Graphic Design

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #2133

Monday 20 July 21:50:10 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]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » DEAL – MASSIVE DISCOUNT ON STOCK PHOTOS (90% OFF)

Monday 20 July 21:40:28 UTC 2015

Depositphotos offers one of the largest stock photo libraries on the Web. For a limited time, you can nab 100 or 200 of your favourite images for up to 92% off the regular price thanks to Mighty Deals. There are over 30 million high-quality vector images and photos to choose from, and you can pick your image’s size, including the … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Multigraphics 1450CD for sale

Monday 20 July 21:16:11 UTC 2015

Hi all, new to the forum, have read some very interesting posts, I could learn a lot from these alone, I am mainly a printer and just dabble at design, and need to dispose of a printing machine to fund a new computer, to give it its full name it would be 'AM Multigraphics 1450CD, from the people who made the … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Logo & rationale up for critique

Monday 20 July 19:22:11 UTC 2015

Hi Guys, Logo & rationale behind its creation up for critique, It's a non-profit, community initiative where people with learning difficulties can gain valuable life skills through their work within the cafe. The experience they gain from their time here empowers them, increases confidence and equips them with self-belief. The cafe is seen as a driving force behind getting them into … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Hi!

Monday 20 July 17:39:02 UTC 2015

Hey there, I am new to forums in general but I thought I would give this one a go as it seems like a very helpful and active community! I am a London based Graphic designer and Illustrator I am looking forward honing my existing skills with help of my fellow creatives 🙂 While you are here it would be great … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Interview with Iain Macarthur

Monday 20 July 17:30:42 UTC 2015

Today we had the pleasure to interview one of the most awesome british illustrator from the last 5 years, please welcome Iain Macarthur. With a really surreal and detailed style, Iain illustrations are expressive, intense and trippy, hope you guys enjoy this interview we did with him. You can reach Iain on the following links: Website Behance Facebook Tumblr 1) First … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Inspiration for new studio layout

Monday 20 July 17:01:36 UTC 2015

I have recently been offered a new position within a company who is creating a design department. Previously all design was outsourced to a freelance designer and the company has now decided to bring in-house. The office is open plan and I have tasked with making my space look more creative. I have never worked within an agency environment and have … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Frontend to Backend: Tips & Tools for Learning Web Development

Monday 20 July 16:00:01 UTC 2015

UI design is a relatively straightforward skillset compared to development. If you know how to make textures and style typography then you can do it for websites, mobile apps, even software. But development is a different subject broken down into many unique areas of study. Web development in particular is quite large but also rewarding as you learn to build interesting … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Perfect Office – Remix Mini Android PC, Marshall Smartphone and Office Ideas

Monday 20 July 15:01:40 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 made a sweet, sweet selections of some fantastic items for you! There's the awesome Remix … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » Pall Mall: Armed And Dangerous

Monday 20 July 14:52:21 UTC 2015

The look on her face says it all. This disaster appears on a poster advertisement in Stuttgart, Germany. Thanks for sending it in, Simon! The post Pall Mall: Armed And Dangerous appeared first on PSD : Photoshop Disasters . [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Clever Ebook Cover Designs

Monday 20 July 14:45:24 UTC 2015

This is a collection of beautifully designed ebook covers done by Polish designer Krzysztof Stryjewski for UXPin collection of ebooks. Check it out! For more from Krzysztof Stryjewski visit behance.net/stryjewski. Clever Ebook Cover Designs Tags: ebookdesigncoverpaul0v2's blog [Link]

Smashing Magazine » Smarter Grids With Sass And Susy

Monday 20 July 13:56:37 UTC 2015

If you’re a designer, you’ll know that grids are your friends. More often than not, they’re the vital architecture that holds a beautiful design together; they create rhythm, structure your page, lead the eye, and prevent the whole thing collapsing in a sloppy mess. I’m a firm advocate for designing with the browser: prototyping with HTML and CSS has many clear … [Link]

