Tutorial Assets You’ll need the following resources in order to complete this project: 1. How to Make a New Photoshop Document Launch Photoshop and go to File > New to open a blank document. Type Wicked movie logo as the name of your file, set the dimensions shown, and then select Pixels as the Units… Continue reading How to Create a Wicked Movie Inspired Logo
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How to Record Audio on Desktop & With Microphone in Audacity
In the world of digital audio, Audacity stands out as a beacon for both beginners and seasoned users. This free, open-source software offers a comprehensive suite of tools for recording and editing audio, making it a popular choice for podcasters, musicians, and content creators. In this guide, we will walk you through the basics of… Continue reading How to Record Audio on Desktop & With Microphone in Audacity
How to Edit Audio & Sound in Audacity Software (Complete Guide)
Welcome to our guide on Audacity editing! This is your one-stop resource, whether you’re a novice or an intermediate user in audio editing. Audacity is a free, open-source software loved by podcasters, musicians, and video editors. It’s packed with features for all from sound manipulation to video audio enhancement. Audacity Application Screenshot for Audacity editing… Continue reading How to Edit Audio & Sound in Audacity Software (Complete Guide)
How to Edit Audio for a Podcast in Audacity (Complete Guide)
What You’ll Be Creating Introduction: The Rise of Podcasting and the Importance of Quality Audio Editing Podcasting has experienced an unprecedented surge in popularity in recent years. This growth can be attributed to the medium’s unique blend of accessibility, intimacy, and the ability to deliver content to an engaged and dedicated audience. However, the rise… Continue reading How to Edit Audio for a Podcast in Audacity (Complete Guide)
How to Add a Gradient Fill in Affinity Designer
Being able to apply gradients to your artwork is an important aspect of vector design. In this tutorial, we’ll be going over how to add gradients in Affinity Designer and learning about the different types of gradients: linear, elliptical, radial, and conical. What You’ll Learn in This Tutorial How to add a gradient in Affinity… Continue reading How to Add a Gradient Fill in Affinity Designer
Redesigning Twitter, hierarchy strips, Figma personas, AppleJam
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “As Elon Musk burns down the Twitter we know, will a drastically different user experience emerge from the ashes?” Redesigning a breaking Twitter →By Maximillian Piras Editor picks Gamification gone wrong →Why apps should stop with the streaks.By Ben Davies-Romano I’m a designer at LinkedIn →Here are 4 tips to… Continue reading Redesigning Twitter, hierarchy strips, Figma personas, AppleJam
It takes a village to raise 5-year-old designers
Some of us are both designers and parents. Some of us may have designers as parents. Some of us may even be designers creating products for children. Nevertheless, all of us were once children. Being a child may be a distant memory, to an extent we forget what it is like to be a kid.… Continue reading It takes a village to raise 5-year-old designers
Persona permutations, name signs, iPhone and Hick’s law, typography tips
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “This book is incredibly popular, so I guess this article won’t be. But let me tell you why, after reading this book, not once, but twice, I’m shocked it’s still appearing in (almost) every designer’s reading list. Here’s the story of a book that didn’t age well.” Why designers should… Continue reading Persona permutations, name signs, iPhone and Hick’s law, typography tips
Stop your scare tactics with accessibility lawsuits — use honey, not vinegar
Convincing stakeholders by warning of accessibility litigation is not the way to go. Daniel Berryhill 1 day ago·7 min read Photo by javier kober on Unsplash If you’re trying to convince stakeholders they need to prioritize accessibility, it’s best not to make an enemy in the process. There is no shortage of very costly accessibility… Continue reading Stop your scare tactics with accessibility lawsuits — use honey, not vinegar
Dear tech recruiters: Stop trawling for shrimp
THE WORLD OF WORK Yes, this is a screed. A necessary one. Chris A Raymond 4 hours ago·4 min read Photo of working shrimp boat by Tomas Martinez on Unsplash. Tell me if you recognize the following rules you’ve been told you must follow to have any hope of landing a UX job. Proofread your… Continue reading Dear tech recruiters: Stop trawling for shrimp
I Want to Draw: Simple Exercises for Complete Beginners
Do you struggle with a simple circle from the first step of every tutorial? Do your straight lines keep bending, no matter how hard you try? Do you seem to be unable to draw two points with a given distance between? Do your pictures look wrong even after repeating carefully every single step from a… Continue reading I Want to Draw: Simple Exercises for Complete Beginners
5 Easy Hacks for Designers to Boost Their Personal Brand
Stop procrastinating and get unstuck with these tips to enhance your branding and attract clients. You’re a busy freelance designer. You’re always hustling hard to make sure that your clients are taken care of — a bit too hard, in fact. You consistently deliver amazing design work for your clients, but you’ve been procrastinating on investing… Continue reading 5 Easy Hacks for Designers to Boost Their Personal Brand
