Do the lazy days have you longing for a new design technique to try? You are in luck. This month’s collection of essential design trends is packed with functional ideas to spruce up design projects. And all of them are fairly easy to accomplish and will give your project a modern – or intentionally old-school… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, August 2020
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All About the Futura Font and Its History
The Futura font is one of the most famous geometric fonts, and it’s still popular to this day. In this article, we tell you all about the Futura font history and its impact on the design world. What Is Futura? Designed in 1927, Futura is still considered a modern font that conveys progress. We’ve seen… Continue reading All About the Futura Font and Its History
How Custom Software Development Boosts Businesses
The demand for business software solutions isn’t something new. From supply chain management, operations, administration, analytics, and customer satisfaction, software is a required part of nearly every aspect of modern business. Without it, chaos and mismanagement run rampant. When it comes to technology, businesses have more diverse and complex needs today than they have ever… Continue reading How Custom Software Development Boosts Businesses
Photoshop Basics: How to Flip an Image in Photoshop
July 29, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine Flipping an image may be required for editing photos on Photoshop. There are many different ways to do so, and some had already been discussed in previous tutorials. It is important to note that there are two considerations on how to flip an image in Photoshop. This is to… Continue reading Photoshop Basics: How to Flip an Image in Photoshop
How to Find a Font
We know that there is a lot of work involved when it comes to designs. Every element designed has a reasoning behind it – from the colors to the shapes and even the look of the texts. Looking for the right font to use for your texts can be a time-consuming task. Fonts, in the… Continue reading How to Find a Font
How to make a business website better by improving its UX
4 Shares To establish a modern business, you need to create a website. Websites are precious. They provide quick access to the essential information and services a company offers. It is great to have an excellent online presence – and sites allow just that. However, many users expect a particular web design one business to… Continue reading How to make a business website better by improving its UX
WordPress Troubleshooting: HTTP Error When Uploading Images
In this tutorial you’ll learn how to fix the HTTP error sometimes seen when uploading images to WordPress. This is actually a pretty common error and there are several ways to fix it, so let’s break it down. Troubleshooting Uploading Errors in WordPress Here’s a complete video version of this tutorial. Follow along with us… Continue reading WordPress Troubleshooting: HTTP Error When Uploading Images
Important Skills Every Web Designer Needs
July 24, 2020 by Spyre Studios Learning web design skills can lead to a fulfilling and exciting career, especially if you’re a problem-solver or are creative. But it can seem overwhelming to get started, especially if you don’t know what skills you’ll need. If you’re wondering if this is the right career, it’s easier than… Continue reading Important Skills Every Web Designer Needs
How to Create Patterns in Affinity Designer
What You’ll Be Creating In today’s tutorial, we’re going to learn how to make a pattern in Affinity Designer. We’ll explore three different methods in order to see which one is the best. Also, don’t forget you can always expand your pattern library by heading over to Envato Elements, where you’ll find a great selection of… Continue reading How to Create Patterns in Affinity Designer
Best Colleges to Study Graphic Design
0 Shares Over the last several years, graphic design has gained more popularity worldwide and not because people have suddenly discovered their love for art. First, this is one of the key components in the IT industry for creating user-friendly design and experience for smartphone users. Secondly, this job can be easily done on a… Continue reading Best Colleges to Study Graphic Design
The Designer’s Guide to Letter-Spacing
Most of the information we consume happens through reading, so it makes a lot of sense to pay attention to the words when designing. There are many aspects to typography, but one of the things that helped improve the quality of my design was letter-spacing. Letter-spacing is about adding and removing space between letters. Some… Continue reading The Designer’s Guide to Letter-Spacing
30+ Free Signature Fonts (Script Fonts to Download Now)
Don’t let a less than outstanding signature hold you back. Instead, try a cool signature font and create a unique signature you can be proud of. Try a premium signature font from Envato Elements, like Magnolia Stylish Signature Font Today we’ll share with you over 30 free signature style fonts as well as a selection… Continue reading 30+ Free Signature Fonts (Script Fonts to Download Now)
How to Install PHP on Windows
In this article, we’re going to discuss how to install PHP on Windows. There are three different ways to install and run PHP on Windows, and we’ll look at each one. PHP is a server-side scripting language which is mostly used to build web applications—these may range from a very simple blog website to a… Continue reading How to Install PHP on Windows
Photoshop Basics: How To Rotate Text in Photoshop
July 15, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine Not all edited images require texts. However, there are many instances when texts are unavoidable. This is why learning how to rotate text in Photoshop is important. The addition of texts can be used when creating advertisements or flyers. It adds substance to the image and creates an identity… Continue reading Photoshop Basics: How To Rotate Text in Photoshop
VideoProc Review 2020: Easy Video Editing Software
Videos have become a primary tool of communication in the modern world. Before, the only videos we would see were films, TV shows, and home videos. However today, videos come in all kinds from professionally-shot videos to six-second ones taken on our phones. We have YouTube videos, Facebook videos, TikTok videos, Instagram stories, Snapchat, and… Continue reading VideoProc Review 2020: Easy Video Editing Software
Customer Experience Improvements for eCommerce Websites
Websites that sell products pose special problems for web designers and developers. Not only do you need the site to look great, but you need it to function in a way that promotes more sales. eCommerce websites have so many competitors out there that if you don’t maximize each opportunity on the site, they’ll likely… Continue reading Customer Experience Improvements for eCommerce Websites
Our industry needs more designers. Most importantly: a different type of designer.
