A designer is not an artist

Design A designer is not an artist Perhaps the most important threshold for choosing a profession as a designer is the presence of an art education. Many people confuse the concepts of a designer and an artist, defining them as some kind of creators. I used to think that designers ...

30 Adobe XD Tutorials: Website and Mobile App Design

Lesson 30 Adobe XD Tutorials: Website and Mobile App Design In a series of lectures, you will learn using illustrative examples how to create websites and mobile applications in Adobe XD: from creating a general concept to working out individual elements, buttons, typography, etc. XO Pixel Designing with Adobe XD: ...

18 speedpainting and photo collage tutorials

Lesson 18 speedpainting and photo collage tutorials A selection of fast paced notes and tutorials for creating photo collages and illustrations in the style of matpainting: the author uses photographs and individual elements from them to create incredible illustrations. Speed ​​Art – Terminator (#Photoshop) Speed ​​Art – drawing from photo ...

10 inspiring websites with bold typography

Design 10 inspiring websites with bold typography Heavy typography has been a notable trend throughout 2018. Taking a cue from Apple, which pioneered the initial trend on mobile with the release of iOS 10, web designers began to rapidly develop the trend in new and creative ways. As Apple continues ...

26+ Free Social Media Layouts & Templates

UI / UX 26+ Free Social Media Layouts & Templates Social media templates are essential for designers, freelancers, digital agencies and SMMs in order to see how the image will roughly look when the post has already been published. This collection was created to help all small business owners and ...

30+ fresh magazine mockups

Design 30+ fresh magazine mockups Magazine mockups of different formats that can be useful for different purposes. With their help, you can easily demonstrate “live” what the work will look like. In addition, using mockups helps you yourself – looking at your work from the outside, it is very easy ...

Design in business – a tool or an end in itself

Design Design in business – a tool or an end in itself Many aspiring designers who follow the aesthetics of the works of the country’s leading studios dream of creating designs that can win the hearts of people. Everyone wants to come up with ideas that no one else has ...

10 films that are useful for designers to watch

Design 10 films that are useful for designers to watch Films about designers and design are a great way to expand your professional horizons in a simple and easy way. The Art of Design The series premiered in 2017 on Netflix. There are eight episodes in The Art of Design ...

Why Simple Website Design Is Scientifically Better

UI / UX Why Simple Website Design Is Scientifically Better Google’s research had two key findings: It only takes a user 1/50 to 1/20 of a second to rate whether a site is beautiful or not. “Visually complex” sites are rated less beautiful than their simple counterparts. In other words, ...

Master class in technical illustration

Lesson Master class in technical illustration Maxim Degtyarev talks about technical illustration: – whether a designer needs to be able to draw; – search for your own style; – the best representatives of technical illustration; – preparation for the project; – isometry and perspective; – drawing an object by building ...