How to Make a Y2K Art Collage in Photoshop

Today we’ll be recreating the Y2K art style using 3D assets and vibrant color grades! We’ll be learning how to create a collage in Photoshop that focuses more on using Y2K-inspired graphics, as opposed to photo-realistic realism. We want the Y2K aesthetic pink trees to look fake and the environment to pop! In a hurry?… Continue reading How to Make a Y2K Art Collage in Photoshop

17 Fonts Similar to Oswald

* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} Are you in love with Oswald’s clean, modern style? Are you wondering what font is similar to Oswald that you can use in your next project? Try Bamba Grotesk if you’re looking for the font most similar to Oswald. Today, we’re going to look at the history… Continue reading 17 Fonts Similar to Oswald

Where are we headed with technology?

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Observations from a product designer. Cyberpunk 2077 — few would refuse to live here if given the choice. 1. We will have second lives in a massive virtual environment. It won’t exactly be like Ready Player One, but our primary social gatherings will shift to entirely virtual settings. In fact, this transition has… Continue reading Where are we headed with technology?

Ethics, UX and our role in all this

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Ethics, UX, and our role in all this We live in a world where our behaviours are accurately being predicted every step of the way. It sometimes feels like apps and products know us more than we know ourselves. This is not necessarily bad, or that we should be scared every… Continue reading Ethics, UX and our role in all this

Movie Poster Design 101: The Anatomy of a Movie Poster

The humble movie poster is one of the oldest and most effective promotional tools for movie studios. Whether you’re looking to emulate your favorite movie poster design or learn more about how to make a movie poster, consider this your ultimate guide to the anatomy of movie poster design.  Double exposure poster template for Photoshop… Continue reading Movie Poster Design 101: The Anatomy of a Movie Poster

30 Horror-Inspired Fonts

As the weather cools and the Halloween spirit is thick in the air, thoughts of bone-chilling autumn projects start to play on every creative’s mind. That’s why it’s important to have the best horror fonts in your digital toolbox. Sorrow is just one of the many horror film poster fonts available on Envato Elements and… Continue reading 30 Horror-Inspired Fonts

25+ Best Free Distressed Fonts (& Grunge Fonts)

If you want to give your text a weathered look, use a grunge or distressed font. Depending on the context, these fonts can convey either an edgy urban vibe or a vintage style. Portico Urban Rough is just one of many awesome distressed fonts available at Envato Elements Check out this list of the 25+ best… Continue reading 25+ Best Free Distressed Fonts (& Grunge Fonts)

Best Free Android Apps and How to Create Them Yourself

You don’t need an original app idea to be successful on Google Play. If you spend a few minutes looking at all the app categories there, you’ll notice how similar most of the popular apps in any category are. This is especially true in the case of free apps and games. What I’m trying to… Continue reading Best Free Android Apps and How to Create Them Yourself

3 Lessons UX Designers Can Take From Netflix

If we look at this from a design perspective, there’s definitely something about the way the user experiences are designed that makes them more attractive than other movie or TV viewing options. Especially Netflix. Today, I want to put the spotlight on Netflix and give you 3 lessons you can take away from the platform’s… Continue reading 3 Lessons UX Designers Can Take From Netflix

The Age of Digital – 7 Trends That Will Shape Digital Marketing in 2019

Any brand that doesn’t have a specific, comprehensive digital marketing plan is truly missing out on game-changing opportunities. As of 2019, digital marketing is raking in revenue for thousands of brands all over the globe, and this trend is only set to move upward. The quickly changing trends of digital marketing are both a pro… Continue reading The Age of Digital – 7 Trends That Will Shape Digital Marketing in 2019

How to Build an Amazon Affiliate Website With a WooCommerce Affiliate Plugin

Amazon is one of the biggest e-commerce platforms on the planet, selling a huge variety of products.  In addition to keeping the world supplied with everything from top-of-the-range MacBooks, to dishwasher tablets and mattresses, Amazon offers an Amazon Associates program that makes it possible for anyone to earn commission, simply by referring people to the… Continue reading How to Build an Amazon Affiliate Website With a WooCommerce Affiliate Plugin

International Artist Feature: Guatemala

Welcome back to our International Artist Series. Today, we’re catching up with five incredible artists from Guatemala, a Central American country that is home to Mayan cities and a long history of artistic production. I asked each artist how their country and culture influenced their work, and they delivered great responses. Wilker Velásquez… Continue reading International Artist Feature: Guatemala

