Graphic Design

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #2301

Wednesday 3 February 22:10:34 UTC 2016

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 … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Work of Juanma Mota

Wednesday 3 February 22:07:56 UTC 2016

Juanma Mota is a Art and Motion Director based in Madrid, Spain. His work has been recognized by many brands out there including: OFFF Mexico, Nike, NBC and History Channel just to name a few. Now that he founded Pleid, a studio with talented folks to achieve greatness in every single project. Calling themselves the "Crafters of the Static Beauty … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » Uber relaunches with a new brand identity

Wednesday 3 February 17:45:16 UTC 2016

Uber has relaunched its brand, with a new logo, identity, app icons, and site designs. One of the most well-known startups in the world, and not always for the right reasons—with allegations ranging from unfair business practices, to assaults on customers—it’s essential for the company that it establishes a positive brand message. Uber’s growth over the last few years has … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » You Need Both Parts of the Digital Brain Working Together

Wednesday 3 February 17:34:56 UTC 2016

You Need Both Parts of the Digital Brain Working Together Two separate entities are normally involved in creating a digital product. Traditionally these two entities, creative digital agencies and developers, create a product in a four-step, serial fashion. The agency creates the design. The designer sends the requirements to the developer. The developer codifies the design. The developer delivers the finished … [Link]

JUST™ Creative » The Ultimate Guide to Brand Identity Styleguides

Wednesday 3 February 14:45:47 UTC 2016

This article was contributed by Nicole Stansley. Having a proper styleguide is a thing that your business requires in order to keep your brand identity consistent regardless of who creates it and consistent through any medium of communication; however, not many businesses keep one. The style guide is essentially the one document that lists all the vital information needed to … [Link]

WebDesignDev » Beyond Font and Color: 3 Things to Consider before Design

Wednesday 3 February 14:25:13 UTC 2016

The aesthetic of a webpage is naturally one of the most important aspects of a website’s design and structure. A site can have a squeaky clean backlink profile, super-fast loading time, and a seamless payment gateway, but if the pages are ugly, then visitors are not going to hang around for long. That being said, those of us who swoon … [Link]

Line25.com » 45 Headline Fonts You Can Use for Maximum Impact

Wednesday 3 February 13:46:16 UTC 2016

In a world full of boring fonts, use a quirky one! With a plethora of new and fun fonts that are easy to download and use, you can express yourself in ways you’ve never imagined. The trick is finding the right one to represent you. Because we try to make your life easier, we narrowed it down to 45 unique … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Intricate Cities by IC4DESIGN

Wednesday 3 February 11:50:51 UTC 2016

Today we're gonna check the awesome work of IC4DESIGN inc., a Japanese group that comes up with the most awesome, intricate city designs you'll see around. There are so my details in their work that one would spend hours going through all of them! This is only a super brief selection of their artworks. For more of it, and a … [Link]

Web Design – WebFX Blog » 12 Small CSS Frameworks To Use In Your Web Designs

Wednesday 3 February 10:00:57 UTC 2016

You probably don’t need most of the features that come with large UI frameworks such as Bootstrap, especially when you’re working on small, straightforward projects that you just want to get up and running as soon as possible. Fortunately, there are smaller, simpler CSS frameworks out there that you can use instead. Using a small CSS framework typically translates to … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » A Colossal Collection of Textures & Patterns to Cover Any Project

Wednesday 3 February 8:00:44 UTC 2016

Can anyone relate to this scenario? You’re working on a design and you need a high resolution texture to add some dirty effects to your artwork. You scour the web but you just can’t find what you need! Avoid wasting time by arming yourself with this colossal collection of texture and pattern resources that you can choose from for years … [Link]

example » Powerful Open Source jQuery Form Validation Plugins

Wednesday 3 February 6:31:17 UTC 2016

Form validation is the process of taking values from a form field and testing against a set of requirements. The most popular example is password validation requirements like capital letters,… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Beautiful Backgrounds

Wednesday 3 February 6:28:29 UTC 2016

The best way, and probably the only way to learn is by practicing. As my dad always said, nobody was born knowing how to do things, there's always the need to practice, learn from mistakes and evolve. Iryna Korshak gives a great example with a set of beautiful backgrounds she put together while practicing her texture skills in Photoshop. Iryna … [Link]

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