Designers Mad

Monday 10 November 15:15:47 UTC 2014

Are you a potential client? A new graphic designer? Or someone who just enjoys annoying people? If you’ve never worked with graphic designers before or you simply want to tick us off, here are 20 ways to drive graphic designers mad. FORMATS 1) Send your images in MS Word format Seeing MS Word file attachments in our e-mails makes us want … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Introducing Hope Little

Monday 10 November 10:29:30 UTC 2014

Today we are introducing young and talented designer named Hope Little currently living in Montreal, QC, Canada. After completing her education from Vancouver and working her way through Toronto. She's now freelancing in illustration, publication and design, with a bright future ahead and moving forward to the unknown. Let's watch her progress in the upcoming years. All Rights to Hope Little All Rights … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » Manage your invoicing for free with Hiveage

Monday 10 November 8:45:34 UTC 2014

One of the biggest challenges freelancers face is getting the ‘business stuff’ right. Far too many freelance careers have tanked because a supremely talented designer couldn’t manage his or her cashflow. There are a plethora of solutions designed to help small businesses — from freelancers up to and including anyone that can’t afford their own accounts department — maximise their revenue. … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » How To Create a Realistic Painted Effect in Photoshop

Monday 10 November 7:30:29 UTC 2014

There’s some talented artists out there who can hand paint stunning hyper-realistic art, but those kinds of skills are something us mere mortals can only dream of. Thankfully with the help of Photoshop it’s possible to create cool effects to mimic the style of painted images. In today’s tutorial I show you a few steps that will transform a photograph … [Link]

Line25.com » Showcase of Website Designs with Serif Typography

Monday 10 November 7:30:11 UTC 2014

It’s a shame that typefaces with intact serifs aren’t more popular on the web. Sans-serif text seems to be dominant in the web design industry, despite modern technologies providing a vast library of fonts of all styles. However, when you do find examples of serif font use in web design they are often really beautiful, so in today’s showcase I … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » ABDZ Constellation in Photoshop

Monday 10 November 6:07:07 UTC 2014

This weekend I went to the movies to watch Interstellar in IMAX 70mm. This movie was for me the most anticipated one this year and I left the theater in awe. The movie is visually stunning and as expected from Nolan, a mind-bending experience in terms of storytelling. Still blown away, I decided to create an image in Photoshop inspired by … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #1918

Monday 10 November 3:11:05 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. Amjadesign … [Link]

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