Graphic Design

example » 30 Memorable and Unique Business Cards

Thursday 26 November 22:00:00 UTC 2015

The tone, lettering, style, and presentation of a business card says a lot about you and your business. While typical humdrum card designs are expected in the corporate world, unique business cards… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

Line25.com » 25 Beautiful Single Page Website Designs

Thursday 26 November 18:23:02 UTC 2015

Single Page website designs are those websites which show all their info right on the homepage. You can get through each section of the side by just scrolling through the page. This type of website is particularly useful for corporate or presentation websites, where you don’t need a lot of pages to let people know what your business is about. … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Looking for Apparel Graphic Designers in the Midlands

Thursday 26 November 16:00:05 UTC 2015

Hello everyone, I'm a recruiter in the clothing industry and am looking for Graphic Designers who have experience designing graphics for sportswear. Any ideas on groups to approach would be great. Thanks Julia Active Apparel Recruitment [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » UI Works by Aurélien Salomon

Thursday 26 November 15:46:27 UTC 2015

Aurélien Salomon is a UI/UX designer currently based in Paris. Having studied in engineering, I really do enjoyed his intuitional UX like his Craiglist redesign for example. Check out his work, it's quite impressive. All Rights to Aurélien Salomon All Rights to Aurélien Salomon All Rights to Aurélien Salomon All Rights to Aurélien Salomon All Rights to Aurélien Salomon All Rights to Aurélien Salomon All Rights to Aurélien … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Amazing Street Art Project by Graffmatt

Thursday 26 November 15:45:27 UTC 2015

Street art is something I really love it! Maybe it's because it's raw, without perfectionism and at the same time I can see how good the is the artist to make a masterpiece in every kind of canvas. GRAFFMATT, also known as Mattieu Laine, is a French artist that is developing his first street art project called CAPHARNAÜM, it is an … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » Free download: Christmas Time Display font

Thursday 26 November 15:37:26 UTC 2015

With holiday season upon us, and Christmas Day just four weeks away, now’s the time to get your cards, decorations, and promotions finalized. To help you deliver designs that Santa’s elves would be proud of, we’ve arranged this free font for Webdesigner Depot readers. Designed by Lukasz Kulakowski, this festive font is an original typeface reminiscent of traditional American woodblock … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » A Visualization of Google’s Thanksgiving Search Trends

Thursday 26 November 15:00:46 UTC 2015

Google is usually buzzing around the Thanksgiving holiday season, as people turn to it for a variety of searches. From holiday facts, recipes, to the best methods to cook a turkey. Below are some interesting graphics Google shared, featuring information around Thanksgiving search trends. The data is cleverly designed in Google’s signature Material Design, we wouldn’t expect anything else. What are … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » Lessons Learned After Shutting My Startup, Following A Six-Year Struggle

Thursday 26 November 14:22:26 UTC 2015

On 12 January 2015, Getwear, an integrated custom jeans company, processed its last order. After that, the company shut down. Despite coming up with a unique custom production process and outstanding jeans, we didn’t achieve much success. Several months — and a lot of discussion and dissection — later, I figured out why. It all started back in 2009, when I … [Link]

example » The Pros and Cons of Writing for Other Blogs

Thursday 26 November 14:00:00 UTC 2015

One of the best ways for new bloggers to get some valuable exposure is to write guest posts for other blogs . In the past, I was writing 3 to 5 posts each week for other blogs. While I think it is… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. … [Link]

I Love Typography » Pure Gold

Thursday 26 November 6:50:00 UTC 2015

Both the Roman, Pliny (ca. 61–113) and the Greek historian, Herodotus (ca. 484–425 BC), mention gilding; the latter writing that the Egyptians gilded wood and metal. It has been used in decorating ceramics, in art, and at least from the fifth century in the production of illuminated manuscripts, reaching its peak in the especially exquisite illuminated Books of Hours produced … [Link]

I Love Typography » The First Illustrated Books

Thursday 26 November 6:49:59 UTC 2015

The early history of illustrated printed books is also the history of woodcut. Woodcut illustrations long predate the mid-fifteenth-century introduction of movable type to Germany. They were used extensively in the printing of textiles many hundreds of years before in Europe and the Far East. Designs were cut in relief in wood, inked, then stamped onto fabric by hand. Woodcuts … [Link]

I Love Typography » The First Printed Children’s Books

Thursday 26 November 6:49:58 UTC 2015

Anyone who has children understands that books are a crucial part of their development. Parents also know that children’s books are likely to have relatively short shelf lives; torn pages, chewed corners, and crazed crayoning conspire toward the book’s inevitable annihilation. Fifteenth-century children were no different, and so it is no surprise that most of the very earliest printed children’s … [Link]

example » How to Choose a WordPress Theme Framework

Thursday 26 November 6:01:00 UTC 2015

If you design and develop WordPress themes you may have considered using a WordPress theme framework rather than creating themes from scratch. Frameworks offer significant benefits to developers and… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Logo Design: The Work of Marcin Inspirado

Thursday 26 November 4:33:21 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. The last time we featured quirky Japanese logos and today we're featuring the work of Marcin Inspirado. These are only a handful of Marcin's work. For more of it, please visit his portfolio … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daliy Inspiration #2243

Thursday 26 November 4:32:18 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]

JUST™ Creative » Black Friday + Cyber Monday Deals for Graphic Designers, Developers & Geeks

Thursday 26 November 2:08:09 UTC 2015

Below I’ve compiled some of the best online Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for graphic designers, web designers and geeks at heart, plus some other great sales too! I personally use / interact with all of these products and companies on a regular basis and can vouch for their awesomeness. I wouldn’t recommend them otherwise. If you have your … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Design Trends To Look For In 2016 (In The Form of Gifs!)

Thursday 26 November 2:00:27 UTC 2015

Design trends are developing in an exceptional speed and will continue to grow into the next year, with the increasing demands of the user. Here are a couple trends to keep in minds for a simple and worthwhile user-experience. Scrolling above clicking: the user today views all but buys selectively. Since the concept using a scroll bar is obsolete, and people … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » Building effective web design teams

Thursday 26 November 1:03:44 UTC 2015

When you are just starting out in a web development business, it can be really tempting to try to handle most (if not all) of the work entirely by yourself. It’s not hard to understand the logic: the more of the work you complete personally, the more of the profits you get to keep, right? But there’s a side to … [Link]

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