Personal letterheads are so much more than easy and appealing ways to send a message through email or post. There’s even more going on if you’re planning a personal event. Almost everyone now organizes events by developing concepts, even if we turn to the traditional one. The personal letterhead can make a plain sheet of… Continue reading 5 Free Personal Letterhead Templates for Events
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ShowTrackr: Free landing template for Sketch
Hey, folks! Glad to share with you this free landing page template designed and released by Daniel Korpai, UI designer from The Netherlands. The goal was to create a design, which is in line with the latest design trends, while focusing on hitting the business goal (getting more people on the platform) and only use elements,… Continue reading ShowTrackr: Free landing template for Sketch
Must-know Skills For Web Designers
It’s easy to get demotivated. Not that it always happens. There are times when you feel you’re on a run, your work is going well, your clients love you, and you get a lot of referrals. Then there are times when your work halts, you feel uninspired and you lose motivation. This is particularly true… Continue reading Must-know Skills For Web Designers
Design with the engineering constraints
No matter how good your engineers are, the application you are building will not feel the same between two devices. Internet speed, data usage, and device bandwidth are all technical limitations that result in distinct experiences. Network speed (3G, LTE etc) across the world and network quality across your living room may vary. In addition,… Continue reading Design with the engineering constraints
How to Use Bold Typography in Your Design
Bold typography is one of the most exciting trends that has emerged in design. Whether it’s online or offline content, typography helps you to communicate your message across to your audience. Designers can have fun with typography and be creative. Based on the typography you choose, you can establish a brand identity and send a… Continue reading How to Use Bold Typography in Your Design
No one designs like you
We’re imposters, you and I. But that designer you look up to. The one you feel knows something you don’t about design. About craft. About success. About leadership. Why don’t we think they’re imposters? That they have it all figured out? And why, for many of us, does achieving their level of mastery seem almost… Continue reading No one designs like you
Remarkable Digital Illustrations and Painting Art by Ahmed Karam
Yet another remarkable collection of digital freelancer senior illustrator artist “Ahmed Karam“, with his best work of digital illustrations, painting and drawings. He was from Mansoura, Egypt. He started in the field of Graphics since 2011 till now as a re-touch artist and after that as illustrator. He worked as a freelance Senior illustrator, Painter and Graphic Designer for portraits… Continue reading Remarkable Digital Illustrations and Painting Art by Ahmed Karam
How To Design Better Illustrations
As an illustrator, you’ll know that you have your own process that you use to create your designs. You’ll be familiar with a range of tools and techniques that you’ve developed over time. You’ll have developed your own style and learned to bring your own interpretation to your work. This article isn’t here to show… Continue reading How To Design Better Illustrations
A few things I have learned after 10 years writing about UX
Photo: Drew Coffman I have been blogging for more than 10 years now. (Funny how “blogging” used as a verb sounds a bit off these days) It all started back in the day when I was working as an Information Architect (yep, “UX” is a relatively new term) at the biggest digital agency in Brazil. At… Continue reading A few things I have learned after 10 years writing about UX
Tips For Using Images in Web Design: 20 Examples
Web designers know that images can have a huge impact on viewer experience. An attractive image, placed on a well-designed site, can engage your users and send out a message. How do you find the best images for our site? How do you use your images to the very best effect? When creating a website,… Continue reading Tips For Using Images in Web Design: 20 Examples
Flawless Website Navigation? Easier to Accomplish Than You Might Think
Website requirements sometimes require complex solutions, or so it would seem. Web designers, on the other hand, seek simple solutions. These “simple” solutions typically involve following best practices. They are basing an overall design on simple and logical structures. This is especially true for navigation paths. They often become difficult to keep simple and straightforward.… Continue reading Flawless Website Navigation? Easier to Accomplish Than You Might Think
Carta: A free all-in-one WordPress theme
Carta is a free multipurpose WordPress theme – designed by Stefano Giliberti – that makes it extremely easy to create beautiful and unique websites. No matter the size of your business or the domain you want to use it for: Carta is a truly all-in-one solution built to be flexible and customisable to fit any need. It… Continue reading Carta: A free all-in-one WordPress theme
