24 documentaries for the designer

Design 24 documentaries for the designer Documentary films help you better understand the thinking of the world’s best designers and get inspired by their ideas. In this collection, we have collected many documentaries about design and about designers: from street artists to world-famous industrial designers. BBC: The Genius of Design ...

5 lessons from Google Senior Designer Richard Fulcher

Design 5 lessons from Google Senior Designer Richard Fulcher Designer Saeed Taheri spoke to Google Senior Designer Richard Fulcher and talked about the conversation on his blog. Here is a translation of his article for you. 1. How to see details that others are missing Train empathy Try to see ...

13 books every designer should read

Book 13 books every designer should read Dostoevsky said: “Beauty will save the world.” If you rewrite his words in a modern way, you get this: “Design will save the world.” So, if you want to become a master of visual art and be among those who bring beauty to ...

Rebooting the Designer: How to Say Goodbye to Routine and Go to the Next Level

Design Rebooting the Designer: How to Say Goodbye to Routine and Go to the Next Level Designers are considered to be creative people who, with digitalized brushes, visualize bursts of their consciousness on the Aimak screen. Probably there are some, but I assure you that every third designer deals with ...

0 to 1: How I went from freelance to chief designer in a year

Design 0 to 1: How I went from freelance to chief designer in a year At first, I liked the rhythm of a freelancer’s life. But after another project, which I forgot about, as soon as I received the money, I wanted to change something in my work. I wrote ...

Self-taught designer – good or bad?

Design Self-taught designer – good or bad? I believe that I have achieved a lot for a person without a special diploma: I have professional awards, I have won tenders from large clients, I have good work in my portfolio that I tried on myself or with a team, as ...

8 most popular designer tools in 2017

Design 8 most popular designer tools in 2017 Taylor palmer, an interface designer from the United States, conducted a survey in which he found out which tools were most popular among designers in 2017. For the past two years, I’ve wanted to do a web design tool review but feared ...

25 steps to be a cool designer

Design 25 steps to be a cool designer Since few people can afford a college degree, I decided to create a simple 25 step program that you can follow to become the next Jony Ive. This will save you some money and you won’t have to worry about ...

Must read: designer handbooks

Design Must read: designer handbooks Professional books will help form the basis for your work, develop the necessary skills and help you avoid the mistakes that predecessors stuffed the bumps on. The selection features the top 5 most popular designer handbooks based on a survey of everyone in the AIC ...

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 ...