Review: Should Designers Use Design Bundles?

One of the most challenging stages of a design project is laboriously producing all those assets that bring it to life. Whether you’re a web designer in need of icons, or a brand designer looking for mockups, it’s a smart move to fall back on stock assets to speed up your turnaround, reduce costs, and… Continue reading Review: Should Designers Use Design Bundles?

Corporate Gift Design Ideas You Need to Have for Your Business

Corporate gifts, the love language between companies and their clients. Nothing says we appreciate you as a client than sending them a well-thought-out, branded gift. Over the years, these gifts have evolved from the traditional pens and t-shirts to creative handy gadgets. So, if you are looking for some really juicy ideas to breathe some… Continue reading Corporate Gift Design Ideas You Need to Have for Your Business

Rock the Stage with a Smooth WebGL Shader Transformation on Scroll

From our sponsor: Guide customers along the path to purchase with our award-winning platform. Starting at $14.99/mo. It’s fascinating which magical effects you can add to a website when you experiment with vertex displacement. Today we’d like to share a method with you that you can use to create your own WebGL shader animation linked to… Continue reading Rock the Stage with a Smooth WebGL Shader Transformation on Scroll

How to Write a Press Release: The Complete Guide for 2021

A press release is one of the most valuable tools in a marketing team’s arsenal. Though press releases have been around for decades, they remain one of the best ways to reach new customers, improve your brand reputation, and generate awareness.  Press releases are also wonderfully cost-effective. Unless you’re using paid distribution channels, all you… Continue reading How to Write a Press Release: The Complete Guide for 2021

Custom neural voice: designing for human-centered policy

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Co-authored with Josh Lovejoy Credit: Delivering the benefits of Custom Neural Voice What’s in a voice? What is it about the way someone speaks that makes them memorable? Why do subtle imperfections in speech — like the thoughtful pauses and false starts when thinking on one’s feet — help us perceive a person as sincere or… Continue reading Custom neural voice: designing for human-centered policy

3 Ways to Design More Inclusively

Inclusive design is often mistaken for accessibility, or even used as an interchangeable term, which is a good indication that most designers don’t know what it means. Accessibility is a process that seeks to mitigate issues in a design that is not sufficiently universal; inclusive design increases the universality of the design. In real-world terms,… Continue reading 3 Ways to Design More Inclusively

42 Best Webcam Borders for Twitch & Stream (Using a Twitch Border Maker)

Want to know how to make a Twitch border? Check out this tutorial, which will show you how to create a border for Twitch, as well as sharing 42 of the best Twitch border templates available at Placeit. Premium Twitch Border Maker From Placeit Placeit is an excellent source for finding the best Twitch border… Continue reading 42 Best Webcam Borders for Twitch & Stream (Using a Twitch Border Maker)

25+ Best Free Sans Serif Fonts (Download Free Fonts)

Sans serif fonts have become the most prevalent type of font in contemporary usage, mostly because of their simplicity, clean lines, and legibility, particularly on computer screens. If you’re looking for the best sans serif fonts available today, check out this collection of the best free sans serif fonts as well as a selection of… Continue reading 25+ Best Free Sans Serif Fonts (Download Free Fonts)

Which Back-End to Choose? Node.js vs PHP

In this article, we’re going to discuss PHP and Node.js: two popular back-end technologies for web applications. We’ll discuss the key differences between them to help you choose the right back-end technology for your next project. Introduction First of all, let’s go through what exactly these two back-end technologies are and what they are used… Continue reading Which Back-End to Choose? Node.js vs PHP

37 Best Box Mockups (Using a Package Mockup Generator)

Box mockups are an indispensable asset for logo and surface designers who want to showcase their designs in a photorealistic setting. Today we share 37 of the best box mockup templates available at Placeit and show you how to customise them quickly and easily.  How to Make a Box Mockup Quickly & Easily 1. Go… Continue reading 37 Best Box Mockups (Using a Package Mockup Generator)

From designed-for-women to design-by-women

[unable to retrieve full-text content] A reciprocal relationship between societal shift and innovative design. Lululemon retail store in Beijing. PHOTOGRAPHER: Eason Yang Design has evolved from a pragmatic methodology towards a strategic influence over the past decades; designers have engaged in complex social problems making significant contributions. Our observations convince us that the need has emerged… Continue reading From designed-for-women to design-by-women

