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Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » URGENT Advice Needed!- Indian printer/manufacturer requesting Ai files

Monday 24 August 19:15:07 UTC 2015

Hi there, I work for a local furniture company and design everything from brochures, newspaper adverts to elements for products. I was asked to design 20 Clock Faces a few months ago. I designed them specifically to the Dial dimensions given to me and packaged them, used outlines and sent PDF copies like requested. However, months down the line – with … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Interview with Sergio Odeith

Monday 24 August 18:29:44 UTC 2015

On the last years we've seen a lot of awesome anamorphic street art and graffiti thru the world and today we had the pleasure to interview of the top artists behind this type of art. Sergio, also known as Odeith, is a veteran graffiti writer who turned his style into the 3D/anamorphic path, check it out. You can reach Sergio on … [Link]

Line25.com » 25 Professional LetterPress Business Cards Designs

Monday 24 August 16:43:30 UTC 2015

As a web designer, having a great business card is a must! A well-designed business card will help your design business grow, attract more clients and increase the value of your personal branding! If you want an eye-catching business card for impressing your future clients, then you’ll have to take a look at these 25 professional letterpress business cards designs. … [Link]

JUST™ Creative » How to convert PSD files to WordPress

Monday 24 August 16:30:27 UTC 2015

This article has been contributed by PSDtoWP.net Perhaps it would be best to start here with the why. About a quarter of all websites run on WordPress, the online blogging platform. This makes it by far one of the most popular open source content management systems on the planet. The vast majority of web designers still use Photoshop to design … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 190+ Free Vector Badges You Can Use As Logos

Monday 24 August 16:16:40 UTC 2015

Take a look at these 190+ free vector badges which you can also use as logos! They will save you a lot of time, help you design faster and better and also inspire you to create beautiful logos! These free vector badges can be used for various purposes, from logo design to website badges, banners and more. They also come … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Perfect Office – Google Onhub Router, Wove Band and Office Ideas

Monday 24 August 15:46:12 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 selected some super nice gadgets and other little items for your office, like Yonos Smart Lamp, which … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Minimalissimo Identity Design

Monday 24 August 15:42:56 UTC 2015

Italian designer Alessandro Scarpellini takes on the rebranding work for Minimalissimo, a magazine that celebrates the best of minimalism in design from the past and present. For more from Alessandro Scarpellini visit alessandroscarpellini.it. Minimalissimo Identity Design Since 2009, Minimalissimo’s identity was focused on serif typography, specifically the beautiful Baskerville typeface. You may think this was an unusual choice considering serif type is undoubtedly maximal … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » The UX case against the home button

Monday 24 August 11:45:13 UTC 2015

For years, the “home” button has provided a compass rose, the north star, a navigator’s ability to regroup to the familiar comfort of the homepage no matter how deep into a website we’ve gone. As users become more fluent in navigating the intricacies of the Web however, having a prominent home button is becoming an unnecessary navigation crutch — a … [Link]

Web Design – WebFX Blog » Infographic: 69 Web Design Tips

Monday 24 August 10:00:28 UTC 2015

This infographic was first published on PSDtoWP.net. This infographic will remind you about the important web design do’s and don’ts when creating websites. There are tips in this infographic for every level of expertise and for every part of the website design and development process. View Larger Version Infographic: 69 Web Design Tips View Larger Version Related Content What Are Websites Made Of? (Infographic) The … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » Typographic Patterns In HTML Email Newsletter Design

Monday 24 August 8:14:08 UTC 2015

Last year I read Jan Constantin’s post “Typographic Design Patterns and Current Practices” and straightaway wanted to do something similar with email. At the time I was studying responsive typography on the web, trying to break down the websites I liked in order to understand what made the typography work so well, then attempting to apply those findings to email design. … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » My Top 30 Fonts with the Sexiest Ampersands

Monday 24 August 7:30:00 UTC 2015

Whats your dream character? Small and curvy? Tall and strong? Whatever your type, you’ll see the most attractive glyphs in this typographic beauty contest. The ampersand is every typography addict’s favourite ligature, but which font has the best? I searched the world’s font foundries to create a showcase of the most beautiful ampersands, find the one that takes your fancy. … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » ABDZ 002 – Playing with Strokes

Monday 24 August 7:23:35 UTC 2015

Second week of my little project of trying to create an image per week. This time I got inspired by simple vector illustrations I saw that had lines creating the logo. I've done something like this in the past but never with the style that I played with this week, completely out of my comfort zone. Below you can see the … [Link]

example » Classic and Dreamy Hand Drawn Fonts

Monday 24 August 5:31:46 UTC 2015

There’s just something authentic, nostalgic, and beautiful about hand painted signs. It’s one of those artsy designs that get me into a creative mood quite easily. I’ve even had to create a few of my… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #2162

Monday 24 August 2:38:48 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, Architecture, Graphic Design and more

Monday 24 August 2:31:31 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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