Clarity, readability, brevity: seven principles of good icon design

 Design Clarity, readability, brevity: seven principles of good icon design Creating a high quality icon family requires thoughtful thinking, watching, a little repetition, and hours of practice. The material contains seven principles for creating high-quality icons and many examples. Clarity The main task of an icon is to quickly convey ...

Free marathon for future designers from Skillbox

 Design Free marathon for future designers from Skillbox If you want to become a designer, but do not know which field to choose, Skillbox will help! We are launching a free marathon “The First Step into the Profession”, where you will get acquainted with the demanded areas of design, complete ...

“Is one enough?” How many website design concepts to make to solve the client’s problem

 Design “Is one enough?” How many website design concepts to make to solve the client’s problem At the start of work on the site, clients come with a request: “Give us three or four options to choose from.” However, from the experience of Atvinta Digital Agency, one concept will be ...

How a designer can learn from someone else’s work correctly

 Design How a designer can learn from someone else’s work correctly When I do creative work like design or photography, I often refer to the book “Making music“… Earlier I wrote that this is a great guide for all creative people, not just musicians. One of my favorite sections is ...

Three critical mistakes designers should avoid

 Design Three critical mistakes designers should avoid The first is the willingness to receive a fee based on the results of their labor. That is, if you liked it – pay the money, if not – “no, and there is no trial.” This leads, in the overwhelming majority of cases, ...

TOP 5 books for the development of creative thinking

 Book TOP 5 books for the development of creative thinking 5 books for the development of creative thinking that work no worse than psychotherapy – they will distract from anxiety, return a productive mood, and give clear recommendations for finding new solutions. “The Genius Within” by Mark Levy Transitioning an ...

How to create a great app icon

 Design How to create a great app icon Translation of an article from the studio Gapsy “How to Design a Great App Icon” about tips, rules and principles that should be followed when developing another icon for a mobile application. Did you know about this shocking fact? Users now spend ...

How to get the first orders in design when there is no portfolio and experience

 Design How to get the first orders in design when there is no portfolio and experience How to find the first clients? This is one of the most popular questions that aspiring designers ask me. And this question is absolutely logical, because it worried me too, when I was just ...

How to design a case on Behance: 8 practical tips for beginners

 Design How to design a case on Behance: 8 practical tips for beginners Translation of the article “How To Build a Better Behance Case Study ?»About how to correctly arrange a case for Behance: from thinking through the structure to designing the cover. After 3 years of being a part ...

Dribbble by the numbers

 Design Dribbble by the numbers The design community has already said a lot about dribble and how you can upgrade your account. But all articles are limited to the usual thesis, with no facts or statistics to check. I wondered if these theses work and how you can upgrade your ...