How to draw colorful characters in Photoshop

Lesson How to draw colorful characters in Photoshop Popular artist Aaron Blaise explains how to draw dynamic characters in Photoshop using traditional thinking. In this tutorial, Aaron Blaise will explain how he creates realistic characters and how he uses different references in the process. 1. Create a sketch Fill the ...

10 tips for creating a magazine

Design 10 tips for creating a magazine One of the leading consultants and developers of periodicals, Evgeny Evgrafov, shared his thoughts on design in the country and where inspiration is gathered. – What do you think is the main cause of visual noise in our country, and do you have ...

How not to screw up the design

Design How not to screw up the design Translation of an article by Mark Hemeon, founder of the design job search platform Design Inc. The principles of good design can be learned and used by anyone. This guide will provide you with basic design knowledge and practical design tips that ...

Five books for those interested in the future of design

Book Five books for those interested in the future of design Review of new editions from Fast Company Deputy Editor Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan. The president posts on Twitter, we talk to our devices the same way we talk to children, and our AI assistants evaluate how we dress. Today’s reality looks ...

How to make a presentation of your project: TOP 10 tips

Design How to make a presentation of your project: TOP 10 tips An article with 10 tips from Sergey Popkov, owner of the AIC design studio, which will be useful to anyone who wants to learn how to make cool cases with design projects. One autumn day Anatoly Denisov puzzled ...

20 TED Lectures for Designers

Design 20 TED Lectures for Designers TED lectures have been an inspiration and opportunity to learn from anywhere in the world for thirty years. The article contains presentations by designers and visionaries about thinking outside the box, technologies in design and the nature of the creative process. All videos have ...

Magazine grid rules

Design Magazine grid rules Didactic introduction Meshing is an extremely simple exercise with little theory; however, students regularly experience difficulties due to their inability to operate with traditional polygraphic units of measurement. Of course, today you can do without accurate typometric calculations, choosing the type size “in place”, but this ...

Mastering Gradients in Adobe Illustrator

Lesson Mastering Gradients in Adobe Illustrator It may seem that creating gradients is very simple: choose one color, choose a second color – Illustrator will do the rest for you. In general, this is true, but the capabilities of the program are much wider and with their help you can ...

From techies to designers

Design From techies to designers Is it difficult to become a designer with a higher technical education behind you? Alexander Moiseev, a graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, told his story: how during his studies he became interested in design, worked as a freelancer, and then joined the Yandex.Search ...