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5 Common Free Logos to Avoid

5 Common Free Logos to Avoid

Divya Abe - Tuesday, October 20, 2015

If you're a new business owner and considering using a free logo from the internet, take our advice: "Don't do it" . At the very least, stay well away from any of these five hopelessly overdone designs inexperienced creatives fall back on again and again. Using something free may seem like a good idea in the short term, but we guarantee you – you'll pay for it in the long run. Read more

The 7 Steps of a Professional Design Process

The 7 Steps of a Professional Design Process

Divya Abe - Monday, October 12, 2015

The path from an initial client proposal to a successfully implemented design is not always an easy one, and there's lots a designer has to remember along the way. If you're a bit worried about managing your own projects effectively, this article takes you from reading the client brief all the way to sending over your completed file. Read more

6 Photoshop and Illustrator Tutorials for Eye-Catching Book Cover Designs

6 Photoshop and Illustrator Tutorials for Eye-Catching Book Cover Designs

Divya Abe - Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Book cover design can be a fun and rewarding job for a designer, if they know how to go about it. If you're interested in expanding your skills and learning more about a unique niche of design work, have a look at these tutorials we've reviewed to give you the best start possible. Read more

Step by Step Guide To Setting Up Digital Illustrations

Step by Step Guide To Setting Up Digital Illustrations

Divya Abe - Wednesday, September 2, 2015

We recently showed you how to take your hand-drawn masterpieces to fully functioning vectors for digital finishing and implementation. Here, we share five steps to create a stunning digital illustration in Photoshop and Illustrator. Don't worry, once you know the process it's really straightforward, so if you get nervous at the thought of flawless digital artworks, read this tutorial, get practicing, and fear no more! Read more

4 Reasons Why Research Will Make You A Better Designer

4 Reasons Why Research Will Make You A Better Designer

Divya Abe - Friday, August 28, 2015

Being a designer is about more than just talent. Research is an essential part of the design process, as it refines your vision, informs decisions and helps you better translate your client's ideas into reality. Without research your horizons would never expand and you'd never know about the latest tools at your disposal. It's pretty simple, really: research makes for better designers. Find out why and how to do it now! Read more

Take Your Creativity to New Heights with These Top Tips For Book Cover Design

Take Your Creativity to New Heights with These Top Tips For Book Cover Design

Jo Sabin - Wednesday, August 19, 2015

When it comes to it, we often judge a book by its cover. A high quality book cover can have massive impact on the success – or failure – of a newly published work. If you want to venture into book cover design, there's a few things you should take into account. Here's what you can do to ensure your cover design will lead to a bestseller. Read more

10 of the Best Productivity Apps for Designers

10 of the Best Productivity Apps for Designers

Divya Abe - Monday, August 17, 2015

Being a freelance designer can be a pretty daunting task, not least when needing to organize your workflow and manage deadlines. Thankfully technology has much to offer in terms of apps and programs to simplify your life. Here's our picks for the top 10 apps that'll help you streamline your design business! Read more

8 Simple Steps to Convert Hand Drawings into Vectors

8 Simple Steps to Convert Hand Drawings into Vectors

Divya Abe - Monday, August 17, 2015

Illustrator and Co are great tools for designers of course, but sometimes no amount of digital innovation can substitute good, old-fashioned pen and paper. Of course, with the majority of design work and team collaboration happening online these days, those beautiful hand drawing will need to go digital sooner or later. Here's a tutorial on how to turn your hand-drawn sketch into a fully functional digital vector. Read more

UI/UX Tips for Mobile App Design

UI/UX Tips for Mobile App Design

Divya Abe - Friday, August 14, 2015

App design revolves around simplicity for user interaction but the visual design doesn't have to be. Will your audience have an immersive experience if your app has a minimal interface or elaborate animations? In this article we share a few basic guidelines based on our experience that will drive the optimal user experience in your app design. Read more

Top 25 Free Fonts of 2015

Top 25 Free Fonts of 2015

Divya Abe - Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Any designer knows a great font can make or break a design. Graphic and digital designers love free fonts. To make our designers' jobs a little easier in this article we've curated 25 must-have 100% free fonts including Aileron, Bauru and more hot fonts from 2015 you can put to good use in your design projects.  Read more

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