How to Create an eBook in Adobe InDesign

What You’ll Be Creating Ever wanted to easily convert your InDesign layouts to eBooks? With the right know-how, it’s super-simple to do. In this tutorial we’ll look at three different ways you can quickly turn your designs into interactive PDFs or EPUBs, ready for sharing or selling online.  There are a few different eBook formats… Continue reading How to Create an eBook in Adobe InDesign

From Websites to Business Cards: How to Unite Your Brand Identity with a Brand Guide

No matter if you are focusing your branding efforts on your website, marketing, or business cards… it’s all a reflection on the business and brand you create. Did you know that 64% of consumers make a purchase after they view a branded social video? Think about that for a moment. If you create a video… Continue reading From Websites to Business Cards: How to Unite Your Brand Identity with a Brand Guide

New Free Text Effect Photoshop and Illustrator Tutorials (20 Tuts)

Free text effect tutorials to create basic and advance typography, lettering styles and fonts. These tutorials help to learn how to create 2D, 3D, Retro & Vintage and 80’s text effects in Photoshop and Illustrator. In this article you will find the new released text effect tutorials. These high quality tutorials help to design amazing wooden, neon and glowing text effects with basic and… Continue reading New Free Text Effect Photoshop and Illustrator Tutorials (20 Tuts)

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

Free Hand-Drawn Halloween Vector Collection (exclusive)

One of the most popular holiday Halloween is just around the corner and many people are excited for hallooween costumes and activities like partying,scaring neighbours,watching scary movies or whatever. Our friends from Freepik shares today on Designbeep with all our readers a complete pack that includes an amazing variety of free free halloween hand-drwan vector… Continue reading Free Hand-Drawn Halloween Vector Collection (exclusive)

Best Star Wars Posters and Illustrations

Star Wars Day is just around the corner and I’m excited to share with you some of the best Star Wars illustrations and posters I was able to find on the Web. Enjoy and don’t forget to have a great Star Wars day this May 4th. Star Wars Trilogy Posters Created by: Marko Manev / Las… Continue reading Best Star Wars Posters and Illustrations

Women in Tech, the power of storytelling, anticipatory design and other UX links this week

Nurturing diversity at work and in your work → Homogeneity is not normal. But we’ve been conditioned toward homogeneity and non-diversity over the decades by media, exacerbated in 2016 with Fox News crowned the most watched cable network and their all-white men prime time line-up. By pop culture and its lack of diversity in TV, movies,… Continue reading Women in Tech, the power of storytelling, anticipatory design and other UX links this week

The Battle of the Movie Posters : Creative vs Inspiring

2017 is the best year for movies, with a ton of top movies already on the schedule. There are lot of good movies released in 2016 and you saw most of the movie posters at GDJ. This is our first article related to Movie Posters in 2017. There is battle running between Creative vs. Inspiration in every… Continue reading The Battle of the Movie Posters : Creative vs Inspiring

All the best stuff for web designers announced at Adobe MAX

We’re seeing a lot of interesting competition to Adobe apps these days, but that hasn’t slowed Adobe down at all. (Are you taking notes, Apple?) At this year’s Adobe MAX conference, Adobe has unveiled a slew of awesome updates to all of their CC apps. They’ve done some incredible things all across the board. Since… Continue reading All the best stuff for web designers announced at Adobe MAX

Interview with Illustrator Grzegorz Rutkowski

Grzegorz Rutkowski is a 28 year-old Polish illustrator. He works in the industry for about 6-7 years. He was always interested in art since he was a child. He has done some comic arts and illustrations inspired by cartoons, movies and comics. Read on and enjoy! Can you tell us the process in making the… Continue reading Interview with Illustrator Grzegorz Rutkowski

Geniuses we love – Vic Bell – Illustrator and icon designer

“Hello, I’m Vic I’m an illustrator and designer from the North of England, I’m 27, I have a passion for good movies, a cup of tea and all things vector. I’ve been designing for around 8 years now but still find myself learning and growing on a daily basis. I spend most of my time… Continue reading Geniuses we love – Vic Bell – Illustrator and icon designer

Working with Data, Assets, and Templates in Middleman

This second tutorial about building static websites with Middleman dives a little deeper into the framework. By the end, you should know enough to build your own project from scratch. We’ll cover topics such as Data Files, Pretty URLs, Project Templates and the Asset Pipeline, so let’s get stuck in! Data Files So, having already… Continue reading Working with Data, Assets, and Templates in Middleman