As a web designer, your online portfolio is just as important as your Linkedin profile or your CV. It must show your work in a way that makes it look good, with the right amount of context and an interesting backstory. That way clients become interested in your process and creativity as much as the […]
The Benefits of Choosing a Specific Niche for Your Web Design Business
As a web designer, you know how saturated the market is and how much competition you’re against on a daily basis. That’s why it’s beneficial to choose a specific niche to concentrate your efforts on. In the marketing world, this is called “to niche down”. When you niche down, you select a specific client base […]
20+ Best Free Block Letter Fonts
Typography is a critical element of design, impacting both aesthetics and accessibility. When designing an ad, header or signage, you need a font that’s eye-catching and that will immediately create a hierarchy. Block fonts are fitting for key graphic areas where copy has to stand out. However, they shouldn’t be used in large bodies of […]
13 Excellent Adobe After Effects Tutorials for Motion Graphics and VFX Artists
Adobe After Effects is the industry-leading software for motion graphics, VFX editing, and animated illustration. Interestingly, filmmakers call it the “Photoshop of Video”. With Adobe After Effects, animators import Adobe Illustrator files and animate them with puppet tools. Filmmakers easily import clips from Adobe Premiere Pro with Dynamic Link functionality. Expert film editors and VFX […]
Using Three.js to Add 3D Elements to your Websites
Flat design is great, but 3D elements take web design layouts to a new level. Websites with animated 3D graphics and interactive 3D scenes are becoming more mainstream than ever before. Clients now want those types of designs on their websites and they will ask you for them. Learning how to incorporate 3D design into […]
11 Free Harry Potter Inspired Fonts
Sometimes a project just needs a little extra magic. That’s why we’ve put together a round-up of the top free Harry Potter-inspired fonts that we could find. From elegant and enchanting to scribbled and scrawly, these Harry Potter fonts will elevate your design more than if you cast wingardium leviosa. 1. Wizard World Starting the […]
Affinity Designer: An Overview and Review
If you are an illustrator or graphic designer, chances are you have used an Adobe product at least once. Maybe you’ve been using them for years. Unfortunately, not every designer and illustrator has the funds to pay the Adobe subscription every month. Thankfully there are other options out there. From free apps like Inkscape to […]
6 Ways to Avoid Design by Committee on Your Next Project
At first, “design by committee” sounds like a positive thing, similar to collaboration. However, the term refers to design teams that have a difficult time compromising or making wise decisions. That results in a low-quality product. Design by committee occurs when there are multiple people – clients, design team members and/or stakeholders – with their […]
Figma: An Overview and Review
Figma is a UI/UX design tool with code-generation, high-fidelity mockup and interactive prototyping capabilities that’s used to design apps, screens and vector illustrations. While it’s primarily a browser-based tool that can be used on any OS, there are desktop versions for Mac and Windows, too. Figma always runs online, even if you download the app, […]
12 Best Adobe Premiere Tutorials for 2019
Both amateur and professional videographers use Adobe Premiere as their main editing tool. It’s a favorite, alongside Adobe After Effects. The purpose of Adobe Premiere Pro is to edit video and audio footage to create any type of video. Adobe Premiere Pro is a tool to make music videos, social media videos, YouTube videos, etc. […]