Mastering Calligraphy: How to Write in Gothic Script
In this “Mastering Calligraphy” lesson, we’ll be learning what is by far the hardest font but also the most impressive: Gothic Script. This font is a bit different than the others because it’s made up of so many small strokes. However, the letters are very similar in construction so once you have a few down,… Continue reading Mastering Calligraphy: How to Write in Gothic Script
InVision hype, card game in Figma, how to estimate design work
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Your weekly list of curated design resources, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective. Things were still good on the InVision train, at least for us designers. But for InVision, the writing was on the wall. Or, it should have been. These new design tools were a… Continue reading InVision hype, card game in Figma, how to estimate design work
Best Hand Lettering Quotes For Inspiration
74 Shares Beautiful hand lettering motivational and inspiring quotes. I love hand lettering typography design and today shared some of the amazing handmade lettering designs for quote lovers. Lettering motivational, inspirational quotes and thoughts that can give you strength and power to work hard for what you want because it won’t come to you without a fight. In… Continue reading Best Hand Lettering Quotes For Inspiration
How to Disable (Turn Off), Close and Delete Comments in WordPress
Comments can be a valuable addition to your WordPress website. A lively comment section can create a sense of community that encourages one-time visitors to keep coming back for more, and checking the comments can provide you with valuable feedback and ideas for future content. Search engines also index comments, so a thriving comment section… Continue reading How to Disable (Turn Off), Close and Delete Comments in WordPress
20 Best Membership Plugins for Your WordPress Site
Do you want to start earning money from your WordPress website? There are lots of ways that you can turn your site into an additional revenue stream, but many of these options revolve around one-off payments. You could build an online store, sell advertising space, or fill your website with affiliate links—or you could sell membership subscriptions that’ll guarantee… Continue reading 20 Best Membership Plugins for Your WordPress Site
How to Make a Photoshop Vignette Effect Action
What You’ll Be Creating In this beginner’s tutorial, we’ll take a look at some Photoshop action basics and create a customizable vignette action—ready to use and adapt in any way you like! So grab your favorite photograph, and let’s get creating! What You’ll Need You’ll need the following assets in order to complete this project:… Continue reading How to Make a Photoshop Vignette Effect Action
What’s New for Designers, September 2019
While there aren’t as many new tools out there to play with right now, the ones available are a lot of fun. From tools to help speed up workflows and manage productivity, to creative gamification and funky typefaces, these new tools for designers will make you want to stick to your desk. Here’s what new… Continue reading What’s New for Designers, September 2019
Build a Simple Weather App With Vanilla JavaScript
We have a lot of interesting things to cover, so grab a cup of coffee and let’s get started! Here’s a quick navigation menu for you. What You’ll Learn In This Weather API JavaScript Tutorial: Scaffolding the Weather App Find a Weather API What is OpenWeather? Where To Find Weather Icons and… Continue reading Build a Simple Weather App With Vanilla JavaScript
Stop blaming people: it’s a Design problem
Poor design sets people up for failure. But it’s not their failure. Quinn Keast Follow Jul 22 · 5 min read The New York Times just published a fascinating feature revealing the story playing out in the background during the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire. It’s a compelling look behind the scenes, from the moment smoke was… Continue reading Stop blaming people: it’s a Design problem
Webdesign: Inspire Yourself with Modern Web UI/UX Designs
Inspire yourself with professionally designed websites. In this web design showcase, we’re picked up 36 examples of modern Web UI Designs with Amazing UX. You may read: 10 Important Rules to Make Creative Website Design. In past few years web design trend improvements very amazingly and growing up too fast like flat design and retro/vintage effect, big background, video with sound… Continue reading Webdesign: Inspire Yourself with Modern Web UI/UX Designs
35 Modern Web UI Design Examples with Amazing UX
Beautiful website design showcase with amazing WEB UI and UX. Today we’re picked up 35 professionally designed Websites with modern UI/UX for inspiration. Now a day designers used script typography with simple and clean HD backgrounds in website designing to get visitors attention. Web Designers and Developers must follow the new design trends. Creative ideas and modern trends… Continue reading 35 Modern Web UI Design Examples with Amazing UX
How to Make a Business Brochure in InDesign
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to make a business brochure with a clean, corporate style in Adobe InDesign. Business brochure templates are quick and simple to put together in InDesign, and can be easily adapted with your own text and images. This eight-page brochure design has a clean and modern… Continue reading How to Make a Business Brochure in InDesign