Sexy, Bold, Experimental Type
Advertisement Sometimes typography is all you need to communicate your ideas effectively. Graphics can support the type or type can support the graphics, but to deliver the message precisely, you need to make sure your type is expressive enough, your design is distinctive enough and the composition is strong enough. The results are sometimes crazy, sometimes artsy, sometimes beautiful, but often just different from things we’re used to. Thus designers explore new horizons and we explore new viewing perspectives which is what inspiration is all about. This post showcases over 70 examples of sexy, bold and experimental typography.
A Collection of Printable Sketch Templates and Sketch Books for Wireframing
At the beginning of a web (or application) development project I always create the sketches first. While sketching can be done on a blank paper, it’s much better to use a sketch template. For me that is the best and most productive way to work on and improve my ideas before application development begins (and things get more complicated :-)). This way I won’t pay too much attention to some details that should be taken care of later, but stay focused on general layout and functionality.
Superb skin airbrush technique
Step 1. Open a photo in Photoshop. In this lesson, try to use images with the high permission where it is possible to see a skin structure. Step 2. Make the duplicate of a layer and insert it into group.
20 Most Downloaded Fonts
A unique opportunity for all the web designers and fans of digital typography! Today, Cruzine, daily online magazine for thousands of web designers, in collaboration with Fonts2u team, who recently introduced a cutting edge option for web fonts embedding, known as @font-face kits, offers today a unique collection of 20 most downloaded fonts. This list, containing different kinds of computer fonts, represents the most current trends and tendencies in the typography, web design, and other application fields for custom fonts. Take your chance to look through the collection of the most popular free fonts on the web and do not hesitate to download any font or fonts you would wish to use in your own projects.
typography layouts
Advertisement In print design, typography is one of the more crucial aspects. Typography is essential the practice of organizing, arranging, and modifying type. The typography techniques uesed in print has a direct impact on how the reader is able to receive the image.
Sad Bird Design
What is this? This is an ongoing guide to creating grid systems for print, which will be continually updated. Introduction: There are plenty of guides out now online about how to create grid systems for the web, even grid generators. But I’ve had trouble finding sufficient material online about creating grids for print.
Photoshop Shortcuts – The Fun Way
In this post I’m going to focus on several Photoshop shortcuts that I tend to use more often than others. Sure I could sit here and spell out every single shortcut available, but why reinvent the wheel? Here is a list of 10 of my favorite and most used Photoshop shortcuts delivered to you via Mr. Stickman.
100 Free Fonts
Fonts have already been among the essential materials used by designers. Whether it is a web design project or a logo design – font is the element, capable of attracting people’s attention, rendering the key idea, and communicating the necessary message. That is why, thousands of free fonts reside today in multiple online font repositories. Below we are introducing a collection of 100 free fonts, which represent vividly only some of the most significant trends in typography, however all of these fonts feature really unique and fresh designs.
Asian Fonts
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Cheat Sheets, For Everything
We have collected a cheat sheet for just about everything and everyone! Video programs, Image Editing Programs, Web Languages, SEO, Social Media, and even Photography cheat sheets can be found below! Cheat sheets are a great way to have references on hand for everything from shortcuts and hot keys, to handy tips to improve your workflow. Be sure to browse the whole page and see all of the categories!
Improve your photography with classical art.
Adjusting your photographs to get the color 'just right' can be a chore. Think about this: The Old Masters of painting spent years of their lives learning about color. Why let all their effort go to waste on the walls of some museum when it could be used to give you a hand with color correction? When Photoshop entered the CS series it included a new tool called 'Match Color.'
18 Fresh and Free Fonts for Web Designers
inShare12 It is obvious that Web designers do their best to make their sites better and more attractive to the visitors. When creating a site they must take into account every detail even the smallest and choosing a font you are going to use sometimes can bring you to a deadlock. We have previously showcased some great collections of free fonts and we are not going to stop there! We would like to present to you a really amazing collection of free download fonts collected from all over the web.
Styles, Weights, Widths — It’s All in the (Type) Family
In a previous Type Basics piece we examined the difference between a typeface and a font. Both terms refer to a single manifestation of type. In this episode we look at how individual typefaces/fonts relate to each other. A quick note before we start – when we talk about typographic terms there is the official, “correct” terminology, and then there is the commonly accepted terminology. Because of the dramatic technological changes that occurred in the type industry in the previous century definitions have shifted.
Vector Mill — Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Modern The Mid-Century Modern crate is my favorite and most extensive crate to-date and it's packed with over 200 graphic styles, over 100 seamless pattern swatches, 60 brushes, 3 sets of 32 icons, 1 font and more! These elements are 100% vector art and optimized for Adobe Illustrator CS4-CS6. Required Program: Illustrator CS4-CS6 Ideal Experience Level: Intermediate - Expert
