The Evolution Of Icon Design From 1981-2013 December 4, 2013 • By Joe Howard • In Design With the GUI having now been around for over 40 years, today we are taking a look back in time at the evolution of an integral feature – the icon. Since the early 70’s, when bitmapped screens were first developed with GUI’s, the humble icon has come a long way. Free Mandala Designs to Print: Get Your Free Printable Mandala Coloring Pages Here Looking for free mandala designs to print? You are invited to download and print the 2 free mandala designs below! The 2 mandala designs below are free samples from my $8 Mandala Coloring Pages e-book (shown right), which contains 23 printable mandalas to print and color. If you like the mandalas on this page, check out the full Mandala Coloring Book! What is a mandala?
Design Observer Everything You should follow Designspiration on Twitter and Facebook for site news. — Shelby Designspiration Search Color Mediumsmalllarge Discover 21 Folder Design Ideas to Impress Your Clients With 27th October 2010, in Design Inspiration Presentation folders play an important role in marketing; they are used for document management and brand establishment. Therefore, businesses are always on the lookout for people who can create folder designs that will effectively sell their products and services. Clever and Creative Bench Advertisements Creative uses of benches in advertising campaigns by various companies. Becherovka “Get Closer” Bench Becherovka is a traditional Czech liquor enjoyed my men and women. Long-term commucation stategy of Becherovka is captured is a slogan: Get closes. That’s why our Becherovka bench is specially designed to help people do just that.
Discovering the art of animated logos with Adobe After Effects CC Depending on the logo design you're starting with, you'll need to first determine why you want to animate it and what story you want it to tell. Where will this animation be used? Will it be an animated avatar for a company's online presence or website? Are you creating an animated title for a video production? Or is it for a product or service business? 30+ Great Logos with Smart Concepts A couple of months ago we posted a compilation of Smart Logos with Hidden Symbolism which was very well received. Today, we’re showcasing another great collection of smart logos, but in this case, their meanings are far easier to grasp. The logos featured here create the company’s name by combining intricate shapes made up of fonts and illustrations. These are usually the kind of logos that make you take a second look and say “wow, that’s clever!”. As usual, we’d love to have your input and feedback in the comments area. Also, if you know of similar logos like these, please add links to them in the comments area below.
Smart Logos with Hidden Symbolism Logos can convey many ideas in one simple design and as designers we need to be fully aware of any hidden symbolism. You should be in full control of your design and use symbolism to convey messages to your advantage as this will further the impact of your logo. For this post, we’ve compiled some great logos that carry hidden symbolism that you can use for inspiration in your own designs.
NASA's Massive Photo Archive Is Now on One Convenient, Searchable Site - Creators For a government organization trying to bring us into the space age, NASA's web design hasn't always been up with the times. A new update streamlines the databases logging documentation distributed across all 10 of NASA's field centers dating back to its creation in 1958. Now you can search for the exact photo you're looking for, from the moon landing to the latest pics of Titan, without having to be know in advance whether you have to look in the Kennedy Space Center's archives or the Jet Propulsion Lab's. We found a number of gorgeous space photos and artist renditions of celestial phenomena while exploring this new digital frontier, but some of the most interesting images are of the humans and machines that make up NASA itself. Trolling the search function led us to Russian Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, who, while handsome in Earth gravity, looks like he could oust Giorgio A. Tsoukalos as the new "Aliens" meme.
Scan The World back A World of Fragile Parts, La Biennale di Venezia In ‘A World of Fragile Parts’, La Biennale di Venezia and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) explore the threats facing the preservation of global heritage sites and how the production of copies can aid in the preservation of cultural artifacts. Ecological uncertainty, violent attacks, and the increasing demands of tourism are just a few of the factors putting global heritage sites and cultural artifacts at risk of destruction and loss. Copies and scans have emerged as a way of mitigating risk by providing valuable records of culture, and offering alternatives for a demanding public who want to experience historical sites and objects first-hand.