If you’re interested in learning how to make text effects in Photoshop, the Avengers: Endgame logo is a great opportunity to do so. Let’s recreate this cool text effect together! This tutorial will teach you how to distort a font in Photoshop, how to define a pattern, how to use textures, how to create a… Continue reading How to Make an Avengers Text Effect in Photoshop
15 Best New Fonts, November 2023
Fonts By Ben Moss 2 days ago 2023 is almost over, and the new fonts are still coming thick and fast. This month, we’ve found some awesome variable fonts, some revivals, and one or two novelty fonts to get you through the holiday promotion work. Enjoy! Dash Dash is the result of detailed scientific study… Continue reading 15 Best New Fonts, November 2023
6 Black Friday email templates from Flo, Levi’s, Finisterre & more
Countdowns, discounts, social proof. They’ve got it all. Continue reading on UX Collective »
Move fast, break people?
A question arises: Why do we encourage users to decide and act quickly in our designs? One argument is to stimulate users “to make faster decisions, ultimately boosting conversions, user engagement, and satisfaction.” Whether this decision primarily benefits the user is debatable, but it can be viewed as a way to help ease “decision paralysis.”… Continue reading Move fast, break people?
3 Common Color Accessibility Issues One Can Easily Avoid
Color is often used to evoke emotions and emphasis. That’s one of the reasons why designers see color as an important element in their work. Colors communicate messages on both psychological and visual level. The importance of color is undeniable, but is basing the message solely on color the right thing to do? This post… Continue reading 3 Common Color Accessibility Issues One Can Easily Avoid
10+ Best One Page HTML Landing Page Templates For 2024
One page HTML templates are ideal for landing pages. There are plenty of HTML templates made specifically for this purpose—let’s take a look! One Page HTML Landing Page Templates for 2024 Let’s have a look at some of the best one page HTML landing page templates on Envato Elements. 5. Stellar – One Page Multipurpose… Continue reading 10+ Best One Page HTML Landing Page Templates For 2024
What Makes a Great Movie Logo?
1. History of Movie Title Design A Trip to the Moon was the first film to feature a logo in the title card. The original movie logo featured an Art Nouveau font, rightly so since it was released in 1902. Reinforcing the Art Nouveau style, the movie is a French science fiction film. While the… Continue reading What Makes a Great Movie Logo?
10+ Best Holiday Sales Banner Ad Templates
Want to generate traffic for your holiday sales? Of course you do! These sales banner ad templates are perfect for getting eyes on your website, social media, mobile apps, or blog articles. Holiday Sales Banner Ad (Best Templates for 2024) Create visually appealing holidays sales advertisements for your products and services with the following sales… Continue reading 10+ Best Holiday Sales Banner Ad Templates
Most Popular Sans Serif Fonts for 2024
Looking for a hot new font for your next project? Check out this list of the best sans serif fonts from Envato Elements. For one low monthly fee, this subscription-based marketplace offers tons of fonts, graphic templates, logos, add-ons, and more. Most Popular Sans Serif Fonts for 2024 1. Ameda Modern Stylish Sans Serif Font… Continue reading Most Popular Sans Serif Fonts for 2024
Today’s soul-crushing and demoralizing job market
The shift from qualitative to quantitative hiring through AI software and the significance of human connections Continue reading on UX Collective »
Why the world is not designed for left-handed people
Elvis Hsiao · Follow Published in UX Collective · 9 min read · 8 hours ago — 2 Share Source: https://metro.co.uk/2019/08/13/left-handers-day-2019-a-history-of-lefty-oppression-10562435/ When I was in first grade, my parents took me to Taiwan for schooling. As a Canadian-born, left-handed child struggling to understand the language, I was often singled out because I would often smudge… Continue reading Why the world is not designed for left-handed people
6 Smartphone Overhead Tripods for Perfect Top-Down Videos
If you’re into food blogging or product photography, capturing the perfect shot often means shooting from above. Overhead photography brings focus to your subject by eliminating extra dimensions. But, snapping those perfect 90-degree overhead shots isn’t always straightforward, especially when using a smartphone. To nail those top-down photos, you need a reliable overhead tripod. While… Continue reading 6 Smartphone Overhead Tripods for Perfect Top-Down Videos
What we can learn from Plato about inclusive UX design
Form follows function, user experience, and usability from 2400 years ago! Continue reading on UX Collective »
AI in 2023: a Christmas pantomime in three acts
Helping “normal” people make sense of AI in 2023 Dr. Adam Hart · Follow Published in UX Collective · 7 min read · 3 days ago — Listen Share King Tusk in drag (L) playing Queen Elizabeth I. Blackadder (R) Copyright BBC 2013 Prelude to Acts I, II, III Much has happened in 2023 year… Continue reading AI in 2023: a Christmas pantomime in three acts
Name/Role/Value – Whose Role Is It Anyway?
