Tabs, Used Right

Summary:  Tabs are everywhere, but do you use them properly? Distinguish between types of tabs, design them for visual clarity, and structure their content for usability. Tabs are a fundamental and frequently used control in interface design. For decades, the humble tab has enabled designers to organize and facilitate content navigation. In that time, tabs… Continue reading Tabs, Used Right

Change with design

Change is a fundamental aspect of the human experience, yet each change is a unique journey. In today’s fast-paced business world, traditional change management often relies on standardized tools and templates, primarily aiming to drive people to adopt change rather than adapt, which should be at the core of any transformation. However, in my experience… Continue reading Change with design

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How to ‘un-stuck’ your design work

Three lifelines to call on when you’re feeling stuck creatively I’ve been a professional designer for over twenty years, working across a wide range of media: UX/UI, motion, branding, web design, mobile apps, and creative coding. Most lately, I’ve been developing my font design practice. Design is a long journey of exploration and growth. You… Continue reading How to ‘un-stuck’ your design work

15 Tips & Tricks All InDesign Users Should Know

Learn how to enhance your Adobe InDesign skills with these 15 essential tips and tricks. From shortcuts to lesser-known features, you’ll learn how to streamline your design process and create professional-level graphics in no time. Discover how to generate QR codes, create visually stunning designs by masking letters, and animate assets for interactive PDFs. If you’re… Continue reading 15 Tips & Tricks All InDesign Users Should Know

How to Change the WordPress Favicon Settings

If you want to replace or change your favicon in the future, simply follow the same steps. Best Practices for Creating a Favicon Creating a favicon that is optimized for different devices and browsers is crucial for website design and development. Here are some best practices for creating a favicon: Size: Favicons should be either… Continue reading How to Change the WordPress Favicon Settings

How to Change the Color of Clothing in Photoshop

If you want to learn how to change the color of clothes in Photoshop, in this tutorial I’ll show you a very simple method that works for all colors—even for changing a black shirt into a white shirt! What You’ll Learn in This Photoshop Tutorial How to change the color of clothes in Photoshop … Continue reading How to Change the Color of Clothing in Photoshop

How to Create a Digital Clock Text Effect

What You’ll Be Creating * { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;} In the following tutorial, you will learn how to create a digital clock text effect in Adobe Illustrator. For this tutorial, you will need this digital clock font, so check out Envato Elements where you can find other designs and fonts that look… Continue reading How to Create a Digital Clock Text Effect

How to Make a Perfect Circle in Procreate

What You’ll Be Creating Wondering how to draw a perfect circle in Procreate? Today, I’m going to show you how to make a circle using the shape tool in Procreate. What You’ll Learn in This Procreate Perfect Circle Tutorial How to make a perfect circle on Procreate How to transform or scale a perfect circle… Continue reading How to Make a Perfect Circle in Procreate

How to Change the URL in JavaScript: Redirecting

In this quick article, we’ll discuss how to change the URL in JavaScript by redirecting. We’ll go through a couple of different ways that you can use to perform JavaScript redirects. JavaScript is one of the core technologies of the web. The majority of websites use it, and all modern web browsers support it without… Continue reading How to Change the URL in JavaScript: Redirecting

How to Change the Featured Image Size in WordPress

Featured images are usually one of the first things that visitors notice when checking out a WordPress blog. So it’s important that your images send the right signals to visitors.  It starts with choosing or creating eye-catching and relevant graphics for your posts. You also need to ensure that the images aren’t blurred, that parts… Continue reading How to Change the Featured Image Size in WordPress

How to Create a Summer Portrait With Ice Cream in Procreate

What You’ll Be Creating Just imagine: a scorching sun, a clear blue sky, a cool breeze blowing in from the sea, and your favorite ice cream in your hand. Well, aren’t these the key ingredients for a perfect summer mood? In this tutorial we’ll try to picture this mood by creating a colorful summer portrait… Continue reading How to Create a Summer Portrait With Ice Cream in Procreate

