Graphic Design

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #2097

Monday 8 June 22:59:55 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? » La Marmota Brand Illustrations

Monday 8 June 21:37:08 UTC 2015

Spanish illustrator Carlos Arrojo shared with us his latest project. A visual identity for restaurant La marmota respostrebar, and many illustrations to go along with it. Check it out! For more from Carlos Arrojo visit carlosarrojo.com/. La Marmota Brand Illustrations Logo Logo (line version) Logo (letters version) Illustrations for menus and other applications Desserts, breakfast, afternoon snacks and cakes Drinks Starters Main dishes Card design … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Client is not happy with SEO report ran on my website

Monday 8 June 17:10:38 UTC 2015

A newbie, so please ask if I have used the wrong terminology. Would really appreciate some constructive advice on this. I have recently built and gone live with a site for a client. However they use an SEO report tool called Act-on. And despite my best intentions and abilities, which I will be honest I'm only 18months into web design, I … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » 20 Gorgeous Examples of Modal Window Pop Ups in Web Design

Monday 8 June 16:22:12 UTC 2015

Сreating emotional connection between your brand and website visitors is critically important. Modal pop up windows may help you in this challenging task as well as to share the visitors some important information. As a rule, modal pop up windows are used for various call-to-action messages, such as encouraging users to subscribe for newsletter, download some freebies or informing about some … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Perfect Office – Apogee Groove, Philips Brilliance Monitor and Office Ideas

Monday 8 June 16:19:14 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? This week we've picked some pretty awesome items for your office! Beginning with world's smallest USB 3.0 flash … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » Practical Techniques On Designing Animation

Monday 8 June 15:12:30 UTC 2015

Animation, like any other facet of the web, must1 be2 designed3. As web developers, we think about the effects of typography, layout, interaction, and shifting viewports, but when incorporating animation we have another factor to consider: time. It’s not just an extra aspect to consider, either: it increases the complexity of each of the aforementioned parameters exponentially. Rather than viewing … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 20 New Blog WordPress Themes with Great Features

Monday 8 June 12:02:36 UTC 2015

Looking for a new blog WordPress theme to change your old one with? Look no further! We selected 20 awesome new blog WordPress themes for you to choose from. Whether you’re looking for clean, minimalist, magazine-styled, feminine, corporate or mobile-optimized blog themes, you’ll find everything you need in this list. These are all premium new blog WordPress themes with great … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » How to design social media buttons that work

Monday 8 June 11:45:26 UTC 2015

Social media is the key to any website’s popularity. Taking advantage of the psychological phenomenon known as social proof, social shares greatly influence whether people read content or share sharing it themselves. That’s why social media buttons are on virtually every page that you come across on the Internet. This begs the question, what goes into the design of these … [Link]

Web Design – WebFX Blog » UX Design Tips for Your App

Monday 8 June 11:00:51 UTC 2015

This is a guest article by the InVision team. A gorgeous app with poor UX isn’t a gorgeous app — it’s an invitation to frustration. Your users deserve better than that. The UX design tips in this article aren’t groundbreaking. Hopefully, you will already be familiar with most (if not all) of them. But for some reason or other — maybe … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » 80s Artwork in Photoshop

Monday 8 June 7:55:07 UTC 2015

This weekend I took 30 minutes of my time to watch Kung Fury. What a masterpiece! It's a true homage to the 80s actions movies full of the cliche styles that made that era the most creative and visually rich in my opinion. After watching the movie I had to go back and dust off my Photoshop skills to create something … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » 30 Stunning Packaging Designs for Liquor Bottles

Monday 8 June 7:30:38 UTC 2015

Back in January in created a showcase of beer bottle label & packaging designs that featured some fantastic artwork for craft beers. Many of those designs aimed for a small scale, low cost look with hand crafted illustrations, which is in complete contrast to the sophisticated theme of liquors. In today’s roundup I present 30 stunning packaging designs for whiskey, … [Link]

Line25.com » Web Design Trend Showcase: Hand Drawn Typography

Monday 8 June 7:30:29 UTC 2015

A website design is the last kind of project you would expect a designer to use pencils, pens & paintbrushes. Typically website designs are digital creations made from CSS code and webfonts, but designers still make use of hand crafted elements to add character to their designs. In today’s web design trend showcase I round up a bunch of sites … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Ash Piece by Ars Thanea

Monday 8 June 7:09:26 UTC 2015

Our friends over at Ars Thanea have been working with some of the most prestigious clients including: Orangina, Dupont, Lifeproof, HBO, Nike and more. It doesn't stop them to attempt any experimental work, real willingness and determination into wanting to do what they want. So this time we wanted to share with you guys a result of an idea and a … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Exposing the Magic of Design: A Practitioner's Guide to the Methods and Theory of Synthesis

Monday 8 June 5:37:02 UTC 2015

The book suggestion of this week is titled Exposing the Magic of Design: A Practitioner's Guide to the Methods and Theory of Synthesis. As the titled says the book is a good guid for young designers and enthusiasts but also for everyone that is passionate about the creative process. The author of the book is Jon Kolko, the Vice President of … [Link]

example » The Guide to Understanding Micro and Macro White Space in Web Design

Monday 8 June 5:31:53 UTC 2015

Digital interface design follows many of the same rules as print design. Composition refers to the overall layout and white space plays a big role. Many things help to define a composition, but white… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]