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Get a cuppa and put your feet up. Have a read through these articles to know what goes on in the design realm. We hope this brings ideas, creativity, education and makes you think outside the box for your next design. Enjoy!
Creative E-Books for Free!
Whether you’re just starting out in design, or you’re a seasoned pro, the web has some interesting reading for you today. We’ve done some extensive research and found these brilliant free ebooks for you to download and read – but let us know in the comments if you’ve come across a good book we’ve missed! […]
Printing 101
It’s easy to forget about printing in the digital age, after all, most work happens online, in word processors and emails, and less and less happens on printed paper. Though you may notice it less often, print is still popular, from magazine pages to business cards to flyers and more. Understanding the different types of […]
Image optimization tool
Is your website’s images loading slowly? It’s probably because you have uploaded large image sizes. Below is how to fasten up your website speed and how to optimise any image. Optimizilla uses a smart combination of the best optimization and lossy compression algorithms to shrink an image file to the minimum possible size while keeping […]
5 Typography Tools Every Designer Needs to Know
Every designer loves good type and knows how important typography is for a design. It doesn’t matter if we are talking about web, print or packaging, we all know how crucial it is to use the proper typography for each of our projects. Talking a little bit about definitions, I love when I read Wikipedia’s definition of […]
The Hipster Infographic Alphabet
How to Price Photography Sessions
Photographers are always trying to work on their pricing menus. The layout, the font, the content, the prices themselves, it’s enough to cause a headache for days. It’s funny how something that looks so simple can actually be quite complicated. Pricing is very much a psychological game. I spent 12 years in the corporate world […]
Your graphic design dictionary!
3 Color RGB RGB refers to the color mode used on electronic screens and online in which red, green and blue light are combined to produce an array of colors. Because RGB is viewed on backlit screens, a printed image may not always match up exactly to how it looks on-screen. Linked Terms: CMYK, Pantone 4 […]
Going to Print? Understanding Colour Profiles
Whether you are printing a single logo or a full promotional brochure, you want your marketing products to look sharp. Given this, it is important to understand the science behind color creation and printing techniques, so you can make educated decisions about how to produce the best images for every project. Understanding Color Profiles To keep your […]