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“I’m a designer, why should I care about Intellectual Property?”
For the creatives who design the latest fashions in clothes, furniture and appliances, protecting the intellectual property around their work is…
Palate to Palette: How Designers Translate Culinary Inspirations into Buicks
Buick vehicle designers spend years perfecting their craft. But increasingly, many of them are literally following their gut as they create tomorrow’s vehicles.
15 Design Tips Every Graphic Designer Should See
Through subtle adjustments, graphic designers can make simple images beautiful and memorable. Poppie Pack, a senior graphic designer at Canva, created 50 excellent graphic design tips communicated with beautiful images that show exactly why those tips work so well.
The Way Designers Pick Materials Is Broken
From cellulose guitars to shape-shifting walls, Eastman Innovation Lab wants to introduce designers to emerging material science.
12 things no graphic designer should be without
Jessica Draws reckons she wouldn't last a day as a designer without these 10 things. Could you?
Photoshop Etiquette: A Guide to Discernible Web Design
They say a good designer is a meticulous one. “Sweat the details” and all of that. But how well does that ethos check out when we’re passing along PSDs<br>Take a look at a recent comp. Layers named? Original assets preserved with masks? We may be detail-oriented when it comes to prescribing layout and type, but the organization of our artwork suffers as a means to an end. Efficiency masquerades as getting in and out quickly. Problem is, we leave the poor soul…
How Community-Engaged Design Is Changing Development
Urban designers are working with low-income communities and communities of color to create a new paradigm.
The psychology of logo shapes: A designer's guide
The logo shapes used by big brands aren't chosen by chance.
Why You Should Care More About Design
According to new research, if you're not prioritizing good design in your product strategy, you're missing a big business opportunity.
3 Ways In Which Graphic Designers Influence Your Business
How your business benefited from your logo, website and business cards. Learn the 3 important ways in which graphic designers influence your business.
When Our Homes Become Connected, Designers Will Save Us
As designers are moving into the uncharted Internet of Things, they might need map out a course for keeping their principals intact.
IBM Hired Hundreds of Designers to Figure Out What Customers Want
Big Blue and other tech services companies have embraced 'design thinking,' a problem-solving philosophy that leads to products people actually want to use.
A designers guide to creating logo files
Once a logo has been designed it's important that the designer prepares the files to ensure the design looks good. This guide explains the files needed and why.
5 Missteps Every First-Time Designer Makes (And How To Avoid Them)
A budding designer shares the newbie pitfalls she's learned to avoid.
Design Tips for Non-Designers
Although I am not a designer, I have learned much about design over the last several years. Over the past year I’ve compiled this list of items for non-designers or people who work with designers. Its intent is to give those of us that work increasingly with dashboard or information designers great
Why Designers Need To Understand The Print Universe
Designer and YouTube celebrity Roberto Blake on why understanding how design is processed and output needs to be incorporated into the creative process.
How Not to Talk to a Designer
Whether it’s a predilection for Superga sneakers or an obsession with kerning, designers are united by a certain sensibility. And when a designer interacts with someone outside the tribe, things can get less than pixel-perfect, especially when that outsider happens...
How to Define Context for Product Designers
Context is a revolution in the way we design mobile products. You may not see it yet, but trust me, it’s coming.
How to Think Like a Front-End Designer
Front-end designers can both design and code, an increasingly rare skill set. However, even if you cannot code, you should still design with a development mindset.
Key terms every graphic designer should know
Whether you're a newbie, student or just in need of a refresher, read this guide.
