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The big picture and the small designer

The importance of understanding and designing for a connected world I was on my train commute home and heard the familiar “tickets please”. Opposite me sat an elderly lady, with a printed paper in her hand, readily awaiting the train conductor to check it. When the train conductor glanced at the lady’s paper, she only said,… Continue reading The big picture and the small designer

7 Basic Usability Heuristic Designers Live By

There are basic usability heuristics all designers know and live by. Why? Because designing for usability takes up more complicated planning processes than it looks. Contrary to most people’s thinking, UI and UX design is NOT about the aesthetic. It’s about creating a workable, and successful, path for users on an interface from the moment… Continue reading 7 Basic Usability Heuristic Designers Live By

Best College Fonts (Block, Letters & Numbers to Download)

* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} When you need a college block font for your T-shirt design or another project, you need a resource you can count on. Envato Elements and GraphicRiver offer a great selection of college block font downloads. Today we will share some of the best college fonts you can… Continue reading Best College Fonts (Block, Letters & Numbers to Download)

How to Make a Funeral Program

What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, I will teach you how to make a funeral program in Adobe InDesign. You will learn how to apply background images to shapes, format text for an organized layout, and place swirl vectors in your funeral pamphlet template. If time is an issue for you, don’t hesitate to… Continue reading How to Make a Funeral Program

How to Fix SD Card Not Showing Up Mac

Mishaps occur at any moment, and we don’t have any idea about them. For instance: When you insert an SD card, nothing happens on Mac. If your SD card is not showing up, you cannot open or view files saved on your SD card. As you can see that your Mac SD card is not accessible,… Continue reading How to Fix SD Card Not Showing Up Mac

How to Do Calligraphy on Procreate

What You’ll Be Creating Curious about how to do calligraphy on Procreate? In this tutorial, we’ll look at settings, techniques, and brushes that can help you create beautiful calligraphy styled writing and hand lettering in Procreate.  What You’ll Need You’ll need Procreate for iPad for this tutorial. It is recommended that you also use an Apple… Continue reading How to Do Calligraphy on Procreate

30+ Best New Event Flyers for 2021

Get professional designs in less time! Check out these incredible flyer templates. 30+ New Event Flyers for 2021 Make 2021 a year to remember! Kick off your festive celebrations with modern event flyers that are stunning and surreal. Today we bring you another wonderful collection of design assets from Envato Elements and Envato Market. This… Continue reading 30+ Best New Event Flyers for 2021

Applying white space in UI design

[unable to retrieve full-text content] 8 practical tips, with examples. Good UI design is the thoughtful application of whitespace at all scales of an interface, from component to page, micro to macro. When whitespace is used well, the result is an interface that is harmonious, legible, and, above all, effective and easy to use. 1 /… Continue reading Applying white space in UI design

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

30 Remarkable Lettering Quotes and Typography Designs for Inspiration

31 Shares Amazing hand lettering and digital lettering quotes with positive vibes. Nowadays graphic designers and artists are using watercolor, chalkboard, paper, and gold glam textures to make attractive inspirational quotes and lettering designs with goodtype thoughts. Today I’ve gathered amazing lettering quotes, calligraphy and typography designs for type lovers. This showcase has positive quotes,… Continue reading 30 Remarkable Lettering Quotes and Typography Designs for Inspiration

Financial Website Design: 10 Examples to Follow

December 29, 2020 by Spyre Studios If there is one industry that remains to be booming despite the pandemic, that is Financial Services. This explains why you get random emails and messages from credit card companies, financial planner San Diego offering all types of loans. If you happen to stumble upon a client seeking financial… Continue reading Financial Website Design: 10 Examples to Follow

How to Install and Use Procreate Brushes

What You’ll Be Creating Found some of the best Procreate brushes, but not sure how to install or use them? In this tutorial, we’ll look at installing and utilizing Procreate brushes, as well as some customization basics. We’ll wrap up with a demo of a newly installed brush set. Please keep in mind that Procreate and… Continue reading How to Install and Use Procreate Brushes

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)

30 Remarkable Lettering and Typography Designs for Inspiration

37 Shares Awesome list of inspirational quotes and good lettering typography designs created by professional artists and designers. Typography is always inspiration for those who know the importance of words. Good handmade lettering and typography designs are always great for inspiring. Today I shared the remarkable lettering, calligraphy and typography designs for type lovers. All lettering and… Continue reading 30 Remarkable Lettering and Typography Designs for Inspiration

The Ultimate 10 UX Influencers to Follow

The digital world is a place of constant change. Just as you get used to a new design trend, another one appears, forcing you to rethink the way that you approach each client project.  As a web designer, it’s up to you to make sure that you have your finger on the pulse on the… Continue reading The Ultimate 10 UX Influencers to Follow

36 Awesome Stream Overlays Using an OBS Stream Overlay Maker

Looking for your next OBS stream overlay for your webcam or Twitch channel? Check out these free Twitch overlays and premium options to set your stream out from the pack. Create your own OBS overlay with a Twitch overlay maker.  If you’re new to streaming and want to make your stream look cool and put… Continue reading 36 Awesome Stream Overlays Using an OBS Stream Overlay Maker

How to Create and Run Successful Instagram Marketing Campaigns

Instagram is the perfect place to promote your brand, expand your customer base, and engage your target audience. Having a complete content marketing strategy for this social platform is crucial, but in some cases, you’ll want to achieve a specific goal, like connect with new customers, build brand reputation, or launch a new product. Enter… Continue reading How to Create and Run Successful Instagram Marketing Campaigns

Create a Burning Vector Match Using Gradient Meshes

What You’ll Be Creating If you want to create vector flames in Illustrator, in this tutorial I will show you how to create an illustration of a burning match using a fire gradient. You’ll learn how to make a realistic match flame that is also fully scalable. And if you need some vector flames, but… Continue reading Create a Burning Vector Match Using Gradient Meshes

Illustration in Web Design – 31 Fresh Examples

48 Shares Website designing is not just a professional photo, content and grids. In modern web design, Illustration become more powerful and eye-catching way to get customer attention. Illustration in web design are widely used to create Conceptual Portrait, 3D Modeling, Vector Graphics, Clutch Fashion Illustration and many other useful objects and effects which can enhance and improve the quality… Continue reading Illustration in Web Design – 31 Fresh Examples

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

A Quick Guide to Figma’s Image Fill Settings

In this tutorial you’ll learn all about Figma’s image fill settings. There are 4 in total, and each one allows you to manipulate an object’s image fill differently. So with that said, let’s take a look! Image Fill Settings in Figma Here’s a complete video version of this quick tutorial. Follow along with us over on… Continue reading A Quick Guide to Figma’s Image Fill Settings

10 Web Designers/Developers to Follow on Instagram in 2020

February 23, 2020 by Spyre Studios Why would anyone follow certain web designers and developers on Instagram? For people of their ilk, it’s staying on top of trends, learning about the latest advancements in tools, designs, processes, and languages, and staying connected in the industry.  For lesser mortals, it’s getting inspiration for a project, having… Continue reading 10 Web Designers/Developers to Follow on Instagram in 2020

How to Install WordPress

What You’ll Be Creating So you want a WordPress site? That’s great. WordPress is the world’s most popular content management system (or CMS), and for good reason. With WordPress, you can get yourself a flexible, scalable, and user-friendly website. The software itself is free, and all you have to pay for is the hosting you’ll… Continue reading How to Install WordPress