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Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Articles and Books About Large Design Companies VS Small

Monday 23 February 20:59:42 UTC 2015

I’m doing an assignment where I need to compare and contrast the differences between working for large companies and working for small ones. I'm having trouble finding any books or articles that relate to this in anyway. Does anyone know of any that I could possibly pull a few quotes from? I would really appreciate it. Thank you! [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Perfect Office – Astropad, Launch Lamp and Office Ideas

Monday 23 February 19:53:10 UTC 2015

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? We've picked some amazing items for you guys, like the Astropad, a simple app that turns your iPad … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Portfolio template creation

Monday 23 February 17:52:07 UTC 2015

Hi, I know what I after, I am just unsure how to go about producing in a manor that allows quick implementation in future. So here goes I have a lot of indesign / pdfs of documents I have designed. I do not have photographs of the finished print documents due to many reasons that are not really important right now. … [Link]

DesignM.ag – Web Design & Development » 25 Sketch Freebies for Web & Graphic Designers

Monday 23 February 16:19:56 UTC 2015

Advertise here with BSAAnyone who’s been keeping up with design news should know about Sketch. It’s a tightly-focused piece of software with an emphasis on UI design. The program is developed for OS X by Bohemian Coding with a palette of tools that mirror Photoshop and Illustrator. Although the program is meant for interfaces you can build anything including icons … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Cartoon Characters by Shane

Monday 23 February 16:15:52 UTC 2015

Shane is a young Illustrator from Paris with some amazing skills. These cartoon characters look like tattoo designs and each piece has something special. Check them out. For more from Shane visit behance.net/hellorishane. Cartoon Characters by Shane Tags: cartooncharactersdrawingpaul0v2&#03~ blog [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Best Practices for Accordion Interfaces in Web Design

Monday 23 February 15:07:53 UTC 2015

The word “accordion” typically conjures a mental image of your favorite polka band. Although polka music can offer a rip-snorting good time, the term is associated with something different in the realm of web design. User interface accordions might refer to menus, widgets, or content areas which expand like the musical instrument. These interfaces have grown a lot more popular in … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 20 Useful Free jQuery Plugins for Web Developers

Monday 23 February 15:07:07 UTC 2015

jQuery helps you provide dynamic and attractive web elements for your website’s visitors. If you want to add something extra to your website, then these 20 free jQuery plugins will help you do just that. In this post, you’ll find some great free jQuery plugins which will help you a lot in creating better websites. These free jQuery plugins will … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » Miss Universe Slovak Republic: Serious Side Eye Material

Monday 23 February 13:53:57 UTC 2015

This is Katarína Bezecná, a contestant in the Miss Universe Slovak Republic pageant. Pretty girl, but this image…? The longer you look at it, the weirder it gets. Even the look on her face is a little like: It’s not quite as obvious as last year’s Miss Czech Republic fail, but it’s still pretty bad. Thanks for sending this in, … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Safety Logo

Monday 23 February 12:56:01 UTC 2015

Hi I am looking for a logo using a blue centre feed paper roll with the word SAFETY as it printed though the roll and then the words "its in everything we make" under Unless anyone wants to come up with another Health and Safety logo/slogan for a paper making company [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Flyer Design Feedback

Monday 23 February 12:02:41 UTC 2015

NEW Apprenticeship blue empl.jpgFree Apprenticeship Old.jpg I'm looking to get some feedback on a flyer that I am in the process of developing. This flyer is aimed towards employers seeking to employ apprentices/interns. I am particularly interested in your opinion on: Which you prefer Font Colour scheme Shape layout Image layout And also I would greatly appreciate if you could let … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Any tips on writing a CV for freelance roles in graphic design?

Monday 23 February 9:50:18 UTC 2015

I’ve been working for myself for 20 years, have never worked for an employer or even done freelance work. The time has come when I need to break out of my cocoon and look at taking on freelance work within design agencies. So, has anybody got any tips or resources for writing a CV to achieve this for someone who … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » The best free UI kits, February 2015

Monday 23 February 9:45:17 UTC 2015

Designers love UI Kits. They’re a great way to explore ideas, and they’re a great palette cleanser after a difficult project. Another reason to love them is that they give us incredible insights into the minds of other designers, without a client complicating things. As such they’re a great way to spot trends as they develop. Today we’ve gathered together … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » How To Create a Seamless Topographic Map Pattern

Monday 23 February 9:00:55 UTC 2015

I’ve posted articles about topographic maps before on my blog, namely my contour map effect Illustrator tutorial and my free pack of topographic map patterns. My first tutorial used Illustrator’s Blend tool to draw a series of concentric lines. It worked pretty well, but I went on to develop a technique that would help create more detailed and repeatable patterns, … [Link]

Line25.com » Web Design Trend Showcase: Super Gradients

Monday 23 February 8:30:20 UTC 2015

After the dominance of flat colours in web design I’ve noticed a new trend of gradient use beginning to emerge. Gradients are nothing new in web design, but the CSS property of linear-gradient now allows designers to add vibrant spectrums of colour directly to their code, rather than the traditional method of creating a gradient image in Photoshop. One advantage … [Link]

example » Ultimate Guide to Designing Brand Guidelines

Monday 23 February 6:31:22 UTC 2015

Whether sculpting a new identity or working with an existing one, brand guidelines can be exceedingly important to the whole creative process. A branding guide (also known as a style guide or brand… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Erik Johansson Recent Work

Monday 23 February 5:28:07 UTC 2015

Erik Johansson is a surreal photographer and retoucher from Sweden. He also happens to be one of our favorite digital artists due to his incredible creativity mixing photography to create beautiful and mind-boggling compositions. We have been following his work since the beginning of the blog, we have also featured him in the Abduzeedo book and since then every time we … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #2006

Monday 23 February 2:18:35 UTC 2015

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]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Best of the Week: Tech News, Illustrations, Apps and more

Monday 23 February 0:26:40 UTC 2015

It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we've selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what's going on out there! We want to give a big thanks … [Link]

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