Photography Training Course For Improving Photography Skills
Capturing stunning images of impressive landscapes and attractive portraits is a popular pastime as well as a serious occupation for numerous people. Maneuvering the camera is a skill that can be learned only from experts in the field. If you are interested in a career in photography or just want to enhance your dexterity as… Continue reading Photography Training Course For Improving Photography Skills
Building Effective Navigation Menus
Designing effective navigation menus should be a core competency of any decent web designer. A good navigation menu will be short, well-organized, sufficiently descriptive and effective at corralling user intent. There no secret recipe involved: it comes down to empathy for the user and understanding of their intentions. Address The User’s Need Before you build… Continue reading Building Effective Navigation Menus
Designing Happy
Health problems stemming from stress and loneliness include: obesity, high blood pressure, alcoholism, depression, heart disease, insomnia, and stroke. The solution In surveying the landscape, one might think there are already solutions for this problem including traditional mental health solutions as well as new up-and-coming behavioral health startups. Newer solutions often require high levels of customer… Continue reading Designing Happy
Design Conferences are broken, but we can fix them
I just got back from a design conference. It was just one in a sea of poorly-designed design conferences I’ve attended over the years. I wont beat around the proverbial bush. Here are 3 easy ways for organizers to step up their game and put on an impactful, memorable, and successful design conference. Speakers are… Continue reading Design Conferences are broken, but we can fix them
Best E-Commerce Courses You Could Take Online
Probably, if you read this article, you have already decided to change your life completely and, probably, you are searching for the best online commerce classes online to start doing small steps to your dream direction! It doesn’t matter who you are: a university student or a marketing expert – we will try to give… Continue reading Best E-Commerce Courses You Could Take Online
Design is not Design, thoughts on IxDA 2018
From 6 Feb to 8 Feb, the conference had separate subjects for each of the three days. I am going to recommend and elaborate on one talk for each day to explain the thoughts behind the above statement I made. At the very end of this article, I will also recommend talks that I think… Continue reading Design is not Design, thoughts on IxDA 2018
20 Free Simple Clean Resume Templates
Free professional & Clean Resume Templates with elegant designs and easy to use and customize, resumes are available in MS WORD, AI, EPS, PSD, PDF versions. These simple resume designs can make your resume for any opportunity and help you to get your dream job. In this free resume collection you will find single page or… Continue reading 20 Free Simple Clean Resume Templates
Build A Movie Player ― Scotch
Last week, we solved the code challenge #4: Build An Eye Tracking App with JavaScript. This week we will be looking at consuming API’s and utilizing APIs to fetch reusable data. The Challenge The challenge is basically to build a movie trailer player with image thumbnails for a playlist and a section to display selected… Continue reading Build A Movie Player ― Scotch
Build An Eye-Tracking Alien with JavaScript ― Scotch
Hi and welcome to our Code Challenge #4. This week on the challenge we shall be delving into mouse tracking with JavaScript and simple animations with CSS. The Challenge The challenge is basically to build this Alien from Mars. We were browsing CodePen and saw this awesome CSS alien built by Eduardo Sada. View the… Continue reading Build An Eye-Tracking Alien with JavaScript ― Scotch
How to Create Better Typography Based Designs
In days gone by, books were originally handwritten by monks in monasteries. Later on, they were created out of wooden or metal type, which was used as a part of a printing process. Using typography, therefore, has a long legacy. In a world where many focus on a drop down menu and the size of… Continue reading How to Create Better Typography Based Designs
InVision Studio is out—but are designers migrating to a new tool again?
Why would someone switch from Sketch to Invision Studio? Well, to answer this question I decided to look at what the community is talking about online. Here are some of the answers I found on Quora. Opinions seem pretty divided. 1.“It depends on its performance — if it improves my workflow. Sketch is pretty simple and has many… Continue reading InVision Studio is out—but are designers migrating to a new tool again?
Modern Handwritten Fonts for Fresh Design Trends
February 19, 2018 by Alex Fox Handwritten fonts are on-trend for 2018, to the point where their use has become somewhat overwhelming. We’re smack in the middle of a aesthetic age focused on simplification: the removal of skeuomorphs, the simple use of color and direct expressions of design ideas. Handwritten fonts might seem to contradict… Continue reading Modern Handwritten Fonts for Fresh Design Trends