Welcome to the next edition of my Design Strategy blog series. Today, I’m sharing a client story with the hope that y’all will focus on thinking about WHY you should do things differently so that your program can rapidly mature and scale quickly. I will once again skip the “how-to” article formula and dry laundry… Continue reading Name/Role/Value – Whose Role Is It Anyway?
Understanding User Intent: The Secret to Ranking High On Search Engines
“User intent” is a way of defining a user’s goals when they search for something on the internet. It’s a crucial part of SEO nowadays, so let’s find out more! Back before search engines became as sophisticated as they are today, you could game the system by stuffing keywords into your content and watch your… Continue reading Understanding User Intent: The Secret to Ranking High On Search Engines
How to Change Text in Illustrator with Retype
If you are interested in learning how to edit text, Illustrator has a cool feature called Retype. It works on photos and raster graphics where text is outlined or the font is unknown, and it converts it to live, editable text. Follow this tutorial and learn how to achieve this in just a few easy… Continue reading How to Change Text in Illustrator with Retype
Designing for accessibility beyond compliance
Companies approach accessibility as a checklist of standards — but a client with disabilities showed me how to think beyond compliance. Source: Photo by Marcus Aurelius During my time volunteering at Neil Squire Society, and helping Hunter, a client with disabilities, be more comfortable using a computer, I learned a lot about how to better design from three… Continue reading Designing for accessibility beyond compliance
Humane AI pin and the future of ambient interactions
The generation facing the ground. We tilt our heads up to 60° in search of the next TikTok trend. We lose sight of each other because we no longer look at each other. Studies have found that the smartphone creates a shift in appreciation. The paradox here is that the smartphone is used as a… Continue reading Humane AI pin and the future of ambient interactions
Housing, It’s a Human Right (Part 3)
A 3-Part Series on the digital accessibility of the housing process experienced by people with disabilities. In this 3-part series, we will look at the challenges and rewards of the entire experience surrounding the process of acquiring housing for people who live with a disability. We will look at: Buying an existing home Leasing an… Continue reading Housing, It’s a Human Right (Part 3)
The role of hope in a Designer’s life
Hope, optimism and design thinking. Continue reading on UX Collective »
AI is the new UI
The future has arrived early. If you are reading this article, you have made a choice. A choice to evolve. AI isn’t coming for your job, but someone using AI is. Source: Author + AI Now, before you flame me on the design of the graphic, let me explain: I made this in literally one… Continue reading AI is the new UI
How to Merge (Join) Clips Together in DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve stands out in the video editing world for its comprehensive features, including the seamless merging and joining of clips. This capability is crucial for creating a smooth narrative flow in your projects, whether they are cinematic productions, vlogs, or professional advertisements. This tutorial simplifies the process, guiding you through the effective techniques to… Continue reading How to Merge (Join) Clips Together in DaVinci Resolve
How to Remove a Background from a Picture
Are you short on time and need to make a background transparent without Photoshop? Using AI to remove a background is easier than ever. In this quick tutorial, we’ll cover two AI tools you can use to remove the background in a photo with AI. The first option is Envato’s own ImageEdit tool. This is… Continue reading How to Remove a Background from a Picture