Liza Krasnova “Markers!”

Book Liza Krasnova “Markers!” Bright, juicy, fashionable … markers! This material blew up the Internet a couple of years ago, excited the sketchers and still does not let go. What is the secret of popularity? “Markers!” – a novelty from the publishing house “Bombora” (formerly “Eksmo”), released in the #instartist ...

John Lawes “Diary of a Naturalist Artist”

Book John Lawes “Diary of a Naturalist Artist” How to keep the rapidly slipping away summer?– No way. But you can try to keep rich colors and a little warmth on the pages of a naturalist’s diary. And where to start and how to enjoy the process and the result, ...

Sara Simblet “Botany for the Artist”

Book Sara Simblet “Botany for the Artist” The Complete Plant Drawing Tutorial will help you immerse yourself in the world of botanical illustration. The most delightful specimens from the botanical collections are the basis for hundreds of drawings and photographs in this book. It includes about 550 plant species from ...

7 rules for working with a design agency

Design 7 rules for working with a design agency The executive director of the studio “Turum-Burum” Dmitry Kukuruza talks about the rules of working with any design studio or “Why is your blue not blue enough?” Effective work on a project for an agency and a client is like a ...

12 principles of visual hierarchy

Design 12 principles of visual hierarchy What is the difference between a really cool composition and not so much? The devil is in the details. The Visme team visualized and described them – the basic rules for creating awesome content. 1. Size and scale Size matters, of course – but ...

49 useful resources to help a designer

Design 49 useful resources to help a designer In modern realities, a designer cannot afford to wait for a muse, but having good sources of inspiration at hand, he is able to tune in to the desired “wave” without it. We bring to your attention a selection of useful resources ...

Optimize images for the web

Design Optimize images for the web One of the best ways to create a fast website is to optimize images. HTML, CSS, JavaScripts, and fonts also play a role, but nothing can make a website more heavy than tons of unoptimized graphics. More often than not, images make up the ...

How to quickly assemble a spectacular picture with PixelSquid

Design How to quickly assemble a spectacular picture with PixelSquid Did you have to painstakingly select sources for photo manipulations? Too lazy to master a 3D tool? Good news: there is a library of 3D models and a plugin for using them in Photoshop called PixelSquid. Today you can use ...

Designer of the Future 2.0: 5 Lectures for Designers

Design Designer of the Future 2.0: 5 Lectures for Designers On December 9, practicing designers spoke at a meetup held in the CONTENTED lecture hall. Their lectures are designed to help a designer learn to understand business problems and focus primarily on solving them, and not on design for the ...