For those reasons, Caio Braga and I decided to create a more structured guide for entry-level designers; a resource to address the needs of who’s starting now; selfishly, a single destination to refer to whenever we receive emails from designers looking for guidance. We want this guide to serve as a reminder that when it… Continue reading Our industry needs more designers. Most importantly: a different type of designer.
30+ Free Tattoo Fonts (Download Now to Use)
Looking for just the right font for your next tattoo? Rumble Tattoos is one of the awesome tattoo fonts found at Envato Elements Well, check out this list of over 30 free tattoo fonts as well as a selection of premium tattoo fonts from Envato Elements. Unlimited Tattoo Font Downloads at Envato Elements Cash-strapped designers will appreciate the list of… Continue reading 30+ Free Tattoo Fonts (Download Now to Use)
Photoshop Basics: How to Rotate an Image in Photoshop
July 13, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine Changing the orientation of an image may be necessary when editing in Photoshop. There are different ways on how to rotate an image in Photoshop. There are straightforward ways to rotate an image, while there are other clever tricks to do the same. Here are a few tips and… Continue reading Photoshop Basics: How to Rotate an Image in Photoshop
Exciting New Tools for Designers, July 2020
Some of the changes we are seeing with where we work are starting to pop up in the type of new tools made for designers and developers. More tools with remote collaboration as a key feature are increasing in popularity. (You’ll find a few of those here.) Here’s what new for designers this month. Webdesign… Continue reading Exciting New Tools for Designers, July 2020
8 Design Secrets of B2B Vs B2C Websites
Web design clients come from a wide variety of backgrounds. One day, you’ll be designing a portfolio website for a voiceover artist, the next you’ll be creating a comprehensive ecommerce site for a leading retailer. In an ideal world, you’ll get to a point where you eventually specialize in a niche. However, you’ll need to… Continue reading 8 Design Secrets of B2B Vs B2C Websites
50 Modern Serif Fonts For Graphic Designers
110 Shares Best Sans Serif Fonts for designers. The serif fonts are simple and modern looking fonts which are perfect for branding, logos, greeting cards, typographic quotes, book covers, websites, flyers, packaging designs and more. These professionally designed typefaces and fonts can significantly improve your design by simply included them in the project you are working on. All… Continue reading 50 Modern Serif Fonts For Graphic Designers
Tech and Politics: Worlds Collide
In 2011, protests across the Middle East were captured on social media, including platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Vine. Ultimately, Hosni Mubarak, then-president of Egypt, was overthrown. Many credit the viral social media “campaign” as the impetus for what was termed the Arab Spring. In the past 9 years since, the impact and use… Continue reading Tech and Politics: Worlds Collide
Why Do Websites Look the Same (And Should We Care)?
If we don’t question this kind of design homogenization, do we put ourselves at risk of perpetuating the same mistakes in the years to come? Or is it even a mistake to begin with? Today, I’m going to look at four things that are likely causing this, and what you can do to break the… Continue reading Why Do Websites Look the Same (And Should We Care)?