20 Best Etsy Banner Designs (Using an Etsy Banner Maker)

If you have an Etsy shop, you need an eye-catching banner to make sure your page stands out from the crowd.  Don’t worry—you don’t need to waste time trying to figure out how to make an Etsy banner yourself. That’s because Placeit’s Etsy banner maker will help you create an eye-catching banner in a matter… Continue reading 20 Best Etsy Banner Designs (Using an Etsy Banner Maker)

41 Best Real Estate Newsletters (Ideas and Examples to Download)

Real estate newsletters are a great way for real estate agents to connect with their target audience. And if you’re a real estate agent looking to create a weekly or monthly newsletter to keep your clients updated, then you’re going to need an eye-catching template.  Check out Envato Elements or GraphicRiver for the best real… Continue reading 41 Best Real Estate Newsletters (Ideas and Examples to Download)

How to Create a Vintage Type Postcard

What You’ll Be Creating In the following steps, you will learn how to design a vintage postcard in Adobe Illustrator. Harken back to an era when postcards were all the rage with this friendly type style. The tutorial will delve into clipping masks, using bitmap images, working with layers, effects, and blends.  What You’ll Learn… Continue reading How to Create a Vintage Type Postcard

20+ Best Custom Twitch Emotes (Using a Twitch Emote Maker)

Want to give your viewers an incentive to subscribe to your Twitch channel? Offer them your own custom Twitch emotes. Don’t know how to make Twitch emotes?   One of the many awesome Twitch emotes you can find at Placeit Well, that’s what this article is all about. Here, you’ll not only learn how to make… Continue reading 20+ Best Custom Twitch Emotes (Using a Twitch Emote Maker)

How to Make a Gift Certificate (With or Without Photoshop!)

What You’ll Be Creating Need a gift coupon template, but you’re not sure how to create a gift certificate template of your own? In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to make a printable gift certificate, both with Photoshop and without it.  Photoshop makes it easy to develop a customizable gift certificate template for your business, clients,… Continue reading How to Make a Gift Certificate (With or Without Photoshop!)

Exciting New Tools for Designers, August 2020

The common theme in this month’s collection of new tools and resources is “things that help you show off your work.” Many of these tools are made to help you better web products or apps or showcase designs with others. Here’s what new for designers this month. Naturaltts Naturaltts is an online text to speech… Continue reading Exciting New Tools for Designers, August 2020

33 Best Facebook Covers Using a Facebook Cover Photo Maker

Your Facebook cover photo occupies one of the most noticeable areas on your Facebook page—the top third of the page. Whether you’re just using your page to connect to friends and family or you’re a business looking to raise brand awareness, generate leads, or close deals, it’s critical that you know how to use and… Continue reading 33 Best Facebook Covers Using a Facebook Cover Photo Maker

30 Examples of Creative Typography that Will Blow Your Mind

If you wanna blow your mind just step in and see yourself, how much hand-lettering creativity can improve simple words in dashing and memorable sentences. Today I’ shared best examples of lettering and typography designs that will blow your mind. Typography is always inspiration for those who know the importance of words. Good handmade lettering… Continue reading 30 Examples of Creative Typography that Will Blow Your Mind

How to Create a Cyberpunk Photoshop Effect Action

What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a cyberpunk Photoshop effect action to add amazing photo effects to your photos. I will explain everything in so much detail that everyone can create the effect, even those who have just opened Photoshop for the first time. The effect shown above… Continue reading How to Create a Cyberpunk Photoshop Effect Action

How to Design a Money Management App UI in Sketch

What You’ll Be Creating In this Sketch app tutorial you will learn how to create a money management mobile UI design. Take a look at the final design to see what we’ll be working towards. Feel free to download the source files too. What We’ll Learn For starters, you will learn how to set up… Continue reading How to Design a Money Management App UI in Sketch