Graphic Design

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Looking for freelancer print designer

Thursday 26 March 21:13:16 UTC 2015

Hi, we looking for freelancer print designer, work includes business cards, flyers. booklets design. If you are interesting contact us at hello@designandprintlincoln.co.uk [Link]

Web Designer Depot » 4 simple ways to design killer call to action buttons

Thursday 26 March 16:37:26 UTC 2015

Call to action buttons that are easy to see and understand will make a huge difference to your client’s conversion rates. When designing these buttons, it’s imperative to consider a wide range of factors. Some of them include the color, contrast, button copy and even whether or not to include some directional cues right beside the button. In short, for … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 20 Absolutely Amazing Posters For Your Print Inspiration

Thursday 26 March 15:41:43 UTC 2015

Looking for some print design inspiration for your future projects? Take a look at these absolutely amazing posters designs! Some of the concepts and ideas used in these poster designs are pure genius and will surely amaze you too! In this list of 20 amazing posters created by some very talented designer teams worldwide! These posters have various themes such … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Architectural Portrait Photography

Thursday 26 March 15:24:38 UTC 2015

Italian photographer Francesca Dattilo created a series about a hanging relationship between human and architecture, light and shadows, colorfull and darkness. For more from Francesca Dattilo visit . Architectural Portrait Photography Tags: architecturephotographypaul0v2&#039~ blog [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » BuyTrends: French Maid To Order

Thursday 26 March 15:04:10 UTC 2015

She may not be very good at housework, but she’s got legs for days. Those legs look like they belong to somebody else entirely! Maybe she’s related to this model? Thanks to Guillermo, who spotted this image on a sidebar ad for a costume shop. You can see it online here. The post BuyTrends: French Maid To Order appeared first … [Link]

You The Designer » 9 Generic Logotypes You Should Avoid When Designing A Logo

Thursday 26 March 14:00:56 UTC 2015

One of the most crucial aspects of designing a logo is making elements reflect what the company really is. But there are times when we as designers get influenced with current design trends. It may be caused by false inspiration, unintentional plagiarism, or just a plain result of the changing design times. In a previous article, we talked about the … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Logo Design: Pelicans

Thursday 26 March 13:57:09 UTC 2015

We keep going through our weekly journey checking out great logos! We're thinking ahead and we want to find new topics, good ones, to share with you guys. Last week we featured more logos with locks, and today we're featuring logos with pelicans! Every week we search through our favorite galleries: Logopond and Dribbble. Both are a great communities for designers … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » hi everyone after abit of advice please

Thursday 26 March 13:39:29 UTC 2015

Hi iv been in the printing trade for 9 years and iv been with a company for 9 years. Iv seen the company grow very fast as I was one of there first employees I am the only one in the company to no all the machines and work all the machines ie laminating, zund, vutek, inca spider, application, rap panels, … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Catalogue Artworking – During April – Poole, Dorset

Thursday 26 March 11:34:06 UTC 2015

Hi I am looking for a good artworker to work from our offices in Poole, Dorset during April on a catalogue project. It is over half completed and has all templates and content in draft format. We are not an agency and we have a PC with CS 5.5 installed. Another freelance artworker is already working here and is using their … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Which Pantone type should I put in client's brand guidelines?

Thursday 26 March 11:13:47 UTC 2015

Hi Guys, I am completing my first ever brand guidelines and I am unsure if the standard pantone reference is alway the coated ref or the uncoated ref. Which is considered the standard? TRash [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » MTV Match Machine

Thursday 26 March 10:00:16 UTC 2015

Motion design matched with beautiful vector illustrations is a perfect union and the inspiration behind the project that creative agency Wenderfalck put together for the MTV Match Machine campaign. The color scheme, the motion graphics and the illustrations have a very modern feel making this project a worthy candidate for a feature here on Abduzeedo. Creative agency Wenderfalck created the MTV … [Link]

BittBox » 30 Free Premium WordPress Themes

Thursday 26 March 6:30:11 UTC 2015

30 Free and premium WordPress themes will give you a professional Website in minutes if you are a looking for a , real estate or photographer website. It possible to get your site up quicker than you think with these Free Premium Themes. Why do you need them? It`s obvious. For example, you have to create a website for your … [Link]

example » When You Should Design Against Client Expectations

Thursday 26 March 6:01:32 UTC 2015

The age-old battle between designers and their clients rages on. Your client expects a certain type of design from you. They give you examples of what they want. Then they share their goal for this… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

Web Design – WebFX Blog » Introduction to CSS Variables

Thursday 26 March 1:43:30 UTC 2015

This guide talks about a subject matter that’s not yet supported in most browsers. See the browser support section for more information. CSS variables give us many of the same advantages that classic variables offer up to programming languages: convenience, code-reusability, a more readable codebase, and improved mistake-proofing. Example :root { –base-font-size: 16px; –link-color: #6495ed; } p { font-size: var( … [Link]

Web Design – WebFX Blog » Why Use CSS Preprocessors? (Open Thread)

Thursday 26 March 1:43:29 UTC 2015

CSS preprocessors like Sass and Less are now a common part of our workflows. They have their pros and cons, and I’d like to start a discussion about their value to our work. Some possible talking points (up to you, though): Do you use a CSS preprocessor? Why or why not? What are the benefits and disadvantages of using a … [Link]

Web Design – WebFX Blog » Bower Beginner’s Guide

Thursday 26 March 1:43:28 UTC 2015

Modern web development generally involves using third-party dependencies: CSS libraries and preprocessors like Bootstrap and Sass, JavaScript libraries like jQuery and Angular, and everything else in between. I bet if you listed down all of the tools you currently use/have used to develop sites with, you’d be shocked at just how many of them you’ve been relying on. How do … [Link]

Web Design – WebFX Blog » How to Test Responsive Designs

Thursday 26 March 1:43:27 UTC 2015

Testing your responsive web designs is crucial because the user experience on mobile devices is quite different from desktops. But actual testing on all the mobile devices in the market isn’t practical for most of us. So a simple responsive design testing technique some of us do is resizing our browser’s window size to kind of match the viewport sizes … [Link]

Web Design – WebFX Blog » Six Revisions Gets a Redesign

Thursday 26 March 1:43:26 UTC 2015

The new site design of Six Revisions was launched a few hours ago (officially named Six Revisions version 2). This is the most significant redesign of the site in years. The main objective of this new design is to improve your reading and overall experience on the site. Highlights There’s still quite a lot of design, web performance, and functionality … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #2034

Thursday 26 March 0:35:09 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. Found … [Link]

You The Designer » Illustrator Turns Your Deepest Fears Into Cute Comics

Thursday 26 March 0:23:23 UTC 2015

They are called intrusive thoughts—disruptive fantasies of anger, hate, and most of all, fear. In psychology, intrusive thoughts are negative ideas that’re automatic, frequent, upsetting or distressing, and difficult to control or get rid of. They are associated with obsessive-compulsive disorders and depression, but they can be experienced by all of us. And now, this guy illustrates them. Los Angeles-based … [Link]

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