John Allen “Basic Geometric Shapes for Designers and Architects”

Book John Allen “Basic Geometric Shapes for Designers and Architects” When was the last time you used a compass? A protractor? I am sure that in school and college, everyone at least a couple of times a week held in their hands these wonderful graphic tools that taught us to ...

6 social media posting editors

Design 6 social media posting editors Preparing publications for social networks takes a lot of time for community administrators and people involved in SMM in large companies. But more importantly, all publications, be it a picture with text or a video or a quote, should be designed in the same ...

10 useful tips on how to overlay text on an image correctly

Design 10 useful tips on how to overlay text on an image correctly Depositphotos has a few tricks for you to enhance your visual stories with photography. Presentations? Banner ads? Presenting a lot of data on one slide? It couldn’t be easier with these recommendations. A photograph paired with text ...

5 myths about graphic design and designers

Design 5 myths about graphic design and designers Graphic design today is one of the key components of communication that creates an attractive design and gives meaning to any story. But despite the importance of this area, graphic designers do not always understand their role. Graphic designer myths can be ...

Typical customer and revisions

Video Typical customer and revisions Adobe has released a funny and at the same time sad video about a typical customer and edits. As always, comments appear at the stage of project launch, and not at the design stage, approval or any other stage when edits can be made painlessly. ...

5 common landing page mistakes

Design 5 common landing page mistakes The team of the Chatra project, an online chat service for the site, has analyzed the 5 most common mistakes on landing pages that reduce conversion and discourage visitors from taking a key action. We recently wrote that we no longer believe in large, ...

Readymag: The Future Is Digital Storytelling

Design Readymag: The Future Is Digital Storytelling The creators of Readymag are convinced that presenting your ideas online is as important as the ability to make a first impression in person, and today the ability to visually tell stories is becoming one of the most valuable skills. A web designer, ...

What designers are taught in Britain

Design What designers are taught in Britain Passed two sleepless years of study in British on the course “Visual Communication” with the curator Leonid Slavin. I will try to summarize everything that I discovered during my studies. Since the course is aimed at identity and packaging, we will talk about ...

David Revoie: 11 Essential Illustrator Skills

Design David Revoie: 11 Essential Illustrator Skills David Revoie is an excellent free software artist, a regular member of the Krita Foundation and Blender Institute communities, concept artist for the Gooseberry Open Movie Project, Mango Open Movie Project (Tears of Steel) and the Durian Open Movie Project (Sintel). In his ...

13 color perception games for designers

Design 13 color perception games for designers The correct combination of colors and color perception is one of the greatest strengths of a designer. With the help of color, you can not only emphasize something, but also convey the mood or importance of information. In today’s selection, we have collected ...