9 Social Media Marketing Myths to Dispel and Leave Behind in 2021

0 Shares Currently, the worldwide social network penetration rate is nearly 54%. That’s a very reason why it’s out of the question that social media marketing becomes essential for a business of every size and kind. However, it’s effective only if it’s used in the right way. Yet several annoying myths can harm your business.… Continue reading 9 Social Media Marketing Myths to Dispel and Leave Behind in 2021

15 Free iOS Apps For Graphic Designers

August 12, 2016 by Veronika iPhone’s full HD retina and 3D touch display is the perfect canvas for creating enchanting designs. With these 10 free iOS design apps you can easily expand your portfolio on the go. Paper Source: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/10/paper-by-fiftythree-app-review-ios-gotta-get-that.html Developed by: FiftyThree, Inc Category: Productivity Price: Free Paper is not your typical productivity app. It… Continue reading 15 Free iOS Apps For Graphic Designers

How to build tech that does things differently

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Data ethics principles and processes are useful, but they are often of limited use when it comes to addressing the social and environmental harms of the data economy. This post is about using creative R&D to build data technologies that embed a different set of values from the ground up,… Continue reading How to build tech that does things differently

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)

Putting to the test Google’s plan to disrupt the university degree

[unable to retrieve full-text content] A UX design and ethical analysis of Google’s UX Design Professional Certificate Course. A screenshot of Google’s UX design course on Coursera I usually only binge-watch Netflix shows. But after reading about Google’s plan to disrupt the college degree, following an announcement from Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, on March 11… Continue reading Putting to the test Google’s plan to disrupt the university degree

WordPress Themes: Modern & Creative Themes

13 Shares Responsive WordPress Themes, multipurpose themes for building creative websites, ecommerce shop and personal portfolio website. Creative themes for WordPress CMS can save your time and money to build your website on one of the best CMS “WordPress” with easy to install plugins and friendly features. With these WordPress themes, you can create any kind… Continue reading WordPress Themes: Modern & Creative Themes

23 Best Vintage Fonts

19 Shares Vintage fonts are just awesome! Traditional and modern fonts has that vintage touch that really can draw attention. This fonts comes with unique sans and script with the vintage / retro feel. These fonts will make your design stand out in the crowd and spread your message across with a creative font family!… Continue reading 23 Best Vintage Fonts

What Your B2M Website Is Forgetting When It Comes to Customer Reviews

People are much more likely to buy based on the recommendation of a peer. Even if they don’t know the person, and just read their online review, shoppers tend to trust those words more than any marketing message you can craft. You may not be quite certain of the best ways to showcase reviews on… Continue reading What Your B2M Website Is Forgetting When It Comes to Customer Reviews

20 Amazing Brush Fonts and Script Fonts for Headlines

26 Shares Amazing hand-picked brush fonts and script fonts collection. Fonts are bold, condensed font, with brushy imperfections and an earthy realism. There are big bold, vintage and brush script font, with a slight punk attitude. Would be perfect for posters, packaging, advertising, headlines, branding, signage and anything where you want that urban look and… Continue reading 20 Amazing Brush Fonts and Script Fonts for Headlines

How to Trim Strings in PHP

There are a lot of times when we want to work with strings but they are padded with unwanted characters either at the beginning or the end. PHP has defined specific functions that we can use to trim such strings easily. In this quick tip, we will discuss to common string trimming situations that you… Continue reading How to Trim Strings in PHP

How to Use Variable Fonts on the Web

Are you wondering, “What are variable fonts?” Variable fonts were developed as the joint effort of the four biggest tech companies involved in type design—Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Adobe.  Download this and all the best variable fonts from Envato Elements As the name suggests, variable fonts allow designers to derive an unlimited number of font… Continue reading How to Use Variable Fonts on the Web

How Can Small Businesses Use Social Media Influencers To Drive More Sales

In the ultra fast-paced world of social media marketing trends that we live in, one of the handfuls of strategies that receive repeated buzz is influencer marketing. While influencer marketing has been unstable throughout the years, the rise of social networks has given it a new and powerful form. Considering that word of mouth is… Continue reading How Can Small Businesses Use Social Media Influencers To Drive More Sales