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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.

Designers who play with words

Could this be the ultimate notepad for designers?

Code&Quill have developed a set of beautifully designed notebooks aimed specifically at designers.

The Graphic Designer's Guide to Foil

Everything you need to know to start using foil in your design projects and appear to know what the hell you’re doing. Let’s start with what it is. Foiling is when you apply a thin layer of metal foil to a design—usually a printed piece—to give the appearance of gold leaf. I don’t know exactly when …

Should You Write as a Designer?

by Tobias van Schneider<br>first appeared on my private email list.

Who’s the Greenest Designer Out There?

Several awards are given to designers paying attention to their ecological impact.

Will Robots Be the Next Graphic Designers?

The next 40 years will behold a revolution to the way that humans work. Already in relatively early stages, advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have been staggering and concerning for the job market. When considering the extent that AIs may overtake creative industries, the debate becomes far more complex. In fact, it even sways toward a symbiosis between man and machine which will give creatives of…

Become a Professional Graphic Designer

Learn tools and techniques for visual communication with this Become a Professional Graphic Designer course! You'll learn everything from working with layers &amp; selections in Photoshop, to formatting text &amp; menus in Dreamweaver, to using pathfinders &amp; special effects in Illustrator.

27 Free Media Resources for Learning Designers & Media Artists

Having great media resources is an essential to the creative process—here is a list of websites with free resources for your e-learning next project!

Want to be a designer? Can you swim?

We typically throw our new team members into the deep end of the pool with the whole group, which can be a bit intimidating...by watching and listening, and soon become bold and fearless.

50 Icon Design Tutorials for Designers

Designers are visual creatures which judge a book by its cover. It's no secret that icons have a huge impact in website design as well as application design. A good...

Things a Designer Should Avoid Saying

Here are some observations around working effectively with others and being the best designer you can be.

23 Designers That Definitely Deserve A Raise

So, You Want to be a Graphic Designer?

Do you want to be a graphic designer? Designing images can be quite the rewarding career, as it gives you a chance to flex those creative muscles and make

Should designers trust their instincts — or the data?

For many tech companies, design is no longer subjective.

As a Designer, Is Failure a Necessary Part of Success?

We all go through it at one time or another. You’re working on a project and no matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to get it to...

To Grow as a Designer: Collaboration Beats Autonomy

When someone says, “I want to be more autonomous,” what does that mean? Autonomy is independence, freedom, self-government. In the context…

5 Benefits To Becoming A UI Designer

TweetShareShareBufferPinUI designers come into the picture once some UX work has been done. As a User Interface designer, your assignment will be to conduct some design research and find a way to apply the brand guidelines provided to you onto an interface. You’ll be making decisions on which typeface to use and which button styles…

Don't Make These Beginner Designer's Mistakes

Don't learn from your mistakes, learn from other people's mistakes. Today we'll learn how to avoid these Beginner Designer's Mistakes.