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50 Amazing Brochure Design Examples to Get Your Inspiration Out I’d like to come back to the basics of web design, I mean printing products. Do you know that printed brochures is an old and classic way to represent different information about a company and its products in order to attract more people. A business brochure is a key component of a marketing pack of any company. It looks like a small booklet that contains product info or promotional materials. Graphic Design Theory: 50 Resources and Articles As designers, we often focus on the practical aspects of design above all else. We focus on what works, with little regard for why it works. And in our day-to-day work, that outlook serves us well. It lets us get our work done in an efficient, professional manner, and generally nets good results. But spending some time on the theory behind the graphic design principles we use every day can expand our design horizons.

The BIGGEST ever list of design resources! - ProofHQ Following the huge success of last year’s “World’s Biggest Ever List of Graphic Design Blogs”, we’ve decided that we should turn it into an annual event – after all, more people than ever before are blogging and the talent pool continues to grow. This year, we’ve added in some additional categories including typography and image sourcing sites to help you along your way. The list is at least 40% larger than last year and is the one stop shop for all that you could need in terms of inspiration, reference material or tools for you to use. So, without further ado, ladies and gentlemen…. drum-roll please! Graphic Design 1stwebdesigner Blog by Dainis Graveris in Latvia covering all things design and freelance.

ReubenMiller [image via designboom] Now that it's spring, there have been lots of around-the-house projects begging for attention. I've also been looking at a lot of fresh inspiration. Here's a collection of things I've been working on and cool things I thought you might enjoy seeing. I saw these awesome wine bottle illustrations by Lydia Nichols over at The Dieline. 50 Cool Text Logo Designs Advertisement A Logo is a very important graphical element that helps a trademark or commercial brand to be easily recognizable. Logos in the similar markets are mostly quite different from each other — they are different in their shapes, colors, fonts, and images. This makes them unique and stand out from the rest. Logos can also be useful for identifying organizations and other non-commercial entities.

30 Bizarre and Creative Packaging Design Examples Inspiration November 1, 2010 One of the things that identifies the image of a product is its packaging. Few elements like striking graphics, attractive colors, and unusual shapes are carefully thought of to come up with packaging design that catches the attention of the consumers. A packaging design is a critical component in marketing because it is the packaging that makes it stand from the rest when consumers choose a product from the shelf. We usually see the packaging first instead of an innovative product. This post presents the clever and innovative ideas of some of the company manufacturers around the world.

42 Free Online Magazines for Designers Art and design magazines are designers close companion. Not only it feeds us with latest trends and news in the design industry, it’s also a good source of inspiration, particularly useful for those who hit the design block frequently. Just in case you weren’t aware, there’s a huge pool of free design magazines on the net; we meant those softcopy magazines you can either browse online or download (.PDF, .SWF) for offline viewing. Not only they have high quality content, each issue released is also free. We thought that’s generous of these folks. Today we want to present you with N Free Magazines for Designers.

Comical Toilet Paper Stands Mr.T This toilet paper stand uses two rolls of bathroom rolls to complete its toy-like figure. Using a toilet paper roll’s shape, product and furniture design firm sooda-e have transformed them into barbells held up by the stout mr. T. Taking into consideration the shape and size of a mundane household item, the designer created something that could cleverly prop up bathroom rolls. N.Design Blog ← Back to the blog Free MiniCards From Moo.com Aug 07, 2012 1 Comment 20 Creative, Interesting, and Amusing Advertisements A good advertisement will draw a prospective customer’s attention towards your product. That is what every business really wants, aside from you actually purchasing their product. In this article we will round up 20 great ads that cover many different styles but all have one thing in common, that is they connect to their audience. The average consumer isn't going to spend more than a minute reading or staring at an advertisement they see on a webpage or on a billboard. The average time a person spends on an ad outside is 1.7 seconds, and 15 seconds on the Internet.