Line25.com » 20 Websites With Creative Drop Down Menu Designs

Monday 20 July 13:49:32 UTC 2015

Today, we selected 20 websites with creative drop down menu designs and cool layouts. You won’t see how the drop down menu designs look like from all the previews, so head straight to the websites and check out the whole design! We also selected some prototype drop down menu designs created my some very talented Dribbble designers. You can find … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Complete Novice Needing Guidance

Monday 20 July 13:40:31 UTC 2015

Hi, I'm Panjita. New to the forum and very new to any kind of graphic design. In fact what I am doing is not really graphic design at all. I've downloaded some icons from a website and they are in an .eps format. I basically want to be able to use them in a Keynote presentation, but wondered if there is … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Help: Drawing cover on to a V large spine

Monday 20 July 13:20:37 UTC 2015

Hi all, A bit of advice wanted if you'd be so kind. We have recently taken on a large sewn book (in excess of 1,000pp), and found that the spine width is marginally too thick for our binder. This leaves us in a situation where can print and sew the job in-house but can't actually draw the cover on. Spine width … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 31 Pure Genius Digital Art Designs

Monday 20 July 13:05:27 UTC 2015

Today we decided to amaze you with these pure genius digital art designs. We gathered 31 pure genius digital art designs in this list and we hope these will give you a strong dose of design inspiration for today! These mindblowing digital art designs are not only extremely creative but also show incredible design skills and techniques. You can apply … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Print Templates Wanted

Monday 20 July 11:49:35 UTC 2015

Anyone fancy creating some print templates for me. Basically common sizes/products set up with the correct bleed etc for print, exported to .psd/.pdf/ .jpeg. Maybe 20-30 although there will be many that cover different products. Anyone interested please send me a PM with a ball park on cost… [Link]

Web Designer Depot » The ultimate guide to designing landing pages that convert

Monday 20 July 11:45:46 UTC 2015

Landing pages are pages that are designed specifically to accomplish conversion goals. Occasionally, a home page functions as a landing page (though some would argue that a home page can never truly be a landing page), but in many other cases, special pages are created for specific marketing campaigns. Conversion goals can include everything from making a purchase to requesting … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Imagined Places

Monday 20 July 10:54:31 UTC 2015

I’ve collected a bunch of my imaginary landscapes and cityscapes in to one blog post. All feedback welcome. Cheers. [Link]

Spoon Graphics » 30 Tutorials to Help You Master Photoshop’s 3D Tools

Monday 20 July 7:30:45 UTC 2015

I recently took the time to learn how to use Photoshop’s powerful 3D tools that are now included in versions CS6 Extended and CC. I found a bunch of online tutorials really useful that taught me how to extrude shapes, create environments, add materials and render the scene. The 3D interface is really daunting at first, but with these written … [Link]

example » Animated Websites: 10 Designs that Wow

Monday 20 July 5:31:52 UTC 2015

You as a web designer have the responsibility to suggest the right style and amount of animation necessary. A website should have enough humanity (via motion) for viewers to connect but not so much… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

BittBox » 25 Useful Free Resources for Web Designers

Monday 20 July 5:31:38 UTC 2015

Web Designing is an art and the more time you will spend on polishing your skills, the more you can think out of the box. Because, Spending a dedicated time and effort in the same field is what makes you perfect. Web designing is the most trending topic at the present time, where a lot of beginners as well as … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Batman Beyond

Monday 20 July 5:24:09 UTC 2015

Batman seems to be the favorite super-hero out there, it's mine at least and maybe that's the reason I always find really cool projects with him as the subject. Today I share the work of Dan Mora titled Batman Beyond. Dan was very generous to share a bit of the behind the scenes of how he got to the end result … [Link]

JUST™ Creative » 23 Awesome Online Resources for Design Inspiration

Monday 20 July 4:00:43 UTC 2015

This article has been contributed by Julie Petersen. By deriving inspiration from different people and different sources, one can learn quite a lot. So whether you are a guru or an aspiring designer, these online resources should inspire you to improve on your craft. Enjoy! 1) Designspiration Designspiration works more or less like Pinterest, the only difference is that Designspiration … [Link]

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

Monday 20 July 2:13:24 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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